Coronavirus Live Updates: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India Today 29 December 2020

The major population is still susceptible to COVID-19 infection in this cold weather. UK variant has travelled to several other countries and also to India, this variant may have its own run and we have to be very careful.- Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog

It's important that we do not put too much immune pressure on virus. We've to maintain judicious use of therapies which are going to benefit. - ICMR DG

An important development is the establishment of INSACOG, which is a consortium of 10 govt labs across the country to do genome sequencing of COVID19 as well as any variant of that virus. These labs belong to ICMR, BioTech India, CSIR & Health Ministry. - Union Health Secretary

If we analyze COVID19 cases on basis of gender, 63% of total cases were reported in males & 37% cases in females. Age-wise, 8% cases reported below age of 17 yrs, 13% in 18-25 yrs age group, 39% in 26-44 yrs group,26% in 45-60 yrs group & 14% above 60 yrs.- Union Health Secretary

Active cases in the country are less than 2.7 lakhs and are declining. Positivity rate in the country during the last week stood at only 2.25%. - Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan

Punjab's vaccine dry run

All the international passengers who have arrived in India during last 14 days (from 9th Dec to 22nd Dec, 2020), if symptomatic and tested positive will be subjected to genome sequencing, in the view of new COVID strain in the United Kingdom. - Union Health Ministry

Coronavirus News LIVE updates: 18 UK returnees to Kerala test positive

As many as 18 UK returnees have so far tested positive for COVID-19, Health minister K K Shailaja said here on Tuesday. Arrangements had been made to quarantine at home those who had come back from the UK after the new variant of the virus surfaced, she told reporters here. Eight people who returned from Britain had been found positive for the virus and their samples had been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune for Genomic analysis. In the backdrop of at least six people in India testing positive for the new UK variant SARS-CoV2 strain, the elderly and those suffering from comorbidity symptoms should be vigilant, the minister said.

Cyberabad annual roundup of 2020

Overall crime increased by 7 percent.

IPC + SLL (Special local law) cases increased by 10 percent.

Bodily crimes decreased by 8 percent.

Conventional property crimes reduced by 12 percent.

Fatal road accident reduced by 22 percent.

Crime against women reduced by 18 percent.

Crime against children reduced by 12 percent.

Cyber crimes increased by 135 percent.

Economic offences crime increased by 42 percent.

Crime against weaker section reduced by 7 percent.

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