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27 Jul

At 29K, India records lowest new Covid cases in 132 days

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India on Tuesday recorded 29,689 new Covid-19 cases, less than the 30,000-mark in 132 days, and 415 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed. After 124 days, the country now has 3,08,100 active cases which is less than the four lakh-mark. On March 14, India recorded 26,291 and on March 16, 28,903 new cases. The total number of deaths has reached 4,21,382 as per the government data. According to the government, 42,363 people were discharged from hospitals and health centres in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cured to 3,06,21,469 till date as the…

26 Jul

By 2025, Covid will have cost world between $16 tn and $35 tn

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By 2025, Covid-19 will have cost the world between $16 trillion and $35 trillion, as per McKinsey. The world is unlikely to ever reach global herd immunity, but it can contain the virus with a combination of vaccines, improved testing, and smarter quarantining, based on known outbreaks, rather than large, blunt lockdowns, McKinsey said in a report. Obstacles to worldwide vaccination remain huge: while 49.6 per cent of inhabitants of high-income countries had received at least one dose of the vaccine as of July 14, only 1 per cent of those in low-income countries had. In the next two decades,…

24 Jul

India logs 39K Covid cases, 546 deaths

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India on Saturday recorded 39,097 cases of Covid and 546 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed. The country now has 4,08,977 active cases and has witnessed a total of 4,20,016 deaths so far. According to the government, a total of 35,087 people were discharged from hospitals and health centres in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cured to 3,05,03,166 till date as the virus continued to infect less than one lakh people over the last 45 days. According to the health ministry data, a total of 42,78,82,261 Covid vaccine doses have been administered…

21 Jul

Kerala announces complete lockdown on July 24, 25

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The Kerala government has announced a complete lockdown on July 24, 25 (Saturday and Sunday) with an aim to arrest the ever-rising graph of coronavirus infection in the state. The weekend lockdown announcement came a day after the state government extended the ongoing Covid-induced lockdown in the state by another week as the average test positive rate was still above 10 per cent. The Health and Family Welfare Department has been directed to conduct a mass testing campaign on Friday, July 23 with a target of 3 lakh tests across Kerala with a special focus on districts where the seven…

20 Jul

India logs 30,093 new COVID-19 cases, lowest in 125 days

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India has recorded 30,093 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, lowest in 125 days, as per the Union Health Ministry. India’s active caseload stands at 4,06,130, lowest in 117 days. The active cases constitute 1.30% of total cases. 3,03,53,710 people have recovered across the country so far. The recovery rate has risen to 97.37%. 41.18 crore vaccine doses were administered so far under a nationwide vaccination drive. 45,254 patients recovered during last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate remains below 5%, currently at 2.06%. The daily positivity rate is at 1.68%, less than 3% for 29 consecutive days.…

20 Jul

If not fully vaccinated, RT-PCR Report mandatory for flyers Coming to Bengal

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All passengers flying to West Bengal, on both commercial and non-commercial flights, now it's manadatory to get fully vaccinated. The decision will be implemented with immediate effect, West Bengal Home Secretary BP Gopalika wrote to Civil Aviation secretary PS Kharola. Meanwhile, there was no Covid-19 death in the city while three fatalities each were reported in Darjeeling and Paschim Medinipur on Monday. So at the time of boardig Passengers need to produce proof of their full vaccination certificate or a COVID-19 negative test report. The RT-PCR test must be conducted within 72 hours of the departure of the flight. So…

19 Jul

PM Modi assures Covid-19 vax supply to Nepal

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has informed Nepalese colleague Sher Bahadur Deuba that India will strengthen ties with the Himalayan country by supplying covid -19 vaccine. Taking to Twitter following the phone conversation, Modi said: “Spoke with Prime Minister @DeubaSherbdr to convey my congratulations and best wishes. We will work together to further enhance the wide-ranging cooperation between India and Nepal, including in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.” The Nepal Foreign Ministry said the two Prime Ministers “discussed further strengthening of bilateral relations” and Modi “assured early supply of Covid vaccines to Nepal”. Nepal is awaiting a consignment of one…

18 Jul

Covid-19 hit Tokyo 2020: Two athletes in Olympic athletes’ village test positive, say official

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Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported three new cases of Covid-19 infection among athletes, up from one new case a day earlier, as the population of the athlete's village swells ahead of the start of the pandemic-hit Games next week. The competitors are the first athletes to return positive tests for the virus while staying at the Village. Another unnamed athlete has also tested positive upon arrival in the Japanese capital, Tokyo 2020 said, but they are not a resident of the Village. The cases were revealed a day after an unidentified person became the first to test positive in…

17 Jul

Delhi Govt to provide Pneumococcal vaccines free of cost at public hospitals and dispensaries

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Thursday that the Pneumococcal vaccines will be provided free of cost to the public at hospitals and dispensaries run by the Delhi government. The announcement was made while flagging off the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination Program at the Aam Aadmi Polyclinic in Paschim Vihar. The vaccine usually costs between Rs 1,500 to 6,000 and protects children from scores of diseases like Pneumonia, Meningitis and Sepsis. The government officials informed that children will be entitled to 3 doses each at specified periods. “Children under the age of 5 were gravely affected by Pneumonia, there were…

17 Jul

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Did the third wave hit the Olympics? Authorities said one person was attacked in the village

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There are six days left until the start of the Tokyo Olympics. Before that, Corona Hanna was in the Olympics Village. Authorities say a Corona was attacked in the Games Village. However, his identity has not been revealed yet. The Olympics are going to start from July 23. Many players have already reached there. A spokesman for the organizing body for the Tokyo Olympics said: This is the first corona infection in the village. Although it was planned to host the Olympics last year, it was not possible for Corona to do so. This year it has been organized. However, the authorities have to face protests in Japan again and…