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China locks down area around world’s largest iPhone factory after Covid spike
Foxconn’s Zhengzhou facility is responsible for 80% of capacity for...
Omicron BA.2 less severe than its original and Delta variants : Study
Patients with Delta and original Omicron variants were also more...
More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due to health costs:World Bank
In 2019, prior to the pandemic, 68 per cent of the world’s population was covered by essential health services, such as reproductive health services; immunization services; treatment for HIV, TB and malaria; and services to diagnose and treat noncommunicable diseases...
UK’s Johnson warns of Omicron ‘tidal wave’, says two doses not enough
Boris Johnson,Prime Minister,UK Data released on Friday showed that vaccine efficacy against symptomatic infection was substantially reduced against Omicron with just two doses, but a third dose boosted protection up to over 70%.In order to hit the accelerated rollout...
More states report Omicorn cases, total no hit 38 in India
Omicron has been detected in Maharashtra (18), Rajasthan (9), Karnataka (3), Karnataka (3), Kerala (1) and Andhra Pradesh (1) and Union Territories of Delhi (2) and Chandigarh (1). Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh reported their first Omicron case on Sunday,...
Inflation data, Fed interest rate decision major events for markets this week: Analysts
''The impact of the Omicron variant on the market has cooled off but the news flows related to Omicron may continue to cause some volatility,'' said Santosh Meena, head (research) at Swastika Investmart Ltd. New Delhi: Domestic macroeconomic data announcements and the...
India to be among a few economies to rebound strongly; impact of Omicron to be less severe: Finmin report
''India is among the few countries that have recorded four consecutive quarters of growth amid Covid-19 (Q3, Q4 of FY21 and Q1, Q2 of FY22) reflecting the resilience of the Indian economy. The recovery was driven by a revival in services, full-recovery in...
COVID crisis led to significant economic losses for BRICS: RBI
The COVID crisis has led to significant economic losses and made the social fabric of the BRICS fragile by amplifying unemployment, poverty, gender disparity and migration risks, the bulletin noted. Mumbai:The COVID crisis has led to significant economic losses and...
Time for Covid-19 booster doses, recommends house panel
The Committee has also recommended that the MHA may take up with the Health Ministry to issue guidelines on fixation of price ceilings for hospital beds during pandemics like COVID-19 and other public health emergencies and due publicity be given to such prices. New...
3258 children orphaned during pandemic approved for support under ‘PM-CARES’ scheme: Govt
Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani told Lok Sabha the applications for such children are uploaded on the portal by respective state and union territory governments. As on December 8, 5,714 applications have been uploaded on the portal out of which 3,258...
No recommendation from NTAGI yet on inoculating children: NITI member
NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr V K Paul said the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization meets often where science is being "looked at systematically, carefully. We do not have any recommendations on pediatric vaccination from them as yet. They are examining...
How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
"It's somewhat a subjective judgment because it's not just about the number of cases. It's about severity and it's about impact," says Michael Ryan, the World Health Organization's emergencies chief. How will the world decide when the pandemic is over? There's no...