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Kerala may witness around 460,000 Covid cases from Aug 1-20: Central team
Kerala accounted for more than half of the COVID-19 cases recorded in the country in the last seven days, the Centre said on Tuesday.
65 per cent of tuberculosis cases in 15-45 age group: Health minister
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu turning his focus to the gravity of the disease suggested, “If all the local, central, and state governments, MPs, and officials join together and make it a people’s movement, it won’t be difficult to eliminate TB by 2025. The average life expectancy has increased to 69.4 years, which was 35 years in 1950.
High cost of containers to impact India’s exports: TPCI
It said that new records have been hit in container freight spot rates of all carriers and further rise is expected this month.
73% of Indian firms expect customer data breach in next 1 year
Nearly 57 per cent Indian organisation among those surveyed said it was somewhat to very likely that they’d suffer serious cyber-attacks in the next 12 months.
While 34 per cent suffered more than 7 cyber attacks that infiltrated networks/systems, 20 per cent had more than 7 breaches of information assets.
Fake COVID-19 vaccination cards worry US college officials
Requiring vaccinations to attend class at colleges and universities has become a contentious political issue in some states. Public colleges in at least 13 states including Ohio, Utah, Tennessee and Florida cannot legally require COVID-19 vaccinations due to state legislation, but private institutions in those same states can.
Economic impact of 2nd COVID-19 wave likely to be muted; visible signs of eco rejuvenation: FinMin
The latest Monthly Economic Review, released by the finance ministry, said the ”robust recovery in tax collections cushions the fisc towards meeting the budgeted support to the economy”.
It also said the recent sero-prevalence results signify that India can reduce the likelihood of severe illness due to COVID-19 if the country sustains the momentum of the vaccination programme.
”Having antibodies reduces the probability of acquiring serious illnesses, as is borne by studies. So, any subsequent waves are expected to be mild in terms of severity of disease,” the ministry said in the report.
Covid-19 R-value more than 1 in 5 states, it’s cause for concern: Govt
At a press briefing on the pandemic, officials said the reproduction number or R number that indicates the speed at which COVID-19 is spreading is more than 1 in five states — Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh — which remains a cause for concern.
Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Nagaland have their reproduction number at 1, Joint Secretary in the Union Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said.
For India, it is around 1, he said.
Misplaced Confidence: Is India ready for another Covid wave?
Epidemiological models that predicted the second wave suggest that another, shallower wave might hit India as soon as this month. And the country isn’t nearly as ready as it thinks.Part of what is driving overconfidence is the particularly devastating nature of India’s second wave.
20.32 lakh tests, 7.08 lakh hospital admissions related to Covid authorised under AB-PMJAY: Govt
The National Health Authority (NHA) has been providing the necessary support to the states and Union territories for ensuring free COVID-19 testing and treatment to all eligible beneficiaries under AB-PMJAY.
When the pandemic broke out, the existing packages were used for providing treatment, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said.
Post-Covid concern: Cases of hormonal imbalance on rise, say doctors
Professor Gyan Chand of SGPGIMS said that the latest review article, published in the Journal of Endocrine Society has revealed that SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the Covid-19 disease, is not only affecting the pancreas, but also other endocrine glands, even leading to male sexual disorders.