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3:33 PM

Covid vaccination drive intensifies for underprivileged people in Delhi

A massive Covid-19 vaccination drive for the underprivileged people have now been stepped in slum and rural areas of the national capital, ANI reported.

 

Besides the government initiatives, organisations like AZB and Partners has launched a free Covid-19 vaccination drive in collaboration with Akshaya Patra Foundation and Hope oncology clinic.

 

Since its launch on June 26 till August 26, a total number of 6,200 people gets vaccinated and the drive continues in areas like Harkesh Nagar, Okhla phase 2, Madangir, Indira camp near Andrews Ganj and Jharera village in Delhi Cantt area.

2:39 PM

US sees surge in demand for monoclonal antibodies to treat Covid

Monoclonal antibodies are high in demand for Covid treatment in the US, especially in those who reject the vaccine against the infectious disease, prompting the Joe Biden administration to impose new limits on orders for the drugs, the media reports say, according to IANS.

 

Overall, the demand for monoclonal antibody treatment, lab-made antibodies given to a person that help their immune system stop the infection from spreading, have climbed 20-fold since mid-July, CBS News reported.

 

Alabama, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and Louisiana made up 70 per cent of orders for monoclonal antibodies in recent weeks, according to the spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

2:39 PM

AIIMS study observes long term effect of Covid-19 on lifestyle

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi in a study observed obesity and allied comorbidities pose an enormous healthcare burden that requires a lifestyle modification by counselling and support from the provider, ANI reported.

 

The study titled 'Practice-based recommendations Lifestyle-related advice in the management of obesity: A step-wise approach' stated that, "physicians' regular encounter with obese patients and involvement in all aspects of medical management such as assessment, counselling and management of multidisciplinary teams makes them important stakeholders. For better prevention and management of obesity practise based recommendation is required"

2:18 PM

Bangladesh receives another 5 mn doses developed by China's Sinopharm

1:54 PM

Puducherry logs 79 Covid-19 cases, two more deaths

Puducherry logged 79 fresh COVID-19 cases and two more deaths on Sunday, taking the caseload to 1,25,463 and the fatalities to 1,831, PTI reported.

 

Seventy eight patients were cured and discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the overall number of recoveries to 1,22,709.

 

Puducherry accounted for most number of cases (50), followed by Karaikal (17), Mahe (10) and Yanam (2), Director of Health and Family Welfare Services G Sriramulu said.

12:09 PM

Arunachal Pradesh logs 32 new cases

Arunachal Pradesh recorded 32 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours and no deaths, PTI reported quoting an unnamed civil servant. As many 76 more people recovered from the disease and active cases decreased to less than one per cent.

11:51 AM

785 million Covid-19 vaccine doses given to states, UT: Centre

The central government has distributed more than 785 million Covid-19 vaccine doses among to states and union territories, said the health ministry said on Sunday. At least 11.6 million doses will be distributed next.

11:02 AM

US administers 384,911,290 vaccine doses Saturday

The United States administered 384,911,290 doses of Covid-19 vaccines as of Saturday morning and distributed 466,569,635 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Over 2.11 million people have received an additional dose of either Pfizer or Moderna's vaccine since August 13, when the US

authorised a third dose for those with compromised immune systems who are likely to have weaker protection from the two-dose regimens, Reuters reported.

10:21 AM

WHO experts group to meet in Oct on Covaxin

A group of experts advising the World health Organization will meet in October to make its recommendations on Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin on Emergency Use Listing. Bharat Biotech is expected to give a presentation on the vaccine's safety and efficacy data of clinical trials, PTI reported.

9:53 AM

Andaman and Nicobar Islands report 2 new cases

Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported two new cases of Covid-19 and no deaths in 24 hours, said PTI quoting an unnamed civil servant. The archipelago as 7,598 cases in total, of which 7,455 people have recovered from the disease.

9:33 AM

India records 30,773 new cases

India recorded 30,773 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, said the health ministry on Sunday. Active cases form less than 1 per cent of total and the national recovery rate is 97.68 per cent.

9:27 AM

Singapore adds 1,009 cases Saturday,

Singapore added 1,009 cases Saturday, the most since April 2020, when the city-state imposed a lockdown. The bulk of the cases were infections within the local community, with five detected in those arriving from overseas. Bloomberg reported this.

 

9:14 AM

China reports 66 new coronavirus cases

China reported on Sunday 66 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for Sept. 18, up from 46 a day earlier, according to National Health Commission data.

Of the new infections, 43 were locally transmitted, all of them in the southeastern province of Fujian, the health authority said. That compares with 31 local cases a day earlier, said Reuters.

8:17 AM

Assam reports 2 new deaths

Assam reported on Saturday two deaths due to Covid-19 to increase fatalities to 5,790. Total cases mounted to 5,97,709 with 365 fresh cases, PTI reported quoting a state bulletin.

8:14 AM

Russia cases surge

Russia reported on Satur more than 20,000 new cases in the past day for the first time since Aug. 22 as the country holds tightly controlled parliamentary elections. The daily death toll rose to 799, Bloomberg reported.