Coronavirus Live | Schools, colleges allowed to reopen in Jharkhand from February 1

Schools, colleges and universities were allowed to reopen in Jharkhand from Tuesday as the COVID situation improved, officials said.

Schools will reopen for all classes in 17 districts. He said that in the rest of the seven districts – Ranchi, East Singhbhum, Chatra, Deoghar, Seraikela, Simdega and Bokaro which are reporting high number of COVID cases, schools will reopen for classes 9 to 12.

This decision was taken in a meeting of the State Disaster Management Authority on Monday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Hemant Soren. -PTI

Gujarat

Online education for students of classes 1 to 9 in Gujarat to continue till February 5

The Gujarat government on Monday said that online lectures for students of classes 1 to 9 will continue till February 5 in view of the current COVID-19 scenario.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel at the core committee meeting held in Gandhinagar decided to continue online education in schools for classes 1 to 9, an official release said.

The government said that the decision to continue online classes for students of classes 1 to 9 till February 5 has been taken in the larger interest of the students and their health. -PTI

National

Center has extended the work from home period till February 15 for 50% of the employees below the level of Under Secretary

According to a Personnel Ministry order, the Center on Monday extended the work-from-home arrangement for 50 per cent of its employees below the level of Under Secretary till February 15.

Disabled persons and pregnant women employees will continue to be exempted from coming to the offices.

The Personnel Ministry had on January 3 issued an order allowing 50 per cent employees below the level of Under Secretary to work from home till January 31 due to the rise in the number of COVID cases. -PTI

Maharashtra

Nagpur schools, colleges to reopen for offline classes from February 1

The district administration on Monday allowed offline classes for students of classes 1 to 12 and colleges in Nagpur with COVID-19 protocol from February 1.

Offline classes in schools and colleges will start in rural as well as Nagpur Municipal Corporation limits.

Nagpur District Collector R Vimala and Municipal Commissioner Radhakrishnan B issued orders to start in-person learning sessions as per the COVID-19 protocol from Tuesday after taking stock of the coronavirus situation. -PTI

International

Novavax files for US authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine

Novavax Inc said on Monday it had filed for US approval for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in adults, a much-anticipated move for the company after months of struggle with development and manufacturing problems.

The filing is based on data provided to the US Food and Drug Administration last month and results from two late-stage trials in the United States, Mexico and the UK that showed the overall efficacy of the protein-based vaccine was around 90%. The company said. -Reuters

International

‘Stealth Omicron’ spreads more than original strain: Study

A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain is even more contagious than the original version, according to a Danish study published on Monday.

Sub-variant BA.2 – also known as “stealth Omicron” – was discovered earlier this year and has replaced the earlier Omicron variant known as BA.1 as the dominant strain in Denmark. -afp

International

Moderna Kovid Vaccine gets full US approval

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it has given full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 “Spikevax” vaccine, which previously received emergency use authorization in the United States.

“The public can be assured that SpikeVax meets the FDA’s high standards for safety, effectiveness and manufacturing quality required for any vaccine approved for use in the United States,” FDA’s Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock said in a statement. does.” -afp