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With vaccinated support staff, primary schools can open: ICMR
Bhargava said children can handle viral infection much better than adults and it has also been established that they have a lower number of ace receptors to which virus attaches.
“In some countries, particularly the Scandinavian ones, they (authorities) did not shut down their primary schools during the first, second or third wave whatever (Covid) waves they had, their primary schools were always open.
Tax reduction, pandemic-driven cost cuts buoys India Inc net by 105% in FY21: Report
The tax cut has contributed 19 per cent to the topline of these companies during the pandemic with cement, tyre and consumer durables gaining in excess of 50 per cent, it added.
More importantly, 15 sectors led by refineries, steel, fertilisers, textiles, pharma, IT, mining, etc reduced their loan funds in the range of 6-64 per cent or to the tune of Rs 2.09 lakh crore in FY21, which again boosted their bottomline.
WHO says China team interviewed Wuhan scientists over virus origins
The results of the WHO investigation are keenly awaited by scientists and governments around the world, none more so than Washington, which lobbied hard for the mission. The
“The team had extensive discussions with Chinese counterparts and received updates on epidemiological studies, biologic and genetic analysis and animal health research,” Christian Lindmeier told reporters, saying these included video discussions with Wuhan virologists and scientists.
Trump administration accuses the WHO of being China-centric and plans to leave the agency over its handling of the pandemic.
COVID-19 spread reported in new areas but 82% of total cases from 10 states/UTs: Health ministry
Giving a break-up of the mortality rate according to gender, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said about 68 per cent of COVID-19 deaths were reported among male patients and 32 per cent among female patients in India
COVID-19 tally rises to 18,55,745, recoveries cross 12-lakh mark in India
The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 38,938 with 803 fresh fatalities being reported in 24-hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
A total of 12,30,509 people have recovered, while there are 5,86,298 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country presently.
The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has risen to 66.31 per cent, while the fatality rate has further dropped to 2.10 pc, the data stated.
Insurers face possible British action over calculation of pandemic payouts
Some insurers were making deductions for government loans – which businesses had received as a result of the pandemic – when calculating payouts.
The FCA said this could be appropriate but insurers should not take a one-size-fits-all approach and make uniform deductions.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has taken eight insurers to court over business interruption policy wordings, which the insurers say do not cover the pandemic, with a ruling expected in mid-September.
But the case does not address how any resulting claims payments would be calculated, the FCA said on Monday.
India reports 52,972 new coronavirus infections,recoveries cross 1.1 million-mark
“Coordinated implementation of Covid-19 management strategy by the Union and state and UT governments and selfless sacrifice of all frontline healthcare and other workers and Covid-19 warriors across sectors have ensured that the recoveries are continuously on the rise,” the ministry said.
India may see the most Covid 19 cases in the world
It’s looking increasingly likely that India will wind up being the country with the most cases in the world. This is not just a function of its massive population; China, too, has over 1 billion people. It is a reflection of the fact that big, diverse countries are at a disadvantage in dealing with pandemics
Nod to Serum Institute of India for phase 2, 3 human clinical trials of Oxford vaccine candidate
Currently, phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of the Oxford vaccine candidate is going on in the United Kingdom, phase 3 clinical trial in Brazil and phase 1 and 2 clinical trials in South Africa
Difficult to predict if India will witness second wave of Covid-19:ICMR DG
“SARS-CoV-2 is a novel virus. There is still a lot we don’t know about it. We have also seen immense variations in the spread of infection and mortality rates in different geographies and across different demographics around the world. So, it is difficult to predict whether or not India will see a second wave of infections. There is also a wide variation in disease distribution in specific states – so one size cannot fit all,” ICMR chief Dr Balram Bhargava said.
Anxious WHO implores world to ‘do it all’ in long war on COVID-19
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO emergencies head Mike Ryan exhorted nations to rigorously enforce health measures such as mask-wearing, social distancing, hand-washing and testing.
“There are concerns that we may not have a vaccine that may work, or its protection could be for just a few months, not more. But until we finish the clinical trials, we will not know,” he said
Search for work from home jobs up 442% in India during Feb-July:Report
“Flexibility has always been a vital aspect of job opportunities for job seekers, especially millennials, who today make up over half of India’s working population,” Indeed India Managing Director Sashi Kumar said.