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Females in India more prone to Covid death risk than males: Study
The researchers said as of May 20, 2020, males shared a higher burden (66 per cent) of COVID-19 infections than females (34 per cent) but the infection is more or less evenly distributed in under-five as well as elderly age groups.
The scientists said the number of confirmed cases in India depends upon the testing facility and capture of the data on age-sex specificities of Covid-19 cases, which they added “has been inadequate.”
AstraZeneca agrees to supply Europe with 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
The deal is the first contract signed by Europe’s Inclusive Vaccines Alliance (IVA), a group formed by France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands to secure vaccine doses for all member states as soon as possible.
Nationwide lockdown pulls down general insurance prms by 10% in May,New India maintains positive growth
“We have managed this performance thanks to our strong digital presence and the commendable team work shown by the Corporate team and our numerous office in-charges and their respective teams,`It has taken real hard work, in such challenging times, to stay in positives. What is more or equally important that during this period, when we are not able to open offices in a regular manner, we have continued to settle the claims with equal efficiency by electronic means. Hope its not clichéd to say ‘tough times do not last but tough teams do’. However, it would be extremely challenging if such period continues for some more months,” said Atul Sahai, CMD,NIA
Plea in SC raises concern over safety of healthcare workers amid COVID-19 pandemic
It alleged that during these “tiring and difficult times”, some of the most pressing issues faced by healthcare workers across the country are — non-availability of sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) in numerous hospitals, non-availability of a sufficient number of COVID-19 testing kits, sub-standard PPEs, lack of basic facilities in isolation wards, non-payment of salaries and breach of government guidelines by some private hospitals.
Delhi to use 500 railway coaches as hospital facilities to fight coronavirus
India is the fourth-worst affected country in the world, with cases steadily increasing. It reported a record single-day jump in cases on Sunday, adding nearly 12,000 confirmed infections and taking the total to more than 320,000, according to health ministry data.
Bengal prepares white paper on cities in post-COVID-19 world
“Cities will dissolve into small, coherent, hyper- local townships like the IIT campuses, industrial townships in Durgapur and Jamshedpur, which are, in a sense, self- sufficient and gated with their own schools, colleges, shops, workspaces, parks and hospitals,” he added.
Record rise in India virus cases raises fear of return of curbs
Dr V.K.Paul, head of a government task force tackling the outbreak, said there was no quick end in sight.
“Our population is still susceptible, this virus is present, we have contained it, but this fight will go on for months,” Paul told a news conference.
India’s COVID-19 cases jump from 2 lakh to 3 lakh in 10 days as it records worst daily spike
India took 64 days to cross the 1 lakh-mark from 100 cases, then in another fortnight it reached the grim milestone of two lakh cases. It has now become the fourth worst-hit nation by the pandemic with a caseload of 3,08,993, according to coronavirus statistics website Worldometer.
However, the Health Ministry said on Friday the doubling time of coronavirus cases has improved to 17.4 days from 15.4 days. And its data updated at 8 am on Saturday showed active cases at 1,45,779 and those who have recovered at 1,54,329; one patient has migrated.
“Thus, around 49.9 per cent patients have recovered so far,” a ministry official said.
Covid-19 crisis: PM Modi to hold two-day meet with CMs from Tuesday
The two-day virtual meet comes also against the backdrop of rising number of coronavirus cases in the country.Under “Unlock 1” several relaxations have been made for public and businesses to ensure that economic activities hit by the lockdown gather momentum.
Encourage non-motorised transport systems as they are environment-friendly: HUA
It is imperative that transmission of infection through public transport is curbed by adopting the right sanitisation, containment and social distancing measures, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said.
“Touch-less systems like BHIM, PhonePe, Google Pay, PayTM and National Common Mobility Card will reduce human interaction in operations of public transit systems,” it said.