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Extreme weather events claimed 233 lives in India between January and April: Report
Between January and April 2022, extreme weather events claimed 86...
After text messages on phone, extreme weather alerts on TV, radio soon
The National Disaster Management Authority had conceived the...
Coronavirus ‘not a pandemic in Pakistan’ says top court, ordering curbs lifted
Pakistan has reported 42,125 COVID-19 cases and 903 deaths. While those totals are low so far compared to many Western countries, the numbers have risen sharply this month.
Amphan turns Super Cyclone, Odisha initiates evacuation
“Amphan” (pronounced UM-PN) had turned into an extremely severe cyclonic storm and gathered more strength over the Bay of Bengal while moving slowly towards the coast. It has now intensified further into a super cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
COVID-19: Centre lists parameters for states to delineate red, orange, green zones
For active cases per lakh population, the critical threshold would be when more than 15, while for doubling rate calculated over a seven-day period, the critical level would be less than 14 days and desirable when more than 28 days.
As for case fatality rate, more than six per cent would be considered critical and less than one per cent desirable. The critical threshold for testing ratio (number of tests per lakh population) would be less than 65 while the desirable level would be more than 200, according to the letter.
COVID-19 to accelerate use of drone technology among insurers, says GlobalData
Drone technology will become more widespread in insurance as natural disasters hit different geographies. Climate change has worsened extreme weather conditions such as hurricanes, floods, and tsunamis as well as non-weather natural disasters like earthquakes, volcanoes, and wildfires. After a disaster during the lockdowns, home insurers can use drones to inspect properties while still social distancing.
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in early study, shares soar
Eight patients who were administered Moderna’s vaccine were found to have antibody levels similar to those in blood samples of people who have recovered from COVID-19, according to early results from the study conducted by the National Institutes of Health.
Outbreak at Chinese-owned factory shows challenges of easing India’s lockdown
Experts, including those directly advising the government, say that coronavirus cases will rise in coming weeks as India’s lockdown is eased, and authorities have repeatedly told companies resuming operations to ensure that social distancing and other measures are taken to prevent infections.
Maharashtra extends lockdown till May 31
“Lockdown 3.0 ends today. Lockdown 4.0 will come into effect tomorrow and will be valid till May 31. There will be some relaxations in the fourth phase.The green and orange zones will get more relaxations, in terms of starting more services. As of now only essential services are operational, State Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta said.
Covid-19: Total 8 vaccine candidates are in clinical trial stage
There are uncertainties in developing vaccines. Coronaviruses, including MERS and SARS, have not seen a particularly reliable one so far… the best scenario is that if one of the vaccines that people are making is effective and progressing relatively fast, it should be available as soon as possible from March to June next year,” Chinese health official, Zhang Wenhon was quoted by the Global Times.
Mathematical Modelling Shows COVID-19 Containment Possible: Health Ministr
According to the document, “Containment for large outbreaks through geographic quarantine strategy calls for near absolute interruption of movement of people to and from a relatively large defined area where there is single large outbreak or multiple foci of local transmission of COVID-19”.
Covod-19 Pandemic:Cases climb to 90,927,death toll at 2,872
New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,872 and the number of total positive cases climbed to 90,927 Sunday morning, registering an increase of 120 fatalities and a record jump of 4,987 new cases in 24 hours, since 8 AM Saturday, according to the...