#LargestVaccineDrive
#Unite2FightCorona

It is imperative to get both the doses of your #COVID19 vaccination to stay protected from coronavirus. Get fully vaccinated as per your vaccine schedule.

2 people found positive for the #Omicron variant of COVID19. One person is about a 66-year-old, South African national, who has gone back. Another person is a 46-year-old doctor. He doesn't have any travel history.Out of his (doctor's) primary & secondary contact, 5 people tested positive for #COVID19. So a total of 6 people have been isolated, admitted to govt hospital. None of them showing any serious symptoms. All these people are fully vaccinated.The person who has left for South Africa via Dubai had presented a negative certificate for the virus, from a private lab. His primary & secondary contacts (total 264) were found negative. So it means to say that his certificate may be true:Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar

Data shows us that cases are doubling every 2-3 days in Karnataka!
While the Government is working on containment measures for the new wave, appeal to everyone to strictly follow 3Ms:
🔹Mask up
🔹Maintain social distance
🔹Maintain hand hygiene
#COVID19 #Omicron #Karnataka

To stay safe and protected against #COVID19, make these 3 your New Year's Resolutions to follow:

✅Wearing a mask😷
✅Using Hand Sanitisers🧴
✅Maintaining social distance ….🧍‍♀️

#IndiaFightsCorona:

📍Guidelines for #HomeIsolation (Mild/asymptomatic #COVID19 cases)

☑️ Instructions for the Patient

➡️Stay in a well-ventilated room
➡️Use tripal layer medical mask
➡️Maintain adequate hydration
➡️Follow hand hygiene

#Unite2FightCorona
#StaySafeStayHealthy

Cases go up to 12k in Karnataka today:
◾New cases in State: 12,000
◾New cases in B'lore: 9,020
◾Positivity rate in State: 6.33%
◾Discharges: 901
◾Active cases State: 49,602 (B'lore- 40k)
◾Deaths:04 (B'lore- 02)
◾Tests: 1,89,499
#COVID19 #Omicron #Karnataka #Bangalore

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Positivity rate goes up to 7.77% in Karnataka today:
◾New cases in State: 11,698
◾New cases in B'lore: 9,221
◾Positivity rate in State: 7.77%
◾Discharges: 1,148
◾Active cases State: 60,148 (B'lore- 49k)
◾Deaths:04 (B'lore- 02)
◾Tests: 1,50,479
#COVID19 #Omicron

Test positivity rate in Karnataka cross 10% as cases rise to 14.5k:
◾New cases in State: 14,473
◾New cases in B'lore: 10,800
◾Positivity rate in State: 10.30%
◾Discharges: 1,356
◾Active cases State: 73,260 (B'lore- 59k)
◾Deaths:05 (B'lore- 3)
◾Tests: 1,40,452
#COVID19

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New cases cross 25k in Karnataka and 18k in Bengaluru:
◾New cases in State: 25,005
◾New cases in B'lore: 18,374
◾Positivity rate in State: 12.39%
◾Discharges: 2,363
◾Active cases State: 1,15,733 (B'lore- 91k)
◾Deaths:08 (B'lore- 03)
◾Tests: 2,01,704
#COVID19 #Omicron

3rd wave is much faster than the first two waves. How fast is it actually? Here's a look at the doubling rates of all three waves.

#COVID19 #Omicron #ThirdWave #doublingrate