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Have to take quick and decisive steps to stop the second peak of coronavirus cases in the country: PM Modi
In a virtual interaction with state chief ministers over the pandemic situation and the ongoing vaccination drive, Modi said in states like Maharashtra, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh the number of COVID cases has seen a rise while nearly 70 districts in the country have have seen an increase in the positivity rate by over 150 per cent of late.
India backs AstraZeneca shot as COVID-19 cases hit three-month high
The World Health Organization has said it is assessing whether medical events such as blood clots are related to the vaccination and urged anyone offered a vaccine to take one. AstraZeneca has said a review of safety data has shown no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots.
COVID-19 disruptions may have contributed to an additional 239,000 child and maternal deaths in South Asia” – UN report
The report calls for making essential health services for pregnant women, adolescents and young infants a topmost priority. Strengthening supply chains for the delivery of vaccines and other essential childhood medicines is also vital.
Centre says Covid vaccine wastage is 6.5%, calls for optimal use of shots
On March 15, 8.34 million COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered worldwide, of which India alone administered 36 per cent of doses, he said.
Bhushan said COVID-19 vaccine wastage in five states — Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Jammu and Kashmir is higher than 6.5 per cent, which is the national average.
Maharashtra in beginning of second COVID wave, step up contact tracing: Centre
“Maharashtra is at the beginning of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Efforts to track, test, isolate cases and quarantine contacts are limited there with no adherence to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour among people both in rural and urban areas,” Bhushan wrote in the letter.
Pointing towards contact tracing, the Health Secretary’s letter mentioned that the case-contact ratio is more than 1:20 in the state.
22 of world’s 30 most polluted cities are in India: Report
Besides Delhi, the 21 other Indian cities among the 30 most polluted cities in the world are Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Bisrakh Jalalpur, Noida, Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Agra, and Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, Bhiwari in Rajasthan, Faridabad, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad, Bandhwari, Gurugram, Yamuna Nagar, Rohtak and Dharuhera in Haryana, and Muzaffarpur in Bihar.
IRDAI modifies norms to check arbitrary rise of health premiums by insurers
The IRDAi has said the appointed actuary of an insurance company should review the financial viability of every health insurance product at the end of every financial year and the report of such review should be submitted to their board along with the analysis of favorable or unfavorable experience of each product as well as recommended corrective action, to ensure sustainability of the product and to protect the interests of policyholders of the underlying product.
Men at higher risk of death than for women, chain smoking and heart disease primary reason
“The heterogeneity of sex differences in mortality across countries may indicate the substantial impact of gender on healthy aging in addition to biological sex, and the crucial contributions of smoking may also vary across different populations,” the authors of the study noted.
India records 24,492 new COVID-19 cases, 131 deaths; infection tally crosses 1.14 crore
The total cases in the country rose to 1,14,09,831, while the death toll increased to 1,58,856 with 131 fresh fatalities, the ministry data updated at 8 am showed.
Lethal pollution high in 2020 despite lockdowns: report
Concentrations of the life-shortening particles — cast off by traffic pollution and burning fossil fuels — dropped 11 percent in Beijing, 13 percent in Chicago, 15 percent in New Delhi, 16 percent in London, and 16 percent in Seoul.
At least 60 percent of India’s cities were more breathable last year than in 2019, and all of them had cleaner air than in 2018.