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Non-stop cremations cast doubt on India’s counting of COVID dead
Reliable data is at the heart of any government response to the pandemic, without which planning for hospital vacancies, oxygen and medicine becomes difficult, experts say. Government officials say the mismatch in death tallies may be caused by several factors, including over-caution.
India reports highest daily spike with over 2.73 lakh COVID-19 cases, 1,619 deaths
The death toll reached 1,78,769 with additional 1,619 fatalities. In the last 24 hours, as many as 1,44,178 people recovered from the virus. With this, the total number of recoveries reached 1,29,53,821 in India.
India reports 2,61,500 new COVID-19 cases, 1,501 deaths
Five states — Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala — account for65.02 per cent of India’s the active cases.
The active number of cases in the country stands at 18,01,316. In the last 24 hours, 1,38,423 people recovered from the disease. With this, the total recoveries reached 1,28,09,643.
IBM flags more cyber attacks on COVID vaccine infrastructure
The campaign is targeting organizations associated with the COVID-19 vaccine “cold chain” – the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to recipients.
Need of 3rd booster dose based more upon conjecture than data: Experts
Pfizer and Moderna recently announced that people who have received both doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccines will probably need a booster shot this year and might need an annual shot thereafter.
Earlier this month, an expert panel of the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)had permitted Bharat Biotech to give a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to a few volunteers in its clinical trials.
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.