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Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations set to rise, says WHO
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Large no of Indian adults experienced cybercrime in past 12 months, says report
The report found 70 per cent respondents in India believed that remote work has made it much easier for hackers and cybercriminals to take advantage of people. About two-thirds (66 per cent) said they are more worried than ever before of being a victim of a cybercrime.
Centre working to save lives, livelihoods, FM Sitharaman tells India Inc
She is learnt to have also sought feedback on the impact on businesses and the Indian economy.
Same time around last year, the outbreak had badly hit the economy, which contracted 23.9 per cent in the first quarter (April-June) compared to the previous fiscal year (2019).
India reports daily rise in COVID-19 cases of 259,170
Non-stop cremations cast doubt on India’s counting of COVID dead
Reliable data is at the heart of any government response to the pandemic, without which planning for hospital vacancies, oxygen and medicine becomes difficult, experts say. Government officials say the mismatch in death tallies may be caused by several factors, including over-caution.
India reports highest daily spike with over 2.73 lakh COVID-19 cases, 1,619 deaths
The death toll reached 1,78,769 with additional 1,619 fatalities. In the last 24 hours, as many as 1,44,178 people recovered from the virus. With this, the total number of recoveries reached 1,29,53,821 in India.
India reports 2,61,500 new COVID-19 cases, 1,501 deaths
Five states — Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala — account for65.02 per cent of India’s the active cases.
The active number of cases in the country stands at 18,01,316. In the last 24 hours, 1,38,423 people recovered from the disease. With this, the total recoveries reached 1,28,09,643.
IBM flags more cyber attacks on COVID vaccine infrastructure
The campaign is targeting organizations associated with the COVID-19 vaccine “cold chain” – the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to recipients.
Need of 3rd booster dose based more upon conjecture than data: Experts
Pfizer and Moderna recently announced that people who have received both doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccines will probably need a booster shot this year and might need an annual shot thereafter.
Earlier this month, an expert panel of the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)had permitted Bharat Biotech to give a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to a few volunteers in its clinical trials.
FPIs pull out Rs 4,615 cr from Indian markets in Apr so far
”The overall sentiments have got impacted due to the spread of coronavirus across multiple states as reflected in the fact that except for the Pharma Index, all sectoral indices ended in the red last week,” said S Ranganathan, head (research) at LKP Securities.
Fears of vaccine exclusion as India uses digital ID, facial recognition
But a requirement to register for appointments on a mobile app using Aadhaar is excluding millions of people who do not have an Aadhaar ID, said Anushka Jain, an associate counsel at the Internet Freedom Foundation in Delhi.
Using facial recognition at vaccine centres risks further marginalising vulnerable people who may be misidentified and refused the vaccine, and raises fears the controversial technology could become the norm at all centres, she added.