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Unlock5: Centre permits schools, colleges, cinemas to reopen from October 15
However, the ministry said that restrictions on international travel, except those permitted by the Centre, will continue. Swimming pools being used for training of sportspersons will be allowed to open for which the standard operating procedure (SOP) will be issued by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
The lockdown shall continue to be implemented strictly in the containment zones till October 31, the ministry said. The home ministry reiterated that states will not impose any local lockdown outside the containment zones without prior consultation with the central government. There will be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement.
Private sector must focus on PPP to develop modern healthcare facilities in rural area:Venkaiah Naidu
The National Digital Health Mission has the potential to unlock ₹1.5 trillion in incremental value for India’s healthcare industry in about 10 years, said a joint publication by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and FICCI titled “Leapfrogging to a Digital Healthcare System: Reimaging Healthcare for Every Indian”
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine appears safe, shows signs of working in older adults: study
The findings are reassuring because immunity tends to weaken with age, Dr. Evan Anderson, one of the study’s lead researchers from Emory University in Atlanta, said in a phone interview.
India’s coronavirus infections rise to 6.31 million
Deaths from coronavirus infections rose by 1,181 to 98,678, the ministry said.Reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 9,40,705. As many as 52,73,201 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far, the Union Health Ministry has said in its latest update.
Global coronavirus deaths pass ‘agonizing milestone’ of 1 million
It took just three months for COVID-19 deaths to double from half a million, an accelerating rate of fatalities since the first death was recorded in China in early January.
More than 5,400 people are dying around the world every 24 hours, according to Reuters calculations based on September averages, overwhelming funeral businesses and cemeteries.
Pandemic to keep Asia’s growth at lowest since 1967, warns World Bank
The economic shock of the pandemic was also expected to lead to a jump in poverty, defined as income of $5.50 a day, the bank said, adding that based on past experience and the latest gross domestic product forecasts, poverty could expand by 33 million to 38 million people to see its first rise in 20 years.
The bank said that 33 million people who would have in the absence of the pandemic escaped poverty would remain in it this year.
Single-day COVID-19 cases in India below 75,000, recovery rate rises to 83.01 pc
There are 9,47,576 active cases in the country which comprise 15.42 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate was recorded at 1.57 per cent.
Lack social bonding, rising insecurity, hypertension & stress increase heart disease risks amid COVID-19: Bharti AXA Study
· 50% of respondents over 45 years of age experienced anxiety due to lack of social bonding, heightening stress level
· Better work-life balance in smaller cities as larger cities are seen grappling with it
· Males are more focused on their health and well-being than their counterparts
AstraZeneca gets partial immunity in low-cost EU vaccine deal
Drugmakers have called on EU regulators to set up a Europe-wide compensation scheme, while patients’ organizations are calling for an EU-wide fund financed by pharmaceutical firms that would compensate for unexpected side-effects.
The EU legal regime is among the least favorable to drugmakers on compensation claims, although plaintiffs have rarely managed to win as the law requires them to prove the link between an illness and a vaccine that may have caused it.
The United States has granted immunity from liability for COVID-19 vaccines that receive regulatory approval. Meanwhile, Russia has said it would shoulder some of the legal liability should anything go wrong with the vaccine developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute.
World Bank seeks board approval for $12 billion coronavirus vaccine financing plan
Malpass said the World Bank plan aimed to put poor and middle-income countries, where the virus is spreading most rapidly, on the same footing as richer countries by ensuring they have financing to secure supplies and a system for distribution, which will encourage drugmakers to meet their demand.
Without early doses that can bring outbreaks under control, many of these countries risk economic collapse that will push hundreds of millions of people back into poverty.