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24,882 new COVID-19 cases recorded in India, recovery rate at 96.82 pc
Maharashtra remains one of the worst affected states in the country with 15,817 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of active cases stands at 1,10,485 while the death toll stands at 52,723.
‘No evidence’ of blood clot risk from Covid-19 vaccine, says AstraZeneca
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said Thursday that it did not recommend suspending use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, stating that there is “no indication” the vaccine caused the blood clots in the people who received the vaccine. The agency told countries they could keep rolling out the shot while investigations take place.
“The vaccine’s benefits continue to outweigh its risks and the vaccine can continue to be administered while the investigation of cases of thromboembolic events is ongoing,” the agency said as quoted by CNN.
India uses digital banking and biometrics to organize its 1.3 billion population
The digital network is now the lynchpin for most of India’s social security and cash transfer programs — which had been notorious for corruption and unreliability. Today, the government uses JAM’s direct benefit transfers for 317 programs. It made 2.6 billion transactions in the current financial year, getting more than $46 billion to beneficiaries. The cumulative value of the transfers since the first programs started in 2013 stands at more than $195 billion.
Deboard air passengers not wearing mask ‘properly’ despite warnings: DGCA
The DGCA said it has been noticed that some travellers undertaking air journey do not adhere to “COVID-19 protocols”, which essentially involve wearing of masks properly — not below the nose, right from entering the departing airport to exiting from the arriving airport.
Over six COVID-19 vaccines in offing in India: Harsh Vardhan
”More than half a dozen vaccines are going to come up,” he said.
”Till Saturday morning, 1.84 crore vaccine shots have been given in the country and 20 lakh people were inoculated yesterday,” the minister added.
Beijing mulls new law to curb food wastage
In China, about 17 million tonnes of food was estimated to be wasted each year, enough to feed some 30 million to 50 million people
Covid vax linked to 30% reduction in transmission, says UK study
Meanwhile, where healthcare workers had received a second dose of the vaccine at least 14 days before, their household members had a rate of Covid-19 which was at least 54 per cent lower than household members where healthcare workers had not been vaccinated, said the study.
The latest study came as the UK government said it will discuss with the European Union countries about the possibility of creating a vaccine passport, which will allow those who have had the jab to travel abroad more freely.
Insurers, reinsurers prepare for battle over UK COVID-19 business payments
Bars, beauty parlors, nightclubs and other small companies in January won the right to business interruption insurance payments after senior judges ruled many insurance policies should cover losses caused by lockdowns in a test case brought by Britain’s market watchdog.
But senior insurance executives said the judgment, which affects 60 insurers, has not helped to clarify whether insurers or their reinsurers — companies which provide financial protection to the industry — are on the hook for payments.
India reports 23,285 new COVID-19 cases, 117 deaths in last 24 hours
With the second phase of the nation-wide vaccination drive underway, as many as 2,61,64,920 doses of the vaccine have been administered so far.
PwC survey ranks post-Brexit UK fourth most favoured investment destination, overtaking India
Britain’s attractions have changed as a result of “becoming a separate country and location”, Moritz told the Reuters Global Markets Forum, noting that U.S. and German companies appeared particularly favourable toward investing in the UK.