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• Omicron variant : Centre says 25 cases detected so far; warns against declining mask usage

  All Omicron cases detected so far have reported mild symptoms, the government said.

  

• To Mask or Double Mask

  N95/FFP2 masks usually use five-layers with electrostatically charged melt-blown filters that provide adequate protection from airborne particulates aerosols as small as 0.3 microns.

  

• Even fully-vaccinated need mask, distancing: Guleria

  Wearing of mask and physical distancing need to continue even by those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria said underlining that the virus is constantly mutating and there is still uncertainty about how much vaccines can protect against the emerging variants.

  

• Wear mask even inside home, advises Centre

  Amid a rapid spread of Covid-19 cases, the Centre on Monday advised people to wear masks even inside homes, especially when using a common space and also said that it is best not to invite visitors.

  

• Amid surge, Assam health minister says needn’t wear mask

  Amid a countrywide Covid-19 surge, Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has triggered outrage and ridicule on social media by claiming that wearing a mask in public is no longer necessary “in the context of Assam as currently there is no Covid in the state”.

  

• Goa: Elderly choose safety, show up at village health centres

  Villages in Goa recorded a moderate response from senior citizens on Day 1 of the second phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive, with assembly speaker Rajesh Patnekar being the first of 149 recipients of the vaccine at the Bicholim community health centre (CHC).

  

• Bhopal ‘unmasked’ on Covid norms

  There appeared to be some impact of newspaper reports on Tuesday, talking about increase in cases of coronavirus mainly due to people giving up caution — not wearing mask and not observing social distancing — and hinting that the administration may again get tough with the violators of Covid-19 norms.

  

• No masks: Nearly 23k people fined Rs 45 lakh in 1 day in Mumbai

  Despite several appeals to Mumbaikars to wear a mask in public places, the number of violators and the fine collected surged in one day.

  

• Karnataka: Mask & sanitiser sales fall in Hubballi

  Medical stores are witnessing a steep drop in the sales of masks and hand sanitisers. Some say that the demand has shrunk by nearly 80 per cent.

  

• Delhi: Municipal teachers to check Covid norm violations in markets

  A notification has already been issued in this regard by the north corporation.

  

• Government to launch awareness campaign to check spread of coronavirus

  Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday on the decisions taken by the Union Cabinet, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said till the time a vaccine is available, people need to wear masks, maintain distance and sanitise hands as part of efforts to check the spread of the virus.