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Andhra Pradesh Confirms Another Omicron Case, Tally Reaches 2
Andhra Pradesh reported its second case of COVID-19's Omicron variant. The State Health Department in a notice said that the variant was found in a 39-year-old woman of Kenya who come to Tirupati by car. She tested positive for COVID-19 at Tirupati, following which her sample was sent for genome sequencing to Hyderabad. The results came on December 22, taking the total Omicron tally in AP to two.
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Omicron Cases Increase To 161 In India: Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, on December 20, confirmed a 161 cases of COVID-19's variant Omicron in India. "We are monitoring the situation daily with experts," said Mandaviya, during the Rajya Sabha proceedings. He also ensured that the State Government has buffer stock of important medicines, required to handle the COVID-19 and Omicron situation in the country. He also said, states and UTs have 17 crores vaccine doses available… read-more
Tags: Mansukh Mandaviya, health department, Covid-19 Vaccine, omicron threat, Indian States And UTs
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Bengal: Workers-Turned-Assistants At COVID Ward Protest Over Job Security
Discontented migrant workers hired at COVID-19 wards in West Bengal to assist patients staged a protest outside the state health department. They gathered on January 25 after some of their co-workers were released from duty following fall in active cases. Fearing job loss after March 31, the assistants now seek job security from the state government. The COVID-19 warriors also submitted a memorandum to the health department and await a reply… read-more
Tags: West Bengal, Unemployment, Migrant Workers, health department, covid 19, Corona Warriors
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