In view of the spurt in Omicron infection in the world, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray in the state cabinet meeting today took stock of the preparations to deal with Omicron in Maharashtra and to intensify the vaccination campaign. instructed of.
Concern was expressed in the Maharashtra cabinet meeting over the growing Omicron infection in the world
In the last 15 hours, new variants of Corona Omicron all over the world (Omicron) There has been an increase of 45 percent in infection. It has now spread to 54 countries. In France, the number of Omicron infected patients is coming to the fore more than 40 thousand every day. In Germany this number has reached 50 thousand. It is believed to be the biggest wave of corona ever since the COVID started in Austria. Despite being a small country, 7 thousand cases are being reported there every day. A situation like November 2020 has also arisen in America. More than 1 lakh Omicron infected patients are coming out every day. In South Africa too, the number of patients is doubling every other day.
In view of these situations related to Omicron infection in the world, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray (CM Uddhav Thackeray) today’s state cabinet meeting (Maharashtra Govt Cabinet Meeting) I expressed concern and the dangers of Omicron in Maharashtra (Omicron in Maharashtra) Took stock of the preparedness to deal with. In the meeting, he instructed to strictly follow the corona rules and to intensify the campaign of vaccination. He instructed that despite the Omicron being not more dangerous than the Delta variant, it is a variant that spreads five times faster than the Delta, so there is a need to take utmost care and caution.
Maharashtra has crossed the figure of more than 12 crore vaccinations
Meanwhile, Maharashtra has crossed the 12 crore mark of vaccination. So far more than 12 crore 3 lakh 18 thousand 240 doses of anti-corona vaccine have been given to people in Maharashtra. Out of these, 4 crore 37 lakh 46 thousand 512 people have taken both the doses of the vaccine. 7 crore 65 lakh 71 thousand 728 people have taken the first dose of the vaccine so far. By the age of 18 to 44, 76.69 percent people have taken at least one dose. 85.25 percent of people above 45 years of age have also taken the first dose.
At present, a total of 10 Omicron infected patients have been found in Maharashtra. Of these, 2 have been found in Mumbai, 1 in Dombivli adjoining Mumbai, 1 in Pune and 6 in Pimpri-Chinchwad adjoining Pune. Of these ten patients, three patients are below 18 years of age. One of them is also a one and a half year old girl.
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