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India reports 14,506 fresh covid cases, 30 deaths in last 24 hours

New Delhi: India reported 14,506 new covid cases and 30 deaths in the last 24 hours. The country’s active caseload has climbed to over 99,602, taking the total tally of covid cases to 4,34,33,345 and 5,25,077 so far, the union health ministry said on Wednesday. The daily positivity rate is now 3.35% while the weekly positivity rate is 3.30%. States like Delhi witnessed an active caseload of 4482, Maharashtra has 25481 cases, Haryana has recorded 2649 cases while Kerala has reported more than 28086 covid cases at present.

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Focus on accelerating second and precaution doses of covid-19 vaccination: Centre to states

NEW DELHI : Amid the surge of covid cases in some parts of the country, the Centre on Tuesday has directed States and UTs to focus on accelerating second and precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccination. Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary reviewed the status of COVID situation through a video conference (VC) with 14 such States that are reporting high number of cases on a week-to-week basis along with increased case positivity combined with low numbers of COVID tests and below average COVID vaccination. He advised caution and continuous alertness to States reporting a surge in COVID cases during the past few weeks, and to step up vigil against COVID. The four-fold strategy highlights surveillance of incoming inter-national travelers; community-based surveillance; sentinel site surveillance (health facility-based surveillance and lab-based surveillance); and Whole Genome Sequencing. States were advised to scan for and report all SARI and ILI cases from all district hospitals, major private hospitals and medical colleges across the districts, and keep a close watch on those geographies where these clusters are emerging. “States were also strongly advised to strictly monitor epidemiological profile of admitted COVID patients and report the clinical manifestation to Health Ministry, rather than a random or anecdotal reporting.

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Star Health, IDFC FIRST Bank announce Bancassurance tie-up

NEW DELHI: Star Health and Allied Insurance Company has signed a corporate agency agreement with IDFC FIRST Bank for distribution of its health insurance products. Under the agreement, Star Health will offer its health insurance products to the bank’s customers using the latter's digital platform and its distribution network.

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India reports over 11,000 new covid cases, 27 deaths in a day

New Delhi: India reported 11,793 new covid cases and 27 deaths in the last 24 hours. The country’s active caseload currently stands at 96,700, increasing the total number of cases to 4,34,18,839 so far, the union health ministry data said on Tuesday. The weekly positivity rate currently now stands at 3.36% and the daily positivity rate is 2.49%.

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India sees 45% surge in daly fresh covid cases

NEW DELHI: India recorded 17,073 fresh covid infections in the last 24 hours, pushing the country's active caseload to 94,420, as per data from the Union health ministry on Monday. Death toll rose to 525,020, with 21 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, as per the data. India's total covid cases stand at 4,34,07,046.

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Indian scientists studying long-term memory of covid-19 vaccination

NEW DELHI : Scientists at the Department of Biotechnology’s (DBT) are studying the long-term memory of covid-19 vaccination in the human body, including the jabs’ quality and durability. The research outcome will have a bearing on future vaccine dosage strategies, including for booster doses. DBT secretary Rajesh Gokhale said: “Given the large-scale covid-19 vaccination in the country, the study aims to understand long-term immune responses in the population.

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₹807 crore in fiscal 2022 amid pandemic lockdowns

₹607.7 crore in FY21, the data showed. During the year, the retailer also reported temporary store closures due to the pandemic. NEW DELHI : Swedish furniture and home furnishings retailer Ikea’s Indian unit widened its net loss to ₹807.5 crore in the financial year ended March 2021 from ₹720.7 crore in the previous year, according to the latest available data accessed by business intelligence platform, Tofler.

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Is Covid in endemic phase? Expert explains what surge, fall in cases suggest

NEW DELHI : The coronavirus pandemic is transitioning into its endemic phase and at such point, rise and fall of cases is a common phenomenon, experts said on Friday. This comes at a time when India has witnessed a 30% jump in Covid-19 cases as the country reported 17,336 cases in a day. According to the latest data by the union ministry of health, the death toll climbed to 5,24,954 with 13 new fatalities reported today.

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Global services trade sustained recovery post-Covid pandemic: WTO

New Delhi: World Trade Organization’s index capturing global trade in services outpaced that for goods, pointing to a possible shift in consumption pattern as Covid-19 cases receded. World services trade continued to grow into the second quarter of 2022, indicating resilience to the conflict in Ukraine, according to the WTO’s Services Trade Barometer. The reading of 105.5 above the previous reading of 102.5 in September 2021 and comfortably over the baseline value of 100 for the index signals that services trade is likely to post sustained gains in the second quarter once official statistics for the period are available, according to the WTO.

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India logs 17,336 new covid cases in last 24 hours, up 30% from previous day

New Delhi: India reported 17,336 new cases in the last 24 hours, a jump of 4,023 cases from the previous count. Around 13 people died due to the infection. India’s trajectory of total covid cases has risen to 4,33, 62,294 with weekly positivity rate currently at 3.07% and daily positivity rate at 4.32%.

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Mandaviya directs officials to focus on covid vaccination, genome sequencing

NEW DELHI : In the wake of rising covid cases across the country, the union health minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday directed the states/UTs to focus on surveillance, genome sequencing to scan for any possible mutation and monitor hospitalization of covid cases. Mandaviya chaired a high-level meeting to review covid status across the country ordered the officials to ramp up covid testing and accelerate covid-19 vaccination for all eligible population. Lav Agarwal, joint secretary, made a detailed presentation on the global scenario of surge in COVID cases and status of COVID in the country. This included presentation and analysis of trend of covid-19 cases, daily & active cases, positivity and deaths; testing status along with state-wise weekly tests per million, RT-PCR share in weekly tests; genome sequencing; and vaccination status. The union health minister stressed on the need to focus on districts reporting high case positivity, undertake adequate testing (with higher proportion of RT-PCR) and effective covid-19 surveillance to assess and control the spread of infection in a timely manner, stated the government release. He exhorted to increase pace of vaccination including booster doses in districts reporting high cases.

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Over 13,000 covid cases, 38 deaths in last 24 hours; govt calls high-level meet

New Delhi: With India reporting a spike in covid-19 cases, union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya called a high-level meeting with the core team of experts on Thursday. The country reported 13,313 new covid cases and 38 deaths in the last 24 hours. India’s trajectory of total covid cases has risen to 4,33,44,958 with weekly positivity currently at 2.81% and daily positivity rate reported to be 2.03%.

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Modi to speak on environment, health, climate change and food security at G7 Summit

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to speak on Environment, Energy, Climate, Food Security, Health, Gender Equality and Democracy at G7 Summit happening from 26-27 July in Germany. Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany has invited Modi to Schloss Elmau for the G7 Summit under the German Presidency “During the Summit, Prime Minister is expected to speak in two sessions that include environment, energy, climate, food security, health, gender equality and democracy. In an effort to strengthen international collaboration on these important issues, other democracies such as Argentina, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa have also been invited," said a statement by Ministry of External Affairs. Prime Minister will hold bilateral meetings with leaders of some of the participating countries," said a statement. The invitation to G7 Summit is in keeping with the tradition of strong and close partnership and high-level political contacts between India and Germany.

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Centre makes health insurance plan mandatory for surrogate mothers

₹2 lakh which is non-refundable. However, facilities under government-run institutes are expected to pay such fees.

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India reports 12,249 new covid infections, active cases up by 2,326 in a day

New Delhi: India reported more than 12,249 new covid cases with active cases surging by 2,326 in the last 24 hours, the union health ministry said on Wednesday. The country recorded 13 fatalities in a day. “About 12,249 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours with active caseload shooting at 81,687," said the ministry.

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Slight dip in covid cases, India reports 9,923 new infections in last 24 hours

New Delhi: Covid cases declined marginally on Tuesday as India logged 9,923 new infections in the last 24 hours, down 2,858 cases from Monday. The total active caseload has climbed to over 79,313, according to the union health ministry. Total covid-19 cases have reached 4,33,16,396 so far. The country reported 17 new fatalities, taking the death toll to 5/24/890 so far. The weekly positivity rate is presently at 2.67% while daily positivity rate is 2.55%.

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Border control not effective in checking pandemic: IATA

New Delhi: Border controls are not effective in managing a pandemic and politicians should balance the economic and social benefits of air connectivity against the need for health-related travel restrictions, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a statement on Monday. The industry body, which represents around 290 airlines comprising 83% of global air traffic, called for governments to apply the lessons learned from the dismantling of global connectivity in response to Covid-19 to ensure that future global health threats can be effectively managed without closing borders.

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India detects over 12,780 covid cases in last 24 hours

New Delhi: As covid cases surge in India, the country registered 12,781 new infections in the last 24 hours. The total tally of active caseload has climbed to over 76,700, the union health ministry said on Monday. Total covid-19 cases have reached 4,33,09,473 so far.

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India reports nearly 12,899 fresh covid cases in the last 24 hours

NEW DELHI : India has registered over 12,899 fresh covid cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally of active caseload to over 72,474 the union health ministry said on Sunday. The total covid-19 cases have reached 43,296,692 so far. The death toll has climbed to 524,855 with 15 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the data statement.

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India reports nearly 13,000 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours

NEW DELHI : India has reported 12,847 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally of active caseload to over 63,063, the Union health ministry said on Friday. A day before, the country had reported 12,213 new Covid cases across the country. “About 12, 847 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours with active caseload shooting at 63,063," said the ministry.

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China lifts Covid visa ban on Indians after 2 years. Check revised policy

BEIJING : The Chinese authorities have updated their Covid-19 visa policy after over two years of the pandemic. In the revised version , there is good news for Indian professionals and students in China. The revised policy says that Indian professionals and their families who are stranded in India for over two years now, will be able to get Chinese visa now. Further it went ahead to inform that students in Chinese varsities who had expressed their will to re-join the colleges and universities in China can also apply for and get Visa. The revised policy have decided to accept visa application by Indian professionals and their families, students to resume work and re-join universities in China after a gap of over two years. The news comes as a huge sigh of relief for the professionals and students who are stuck back home since 2020.

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Oil prices ease over renewed concerns of Covid restrictions in China

NEW DELHI : Crude oil prices gave up initial gains on Thursday as demand concerns returned as authorities in Shanghai, China started imposing new Covid-related restrictions fueling concerns of fall of demand. A two-month long lockdown in Shanghai had ended last week supported oil prices in the past few sessions. At 7.07 pm, the August contract of Brent futures on the Intercontinental Exchange was at $123.02, lower by 0.45% from its previous close.

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India reports 5,233 new covid cases as total number goes past 28k

NEW DELHI : India reported 5,233 covid cases in the last 24 hours, prompting doctors and scientists to renew their advice for people to wear masks and continue to follow covid-appropriate behaviour. The figure marked a jump of 1,500 over Tuesday’s 3,714 new cases. The total number of active caseload rose to over 28,800 across the country.

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India records 5,233 fresh covid cases in 24 hours

NEW DELHI: India reported 5,233 fresh covid infections in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of active cases to 28,857, according to the Union health ministry's updated data on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the country had reported 3,714 new cases. Active cases now make for 0.07% of total infections, while the national recovery rate was at 98.72%, the ministry said.

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'Periodic booster jabs, seasonal waves': What future with Covid-19 may look like

NEW DELHI : Even as newer variants of the contagious SARS-CoV-2 continue to emerge, experts stress on the need to formulate newer composition for covid-19 booster doses. Hinting at the fact that to be completely secure and something close to that, one will have to have at least three to four Covid-19 booster shots. The vaccines that are being administered now protect against severe Covid-19, hospitalizations and deaths.

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SBI General Insurance launches new health insurance vertical

NEW DELHI: SBI General Insurance has launched a new health insurance vertical, through which the company plans to focus on new innovative health products, in-house claim settlement process, among others, to boost customer experience.

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Health ministry begins second phase of door-to-door covid vaccination drive

NEW DELHI: Aiming to accelerate the pace of covid vaccination in the country, the health ministry on Wednesday announced the start of the second leg of Har Ghar Dastak campaign, or door-to-door vaccination drive.

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India’s nurses have proved to be the best in world during covid pandemic: Dr Bharati Pawar

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Pandemic, rising fuel costs push IndiGo to a March-quarter loss

₹1,682 crore in the March quarter on the back of rising fuel costs, a depreciating rupee, and a covid-induced fall in demand in early January NEW DELHI :

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World Health Assembly re-elects Dr Tedros to 2nd term as WHO Chief

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Covid-19 still a concern for Indian consumers, says survey

NEW DELHI: The coronavirus pandemic remains a cause of worry among households in India and China, according to findings of Ipsos Essentials Survey 2022 conducted in 16 markets.

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India’s Health Secretary appointed as chairperson of key world health panel

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Now, government to issue health IDs to newborns

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India restarts contact tracing for coronavirus

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Govt raises flag over drop in covid vaccination

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No proof of foreign travel required for those seeking booster covid shot: Govt

NEW DELHI: Vaccination centres are not allowed to ask for proof of travelling abroad from those seeking a booster, or precautionary, dose, the health ministry said on Friday.

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Over 60% of 15-18 year olds fully vaccinated against covid-19: Mandaviya

NEW DELHI: More than 60% of 15-18 year olds are now fully vaccinated against covid-19, Mansukh Mandaviya, Union health minister, said on Friday.

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Govt shifts focus as covid cases stay low

₹64,180 crore in the 2021-22 Budget, aiming to fill the critical gaps in public health infrastructure, especially in critical care facilities and primary care in both the urban and rural areas.

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India adds 2,364 fresh covid cases

NEW DELHI: India added 2,364 fresh covid cases over the last 24 hours, taking active cases in the country to 15,419, the union health ministry said on Thursday.

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Health ministry launches training programme on emergency life support

NEW DELHI:The Union Health Ministry has rolled out a training module on National Emergency Life Support (NELS) for doctors, nurses and paramedics. This training module will lead to the creation of a pool of trained doctors, nurses and paramedics in the country with skills to provide standardised emergency life support and reduce mortality due to medical emergencies.

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Health & wellness centre have enabled transition from selective to comprehensive primary healthcare package: Report

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India revises its covid-19 surveillance strategy

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Covid-19 symptoms to look out for based on vaccination status. Read here

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Nursing accounts for about 59% of health professionals in India: MoS health

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40 digital health service applications successfully integrated with ABDM: NHA

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0