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India reports 2.08 lakh Covid cases as it conducts highest single-day tests; 4,157 more succumb
This is the second day in a row that positivity rate has remained below 10 per cent, the ministry said. Weekly positivity rate has also declined to 11.45 per cent. The updated data showed that the number of active cases have further come down to 24,95,591, constituting 9.19 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 89.66 per cent.
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As China grows old, elder care costs loom large
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in about 25 years, one-third of China’s population will be retirees, and their living and health care expenses will take up one-fourth of the country’s Gross domestic product (GDP). Moreover, China’s increasing elderly population will reduce the supply of labor force and increase the burden on families’ elder care and the pressure on the supply of basic public services.
SC seeks Centre’s reply on pleas for Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia to kin of those who died of COVID-19
Advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal, who appeared in-person, said that under section 12(iii) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, every family whose member died due to disaster is entitled for ex-gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh.
Bansal said that since COVID-19 has been declared as a disaster and as per the order dated April 8, 2015, every family whose member dies due to disaster is entitled for ex-gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh
No indication children will be severely affected in third Covid wave: Gov
“Data from the first and the second wave shows that children are usually protected from Covid and even if they get it, they have mild infection,” he said.
He, however, said children have suffered collateral damage during the pandemic due to gender gap in education, stress and mental issues, smartphone dependence/addiction, and interrupted educational opportunities.
18 states have reported 5,424 cases of black fungus; highest in Gujarat, Maharashtra
”Out of these 5,424 cases of mucormycosis, we have seen that 4, 556 cases have a history of COVID-19 infection, while 875 cases are amongst non-COVID patients. Diabetes was present in 55 percent of the patients.
”We have been warning, issuing advisories and, through our experts, it has been communicated that indiscriminate use of steroids must be avoided and diabetes must be treated thoroughly as best as possible,” he said.
Senator Rubio introduces Bills to prevent China’s attempt to obtain US Genomic Data
The legislation will update licensure requirements to account for national security considerations. The bill would require that every Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Act certificate specify if a company with access to Americans’ health data is directly tied to the Government of the People’s Republic of China.
India’s total deaths from COVID-19 surpass 300,000
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,37,28,011, while the case fatality rate has increased to 1.14 percent, the data stated.
Feature for on-site registration enabled for 18-44 age group on CoWIN: Govt
This feature will not be available for private CVCs and they will have to publish their vaccination schedules exclusively with slots for online appointments.
U.S. CDC looking into heart inflammation in some young vaccine recipients
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in a statement dated May 17 said it had looked into reports that a few young vaccine recipients, predominantly adolescents and young adults, and predominantly male, developed myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle.