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When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally?
“The U.S., European and other wealthy nations long ago pre-ordered nearly all the doses available and now other countries, even with the money to buy, are at the back of line waiting,” said Matthew Kavanagh, a global health policy expert at Georgetown University.
COVID-19 kills more than 4,000 Indians amid clamour for vaccines
Two states – Karnataka, which includes tech hub Bengaluru, and Maharashtra, which includes Mumbai – have announced they will temporarily suspend vaccination for people aged 18-44 years as they prioritize those over 45 who need their second dose.
Maharashtra also announced that curbs on movement would be extended until the end of the month in a bid to break the chain of infections. Mostly rural Bihar in the east extended curbs until May 25.
States gear up to tackle Covid-19 in villages with online consultations, surveillance committees
Door-to-door surveillance using pulse oximeter, temperature guns and antigen test kits and setting up of gram yoddha samiti in villages for supporting families of patients have also been set up in Gujarat.
Remote work leads to massive surge in hacking globally: Report
Among Financial and insurance industries, 83 per cent of data compromised in breaches was personal data, while in Professional, Scientific and Technical services industries only 49 per cent was personal.
“As the number of companies switching business-critical functions to the cloud increases, the potential threat to their operations may become more pronounced, as malicious actors look to exploit human vulnerabilities and leverage an increased dependency on digital infrastructures” said Tami Erwin, CEO, Verizon Business, in a statement. .
India is home to 13 of the 20 riskiest cities in the world, extreme levels of air and water pollution
Globally, 1.5 billion people live in 414 cities that are at high risk from pollution, water shortages, extreme heat, natural hazards and the physical impacts of climate change.
MP: Free education, pension to kids orphaned due to COVID-19
He noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has severely hit many families. Children have lost their parents, while aged people are left alone as those taking care of them died due to the viral infection.
“Our government will stand by such children and families and provide Rs 5,000 pension per month to them,” Chouhan said.
Indian states turn to anti-parasitic drug to fight COVID-19 against WHO advice
“The current evidence on the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 patients is inconclusive,” WHO said in a statement in late March. “Until more data is available, WHO recommends that the drug only be used within clinical trials.”
Merck, a manufacturer of the drug, has also said available data does not support using the drug as a COVID-19 treatment. “We do not have enough data to support its use,” said Anita Mathew, an infectious diseases expert in Mumbai.
Arzooo rolls out COVID-19 vaccine slot tracker
”As the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive progresses, the primary challenge for people has shifted to finding an appointment slot. To help combat this battle, Arzooo… today announced the launch of a COVID-19 vaccine slot tracker on its B2B platform as well as its main website…,” the company said in a statement.
Fire tragedy: FIR against trustees of Bharuch hospital
Sixteen COVID-19 patients and two trainee nurses died in the blaze in the ICU ward of the ‘Welfare Hospital’, run by a charitable trust, on May 1.
The FIR was registered against the Bombay Patel Welfare Society’s president, Khalid Patel, other trustees and key functionaries of the trust which runs the hospital, Parmar said, adding that no one has been arrested so far.
Slum-dwellers, homeless people move Delhi HC for direction to provide food, shelter, financial help
“As per the report 1.77 million Indians are homeless and 40 per cent of them are even getting no lockdown relief,” the plea stated.
“The problem is especially acute for homeless women who are malnourished and suffer from various other diseases, mental health issues and risky pregnancies. With hospitals overburdened with COVID-19, the issue of accessibility is likely to be worse now,” the plea read.