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Half of Myanmar’s population risks falling into poverty by 2022 -UNDP
The study showed that by the end of last year, on average, 83% of households had reported their incomes had been cut almost in half due to the pandemic. The number of people living below the poverty line is estimated to have increased by 11 percentage points due to the socio-economic effects of the pandemic.
World of work needs resilient occupational safety and health systems: ILO
“There could be no clearer demonstration of the importance of a strong, resilient, occupational safety and health environment. Recovery and prevention will require better national policies, institutional and regulatory frameworks, properly integrated into crisis response frameworks,” said ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.
US advises its citizens in India to leave as soon as it is safe to do so amid sharp rise in COVID-19 cases
In a health alert, the US Embassy in New Delhi said: ”Access to all types of medical care is becoming severely limited in India due to the surge in Covid-19 cases.” ”We urge US citizens to enrol in STEP (Smart Traveler Enrollment Programme) at step.state.gov in order to receive critical information from the Embassy related to health and safety in India,” it said.
Delaying vax will give virus opportunity to develop new variants
Government of India has announced that all individuals aged above 18 years would be eligible to get Covid-19 vaccination starting May 1. This must be considered as the end game for the deadly pandemic to be driven out of India but this would not be achieved if the young and the old hesitate to take vaccine, say the experts.
Researchers find casual link between cardiovascular health and coffee consumption
Lead researcher and Director of UniSA’s Australian Centre for Precision Health, Professor Elina Hypponen says it’s a positive finding that shows our genetics actively regulate the amount of coffee we drink and protect us from consuming too much.
One out of four people experienced mild side effects like headache, fatigue after receiving Pfizer or AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
“The data should reassure many people that in the real world, after effects of the vaccine are usually mild and short-lived, especially in the over 50’s who are most at risk of the infection,” Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at the varsity.
“The results also show up to 70 per cent protection after 3 weeks following a single dose,” Spector said.
Health ministry releases revised guidelines for home isolation of mild Covid-19 cases
Elderly patients aged more than 60 years and those with co-morbid conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung or liver or kidney disease, cerebrovascular disease etc shall only be allowed home isolation after a proper evaluation by the treating medical officer, it added.
In case of falling oxygen saturation levels or shortness of breath, the person should require hospital admission and seek immediate consultation with the treating physician or surveillance team.
Past Covid-19 infection does not fully protect young people against reinfection: Lancet
“As vaccine roll outs continue to gain momentum it is important to remember that, despite a prior Covid-19 infection, young people can catch the virus again and may still transmit it to others,” said Professor Stuart Sealfon, of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, a senior author of the study.
“Immunity is not guaranteed by past infection, and vaccinations that provide additional protection are still needed for those who have had Covid-19,” Sealfon said.
Men, elderly with diabetes at higher risk of death from Covid
With each five-year increase in age, the relative risk for Covid-19 related death in people living with diabetes increased by 43 percent, said the team of researchers from German Diabetes Centre, Leibniz Centre for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, Germany
Covishield, Covaxin effective against ‘Indian strain’ of coronavirus, study suggests
“Very preliminary but encouraging result: #Covishield protects against #B1617. Early results using in vitro neutralization assay show that both convalescent (prior infection) sera and Covishield vaccinated sera offer protection against the B.1.617 variant, aka #DoubleMutant,” CCMB Director Rakesh Mishra tweeted last week.