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For the year as whole, Bloomberg Economics forecasts growth of 6.9%, the quickest in records dating back to the 1960s. Behind the buoyant outlook: a shrinking virus threat, expanding US stimulus, and trillions of dollars in pent-up savings.
Much will depend on how fast countries can inoculate their populations with the risk that the longer it takes the greater the chance the virus remains an international threat especially if new variants develop. Bloomberg’s Vaccine Tracker shows while the US has administered doses equivalent to almost a quarter of its people, the European Union has yet to hit 10% and rates in Mexico, Russia and Brazil are less than 6%.
PM Modi chairs high-level meet to review COVID situation as cases surge
India on Sunday recorded 93,249 new coronavirus infections, the highest single-day rise so far this year, which took the total COVID-19 cases to 1,24,85,509, according to Union health ministry data.
This is the biggest daily rise in cases since September 19, when 93,337 fresh infections were recorded.
Maharashtra announces stringent COVID-19 restrictions from Monday
6.1 million Indians among over 533 million users suffer Facebook data leak
“All 533,000,000 Facebook records were just leaked for free. This means that if you have a Facebook account, it is extremely likely the phone number used for the account was leaked,” tweeted Alon Gal, CTO of security firm Hudson Rock.
“I have yet to see Facebook acknowledging this absolute negligence of your data,” he added.
Facebook has confirmed the leak to The Record.
Health Minister Vardhan approves National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021
“The Rare Diseases Policy aims to lower the high cost of treatment for rare diseases with increased focus on indigenous research with the help of a national consortium to be set up with the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as convenor,” it said.
The policy also talks about the creation of national hospital based registry of rare diseases so that adequate data is available for definition of such diseases and for research and development related to rare diseases within the country, it said.
13 new rare gene variants of Alzheimer’s identified
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 130mn mark
In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 130,114,348 and 2,836,446, respectively.
The US is the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 30,606,649 and 554,069, respectively, according to the CSSE.
UK: Benefits outweigh risks for AstraZeneca despite 7 deaths
Measles resurgent in Congo eight months after epidemic declared over
India’s daily COVID-19 cases surpass 100,000 mark for first time
Twelve states — Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases, the ministry said. Fifteen states and UTs have lower tests per million population than the national average of 1,80,449, the ministry stated.
Sensex, Nifty slide as record COVID-19 surge sparks new curbs
Accident at power plant in UP’s Sonbhadra, 13 labourers injured
In a letter addressed to the district magistrate and Superintendent of Police of Sonbhadra, factory manager of Lanco Anpara Power Ltd SK Dwivedi said the accident took place around 2.45 am when the iron structure fell during maintenance work.
While eight laborers were discharged after treatment, another five are in a serious condition and have been admitted to a government hospital, he said.
Zydus Cadila seeks approval for its repurpose Hepatitis C drug for Covid-19
Pakistan court allows commercial sale of Covid-19 vaccine
The government had argued that pricing issues should be settled first. “Any restriction relating to sale of the Covid-19 vaccine at this stage would be against the public interest because of its undisputed urgent need due to the crisis faced by the country,” a Sindh High Court judge said in an order on Thursday.
30 cases of blood clots in UK after AstraZeneca vaccine jab against Covid-19
Earlier in mid-March, the country had reported about only five thrombosis cases following usage of AstraZeneca vaccines, the agency further said.
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) committee, a couple of weeks earlier, had announced that the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is “safe and effective” against Covid-19.
Experts disapprove using Chinese vaccine Sinopharm on Sri Lankans: Report
“We are also aware that in their report dated March 17, 2021, that the panel concluded that there is insufficient data provided to make a determination on the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of the Sinopharm vaccine. This observation was made after reviewing all data made available by the manufacturer of the vaccine. It was accordingly concluded that the Sinopharm vaccine should not be used in Sri Lanka under the present circumstances,” the statement read.
Study finds new risk factors linked to increased risk of Covid-19 infection
“Certain baseline cardiometabolic factors appear to either protect a person from Covid-19 infection while others make a person more vulnerable to infection,” said study author Charles Hong, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and director of cardiology research at the University of Medicine School of Medicine.