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J&J seeks emergency use nod for COVID-19 vaccine in India
Indian health authorities have so far approved the use of vaccines developed by AstraZeneca, Bharat Biotech, Russia’s Gamaleya Institute and Moderna.
The government and Moderna are still trying to sort out issues over imports of the vaccine and indemnity, a top executive at Indian drugmaker and Moderna’s local distribution partner Cipla told Reuters in an interview on Friday.
RBI keeps policy rate unchanged,raises inflation forecast
“The need of the hour is not to drop our guard and to remain vigilant against any possibility of a third wave especially in the background of rising infections in certain parts of the country,” RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said in a virtual address accompanying the MPC’s decision.
India reports 42,982 new COVID-19 cases
Meanwhile, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 48.93 cr. Cumulatively, 48,93,42,295 vaccine doses have been administered through 57,21,937 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 37,55,115 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry.
Indian Orthopedic Association lays stress on proper first-aid in accidents
Young adults in the age group of 18 -45 years accounted for nearly 69.3 per cent of road accident victims. The working-age group of 18-60 accounted for a share of 84.3 per cent of the total road accident deaths. Of the accident victims who lost their lives, 86 per cent were males, according to the 2019 report.
Delta variant now reported in 135 countries, global coronavirus cases could exceed 200 million by next week: WHO
The global number of new cases has been increasing for more than a month, with over 4 million cases reported in the past week – July 26 to August 1, the update said.
“This increasing trend is largely attributed to substantial increases in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Pacific Regions which reported 37 percent and 33 percent increases respectively as compared to the previous week, while the South-East Asia Region reported a 9 percent increase,” it said.
IMF OKs big increase in funds to alleviate pandemic impact
The general allocation of SDRs will become effective on Aug. 23. The IMF said that the new reserves will be credited to IMF member countries in proportion to their existing quotas with the agency. About USD275 billion of the new allocation will go to the world’s poorer countries.
India withdraws controversial retrospective tax bill, to settle tax disputes with global firms
“This decision helps to clarify our position with the investors,” said Tarun Bajaj, revenue secretary at the finance ministry, channel, adding it would help solve pending cases with Cairn Energy and Vodafone if they withdraw litigation and meet certain conditions.
The government’s proposed amendment in the law comes after a French tribunal last month ordered a freeze on some 20 centrally located properties belonging to the Indian government as part of a guarantee of the amount owed to Cairn.
COVID-19: Orphaned children aged upto 18 to get free health insurance of Rs 5 lakh
The objective of the scheme is to ensure comprehensive care and protection of children in a sustained manner, and enable their well-being through health insurance, empower them through education and equip them for self-sufficient existence with financial support on reaching 23 years of age.
COVID: why you still need to wash your hands
Many infections begin when we touch our mouth, nose or eyes. Scientists researching this behaviour find that people are constantly touching their faces. Respiratory viruses, such as influenza and SARS-CoV-2, while spread primarily by respiratory droplets can also be spread by contaminated hands touching the mucous membranes of the nose, mouth and eyes.
Resting heart rate is important health indicator
Due to the high pressure, the muscles of the heart get stressed, which can cause all these problems to the patient. One can stabilise a high resting heart rate by improving lifestyle, meditation, and yoga. Moreover, stress is a silent killer that can take your heart rate shooting through the roof. There have also been studies in which patients have normalised their high resting heart rate in just one week with lifestyle modification.