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“Epidemiologists have made very clear the third wave of COVID-19 is inevitable in India”
Third wave of COVID-19 is inevitable and is likely to start from September-October, so the country should vaccinate as many people as possible.
”But in the second wave, the virus had a different characteristic which resulted in an indirect attack on lungs in a big way, which resulted in a large number of people demanding oxygen at a very early stage of infection.
Indian panel says global response needed to contain more infectious virus variant
Dubbed the “delta variant” by the World Health Organization, it is estimated to be 50% more transmissible than the coronavirus variant first found in Britain, researchers at the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium and the National Centre for Disease Control said.
Pfizer jab produces less antibodies against Delta variant of coronavirus: Lancet study
The team, led by researchers from the Francis Crick Institute in the UK, noted that levels of antibodies alone do not predict vaccine effectiveness and prospective population studies are also needed. Lower neutralising antibody levels may still be associated with protection against COVID-19, they said.
17 pilots of Air India, IndiGo, Vistara died of Covid in May: Sources
in a statement to PTI. Indigo has a ”robust” welfare scheme and a ”benevolent policy” so that each family of the deceased pilot would be getting Rs 5 crore, the sources mentioned.
They added that while there were barely a few pilots of IndiGo who tested positive during the first wave, almost 450 pilots of the carrier tested positive for COVID-19 during the second wave.
India orders 300 mln COVID-19 shots before approval as court asks for vaccine ‘roadmap’
So far, about 4.7% of the country’s 950 million adult population have been given both doses. The government said this week supplies are improving and it could have as many as 10 million doses each day in July and August, up from just under three million now.
624 doctors died due to COVID-19 in second wave: IMA
”Last year, 748 doctors across India succumbed to COVID-19, while in the current second wave in a short period we have lost 624 doctors,” a doctor associated with the IMA said.
Risk of COVID-19 surge threatens Africa’s health facilities
Only around two per cent of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, compared with the 24 per cent global figure.
In the last two weeks, the continent has recorded a 20 per cent increase in coronavirus infections, compared to the previous fortnight.
“The pandemic is trending upwards in 14 countries and in the past week alone (and) eight countries witnessed an abrupt rise of over 30 per cent in cases,” WHO said in a statement.
Economy hit by COVID-19 second wave to start recovering from July, says Chief Economic Advisor
Commenting on the stock market situation in the country, he said that the stock market is at a record high as investors believe that the Indian economy will do well.
The CEA said that the prediction of good economic growth and investment by developed nations in the Indian stock market has led the market to a record high.
General insurers seek cooperation from hospitals for faster settlement Covid-19 claims
The insurance companies are ready to extend their maximum cooperation to hospitals in completing the discharge process in the quickest possible time in all cashless claims as per the HC directives and solicit the kind cooperation of all hospitals in this regard, said Atul Sahai, chairman of GI Council and CMD of New India Assurance, the largest general insurer in the country.
Indian airlines may post $4.1 billion consolidated loss this fiscal: CAPA
“We expect that Indian airlines will lose a consolidated USD 4.1-billion in FY2022, similar to that in FY2021. This will take total losses over two years to around USD 8 billion as a result of the two COVID-19 waves,” CAPA said in the report.