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Priority is close monitoring, guiding containment work in areas with high infection rate: PM Modi
According to a statement issued by the Prime minister’s Office, Modi also directed that real-time national level monitoring and guidance should be provided to all affected states and places with high test positivity rates.
HC asks Centre to treat as representation plea for disaster management agency in NCR
“In order to bring about uniformity in the COVID-response, it is imperative that the respondents (Centre and governments of Delhi, UP, Haryana and Rajasthan) designate the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) or any authority, consisting of executive members from all the concerned states and union territory, as the single nodal agency, to carry out disaster management tasks in the NCR region in a uniform manner,” the petition had said.
India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 8.2 lakh with 27,114 new cases, death toll climbs to 22,123
While the total coronavirus caseload surged to 8,20,916 on Saturday, there were 2,83,407 active cases and 5,15,385 recoveries. The total number of confirmed cases include foreigners
“Thus, around 62.78 per cent of patients have recovered so far,” an official said
Floods, landslides kill 23 in Nepal, dozens missing
In the southern plains bordering India, the Koshi river, which causes deadly floods in the eastern Indian state of Bihar almost every year, was flowing above the danger level, police said.
Landslides and flash floods are common occurrence in mountainous Nepal during the June-September monsoon every year.
No coronavirus patient under home isolation in Delhi has died in July: study
“During the June 24 to July 8 fortnight, a total of 691 deaths took place in Delhi, which is an average of 46 deaths per day during this period,” the government said in a statement.
According to the study, the number of daily deaths in past few days has come down. From a high of 101 daily deaths in mid-June, daily deaths have come down to around 46 deaths during the last fortnight, registering a significant improvement, it said.
Healthcare spends, making India slum-free should be govt’s priority: Experts
“To change this crisis to an opportunity, let us invest in the health sector,” SBI’s chief economist S K Ghosh said, suggesting a plan to build a 500-bed hospital in 250 districts at a cost of Rs 60,000 crore over the next two years
After vigorous monsoon rains, crop planting gathers pace in India
Farmers start planting rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, sugarcane and peanuts among other crops from June 1, when monsoon rains reach India. Nearly half of India’s farmland lacks irrigation and planting usually lasts through July.
Gilead analysis shows remdesivir reduced coronavirus death risk, more studies needed
Findings from the analysis showed that 74.4% of remdesivir-treated patients recovered by Day 14 versus 59.0% of patients receiving standard of care, the company said.
The mortality rate for patients treated with remdesivir in the analysis was 7.6% at Day 14, compared with 12.5% among patients not on remdesivir.
Relying on market forces for Covid-19 drugs would prolong the deadly pandemic:Bill Gates
With hundreds of vaccine projects under way and governments in Europe and the United States investing billions of dollars in research, trials and manufacturing, there is concern that richer nations could scoop up promising medicines against the new coronavirus, leaving developing countries empty-handed.
The European Commission and the World Health Organization have warned of an unhealthy competition in the scramble for a medicine seen as key to saving lives and resolving economic chaos sowed by virus, while some officials in Washington have indicated they would seek to prioritize U.S residents.
Pandemic-proofing: Insurance may never be the same again
Marsh, the world’s biggest insurance broker, has teamed up with AXA XL, part of France’s AXA,and data firm Arity, which is part of Allstate, to help businesses such as U.S. supermarket chains, restaurants and e-commerce retailers cope with the challenges of social distancing.
Tech firm Machine Cover, for example, aims to offer policies next year that would give relief during lockdowns. Using apps and other data sources, the Boston-based company measures traffic levels around businesses such as restaurants, department stores, hairdressers and car dealers