The study did not provide any detailed causes of long-Covid symptoms, their severity, or how long they could last. It, however, said older people and men had more breathing difficulties and cognitive problems, whereas young people and women had more headaches, abdominal symptoms and anxiety or depression.
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Cardiovascular diseases cause more deaths in India: Survey
On the findings of the health and wellness survey, Sanjay Datta, Chief – Underwriting, Reinsurance & Claims, at ICICI Lombard said, “Lack of awareness of the ailment coupled with the severity of the impact of the pandemic on our overall health, makes it even more critical to adopt a healthy lifestyle. A heart-healthy lifestyle is more likely to supplement one’s immune system. Along with having an active lifestyle, it is also imperative to look after our mental health as stress anxiety tighten their grip around our fast-paced lives.”
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 194 days
11,713 new cases take India’s coronavirus tally to 1,08,14,304
There are 1,48,590 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which accounts for 1.37 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate stood at 1.43 per cent.
52% millennials in India keen on international holiday this summer: Survey
The survey showed that 40 per cent millennials are open to spend between Rs 2-5 lakh for their holidays while 35 per cent would spend between Rs 5-10 lakh.Around 34 per cent millennials would like to book luxury hotels with limited inventory while 25 per cent each would go for boutique and budget properties, it said.Travellers are still looking for places with fewer crowds, it added.
The survey also showed that 62 per cent millennials would prefer Thailand, followed by Singapore (58 per cent), UAE (52 per cent), Maldives (46 per cent) and Saudi Arabia (40 per cent) in the short-haul category of foreign destinations.
Pfizer withdraws application for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in India
“Based on the deliberations at the meeting and our understanding of additional information that the regulator may need, the company has decided to withdraw its application at this time,” it said in a statement to Reuters.
RBI holds interest rates steady at record lows as economic outlook improves
“Going forward, the Indian economy is poised to move in only one direction and that is upwards. It is our strong conviction, backed by forecasts, that in 2021/22, we would undo the damage that COVID-19 has inflicted on the economy,” Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said after announcing the rate decision.
The repo rate or RBI’s key lending rate was held at 4% while the reverse repo rate or its borrowing rate was left unchanged at 3.35%.
Unequal allocation of vaccines could cost the world economy $9.2 trn
“With the virus mutating, no country is safe until the whole world is inoculated and achieves herd immunity,” said Chua Hak Bin, senior economist at Maybank Kim Eng Research Pte in Singapore.
COVID-19: India records 12,408 new cases, 120 fresh fatalities
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,04,96,308 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 97.16 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent.
The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 2 lakh.
There are 1,51,460 active cases of coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 1.40 per cent of the total cases, the data stated.
When will the Covid-19 pandemic end? In 7 years at today’s vaccine rates
Bloomberg has built the biggest database of Covid-19 shots given around the world, with more than 119 million doses administered worldwide. US science officials such as Anthony Fauci have suggested it will take 70 per cent to 85 per cent coverage of the population for things to return to normal.
Indian CEOs have a new challenge — employees working from anywhere in the remote era
The regulatory concerns reflect a rising assertiveness by governments around privacy, data, trade and — amplified by Covid-19 — health.
India’s COVID positivity rate dips to 5.42 pc: Health ministry
New Delhi: India's cumulative COVID-19 positivity rate has declined to 5.42 per cent while the weekly positivity rate (last week) was recorded at 1.82 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. Eight states and union territories, which have a weekly...
21.5% of population showed evidence of past exposure to COVID in latest national serosurvey: Govt
Urban slums (31.7 per cent) and urban non-slums (26.2 per cent) had a higher SARS-CoV-2 prevalence than that in rural areas (19.1 per cent), Bhargava said, adding that 23.4 per cent of individuals above 60 years of age had suffered from COVID-19.