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India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 4 lakh with highest single-day spike of 15,413 cases
This is the first time 15,000 Covid-19 cases were reported in a single day, 14,516 people had contracted the infection on Saturday, taking the tally to 410,461.India added 101,468 Covid-19 cases in just eight days—there were 308,993 infections on June 13.
55.48 per cent of the patients have recovered so far.
Coronavirus pandemic accelerating with Americas worst, warns WHO
With many nations easing restrictions but fearful of a second wave of infections, WHO emergencies expert Mike Ryan urged a gradual and scientific approach.“Exiting lockdowns must be done carefully, in a step-wise manner, and must be driven by the data,” he said. “If don’t know where it is the chances are the virus will surprise you.”
China sees European virus strain in Beijing, WHO says more study needed
Wu Zunyou, the CDC’s chief epidemiology expert, had told state media this week the Beijing strain was similar to Europe’s, although not necessarily directly transmitted from European countries.
South Asian COVID-19 patients in UK hospitals 20% more likely to die: study
Explanations could be that more South Asians work in jobs where they would face a higher viral load, such as health and care, or genetic differences which made the group biologically more susceptible to the disease, but more work needed to be done, he told reporters.Data from the Office for National Statistics on Friday supported the idea that ethnic minorities are more at risk from COVID-19, although whether it is because certain groups are more likely to contract it to start with, or are more susceptible to it, is still unclear.
Glenmark launches Covid-19 drug FabiFlu, priced at Rs 103 per tablet
The Mumbai-based firm had on Friday received the manufacturing and marketing approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).
“This approval comes at a time when cases in India are spiralling like never before, putting a tremendous pressure on our healthcare system,” Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Chairman and MD Glenn Saldanha said in the statement.
India reports 14,516 new coronavirus cases; death toll at 12,948
Ireland became the latest country to warn its citizens that medical assistance may become difficult with India’s sharp spike in cases and urged them to consider making use of a series of evacuation flights in the next few weeks.In an email seen by Reuters, the embassy’s second secretary, Máirtín Cronin, warned Irish citizens that access to medical care for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 treatment may become increasingly difficult in the coming period.
Japan’s economy reopening cautiously, balancing health risks
The government has announced 230 trillion yen ( 2 trillion) in stimulus, including help for local businesses and cash handouts of 100,000 yen ( 930) per adult to coax consumers into spending.
‘It may save your life’: Facing virus surge, more U.S. states mandate masks
“This piece of protection may even save your life,” North Carolina Democratic Governor Roy Cooper told reporters, adding that he was considering statewide obligatory mask use on a day when statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations set a new high.
Highest single-day spike of 13,586 COVID-19 cases in India
In some positive news, the number of recoveries crossed the two lakh mark and stands at 2,04,710, while there are 1,63,248 total COVID-19 active cases, according to the updated official figure at 8 am. One patient had migrated.
“Thus, around 53.79 per cent patients have recovered so far,” an official said.
UK lowers Covid-19 alert level to ‘epidemic’ from ‘exponential’
“There has been a steady decrease in cases we have seen in all four nations, and this continues,” the chief medical officers of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland said.
“It does not mean that the pandemic is over. The virus is still in general circulation, and localised outbreaks are likely to occur.”