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Latin America coronavirus death toll surges past 200,000

Apart from the United States, Brazil and Mexico have racked up more fatalities from the virus than any other country, and together they account for around 70% of the regional death toll.Both have struggled to balance the need to curb the spread of the virus with restrictive safety measures while trying to reopen their economies, which have been battered by the crisis.

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Not everyone in coronavirus-hit family susceptible to disease:Study

“Different people have different immunity to the virus. Within a household, we do not follow social distancing rules or use masks. Between the appearance of the symptom and diagnosis, there is a gap of three to five days, which means all the family members are exposed to the virus. But still, not all get it,” Dileep Mavalankar,director, Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar said.
He suggested that a “large percentage of population may not be susceptible to the virus,” and said the sero-surveillance study to measure antibodies against Covid-19 in the population would be helpful to find out exactly how many persons have already been infected.

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Bihar flood situation worsens, 53.67 lakh people across 14 districts affected

With 16.89 lakh flood-affected people, Muzaffarpur is the worst-hit district, followed by 12.40 lakh people in Darbhanga and 8.09 lakh in East Champaran.

More than half of the affected populace live in Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga districts.

Of the 13 deaths in flood-related incidents, Darbhanga registered the highest seven casualties, followed by four in West Champaran and two in Muzaffarpur.

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U.S.makes deal for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, deaths expected to rise

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Friday forecast between 168,000 and 182,000 total fatalities by August 22, predicting that deaths will rise fastest in Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Tennessee and Washington state.
Coronavirus deaths in the United States are rising at their fastest rate since early June. Roughly one American died about every minute from COVID-19 on Wednesday.

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India’s IFSCA gets members from 4 regulators,to regulate financial markets in IFSCs

The centre has notified the names of T.L.Alamelu,member, IRDAI, Indrani Banerjee,executive director,Reserve Bank of India(RBI), Sujit Prasad,executive director,Securities and Exchange Board of India(Sebi),Ananta Gopal Das,executive director,Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority(PFRDA), as members of IFSCA)

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Govt gets ready to infuse Rs 10,000 cr of fresh capital into 3 PSU general insurers,amends GIBNA Act

The cabinet earlier had approved capital infusion of Rs12,450 crore for the three PSU general insurers that included Rs 2,500 crore already infused in these three companies in 2019-20,The ministry of finance(MoF) had clarified that out of fresh capital of Rs 10,000 crore,,Rs.3,475 crore will be released immediately;while the balance Rs,6475 crore will be infused later. 

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India’s coronavirus cases rise by a daily record of 55,078, death toll at 35,747

Covid-19 infections in the country jumped by 55,078 in the past 24 hours, while the death toll rose by 779 to 35,747, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on its website.Maharashtra has reported its highest single-day spike of 11,147 cases and its tally now stands at 4,11,798. Tamil Nadu’s corona tally has shot up to  239,978 with 5,864 fresh cases. Both states have extended their lockdowns until August 31, with some relaxations.
India’s Covid-19 recovery rate now stands at 64.54 per cent, said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan here on Friday.

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No BS-IV vehicle registration until decision on sale during lockdown: SC

The bench, also comprising Justices B R Gavai and Krishna Murari, asked the automobile dealers association to place before it the details of vehicles sold either online or through direct sale during the lockdown period in last week of March.During the brief hearing conducted through video conferencing on Friday, a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra made clear that no BS-4 vehicles will be registered by the authorities till it decides the issue

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