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India reports over 2.8 lakh new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 15.13 pc
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Teens rarely hospitalised, but can get severe Covid: US CDC
The data also run counter to claims that influenza is more threatening to children than Covid-19, an argument that has been used to reopen schools and to question the value of vaccines for children. The number of hospitalisations related to Covid-19 among adolescents in the US was about three times as high as hospitalisations linked to influenza over three recent flu seasons, the study found.
India reports 1,00,636 new COVID cases, lowest in last 61 days
The new fatalities pushed the COVID death toll in the country to 3,49,186. As many as 36,63,34,111 samples have been tested in the country up to June 6 including 15,87,589 samples tested on Sunday, informed the Indian Council of Medical Research.
Covid-19: India records 1,20,529 cases , death toll climbs to 3,44,082
The active cases in the country have been less than 2 lakhs for the nine successive days. The daily positivity rate stands further dips to 5.78 per cent, remaining below the 10 per cent-mark for 12 consecutive days, while the weekly positivity rate stands at 6.89 per cent.
US announces $57 mn aid for TB treatment in seven high-burden countries
Countries for which the aid is being given are India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Africa, Tajikistan and Ukraine.
The USAID said alongside COVID-19, TB is the leading infectious disease killer, particularly in low and middle-income countries, sickening 10 million people and taking 1.4 million lives every year.
COVID in kids still moderate; only 1-2 pc required hospitalisation: Expert
Though children are vulnerable to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, still the majority of them are asymptomatic and only 1-2 percent had to go for hospitalization,” says Prof R Somasekar, Professor of Pediatrics from SBMCH, Chennai and Executive Board Member, Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP).
States begin easing COVID lockdowns as case numbers decline
The national capital territory of Delhi, the seat of India’s federal government, was among those relaxing restrictions and will allow shops to open on alternate days. Shops with even numbers will open on one day while those with odd numbers will open the next day. Private offices will also now be allowed to operate at 50% of normal staffing levels.
In the industrialised western state of Maharashtra, the local government will from June 7 allow malls, movie theatres, restaurants and offices to open regularly in districts where the positivity rate has fallen below 5%.
FM meets insurers, New India pays Rs 209 crore for settling 419 health workers’ COVID-19 claims
A total of 4.65 lakh claims have been paid amounting to Rs 9,307 crore under PMJJBY. Since the beginning of the pandemic that is April 2020 onwards till date, 1.2 lakh claims have been paid amounting to Rs 2,403 crore, at a disposal rate of 99 per cent.
She also called for accelerating disbursement of pending claims under PMJJBY during the pandemic.
Sitharaman also took stock of Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), under which a total of 82,660 claims of Rs 1,629 crore have been paid as on May 31, 2021.
Unlock: Mumbai at level 3; local trains yet off-limits for common people
As per the state government’s notification, municipal corporations and districts in Maharashtra with a positivity rate between 5 per cent and 10 per cent and occupancy of oxygen beds over 40 per cent are categorised under level 3.
As per the fresh guidelines issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday, local trains will remain available only for specific categories.In a notification issued on Friday night, the Maharashtra government had stated local trains will remain available for ”medical, few essentials and women”, but authorised the civic administrations to put additional restrictions they deem fit.
The reference of ”women” was deleted by the BMC in its latest order which stated that entry in suburban trains will be restricted only for ”medical and few essentials.
Indian panel says global response needed to contain more infectious virus variant
Dubbed the “delta variant” by the World Health Organization, it is estimated to be 50% more transmissible than the coronavirus variant first found in Britain, researchers at the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium and the National Centre for Disease Control said.
Pfizer jab produces less antibodies against Delta variant of coronavirus: Lancet study
The team, led by researchers from the Francis Crick Institute in the UK, noted that levels of antibodies alone do not predict vaccine effectiveness and prospective population studies are also needed. Lower neutralising antibody levels may still be associated with protection against COVID-19, they said.