Justice PV Kunhikrishnan on Tuesday said the court is not blaming...
Category:
Pandemic
Latest
Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 253.8 Million, Deaths Over 5.10 Million
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's...
General insurance industry in China to reach US$313 billion in 2025, forecasts GlobalData
Deblina Mitra, Senior Insurance Analyst at GlobalData, comments:...
India reports 13,193 new COVID-19 cases
With the new cases, the coronavirus tally in the country has reached 1,09,63,394 including 1,39,542 active cases and 1,06,67,741 discharges.
The death toll has mounted to 1,56,111 with the loss of 97 more lives due to the virus in the last 24 hours.
As per the Health Ministry, 98,46,523 vaccine doses were given through 2,10,809 sessions till Thursday evening.
As Covid-19 cases surge, lockdown back in two Maharashtra districts
Almost 80 to 90 per cent of new cases were being reported from Yavatmal, Pandharkawda, and Pusad cities, he said. “We have decided to conduct around 500 tests per day in Yavatmal, Pandharkawda and Pusad municipal corporations. Today we are ordering lockdown in Yavatmal district till February 28
In the light of a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to register offences against people who violate safety guidelines, an official said on Thursday.
.
Researchers urge delaying Pfizer vaccine’s second dose as first highly effective
There are differences over the merits of such strategies, with some arguing the urgency of the pandemic requires flexibility, while others oppose abandoning data-driven approaches for the sake of expediency.
AstraZeneca vaccine faces resistance in Europe after health workers suffer side-effects
“AstraZeneca caused more side-effects than the Pfizer vaccine,” said Melanie Cotigny, communications manager at Saint-Lo hospital in Normandy.
“Between 10% and 15% of those vaccinated may have side-effects from this vaccination, but it is only a feverish state, fevers, nausea and within 12 hours it goes away.”
Covid-19 variant N440K spreading more in southern states”Study
“We now have emerging evidence that N440K is spreading a lot more in southern states. Closer surveillance is needed to understand its spread properly. Accurate and timely detection of new variants that may show greater infectivity or worse clinical symptoms, including immune escape, will be extremely important to preempt disastrous consequences,” said Dr Rakesh Mishra, Director, Cellular and Molecular Biology and corresponding author on the study
India to test travellers from Brazil, South Africa, UK after detecting new virus strains
“All the travellers arriving from/transiting through flights originating in United Kingdom, Europe or the Middle East shall be mandatorily subjected to self-paid confirmatory molecular tests on arrival,” India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement.
All flyers will also have to carry a recent COVID-negative report before boarding any flight to India, except in extraordinary circumstances like death in a family.
How symptoms of new Covid strains different from original one
The UK-based New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) recently reported that the Kent variant may be up to 70 per cent more deadly than previous strains.
Health experts have cited that those who test positive for the variant are more likely to report persistent cough, tiredness, muscle aches, sore throat and fever compared to those who have the original strain.
Over 15 lakh caught without masks in Mumbai since April 2020
Concerned over the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday asked citizens to strictly follow government-mandated guidelines on masks and social distancing or be prepared to face another round of lockdown.
UK approves trial exposing volunteers to Covid, a first
Scientists have used human challenge trials for decades to learn more about diseases such as malaria, flu, typhoid and cholera, and to develop treatments.
UN: 130 countries haven’t received single Covid-19 vaccine dose
He urged the leading economic members of G20 to establish an emergency task force to bring together “the pharmaceutical companies and key industry and logistics actors”.
“To better understand this pandemic and prepare for the next one, all countries must make available all data from the earliest days of any outbreak. And going forward, all countries should participate in a transparent and robust process for preventing and responding to health emergencies, so the world learns as much as possible as soon as possible.”