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Delhi to use 500 railway coaches as hospital facilities to fight coronavirus
India is the fourth-worst affected country in the world, with cases steadily increasing. It reported a record single-day jump in cases on Sunday, adding nearly 12,000 confirmed infections and taking the total to more than 320,000, according to health ministry data.
SC asks Centre to discuss ticket price refund issue with airlines
The airlines instead of providing the full refund of the amount collected for the tickets due to cancellation, are providing a credit shell, valid up to one year, which is clear in violation of the Civil Aviation Requirement of May 2008 issued by the DGCA which clearly states that the option of holding the refund amount in credit shell by the airlines shall be the prerogative of the passenger and not a default practice of the airline, said the plea.
Record rise in India virus cases raises fear of return of curbs
Dr V.K.Paul, head of a government task force tackling the outbreak, said there was no quick end in sight.
“Our population is still susceptible, this virus is present, we have contained it, but this fight will go on for months,” Paul told a news conference.
India’s COVID-19 cases jump from 2 lakh to 3 lakh in 10 days as it records worst daily spike
India took 64 days to cross the 1 lakh-mark from 100 cases, then in another fortnight it reached the grim milestone of two lakh cases. It has now become the fourth worst-hit nation by the pandemic with a caseload of 3,08,993, according to coronavirus statistics website Worldometer.
However, the Health Ministry said on Friday the doubling time of coronavirus cases has improved to 17.4 days from 15.4 days. And its data updated at 8 am on Saturday showed active cases at 1,45,779 and those who have recovered at 1,54,329; one patient has migrated.
“Thus, around 49.9 per cent patients have recovered so far,” a ministry official said.
Covid-19 crisis: PM Modi to hold two-day meet with CMs from Tuesday
The two-day virtual meet comes also against the backdrop of rising number of coronavirus cases in the country.Under “Unlock 1” several relaxations have been made for public and businesses to ensure that economic activities hit by the lockdown gather momentum.
Govt says no community transmission of Covid-19 yet, but experts disagree
“It’s just that the health authorities are not admitting it. Even ICMR’s own study of SARI (severe acute respiratory illness) showed that about 40 per cent of those who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 did not have any history of overseas travel or contact to a known case. If this is not community transmission, what is,” Leading virologist Shahid Jameel
Mumbai braces for monsoon diseases amid strain of a pandemic
This year the city’s hospitals are already overrun. Mumbai has been hit the hardest by COVID-19. About 25% of India’s 297,535 coronavirus cases and roughly 29% of the 8,498 deaths recorded have come from the city and its surrounding suburbs.
Remdesivir rollout to take more time as pharma firms working on providing safety, quality data
The Union Health Ministry on Saturday, in its revised ‘Clinical Management Protocol for COVID-19’, recommended the use of remdesivir under emergency use authorization on patients with moderate disease — that is those on oxygen support. It is not recommended for those with severe renal impairment and in children less than 12 years, pregnant and lactating women.
Loss of smell or taste added to list of COVID-19 symptoms: Health Minister
The ministry said that coronavirus-infected patients reporting to various Covid-19 treatment facilities have been reporting symptoms like fever, cough, fatigue, shortness of breath, expectoration, myalgia, rhinorrhea, sore throat and diarrhea.
RBI wants banks to overhaul their risk management system
The banks have to establish effective communication/coordination with the audit committee to facilitate the exchange of information, effective coverage of all risks, including emerging risks,reputational risks and any needed adjustments to the risk governance framework of the bank,.