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The Health Inequality Data Repository (HIDR) includes nearly 11...
Scorching temperatures hit Asia’s power grids, raise region’s health risks
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Novel coronavirus may enter brain via nose, study says
The research, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, noted that SARS-CoV-2 not only affects the respiratory tract but also impacts the central nervous system (CNS), resulting in neurological symptoms such as loss of smell, taste, headache, fatigue and nausea.
No direct correlation between health expenditure and Covid outcomes: Report
A significant part of the health care cost in India has to be borne by non-governmental entities, of which out of pocket expenses of households (including medical insurance) accounted for 2.2 per cent of the GDP and the remaining 0.4 per cent was accounted for by non-governmental organisations/ external donor/local bodies, it said, citing official data of FY17.
The share of government in the current expenditure on health in India is only 27.1 per cent and an a large share of 62.4 per cent is borne by households, it said.
Researchers to explore how vitamin D affects Covid-19
The research team, including one of Indian-origin, have received nearly $241,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research on how vitamin D regulates the immune system in the gastrointestinal tract.
A ‘mission of the century’ as airlines prep for gargantuan vaccine supply
This will be the largest and most complex logistical exercise ever,” said Alexandre de Juniac, chief executive officer of the International Air Transport Association, the industry’s chief lobby. “The world is counting on us.”
IATA estimates that the equivalent of 8,000 loads in a 110-ton capacity Boeing 747 freighter will be needed for the airlift, which will take two years to supply some 14 billion doses, or almost two for every man, woman and child on Earth. It’s a tall order, given about one-third of the global passenger fleet is still in storage, based on data from Cirium.
Centre to vaccinate around 300 mn by July-August: Harsh Vardhan
The Union Minister highlighted that India has one of the highest recovery rates in the whole world. “From 1 lab in January 2020, we now have 2,165 labs. More than a million people are being tested on a daily basis. We have completed 14 crore cumulative tests today. This all shows the determination of the government and relentless efforts of our corona warriors whose contribution is significant in fighting the pandemic,” he said.
India”s COVID-19 tally rises to 94.31 lakh with 38,772 fresh cases
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 88,47,600, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.81 per cent. The COVID-19 case fatality rate declined further to 1.45 per cent.
The active COVID-19 caseload remained below five lakh for the 20th consecutive day.
DCGI and institutional ethics committee investigating claim of adverse event in COVID vaccine trial: Officials
A 40-year-old Chennai-based business consultant, who was a volunteer for the third phase of the vaccine trial conducted by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), has sought Rs 5 crore compensation for allegedly suffering serious neurological and psychological symptoms after taking the dose
“It is evident that the intention behind the spreading of such malicious information is an oblique pecuniary motive. The Serum Institute of India, will seek damages in excess of 100 crore for the same and will defend such malicious claims,” Serum Institute said.
China scientists say the coronavirus may have originated in India
In May, the World Health Assembly (WHA), the governing body of the 194-member states of the WHO, approved a resolution to set up an independent inquiry to conduct an impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation” of the international response as well as that of WHO.
Max Life hires 2,000 executives via digital medium during COVID-19
In the first half of the year, Max Life has hired more than 2000 employees across diverse verticals such as agency, bancassurance, and internal operations.
This includes 170 candidates, some from reputed B-school campuses such as NMIMS-Mumbai; IIM-Calcutta, and IMT-Ghaziabad and MDI-Gurgaon who were offered roles at Max Life pre-COVID; along with over 40 leadership positions across various strategic business verticals
WHO says would be ‘highly speculative’ to say COVID did not emerge in China
China is pushing a narrative via state media that the virus existed abroad before it was discovered in the central city of Wuhan, citing the presence of coronavirus on imported frozen food packaging and scientific papers claiming it had been circulating in Europe last year.
“I think it’s highly speculative for us to say that the disease did not emerge in China,” Mike Ryan said at a virtual briefing in Geneva after being asked if COVID-19 could have first emerged outside China.