1. “The pandemic is not over yet. During the festive season, it is imperative to create awareness for adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviour,” the well being ministry mentioned.

2. Bharat Biotech’s intranasal Covid vaccine has been accredited by the Union Health Ministry for inclusion within the vaccination programme as a booster dose for these above 18 years of age, official sources mentioned at the moment. Those who’ve taken Covishield and Covaxin can take the nasal vaccine as a heterologous booster dose.

3. The needle-free vaccine will likely be accessible at non-public centres. It will likely be launched on the Co-WIN platform on Friday night, sources mentioned. The nasal vaccine — BBV154 — obtained approval of the Drugs Controller General of India in November for restricted use in an emergency scenario for these above 18 as a booster dose.

4. “There has been a trend – COVID starts spreading from China, Korea, Brazil, and then comes to South Asia. It has reached India in 20–35 days. We have to remain vigilant,” the well being ministry mentioned, and added that 10 counties are contributing 81.2 per cent to international circumstances. Japan tops the record, it mentioned. R quantity (how many individuals one sick individual might infect) in China is 16, it added.

5. Quoting researchers, the well being ministry mentioned the outbreak might be attributed to weak vaccines, low vaccination, lack of pure immunity, and abrupt lifting of curbs.

6. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will meet with well being ministers of states and Union Territories over rising Covid circumstances in some elements of world. The assembly will be held through video conferencing at 3 pm at the moment.

7. The Centre earlier at the moment additionally issued pointers for worldwide arrivals, to come back in drive from tomorrow. All travellers ought to ideally be totally vaccinated as per the accredited major schedule of vaccination of their nation, it mentioned.

8. Use of masks, and social distancing, will likely be required in flight and at entry and exit factors of airports. Passengers with signs will likely be remoted and segregated from different passengers, and shifted to an isolation facility for follow-up remedy.

9. Post arrival, round two per cent of the full passengers within the flight shall bear random testing on the airport. Such travellers in every flight shall be recognized by the involved airways (ideally from completely different international locations), the rules mentioned. They will submit the samples and shall be allowed to depart the airport thereafter. 

10. India, too, has the presence of a sub-variant of the Omicron variant, known as BF.7, which is driving the brand new surge in China. Its 4 circumstances have been reported in India — the primary one in July and the most recent in November. Overall circumstances in India proceed to be comparatively meagre, at fewer than 200 day by day for a number of days now.

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