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Covid 19 Pandemic: 9 in 10 Singaporeans still struggling with their mental health, men and younger adults most worried
Wong Sze Keed, chief executive officer of AIA Singapore, says, “While our nation is heading for a post-pandemic recovery, mentally, we are still trying to navigate our way out of COVID-19 uncertainities. It is not enough to only take care of our physical health. This conviction drives our holistic approach to protect the many aspects of our customers’ wellbeing – such as financial, physical, and mental health – to enable everyone to truly lead healthier, longer, better lives.”
Indian hospitals battle ‘chaotic’ surge as daily virus infections cross 200,000
“The situation is horrible,” said Avinash Gawande, an official of a government hospital in the industrial city of Nagpur that was battling a flood of patients, as were hospitals in neighbouring Gujarat state and Delhi in the north.
“We are a 900-bed hospital, but there are about 60 patients waiting and we don’t have space for them.”
Coronavirus curbs disrupt supply chains, stoke economy worries
Small businesses are also worried that as workers may return to their villages as cases rise and job prospects worsen.In Meerut, an industrial hub about 100 km from New Delhi, Anurag Agarwal, regional head of the Indian Industries Association, said the prices of raw materials for sports goods and other products had risen as supplies have been delayed.
“Night shifts have been cancelled and unforeseen rise in prices of key raw materials have contributed to our woes,” said Agarwal, who represents about 10,000 business units.
New global compact aims to drive down diabetes deaths, boost insulin access
“The number of people with diabetes has quadrupled in the last 40 years. It is the only major noncommunicable disease for which the risk of dying early is going up, rather than down. And a high proportion of people who are severely ill in hospital with COVID-19 have diabetes.”
More than 420 million people worldwide live with diabetes, a group of chronic diseases characterized by elevated blood sugar, which can cause damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves.
Vardhan launches initiative to spread awareness about nutrition
Studies estimate that India produces as much as two times the amount of calories it consumes. However, many in the country are still malnourished. The root cause of this strange phenomenon is the lack of nutritional awareness, it said.
India reports more than 200,000 new COVID-19 cases for first time
Flexible working is more than just a laptop at Home, Survey says
Almost all organizations polled said they are planning for a future involving hybrid work — split between home and office locations — though just 36% are redesigning job roles with more flexibility in mind. Without more targeted support, parents and carers in particular risk erasing the boundaries between work and home life and seeing their workload increase, the survey said.
India’s new coronavirus cases hit record; Mumbai prepares for lockdown
In the western state of Gujurat, a Reuters witness saw a long queue of ambulances waiting outside Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on Wednesday, with some patients being treated there while they waited.A hospital source, who declined to be named as he is not authorised to speak publicly, said a lot of private hospitals were short of oxygen and were sending their patients to the public hospital.
Chhattisgarh state – one of several hinterland regions struggling with a surge in cases – set up a temporary 370-bed hospital in an indoor stadium.
Delhi crematoriums, graveyards struggle to manage resources as COVID-19 kills 409 in just 13 days
”Since last week, on an average 10-15 bodies of COVID victims are being buried daily here. Yesterday, 18 burials were performed.” Suman Gupta, the general secretary of Badi Panchayat Vaishya Beese Agarwal organisation that manages the city’s main crematorium at the Nigambodh Ghat, has an equally sobering number to share.
”Usually, around 50-60 cremations are performed here daily. The number has gone up to over 80 now,” he says.
COVID-19: Ten states account for over 80 per cent of new cases
India’s daily new cases continue to rise. A total of 1,61,736 new cases were registered in a span of 24 hours.
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 51,751. It is followed by Uttar Pradesh with 13,604 while Chhattisgarh reported 13,576 new cases.