<ul><li>The Indian government studied 183 <keyword id="12621759" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="omicron-cases" source="Orion">Omicron cases</keyword> that have been reported in India.</li><li>Seven out of every ten infected with Omicron have shown no symptoms.</li><li>Six of every 10 infected have foreign travel history in the near past.</li><li>Check out our <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/bi-newsletter">weekly explainers</a> on the hottest topics and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/newsletters_signup.cms">sign up</a> if you like them</li></ul>These are some of the key takeaways from the Indian government’s study of the 183 Omicron cases that have been reported in India, across 17 cities/union territories Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai and other cities, so far. Firstly, 91% of the cases are among those fully vaccinated but it is not severe. So much so that seven out of every ten infected with Omicron have shown no symptoms. Secondly, six of every 10 infected have foreign travel history in the near past. The development comes as the world is witnessing the forth surge in Covid-19 cases and the overall positivity rate is 6.1%. Third, the Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan warned that omicron spreads much faster ⁠— number of cases doubling anywhere between 1.5 to 3 days ⁠— than the delta variant ⁠and urged the people to “not to lower their guard”. An earlier study by researchers at IIT Kanpur had <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/coronavirus/story/omicron-led-third-covid-wave-in-india-to-peak-in-feb-iit-kanpur-researchers-316718-2021-12-24">earlier warned</a> that the peak of the next wave of COVID-19 infections is likely to be February 2022. However, the forecast is based on the assumption that India will follow the trend of rise in cases seen in many countries globally. The positivity rate i.e. number of tests that show up to be positive for COVID-19 infections in Kerala and Mizoram are much higher than national average. Some states have already issued guidelines ahead of the <keyword id="8206" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="christmas" source="Orion">Christmas</keyword> weekend and the new year celebrations. The government of Odisha has said that not more than 50 people can join any Christmas mass and the pandemic protocols must be strictly adhered to. New Year celebrations in hotels, clubs, and parks have been completely banned, the state Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra reportedly said. Meanwhile, the government of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/haryana-to-deny-entry-to-restaurants-malls-if-not-fully-vaccinated/articleshow/88435309.cms">Haryana has prohibited</a> people’s entry into restaurants and malls if they are not fully vaccinated. Uttar Pradesh, on the other hand, has once again <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/up-will-impose-night-curfew-once-again/articleshow/88469892.cms">imposed night curfew</a> once again. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/shares-of-data-patterns-list-at-864-while-the-shares-were-allotted-at-585per-share/articleshow/88467078.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Data Patterns beats GMP and lists at 40% premium</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/data-patterns-lampt-finance-indigo-spicejet-and-other-stocks-to-watch-out-for-on-december-24/slidelist/88465282.cms">Data Patterns, L&amp;T Finance, IndiGo, SpiceJet and other stocks to watch out for on December 24</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/ipo-bound-xiaomi-phone-maker-in-india-faces-tough-challenge-from-a-prowling-samsung/articleshow/88450732.cms">IPO-bound Xiaomi phone maker in India faces tough challenge from a prowling Samsung</a>

Christmas and New Year celebrations are being restricted in some states as nine out of 10 Omicron cases in India are among those fully vaccinated

<ul><li>A subvariant of <keyword id="1609796" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Omicron" source="Orion">Omicron</keyword> <keyword id="8763838" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Covid-19" source="Orion">COVID-19</keyword> variant is reportedly spreading in 40 countries including India.</li><li>Denmark has been listed as the most affected country with 79% of the cases detected so far.</li><li>According to experts, COVID-19 vaccination is the only key to protect yourself from the new variants.</li></ul>A newly discovered subvariant of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, named as <keyword id="12693821" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Stealth-Omicron" source="Orion">Stealth Omicron</keyword> or BA.2, is reportedly spreading in 40 countries including India, Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden, Singapore and many more. The UK Health Service Agency (UKHSA) has already termed the subvariant as ‘variant under investigation’ and also said that it is a level below the status ‘variant of concern’ by World Health Organization (WHO). At least 400 cases of the Stealth Omicron have been detected till January 10 in the UK. However, according to the <a href="https://twitter.com/TheWireScience/status/1486557108946739200">PANGO directory</a> of the Coronaviruses,which is regularly updated by scientists from Oxford, Edinburgh and Cambridge, Denmark has been listed as the most affected country with 79% of the cases detected so far. The list further ranks Great Britain with 6% cases, followed by India (5%), Sweden (2%), and Singapore (2%). “In India we are already seeing this substrain in our genomic testing. The symptoms and treatment are the same as other substrains, like BA.1. Also, the vaccine efficacy of BA.2 is also the same as other subvariants,” Dr Laxman Jessani, Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Apollo Hospitals in Navi Mumbai told Indian Express. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Is the new subvariant more severe than the Omicron?" comment="subhead" text="Is the new subvariant more severe than the Omicron?">Is the new subvariant more severe than the Omicron?</cmsannotation> Dr. Minal Sircar, director of pulmonology, Fortis Hospital, Noida, <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/stealth-omicron-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-sub-strain-of-the-covid-variant-7739644/">said</a>, “ The stealth omicron is a sub-lineage known as BA.2 of the dominant and highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant. A greater spread of any virus means potentially more mutations, which holds true for this variant as well.” Commenting on the severity of the new subvariant, Meera Chand, incident director at UKHSA, said in a statement, “ It is the nature of viruses to evolve and mutate, so it's to be expected that we will continue to see new variants emerge as the pandemic goes on. So far, there is insufficient evidence to determine whether BA.2 causes more severe illness than Omicron BA.1.” <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Can the subvariant escape the RT-PCR test?" comment="subhead" text="Can the subvariant escape the RT-PCR test?">Can the subvariant escape the RT-PCR test?</cmsannotation> The RT-PCR tests done at the labs detect the spike gene, which is the protein that tells us whether it is the variant of the COVID-19 or not, through sequencing. Experts believe that the subvariant doesn’t escape the RT-PCR test. “The way the variant was confirmed was by seeing if there was a S gene drop out for BA.1. In BA.2, there is no S gene drop out, it would be difficult to confirm if it is BA.2 or some other variant without a full genome sequencing,” further said Dr Sircar. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="How can we remain protected?" comment="subhead" text="How can we remain protected?">How can we remain protected?</cmsannotation> According to experts, COVID-19 vaccination is the only key to protect yourself from the new variants. UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid, in a statement, said, “I encourage you to give yourself and your loved ones the best protection possible and get boosted now.” SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/delhi-lifts-weekend-curfew-and-odd-even-rule-for-shops-in-market/articleshow/89155493.cms">Delhi lifts weekend curfew and odd-even rule for shops in market</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/indian-govt-asked-twitter-for-data-on-2-2k-users-only-2-requests-complied/articleshow/89156097.cms">Indian govt asked Twitter for data on 2.2k users, only 2% requests complied</a>

Stealth Omicron: Here’s what we know so far about the new subtype of the Omicron variant of COVID-19

<ul><li>India reported its first death due to the <keyword id="12617922" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Omicron-variant" source="Orion">Omicron variant</keyword> of COVID-19 in Rajasthan’s Udaipur.</li><li>The positivity rate has also increased from 0.79% on December 29, 2021 to 5.03% on January 5.</li><li>Keeping in mind the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, the <keyword id="83655" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Union-Health-Ministry" source="Orion">Union Health Ministry</keyword> advised all the states to strengthen surveillance, containment activities, implement home isolation and to focus on infrastructure augmentation.</li></ul>India on Wednesday reported its first death due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Rajasthan’s Udaipur. The 73-year-old man who died was found to be infected with the new variant, however, he was tested negative twice for the infection before. India is once again facing a spike in daily COVID-19 cases and Omicron strain is one of the reasons behind this surge. On January 5, the country reported 58,097 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which is 6.3 times higher than 8 days ago. The positivity rate has also increased from 0.79% on December 29, 2021 to 5.03% on January 5, according to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry in a media briefing on Wednesday. The Omicron tally in the country has also climbed to 2,135 cases out of which 828 people have been recovered so far and 1,306 are active cases. Out of 24 states and union territories, which have detected Omicron cases, six states have more than 100 Omicron cases. According to the data by the Union Health Ministry, Maharashtra is the worst-hit state for Omicron with 653 cases, followed by Delhi with 464 cases, Kerala with 185 cases. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope, earlier during the day, said, “We are not going to use the vocabulary of a ‘lockdown’ right now and there is no pressing need for it as well. A lockdown means totally shutting off all activities which we are not going to do. However, the challenge at the moment is to make sure that the restrictions already announced are implemented properly.” Whereas, Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, yesterday, announced weekend curfew this week starting from 10 p.m., Friday to 5 a.m., Monday in order to bring down the number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Keeping in mind the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Union Health Ministry advised all the states to strengthen surveillance, containment activities, implement home isolation and to focus on infrastructure augmentation. How states can strengthen their infrastructure, as suggested by the Health Ministry — <ol><li>States to create enough isolation facilities in hostels/hotels linked with hospitals. </li><li>Strengthen the existing health infrastructure dedicated to COVID-19 roping in the private sector. </li><li>To increase the number of beds, states can create or make shift hospitals. </li><li>States should also focus on rural and paediatric infrastructure. </li><li>Should make sure proper functioning of Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) plants, ventilators, and rational use of oxygen. </li><li>Review the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits, N-95 masks and buffer stock of COVID-19 related drugs and medicines. </li><li>States should also ensure the capacity building of health care staff. </li></ol>How states can strengthen their surveillance, and implement home isolation, as suggested by the Health Ministry — <ol><li>States should focus on containment zones by imposing restrictions to curb the spread of the infection. </li><li>Revive the surveillance teams for contact tracing and containment. </li><li>States should focus more on home isolation and ensure its effective implementation by district level teams. </li><li>Can use tele-consultation for monitoring the infected patients. </li><li>Revive the district/sub-district/ward level control rooms and publicise their contact numbers and details.</li></ol> To boost the immunity of the people amid this Omicron wave, the Government has also announced the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine termed as ‘Precautionary dose’ for all healthcare workers and people aged above 60 years, the vaccination programme will kick start on January 10. The third dose will be the same dose which was previously inoculated as the first and second dose. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/one-crore-teens-between-15-18-years-have-received-their-first-dose-of-covid-19-vaccine/articleshow/88711968.cms">One crore teens between 15-18 years have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/five-fold-increase-in-covid-19-cases-in-telangana-in-last-one-week-triggers-alarm-for-third-wave/articleshow/88707282.cms">Five-fold increase in COVID-19 cases in Telangana in last one week — triggers alarm for third wave</a>

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<keyword id="6358070" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai">Mumbai</keyword>, Bowing before public sentiments, the <keyword id="53938" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> (<keyword id="48434" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BMC">BMC</keyword>) on Thursday permitted <keyword id="6389817" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="new-year">New Year</keyword> celebrations by tweaking certain rules, a <keyword id="142832" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Top-official">top official</keyword> said. BMC Commissioner I.S. Chahal said citizens can continue the <keyword id="40111" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="new-year-eve">New Year eve</keyword> celebrations provided they do it indoors after 11 p.m. in view of the Covid-19 night curfew (11 p.m.-6 a.m.) in force till January 5. "Don't stop the party, Mumbai - Just take it indoors after 11.00 p.m!" said the BMC in a tweet. In another relief, restaurants are now allowed to deliver food to homes in the city after 11 p.m. Earlier, they were mandated to stop all home-deliveries at 11 p.m. Chahal said that the Covid prevention norms will have to be followed to ensure Mumbai rings in the <keyword id="9538597" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="New-Year-2021">New Year 2021</keyword> with safety. The fresh set of rules came exactly a week after the BMC had banned all celebrations after 11 p.m., including on building terraces, disappointing many prospective revelers across the city. Even the hotel industry had resigned to the norms by announcing that they would herald the New Year 2021 coinciding with Thailand time at 11 p.m. In anticipation of their first major outing, lakhs of Mumbaikars had made bookings in hotels, resorts at hill stations, beaches, farmhouses, jungle and other tourist destinations. Since the New Year festivities coincide with a long weekend, people have gone out of the way to make it memorable after over nine months of pandemic restrictions. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/new-year-celebration-guidelines-for-mumbai-delhi-bengaluru-and-other-cities/articleshow/80043683.cms">New Year celebration guidelines for Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and other cities</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/india-edtech-in-charts-how-the-shi[%E2%80%A6]es-of-byjus-unacademy-and-others/articleshow/80040270.cms">India’s edtech in charts – How the shift to online learning meant money, valuation and users for the likes of BYJU’S, Unacademy, and others</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/jio-announces-free-domestic-voice-calls-from-january-1/articleshow/80044256.cms">Jio announces free domestic voice calls from January 1</a>

BMC allows public to celebrate New Year indoors

New Delhi, Mar 16 () Maharashtra is in the beginning of second <keyword id="8764262" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="covid">COVID</keyword>-19 wave, a central team report has said, highlighting that there is very limited active effort to track, test, isolate cases and quarantine contacts, and there is no adherence to COVID appropriate behaviour among people in rural and urban areas. Based on the central team report, Union Health Secretary Rajesh <keyword id="6402649" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="bhushan">Bhushan</keyword> has written a letter to the Maharashtra government, stating "measures such as night curfews, weekend lockdowns etc. have very limited impact on containing/suppressing the transmission" and urged the state to focus on strict containment strategies, strengthening surveillance and augmenting testing. In a letter to Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte, Bhushan said even though the health infrastructure is adequate as of now, the "state should plan for a worse-case scenario with sufficient lead time". The central team which visited the state from March 7-11 inferred in its report that the administrative mechanism should be re-instated to the level witnessed in August-September 2020 to contain/supress COVID transmission. "ln all the districts visited by the central team, the test positivity rate was high, ranging from 51 per cent in Mumbai to 30 per cent in Aurangabad, implying that there are lot many cases that are not being tested and there is high transmission in the community," the report underlined. ln view of limited contact tracing, a large pool of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic people among contacts are not tracked and tested, the report said and stressed that testing must be considerably enhanced and protocol laid down by <keyword id="6364396" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="ICMR">ICMR</keyword> followed. "The absence of rigorous tracing, testing and containment is leading to sustained community transmission," it said. "The case-contact ratio is more than 1:20. Though it appears high, a deep dive into the methodology of contact tracing revealed that the main concept of contact tracing was not clearly understood by field level staff, who were mainly listing the immediate family and neighborhood contacts, for the sake of listing. "The high-risk contacts in workplace settings, social settings and family settings were not investigated and listed," the report highlighted. The report stated that the current case fatality was found to be very high among admitted cases in Government Medical College in Aurangabad and in Vasant Rao Pawar Medical College, <keyword id="42738" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nashik">Nashik</keyword> which needs to be investigated in detail, including sending samples for whole genome sequencing, it said. Referring to the findings of the team, Bhushan said that containment strategy needs to be re-introduced, containment zones must be better defined based on contact listing, digital mapping of cases and contacts and should be much larger to include the area of influence of cases/ contacts. "The buffer zones need to be delineated. The perimeter control needs to be strictly enforced. For each containment zone, the Rapid Response Teams should develop an operational plan," he said. Bhushan also stressed on augmenting testing to bring the test positivity rate to less than 5 per cent and strengthening surveillance by active house to house search for active cases/contacts in containment zones (as per the containment plan). Further, passive surveillance for <keyword id="270301" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="ILI">ILI</keyword> and SARI must be enhanced through health institutions, and involvement of private practitioners. "The Incident Command under the leadership of district collector and municipal commissioner should be actively re-instated with whole of government approach to contain/ suppress the transmission. This should be monitored at the highest level," Bhushan said. For every positive case, at least 20 to 30 close contacts (including family contacts, social contacts' workplace contacts and other casual contacts) need to be promptly traced and tracked and the practice of isolating 80-85 pre cent of active cases kept in home isolation needs to be reviewed, he said in the letter. "Vaccine hesitancy among frontline workers needs to be addressed as their services would be required if the trajectory follows the upward swing as is being witnessed now. The state should also expedite vaccinating those with co-morbidities and elderly," Bhushan stated. PLB AAR AAR

Maharashtra is facing a second wave of Covid-19, says expert team

<ul><li>On June 8, the first phase of <keyword id="5577826" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="UNLOCK-INDIA">unlock India</keyword> began with <keyword id="89358" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="shopping-malls">shopping malls</keyword>, offices, religious places opening across India. </li><li>However, the fear of the virus still looms large and the number of coronavirus cases continues to be on the rise. </li><li>Here's a look at what worked in the first week and what didn’t. </li></ul>It’s been a week of India’s <keyword id="9318169" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Unlock-1-0">Unlock 1.0</keyword> – when the country slowly began to open up from the coronavirus lockdown. On June 8, shopping <keyword id="45856" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Malls">malls</keyword>, offices, religious places opened across India. Even while the fear of the virus still looms large and the number of coronavirus cases continues to be on the rise, businesses are beginning to return to work with the hope of normalcy returning soon. But here’s a look at what worked and what didn’t. Public Transport With offices resuming in a phased manner, people are getting back on the roads. However, metros continue to stay shut, while buses have resumed service in several cities. In the national capital, the Delhi Transport Corporation had started shuttle services in mid-May and the ridership had already risen to 3.5 lakh as of <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-buses-ridership-reaches-over-3-5-lakh/articleshow/75901874.cms">May 22</a>. <div type="image" title="traffic jam mumbai" msid="76351623" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Traffic jam in Mumbai&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> While Mumbai misses its local trains, autos, taxis and BEST buses are now plying on the roads again. But because of social distancing, the BEST buses aren’t working in full capacity and this has resulted in delays as people have to wait longer for bus availability. "We don't take too many passengers. Also, people are cooperating. If the bus is full, they don't come in," a bus conductor in Mumbai told <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mumbai-residents-miss-local-trains-as-city-reopens-after-lockdown-2243507">NDTV.</a> <div type="image" title="bus1" msid="76351631" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A bus conductor in Mumbai stopping more people from boarding &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> In Mumbai, Freego – a self balancing scooter for the Mumbai police was also launched for patrolling. <div type="image" title="police" msid="76351650" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Scooters launched for police patrolling in Mumbai&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> In Bengaluru, public transport is still being avoided by people and people are preferring to travel their own cars. <keyword id="34615" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="restaurants">Restaurants</keyword> A lot of the restaurants decided to <a href="https://www.cnbctv18.com/business/restaurants-open-in-delhi-footfall-still-low-6095511.htm">not reopen</a> as with the migrant workers having gone home, they are short staffed and the curfew timing doesn’t really help their operations. Footfall has <a href="https://www.theweek.in/news/biz-tech/2020/06/08/as-malls-restaurants-open-across-india-footfall-low-amid-infection-fear.html">remained low</a> for almost all restaurants across the country. <div type="image" title="restaurant" msid="76351722" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A restaurant in Bengaluru practices social distancing while serving guests&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> In Delhi’s posh Khan Market, <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/delhi-40-restaurants-in-khan-market-shut-shop-more-likely-to-follow-suit-1688048-2020-06-11">40% </a>of the hotels have shut down. The 9 pm curfew also means the restaurants have to start winding down at a time which would have been their busiest hour earlier. Malls “Over 250 malls have started operations again, operating between 60-70 percent occupancy. Categories like electronics, cosmetics, casual fashion wear, kids wear have seen a good uptake in the first few days,” said Amitabh Taneja, Chairman, Shopping Centres Association of India. <div type="image" title="thiruvanthapuram mall" msid="76351742" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;People at a mall in Thiruvanthapuram &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> But that’s not the full story. A survey from the Retailers Association of India said that a majority 67% of the consumers surveyed showed little to no excitement in shopping post the lockdown. Moreover, 78% of the respondents said their shopping expenditure would decrease. <div type="image" title="mall sanitization" msid="76351761" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Cleaning staff sanitizing a mall in Thiruvanthapuram&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> From directives like those from the UP government where malls can stay open, but not the shops in them to the rising number of coronavirus cases in India, consumers are still shying away from retail therapy. <div type="image" title="crawford market shops" msid="76351769" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Crawford market in Mumbai reopens&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> “Retailers are amongst the most resilient entrepreneurs of the Indian ecosystem. Despite the lockdown relaxations, retailers are still facing a challenging time to revive their business. The impact on retail across the country is concerning and it will take a considerable amount of time for retailers to return to the green,” said Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO, Retailers Association of India. <div type="image" title="sarojini" msid="76351786" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A retailer waits for customers at the otherwise crowded Sarojini Nagar market in Delhi&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Hospitality The hospitality industry which has been one of the worst hit because of the coronavirus pandemic is now betting on “aas paas tourism”. The likes of Mahindra Resorts and OYO are betting on weekend getaways and driving destinations. Now, Airbnb too has joined them. Airbnb has recently launched the ‘Go Near’ campaign – betting on driving destinations. “Key domestic markets for Airbnb are Goa, New Delhi, Rajasthan, Mumbai &amp; Bangalore, but we are also seeing a surge in searches for stay options in nearby cities especially near metros like Alibag, Lonavala, Panchgani near Mumbai,” Airbnb said. Meanwhile, OYO is also seeing a similar positive uptick in bookings. “A significant part of this demand is driven by metro cities, including Gurugram, Noida, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Hyderabad, with a majority of bookings being made by young travellers followed by corporates and SMEs. With most people opting for personal means of transport, bookings trends so far show guests’ preference towards same-city travel. A majority of this traffic is being generated by our own channels - OYO app, website and call centre,” said an OYO spokesperson. Salons and spas Probably one of the most popular YouTube videos during the lockdown became “how to cut your own hair” – while some managed it successfully, others waited for the salons and spas to open again. But not so easily, salons themselves had to go for a makeover before opening up. <div type="image" title="SALON" msid="76351888" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;People at a salon wearing full PPE kits&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> "L’Oréal’s Professional Products Division in India has over 170,000 hairdresser partners, operating in over 45,000 salons. We are strongly mobilised to help our salon partners navigate these challenging times, with the primary objective of ensuring the safety of consumers, our partner salons and their employees. We are committed, now more than ever, to our role as partner and advocate of the hairdressing industry and will continue to work tirelessly to lessen the impact of this crisis on them,” said DP Sharma, director, professional products division of L’Oreal. Meanwhile, as companies like Urban Company too started functioning, they have seen a huge uptick in the number of orders for haircuts and beauty services at home. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/mm-share-price-gains-as-ssangyong-dents-fourth-quarter-profit/articleshow/76338292.cms">Mahindra and Mahindra sees a ₹2,700 crore dent from Ssangyong and other global subsidiaries</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/zero-late-fee-for-those-who-have-nil-tax-liability-says-fm-nirmala-sitharaman-in-gst-meeting/articleshow/76338653.cms">40th GST Council meeting highlights – zero late fee for those who have nil tax liability, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman</a>

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Rome, Apr 11 (AFP) The United States became the first country to report more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day, marking a grim milestone as billions around the world celebrated the Easter holiday weekend under lockdown from home.The global death toll from the virus surged past 103,000 on Friday, with the United States quickly becoming the epicentre of the pandemic that first emerged in China late last year.Europe has so far shouldered the majority of all deaths and infections -- though there were signs of hope the curve could be starting to flatten in some of the hardest-hit countries.Numbers out of Madrid offered a glimmer of hope Saturday: 510 new deaths, a dip in fatalities for the third day in a row.In France, nearly 1,000 new deaths were confirmed Friday but the country reported a drop in the number of intensive care patients for a second day running.Italy meanwhile said the number of daily deaths was starting to level off -- though the government resisted pressure to lift its lockdown, extending confinement measures until May 3.With 18,849 dead, Italy has the highest global death toll, but it is likely soon to be surpassed by the United States where fatalities continued to mount this week.On Friday, the United States reported 2,108 new deaths, the highest daily toll out of any country since the outbreak was first reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December.With more than half a million reported infections, the United States already has more coronavirus cases than anywhere else in the world.The global infection rate now stands at more than 1.7 million, though with many countries only testing the most serious cases the numbers are likely far higher.But President Donald Trump said that with the US infection trajectory "near the peak" and social distancing working well, he was considering ways to re-open the world's biggest economy as soon as possible.He acknowledged the risk of higher death tolls if businesses restart too soon -- after the World Health Organization on Friday cautioned countries against lifting lockdown measures too quickly."But you know what? Staying at home leads to death also," Trump added, pointing to the massive economic suffering for millions of Americans.It is unclear when that will be possible, with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo saying millions in the state -- the hardest hit in the US -- will have to be tested before it can reopen.Easter weekend kicked off in near-empty churches around the world as parishioners remained locked in their homes.More than four billion people -- over half the world's population -- are confined to their homes from New York to Naples to New Delhi as governments scramble to contain the pandemic's deadly march across the globe.Pope Francis was due to livestream his Easter Vigil from an empty St Peter's Basilica later Saturday, after he presided over an empty Good Friday Service to kick off the holiday weekend.The pontiff was praised by Italy's prime minister for his "gesture of responsibility" to observe Easter in private."We will remember this spring as the one in which, for the first time in history, the pope presided over the general audiences and conducted the Angelus (prayer) by livestream," Giuseppe Conte wrote in Italy's Catholic daily Avvenire."His words, although spoken far from Saint Peter's Square, which was wrapped in an unreal silence, have reached everyone." Worshippers in Rome stocked up on traditional Easter cakes ahead of the weekend, some piling them onto scooters outside of grocery stores, eager to maintain parts of the holiday tradition even from home.Across Europe, government urged citizens to stay home for the weekend, fearing people would flock outdoors to enjoy warm weather or flee to holiday homes.France deployed some 160,000 gendarmes to patrol busy roads, while Lithuania set up road blocks to prevent travellers from leaving cities.And Turkey announced with little warning Friday that a 48-hour lockdown order would be in place in dozens of cities, including Ankara and Istanbul, as its virus death toll crept past 1,000.Shoppers crowded supermarkets in Istanbul late Friday in a rush to stock up on supplies before the curfew started at midnight.The World Health Organization has warned that prematurely easing lockdown measures -- as has started in central China where to virus first emerged -- could spark a dangerous return of the disease."Lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to a deadly resurgence," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned Friday.Some countries, especially in Asia, are worried about a possible second wave of infections imported from travellers as life creeps back to normal.But governments are under pressure to strike a balance between keeping people safe and keeping already battered economies stable.And while President Trump has discussed a rapid return to economic stability, the US government's top infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci said that despite signs of progress, "this is not the time... to be pulling back at all" on social distancing efforts.The pandemic has shaken the global economy, and the International Monetary Fund -- which has $1 trillion in lending capacity -- said it was responding to calls from 90 countries for emergency financing.It said this week the world now faces the worst downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s.G20 energy ministers, meanwhile, pledged to work together to ensure oil market stability after major oil producers agreed to cut output. (AFP) PMSPMS

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<ul><li>Currently, there are 2 active cases of Coronavirus in the state.</li><li>Over 1,000 people are under quarantine at their homes and government facilities in the state.</li><li>Government officials in the state said that the two patients are stable. </li></ul>Goa reported no new cases of Coronavirus on April 15, which means the total number of cases in the state stands at 7. Out of the seven patients, five patients work on a ship and have a history of international travel. Goa also reported that out of the 7 patients, five patients have recovered. The Goa government has launched an app, named COVID-Locator to help the health department trach suspected and asymptomatic carriers of Coronavirus when the break quarantine. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#000000;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">State </td><td style="border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#000000;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Total Cases</td><td style="border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#000000;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Active Cases</td><td style="border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#000000;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Cured </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#000000;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Death </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Goa </td><td style="border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7 </td><td style="border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2</td><td style="border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">5</td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0 </td></tr></tbody></table> Panaji civic corporation bans sale of chewing gum Goa's only civic corporation, the Corporation of the City of Panaji on Tuesday, banned the sale of chewing gum, along with other chewing tobacco-related products in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, till further notice. "The Corporation has decided to ban sale and consumption of chewing tobacco in all forms. Also ban on sale of chewing gum. Please take note that if any shopkeepers is found selling these items, strict action will be taken," Panaji Mayor Uday Madkaikar said on Tuesday. Goa government launches app to track quarantined suspects Amid repeated pleas by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant urging those in home-quarantine not to leave their homes, the state Health Department on Sunday launched COVIDLocator, a GPS-based app to keep track of quarantined persons. "The app will help in tracking suspected and asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus when they leave their quarantine zone," a statement issued by the state Health department said, adding that the app had been developed by the Goa government in association with Delhi-based Intugine technologies. Goa IMA advises doctors not to treat patients in private OPDs Doctors in Goa above the age of 60 years have been urged not to treat patients in private outpatient departments (OPD) by the Goa chapter of the Indian Medical Association. This comes at a time when the state government has urged private practitioners to resume practice and start operating clinics and hospitals to prevent stress on government health infrastructure. "We request our IMA Goa members to adhere to following guidelines. Those doctors above the age of 60 years to avoid OPD services as far as possible," an advisory issued by state IMA chapter president Dr S. Samuel Arawattigi said in a statement late on Tuesday. Goa government has no information about Tablighi Jamaat attendees The Goa government has no information as to whether persons from Goa attended the religious function organised by the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi's Nizamuddin area, which has resulted in several <keyword id="8644408" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Coronavirus-cases">Coronavirus cases</keyword> in other parts of the country. When asked if he was aware of any person from Goa returning to the state, after attending the meeting in Nizamuddin earlier this month, Sawant on Tuesday said: "I have no information. I will check with the police". 317 Europeans evacuated from state At least 317 Germans and European passengers were evacuated from Goa early on Tuesday, the official Twitter handle of the Goa International Airport said. According to the acting Director General of Police Jaspal Singh, around 1,200 foreigners are expected to be evacuated by weekend. On March 30, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had said that nearly 1,600 foreigners were stranded in Goa due to the ongoing Coronavirus lockdown. He said that more special flights were headed for Goa for evacuation of more stranded foreign tourists on April 3 and 4. Parrikar’s son claims people are going hungry in Panaji Panaji is reeling under severe food and groceries shortage amid the ongoing lockdown like other parts of Goa. Late Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal on Monday participated in a drive to deliver essential groceries to 500 people living in the late Defence Minister's home constituency. Former Panaji MLA and BJP leader Sidharth Kuncalienkar has also alleged a scam in the diversion of essential goods in the home delivery mechanism devised by the city corporation which is controlled by the BJP. Passenger from Mumbai to Goa flight tests positive The state Directorate of Health Services on Monday said, that those who travelled on a Vistara flight from Mumbai to Goa on March 22, which incidentally carried a COVID-19 positive patient, should report to the health authorities without delay. "One of the patients declared positive for Coronavirus on March 29 at Goa Medical College has travel history from New York to Mumbai and then by Vistara domestic flight UK861 from Mumbai to Goa on March 22," a notice issued by DHS on Monday said. People violating lockdown to buy shampoo Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that he was irked by some people, who prefer to violate the 21-day lockdown to buy something as trivial as a shampoo. "Those who need to step out to buy essential goods for the house, one person from the family should step out and buy it. We have seen that people even leave their homes during the lockdown to buy shampoo." Sawant told IANS. Twitter slams Goa government for food shortage, CRPF deployment Amid growing unease over inability of food and essential items in Goa and the state government's decision to give central paramilitary forces a "free hand" to punish curfew violators, several voices on Twitter have attempted to highlight the plight of a population which has been facing a lockdown as a food shortage for as many as eight days in a row. With inputs from IANS. 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Goa Coronavirus cases rise to 7, 5 cured

<ul><li>Currently, there are no active case of Coronavirus in the state.</li><li>Goa had reported seven cases of Coronavirus, all of whom have recovered now. </li></ul>Goa reported no new cases of Coronavirus on April 23, which means the total number of cases in the state stands at 7. All the seven patients have recovered and have been discharged. Goa is now Coronavirus-free. The Goa government has launched an app, named COVID-Locator to help the health department trach suspected and asymptomatic carriers of Coronavirus when the break quarantine. The state has over 1,000 people in quarantine at homes and official facilities. It's also expecting the phased arrival of more than 8,000 seafarers, who are in quarantine onboard ships and different ports-of-call across the world, over the next few months. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6em; box-shadow: none; width: 1036px; font-family: Merriweather; padding-bottom: 10px !important; background-image: inherit !important; background-position: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; background-repeat: inherit !important; background-attachment: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important;"></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px 0.5pt 0.5pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">State </td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Total Cases</td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Active Cases</td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Cured </td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Death </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px 0.5pt 0.5pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Goa </td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">7 </td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">0</td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">7</td><td style="border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0pt 5.75pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">0 </td></tr></tbody></table> Wearing masks compulsory in Goa from April 20 Wearing masks in public places will be made mandatory from April 20, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday, adding that all government offices would also be equipped with thermals guns in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. "After April 20, wearing masks in public places will be mandatory in Goa. People can use home-made masks too," Sawant told during a press conference. Goa CII calls for 100-day plan to restart industrial activity Temperature testing of the workforce twice a day, tripling the existing public bus transportation services and facilitating younger workforce to report to their duties in the private sector on priority -- these are some of the suggestions made by the Goa chapter of CII in a detailed report to kickstart industrial activity in the state. In the report, which was submitted to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday, the Confederation of Indian Industries (Goa) Chairman Blaise Costabir said that the government, in co-operation with the private sector, should look at gradually restarting industrial activity in a phased manner over 100 days after April 20, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to announce relaxations in the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. Goa government launches app to track quarantined suspects Amid repeated pleas by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant urging those in home-quarantine not to leave their homes, the state Health Department on Sunday launched COVIDLocator, a GPS-based app to keep track of quarantined persons. "The app will help in tracking suspected and asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus when they leave their quarantine zone," a statement issued by the state Health department said, adding that the app had been developed by the Goa government in association with Delhi-based Intugine technologies. Goa IMA advises doctors not to treat patients in private OPDs Doctors in Goa above the age of 60 years have been urged not to treat patients in private outpatient departments (OPD) by the Goa chapter of the Indian Medical Association. This comes at a time when the state government has urged private practitioners to resume practice and start operating clinics and hospitals to prevent stress on government health infrastructure. "We request our IMA Goa members to adhere to following guidelines. Those doctors above the age of 60 years to avoid OPD services as far as possible," an advisory issued by state IMA chapter president Dr S. Samuel Arawattigi said in a statement late on Tuesday. 317 Europeans evacuated from state At least 317 Germans and European passengers were evacuated from Goa early on Tuesday, the official Twitter handle of the Goa International Airport said. According to the acting Director General of Police Jaspal Singh, around 1,200 foreigners are expected to be evacuated by weekend. On March 30, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had said that nearly 1,600 foreigners were stranded in Goa due to the ongoing Coronavirus lockdown. He said that more special flights were headed for Goa for evacuation of more stranded foreign tourists on April 3 and 4. Parrikar’s son claims people are going hungry in Panaji Panaji is reeling under severe food and groceries shortage amid the ongoing lockdown like other parts of Goa. Late Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal on Monday participated in a drive to deliver essential groceries to 500 people living in the late Defence Minister's home constituency. Former Panaji MLA and BJP leader Sidharth Kuncalienkar has also alleged a scam in the diversion of essential goods in the home delivery mechanism devised by the city corporation which is controlled by the BJP. Passenger from Mumbai to Goa flight tests positive The state Directorate of Health Services on Monday said, that those who travelled on a Vistara flight from Mumbai to Goa on March 22, which incidentally carried a COVID-19 positive patient, should report to the health authorities without delay. "One of the patients declared positive for Coronavirus on March 29 at Goa Medical College has travel history from New York to Mumbai and then by Vistara domestic flight UK861 from Mumbai to Goa on March 22," a notice issued by DHS on Monday said. People violating lockdown to buy shampoo Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that he was irked by some people, who prefer to violate the 21-day lockdown to buy something as trivial as a shampoo. "Those who need to step out to buy essential goods for the house, one person from the family should step out and buy it. We have seen that people even leave their homes during the lockdown to buy shampoo." Sawant told IANS. Twitter slams Goa government for food shortage, CRPF deployment Amid growing unease over inability of food and essential items in Goa and the state government's decision to give central paramilitary forces a "free hand" to punish curfew violators, several voices on Twitter have attempted to highlight the plight of a population which has been facing a lockdown as a food shortage for as many as eight days in a row. With inputs from IANS. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-cases-in-hyderabad-telangana-news-and-updates/articleshow/74823424.cms">Coronavirus cases in Telangana</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-cases-in-andhra-pradesh-news-and-updates/articleshow/74828808.cms">Coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-cases-in-gujarat-news-and-updates/articleshow/74830845.cms">Coronavirus cases in Gujarat</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-cases-in-bihar-news-and-updates/articleshow/74833815.cms">Coronavirus cases in Bihar</a>

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