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  • Bayern’s Thomas Mueller and Joshua Kimmich in isolation after constructive COVID-19 take a look at

    Bayern Munich’s Thomas Mueller and Joshua Kimmich have examined constructive for COVID-19 and have gone into isolation, the German champions stated on Saturday,

    Both gamers have been within the beginning lineup in Friday’s 4-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen, with Mueller additionally grabbing a purpose.

    The membership stated that they had examined constructive on Saturday, had no signs and have been at the moment at dwelling.

    Kimmich und Müller positiv auf Coronavirus getestet.

    🔗 https://t.co/Qr51oRWr86

    — FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) October 1, 2022

    Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and Leon Goretzka solely returned a number of days in the past after their very own an infection final week.

    Bayern, who tackle Viktoria Plzen within the Champions League on Tuesday, have additionally stopped gamers from signing autographs after coaching following a rise in constructive instances in Bavaria in current weeks.

  • Pets of Covid-infected put into luggage, folks handled like cattle at camps: Unfolding Shanghai’s weird lockdown

    Imagine relocating complete communities of individuals throughout areas to manage the unfold of a brand new Covid wave. This is simply one of the weird and inhuman methods of implementing extraordinarily strict Covid lockdown protocol by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Shanghai and its surrounding cities.

    People contaminated with Covid are being relocated forcefully to so-called “quarantine centres” located greater than 100 kilometres away from Shanghai. It is alleged the Chinese authorities doesn’t desire a repeat of what transpired in 2020 and therefore has resorted to implementing harsh tips to stem the unfold of the virus.

    THE INSENSITIVE LOCKDOWN TALES

    Official authorities notices in areas of unfold talked about that the residents should pack their belongings and depart their wardrobe doorways open for gadgets to be disinfected. The residents have been additionally instructed to depart the entrance doorways of their houses open for straightforward entry.

    Multiple photographs have been floating round on Weibo (China’s Twitter) and different platforms displaying folks queueing up with their baggage and luggage ready for official transport to quarantine centres.

    The notices additionally talked about that the pets can’t accompany the contaminated and a separate association will probably be made for them to be taken care of. There is way hypothesis relating to this order as a number of social media posts and movies present that these pets have been caught and tied collectively, presumably being ready to be culled to manage the unfold of the virus. There are a number of movies in circulation displaying officers killing many of those pets however the identical is just not being shared right here owing to the horrific nature of the identical.

    To have one of the best thought of how shambolic the scenario is in Shanghai and the way badly the quarantine and testing centres have been arrange, watch the under recording of a German nationwide who was allegedly threatened to be locked up in a quarantine “camp” with out having correctly examined for Covid-19.

    In the recording, one can clearly hear the dialog between the German nationwide and a authorities translator.

    The translator says the federal government officers will forcibly take the German nationwide to a quarantine camp though the German nationwide says he’s Covid unfavourable, and he doesn’t take care of the badly mismanaged enforcement of protocol and procedures in Shanghai. He additionally added it’s a nationwide shame for China, the federal government, and the officers in Shanghai.

    The German may be heard saying that “his kindergarten kids are more organised and procedural when compared to the CDC and the Chinese government” and added that the German Embassy was already knowledgeable of this incoherent coverage implementation by China. This video has been verified by BBC’s China correspondent Stephen McDonell.

    Have a take heed to this dialog in English between a #German man and any individual passing on a message from officers in #Shanghai wanting him to go to a centralised isolation centre. It offers you an thought of how #China’s “zero #Covid” system is coming aside inflicting nice misery. https://t.co/qhjIlJ2Rdz

    — Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) April 20, 2022

    Shanghai has seen greater than 400,000 instances throughout this outbreak, and it’s a lot increased than the numbers China formally launched in the course of the first peak in early 2020. These harsh lockdowns have additionally completely uncared for people who find themselves Covid unfavourable however produce other diseases like most cancers, coronary heart illnesses and others to call a number of from getting much-needed medical assist in instances of misery.

    THE CRUEL WAYS OF IMPOSING LOCKDOWN

    During instances of navy coups and nationwide emergencies, folks often worry the sight of women and men in uniform. In Shanghai, folks now worry women and men in full-fledged PPE kits.

    Take the instance of the below-verified video the place a bunch of PPE package sporting officers nabs an alleged Covid constructive sufferer in probably the most inhuman method potential, along with his kin and relations screaming to let him go.

    This is the case in a rustic that proudly claims that greater than 90 per cent of its inhabitants has been vaccinated.

    NEW – Police use more and more brutal power to implement the Communist Party quarantine orders in #Shanghai.pic.twitter.com/Z3EEbOF6rw

    — Disclose.television (@disclosetv) April 14, 2022

    Another weird try at stopping the unfold of viruses was to destroy an area residence backyard arrange by an alleged Covid constructive affected person. The CCP logic, proper or fallacious, is to destroy all that has been touched and even current within the neighborhood of a Covid constructive affected person.

    Police in Shanghai are destroying the grown greens of native residents. Lockdown, scarcity of meals … yeah, this is sensible.

    They are dropping it (sound optionally available) pic.twitter.com/66oHEj7pXP

    — Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) April 18, 2022

    The cruellest side of this lockdown is the therapy to the pets whose house owners are alleged to be Covid constructive.

    The pets have been tied up into luggage collectively to in all probability be culled at a later stage. It is just not new to see pets killed in China after displaying the slightest of signs resembling Covid. Here, they’re paying for his or her masters’ sins.

    26 million folks in lockdown in Shanghai.

    People are committing suicide from their balconies and Pets from folks getting examined constructive for #Covid are being collected to be killed and slaughtered in #Shanghai / #China

    This is pure evil!

    pic.twitter.com/9spkdvi4WS

    — Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) April 16, 2022

    One of the various incidents additionally consists of police and officers forcibly breaking the doorways of houses the place there are alleged Covid constructive individuals staying and taking them forcibly to quarantine camps. A 94-year-old lady and her son have been forcibly taken at 2 am in Shanghai.

    LIMITED, MUTED AND FEARFUL PROTESTS

    The intense nature of those lockdowns has resulted in a extreme influence on native meals provide chains and in consequence, folks’s groceries and fridges have gone empty. Many folks throughout Shanghai have began protesting in a silent however highly effective method.

    A not too long ago deleted Zhihu article criticised the zero-Covid coverage of the CCP whereas questioning the extreme quarantine restrictions enforced. The publish additionally chided these extreme lockdowns and questioned the official numbers being put out by the Chinese authorities.

    While there have been some social media outbursts by locals and foreigners in Shanghai and different surrounding elements, the Chinese media has as typical been a mute spectator and has even tried to pattern information articles, accusing the USA of different international points and issues to distract viewers from native issues.

    The intense stress on the medical fraternity has additionally resulted in suicide and the deaths of docs who’ve needed to fend for the continuous arrival of sufferers. Add this to the stress induced by the sagging provide chain of necessities, meals and drugs, feelings are working excessive in Shanghai and elsewhere.

    (The author is a Singapore-based Open-Source Intelligence analyst)

  • Covid: Bengal Ranji Trophy squad members take a look at optimistic

    Several members of the Bengal Ranji squad have examined optimistic for Covid and are presently isolating, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has knowledgeable.
    “Keeping in mind the current pandemic situation, the Cricket Association of Bengal had conducted RT-PCR Tests of all Bengal cricketers as a safety measure,” CAB secretary Snehasish Ganguly mentioned.
    He added: “The results have come out and it has been found that certain players had tested positive. The CAB is taking all necessary precautions and actions in this regard.”

    The Ranji Trophy is scheduled to begin on January 13 and Bengal, in Group B, will play their matches in Bangalore. However, with the latest upsurge in Covid circumstances, there stays a query mark over the scheduled begin of the match. The BCCI has already postponed the U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy.
    On Sunday, the West Bengal authorities introduced again Covid-related restrictions, shutting all academic establishments and saying different measures to stem the unfold of the virus.
    With the latest upsurge in Covid circumstances, the CAB has additionally determined to “put on hold” all native tournaments “for the time being”. The state affiliation can also be taking “immediate steps to vaccinate the registered players who fall in the 15-18 age bracket”.

  • Covid-19 Omicron variant: Response from international locations and vaccine makers

    Days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) introduced the Omicron variant of Covid-19 as a variant of concern, international locations the world over have reacted with journey curbs, booster pictures and discussions on lockdowns. The regarding variant of the novel coronavirus emerged as many international locations have been cautiously opening up their borders to travellers.
    In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mentioned that everybody aged 18 years and older ought to get a booster shot. President Joe Biden urged residents to not panic and mentioned that the US won’t be implementing any extra lockdowns to cease the virus unfold. Biden mentioned he would lay out his technique on Thursday for combating the pandemic over the winter, and reminded individuals to get vaccinated, get boosters and put on masks.

    In Scotland, in the meantime, the federal government introduced that they’ve recorded six new instances of Omicron variant. Worryingly, a number of the instances weren’t linked to journey in southern Africa, elevating issues that the brand new coronavirus variant is already spreading locally. The 4 nations of the United Kingdom have all restricted journey to southern Africa, the place the variant was first detected final week, in a bid to gradual its unfold.
    Australian authorities mentioned on Tuesday that a global traveller who was most definitely contaminated with the Omicron variant has frolicked locally as officers rushed to trace the particular person’s shut contacts and areas visited. New South Wales (NSW) well being officers mentioned preliminary testing “strongly indicates” the traveller who arrived in Sydney final week earlier than the newest border restrictions has been contaminated with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Following this, the federal government has delayed its plan to open the worldwide border on December 1.

    Singapore too has mentioned that it’s going to maintain off on additional reopening measures whereas it evaluates the Omicron Covid-19 variant. “This is a prudent thing to do for now, when we are faced with a major uncertainty,” Health Minister Ong Ye Kung advised a media briefing on Tuesday, including the variant had not but been detected regionally. Singapore’s well being ministry had earlier mentioned that two travellers from Johannesburg who examined optimistic for the Omicron coronavirus variant in Sydney, had transited by Changi airport.
    In Asia, Hong Kong has additionally applied journey curbs. It has banned non-residents from getting into the town from 4 African international locations and plans to broaden that to travellers who’ve been to Australia, Canada, Israel and 6 European international locations previously 21 days because of fears over Omicron. In a press release late on Monday, the Hong Kong authorities mentioned non-residents from Angola, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Zambia wouldn’t be allowed to enter the worldwide monetary hub as of Nov. 30. Residents can return if they’re vaccinated however should quarantine for seven days in a authorities facility and one other two weeks in a resort at their very own value.

    In Europe, Spain is the newest nation to detect a case of omicron variant. Earlier, Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, and Belgium had introduced that they’ve detected case of the Covid-19 variant. France mentioned that it has detected eight potential instances of the brand new variant. The affirmation could take just a few days because the samples have been despatched for testing.
    Vaccine standing
    Vaccine makers like Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Sputnik V and Novavax have indicated that they’re engaged on booster variations of their vaccines that may successfully fight the brand new variant.

    Pfizer CEO advised CNBC that the drug firm is engaged on a model of its vaccine particularly aimed on the omicron variant of Covid-19. Company CEO Albert Bourla mentioned that the testing of the present vaccine in opposition to omicron is underway, and that it might present that the prevailing pictures “protect less.” He additionally expressed confidence that the corporate’s Covid-19 remedy tablet shall be efficient in opposition to the variant.
    Moderna chief Stéphane Bancel mentioned that the present Covid-19 vaccines are unlikely to be as efficient in opposition to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. He had earlier mentioned on CNBC that it might take months to start transport a vaccine that does work in opposition to Omicron. “There is no world, I think, where (the effectiveness) is the same level . . . we had with Delta,” Moderna Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel advised the Financial Times in an interview. “I think it’s going to be a material drop. I just don’t know how much because we need to wait for the data. But all the scientists I’ve talked to . . . are like ‘this is not going to be good.’”

    Johnson & Johnson, in a press release, mentioned that it’s evaluating the effectiveness of its vaccine in opposition to the present variant, and that it’s pursuing a vaccine particularly in opposition to the omicron variant. “We will not be complacent. Building on our long-term collaboration with scientists on the ground in South Africa and the ongoing real world effectiveness studies being conducted with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, we will work together to generate new data on Omicron. In parallel, we have begun work to design and develop a new vaccine against Omicron and will rapidly progress it into clinical studies if needed,” it mentioned in a press release.
    Travel sector sees restoration slip
    A number of weeks in the past, it appeared as if the pandemic-struck journey sector was seeing indicators of restoration. The newest variant has struck a blow to that. Airlines are scrambling to restrict the influence of the omicron variant on their networks. Southern Africa accounts for under a tiny portion of the world’s worldwide journey, however sudden border restrictions and route suspensions have left some carriers with an unsure future.

  • COVID-19 case in Germany group forward of FIFA World Cup qualifier

    Germany might be with out two gamers for its opening World Cup qualifier in opposition to Iceland after midfielder Jonas Hofmann examined optimistic for the coronavirus and full-back Marcel Halstenberg was deemed an in depth contact.
    The German soccer federation stated Thursday’s recreation was nonetheless going forward and that Hofmann was in isolation and symptom-free. A matchday health session outdoor was referred to as off and the group was screened once more utilizing fast antigen testing kits, with damaging outcomes. More assessments are deliberate for Friday.
    The group’s Instagram account posted photos Wednesday displaying Leipzig defender Halstenberg taking part in a recreation of backgammon with Borussia Monchengladbach’s Hofmann indoors. Both have been sporting masks.
    Germany normal supervisor Oliver Bierhoff stated he was optimistic the virus was unlikely to unfold as a result of the group had taken measures to scale back contact between gamers exterior coaching periods. That contains protecting gamers aside on two group buses and separate consuming preparations.
    “Of course, we will implement any requirements the authorities may have,” Bierhoff stated.
    It is the primary time a participant has examined optimistic for the coronavirus whereas with the German nationwide group, which has performed eight friendlies and Nations League video games for the reason that pandemic started.
    The match in opposition to Iceland might be Germany’s first since a 6-0 loss to Spain within the Nations League in November. That was the group’s worst-ever defeat in a aggressive recreation, and worst in any recreation since 1931.
    Germany performs Romania away on Sunday and hosts North Macedonia on Wednesday in Group J.

  • India’s mega vaccination programme simply hours away: Date, time, and different vital particulars

    Image Source : INDIA TV India’s mega vaccination plan simply hours away: Date, Time, and different vital particulars 
    The launch of the world’s largest vaccination programme is only a few hours away. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the pan-India COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday, January 16. During the primary section, precedence teams and healthcare employees, each in authorities and personal sectors together with ICDS employees, will obtain the vaccine. Adequate doses of each Covishield and Covaxin have been delivered throughout the nation with the lively help of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Prime Minister’s Office mentioned on Thursday. These have been additional delivered by the State/UT governments to the districts. All preparations are in place to provoke the programme on the rules of Jan Bhagidari, it mentioned.

    Separately, PTI sources mentioned Modi is prone to work together through video hyperlink with some healthcare employees from throughout the nation who might be receiving the pictures on the primary day.

    The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had earlier this month accepted Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use within the nation, paving the best way for an enormous inoculation drive.

    READ MORE: PM Modi to launch COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16, work together with beneficiaries

    WORLD’S LARGEST VACCINATION PROGRAMME TO BEGIN IN INDIA THIS WEEK

    DATE

    The vaccination programme masking all the size and breadth of the nation will start on Saturday, January 16. 

    TIME

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the vaccination drive at 10:30 am on January 16 through video conferencing.  

    HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE VACCINATED

    A complete of 3006 session websites throughout all states and union territories might be nearly linked through the launch. Around 100 beneficiaries might be vaccinated at every session web site on the inaugural day, the federal government mentioned.

    HOW WILL BENEFICIARIES BE TRACKED

    The vaccination programme will use Co-WIN, a web-based digital platform developed by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which can facilitate real-time data of vaccine shares, storage temperature and individualized monitoring of beneficiaries for COVID-19 vaccine. This digital platform will help programme managers throughout all ranges whereas conducting vaccination classes.

    READ MORE: Over 3 lakh healthcare employees to get vaccine pictures on day 1 of COVID-19 inoculation drive

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  • Coronavirus in India: Corona cases cross 59 lakh, 85,362 new cases found in a day, 1089 patients die

    The number of patients infected with Coronavirus in the country has decreased slightly but the corona graph is still going up rapidly. According to the data received from the Health Ministry , 85 thousand 362 new cases of corona were reported in the last 24 hours while 1089 people died in the last one day. After the arrival of new cases, the number of corona infected patients in the country has increased to 59,093,932. Talking about Thursday, 86 thousand 52 cases were reported in the country while 1141 people lost their lives.

    According to the Ministry of Health, The pace of corona is increasing in the country, but more people are recovering from it as of now there are 9 lakh 60 thousand 969 active cases of corona, while 93 thousand 379 patients have died due to corona infection. At the same time, it is a matter of relief that 48 lakh 49 thousand 584 people have recovered so far.

    According to ICMR, 13,41,535 corona investigations have been done in the country within the last 24 hours. With this, so far corona investigation of 7,02,69,975 people has been done. ICMR has said that the corona examination makes it easy to locate patients and they become healthy quickly.

    Corona, Coronavirus, Ministry of Health, Maharashtra, Karnataka, COVID-19

    Kovid-19 cases
    in Maharashtra crossed 13 lakh Kovid-19 cases in Maharashtra increased to 13,00,757 on Friday as 17,794 new cases were reported in a day. The state Health Department said that due to the death of 416 more patients due to infection in the day, the death toll in the state rose to 34,761. The department said that on Friday, 19,592 patients were discharged after being cured, which increased the number of patients who have been cured so far in the state to 9,92,806. There are currently 2,72,775 under-treated patients in the state. In the metropolis of Mumbai, 1,876 new cases were reported during the day, taking its total cases to 1,94,303. In Mumbai, the death toll increased to 8,706. On Friday, 48 more patients died of infection.


    8,655 new patients of corona virus confirmed in Karnataka on Friday and 86 patients due to infection Died The Health Department said that the total number of cases in the state has gone up to 5,57,212, while the death toll has reached 8417. According to the department, 5644 patients have been discharged from the hospital on Friday after recovering. A total of 45,18,923 samples have been tested so far in the state, out of which 59,919 samples have been tested on Friday. Out of the new cases, 4080 patients are from Bengaluru urban area.

    1271 new cases of Kovid-19 in suspended Jharkhand, 9 died
    and nine more patients died of corona virus infection in the last twenty four hours in Jharkhand. , Which increased the number of dead to 661 in the state. On Friday, 1271 new cases of Kovid-19 were reported, due to which the total number of infected in the state increased to 77709. According to the Health Department report, nine more infected people have died in the last twenty-four hours in the state, including the death toll in the state has risen to 661. Apart from this, in the last twenty four hours of Kovid-19 in the state, 1271 new cases were reported, which together now the total number of infected in the state has reached 77709.