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China denies Covid cover-up charges, says virus was first noticed on Dec 27
Researchers from a high-level expert team organised by the National Health Commission (NHC) confirmed that the virus was transmissible among humans for the first time on January 19, hours before they notified the public, and less than a month before the experts were alerted by the newly-discovered disease, it said.According to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the coronavirus has infected over 68,00,000 people and killed nearly 4,00,000 across the world. The US is the worst affected country with over 1.9 million cases and more than 1,09,000 deaths, while the total number of cases in China stand at 84,177.
Global coronavirus cases near 7 million,death toll nearing 4,00,000
Israeli tech firm to sell $32.4 million in medical watches in India
Delhi reserves hospital beds for residents as virus cases surge
China publishes white paper on outbreak of Covid-19 Pandemic
BA, Ryanair, easyJet protest over ‘wholly unjustified’ UK quarantine plan
With planes around the world grounded since late March, airlines had hoped to start flying from July, but bosses say quarantine measures will hamper that recovery.
From June 8, almost everyone arriving in Britain will be required to self-isolate for 14 days and to fill in a contact form with details of their accommodation.
Describing itself as a “pre-action protocol letter,” meaning it could be followed by legal action, the letter from British Airways, Ryanair and easyJet said the government had failed to justify the blanket nature of the regulations.
FPIs invest Rs 18,589 cr in 1st week of June as market sentiment improves
Prior to this, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) were net sellers for three consecutive months. They withdrew Rs 7,366 crore in May, Rs 15,403 crore in April and a record Rs 1.1 lakh crore in March.Market sentiment has improved as the Indian government announced an overall Rs 20 lakh crore economic relief package to tide over the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown, said Bajaj Capital Research.
Equity MFs give 25% returns during lockdown amid market recovery
SC asks if pvt hospitals ready to charge COVID-19 patients at Ayushman Bharat rate
COVID-19 epidemics in India, South Asia growing but not exploding – WHO
“In South Asia, not just in India, but in Bangladesh and… Pakistan and other countries of South Asia with large dense populations, the disease has not exploded, but there is always the risk of that happening,” Dr. Mike Ryan, WHO’s top emergency expert, told a news conference.
Soumya Swaminathan, WHO’s chief scientist, noting India has a population of 1.3 billion, said that the 200,000 reported cases, “look big but for a country of this size it’s still modest”.
Gargling with bleach? Americans misusing disinfectants to prevent coronavirus, survey finds
In late April, Trump asked scientists during one of his coronavirus task force briefings whether inserting disinfectant into the bodies of people infected with the virus might help clear the disease, horrifying health experts. Makers of household cleaners were compelled to urge people not to drink or inject their products.
Some 39% of people surveyed reported intentionally engaging in at least one high-risk practice not recommended by the CDC to prevent coronavirus infection, including using bleach to clean food or misting the body with a disinfectant spray. Four percent drank or gargled with diluted bleach solutions, soapy water or disinfectants.
UK halts trial of hydroxychloroquine as ‘useless’ for COVID-19 patients
Self-driving sector contends its cars can prevent many more crashes than insurance study says
Jack Weast, vice president of autonomous vehicle standards at Intel Corp’s Mobileye, in an interview on Friday said the auto industry was assembling a vast list of likely road scenarios and human behavior that every driverless car should be able to navigate safely. Government agencies and insurance companies are part of that process, Weast said.
India now sixth worst-hit nation by COVID-19, surpasses Italy with an infection tally of 2,36,657
Covid-19 opportunity for India to speed up Ayushman Bharat: WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus
“Of course COVID is very unfortunate and it’s challenging for many nations but we need to look for opportunities too. For instance for India, this could be an opportunity to speed up Ayushman Bharat, especially with a focus on primary health care. I know there is a very strong commitment from the government to speed up the implementation of Ayushman Bharat and with primary healthcare and community engagement, I think we can really turn the tide,” Ghebreyesus said during a press briefing in Geneva on Friday.
India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 2,26,770 with record spike of 9,851 cases; death toll 6,348
Of the 273 deaths reported since Thursday morning, 123 were in Maharashtra, 44 in Delhi, 33 in Gujarat, 16 in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Tamil Nadu, 10 in West Bengal, six each in Telangana and Madhya Pradesh, four each in Karnataka, Bihar and Rajasthan, three each in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, two in Uttarakhand and one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Jharkhand
Sun Pharma testing plant-based drug as potential COVID-19 treatment
AQCH is derived from tropical, climbing shrub cocculus hirsutus, which is used in Asia for its apparent medicinal properties.
The company said the trial will be conducted across 12 centers in India in 210 patients and a human safety study of the drug has been completed.
AQCH, which is being developed for dengue, has shown broad antiviral effect in in-vitro studies and hence is being tested as a potential treatment option for COVID-19,” the company said in a statement