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Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads
A variety of factors have contributed to the recent surge in the region, including people growing weary of the pandemic and letting precautions slip low vaccination rates, and the emergence of the delta variant of the virus, which was first detected in India, said Abhishek Rimal, the Asia-Pacific emergency health coordinator for the Red Cross, who is based in Malaysia.
India reports 3,998 COVID deaths after state corrects its data
On Wednesday, the government reported 42,015 new coronavirus infections in the previous 24 hours, health ministry data showed.
US life expectancy in 2020 drops by 1.5 years due to Covid-19 pandemic
“It’s staggering and depressing,” said Noreen Goldman, a professor of demography and public affairs at Princeton University. “The U.S. lags behind virtually all high-income countries in life expectancy, and now it’s lagging further behind.”
“No Need To Panic”: AIIMS chief says Human-To-Human Bird Flu transmission rare
“There is no need to worry if one is eating properly cooked poultry products. There is no evidence so far that it can be spread to people through properly cooked food. The virus gets destroyed when the food is cooked at high temperature. One should avoid contact with infected poultry, especially ill or dying chickens,” he said.
Pandemic can have severe effect on children’s mental, physical health, says doctor
“Pandemic can have a severe effect on children’s mental and physical health. They are confined at home for more than a year. Moreover, illnesses in the family, wage losses for parents have increased stress. Children may express psychological distress (sadness) by acting out in a different way each child behaves differently. Some may become silent while others may express anger and hyperactivity,” Dr Kumar said.
Infosys reopens offices as India Inc eyes long road back to work
In its memo, Infosys said the country’s safety situation seems to be improving, with growing vaccination coverage.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, the country’s biggest outsourcer, said earlier this month that it hoped to vaccinate all its employees and their families by September.
“Recognizing that vaccination was our best bet to an early return to normalcy, we undertook a pan-India vaccination drive that began in May,” said Chief Executive Officer Rajesh Gopinathan, adding that 70% of the company’s staff had been fully or partially vaccinated so far.
IMF to keep 2021 global growth forecast at 6%-Georgieva
Georgieva, speaking at an online event sponsored by the Peterson Institute for International Economics, said that recovery will be held back unless the pace of COVID-19 vaccination picks up, adding that a goal of ending the pandemic by the end of 2022 will not be reached at the current pace.
Artificial intelligence than can monitor snoring levels and identify sleep disorders developed
Sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea are usually diagnosed in specialist sleep clinics, but these can be expensive and also disruptive for patients as they usually have to wear a range of devices that can feel uncomfortable or invasive.
Many sufferers of sleep disorders are not identified until other medical problems become apparent, meaning that they are less likely to make lifestyle changes that could improve their condition without the need for treatment.
Prevalence of COVID-19’s Delta variant among specimens sequenced over past 4 weeks exceeded 75 per cent: WHO
“According to GISAID data, as of 20 July, the prevalence of Delta among the specimens sequenced over the past 4 weeks exceeded 75 percent in many countries worldwide including Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Israel, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore South Africa, and the United Kingdom,” the update said.
India reports 41,383 new COVID-19 cases, deaths rise by 507
India’s daily positivity rate remained less than 3 per cent for 31 consecutive days. The positivity rate stood at 2.41 per cent.