Breaking News Highlights: Nitin Gadkari Tests Positive For COVID With Mild Symptoms
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Breaking News Highlights Jan 11, 2022: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a virtual meeting with all Indian Medical Association (IMA) leaders and senior doctors across the country on COVID-19 management at 11.30 am today. According to the health ministry, 9,84,676 precautionary doses of the COVID vaccine were administered on Monday. “9,84,676 ‘Precaution doses’ of COVID vaccine administered – 5,19,604 healthcare workers, 2,01,205 frontline workers, and 2,63,867 over 60 years administered additional doses on the first day of rollout (January 10),” as per the Government of India. India has recorded 1,68,063 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Tuesday. Compared to yesterday, the total number of fresh COVID cases is down by 11,660. India had reported 1,79,723 cases on Monday.
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Nitin Gadkari Tests Positive For COVID With Mild Symptoms
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari tests positive for COVID-19 "with mild symptoms"
"Following all the necessary protocols, I have isolated myself," he tweets
(File pic) pic.twitter.com/eq9UiXeFyi
— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2022
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All of them have already recovered, health officials said.
Four persons, including a woman, all from the capital Raipur, tested positive for the Omicron variant,” a health official told PTI without disclosing their identities. -
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— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2022
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Former Goa BJP minister Michael Lobo along with his wife Delilah Lobo joined the Congress party in Panaji today
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— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2022
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In view of an upsurge in COVID-19 cases, the Arunachal Pradesh government on Tuesday imposed night curfew and other restrictions till January 31, reported PTI.
Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, in an order, said that night curfew will be imposed from 9 PM to 5 AM from January 12.
All government and private schools shall remain closed till January 31, while online classes will be held on working days, it said.Universities, colleges and technical institutions were advised to regulate the timing of their classes with 50 per cent attendance and adherence to COVID protocols.
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Jammu-Srinagar Highway Closes Due To Fresh Landslides
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Many truckers, who are stranded on the highway for the past several days, blamed the traffic management authorities for not allowing them to move on, causing them huge financial losses as perishable goods they carry have been damaged.
The highway was closed for traffic due to a landslide in the Mehar area of Ramban, the official sources said. -
Bengal logs 21,098 fresh infections, 19 more deaths as active cases breach 1-lakh mark
he number of active COVID-19 cases in West Bengal breached the 1-lakh mark on Tuesday as 21,098 more people tested positive for the infection, 1,812 more than the previous day, taking the state’s caseload to 17,95,430, a health bulletin said, reports PTI.
Nineteen fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 19,936, with Kolkata reporting six of the mortalities.
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