<span style="color: #222222;">The Central team which has arrived in Kerala to assess the Omicron situation in the state visited Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts today.<br />''<br />''The team expressed satisfaction over the Covid defense activities in Pathanamthitta district. The team will continue to visit various districts tomorrow. The four-member team which consists of health experts and a nodal officer will stay in the state for five days. The team will submit a daily report to the Centre on the Omicron situation in Kerala.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the State Government has decided to impose night curfew in the state in the wake of increasing Omicron cases. The night regulations will be from 10 P.M. to 5 A.M. and will be imposed from the 30th of this month to the 2nd of January. Crowding and unnecessary trips are not allowed. New Year Celebrations will be restricted and vehicle inspection will also be strengthened in the coming days.<br />''<br />''Kerala confirmed 2,474 new COVID-19 positive cases today. 38 deaths were also confirmed due to COVID today, taking the total death toll to 47,066. Bringing respite, 3,052 recoveries were also reported today. At present, over 20,000 people are undergoing covid treatment in the state.<br />''<br />''Moreover, State Health Minister Veena George said that the state has started preparations for covid vaccination for children between the ages of 15 and 18 years. . About 1.5 million children in the age group of 15 to 18 years are eligible for vaccination in the state . The health minister said that special arrangements will be made at the vaccination centers to ensure smooth and hassle-free vaccination of children. As per the guidelines of the central health department, children will be administered with Covaxin.  Also, booster doses will be given to health workers, covid frontline warriors, and those over 60 years of age with comorbidities as per the central guidelines. The minister said vaccination of children would be given priority after January 2 and the rest of the people who are yet to receive the vaccine shots should be vaccinated as soon as po</span><br />