Page 27 - Health Crisis

Global coronavirus update: Worldwide Covid-19 caseload tops 170.5 million

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 170.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.54 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Mizoram coronavirus update: State reports 312 new cases in 24 hours

Mizoram has reported 312 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Department of Information and Public Relations, Mizoram, informed on Tuesday

Ladakh coronavirus update: 165 new cases, 105 recoveries reported

The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 165 fresh Covid-19 cases, 105 recoveries and two deaths on Monday, as per the Department of Information and Public Relations, Leh.

Centre allows supply of oxygen to certain industries on 'temporary basis'

The Central government on Monday allowed the supply of oxygen to certain industries on 'temporary basis subject to ensuring adequate supply of medical oxygen to hospitals and other medical purposes'.Union Home Ministry had received a request from oxygen manufacturing industries to the allow supply of oxygen to industries other than the industries exempted by it.According to the Ministry, the industries that made the requests were: Continuous process industries/ plants such as furnaces, refineries, steel, aluminum, copper processing plants etc. which require continuous power supply, infrastructucture projects and plants, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) exporters of manufacturing sector requiring oxygen for production, and Food Processing Units."In this regard, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) may allow usage of liquid oxygen to the above-mentioned industries/ projects/ units on temporary basis subject to ensuring adequate supply of liquid .

People, society have responsibility towards kids orphaned by Covid: Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari on Monday said every individual and the society should have the responsibility during these times

Karnataka coronavirus update: Increase in case tally plunges to 16,604

Bengaluru reported 3,992 cases; 411 succumbed to the infection across Karnataka during the day

Delhi coronavirus update: 648 new cases; daily positivity rate now below 1%

The daily positivity rate has dropped below 1 per cent for the first time since March 19

WHO names Covid-19 variants found in India as 'Kappa' and 'Delta'

The B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 variants of the COVID-19, first identified in India, has been named as 'Kappa' and 'Delta' respectively, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Monday as it named various variants of the coronavirus using Greek alphabets. "Today, @WHO announces new, easy-to-say labels for #SARSCoV2 Variants of Concern (VOCs) & Interest (VOIs). They will not replace existing scientific names, but are aimed to help in public discussion of VOI/VOC," Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's technical Covid-19 lead, tweeted on Monday. An expert group convened by WHO has recommended labeling using letters of the Greek Alphabet, i.e., Alpha, Beta, Gamma, which will be easier and more practical to discuss by non-scientific audiences, the UN health agency said in a statement. "The established nomenclature systems for naming and tracking SARS-CoV-2 genetic lineages by GISAID, Nextstrain and Pango are currently and will remain in use by scientists and in scientific research, it ...

Pune coronavirus update: District records 1,083 new cases, 53 deaths

The total tally of Pune district in Maharashtra reached 10,13,804, while death toll now stands at 16,867

UP coronavirus update: Death toll reaches 450 in Noida, 442 in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad recorded 47 new cases, while Gautam Buddh Nagar added another 68, even as the two neighbouring districts in western UP together registered seven more deaths

IndiGo brings leave without pay for senior staff to tide over Covid impact

The airline said senior employees would have to go on compulsory leave without pay for up to four days per month till September as passenger traffic has reduced due to the second Covid wave

Assam coronavirus update: State reports 4,348 new cases, 65 more deaths

Assam's Covid-19 tally rose to 4,11,216, while the death toll reached 3,365

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: State records 2,163 new cases, 32 deaths

The state's Covid-19 count rose to 9,71,463, while the death toll increased to 13,048

No bigger reason for quitting tobacco than current health crisis: RGCIRC

RGCIRC has launched an awareness drive to convince people to quit smoking during these times of health crisis

Andaman and Nicobar update: 20 new cases push Covid-19 tally of to 6,984

The COVID-19 caseload in Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 6,984 as 20 more people tested positive for the disease in the Union Territory, a health department official said on Monday

Bajaj Healthcare launches drug for black fungus infection in Covid patients

Posaconazole API, launched on Friday, will be used in treating Mucormycosis infection in Covid-19 patients

Japan to provide additional ventilators, oxygen concentrators to India

Japan on Friday decided to help India with additional ventilators and oxygen concentrators through United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) to fight against COVID-19 pandemic."Japan has decided to provide additional 1,000 ventilators and 2,000 oxygen concentrators to India through UNOPS. The number of cases are declining, but we can't let our guard down. We remain committed to helping our friends in India. #FightCOVID #JapanIndia," tweeted Embassy of Japan in India."The ventilators Japan had announced to provide to the Indian people have just arrived in India! We hope these ventilators will help as many people's lives as possible," added the embassy.Many countries, including Japan, US, UK, Russia have come forward to provide India with COVID-19 assistance in its fight against the pandemic.The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Friday informed that as many as 1,86,364 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hours.

'Dharavi model' helps tame second Covid-19 wave in Mumbai's slum town

After reporting up to 99 Covid-19 cases daily in April, Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi has seen a gradual drop in single-day infections to under below 5 in the last couple of days

India reports its lowest daily Covid-19 tally increase in 44 days

The single-day rise in coronavirus cases in India fell below the 200,000 mark for a second time this month, taking the total tally to 27,555,457

'Up to three quarters of the UK's new Covid cases are of B.1.617 strain'

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said almost half and possibly three-quarters of all new coronavirus cases in the country are of the B.1.617 variant