The Maharashtra government announced extension of the general lockdown until July 31 with an aim to contain the Covid-19 surge. The notification issued by the state government has also restricted inter-district travel between municipal corporations within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) to that for office purposes and essential activities like medical reasons.
*Amid complaints of inflated bills by private hospitals, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) set up four teams comprising two auditors each to audit the 15 Covid hospitals in the city.
*Amid discussions around the potency of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to prevent an acute Covid-19 infection and a proposed clinical trial in the US, many adults are now queuing to get booster shots.
*The civic administration is likely to relax the testing criteria further in the city after its last decision to allow those above 70 years to get tested without a doctor’s prescription.
*A review on coconut oil in one of India’s prestigious medical journal, focusing on its ‘immunomodulation benefits’ and ‘ability to act against microbes’, has put the oil at the centre of a debate about its ability to help fight Covid.
*The state’s Covid tally rose to 2,06,619 on Sunday with the addition of 6,555 new cases in the last 24 hours—its second highest daily rise. Mumbai’s share of new cases was around 20%, whereas that of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (excluding Mumbai) was 40%.
*Amid complaints of inflated bills by private hospitals, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) set up four teams comprising two auditors each to audit the 15 Covid hospitals in the city.
*Amid discussions around the potency of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to prevent an acute Covid-19 infection and a proposed clinical trial in the US, many adults are now queuing to get booster shots.
*The civic administration is likely to relax the testing criteria further in the city after its last decision to allow those above 70 years to get tested without a doctor’s prescription.
*A review on coconut oil in one of India’s prestigious medical journal, focusing on its ‘immunomodulation benefits’ and ‘ability to act against microbes’, has put the oil at the centre of a debate about its ability to help fight Covid.
*The state’s Covid tally rose to 2,06,619 on Sunday with the addition of 6,555 new cases in the last 24 hours—its second highest daily rise. Mumbai’s share of new cases was around 20%, whereas that of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (excluding Mumbai) was 40%.
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