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FPIs pull out Rs 4,615 cr from Indian markets in Apr so far
”The overall sentiments have got impacted due to the spread of coronavirus across multiple states as reflected in the fact that except for the Pharma Index, all sectoral indices ended in the red last week,” said S Ranganathan, head (research) at LKP Securities.
Fears of vaccine exclusion as India uses digital ID, facial recognition
But a requirement to register for appointments on a mobile app using Aadhaar is excluding millions of people who do not have an Aadhaar ID, said Anushka Jain, an associate counsel at the Internet Freedom Foundation in Delhi.
Using facial recognition at vaccine centres risks further marginalising vulnerable people who may be misidentified and refused the vaccine, and raises fears the controversial technology could become the norm at all centres, she added.
Young Covid survivors not safe from reinfection: Lancet
“Immunity is not guaranteed by past infection, and vaccinations that provide additional protection are still needed for those who have had Covid-19,” said Professor Stuart Sealfon, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the US.
India daily increase of record 234,692 COVID-19 infections
India’s deaths from COVID-19 rose by 1,341 to reach a total of 175,649, the data showed.
India may witness 1,750 deaths per day due to Covid-19, surging to around 2,320 by the first week of June, according to a report of the Lancet Covid-19 Commission by India Task Force members.
Finmin widens scope of ECLGS, includes healthcare sector
“In recognition of the continuing adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic on certain service sectors, the government has now extended the scope of ECLGS through introduction of ECLGS 3.0 to cover business enterprises in Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, Leisure & Sporting sectors which had, as on February 29, 2020, total credit outstanding not exceeding Rs 500 crore and overdues, if any, were for 60 days or less, on that date,” the statement issued last month had said.
India has a double mutant Coronavirus variant. Should we be worried?
The new variant, which has a so-called double mutation, is thought to be fueling India’s deadlier new wave of infections that has made it the world’s second worst-hit country, surpassing Brazil, and has already begun to overwhelm its hospitals and crematoriums. The Asian nation has reported more than 14 million Covid cases so far and more than 174,300 fatalities.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 139.6 mn, death toll surge past 2.99 million
The US is the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 31,575,138 and 566,212, respectively, according to the CSSE.
In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 14,291,917 cases.
PM Modi reviews status of oxygen availability to ensure adequate supply
The Prime Minister was conveyed that states and transporters have been asked to ensure tankers move round the clock with drivers working in shifts to ensure faster turnaround and adequate capacity to meet the surge in demand. Cylinder filling plants will also be permitted 24 hour working with necessary safeguards. The government is allowing industrial cylinders to be used for medical oxygen after due purging. Similarly, nitrogen and argon tankers will be automatically allowed to be converted to oxygen tankers to overcome the potential shortage of tankers, as per the statement.
EU throws weight behind Pfizer-BioNTech and new technology
“We need to focus on technologies that have proven their worth,” said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
COVID-19 predominantly transmitted through air: Lancet study cites ‘strong evidence’
“The evidence supporting airborne transmission is overwhelming, and evidence supporting large droplet transmission is almost non-existent,” Jose-Luis Jimenez, a chemist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and the University of Colorado Boulder said.
“It is urgent that the World Health Organization and other public health agencies adapt their description of transmission to the scientific evidence so that the focus of mitigation is put on reducing airborne transmission.”