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India says virus variants not behind upsurge in cases
A top government health official confirmed the long-time presence of two mutants – N440K and E484Q – in those two states as well as elsewhere in the country and abroad. Authorities have also found the UK variant in 187 people in India, the South African one in six and one case of the Brazilian mutation.
“There is no reason today for us to believe, on the basis of scientific information, that these are responsible for the upsurge of the outbreak,” Vinod Kumar Paul, who heads a government committee on vaccines, told a news conference.
Japan appoints ‘loneliness minister’ to tackle suicides
In October, more people had died from suicide than from Covid in Japan in 2020 by then. There were 2,153 suicide deaths that month and 1,765 total virus deaths up to the end of October.
India detects over 24,000 mutations in 7,000 variants of Covid
“Till now, no correlation has been established between the variants and the rise in the number of cases reported in a few states. It is still under investigation,” he said.
“More than 2 lakh mutations in the virus have been recorded globally. But did all the mutations incite a rise in cases? The mutations are a natural process of evolution in a pathogen. It is relevant only if it induces a change in the trend of disease spread,” Singh explained.
India’s COVID-19 active caseload stands at 1.46 lakh
The ministry said that in the last one week, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Telangana, Delhi and Haryana have reported more than 100 average daily new cases, whereas Kerala and Maharashtra both report more than 4,000 average daily new cases in past one week.
Govt warns states of worsening COVID-19 situation if rules ignored
“Any laxity in implementing stringent measures to curb the spread, especially in view of new strain of virus…could compound the situation,” the health ministry said in a statement that singled out nine states and a federal territory.
India has confirmed the long-time presence of two mutant variants – N440K and E484Q – in addition to those first detected in Brazil, Britain and South Africa.
Rajasthan to enact Bill on Right to Health,to bring Universal Health Care scheme worth Rs 3,500 cr: Gehlot
He said that from next year, universal health coverage will be implemented at a cost of Rs 3,500 crore, under which every family in the state will get medical insurance benefit of up to Rs 5 lakh.
”For the first time in the country, we are going to implement universal health coverage in the state in the coming year at the cost of Rs 3,500 crore,” Gehlot said.
India’s COVID-19 active caseload falls below 1.5 lakh; no fresh deaths in 21 states, UTs
India’s daily positivity rate remains below three percent, the ministry noted.
The country reported 78 new COVID-19 fatalities on Tuesday, the health ministry said, as it underlined that a steady decline is being observed in the number of daily new deaths.
US tops 500,000 virus deaths, matching the toll of 3 wars
Baltimore: The COVID-19 death toll in the US has topped 500,000, a staggering number that all but matches the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined. The US recorded an estimated 405,000 deaths in World War II, 58,000 in the...
India’s health sector overcame trial by fire during COVID-19:PM
To keep India healthy, the government is working on four fronts simultaneously — prevention of illness and promotion of wellness, providing cheap and effective treatment to the poorest of the poor, increasing quality and quantity of health infrastructure and healthcare professionals, and working on mission mode to overcome obstacles, Modi said.
Indian vaccine makers say can quickly adapt to tackle variants
Bharat Biotech Chairman Krishna Ella said his company would mainly need data from the ICMR or the World Health Organization on the genetic sequence of any variant to quickly make an effective vaccine.