Apples to oranges comparison. No one complained about British variant or South African variant or Brazilian variant teeminology. Chinese virus is an entirely different thing because it has actually led to rise in hate crimes and because Chinese are blamed for introducing the virus.
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Apples to oranges comparison. No one complained about British variant or South African variant or Brazilian variant teeminology. Chinese virus is an entirely different thing because it has actually led to rise in hate crimes and because Chinese are blamed for introducing the virus.
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Lol, if India’s image is hurt internationally it is because of the how the GOI has mishandled the Covid situation. Calling « Indian variant» isn’t per se a negative term. No one looks down on India because of this variant. Only insecurity issue here.
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Black fungus: India reports nearly 9,000 cases of rare infection
India has reported more than 8,800 cases of deadly "black fungus" in a growing epidemic of the disease.
The normally rare infection, called mucormycosis, has a mortality rate of 50%, with some only saved by removing an eye.
But in recent months, India saw thousands of cases affecting recovered and recovering Covid-19 patients.
Doctors say there is a link with the steroids used to treat Covid. Diabetics are at particular risk.
Doctors have told the BBC it seems to strike 12 to 18 days after recovery from Covid.
The western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra have reported more than half of the reported cases. At least 15 more states have reported between eight and 900 cases. Following the rise in cases, India's 29 states have been told to declare the disease an epidemic.
Newly opened wards to treat patients suffering from the disease around the country are filling up fast, doctors say.
Mucor mould is commonly found in soil, plants, manure, and decaying fruits and vegetables
At the 1,100-bed state-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital in the central Indian city of Indore, the number of patients had leapt from eight a week ago, to 185 on Saturday evening.
More than 80% of the patients need surgery immediately, Dr VP Pandey, head of the hospital's department of medicine, told the BBC.
Dr Pandey said the hospital had set up 11 wards with a total of 200 beds to treat black fungus patients: "This surge in patients was definitely unexpected," he said. "We used to see one or two cases a year previously."
He reckoned that there were at least 400 patients with the disease in Indore alone.
"The black fungus infection has now become more challenging than Covid-19. If patients are not treated in time and properly, than the mortality rate can go up to 94%. The cost of treatment is expensive, and the drugs are in [short supply]," Dr Pandey said.
Doctors say amphotericin B or "ampho-B" is an anti-fungal intravenous injection which has to be administered every day for up to eight weeks to patients diagnosed with mucormycosis. There are two forms of the drug available: standard amphotericin B deoxycholate and liposomal amphotericin.
Dr Pandey said he had collected data concerning 201 patients from four hospitals in the city.
The majority of the patients had recovered from Covid-19 and were male. Most of them had been treated with steroids, and all had underlying conditions, mainly diabetes.
A separate study by four Indian doctors has looked at more than 100 cases of Covid-19 patients who had contracted mucormycosis. It found 79 of them were men, and 83 of them suffered from diabetes.
Another study of 45 black fungus patients in two Mumbai hospitals found that all were diabetics or diagnosed with diabetes on admission. They all had very steep blood sugar levels.
"No patient of mucormycosis has normal blood sugar," Dr Akshay Nayar, an eye surgeon who has treated a number of patients, told the BBC.
What is mucormycosis?
Mucormycosis is a very rare infection. It is caused by exposure to mucor mould which is commonly found in soil, plants, manure, and decaying fruits and vegetables. "It is ubiquitous and found in soil and air and even in the nose and mucus of healthy people," says Dr Akshay Nair, a Mumbai-based eye surgeon.
It affects the sinuses, the brain and the lungs, and can be life-threatening in diabetic or severely immuno-compromised individuals, such as cancer patients or people with HIV/Aids.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57217246
India has reported more than 8,800 cases of deadly "black fungus" in a growing epidemic of the disease.
The normally rare infection, called mucormycosis, has a mortality rate of 50%, with some only saved by removing an eye.
But in recent months, India saw thousands of cases affecting recovered and recovering Covid-19 patients.
Doctors say there is a link with the steroids used to treat Covid. Diabetics are at particular risk.
Doctors have told the BBC it seems to strike 12 to 18 days after recovery from Covid.
The western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra have reported more than half of the reported cases. At least 15 more states have reported between eight and 900 cases. Following the rise in cases, India's 29 states have been told to declare the disease an epidemic.
Newly opened wards to treat patients suffering from the disease around the country are filling up fast, doctors say.
Mucor mould is commonly found in soil, plants, manure, and decaying fruits and vegetables
At the 1,100-bed state-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital in the central Indian city of Indore, the number of patients had leapt from eight a week ago, to 185 on Saturday evening.
More than 80% of the patients need surgery immediately, Dr VP Pandey, head of the hospital's department of medicine, told the BBC.
Dr Pandey said the hospital had set up 11 wards with a total of 200 beds to treat black fungus patients: "This surge in patients was definitely unexpected," he said. "We used to see one or two cases a year previously."
He reckoned that there were at least 400 patients with the disease in Indore alone.
"The black fungus infection has now become more challenging than Covid-19. If patients are not treated in time and properly, than the mortality rate can go up to 94%. The cost of treatment is expensive, and the drugs are in [short supply]," Dr Pandey said.
Doctors say amphotericin B or "ampho-B" is an anti-fungal intravenous injection which has to be administered every day for up to eight weeks to patients diagnosed with mucormycosis. There are two forms of the drug available: standard amphotericin B deoxycholate and liposomal amphotericin.
Dr Pandey said he had collected data concerning 201 patients from four hospitals in the city.
The majority of the patients had recovered from Covid-19 and were male. Most of them had been treated with steroids, and all had underlying conditions, mainly diabetes.
A separate study by four Indian doctors has looked at more than 100 cases of Covid-19 patients who had contracted mucormycosis. It found 79 of them were men, and 83 of them suffered from diabetes.
Another study of 45 black fungus patients in two Mumbai hospitals found that all were diabetics or diagnosed with diabetes on admission. They all had very steep blood sugar levels.
"No patient of mucormycosis has normal blood sugar," Dr Akshay Nayar, an eye surgeon who has treated a number of patients, told the BBC.
What is mucormycosis?
Mucormycosis is a very rare infection. It is caused by exposure to mucor mould which is commonly found in soil, plants, manure, and decaying fruits and vegetables. "It is ubiquitous and found in soil and air and even in the nose and mucus of healthy people," says Dr Akshay Nair, a Mumbai-based eye surgeon.
It affects the sinuses, the brain and the lungs, and can be life-threatening in diabetic or severely immuno-compromised individuals, such as cancer patients or people with HIV/Aids.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57217246
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I would die in shame if I was PM of such a country. Trying to land on Moon / Mars and helping other countries to show your muscles and yet own people are suffering to such an extent. Beyond shameful is this.
As per shameless devotees of him, it's all on states, there is nothing their master can do. However it's totally fine for him to take credit if all goes well.
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New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 in India - swept by the deadly second wave of infection - has surpassed the three-lakh mark.
With the count of deaths breaching three lakhs, India has become the third country to cross the grim landmark after the United States and Brazil. The United States is the worst-hit country by coronavirus with 5,89,703 deaths, followed by Brazil with 448,208 fatalities.
India has been reporting thousands of deaths over the last several weeks, leading to shortage of medical oxygen and hospital beds in many states.
The daily rise in coronavirus cases in India pushed the total caseload to 2,65,30,132, with 2.4 lakh new cases recorded in a single day on Sunday.
While the Centre that has been under sharp criticism over its handling of the COVID-19 situation attribute the unprecedented rise in cases to the mutant variants of the virus and people’s laxity, experts believe that the recently-held events like the Kumbh Mela and Assembly elections led to the spike in infections.
With the count of deaths breaching three lakhs, India has become the third country to cross the grim landmark after the United States and Brazil. The United States is the worst-hit country by coronavirus with 5,89,703 deaths, followed by Brazil with 448,208 fatalities.
India has been reporting thousands of deaths over the last several weeks, leading to shortage of medical oxygen and hospital beds in many states.
The daily rise in coronavirus cases in India pushed the total caseload to 2,65,30,132, with 2.4 lakh new cases recorded in a single day on Sunday.
While the Centre that has been under sharp criticism over its handling of the COVID-19 situation attribute the unprecedented rise in cases to the mutant variants of the virus and people’s laxity, experts believe that the recently-held events like the Kumbh Mela and Assembly elections led to the spike in infections.
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As India's cities and towns struggled to keep Covid patients breathing amid a severe oxygen shortage, one rural district managed to avoid the crisis, BBC Marathi's Mayank Bhagwat and Janhavee Moole report.
"There's a pattern in the pandemic and it's important to understand it," says Rajendra Bharud, the collector, or senior administrator, in Nandurbar district in India's western state of Maharashtra.
He says he realised early on that he needed to plan and prepare. And that decision certainly paid off: he has been making headlines in India for what is being called the "Nandurbar model". The remote, tribal district is being praised for ramping up resources and managing its caseload in a devastating second wave that has left even Mumbai, Maharashtra's capital and India's richest city, reeling.
How did that happen?
Anticipating a crisis
"We saw cases peaking in India after they peaked in Western countries. We had seen these countries being hit by a second wave and a third wave. So we realised it could happen here as well," Dr Bharud explains.
Maharashtra, one of India's largest states, had long been a Covid hotspot - it still accounts for about a fifth of India's Covid caseload overall, although official figures show its share of active cases dropping in recent weeks.
But in April, as the caseload mounted rapidly, Maharashtra presented an alarming scenario. It was adding more cases daily than any other state, partly given the size of its population. But it was also seeing a shortage of critical care beds and oxygen, and families found themselves travelling across districts in search of beds so they could save a loved one.
Dr Bharud, who studied to be a doctor, says his background in medicine came in handy, and he was able to see the writing on the wall.
At the height of the first wave in September last year, Nandurbar had around 1,000 active cases. But like everywhere in India, numbers dropped sharply in the following months - they fell below under 400 by the end of December.
But Dr Bharud says his administration did not let its guard down.
India's colonial-era epidemic diseases law gives district collectors a lot of powers to contain the spread of the virus - so he began preparing in September itself.
And even as cases dipped, his administration continued expanding or building infrastructure - from quarantine centres to oxygen plants - that would help fight the virus.
And they were ready when cases began to climb by the end of March - by 30 April, Nandurbar had some 7,000 active cases.
But they were not falling short of beds or running out of oxygen - a familiar sight across India's biggest cities.
Preparing for the shortage
Dr Bharud says the fact that Nandurbar was his home district helped. He personally knew the challenges that lay ahead.
One of the remotest districts in western India, Nandurbar is located amid hilly forests, bordering the states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. It's about 440km (270 miles) from Mumbai.
It's a relatively poor district largely populated by tribespeople with few healthcare facilities. Before the pandemic, it had just nine critical care beds and 80 oxygen beds for a population of nearly two million, says Dr Rajesh Valvi at the Nandurbar Civil Hospital.
Early in the second wave, some patients in border villages crossed into Gujarat when they found it difficult to find a hospital bed. But district officials soon converted schools and hostels into quarantine centres. And they were monitored by local primary healthcare centres - each village has one.
So patients with mild symptoms were treated quickly and only those with a serious infection went to hospital. This ensured that patients' condition did not deteriorate due to delayed care and it significantly reduced the burden on major hospitals.
They also added both critical care beds oxygen beds - now they have 148 of the former and 556 of the latter across the district. And with cases falling, some 200 beds are vacant.
The other thing the district did was increase its oxygen supply. It did not have a liquid oxygen plant because it was not an industrial district - unlike some others that were able to tap into nearby industrial resources to ramp up supply.
It also had no oxygen refill plant, which supplies the vital gas to portable cylinders. And none of the hospitals had a plant that could convert oxygen from air and directly supply it to beds via a pipeline.
"We realised we would not get enough oxygen if there is a second wave," Dr Bharud says.
So the district installed three such plants in September, February and March in two major government hospitals. And then two private hospitals in Nandurbar city followed suit.
One plant can also fill up to 125 jumbo-sized cylinders to supply air to patients in other hospitals. These plants are now producing 4.8 million litres of oxygen per day - and Nandurbar has surplus oxygen that it sends to other districts.
They bought 30 oxygen concentrators, too, which help the breathless patients breathe more easily, for primary healthcare centres in remote villages to reduce the burden on hospitals.
They have also trained healthcare workers - including specialised "oxygen nurses" - and set up a centralised control room to monitor the situation.
Neelima Walvi, an "oxygen nurse" in Nandurbar's biggest public hospital says her sole task is to monitor the oxygen given to Covid patients to cut waste or leakage.
"If their oxygen level is over 95, I reduce the amount of oxygen given to them, say from five litres to one or two litres, depending on their condition," she says.
Every Covid hospital or centre was told to appoint such a nurse for every 50 beds. The model proved so successful that the state government has ordered other districts to do the same.
What comes next?
Since the start of the pandemic, the district has recorded 38,000 Covid cases and about 700 deaths. In the second wave, it reported its highest number of daily deaths on 4 May - 18.
Nandurbar is of course not an urban or densely populated district such as Mumbai, where the challenges are often greater. But its success, experts say, has show the value of India's vast decentralised bureaucracy that has not been harnessed enough to battle Covid.
But challenges do remain, officials and doctors say.
Dr Abhijit Payal, who has been treating Covid patients at a private hospital, says some of the shortages they faced in March and April have lessened as cases numbers appear to fall.
But, he adds, following up on patients, is an issue in such a remote district.
"A lot of the people we treat come from very far away. Once they are discharged, they cannot always return for a check-up for weeks or even months. So treating those facing long Covid is a big challenge."
He is also worried that the infection is now spreading in rural areas, where vaccine hesitancy is higher, especially among the tribal communities.
"It's not one man's job to fight Covid," Dr Bharud says. "We are focusing on how people can get treatment and vaccines in their villages so they don't have to travel far.
"We need to improve facilities further to ensure that we are ready to face the third wave."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57098621
"There's a pattern in the pandemic and it's important to understand it," says Rajendra Bharud, the collector, or senior administrator, in Nandurbar district in India's western state of Maharashtra.
He says he realised early on that he needed to plan and prepare. And that decision certainly paid off: he has been making headlines in India for what is being called the "Nandurbar model". The remote, tribal district is being praised for ramping up resources and managing its caseload in a devastating second wave that has left even Mumbai, Maharashtra's capital and India's richest city, reeling.
How did that happen?
Anticipating a crisis
"We saw cases peaking in India after they peaked in Western countries. We had seen these countries being hit by a second wave and a third wave. So we realised it could happen here as well," Dr Bharud explains.
Maharashtra, one of India's largest states, had long been a Covid hotspot - it still accounts for about a fifth of India's Covid caseload overall, although official figures show its share of active cases dropping in recent weeks.
But in April, as the caseload mounted rapidly, Maharashtra presented an alarming scenario. It was adding more cases daily than any other state, partly given the size of its population. But it was also seeing a shortage of critical care beds and oxygen, and families found themselves travelling across districts in search of beds so they could save a loved one.
Dr Bharud, who studied to be a doctor, says his background in medicine came in handy, and he was able to see the writing on the wall.
At the height of the first wave in September last year, Nandurbar had around 1,000 active cases. But like everywhere in India, numbers dropped sharply in the following months - they fell below under 400 by the end of December.
But Dr Bharud says his administration did not let its guard down.
India's colonial-era epidemic diseases law gives district collectors a lot of powers to contain the spread of the virus - so he began preparing in September itself.
And even as cases dipped, his administration continued expanding or building infrastructure - from quarantine centres to oxygen plants - that would help fight the virus.
And they were ready when cases began to climb by the end of March - by 30 April, Nandurbar had some 7,000 active cases.
But they were not falling short of beds or running out of oxygen - a familiar sight across India's biggest cities.
Preparing for the shortage
Dr Bharud says the fact that Nandurbar was his home district helped. He personally knew the challenges that lay ahead.
One of the remotest districts in western India, Nandurbar is located amid hilly forests, bordering the states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. It's about 440km (270 miles) from Mumbai.
It's a relatively poor district largely populated by tribespeople with few healthcare facilities. Before the pandemic, it had just nine critical care beds and 80 oxygen beds for a population of nearly two million, says Dr Rajesh Valvi at the Nandurbar Civil Hospital.
Early in the second wave, some patients in border villages crossed into Gujarat when they found it difficult to find a hospital bed. But district officials soon converted schools and hostels into quarantine centres. And they were monitored by local primary healthcare centres - each village has one.
So patients with mild symptoms were treated quickly and only those with a serious infection went to hospital. This ensured that patients' condition did not deteriorate due to delayed care and it significantly reduced the burden on major hospitals.
They also added both critical care beds oxygen beds - now they have 148 of the former and 556 of the latter across the district. And with cases falling, some 200 beds are vacant.
The other thing the district did was increase its oxygen supply. It did not have a liquid oxygen plant because it was not an industrial district - unlike some others that were able to tap into nearby industrial resources to ramp up supply.
It also had no oxygen refill plant, which supplies the vital gas to portable cylinders. And none of the hospitals had a plant that could convert oxygen from air and directly supply it to beds via a pipeline.
"We realised we would not get enough oxygen if there is a second wave," Dr Bharud says.
So the district installed three such plants in September, February and March in two major government hospitals. And then two private hospitals in Nandurbar city followed suit.
One plant can also fill up to 125 jumbo-sized cylinders to supply air to patients in other hospitals. These plants are now producing 4.8 million litres of oxygen per day - and Nandurbar has surplus oxygen that it sends to other districts.
They bought 30 oxygen concentrators, too, which help the breathless patients breathe more easily, for primary healthcare centres in remote villages to reduce the burden on hospitals.
They have also trained healthcare workers - including specialised "oxygen nurses" - and set up a centralised control room to monitor the situation.
Neelima Walvi, an "oxygen nurse" in Nandurbar's biggest public hospital says her sole task is to monitor the oxygen given to Covid patients to cut waste or leakage.
"If their oxygen level is over 95, I reduce the amount of oxygen given to them, say from five litres to one or two litres, depending on their condition," she says.
Every Covid hospital or centre was told to appoint such a nurse for every 50 beds. The model proved so successful that the state government has ordered other districts to do the same.
What comes next?
Since the start of the pandemic, the district has recorded 38,000 Covid cases and about 700 deaths. In the second wave, it reported its highest number of daily deaths on 4 May - 18.
Nandurbar is of course not an urban or densely populated district such as Mumbai, where the challenges are often greater. But its success, experts say, has show the value of India's vast decentralised bureaucracy that has not been harnessed enough to battle Covid.
But challenges do remain, officials and doctors say.
Dr Abhijit Payal, who has been treating Covid patients at a private hospital, says some of the shortages they faced in March and April have lessened as cases numbers appear to fall.
But, he adds, following up on patients, is an issue in such a remote district.
"A lot of the people we treat come from very far away. Once they are discharged, they cannot always return for a check-up for weeks or even months. So treating those facing long Covid is a big challenge."
He is also worried that the infection is now spreading in rural areas, where vaccine hesitancy is higher, especially among the tribal communities.
"It's not one man's job to fight Covid," Dr Bharud says. "We are focusing on how people can get treatment and vaccines in their villages so they don't have to travel far.
"We need to improve facilities further to ensure that we are ready to face the third wave."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57098621
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One of my colleagues sadly lost 7 members of his family to covid in India. He is stuck here as his wife is heavily pregnant and they have no family in the UK.
Heartbreaking to see him in such a helpless state and I hope the situation in India improves so others don't have to suffer the same.
Heartbreaking to see him in such a helpless state and I hope the situation in India improves so others don't have to suffer the same.
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New Delhi: India continues to register a huge number of COVID-19 related deaths. The Ministry of health and family welfare on Monday stated that 4,454 coronavirus patients succumbed in the last 24 hours, taking the fatality count to 3,03,720.
India reported 2,22,315 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, pushibg the caseload to 2,67,52,447.
India reported 2,22,315 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, pushibg the caseload to 2,67,52,447.
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That is so painful to hear. Hope things improve.
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I don't know how can one remain sane after losing 7 members to their family.
This is pure horror.
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I think waiting for the birth of his child is keeping him going.
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India records 300,000 Covid deaths as pandemic rages
The number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in India has moved past the 300,000 mark as the country continues to grapple with the pandemic.
Experts warn that the real number of fatalities might be much higher as many deaths are not officially recorded.
India has recorded 26 million cases - second only to the US - and is now the epicentre of the global pandemic.
The country is also only the third in the world to record more than 300,000 deaths - behind the US and Brazil.
It took less than a month to record its last 100,000 deaths.
A deadly second wave in recent weeks has overwhelmed the country's healthcare system, with hospitals struggling to cope with the influx of patients and with critical drugs and oxygen running out.
Nearly half of India's virus deaths occurred in the last three months.
In the last 26 days alone, the country has recorded 102,533 Covid-19 deaths.
Some experts say the number of daily deaths may rise further. Dr Murad Banaji, a mathematician at Middlesex University London, has been tracking the pandemic closely.
"We expect a delay between cases peaking and deaths peaking. But also, as with cases, we know there are huge variations in death surveillance and recording between states, and between urban and rural areas," he told the BBC.
"Even once recorded fatalities start to fall, we'll need to be wary of reading too much into this until we stop hearing reports of large numbers of rural deaths," Dr Banaji said.
Over the past days, concerns over a rising number of deadly fungus infections linked to Covid treatment have added to the overall crisis.
Woman in hospital bed with doctor in PPE
In some places, even crematoriums have run out of space and have been forced to expand to makeshift sites in public parks.
Mortality data in India is poor and deaths at home often go unregistered, especially in rural areas.
There are reports of journalists counting bodies at morgues themselves, to try to get a more accurate number. Some models speculate that about a million people may have actually died.
The country's vaccination drive is also not nearly making enough progress to ease the current crisis.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57224565
The number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in India has moved past the 300,000 mark as the country continues to grapple with the pandemic.
Experts warn that the real number of fatalities might be much higher as many deaths are not officially recorded.
India has recorded 26 million cases - second only to the US - and is now the epicentre of the global pandemic.
The country is also only the third in the world to record more than 300,000 deaths - behind the US and Brazil.
It took less than a month to record its last 100,000 deaths.
A deadly second wave in recent weeks has overwhelmed the country's healthcare system, with hospitals struggling to cope with the influx of patients and with critical drugs and oxygen running out.
Nearly half of India's virus deaths occurred in the last three months.
In the last 26 days alone, the country has recorded 102,533 Covid-19 deaths.
Some experts say the number of daily deaths may rise further. Dr Murad Banaji, a mathematician at Middlesex University London, has been tracking the pandemic closely.
"We expect a delay between cases peaking and deaths peaking. But also, as with cases, we know there are huge variations in death surveillance and recording between states, and between urban and rural areas," he told the BBC.
"Even once recorded fatalities start to fall, we'll need to be wary of reading too much into this until we stop hearing reports of large numbers of rural deaths," Dr Banaji said.
Over the past days, concerns over a rising number of deadly fungus infections linked to Covid treatment have added to the overall crisis.
Woman in hospital bed with doctor in PPE
In some places, even crematoriums have run out of space and have been forced to expand to makeshift sites in public parks.
Mortality data in India is poor and deaths at home often go unregistered, especially in rural areas.
There are reports of journalists counting bodies at morgues themselves, to try to get a more accurate number. Some models speculate that about a million people may have actually died.
The country's vaccination drive is also not nearly making enough progress to ease the current crisis.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57224565
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And then this:
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rakesh-Dakshina from Madurai, who rented a plane for two hours and got married in the wedding sky. Family members who flew from Madurai to Bangalore after getting married by SpiceJet flight from Bangalore to Madurai. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19India?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19India</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lockdown?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#lockdown</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TV9Telugu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TV9Telugu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/weddingrestrictions?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#weddingrestrictions</a> <a href="https://t.co/9nDyn3MM4n">pic.twitter.com/9nDyn3MM4n</a></p>— DONTHU RAMESH (@DonthuRamesh) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonthuRamesh/status/1396465757505028108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
An Indian couple reportedly chartered a plane and held a mid-air wedding with more than 160 guests in an effort to escape coronavirus restrictions.
Video footage posted on social media appeared to show the couple and their guests packed into the hired jet.
The state of Tamil Nadu, where the flight was said to have originated, recently imposed tougher restrictions, limiting weddings to 50 guests.
India's aviation authority has launched an investigation, reports said.
An official from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told the Times of India that the SpiceJet staff aboard the flight had been taken off duty.
A SpiceJet spokesperson told the Indian Express that the Boeing 737 was booked from Madurai to Bangalore by a travel agent for a trip after a wedding.
The spokesperson said the client was "clearly briefed on Covid guidelines to be followed and denied permission for any activity to be performed on board".
India is suffering a devastating second wave of coronavirus that has killed at least 300,000 people, according to official figures. Experts estimate that the real death toll is far higher.
Hospitals and crematoriums in the country have been overwhelmed in recent weeks, leading to severe oxygen shortages and bodies being burned around the clock.
Many families unable to afford the costs of cremation have illegally buried their loved ones on the banks of the river Ganges or pushed their bodies into the river's waters, raising fears that the death toll is being significantly under-counted.
BBC
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^beyond sickening.
Haryana To Give 1 Lakh Kits Of Ramdev's 'Coronil' To Covid Patients
Chandigarh: Coronil - the controversial 'ayurvedic medicine' from yoga guru Ramdev's company Patanjali - will be part of the Haryana government's free Covid kit for the patients in the state. State minister Anil Vij tweeted the decision on Monday evening, drawing much criticism on the social media platform.
"One lakh Patanjali Coronil kits will be distributed free of cost to Covid patients in Haryana. Half of the cost of Coronil has been borne by Patanjali and half by the Covid Relief Fund of Haryana Government," read the minister's tweet.
Haryana has been witnessing a high number of cases in its rural areas - a situation the state's BJP government has attributed to the farmers' continued participation in the protest against the Centre's farm laws. The state officials have said such meetings amount to super spreader events.
During its launch in February, Coronil generated controversy, with Ramdev claiming that it was the "first evidence-based medicine for COVID-19" made in the presence of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/har...9-patients-2448595?pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories
Chandigarh: Coronil - the controversial 'ayurvedic medicine' from yoga guru Ramdev's company Patanjali - will be part of the Haryana government's free Covid kit for the patients in the state. State minister Anil Vij tweeted the decision on Monday evening, drawing much criticism on the social media platform.
"One lakh Patanjali Coronil kits will be distributed free of cost to Covid patients in Haryana. Half of the cost of Coronil has been borne by Patanjali and half by the Covid Relief Fund of Haryana Government," read the minister's tweet.
Haryana has been witnessing a high number of cases in its rural areas - a situation the state's BJP government has attributed to the farmers' continued participation in the protest against the Centre's farm laws. The state officials have said such meetings amount to super spreader events.
During its launch in February, Coronil generated controversy, with Ramdev claiming that it was the "first evidence-based medicine for COVID-19" made in the presence of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/har...9-patients-2448595?pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories
However when you see governments in cahoots with a quack who openly said allopathy has killed lakhs despite the same health officials being at front line for more than an year now then its really worrying.
This will definitely boost their morale seeing the governments espousing a known thug.
This will definitely boost their morale seeing the governments espousing a known thug.
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This is so scary. Hope India recovers and also hope this doesnt spread like wild fire in Pakistan and other countries where health facilities are so poor.
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The Foreign Office on Monday asked 12 officials of the Indian High Commission (IHC) to quarantine, after a family member of an official tested positive for Covid-19.
According to reports, the officials were asked to undergo quarantine along with their family members and drivers after an official’s spouse tested positive for the coronavirus. The officials were made to undergo rapid antigen tests at their arrival at the airport.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said the 12 Indian High Commission officials and a group of their families had entered Pakistan through the Wagha border on May 22 where they were tested. The reports confirmed that the wife of an official had contracted the coronavirus.
The National Command Operation Centre (NCOC) reviewed the case and advised all 12 officials, including their family members and drivers, to undergo mandatory quarantine, the spokesperson added.
Under the coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs), India and Pakistan has decided that if an official of diplomatic staff or their family member tests positive for Covid, they will be asked to quarantine or they may be asked to return to their countries.
On May 1, the NCOC had devised protocols for the inbound passengers, imposing a condition of Covid testing at Pakistan airports and a mandatory quarantine for 10 days. In case a passenger tests positive, he will have to shift to a quarantine facility where he would be re-tested for Covid-19 after eight days. If the passenger tests positive again, he or she will have to be shifted to a hospital.
The cost of the quarantine will have to be paid by the passengers themselves.
Earlier this month, Health Director General Dr Rana Muhammad Safdar had ruled out the presence of the Indian variant of coronavirus, but also warned that it could spread to most countries, including Pakistan, if preventive measures were not taken.
According to reports, the officials were asked to undergo quarantine along with their family members and drivers after an official’s spouse tested positive for the coronavirus. The officials were made to undergo rapid antigen tests at their arrival at the airport.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said the 12 Indian High Commission officials and a group of their families had entered Pakistan through the Wagha border on May 22 where they were tested. The reports confirmed that the wife of an official had contracted the coronavirus.
The National Command Operation Centre (NCOC) reviewed the case and advised all 12 officials, including their family members and drivers, to undergo mandatory quarantine, the spokesperson added.
Under the coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs), India and Pakistan has decided that if an official of diplomatic staff or their family member tests positive for Covid, they will be asked to quarantine or they may be asked to return to their countries.
On May 1, the NCOC had devised protocols for the inbound passengers, imposing a condition of Covid testing at Pakistan airports and a mandatory quarantine for 10 days. In case a passenger tests positive, he will have to shift to a quarantine facility where he would be re-tested for Covid-19 after eight days. If the passenger tests positive again, he or she will have to be shifted to a hospital.
The cost of the quarantine will have to be paid by the passengers themselves.
Earlier this month, Health Director General Dr Rana Muhammad Safdar had ruled out the presence of the Indian variant of coronavirus, but also warned that it could spread to most countries, including Pakistan, if preventive measures were not taken.
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B.1.617 variant dominant strain in India: Harsh Vardhan
NEW DELHI: The B.1.617 variant has become the dominating Covid-19 mutant in India accounting for around 55% of total ‘variants of concern’ (VoC) detected in the country through genome sequencing so far, health minister said during a meeting of the Group of Ministers to review Covid-19 situation on
Monday.
Of the total 25,739 Covid-19 positive samples sequenced by INSACOG till Monday morning, 9,508 samples have been found to have VoC. The B.1.617 variant - which was first detected in and found to have high transmissibility - was found in 5,261 samples, making it one of the most common mutations detected till now.
“We have ensured that a sentinel surveillance system and a strategy has been put in place. States have been requested to regularly send samples for whole genome sequencing regularly,” Vardhan said.
Earlier, officials had said that a co-relation has been seen between the surge in positive cases during the second wave of Covid-19 in India with the rise in the B.1.617 lineage of SARS-CoV2.
Recently, the UK health department said that two doses of anti-Covid jabs may be required for strong protection against one of the strains of the B.1.617 variant. However, experts in India are of the view that first dose of generates adequate antibodies to protect against severe disease of Covid-19.
Vardhan also shared details about increasing incidence of Mucormycosis across the country.
As many as 5,424 cases of Mucormycosis have been reported from 18 states, with a majority of them in Gujarat (2,165) and Maharashtra (1,188). Uttar Pradesh (663), Madhya Pradesh (519), Haryana (339) and Andhra Pradesh (248) also have substantial number of cases of Mucormycosis.
"We have been warning, issuing advisories and, through our experts, it has been communicated that indiscriminate use of steroids must be avoided and diabetes must be treated thoroughly as best as possible," he said.
“Nine lakh vials of Amphotericin-B are being imported by the central government for the treatment of black fungus. Of this, 50,000 vials have been received and around three lakh vials will be available in the next seven days," he added.
Nineteen states have already declared Mucormycosis a notifiable disease under the Epidemics Act, he informed.
On vaccines and clinical intervention, Vardhan said, “We have already given 19.6 crore doses to our countrymen. Over 60 lakh doses are still with the states and further 21 lakh doses are in the pipeline.”
GoM also discussed the strategy for rural areas and plan to ramp up health infrastructure, and vaccination to tackle the ingress of the infection in villages and remote corners.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/b-1-617-variant-dominant-covid-mutant-strain-in-india-accounts-for-55-of-total-variants-of-concern-detected/articleshow/82926650.cms
NEW DELHI: The B.1.617 variant has become the dominating Covid-19 mutant in India accounting for around 55% of total ‘variants of concern’ (VoC) detected in the country through genome sequencing so far, health minister said during a meeting of the Group of Ministers to review Covid-19 situation on
Monday.
Of the total 25,739 Covid-19 positive samples sequenced by INSACOG till Monday morning, 9,508 samples have been found to have VoC. The B.1.617 variant - which was first detected in and found to have high transmissibility - was found in 5,261 samples, making it one of the most common mutations detected till now.
“We have ensured that a sentinel surveillance system and a strategy has been put in place. States have been requested to regularly send samples for whole genome sequencing regularly,” Vardhan said.
Earlier, officials had said that a co-relation has been seen between the surge in positive cases during the second wave of Covid-19 in India with the rise in the B.1.617 lineage of SARS-CoV2.
Recently, the UK health department said that two doses of anti-Covid jabs may be required for strong protection against one of the strains of the B.1.617 variant. However, experts in India are of the view that first dose of generates adequate antibodies to protect against severe disease of Covid-19.
Vardhan also shared details about increasing incidence of Mucormycosis across the country.
As many as 5,424 cases of Mucormycosis have been reported from 18 states, with a majority of them in Gujarat (2,165) and Maharashtra (1,188). Uttar Pradesh (663), Madhya Pradesh (519), Haryana (339) and Andhra Pradesh (248) also have substantial number of cases of Mucormycosis.
"We have been warning, issuing advisories and, through our experts, it has been communicated that indiscriminate use of steroids must be avoided and diabetes must be treated thoroughly as best as possible," he said.
“Nine lakh vials of Amphotericin-B are being imported by the central government for the treatment of black fungus. Of this, 50,000 vials have been received and around three lakh vials will be available in the next seven days," he added.
Nineteen states have already declared Mucormycosis a notifiable disease under the Epidemics Act, he informed.
On vaccines and clinical intervention, Vardhan said, “We have already given 19.6 crore doses to our countrymen. Over 60 lakh doses are still with the states and further 21 lakh doses are in the pipeline.”
GoM also discussed the strategy for rural areas and plan to ramp up health infrastructure, and vaccination to tackle the ingress of the infection in villages and remote corners.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/b-1-617-variant-dominant-covid-mutant-strain-in-india-accounts-for-55-of-total-variants-of-concern-detected/articleshow/82926650.cms
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India’s statement at UNGA hints at tilt towards Israel
NEW DELHI: India effected a subtle shift in its Middle East policy last week. Between its intervention in the UN security council on May 16 and its statement in the UN general assembly on May 20, India’s stance shifted perceptibly towards Israel.
For possibly the first time, India dropped a stock line from its statement on the Israel-Palestine crisis: “India’s strong support to the just Palestinian cause and its unwavering commitment to the two-State solution.” This was part of the Indian statement in the UN security council just a few days prior, but absent from the general assembly statement.
In addition, India’s condemnation of the rocket firing into Israel was much sharper in the general assembly than it had been in the security council. India’s statement in the general assembly said, “We condemn the indiscriminate rocket firings from Gaza into Israel, which have caused deaths of a number of civilians. The retaliatory strikes into Gaza have also resulted in deaths and destruction. We deeply
mourn the loss of the lives of innocent civilians, including the Indian national, in the
current cycle of violence.”
India reserved its condemnation for Hamas’ actions, categorising Israeli actions as retaliatory, in self-defence. In its statement of May 16, India had condemned the Hamas firing, categorised the Israeli action as “retaliation” and de-hyphenate New Delhi’s support for the Palestine cause from its condemnation of Hamas actions.
In neither statement did India equate the Hamas action and the Israeli retaliation.
But in the , India said, “We believe that every effort should be made to create conducive conditions for the resumption of direct talks between Israel and Palestine.” This puts the onus for creating such conditions on Hamas, not Israel.
In the UNSC statement, India had said, “We urge both sides to show extreme restraint, desist from actions that exacerbate tensions, and refrain from attempts to unilaterally change the existing status quo, including in East Jerusalem and its neighbourhood.” This was seen to draw an equivalence between Israel and Hamas, particularly with India stating then that it was Israel’s actions in East Jerusalem and
the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood that started the problem.
In the UNGA statement, India removed all such ambiguity, being much more supportive of Israel.
India’s UNSC statement evoked a lot of criticism of the government from BJP’s own supporters, who felt India was not supporting Israel enough during this time, and that being even-handed meant an acceptance of Hamas actions.
Israel clearly felt the same way. Prime Minister tweeted his thanks to a number of countries that supported Israel, but India was not among them.
India and Israel’s political affinity ran into the institutional stand traditionally taken by the Indian foreign office. The course correction by India in the UN general assembly was intended to correct this perception.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indias-statement-at-unga-hints-at-tilt-towards-israel/articleshow/82927841.cms
NEW DELHI: India effected a subtle shift in its Middle East policy last week. Between its intervention in the UN security council on May 16 and its statement in the UN general assembly on May 20, India’s stance shifted perceptibly towards Israel.
For possibly the first time, India dropped a stock line from its statement on the Israel-Palestine crisis: “India’s strong support to the just Palestinian cause and its unwavering commitment to the two-State solution.” This was part of the Indian statement in the UN security council just a few days prior, but absent from the general assembly statement.
In addition, India’s condemnation of the rocket firing into Israel was much sharper in the general assembly than it had been in the security council. India’s statement in the general assembly said, “We condemn the indiscriminate rocket firings from Gaza into Israel, which have caused deaths of a number of civilians. The retaliatory strikes into Gaza have also resulted in deaths and destruction. We deeply
mourn the loss of the lives of innocent civilians, including the Indian national, in the
current cycle of violence.”
India reserved its condemnation for Hamas’ actions, categorising Israeli actions as retaliatory, in self-defence. In its statement of May 16, India had condemned the Hamas firing, categorised the Israeli action as “retaliation” and de-hyphenate New Delhi’s support for the Palestine cause from its condemnation of Hamas actions.
In neither statement did India equate the Hamas action and the Israeli retaliation.
But in the , India said, “We believe that every effort should be made to create conducive conditions for the resumption of direct talks between Israel and Palestine.” This puts the onus for creating such conditions on Hamas, not Israel.
In the UNSC statement, India had said, “We urge both sides to show extreme restraint, desist from actions that exacerbate tensions, and refrain from attempts to unilaterally change the existing status quo, including in East Jerusalem and its neighbourhood.” This was seen to draw an equivalence between Israel and Hamas, particularly with India stating then that it was Israel’s actions in East Jerusalem and
the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood that started the problem.
In the UNGA statement, India removed all such ambiguity, being much more supportive of Israel.
India’s UNSC statement evoked a lot of criticism of the government from BJP’s own supporters, who felt India was not supporting Israel enough during this time, and that being even-handed meant an acceptance of Hamas actions.
Israel clearly felt the same way. Prime Minister tweeted his thanks to a number of countries that supported Israel, but India was not among them.
India and Israel’s political affinity ran into the institutional stand traditionally taken by the Indian foreign office. The course correction by India in the UN general assembly was intended to correct this perception.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indias-statement-at-unga-hints-at-tilt-towards-israel/articleshow/82927841.cms
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India's coronavirus infections ebb but states struggle for vaccines
India's official tally of daily infections of coronavirus fell to the lowest in nearly six weeks in the past 24 hours, offering hope that a devastating second wave is ebbing, but government leaders said shortages of vaccines were a big concern.
Barely 3% of the country's 1.3 billion people have been vaccinated, the lowest rate among the 10 countries with the most COVID-19 cases, leaving India and its ill-equipped healthcare system vulnerable to a potential third wave, experts say.
The Serum Institute of India, which is supplying the AstraZeneca vaccine, and local firm Bharat Biotech which is providing Covaxin, have both said they are ramping up production but the supply remains way short of the millions of doses India needs.
On Tuesday, the country posted 196,427 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, its lowest daily rise in infections since April 14, and less than half the 414,188 peak reported on May 7. The country's overall officially recorded case load since the start of the pandemic now stands at 26.95 million.
There are serious concerns that many new infections are not being reported, due to a dearth of testing in the countryside, where the virus has spread to from the cities.
Deaths due to COVID-19 amounted to 3,511 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total since the pandemic first stuck over a year ago to 307,231, according to health ministry data.
Experts believe that grossly underestimates the actual toll as only people who have tested positive are counted, whereas many victims were never tested.
The Economist magazine’s excess-deaths model estimates that around a million people have died of COVID-19 in India so far, way above the 590,240 in the United States, which is the worst hit country based on official counts.
https://www.reuters.com/world/india...ily-covid-19-cases-since-april-14-2021-05-25/
India's official tally of daily infections of coronavirus fell to the lowest in nearly six weeks in the past 24 hours, offering hope that a devastating second wave is ebbing, but government leaders said shortages of vaccines were a big concern.
Barely 3% of the country's 1.3 billion people have been vaccinated, the lowest rate among the 10 countries with the most COVID-19 cases, leaving India and its ill-equipped healthcare system vulnerable to a potential third wave, experts say.
The Serum Institute of India, which is supplying the AstraZeneca vaccine, and local firm Bharat Biotech which is providing Covaxin, have both said they are ramping up production but the supply remains way short of the millions of doses India needs.
On Tuesday, the country posted 196,427 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, its lowest daily rise in infections since April 14, and less than half the 414,188 peak reported on May 7. The country's overall officially recorded case load since the start of the pandemic now stands at 26.95 million.
There are serious concerns that many new infections are not being reported, due to a dearth of testing in the countryside, where the virus has spread to from the cities.
Deaths due to COVID-19 amounted to 3,511 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total since the pandemic first stuck over a year ago to 307,231, according to health ministry data.
Experts believe that grossly underestimates the actual toll as only people who have tested positive are counted, whereas many victims were never tested.
The Economist magazine’s excess-deaths model estimates that around a million people have died of COVID-19 in India so far, way above the 590,240 in the United States, which is the worst hit country based on official counts.
https://www.reuters.com/world/india...ily-covid-19-cases-since-april-14-2021-05-25/
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There are big gatherings expexted on 26 May 2021 as farmers continue their protests, so the super-spreader threats are still there?
Doctors hint at cow dung-black fungus link as people turn to gobar for Covid ‘cure’
A viral Reuters report says some people in Gujarat ‘going to cow shelters once a week to cover their bodies in cow dung and urine in hope’ it will help with Covid.
HIMANI CHANDNA 14 May, 2021 9:04 am IST
New Delhi: Doctors have raised the alarm over reports of people rubbing cow dung or urine on their bodies — branded “cow dung therapy” — in the belief that it will help them prevent or recover from Covid infection. The so-called therapy could possibly add to cases of “black fungus” or mucormycosis, which has been reported among some recovered patients who were administered steroids during Covid treatment, doctors say.
The warnings came after a viral 12 May video report by news agency Reuters said some people in Gujarat have been “going to cow shelters once a week to cover their bodies in cow dung and urine in the hope it will boost their immunity against, or help them recover from, the coronavirus”.
Gujarat is among the states that have been reporting cases of mucormycosis, especially in people with a history of diabetes. Cases have also been observed in Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, and Odisha.
In a tweet on 13 May, US-based Dr Faheem Younus, who has emerged as an important voice on Covid-19, suggested that the “use of cow dung as a ‘COVID Cure’ could be causing deadly black fungus disease (mucormycosis) in India”.
“I can’t prove it but it’s highly likely. Weigh your risks,” he tweeted, sharing a link from the website of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, America’s top health body, which mentions that mucormycetes, is present in animal dung.
According to the CDC, “Mucormycetes, the group of fungi that cause mucormycosis, are present throughout the environment, particularly in soil and in association with decaying organic matter, such as leaves, compost piles, and animal dung.”
Also Read: Doctors red-flag rising fungal infection cases in Covid patients, warn against steroid overuse
‘A direct relationship’
Experts say those who have recovered from Covid-19 should be on the lookout for symptoms of mucormycosis, such as stuffy nose, headache, black lesions on the roof of the mouth, facial pain, and loss of vision.
According to Niti Aayog member (health) V.K. Paul, black fungus infection “is very uncommon among patients who do not have diabetes”.
Doctors say any Covid-19 patient who is diabetic or immunocompromised and has taken steroids should be warned against using cow dung.
Referring to the Reuters report, Dr Shailesh Kothalkar, head and neck cancer surgeon and director at Nagpur’s Seven Star Hospital, said it was a “worrying trend”.
“This video makes me worried. People with diabetes or immunocompromised conditions who took steroids of late will be at very high risk of developing black fungus if they follow this myth and believe that applying dung cures Covid,” he added.
“This will lead to a phenomenal increase in their chances of catching black fungus.”
Kothalkar said the pandemic has been marked by a significant increase in the number of mucormycosis cases being brought to him. In the two decades of his experience preceding the second wave, he said, he had operated on only 12 patients for mucormycosis. In the past two months, he has been doing three to four surgeries daily for mucormycosis, he added.
“Mucor thrives on dead plants, wood, or food-like substances. It grows on dung. There is a direct relationship between using dung and attracting mucor.”
Dr Digvijay Singh, head of the eye department at Narayana Hospital, Gurugram, said there is “no doubt that the relationship between dung and mucor exists”.
Like Kothalkar, Singh said he would earlier get just two to three cases of mucormycosis in a year. Now, the doctor has been diagnosing two to three cases every month.
“Mucormycetes is present everywhere in the environment around us, including soil and cow dung. We cannot escape it. While we cannot establish the relationship on use of cow dung and getting diagnosed with black fungus, it seems logical to think that use of dung definitely increases the risk of catching the mucor infection,” added Singh, whose experience in the field includes a decade at the country’s largest public hospital, AIIMS.
Dr Neha Gupta, a consultant in internal medicine at Gurugram-based Medanta, said cases of black fungus “would only be seen in places where people are following unscientific therapies and myths”.
“The relationship definitely exists. But till now, the major reasons behind the surge in (black fungus) cases are related to the climate, increased spore burden in hospitals, patients with uncontrolled diabetes, along with the use of steroids and other immunosuppressive Covid drugs,” she added.
“In India, although ancient medicine such as ayurveda is given value our medical experts are definitely not using cow dung for treating Covid-19 patients.”
https://theprint.in/health/doctors-...s-people-turn-to-gobar-for-covid-cure/657781/
A viral Reuters report says some people in Gujarat ‘going to cow shelters once a week to cover their bodies in cow dung and urine in hope’ it will help with Covid.
HIMANI CHANDNA 14 May, 2021 9:04 am IST
New Delhi: Doctors have raised the alarm over reports of people rubbing cow dung or urine on their bodies — branded “cow dung therapy” — in the belief that it will help them prevent or recover from Covid infection. The so-called therapy could possibly add to cases of “black fungus” or mucormycosis, which has been reported among some recovered patients who were administered steroids during Covid treatment, doctors say.
The warnings came after a viral 12 May video report by news agency Reuters said some people in Gujarat have been “going to cow shelters once a week to cover their bodies in cow dung and urine in the hope it will boost their immunity against, or help them recover from, the coronavirus”.
Gujarat is among the states that have been reporting cases of mucormycosis, especially in people with a history of diabetes. Cases have also been observed in Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, and Odisha.
In a tweet on 13 May, US-based Dr Faheem Younus, who has emerged as an important voice on Covid-19, suggested that the “use of cow dung as a ‘COVID Cure’ could be causing deadly black fungus disease (mucormycosis) in India”.
“I can’t prove it but it’s highly likely. Weigh your risks,” he tweeted, sharing a link from the website of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, America’s top health body, which mentions that mucormycetes, is present in animal dung.
According to the CDC, “Mucormycetes, the group of fungi that cause mucormycosis, are present throughout the environment, particularly in soil and in association with decaying organic matter, such as leaves, compost piles, and animal dung.”
Also Read: Doctors red-flag rising fungal infection cases in Covid patients, warn against steroid overuse
‘A direct relationship’
Experts say those who have recovered from Covid-19 should be on the lookout for symptoms of mucormycosis, such as stuffy nose, headache, black lesions on the roof of the mouth, facial pain, and loss of vision.
According to Niti Aayog member (health) V.K. Paul, black fungus infection “is very uncommon among patients who do not have diabetes”.
Doctors say any Covid-19 patient who is diabetic or immunocompromised and has taken steroids should be warned against using cow dung.
Referring to the Reuters report, Dr Shailesh Kothalkar, head and neck cancer surgeon and director at Nagpur’s Seven Star Hospital, said it was a “worrying trend”.
“This video makes me worried. People with diabetes or immunocompromised conditions who took steroids of late will be at very high risk of developing black fungus if they follow this myth and believe that applying dung cures Covid,” he added.
“This will lead to a phenomenal increase in their chances of catching black fungus.”
Kothalkar said the pandemic has been marked by a significant increase in the number of mucormycosis cases being brought to him. In the two decades of his experience preceding the second wave, he said, he had operated on only 12 patients for mucormycosis. In the past two months, he has been doing three to four surgeries daily for mucormycosis, he added.
“Mucor thrives on dead plants, wood, or food-like substances. It grows on dung. There is a direct relationship between using dung and attracting mucor.”
Dr Digvijay Singh, head of the eye department at Narayana Hospital, Gurugram, said there is “no doubt that the relationship between dung and mucor exists”.
Like Kothalkar, Singh said he would earlier get just two to three cases of mucormycosis in a year. Now, the doctor has been diagnosing two to three cases every month.
“Mucormycetes is present everywhere in the environment around us, including soil and cow dung. We cannot escape it. While we cannot establish the relationship on use of cow dung and getting diagnosed with black fungus, it seems logical to think that use of dung definitely increases the risk of catching the mucor infection,” added Singh, whose experience in the field includes a decade at the country’s largest public hospital, AIIMS.
Dr Neha Gupta, a consultant in internal medicine at Gurugram-based Medanta, said cases of black fungus “would only be seen in places where people are following unscientific therapies and myths”.
“The relationship definitely exists. But till now, the major reasons behind the surge in (black fungus) cases are related to the climate, increased spore burden in hospitals, patients with uncontrolled diabetes, along with the use of steroids and other immunosuppressive Covid drugs,” she added.
“In India, although ancient medicine such as ayurveda is given value our medical experts are definitely not using cow dung for treating Covid-19 patients.”
https://theprint.in/health/doctors-...s-people-turn-to-gobar-for-covid-cure/657781/
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New Delhi: Barely 24 hours after the daily spike in coronavirus cases dropped below the 2 lakh-mark for the first time in 40 days, India on Tuesday recorded 2,08,921 new Covid-19 infections, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday.
There are currently 24,95,591 active cases in the country.
With 4,157 more deaths in the past 24 hours, the fatality figure has spiked to 3,11,388.
As many as 2,95,955 patients were discharged from hospitals and medical facilities across the country in the past one day, taking the total discharges to 2,43,50,816, the Health Ministry reported.
India’s overall caseload of coronavirus infections now stands at 2,71,57,795.
It is, however, important to note here that the active caseload has declined.
“There has been a decrease of 91,191 in active cases in the last 24 hours. At 2.08 lakh cases, the declining trend in new cases is maintained,” the central government said.
Furthermore, the recovery rate has increased to 89.66%.
There are currently 24,95,591 active cases in the country.
With 4,157 more deaths in the past 24 hours, the fatality figure has spiked to 3,11,388.
As many as 2,95,955 patients were discharged from hospitals and medical facilities across the country in the past one day, taking the total discharges to 2,43,50,816, the Health Ministry reported.
India’s overall caseload of coronavirus infections now stands at 2,71,57,795.
It is, however, important to note here that the active caseload has declined.
“There has been a decrease of 91,191 in active cases in the last 24 hours. At 2.08 lakh cases, the declining trend in new cases is maintained,” the central government said.
Furthermore, the recovery rate has increased to 89.66%.
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11,717 Cases Of Black Fungus So Far In India, Gujarat Has Most Cases
Last week, amid surge in cases of Mucormycosis in Covid patients, the Health Ministry had asked all states to declare "Black Fungus" an epidemic
New Delhi: India has so far recorded 11,717 cases of Mucormycosis or Black Fungus with Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh logging the highest number of cases, as per the latest government data.
Last week, amid a surge in cases of Mucormycosis in Covid patients, the Health Ministry had asked all states to declare "Black Fungus" an epidemic and report all the cases. The disease has emerged as a new challenge in India's battle against the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.
While Maharashtra has so far reported 2,770 cases, Gujarat has logged 2,859 cases and Andhra Pradesh has registered 768 cases. Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda in a tweet shared the data from different states, and said
Additional 29,250 vials of #Amphotericin- B drug, used in treatment of #Mucormycosis, have been allocated to all the States/UTs today.
Pain and redness around eyes or nose, fever, headache, coughing, shortness of breath, bloody vomits and altered mental status are some of the symptoms.
Mucormycosis "if uncared for" may turn fatal, says the ICMR, which is the nodal body in India's fight against Covid.
Sinusitis, one-sided facial pain, numbness or swelling, blackish discolouration "over bridge of nose or palate", toothache, loosening of teeth, blurred or double vision, chest pain and breathing trouble can be some of the symptoms in Covid or diabetic patients.
Diabetic patients should always monitor and control their blood sugar level, the Health Ministry has said. "Misuse of steroids" should be avoided, it has underlined.
Responding to reports on Yellow Fungus and White Fungus amid rising concern, AIIMS chief Randeep Guleria, speaking at the government's Covid briefing earlier this week, said "many terms" were being used for fungal infections in Covid patients and these could be misleading and could create confusion.
"Naming the same fungus based on its colours, depending on the area of infection, creates confusion," he said
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-11-717-cases-of-black-fungus-so-far-in-india-says-health-ministry-2449502
Last week, amid surge in cases of Mucormycosis in Covid patients, the Health Ministry had asked all states to declare "Black Fungus" an epidemic
New Delhi: India has so far recorded 11,717 cases of Mucormycosis or Black Fungus with Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh logging the highest number of cases, as per the latest government data.
Last week, amid a surge in cases of Mucormycosis in Covid patients, the Health Ministry had asked all states to declare "Black Fungus" an epidemic and report all the cases. The disease has emerged as a new challenge in India's battle against the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.
While Maharashtra has so far reported 2,770 cases, Gujarat has logged 2,859 cases and Andhra Pradesh has registered 768 cases. Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda in a tweet shared the data from different states, and said
Additional 29,250 vials of #Amphotericin- B drug, used in treatment of #Mucormycosis, have been allocated to all the States/UTs today.
Pain and redness around eyes or nose, fever, headache, coughing, shortness of breath, bloody vomits and altered mental status are some of the symptoms.
Mucormycosis "if uncared for" may turn fatal, says the ICMR, which is the nodal body in India's fight against Covid.
Sinusitis, one-sided facial pain, numbness or swelling, blackish discolouration "over bridge of nose or palate", toothache, loosening of teeth, blurred or double vision, chest pain and breathing trouble can be some of the symptoms in Covid or diabetic patients.
Diabetic patients should always monitor and control their blood sugar level, the Health Ministry has said. "Misuse of steroids" should be avoided, it has underlined.
Responding to reports on Yellow Fungus and White Fungus amid rising concern, AIIMS chief Randeep Guleria, speaking at the government's Covid briefing earlier this week, said "many terms" were being used for fungal infections in Covid patients and these could be misleading and could create confusion.
"Naming the same fungus based on its colours, depending on the area of infection, creates confusion," he said
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-11-717-cases-of-black-fungus-so-far-in-india-says-health-ministry-2449502
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India’s total coronavirus cases cross 27 million
India’s total coronavirus infections have crossed 27 million, swelled by 208,921 new cases over the last 24 hours, while daily deaths from Covid-19 rose by 4,157, Reuters reports.
The country's overall caseload is now at 27.16 million, while total fatalities are at 311,388, according to health ministry data.
India’s total coronavirus infections have crossed 27 million, swelled by 208,921 new cases over the last 24 hours, while daily deaths from Covid-19 rose by 4,157, Reuters reports.
The country's overall caseload is now at 27.16 million, while total fatalities are at 311,388, according to health ministry data.
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Found the below clip - they have white fungus in india - even more severe:
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Can someone explain what is this black fungus and how it’s different from Indian variant?
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New Delhi: As many as 3,847 people succumbed to the deadly Covid-19 virus in the past one day across the country, taking India’s fatality figure to 3,15,235 since the pandemic began last year.
In the same period, there were 2,11,298 new infections in the country, taking the overall caseload 2,73,69,093, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said.
Tamil Nadu recorded the highest one-day case rise for any state with 33,764 people getting infected, while Kerala’s tally spiked by 28,798 cases. Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of fatalities at 1,013, followed by Karnataka 530 and Tamil Nadu 475.
A total of 2,83,135 were discharged from hospitals and other medical facilities in India yesterday, taking the overall recovery count to 2,46,33,951.
There are currently 24,19,907 active cases in India.
As per the Health Ministry, 20,26,95,874 people have been vaccinated in the country so far, including 18,85,805 in the last 24 hours.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that 33,69,69,353 samples for Covid-19 have been tested till May 26, of which 21,57,857 samples were tested on Wednesday alone.
India has recorded over 60,000 deaths in the past 16 days.
The country crossed 3 lakh deaths due to Covid-19 on Monday, becoming the third country after the United States and Brazil to cross the grim milestone.
The country recorded 1,96,427 cases on Tuesday, the lowest in over 40 days since April 14.
India saw record number of casualties due to Covid-19 last Thursday after 4,529 died of the infection, the highest for any country since the outbreak in China’s Wuhan in December 2019.
It crossed the US’ 4,468 deaths on January 12, and Brazil’s 4,211 on April 6.
In the same period, there were 2,11,298 new infections in the country, taking the overall caseload 2,73,69,093, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said.
Tamil Nadu recorded the highest one-day case rise for any state with 33,764 people getting infected, while Kerala’s tally spiked by 28,798 cases. Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of fatalities at 1,013, followed by Karnataka 530 and Tamil Nadu 475.
A total of 2,83,135 were discharged from hospitals and other medical facilities in India yesterday, taking the overall recovery count to 2,46,33,951.
There are currently 24,19,907 active cases in India.
As per the Health Ministry, 20,26,95,874 people have been vaccinated in the country so far, including 18,85,805 in the last 24 hours.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that 33,69,69,353 samples for Covid-19 have been tested till May 26, of which 21,57,857 samples were tested on Wednesday alone.
India has recorded over 60,000 deaths in the past 16 days.
The country crossed 3 lakh deaths due to Covid-19 on Monday, becoming the third country after the United States and Brazil to cross the grim milestone.
The country recorded 1,96,427 cases on Tuesday, the lowest in over 40 days since April 14.
India saw record number of casualties due to Covid-19 last Thursday after 4,529 died of the infection, the highest for any country since the outbreak in China’s Wuhan in December 2019.
It crossed the US’ 4,468 deaths on January 12, and Brazil’s 4,211 on April 6.
At ‘worst case’, India’s Covid deaths are 14 times higher than govt count, says NYT
New Delhi: Officially, India has reported 26.9 million (2.69 crore) Covid-19 cases and 307,231 (3.07 lakh) deaths as of 24 May 2021, but an analysis by The New York Times says the actual figures are likely to be much higher — 700.7 million (70.07 crore) cases and 4.2 million (42 lakh) deaths in a worst-case scenario.
Published on 25 May, the report titled ‘Just How Big Could India’s True Covid Toll Be?‘, NYT says it arrived at this estimate after studying the case and death counts, the results of three national serosurveys conducted and consulting with more than a dozen experts.
The experts consulted included Kayoko Shioda, an epidemiologist at Emory University, Dan Weinberger, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy and Dr Paul Novosad, an associate professor of economics at Dartmouth College.
Citing poor record keeping and lack of widespread testing, the report said getting a clear picture of the total number of infections in the country was hard. Further, it said the undercount was “more pronounced, for technical, cultural and logistical reasons”.
“Because hospitals are overwhelmed, many Covid deaths occur at home, especially in rural areas, and are omitted from the official count. Laboratories that could confirm the cause of death are equally swamped,” Kayoko Shioda, an epidemiologist at Emory University, is quoted as saying.
“Additionally, other researchers have found, there are few Covid tests available; often families are unwilling to say that their loved ones have died of Covid; and the system for keeping vital records in India is shaky at best,” he further said.
The NYT report also noted that even in a normal year, about four out of five deaths in India were not medically investigated.
What is the actual count of India’s Covid cases
By extrapolating data from three nationwide serosurveys — about 30,000 out of 1.4 billion (140 crore) Indians were examined for Covid antibodies in each survey — the NYT analysis presented three possible figures to produce the “true scale of devastation in the country”.
Despite admitting how wide-scale serosurvey has its limitations, Dan Weinberger at the Yale School of Public Health, is quoted saying: “The surveys provide a fresh way to calculate more realistic death figures … It gives us a starting point … I think that an exercise like this can put some bounds on the estimates.”
A conservative estimate: NYT says the real number of infections is likely to be 15 times higher, i.e., 404.2 million (40.42 crore), and the infection fatality rate (IFR) 0.15 per cent. This puts the death toll at 600,000 (6 lakh), which is double the official figure reported by India.
A more likely scenario: Using data from the latest national seroprevalence study, conducted between December 2020 and January 2021 and which estimated nearly 26 infections per reported case, NYT estimated the infection fatality rate to be 0.3 per cent. It also predicted there were more than 1.6 million (16 lakh) deaths, more than five times the official count as of 24 May 2021.
A worse-case scenario: For this, NYT used a “slightly higher estimate of true infections per known case to account for the current wave”, and pegged the real number of infections to be 26 times higher than the official count — 700.7 million (70.07 crore) against 26.9 million. The IFR is estimated to be 0.60 per cent, putting the death count at 4.2 million, which is 13.7 times the current total.
Each serosurvey conducted at various points in the pandemic revealed that the Covid spread in India is 13.5, 28.5, and 26.1 times higher, respectively, than the official tally since data revealed more number of people had developed antibodies than the total number of infection figures shared by the government.
The report further suggested that “almost half of India’s population may have had the virus”.
https://theprint.in/india/at-worst-...times-higher-than-govt-count-says-nyt/665718/
New Delhi: Officially, India has reported 26.9 million (2.69 crore) Covid-19 cases and 307,231 (3.07 lakh) deaths as of 24 May 2021, but an analysis by The New York Times says the actual figures are likely to be much higher — 700.7 million (70.07 crore) cases and 4.2 million (42 lakh) deaths in a worst-case scenario.
Published on 25 May, the report titled ‘Just How Big Could India’s True Covid Toll Be?‘, NYT says it arrived at this estimate after studying the case and death counts, the results of three national serosurveys conducted and consulting with more than a dozen experts.
The experts consulted included Kayoko Shioda, an epidemiologist at Emory University, Dan Weinberger, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy and Dr Paul Novosad, an associate professor of economics at Dartmouth College.
Citing poor record keeping and lack of widespread testing, the report said getting a clear picture of the total number of infections in the country was hard. Further, it said the undercount was “more pronounced, for technical, cultural and logistical reasons”.
“Because hospitals are overwhelmed, many Covid deaths occur at home, especially in rural areas, and are omitted from the official count. Laboratories that could confirm the cause of death are equally swamped,” Kayoko Shioda, an epidemiologist at Emory University, is quoted as saying.
“Additionally, other researchers have found, there are few Covid tests available; often families are unwilling to say that their loved ones have died of Covid; and the system for keeping vital records in India is shaky at best,” he further said.
The NYT report also noted that even in a normal year, about four out of five deaths in India were not medically investigated.
What is the actual count of India’s Covid cases
By extrapolating data from three nationwide serosurveys — about 30,000 out of 1.4 billion (140 crore) Indians were examined for Covid antibodies in each survey — the NYT analysis presented three possible figures to produce the “true scale of devastation in the country”.
Despite admitting how wide-scale serosurvey has its limitations, Dan Weinberger at the Yale School of Public Health, is quoted saying: “The surveys provide a fresh way to calculate more realistic death figures … It gives us a starting point … I think that an exercise like this can put some bounds on the estimates.”
A conservative estimate: NYT says the real number of infections is likely to be 15 times higher, i.e., 404.2 million (40.42 crore), and the infection fatality rate (IFR) 0.15 per cent. This puts the death toll at 600,000 (6 lakh), which is double the official figure reported by India.
A more likely scenario: Using data from the latest national seroprevalence study, conducted between December 2020 and January 2021 and which estimated nearly 26 infections per reported case, NYT estimated the infection fatality rate to be 0.3 per cent. It also predicted there were more than 1.6 million (16 lakh) deaths, more than five times the official count as of 24 May 2021.
A worse-case scenario: For this, NYT used a “slightly higher estimate of true infections per known case to account for the current wave”, and pegged the real number of infections to be 26 times higher than the official count — 700.7 million (70.07 crore) against 26.9 million. The IFR is estimated to be 0.60 per cent, putting the death count at 4.2 million, which is 13.7 times the current total.
Each serosurvey conducted at various points in the pandemic revealed that the Covid spread in India is 13.5, 28.5, and 26.1 times higher, respectively, than the official tally since data revealed more number of people had developed antibodies than the total number of infection figures shared by the government.
The report further suggested that “almost half of India’s population may have had the virus”.
https://theprint.in/india/at-worst-...times-higher-than-govt-count-says-nyt/665718/
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take a survey of 30000 and extrapolate it to come conclusion for 1.4 billion....
okay.
tomorrow I should survey my neighborhood and then extrapolate it to figure how much divorces occur in each year in the world.
okay.
tomorrow I should survey my neighborhood and then extrapolate it to figure how much divorces occur in each year in the world.
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Its a totally different disease. Not related to covid but recently some covid patients have suffered from it.
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due to low immunity.
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"Blatant Lies...": Centre On 7 "Myths" About Its Covid Vaccination Policy
The centre responded to claims it had abandoned states, is not working to increase production of vaccines, and is not concerned about vaccinating children
New Delhi: The centre - under fire for a Covid vaccination policy that has seen states frantically red-flag a shortage of doses amid a deadly second wave - hit back Thursday at "distorted statements, half-truths and blatant lies" that have given rise to "myths" about its management of the crisis.
In a statement titled "Myths and Facts on India's Vaccination Process", the centre responded with seven "facts" to counter claims it had abandoned states, is not working to increase production (or approve more brands) of vaccines, and is not concerned about vaccinating children.
Among the refuted claims was one that said the centre is not doing enough to approve vaccines available in other countries, including those already approved by the WHO.
In response the centre said it is working with US pharma giant Pfizer for the "earliest possible import" of its product, and has already approved Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.
"... buying vaccines internationally is not similar to buying 'off the shelf'. Vaccines are in limited supply globally and companies have their own priorities... They also give preference to countries of their origin just as our own vaccine-makers did," Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) NITI Aayog, said.
Sources told news agency PTI Wednesday that Pfizer and the centre are in talks to fast-track approval of its vaccine. However, the demand for legal indemnity is proving a stumbling block.
Pfizer told the centre its vaccine has been approved for children over 12 - something none of the vaccines in use in India now are cleared, and another of the "myths" the centre listed.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked the centre to approve the Pfizer vaccine for children but Dr Paul urged restraint, pointing out the WHO has no recommendation on vaccinating kids.
"... vaccinating children should not be decided because some politicians want to play politics... has to be a decision taken after adequate trial data is available," Dr Paul said in the centre's reply.
The centre also slammed states criticising its "liberalised" vaccination policy, under which states can buy 50 per cent of required doses directly from manufacturers.
This was cleared after states petitioned the centre to buy doses on their own. However, Delhi and Punjab ran into roadblocks, after Pfizer and Moderna said they would only deal with the centre.
"The fact global tenders have not given any results reaffirm what we have been saying... vaccines are in short supply in the world and it is not easy to procure them at short notice," Dr Paul said.
The centre countered claims it is not doing enough to increase domestic production, saying it is working as "an effective facilitator". Earlier this month a top government advisor said over 200 crore doses could be available in India by December.
There was criticism for "some leaders" - no names were taken - who are vocal about the lack of doses.
India has been battered by a devastating second wave of infections that has seen total deaths cross the three lakh mark and active cases hit a record high of nearly 40 lakh on May 14.
There has been a steady decrease since - this morning around 2.11 lakh cases were recorded in the past 24 hours. The decline is good news but experts say the centre must prep for the third wave.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-blatant-lies-centre-on-7-myths-about-its-covid-vaccination-policy-2450263
The centre responded to claims it had abandoned states, is not working to increase production of vaccines, and is not concerned about vaccinating children
New Delhi: The centre - under fire for a Covid vaccination policy that has seen states frantically red-flag a shortage of doses amid a deadly second wave - hit back Thursday at "distorted statements, half-truths and blatant lies" that have given rise to "myths" about its management of the crisis.
In a statement titled "Myths and Facts on India's Vaccination Process", the centre responded with seven "facts" to counter claims it had abandoned states, is not working to increase production (or approve more brands) of vaccines, and is not concerned about vaccinating children.
Among the refuted claims was one that said the centre is not doing enough to approve vaccines available in other countries, including those already approved by the WHO.
In response the centre said it is working with US pharma giant Pfizer for the "earliest possible import" of its product, and has already approved Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.
"... buying vaccines internationally is not similar to buying 'off the shelf'. Vaccines are in limited supply globally and companies have their own priorities... They also give preference to countries of their origin just as our own vaccine-makers did," Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) NITI Aayog, said.
Sources told news agency PTI Wednesday that Pfizer and the centre are in talks to fast-track approval of its vaccine. However, the demand for legal indemnity is proving a stumbling block.
Pfizer told the centre its vaccine has been approved for children over 12 - something none of the vaccines in use in India now are cleared, and another of the "myths" the centre listed.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked the centre to approve the Pfizer vaccine for children but Dr Paul urged restraint, pointing out the WHO has no recommendation on vaccinating kids.
"... vaccinating children should not be decided because some politicians want to play politics... has to be a decision taken after adequate trial data is available," Dr Paul said in the centre's reply.
The centre also slammed states criticising its "liberalised" vaccination policy, under which states can buy 50 per cent of required doses directly from manufacturers.
This was cleared after states petitioned the centre to buy doses on their own. However, Delhi and Punjab ran into roadblocks, after Pfizer and Moderna said they would only deal with the centre.
"The fact global tenders have not given any results reaffirm what we have been saying... vaccines are in short supply in the world and it is not easy to procure them at short notice," Dr Paul said.
The centre countered claims it is not doing enough to increase domestic production, saying it is working as "an effective facilitator". Earlier this month a top government advisor said over 200 crore doses could be available in India by December.
There was criticism for "some leaders" - no names were taken - who are vocal about the lack of doses.
India has been battered by a devastating second wave of infections that has seen total deaths cross the three lakh mark and active cases hit a record high of nearly 40 lakh on May 14.
There has been a steady decrease since - this morning around 2.11 lakh cases were recorded in the past 24 hours. The decline is good news but experts say the centre must prep for the third wave.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-blatant-lies-centre-on-7-myths-about-its-covid-vaccination-policy-2450263
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thats how surveys are done? how else would you do a survey, based on this circumstances ?
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We have black, white and yellow fungus in India at the moment.
didnt know that,
care to explain the difference in fungus?
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Could only find this video:
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india yellow fungus:
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What percentage should be the sample size?
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By this way results of elections should be declared on the basis of surveys.
NYT would have made Hillary Clinton the president in 2016.
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Will you declare a election result based on surveys?
How did the NYT do survey when almost every state is under lockdown?
How many experts in India did they talk to? Talking to people sitting in their sofas, 1000s of miles away from India and making assumptions. This has to be one of the most laughable things.
How can a emerging nation have a death toll, lower than advanced western countries?
Look up the death rate of the entire South Asia, you will find that most of them have similar rates.
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yeah. extrapolate the survey and then declare the results for the election.
30000 sample size for the population of 1.4 billion? what joke it is?
Apples & Oranges mr joshilay.
Surveys are done to get an estimate. Even in elections you have exit poll surveys to "predict" the outcome. Surveys can be fairly accurate or widely off the mark. Elections on the other hand need to count each and everyone present.
Obviously the larger the sample size, the better the result.
Don't get your undies in a twist. If you think the deaths reported by GoI are accurate more power to you.
You do realize that covid deaths in India do not run on the electoral college, right? When it came to the absolute % of votes, they were correct.
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You realize that India's population is 5 times that of USA and that it's impossible to conduct any credible survey when every state is under lockdown.
If surveys were so correct, people wouldn't need to vote.
NYT has been pushing its leftist agenda for a long time. Fortunately, they have near zero influence in India.
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NYT can keep peddling its leftist agenda. They even failed in USA with Clinton.
A sample of 30000, in a population of 1.5 bn, where some states have population of more than 100mn and varied death rate across states, its near about impossible to extrapolate such data.
So what is their "leftist" agenda vis a vis India? I thought India was the darling of the west?
All they are saying is that the COVID impact is being vastly under reported and they presented multiple scenarios (best to worst). You are just getting bent out of shape because it is showing Indian government in a bad light.
And what are you going on about NYT and Clinton? Did they declare Clinton as the President of the US?
If you want to have a go at NYT, you should do so for them being a cheerleader for the Iraq Invasion. Google Judith Miller and the whole Niger/yellow cake ** she peddled.
No Covid Vaccine Without Aadhaar For Hindu Refugees From Pakistan
It has been 12 days since 37-year-old Hemji Koli lost his brother Amro Koli who was just six years older than him. As the family members mourn their loss, Hemji rues the fact that his brother couldn't get a vaccinated against Covid-19 in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan just because they are refugees from Pakistan who have not yet been granted Indian citizenship.
“We could have saved him, had he received the vaccine shot. He visited the nearest vaccination centre twice but he was denied the vaccination as he couldn’t produce an Aadhaar card”, Koli, who lives in a Kacchha house at Anganva Basti in the Jodhpur district, a settlement of Pakistani refugees in Jodhpur, told Outlook.
In 2015, Hemji Koli, his brother along with their family members arrived in India from district Mirpur Khas in Sindh through the Wagah border. Since then, they have been living in Jodhpur on a long-term visa and hold a Pakistani passport. The family members are still waiting to receive Indian citizenship.
Amro, a father of four kids who worked as a labourer had contracted Covid-19 on May 12, 2021. As per his family members as soon as his test results confirmed that he is Covid positive, his condition started deteriorating and he passed away. “We migrated to India to find a safe shelter but even after six years, we are treated as outsiders and second-grade citizens. For instance, for refugees like us there is no provision of vaccination, a lifesaving drug”, Hemji added.
Hemji is not alone. Out of the 250 households of Pakistani Hindu migrants currently living in Anganva Basti, none has received a jab. Most of them are Bhil tribals along with Koli community members. After a few deaths of Pakistani migrants due to Covid-19, there is widespread fear in the settlements.
“We are living in constant fear especially after we lost our people to Covid-19. People of my age are included in the high-risk group. We fear to step out as we are not well equipped to tackle this pandemic with no vaccination. We have made repeated requests to get vaccinated in the last three months but no one cares for us”, Mirkhan , a 74-year-old Pakistani refugee living in the Aanganva settlement.
In Rajasthan, after Jaipur, Jodhpur has the second-highest number of Covid cases. The district has so far witnessed 1, 10,598 cases and 1,039 deaths. It has around 5,500 active Covid positive cases, as per the daily health bulletin.
Migrants Move Court
On May 13, the Seemant Lok Sangathan, which has been working for the rights of Pakistani Hindu migrants for more than three decades moved an application at Rajasthan High Court.
The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan high court will hear the case on May 27. The high court has formed a special double bench comprising of, Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Rameshwar Vyas.
Hindu Singh Sodha, president of the Seemant Lok Sangathan told Outlook, “We have filed a petition demanding the right to vaccination and security of livelihood of Pakistani Hindu migrants during the second wave of the pandemic. Despite their registration and residential permit granted by the Foreigners’ Registration Office, Jodhpur, thousands of migrants are not allowed to take a jab, in absence of an Aadhar card. Only those who have received Indian citizenship have Aadhar card and the remaining ones have long term visa”.
Livelihood Affected
Sodha has written a series of letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, demanding the intervention in the matter and assuring vaccination drive for the migrants. “In one of the guidelines of the central government on the vaccination, there is a provision for beggars, homeless, nomadic tribes etc who do not have an Aadhar card but there is no provision for refugees who have come to our country to seek safe shelter. The Rajasthan government should take a cue from the Delhi government and provide them with vaccination facility”.
Around 30,000 Pakistani Hindu migrants are living in the border districts of Rajasthan. As per Sodha, around 70 per cent do not have an Aadhar card which makes them ineligible for the vaccination as per the norms of the central government.
In the last two months, Seemant Lok Sangathan has been helping the refugees through awareness campaigns related to Covid and by the volunteering work which includes, supplying oxygen, helping in the admission in hospitals, distributing masks and medicines etc. "They are a marginalised community. Due to consistent lockdowns, their daily wages are getting affected. They already are vulnerable and the lockdown has brought down their socio-economic status. The central, as well as state governments, should think of an alternative to support them in the present situation", Sodha added.
https://www.outlookindia.com/websit...adhar-for-hindu-refugees-from-pakistan/383691
It has been 12 days since 37-year-old Hemji Koli lost his brother Amro Koli who was just six years older than him. As the family members mourn their loss, Hemji rues the fact that his brother couldn't get a vaccinated against Covid-19 in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan just because they are refugees from Pakistan who have not yet been granted Indian citizenship.
“We could have saved him, had he received the vaccine shot. He visited the nearest vaccination centre twice but he was denied the vaccination as he couldn’t produce an Aadhaar card”, Koli, who lives in a Kacchha house at Anganva Basti in the Jodhpur district, a settlement of Pakistani refugees in Jodhpur, told Outlook.
In 2015, Hemji Koli, his brother along with their family members arrived in India from district Mirpur Khas in Sindh through the Wagah border. Since then, they have been living in Jodhpur on a long-term visa and hold a Pakistani passport. The family members are still waiting to receive Indian citizenship.
Amro, a father of four kids who worked as a labourer had contracted Covid-19 on May 12, 2021. As per his family members as soon as his test results confirmed that he is Covid positive, his condition started deteriorating and he passed away. “We migrated to India to find a safe shelter but even after six years, we are treated as outsiders and second-grade citizens. For instance, for refugees like us there is no provision of vaccination, a lifesaving drug”, Hemji added.
Hemji is not alone. Out of the 250 households of Pakistani Hindu migrants currently living in Anganva Basti, none has received a jab. Most of them are Bhil tribals along with Koli community members. After a few deaths of Pakistani migrants due to Covid-19, there is widespread fear in the settlements.
“We are living in constant fear especially after we lost our people to Covid-19. People of my age are included in the high-risk group. We fear to step out as we are not well equipped to tackle this pandemic with no vaccination. We have made repeated requests to get vaccinated in the last three months but no one cares for us”, Mirkhan , a 74-year-old Pakistani refugee living in the Aanganva settlement.
In Rajasthan, after Jaipur, Jodhpur has the second-highest number of Covid cases. The district has so far witnessed 1, 10,598 cases and 1,039 deaths. It has around 5,500 active Covid positive cases, as per the daily health bulletin.
Migrants Move Court
On May 13, the Seemant Lok Sangathan, which has been working for the rights of Pakistani Hindu migrants for more than three decades moved an application at Rajasthan High Court.
The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan high court will hear the case on May 27. The high court has formed a special double bench comprising of, Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Rameshwar Vyas.
Hindu Singh Sodha, president of the Seemant Lok Sangathan told Outlook, “We have filed a petition demanding the right to vaccination and security of livelihood of Pakistani Hindu migrants during the second wave of the pandemic. Despite their registration and residential permit granted by the Foreigners’ Registration Office, Jodhpur, thousands of migrants are not allowed to take a jab, in absence of an Aadhar card. Only those who have received Indian citizenship have Aadhar card and the remaining ones have long term visa”.
Livelihood Affected
Sodha has written a series of letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, demanding the intervention in the matter and assuring vaccination drive for the migrants. “In one of the guidelines of the central government on the vaccination, there is a provision for beggars, homeless, nomadic tribes etc who do not have an Aadhar card but there is no provision for refugees who have come to our country to seek safe shelter. The Rajasthan government should take a cue from the Delhi government and provide them with vaccination facility”.
Around 30,000 Pakistani Hindu migrants are living in the border districts of Rajasthan. As per Sodha, around 70 per cent do not have an Aadhar card which makes them ineligible for the vaccination as per the norms of the central government.
In the last two months, Seemant Lok Sangathan has been helping the refugees through awareness campaigns related to Covid and by the volunteering work which includes, supplying oxygen, helping in the admission in hospitals, distributing masks and medicines etc. "They are a marginalised community. Due to consistent lockdowns, their daily wages are getting affected. They already are vulnerable and the lockdown has brought down their socio-economic status. The central, as well as state governments, should think of an alternative to support them in the present situation", Sodha added.
https://www.outlookindia.com/websit...adhar-for-hindu-refugees-from-pakistan/383691
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What NYT says doesn't affect anyone in India. They kept saying a lot of things about Modi since 2013, Modi kept winning.
Leftist propoganda is well known. They don't like a RW nationalist like Modi in India. They like a pliable govt like that of MMS.
What NYT wrote regards to India is the only topic i am concerned with, rest other people can comment on topics that concern them.
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1- no, but whats that got to do with the topic?- nothing
2- best to ask them and not me, u know that and majority of india isnt actually in lockdown- many people are still outside,
3-again ask them,im sure they have contacts with the industry and journalism which provided them the info. its not laughable - just u being biased and dumb
4 - u dont have a lesser death toll than any western country, yours is the highest in the world, its just people like your a pathetic and dumb.
5- ive looked up the death rate in all the south asian countries, thr all lying - india lied about it the most
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New Delhi: India continued to register a declining trend in fresh COVID-19 cases reporting 1,86,364 new cases today.
3,660 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry while 2,59,459 people have been discharged.
While the daily new cases were at the lowest in the last 44 days the active caseload declined to 23,43,152.
As per the Union Health Ministry, active cases decreased by 76,755 in the last 24 hours.
The recovery rate increased to 90.34 per cent
With 2,59,459 patient recoveries reported during the last 24 hours, a total of 2,48,93,410 patients have recovered in the country so far.
The recovery rate increased to 90.34 per cent while the weekly positivity rate is currently at 10.42 per cent and the daily positivity rate at 9.00 per cent, less than 10 per cent for 4 consecutive days.
A total of 20.57 crore vaccine doses administered so far, said the Union Health Ministry.
A total of 33,90,39,861 samples tested up to May 27. Of these, 20,70,508 samples tested yesterday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
India had reported 2,11,298 new cases on Thursday
On Thursday, India's COVID-19 infection tally climbed to 2,73,69,093 as 2,11,298 more people tested positive for the disease in a day.
The death toll due to the disease rose to 3,15,235 with 3,847 fresh fatalities being reported in a span of 24 hours.
India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16, reported PTI adding that it went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
3,660 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry while 2,59,459 people have been discharged.
While the daily new cases were at the lowest in the last 44 days the active caseload declined to 23,43,152.
As per the Union Health Ministry, active cases decreased by 76,755 in the last 24 hours.
The recovery rate increased to 90.34 per cent
With 2,59,459 patient recoveries reported during the last 24 hours, a total of 2,48,93,410 patients have recovered in the country so far.
The recovery rate increased to 90.34 per cent while the weekly positivity rate is currently at 10.42 per cent and the daily positivity rate at 9.00 per cent, less than 10 per cent for 4 consecutive days.
A total of 20.57 crore vaccine doses administered so far, said the Union Health Ministry.
A total of 33,90,39,861 samples tested up to May 27. Of these, 20,70,508 samples tested yesterday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
India had reported 2,11,298 new cases on Thursday
On Thursday, India's COVID-19 infection tally climbed to 2,73,69,093 as 2,11,298 more people tested positive for the disease in a day.
The death toll due to the disease rose to 3,15,235 with 3,847 fresh fatalities being reported in a span of 24 hours.
India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16, reported PTI adding that it went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
"Insult To Flag": Union Minister On Arvind Kejriwal's Covid Video Meets
New Delhi: Union Minister Prahlad Patel on Friday morning accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal - who has been at odds with the centre over its management of the pandemic - of disrespecting the national flag.
Mr Patel claimed the green stripes in the flags displayed behind Mr Kejriwal during recent video conferences - which have focused on dealing with the pandemic and announcing welfare measures - were distorted and enlarged, and the white central stripes reduced.
These, the Culture and Tourism Minister declared, were violations of the Flag Code of India. Mr Patel has written to the centre and the Lieutenant Governor to demand immediate correction.
"Whenever Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a televised briefing, my attention is often drawn to the national flag behind his chair... it is in violation of the Constitution. The national flag has been used for the purpose of decoration," he said in his letter.
"The middle (the white stripe) seems to got cut by the green stripe. This is not in accordance with Home Ministry rules on depiction of the national flag. I want to bring this to the attention of the respected Chief Minister, who has ignored this - either consciously or subconsciously," he added.
Images of Mr Kejriwal at his desk, with the crossed flags in the background, have become a common sight over the past few weeks, as he regularly makes televised addresses to share data on Covid numbers, lockdown rules and vaccine procurement.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cor...nd-kejriwal-2450936?pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll
New Delhi: Union Minister Prahlad Patel on Friday morning accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal - who has been at odds with the centre over its management of the pandemic - of disrespecting the national flag.
Mr Patel claimed the green stripes in the flags displayed behind Mr Kejriwal during recent video conferences - which have focused on dealing with the pandemic and announcing welfare measures - were distorted and enlarged, and the white central stripes reduced.
These, the Culture and Tourism Minister declared, were violations of the Flag Code of India. Mr Patel has written to the centre and the Lieutenant Governor to demand immediate correction.
"Whenever Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a televised briefing, my attention is often drawn to the national flag behind his chair... it is in violation of the Constitution. The national flag has been used for the purpose of decoration," he said in his letter.
"The middle (the white stripe) seems to got cut by the green stripe. This is not in accordance with Home Ministry rules on depiction of the national flag. I want to bring this to the attention of the respected Chief Minister, who has ignored this - either consciously or subconsciously," he added.
Images of Mr Kejriwal at his desk, with the crossed flags in the background, have become a common sight over the past few weeks, as he regularly makes televised addresses to share data on Covid numbers, lockdown rules and vaccine procurement.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cor...nd-kejriwal-2450936?pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll
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Delhi to start unlocking from Monday; factories, construction sites will reopen
Construction activities and factory works will resume from this Monday, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said. Other activities will remain suspended and the decision of further unlocking will be taken in phases.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said there will be gradual unlocking in the Capital starting from May 31 as the Covid-19 situation is coming under control. But Delhi will take one step at a time and will not unlock all activities as there has to be a balance between containment and the resumption of economic activities, the chief minister said. Only construction activities and factories will be reopened from Monday keeping the interest of the daily wagers in mind. Everything else will remain shut. A detailed guideline will be issued, the CM said, urging people to not come out of their houses unless absolutely necessary.
"The number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi is steadily coming down and the credit goes to the 2 crore people of Delhi that the second wave of the pandemic has been brought under control in a month. In the last 24 hours, around 1,100 new cases have been recorded and the positivity rate has come down to 1.5 per cent. Beds, including ICU beds, oxygen beds are also available in the city now," Kejriwal said.
In a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, chaired by lieutenant governor Anil Baijal, it has been decided that the unlocking process of the Capital will begin as the ongoing lockdown continues till 5am, May 31. "The Covid-19 situation has been brought under control after much effort. The battle is still not won. The gains of the one-month lockdown should not be squandered away. So experts favour a phase-wise unlocking," Kejriwal said.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kejriwal-says-time-has-come-for-gradual-unlocking-as-covid-cases-under-control-101622188280944.html
Construction activities and factory works will resume from this Monday, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said. Other activities will remain suspended and the decision of further unlocking will be taken in phases.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said there will be gradual unlocking in the Capital starting from May 31 as the Covid-19 situation is coming under control. But Delhi will take one step at a time and will not unlock all activities as there has to be a balance between containment and the resumption of economic activities, the chief minister said. Only construction activities and factories will be reopened from Monday keeping the interest of the daily wagers in mind. Everything else will remain shut. A detailed guideline will be issued, the CM said, urging people to not come out of their houses unless absolutely necessary.
"The number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi is steadily coming down and the credit goes to the 2 crore people of Delhi that the second wave of the pandemic has been brought under control in a month. In the last 24 hours, around 1,100 new cases have been recorded and the positivity rate has come down to 1.5 per cent. Beds, including ICU beds, oxygen beds are also available in the city now," Kejriwal said.
In a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, chaired by lieutenant governor Anil Baijal, it has been decided that the unlocking process of the Capital will begin as the ongoing lockdown continues till 5am, May 31. "The Covid-19 situation has been brought under control after much effort. The battle is still not won. The gains of the one-month lockdown should not be squandered away. So experts favour a phase-wise unlocking," Kejriwal said.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kejriwal-says-time-has-come-for-gradual-unlocking-as-covid-cases-under-control-101622188280944.html
But Joshila Bhai will stay see no wrong. This is the best ever government in India according to this lot.
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you can not change the structure of a national flag.
Any anomaly is taken as insult to the nation.
If you care about national flag, that doesn't mean you do not care for covid patients.
Its not exclusive. It's in the same line of, if you care about your mother, that doesn't mean you care less for your father.
Both can happen at the same time.
Only those who love Muslims' bashing and occasional lynching of them, love these clowns. Other Indians know their true worth and how much destruction they've unleashed in India.
For all his faults and alleged 'insult' of national flag, Kejriwal at least regularly interacts with Delhites and gives them regular Covid updates, a concept which is totally alien to the event manager.
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Is it changed. I Checked images on Twitter just now and only the orange portion seems a bit cut out and that’s due to camera angle. White and that blue circle thing actually looks bigger than green. Not sure if it’s supposed to be that way. Always thought all stripes are equal
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New Delhi: The declining trend in new COVID-19 cases continued with India reporting 1.73 lakh fresh cases and 3617 deaths.
Active caseload further declined to 22,28,724 with active cases decreased by 1,14,428 in last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry.
With 2,84,601 patients recovered during the last 24 hours, a total of 2,51,78,011 recoveries were reported across the country so far.
The recovery rate increased to 90.80 per cent while the weekly positivity rate is currently at 9.84 per cent.
Daily COVID-19 count in India lowest in 45 days
There are 2,77,29,247 total cases in the country while 2,51,78,011 people have been discharged. The death toll is at 3,22,512 and 20,89,02,445 people have been vaccinated.
As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 34,11,19,909 samples tested up to 28 May of which, 20,80,048 samples were tested yesterday.
As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), India on Friday reported as many as 1,86,364 fresh COVID-19 cases. It was the lowest daily new cases reported in the last 44 days.
On Friday, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said that India will vaccinate all its people against COVID-19 by December 2021.
His remarks came after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Union government claiming only three per cent of the country's population have been vaccinated since the vaccination drive began on January 16.
Accusing the Wayanad MP of spreading fear, Javadekar said India is the second fastest and most vaccinated country today.
The former Congress president in a press conference launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Central government's vaccine strategy saying the PM failed to understand the coronavirus.
Calling the PM "event manager", Rahul said the problem is that there is no vaccination strategy.
The Prime Minister doesn't think strategically. He is an event manager, he thinks one event at a time, he added.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...-recovery-rate-jumps-to-90-80-per-cent/763337
Active caseload further declined to 22,28,724 with active cases decreased by 1,14,428 in last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry.
With 2,84,601 patients recovered during the last 24 hours, a total of 2,51,78,011 recoveries were reported across the country so far.
The recovery rate increased to 90.80 per cent while the weekly positivity rate is currently at 9.84 per cent.
Daily COVID-19 count in India lowest in 45 days
There are 2,77,29,247 total cases in the country while 2,51,78,011 people have been discharged. The death toll is at 3,22,512 and 20,89,02,445 people have been vaccinated.
As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 34,11,19,909 samples tested up to 28 May of which, 20,80,048 samples were tested yesterday.
As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), India on Friday reported as many as 1,86,364 fresh COVID-19 cases. It was the lowest daily new cases reported in the last 44 days.
On Friday, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said that India will vaccinate all its people against COVID-19 by December 2021.
His remarks came after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Union government claiming only three per cent of the country's population have been vaccinated since the vaccination drive began on January 16.
Accusing the Wayanad MP of spreading fear, Javadekar said India is the second fastest and most vaccinated country today.
The former Congress president in a press conference launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Central government's vaccine strategy saying the PM failed to understand the coronavirus.
Calling the PM "event manager", Rahul said the problem is that there is no vaccination strategy.
The Prime Minister doesn't think strategically. He is an event manager, he thinks one event at a time, he added.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...-recovery-rate-jumps-to-90-80-per-cent/763337
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From Delhi to Bengal, states relax Covid-19 lockdown curbs as cases dip
While the Delhi government has given nod to construction activities and factories from May 31, the Pune district administration has withdrawn its weekend lockdown.
As Covid-19 cases across the country show a declining trend, many states that had resorted to lockdowns to combat and contain the virus are slowly opening up.
However, most governments have said the “unlock” will be in a phased manner so as to avoid crowding or gatherings that may lead to a spike again.
The streets of Pune city wear a deserted look owing to the lockdown. (Express Photo: Pavan Khengre)
Pune, where fresh infections have remained below the 3,000-mark for the last five days and the positivity rate has also gone below 10 per cent, has decided to relax its stringent restrictions by withdrawing the weekend lockdown. It has also allowed all essential category shops to remain open on all weekdays from 7 am to 11 am.
The essential-category shops include grocery stores, vegetable and fruit shops, dairies, bakeries, sweet shops and all other shops selling food items like meat, chicken, egg and seafood. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has also included optical shops and shops selling materials related to monsoon in the essential category. The category also includes shops that sell agriculture items, including seeds, fertilisers and equipment and pet shops.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, too, has said the national capital will “gradually unlock” from 5 am on Monday (May 31). Delhi has been under a lockdown since April 19 when daily cases had touched a peak of 28,000 and the positivity rate stood at 30 per cent.
Construction activities and factories will be allowed to reopen first, the Chief Minister said, while adding that new relaxations will be listed every week provided the cases continue to dip.
Delhi, in the last 24 hours, recorded around 900 fresh cases with the daily count going below the 1,000-mark for the first time in the fresh wave.
The MK Stalin-led government, while extending the lockdown in Tamil Nadu till June 7, did announce a few relaxations. Grocery shops, which were ordered to shut during the first phase of the lockdown, have been allowed to sell essentials on carts or vehicles in their localities between 7 am and 6 pm after obtaining permission from the local bodies.
“The provision stores will also be allowed to receive orders online or on the phone and deliver supplies at the customer’s doorstep between 7 am and 6 pm,” Stalin said.
The West Bengal government announced a few relaxations despite extending the lockdown across the state till June 15. “We don’t want the economy to suffer which is why we have allowed several industries to function. We have decided to allow the jute industry to operate with 40 per cent workforce instead of the prevailing 30 per cent,” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-coronavirus-second-wave-unlock-states-relax-restrictions-7335423/
While the Delhi government has given nod to construction activities and factories from May 31, the Pune district administration has withdrawn its weekend lockdown.
As Covid-19 cases across the country show a declining trend, many states that had resorted to lockdowns to combat and contain the virus are slowly opening up.
However, most governments have said the “unlock” will be in a phased manner so as to avoid crowding or gatherings that may lead to a spike again.
The streets of Pune city wear a deserted look owing to the lockdown. (Express Photo: Pavan Khengre)
Pune, where fresh infections have remained below the 3,000-mark for the last five days and the positivity rate has also gone below 10 per cent, has decided to relax its stringent restrictions by withdrawing the weekend lockdown. It has also allowed all essential category shops to remain open on all weekdays from 7 am to 11 am.
The essential-category shops include grocery stores, vegetable and fruit shops, dairies, bakeries, sweet shops and all other shops selling food items like meat, chicken, egg and seafood. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has also included optical shops and shops selling materials related to monsoon in the essential category. The category also includes shops that sell agriculture items, including seeds, fertilisers and equipment and pet shops.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, too, has said the national capital will “gradually unlock” from 5 am on Monday (May 31). Delhi has been under a lockdown since April 19 when daily cases had touched a peak of 28,000 and the positivity rate stood at 30 per cent.
Construction activities and factories will be allowed to reopen first, the Chief Minister said, while adding that new relaxations will be listed every week provided the cases continue to dip.
Delhi, in the last 24 hours, recorded around 900 fresh cases with the daily count going below the 1,000-mark for the first time in the fresh wave.
The MK Stalin-led government, while extending the lockdown in Tamil Nadu till June 7, did announce a few relaxations. Grocery shops, which were ordered to shut during the first phase of the lockdown, have been allowed to sell essentials on carts or vehicles in their localities between 7 am and 6 pm after obtaining permission from the local bodies.
“The provision stores will also be allowed to receive orders online or on the phone and deliver supplies at the customer’s doorstep between 7 am and 6 pm,” Stalin said.
The West Bengal government announced a few relaxations despite extending the lockdown across the state till June 15. “We don’t want the economy to suffer which is why we have allowed several industries to function. We have decided to allow the jute industry to operate with 40 per cent workforce instead of the prevailing 30 per cent,” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-coronavirus-second-wave-unlock-states-relax-restrictions-7335423/
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Dehradun (Uttarakhand): After yoga guru Ramdev made defamatory statements against allopathy and "defaming" scientific medicine, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Uttarakhand on Friday challenged him for an open debate on a public platform in the presence of media.
IMA Uttarakhand President Dr Ajay Khanna in a letter to yoga guru Ramdev called his statement rash, irresponsible and selfish.
"This is to inform you that IMA UA State through its state office request you to constitute a team of qualified and duly registered Ayurvedacharyas from Patanjali Yogpeeth to have a one-to-one discussion with a team of doctors of IMA UA State which has already been constituted by the state office. This one-to-one panel discussion shall be closely supervised and recorded by the electronic and print media which shall also be invited in this panel discussion," IMA letter reads.
The letter further stated that Ramdev and his aide Balkrishna can also join the team of Ayurvedacharyas but only as spectators because they have not sent the qualification to the state office of the IMA.
"The responsibility is on you to decide the date and time of the above proposed healthy discussion, however, the venue shall be decided by us," it said.
"The above proposal is for your kind consideration and implementation at the earliest to ensure that the deadlock and the confusion created by you shall meet its end. From this day onwards the onus lies on you regarding the above issue," the letter said.
The letter further said that this activity shall ensure the harmony between Allopath and Ayurved to be restored again as it was in the past but was disturbed for these couple of days by your rash, irresponsible and selfish statement.
In another letter, IMA also demanded details of hospitals where he has claimed that Patanjali medicines have been used.
Earlier on Wednesday, IMA appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take appropriate action under sedition and other charges against Ramdev for allegedly "spearheading a misinformation campaign on COVID vaccination".
"At this juncture, we are pained to bring to your kind notice, two videos where Ramdev, owner of Patanjali Ayurved, is seen inter alia to be claiming that 10,000 doctors have died in spite of taking both the dose of vaccine and that lakhs of people have died due to allopathic medicine. He has also claimed that 'Allopathy ek stupid aur diwaliya science hai' and that thousands of people have died from taking allopathic medicines for the treatment of COVID-19 related symptoms. These videos are circulating virally on social media," IMA claimed in a letter to PM Modi.
The IMA on last Saturday sent a legal notice to Ramdev over his alleged statements against allopathy and "defaming" scientific medicine. However, the Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust has denied allegations by the IMA that Ramdev has misled people by making "unlearned" statements against allopathy and defamed scientific medicine.
On Sunday, Ramdev withdrew his statements on allopathic medicine after receiving a strong-worded letter from Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan who called his remarks "inappropriate".
According to a Haridwar-based Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust statement, Ramdev was reading out a WhatsApp forwarded message in the video that has gone viral on social media.
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IMA Uttarakhand President Dr Ajay Khanna in a letter to yoga guru Ramdev called his statement rash, irresponsible and selfish.
"This is to inform you that IMA UA State through its state office request you to constitute a team of qualified and duly registered Ayurvedacharyas from Patanjali Yogpeeth to have a one-to-one discussion with a team of doctors of IMA UA State which has already been constituted by the state office. This one-to-one panel discussion shall be closely supervised and recorded by the electronic and print media which shall also be invited in this panel discussion," IMA letter reads.
The letter further stated that Ramdev and his aide Balkrishna can also join the team of Ayurvedacharyas but only as spectators because they have not sent the qualification to the state office of the IMA.
"The responsibility is on you to decide the date and time of the above proposed healthy discussion, however, the venue shall be decided by us," it said.
"The above proposal is for your kind consideration and implementation at the earliest to ensure that the deadlock and the confusion created by you shall meet its end. From this day onwards the onus lies on you regarding the above issue," the letter said.
The letter further said that this activity shall ensure the harmony between Allopath and Ayurved to be restored again as it was in the past but was disturbed for these couple of days by your rash, irresponsible and selfish statement.
In another letter, IMA also demanded details of hospitals where he has claimed that Patanjali medicines have been used.
Earlier on Wednesday, IMA appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take appropriate action under sedition and other charges against Ramdev for allegedly "spearheading a misinformation campaign on COVID vaccination".
"At this juncture, we are pained to bring to your kind notice, two videos where Ramdev, owner of Patanjali Ayurved, is seen inter alia to be claiming that 10,000 doctors have died in spite of taking both the dose of vaccine and that lakhs of people have died due to allopathic medicine. He has also claimed that 'Allopathy ek stupid aur diwaliya science hai' and that thousands of people have died from taking allopathic medicines for the treatment of COVID-19 related symptoms. These videos are circulating virally on social media," IMA claimed in a letter to PM Modi.
The IMA on last Saturday sent a legal notice to Ramdev over his alleged statements against allopathy and "defaming" scientific medicine. However, the Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust has denied allegations by the IMA that Ramdev has misled people by making "unlearned" statements against allopathy and defamed scientific medicine.
On Sunday, Ramdev withdrew his statements on allopathic medicine after receiving a strong-worded letter from Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan who called his remarks "inappropriate".
According to a Haridwar-based Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust statement, Ramdev was reading out a WhatsApp forwarded message in the video that has gone viral on social media.
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The incident was shot by a couple of people who were driving by the spot in Balrampur district on May 28.
Balrampur: A shocking video of a body of Covid patient being thrown in a river has surfaced from Uttar Pradesh, where thousands of bodies buried in shallow graves by the Ganga and some dumped in the river made headlines around the world a couple of weeks ago. The Centre has ordered several northern states to ensure that dead bodies are not disposed of in rivers. In a letter, the Centre had also asked states to increase patrol along riverbanks to stop the practice, which appears to be proliferating due to poverty and lack of awareness.
The incident was shot by a couple of people who were driving by the spot in Balrampur district on May 28.
On camera, two men, one of them in a PPE suit, are seen lifting a body on the bridge over river Rapti. The man in the PPE suit can be seen tinkering with the body -- probably trying to get it out of the body bag.
The Chief Medical Officer of Balrampur later confirmed that the body was indeed of a Covid patient, and the relatives were trying to dump it in the river.
A case has been filed against the relatives the body has been handed back to them.
"Preliminary investigations have revealed that the patient was admitted to hospital on May 25, and he died three days later on May 28. As per Covid protocol, the body was handed over to his relatives. Preliminary investigations reveal that the relatives threw the body into the river. We have filed a case and strict action will be taken," said Balrampur Chief Medical Officer VB Singh.
Earlier this month, hundreds of bodies had washed up on the banks of river Ganga in parts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. In Buxar district, 71 bodies were retrieved from the riverbank.
Thousands of other bodies have been found buried in the sandbanks of Ganga, which local authorities said, could have floated up during the high tide.
Cellphone videos were also circulated on social media that showed bodies being thrown into the river from ambulances stopping at a bridge near Bihar border in Saran district. Locals said the ambulances belonged to both states.
The matter became a flashpoint between the two states with Bihar alleging that the practice of dumping bodies in river belonged to Uttar Pradesh.
Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat, who controls the Central Jal Shakti ministry, had tweeted, "We have taken serious note of the issue of dumping dead bodies in River Ganga and instituted measures for the prohibition of the same. The Centre through the NMCG and district authorities will ensure all unidentified bodies are disposed as per the protocol".
In an order he tweeted accompanying the post, the Centre had asked Uttarkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, to keep vigilance "along the length of the river" to check such incidences. The states have also been asked to dispose of the bodies according to Covid-19 protocol and send a compliance report within 14 days.
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Balrampur: A shocking video of a body of Covid patient being thrown in a river has surfaced from Uttar Pradesh, where thousands of bodies buried in shallow graves by the Ganga and some dumped in the river made headlines around the world a couple of weeks ago. The Centre has ordered several northern states to ensure that dead bodies are not disposed of in rivers. In a letter, the Centre had also asked states to increase patrol along riverbanks to stop the practice, which appears to be proliferating due to poverty and lack of awareness.
The incident was shot by a couple of people who were driving by the spot in Balrampur district on May 28.
On camera, two men, one of them in a PPE suit, are seen lifting a body on the bridge over river Rapti. The man in the PPE suit can be seen tinkering with the body -- probably trying to get it out of the body bag.
The Chief Medical Officer of Balrampur later confirmed that the body was indeed of a Covid patient, and the relatives were trying to dump it in the river.
A case has been filed against the relatives the body has been handed back to them.
"Preliminary investigations have revealed that the patient was admitted to hospital on May 25, and he died three days later on May 28. As per Covid protocol, the body was handed over to his relatives. Preliminary investigations reveal that the relatives threw the body into the river. We have filed a case and strict action will be taken," said Balrampur Chief Medical Officer VB Singh.
Earlier this month, hundreds of bodies had washed up on the banks of river Ganga in parts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. In Buxar district, 71 bodies were retrieved from the riverbank.
Thousands of other bodies have been found buried in the sandbanks of Ganga, which local authorities said, could have floated up during the high tide.
Cellphone videos were also circulated on social media that showed bodies being thrown into the river from ambulances stopping at a bridge near Bihar border in Saran district. Locals said the ambulances belonged to both states.
The matter became a flashpoint between the two states with Bihar alleging that the practice of dumping bodies in river belonged to Uttar Pradesh.
Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat, who controls the Central Jal Shakti ministry, had tweeted, "We have taken serious note of the issue of dumping dead bodies in River Ganga and instituted measures for the prohibition of the same. The Centre through the NMCG and district authorities will ensure all unidentified bodies are disposed as per the protocol".
In an order he tweeted accompanying the post, the Centre had asked Uttarkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, to keep vigilance "along the length of the river" to check such incidences. The states have also been asked to dispose of the bodies according to Covid-19 protocol and send a compliance report within 14 days.
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Coronavirus India Live Updates: UP govt relaxes Covid lockdown, weekend restrictions to continue
Coronavirus India Live Updates: There are 21,14,508 active coronavirus cases while as many as 2,54,54,320 people have recovered from the disease.
The Uttar Pradesh government Sunday announced relaxation of lockdown in the state allowing certain activities from June 1. UP Chief Secretary R K Tiwari said shops and markets outside containment zones will be allowed to open June 1 onwards from 7 am to 7 pm for five days (Monday to Friday). Night curfew will be there from 7 pm to 7 am while weekend restrictions or “corona curfew” will remain in place on Saturday and Sunday.
Earlier in the day, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar extended the ongoing Covid lockdown in the state till June 7.
Khattar said shops can operate from 9 am to 3 pm, with shopkeepers following the odd-even formula. Educational institutions will remain closed till June 15 and the night curfew will continue from 10 pm to 5 am.
India, meanwhile, recorded 1,65,553 new Covid-19 cases and 3,460 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. The total cases in India now stand at 2,78,94,800 while the death toll has reached 3,25,972. There are 21,14,508 active coronavirus cases while as many as 2,54,54,320 people have recovered from the disease. A total of 21,20,66,614 vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far, the health ministry said. The death toll in the last 24 hours is the lowest in over three weeks. Out of which, Maharashtra reported 846 deaths, while Karnataka had 492 fatalities.
Battling the pandemic as it completes seven years in office, the Modi government Saturday said all children who have lost both parents, the surviving parent, legal guardians or adoptive parents to Covid-19 will receive financial assistance under the PM-CARES for Children’s scheme. In another key decision, the government extended pension coverage under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) scheme to all registered dependents of those who died due to Covid-19.
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-india-live-updates-7336247/
Coronavirus India Live Updates: There are 21,14,508 active coronavirus cases while as many as 2,54,54,320 people have recovered from the disease.
The Uttar Pradesh government Sunday announced relaxation of lockdown in the state allowing certain activities from June 1. UP Chief Secretary R K Tiwari said shops and markets outside containment zones will be allowed to open June 1 onwards from 7 am to 7 pm for five days (Monday to Friday). Night curfew will be there from 7 pm to 7 am while weekend restrictions or “corona curfew” will remain in place on Saturday and Sunday.
Earlier in the day, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar extended the ongoing Covid lockdown in the state till June 7.
Khattar said shops can operate from 9 am to 3 pm, with shopkeepers following the odd-even formula. Educational institutions will remain closed till June 15 and the night curfew will continue from 10 pm to 5 am.
India, meanwhile, recorded 1,65,553 new Covid-19 cases and 3,460 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. The total cases in India now stand at 2,78,94,800 while the death toll has reached 3,25,972. There are 21,14,508 active coronavirus cases while as many as 2,54,54,320 people have recovered from the disease. A total of 21,20,66,614 vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far, the health ministry said. The death toll in the last 24 hours is the lowest in over three weeks. Out of which, Maharashtra reported 846 deaths, while Karnataka had 492 fatalities.
Battling the pandemic as it completes seven years in office, the Modi government Saturday said all children who have lost both parents, the surviving parent, legal guardians or adoptive parents to Covid-19 will receive financial assistance under the PM-CARES for Children’s scheme. In another key decision, the government extended pension coverage under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) scheme to all registered dependents of those who died due to Covid-19.
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-india-live-updates-7336247/
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‘Solidarity with close friend’: Saudi Arabia sends more oxygen aid to India
Saudi Arabia has sent another consignment of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to India to help the country in its battle with the Covid-19 crisis.
According to Arab News, the kingdom on Sunday shipped 60 tonnes of oxygen to India, a month after it sent 80 tonnes to overcome the acute shortage during a deadly second wave of coronavirus.
Covid-19 has claimed the lives of more than 300,000 people in India so far, primarily due to an oxygen shortage and a lack of hospital beds.
On Sunday, the South Asian country registered more than 165,000 new Covid-19 cases and nearly 3,500 deaths.
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to India Dr Saud Mohammed Al-Sati called the oxygen shipment an expression of “solidarity with a close friend”.
Saudi Arabia has sent another consignment of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to India to help the country in its battle with the Covid-19 crisis.
According to Arab News, the kingdom on Sunday shipped 60 tonnes of oxygen to India, a month after it sent 80 tonnes to overcome the acute shortage during a deadly second wave of coronavirus.
Covid-19 has claimed the lives of more than 300,000 people in India so far, primarily due to an oxygen shortage and a lack of hospital beds.
On Sunday, the South Asian country registered more than 165,000 new Covid-19 cases and nearly 3,500 deaths.
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to India Dr Saud Mohammed Al-Sati called the oxygen shipment an expression of “solidarity with a close friend”.
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New Delhi: India reported 1.52 lakh new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily rise in 50 days, confirmed the Union Health Ministry on Monday. The weekly positivity rate of COVID infections in the country stands at just a little over 9 per cent.
In its latest bulletin on COVID-19, India recorded 1,52,734 fresh infections, 2,38,022 recoveries and 3,128 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the country has risen to 2.80 crore while the death toll stands at 3.29 lakh.
Meanwhile, more than 2.56 crore people have recovered from the deadly disease, which now leaves some 20.26 lakh active cases of coronavirus in the county.
The Health Ministry also confirmed that India has vaccinated more than 21.31 crore people so far against COVID-19 infection.
As per the latest data, the COVID19 recovery rate has increased to 91.60 per cent. The weekly positivity rate is currently at 9.04 per cent and the daily positivity rate at 9.07 per cent, less than 10 per cent for 7 consecutive days.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...a-reports-lowest-daily-rise-in-50-days/763962
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New Delhi: India reported 1.52 lakh new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily rise in 50 days, confirmed the Union Health Ministry on Monday. The weekly positivity rate of COVID infections in the country stands at just a little over 9 per cent.
In its latest bulletin on COVID-19, India recorded 1,52,734 fresh infections, 2,38,022 recoveries and 3,128 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the country has risen to 2.80 crore while the death toll stands at 3.29 lakh.
Meanwhile, more than 2.56 crore people have recovered from the deadly disease, which now leaves some 20.26 lakh active cases of coronavirus in the county.
The Health Ministry also confirmed that India has vaccinated more than 21.31 crore people so far against COVID-19 infection.
As per the latest data, the COVID19 recovery rate has increased to 91.60 per cent. The weekly positivity rate is currently at 9.04 per cent and the daily positivity rate at 9.07 per cent, less than 10 per cent for 7 consecutive days.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...a-reports-lowest-daily-rise-in-50-days/763962
Has UP fudged Covid data?
'States should be encouraged to report their numbers transparently -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, May 15, 2021.
Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, has the fourth-largest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. According to the records, between February 9 and May 17, 2021, UP officially registered over a million Covid-positive cases; and 9,125 certified Covid-related deaths [see https://www.covid19*india.org].
I was getting bothered about the UP numbers. These clashed with all that we know about UP. About its miserable health and hospital facilities; its dysfunctional district administrations; that most citizens of the state do not bother to mask themselves; of what the doms in the funeral ghats in Varanasi said of excess deaths in late April and early May; and of the corpses floating down the Ganga, abandoned for the want of firewood. These flew in the face of the official UP data.
Then came the Eureka moment.
A person is officially Covid-positive when an RT-PCR or a rapid antigen test says so.
According to protocol, all forms that are filled prior to the tests are submitted to the appropriate government agency. So too the results.
Therefore, any state government, district administration, or municipal corporation has two very important pieces of data, which are received daily: First, the number of tests conducted; and second, the results.
Those that are Covid-positive are tagged separately. From here, one can construct the daily test-positivity ratio, ie, the tests that were Covid-positive to the total number of tests conducted.
The test-positivity indicator strongly suggests that UP has been fudging the Covid data. Let me explain.
A priori, one would expect that the worst five Covid-ravaged states of India ought to have broadly similar test-positivity results. Not necessarily contemporaneously, as the disease hit each state at different times, but certainly over the cycle across each of the five worst Covid-affected states.
That is not the case for UP, which, as the accompanying table and charts show, is a glaring outlier.
Above is the data in tabular form.
Both that table and the charts alongside and below show that UP’s peak test positivity rate in the second wave has been appreciably lower than those of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and India as a whole.
The charts plot 7-days moving averages (MA) of the test-positivity rates. The peak of the 7-days MA for UP is 16.9 per cent. That is 5.9 percentage points below the all-India peak of 22.8 per cent; 9.7 percentage points below that of Maharashtra; 18.2 percentage points below that of Karnataka; 11.2 percentage points below that of Kerala; and 3.7 percentage points below Tamil Nadu.
Here's my hypothesis. To please the powers in Lucknow, district authorities started eliminating a large number of Covid-positive reports when passing the data on to the state administration.
This had to be hurriedly done on a daily basis, which didn't give them sufficient time to also eliminate the corresponding number of tests. In any event, if they did that, it would show UP trailing in the number of tests conducted, which was not on.
For example, 225,570 tests were conducted on April 21, 2021. If 20 per cent were Covid-positive (or 45,114 cases), some 12,000 such cases were eliminated from the records for UP to report only 33,106 positive cases, at a positivity rate of 14.7 per cent.
I believe that UP has been doing this consistently -- of grossly under-reporting the Covid-positive cases. Nothing else explains the glaring differences in UP’s positivity rates versus other badly affected states.
https://www.rediff.com/news/column/omkar-goswami-has-up-fudged-covid-data/20210528.htm
'States should be encouraged to report their numbers transparently -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, May 15, 2021.
Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, has the fourth-largest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. According to the records, between February 9 and May 17, 2021, UP officially registered over a million Covid-positive cases; and 9,125 certified Covid-related deaths [see https://www.covid19*india.org].
I was getting bothered about the UP numbers. These clashed with all that we know about UP. About its miserable health and hospital facilities; its dysfunctional district administrations; that most citizens of the state do not bother to mask themselves; of what the doms in the funeral ghats in Varanasi said of excess deaths in late April and early May; and of the corpses floating down the Ganga, abandoned for the want of firewood. These flew in the face of the official UP data.
Then came the Eureka moment.
A person is officially Covid-positive when an RT-PCR or a rapid antigen test says so.
According to protocol, all forms that are filled prior to the tests are submitted to the appropriate government agency. So too the results.
Therefore, any state government, district administration, or municipal corporation has two very important pieces of data, which are received daily: First, the number of tests conducted; and second, the results.
Those that are Covid-positive are tagged separately. From here, one can construct the daily test-positivity ratio, ie, the tests that were Covid-positive to the total number of tests conducted.
The test-positivity indicator strongly suggests that UP has been fudging the Covid data. Let me explain.
A priori, one would expect that the worst five Covid-ravaged states of India ought to have broadly similar test-positivity results. Not necessarily contemporaneously, as the disease hit each state at different times, but certainly over the cycle across each of the five worst Covid-affected states.
That is not the case for UP, which, as the accompanying table and charts show, is a glaring outlier.
Above is the data in tabular form.
Both that table and the charts alongside and below show that UP’s peak test positivity rate in the second wave has been appreciably lower than those of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and India as a whole.
The charts plot 7-days moving averages (MA) of the test-positivity rates. The peak of the 7-days MA for UP is 16.9 per cent. That is 5.9 percentage points below the all-India peak of 22.8 per cent; 9.7 percentage points below that of Maharashtra; 18.2 percentage points below that of Karnataka; 11.2 percentage points below that of Kerala; and 3.7 percentage points below Tamil Nadu.
Here's my hypothesis. To please the powers in Lucknow, district authorities started eliminating a large number of Covid-positive reports when passing the data on to the state administration.
This had to be hurriedly done on a daily basis, which didn't give them sufficient time to also eliminate the corresponding number of tests. In any event, if they did that, it would show UP trailing in the number of tests conducted, which was not on.
For example, 225,570 tests were conducted on April 21, 2021. If 20 per cent were Covid-positive (or 45,114 cases), some 12,000 such cases were eliminated from the records for UP to report only 33,106 positive cases, at a positivity rate of 14.7 per cent.
I believe that UP has been doing this consistently -- of grossly under-reporting the Covid-positive cases. Nothing else explains the glaring differences in UP’s positivity rates versus other badly affected states.
https://www.rediff.com/news/column/omkar-goswami-has-up-fudged-covid-data/20210528.htm
Always knew it that UP under Bisht is hugely under reporting the cases. No way a state which has close to double the population of MH can have only 16.9L cases while MH has 57.3L cases till date, that's 3.5 times lesser!
Same goes for death toll, MH has 5 times (approx) death toll as compared to UP.
And that after testing close to 1.5 crore more UP people than MH!
Any other country would've seen the immediate censure of such a leader but here in India he is feted for 'successfully taming' Covid!
Same goes for death toll, MH has 5 times (approx) death toll as compared to UP.
And that after testing close to 1.5 crore more UP people than MH!
Any other country would've seen the immediate censure of such a leader but here in India he is feted for 'successfully taming' Covid!
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Daily Covid-19 recoveries outnumber fresh cases for 18th consecutive day
The active cases have further reduced to 20,26,092, comprising 7.22% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate touched to 91.6%.
The single-day Covid-19 recoveries in India outnumbered daily cases for the 18th day in a row on Friday, the Union ministry of health and family welfare said on Monday. As many as 2,38,022 recoveries were registered in the previous 24 hours, taking the cumulative recoveries to 25,692,342, the health ministry dashboard showed.
The country's overall tally now stands at 28,047,534 and while the death toll touched 329,100 after 152,734 fresh cases of infection and 3128 fatalities were reported on Monday.
The active cases have further reduced to 20,26,092, comprising 7.22% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate touched to 91.6%.
On the vaccination front, the authorities have inoculated more than 213.1 million. A total of 21,31,54,129 doses have been administered through 30,28,295 sessions, according to the provisional report till 7am on Monday. More than 2,73,900 vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the states/UTs within the next three-days.
Amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases, several states including Maharashtra, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh extended lockdown or lockdown-like curbs to check the spread of the infection.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/daily-covid-19-recoveries-outnumber-fresh-cases-for-18th-consecutive-day-101622453213834.html
The active cases have further reduced to 20,26,092, comprising 7.22% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate touched to 91.6%.
The single-day Covid-19 recoveries in India outnumbered daily cases for the 18th day in a row on Friday, the Union ministry of health and family welfare said on Monday. As many as 2,38,022 recoveries were registered in the previous 24 hours, taking the cumulative recoveries to 25,692,342, the health ministry dashboard showed.
The country's overall tally now stands at 28,047,534 and while the death toll touched 329,100 after 152,734 fresh cases of infection and 3128 fatalities were reported on Monday.
The active cases have further reduced to 20,26,092, comprising 7.22% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate touched to 91.6%.
On the vaccination front, the authorities have inoculated more than 213.1 million. A total of 21,31,54,129 doses have been administered through 30,28,295 sessions, according to the provisional report till 7am on Monday. More than 2,73,900 vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the states/UTs within the next three-days.
Amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases, several states including Maharashtra, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh extended lockdown or lockdown-like curbs to check the spread of the infection.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/daily-covid-19-recoveries-outnumber-fresh-cases-for-18th-consecutive-day-101622453213834.html
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