Knowledge for the 14-day interval from September 17 to 30 means that India could have crossed the height of COVID-19 caseload, a report by the financial division of the Finance Ministry has famous.
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Telangana
Bharat Biotech, ViroVax signal licensing settlement
Coronavirus vaccine Covaxin will use adjuvant Alhydroxiquim-II to spice up immune response and longer lasting immunity.
The expertise is getting used beneath a licensing settlement with Kansas-based ViroVax, mentioned Bharat Biotech, which is at present conducting section II human trials of Covaxin.
Andhra Pradesh
Pregnant employee killed, affected person harm in a roof collapse incident at COVID Hospital
A 30-year-old girl employee, who was two months pregnant, was killed on the spot and a 70-year-old COVID-19 affected person was critically injured, when the roof of a ground beneath building at an extension constructing collapsed on them on the SVIMS Padmavathi COVID Hospital in Tirupati on Sunday night time.
In response to sources, the deceased Ms. Radhika was transferring a newly arrived COVID affected person right into a ward when part of the roof with granite blocks fell on her, killing her on the spot, and injuring the affected person, whose situation is claimed to be severe.
Karnataka
Shivamogga MLA checks COVID constructive
Shivamogga Rural MLA Okay.B. Ashok Naik has examined constructive for COVID-19 an infection. He’s now beneath residence quarantined.
The BJP MLA, on his social media account, mentioned he underwent the COVID-19 check at Mc Gann Hospital in Shivamogga on Sunday. Mr. Naik mentioned that each one those that got here involved with him lately ought to get examined for the an infection.
Karnataka
Handlooms throughout Karnataka at the moment are weaving a tragic story
Delhi
Delhi colleges to stay shut until Oct. 31: Sisodia
Refuting studies of partial reopening of faculties in Delhi within the wake of contemporary pointers by the Centre, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who additionally holds the schooling portfolio, on Sunday tweeted that each one colleges in Delhi will stay shut until October 31 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Universities and colleges throughout the nation have been closed since March 16 when the Centre had introduced a national classroom shutdown as a part of measures to comprise the unfold of COVID-19.
Tamil Nadu
It’s all work and little or no pay for ASHA employees in Tamil Nadu
A gaggle of Accredited Social Well being Activists (ASHA) employees are seen at a containment zone. File
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G. Ramakrishna
Day-after-day, Malar (title modified) has to take an 8-km stroll on an unmotorable stretch to achieve a tribal hamlet. This has been her space of labor for nearly a decade. An ASHA (accredited social-health activist) employee, Ms. Malar neither minds the every day stroll nor the gap; she carries out the numerous health-related duties assigned to her. However what worries her is the poor pay and lack of recognition.
For a whole bunch of ASHA employees like Ms. Malar, it’s a lengthy anticipate higher pay. At the same time as their struggle for minimal pay continues — their performance-based incentive is ₹1,500-₹2,000 a month — a lot of them haven’t acquired any quantity within the final three to 4 months. The authorities have cited “inadequate funds” as motive for a similar.
Karnataka
Docs replace households on sufferers’ well being through movies
A file picture of well being employees strolling alongside the hall of an ICU ward for COVID-19 sufferers at a hospital in Bengaluru.
The isolation of COVID-19 sufferers is traumatic not only for these bothered by the virus, but additionally for relations who’re unable to care for his or her family members and are depending on the hospital authorities to maintain them up to date always. With hospitals limiting visiting hours even for non-COVID-19 sufferers as a precautionary measure, there have been an growing variety of complaints from those who they’re being saved at the hours of darkness concerning the well being standing of their relations after hospitalisation.
In an try to handle this, many non-public hospitals in Bengaluru have began making brief movies of their sufferers, which they ship to households to maintain them up to date on therapy plans, how the particular person is responding, and so on.
COVID-19 instances in India breach 66-lakh mark
India’s COVID-19 caseload went previous 66 lakh, whereas the quantity of people that have recuperated from the illness surged to 55,86,703 pushing the restoration fee to 84.34%, based on the Union Well being Ministry knowledge up to date on Monday.
The overall coronavirus instances mounted to 66,23,815 with 74,442 folks testing constructive for the an infection in a day, whereas the demise toll climbed to 1,02,685 with the virus claiming 903 lives in a span of 24 hours,the information up to date at Eight a.m. confirmed.
There are 9,34,427 lively instances of coronavirus an infection within the nation which includes 14.11% of the overall caseload, the information said. The COVID-19 case fatality was recorded at 1.55%. – PTI
Finance Ministry says COVID-19 previous peak, predicts progress
India’s COVID-19 infections could have already peaked final month, setting the stage for a “additional push up the frontiers of financial restoration”, the Union Finance Ministry mentioned on Sunday, itemizing a number of indicators from September that “allude to a gentle restoration throughout nearly all sectors”.
The financial division of the Finance Ministry has pointed to a number of inexperienced shoots from the months of August and September, which mixed with the wholesome monsoon, augur properly for a restoration after India’s progress slipped by 23.9% within the first quarter of 2020-21.
