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China says G4 swine flu virus not new; does not infect humans easily
That study, by a team of Chinese scientists and published by the U.S. journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), warned that a new swine flu virus, named G4, has become more infectious to humans and could become a potential “pandemic virus.”However, China’s agriculture ministry said in a statement that the study has been interpreted by the media “in an exaggerated and nonfactual way.”
An analysis by the ministry concluded that sampling of the published study is too small to be representative, while the article lacks adequate evidence to show the G4 virus has become the dominant strain among pigs.
WHO reviewing report urging new guidance over airborne spread of coronavirus
Any change in the WHO’s assessment of risk of transmission could affect its current advice on keeping 1-metre (3.3 feet) of physical distancing. Governments, which rely on the agency for guidance policy, may also have to adjust public health measures aimed at curbing the spread of the virus.
India’s COVID-19 cases close to 7-lakh mark,tests cross one-crore mark
A single-day jump of 24,248 COVID-19 cases took India’s tally close to the 7-lakh mark on Monday, while the death toll due to the disease climbed to 19,693 with 425 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry,
India is now the world’s third worst-affected country, behind only the United States and Brazil.It has seen eight times the number of cases as China, that has a similar-sized population and is where the virus originated late last year.
“A cumulative total of 1,00,04,101 samples have been tested till 11 am on Monday with 1,80,596 samples being tested on July 5,” Scientist and media coordinator at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Dr Lokesh Sharma said
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Record increase in global and Indian coronavirus cases
This is the third consecutive day that coronavirus infections have increased by more than 20,000 in the country.
Around 60.77 per cent of patients have recovered so far.
WHO halts hydroxychloroquine,HIV drugs in COVID trials after failure to reduce death
“These interim trial results show that hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir produce little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 patients when compared to standard of care. Solidarity trial investigators will interrupt the trials with immediate effect,” the WHO said in a statement, referring to large multicountry trials that the agency is leading.
239 scientists from 34 countries claim coronavirus now airborne
The World Health Organisation has long held that the coronavirus is spread primarily by large respiratory droplets that, once expelled by infected people in coughs and sneezes, fall quickly to the floor.
But in an open letter to the WHO, 239 scientists in 32 countries have outlined the evidence showing that smaller particles can infect people and are calling for the agency to revise its recommendations.
The size of 20 football fields,world’s largest Covid centre opens in Delhi
It has two segments — a COVID Care Centre (CCC), where asymptomatic positive coronavirus cases will be treated and a Dedicated COVID Health Care (DCHC), which will treat symptomatic cases and have an oxygen support system.
106-Year-Old Delhi man,who survived Spanish Flu in 1918,beats COVID-19: Report
“Perhaps, he is the first reported case of COVID-19 in Delhi who also went through the dreaded Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 which like COVID-19 had also ravaged the world. And, he not only recovered from COVID-19, he recovered faster than his son, who is also old,” a senior doctor.
WHO urges focus on first wave of coronavirus
WHO officials emphasised mask-wearing, social distancing, and hygiene by individuals, along with contact-tracing and tracking of cases by health authorities as key strategies to fight the virus.
Traffic at India’s major ports falls 20% in June quarter due to coronavirus lockdowns
The handling of major types of shipments such as crude oil, coal and containers fell, except for iron ore and fertilizers, the data showed.