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WHO says authorised vaccines effective against new variants, but cautions against overseas travel
“Right now, in the face of a continued threat and new uncertainty, we need to continue to exercise caution, and rethink or avoid international travel,” Hans Kluge said, adding that “pockets of increasing transmission” on the continent could quickly spread. The so-called Indian variant, which may be more transmissible, has now been identified in at least 26 of the 53 countries in the WHO Europe region, Kluge said during his weekly press conference.
China says providing vaccines to almost 40 African states
The UN Security Council called on Wednesday for accelerated availability of Covid-19 vaccines for Africa, expressing concern that the continent has only received about 2% of all vaccines administered globally.
Aerosols from Covid-19 infected person can travel in air up to 10 metres: Govt
a study done by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and the Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTech), Chandigarh found that the infection can be transiently airborne.
Scientists have also worked with a couple of hospitals to find if the virus particles can be found in air samples in the hospital wards.
57.25 lakh domestic air passengers in April, 26.8 pc lower than March: DGCA
According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), 78.27 lakh people travelled by air within the country in February. The drop in domestic air traffic in April is due to the second wave of the pandemic that has badly hit India and its aviation sector.
Long working hours raises death risk from heart disease, stroke
“Teleworking has become the norm in many industries, often blurring the boundaries between home and work. In addition, many businesses have been forced to scale back or shut down operations to save money, and people who are still on the payroll end up working longer hours. No job is worth the risk of stroke or heart disease. Governments, employers and workers need to work together to agree on limits to protect the health of workers,” Ghebreyesus added.
Facebook rolls out Covid announcement tool to help health depts in India
“The COVID-19 Announcement feature will give health departments the ability to push out timely, credible COVID-19 and vaccine information to people in their local communities/ state jurisdictions. States will be able to issue these alerts statewide or to specific cities within their state,” it added.
India’s Biological E. to produce Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine
Mahima Datla, managing director,Biological E said that Biological E. was looking to contract-manufacture about 600 million doses of the J&J vaccine annually. India’s government, however, did not factor in any production of J&J this year in the country in a list of likely vaccine output released last week.
Drones to digital: Asia, Africa find ways to plug COVID health gaps
Telemedicine platform gives Pakistan’s women medics new e-avenue
* Indian youth on low incomes trained as skilled health workers
* Solar-powered freezers used for COVID vaccines in rural Kenya
Total spend of $8 billion on Covid vaccines for India in 2021: Investec
Based on current supply visibilities (imports / India mfg / new launches), 75% of India’s population (above 18 years of age) will get vaccinated by October’21, Investec said.
“We expect a total of 8 vaccines to be available by October including Pfizer/Novavax/JnJ/Cadila/Biologically E”, it said.
India logs 13 per cent fall in new COVID-19 cases in week; still highest globally: WHO
The highest numbers of new deaths were reported from India (27,922 new deaths; 2.0 new deaths per 100 000; a 4 per cent increase), Nepal (1,224 new deaths; 4.2 new deaths per 100 000; a 266 per cent increase) and Indonesia (1,125 new deaths; 0.4 new deaths per 100,000; a 5 per cent decrease).