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4 Covid vaccine candidates in human trial stage, 1 in pre-clinical stage: Govt
Over 45,000 cases of mucormycosis reported in India: Health ministry tells Rajya Sabha
Mucormycosis and other fungal infections are most commonly seen as an opportunistic infection. They are found in those with low underlying immunity either due to a diabetes, cancers particularly hematological malignancies, etc. or as a side effect of prolonged/irrational use of certain drugs like steroids, immunosuppressive drugs for management of other disorders including Covid-19, the minister explained.
Companies risk losing a year’s profit from collapse of supply chains,says McKinsey
he New York-based consultancy, in a report that analyzes 325 companies in 13 industries, quantifies what corporate number crunchers have sensed since the tsunami struck Japan in 2011: that man-made and natural disasters are getting more severe, frequent and costly, and that supply chains spanning the globe need to adapt to reduce exposure to threats to business survival.
62,064 new COVID cases; 1,007 deaths
The recoveries surged to 15,35,743 with a record 54,859 more people recuperating in the past 24 hours, taking the recovery rate to 69.33 per cent. The case fatality rate has dropped to about 2 per cent, the ministry said.
WHO decries ‘vast global gap’ in funds needed to fight coronavirus
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the WHO was only “10% of the way” to funding the billions of dollars required.
“For the vaccines alone, over $100 billion will be needed,” Tedros said. This sounds like lot of money and it is.
“But it’s small in comparison to the $10 trillion that have already been invested by G20 countries in fiscal stimulus to deal with the consequences of the pandemic so far.”
10 states account for 80% Covid-19 cases:PM Modi,
“Our experience so far is that containment, contact tracing and surveillance are the most effective weapons against the pandemic with experts of the view that if positive cases are identified within 72 hours of onset, then infection slows down to great extent,” prime minister Narendra Modi said.
Modi said it was a matter of satisfaction that the average fatality rate in India has been going down and noted that it has been very low compared to the world average.
With the fresh cases, India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 22.68 lakh, while the recoveries have surged to 15,83,489, pushing the recovery rate to 69.80 per cent.
Record 64,399 new COVID cases, 861 deaths
There are 6,28,747 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), comprising 29.20 per cent of the total caseload in the country. The total coronavirus cases have mounted to 21,53,010
This is the third consecutive day that the COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 60,000. India had crossed the 20-lakh mark on Friday.
Scientists develop low-cost way to test mask against viral droplets
According to the researchers from Duke University in the US, the preliminary, proof-of-principle findings suggest that professional-grade N95 masks, surgical or polypropylene masks, and handmade cotton masks may all block much of the droplet-spray produced when wearers speak.
However, they said bandanas and neck fleeces likely provide little protection, as the scientists observed that more droplets are expelled through these materials.
81% SMEs confident of recovery post Covid, 57% have no cash reserve: Survey
As per the revised criteria,any firm with investment up to Rs 1 crore and turnover under Rs 5 crore is classified as a “micro” enterprise.
Madan Padaki, co-founder of GAME, said Covid-19 has left a devastating impact on the Indian economy, especially micro-enterprises that comprise around 99 per cent of all firms in India
61,537 new COVID cases in India,933 deaths
The number of recoveries surged to 14,27,005 and the recovery rate rose to 68.32 per cent, according to ministry data.
Covid’s spreading fast because billions don’t have water to wash
Underprivileged people in cities are particularly vulnerable as they often live in densely populated areas where social distancing is hard, especially if they have to share a water source. Transmission in the Americas has been tougher to contain in poor urban areas that have limited access to water, sanitation and public health services, said Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization.
UK insurers set for large rise in business interruption claims,says GlobalData
While there have been some legal disputes, business interruption claims are still estimated to be very high, with the ABI forecasting over 75% of claims in 2020 to be business interruption related. However, strong regulation should help to protect leading insurers in the short-term