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Women ‘systematically excluded’ from COVID response, despite being worst affected
The data reveals that of 225 COVID-19 task forces up and running across 137 countries, only 24 per cent of members were women.
“Women have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response…however, they have been systematically excluded from the decision-making processes on how to address the impacts of the pandemic”, said UNDP chief Achim Steiner
India reports 40,715 fresh COVID-19 cases, 199 deaths in last 24 hours
Six states — Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu — collectively account for 80.90 per cent of the 40,715 infections reported in a span of 24 hours.
The doubling time of COVID-19 cases in India has decreased from 504.4 days on March 1 to 202.3 days on March 23, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, highlighting that six states have reported a surge in daily new cases and together account for 80.90 per cent of the new infections reported in a day.
Meanwhile, more than 32.53 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered on March 22, which is the highest single-day vaccination so far, taking the total number of people inoculated to over 4.8 crore.
India’s rising coronavirus cases risk denting economic recovery
“There is a restless urgency in the air in India to resume high growth, and incoming data point to even contact-intensive services such as personal care, recreation and hospitality gathering traction,” central bankers led by Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata Patra wrote in the Reserve Bank of India’s latest monthly bulletin. But “another outbreak, more lockdowns and restraints, will get unbearable in spite of learning from the initial experience of living with the virus.
Govt expands COVID-19 vaccination for people above 45 yrs from April 1
Meanwhile, Odisha might have to stop its coronavirus vaccination drive for four days because of a shortage of doses, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters, even as overall inoculations hit a record on Tuesday.
Reputation of AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine marred by missteps
US officials issued an unusual statement expressing concerns the company had included outdated information from its study and that it may have provided an incomplete view of the efficacy data.
A company spokesman said Tuesday it was looking into it.
India”s total cases of mutant COVID-19 strains reach 795
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in the three countries where the pandemic is being driven by the variant mutants of SARS-CoV-2 virus, namely the UK, South Africa and Brazil, the South African and Brazilian variants have the potential to reinfect persons who have been previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, he said in a written reply.
COVID-19: MHA issues new guidelines, asks states/UTs to follow ‘Test-Track-Treat’ protocol
While talking about vaccination, the MHA said: “While the vaccination drive is proceeding smoothly, the pace is uneven across different states and UTs; and, the slow pace of vaccination in some states/ UTs is a matter of concern. Vaccination against COVID-19, in the present scenario, is critical to break the chain of transmission.”
Suspension of international passenger flights extended till April 30
“However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis,” the DGCA added.
89 deaths reported following COVID vaccination till March 16, but none attributed to vaccine: Govt
Adequate measures have been put in place to manage AEFI cases like availability of anaphylaxis kits at each vaccination site, immediate referral to adverse events following immunization (AEFI) management centre and observation of vaccine recipients for 30 minutes at session site so as to take timely corrective measure.
Notify health policy for rare diseases by March 31, HC asks Centre; directs setting up of R&D body
It also asked the government to consider increasing the budget for rare diseases for the upcoming financial year 2021-22 and said the policy should deal with giving financial incentives for manufacturing drugs and contributing towards treatment of rare diseases.