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Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: A subject expert committee (SEC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation will meet Bharat Biotech on its pediatric Covid vaccine dose, News18 learnt on Tuesday. Bharat Biotech’s phase 2 study had 380 participants, both adults and children age between 12-65.
Uttarakhand has imposed a corona curfew till May 18 as the rising number of Covid-19 cases continue to be a cause of concern. With 37 deaths per lakh population, Uttarakhand has the highest COVID mortality rate among the Himalayan states and nationwide it ranks ninth, far ahead of much bigger states like Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, according to an analysis by an NGO. With 3,728 deaths due to COVID-19 so far in Uttarakhand which has a population of one crore, the number of deaths per lakh people in the state comes to 37 which places it ahead of all other Himalayan states including Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim where the ratio is 28 deaths per lakh population. Other Himalayan states like Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram have far lesser rates of 18, 11, 8, 7 , 4, and 2 COVID deaths per lakh population respectively, analysis of latest official data by city-based organisation Social Development for Communities Foundation said here on Monday.
When viewed on the national scale, Uttarakhand’s COVID death rate of 37 per lakh population places it in the ninth position in the country, far ahead of much bigger states like Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal which rank 27th and 20th respectively with 8 and 14 deaths per lakh population. Delhi, Goa and Puducherry have most deaths per lakh population, as per the analysis. Deaths of COVID-19 patients of 36 states and union territories as released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare forms the basis of this analysis, NGO chief Anoop Nautiyal said. Uttarakhand recorded its highest COVID-19 fatalities in a day on Sunday with 180 people succumbing to the virus across the state. “This is a mammoth number for a small state like ours. This dwarfs the earlier high of 151 deaths reported on May 6,” Nautiyal said.
Army Sets Up 100-bed Covid Hospital at Faridabad | A 100-bed hospital has been jointly set up by the Army with the Haryana government at Faridabad for Covid-19 patients, a statement said today. The Army's Western Command had announced a few days ago that it would set up three hospitals for Covid-19 patients in Chandigarh, Faridabad and Patiala in collaboration with the civilian administration of the respective states.
READ | 71 Bodies Fished Out From Ganga in Bihar So Far, All Floated Downstream from UP: Minister
Patna: The Bihar government on Tuesday said altogether 71 bodies have been fished out from the Ganges in Buxar district, where these were found floating in the river, triggering suspicion that the…
READ | 26 Covid Patients Die at Goa Medical College and Hospital, Health Minister Seeks HC Probe
Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday said 26 COVID-19 patients died at the state- run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in the early hours and sought an investigation by the High Court…
READ | Prioritise Vaccinating Those Due for Second Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine: Centre to States
New Delhi: The Centre appealed to states on Tuesday to prioritise vaccinating those due for second dose of COVID-19 vaccine and reserve at least 70 per cent of the shots supplied from the central pool…
Jammu and Kashmir Reports 4,352 New Covid-19 Cases | Jammu and Kashmir recorded 4,352 new coronavirus cases and 65 deaths in the last 24 hours. This is the highest single day death toll since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the union territory.
Jammu Division: 1,708 new cases
Kashmir Division: 2644 new cases
Kerala Records 37,290 New Covid-19 Cases, 79 Deaths | Kerala today reported 37,290 new Covid-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 19,37,350, while 79 deaths pushed the toll to 5,958, the state government said. The total number of active cases in the state now stands at 4,23,957. A total of 32,978 patients have been cured, taking the number of recoveries to 15,37,138, a health department bulletin said. In the last 24 hours, as many as 1,39,287 samples were tested and the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) was 26.77 per cent.
READ | Communication is Key: Mumbai's Covid-19 Model Gets Govt Praise
The Centre on Tuesday applauded efforts taken by Maharashtra government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to curb the second wave of Covid-19 in Mumbai city.
READ | Covid-19 Vaccination: In A First, More Second Doses Administered Than First Jabs In May
For the first time since vaccinations in India began in January, more second doses have been administered to beneficiaries than first doses so far in May, showing that both the Centre and state…
Uttar Pradesh Records 20,463 New Covid-19 Cases, 306 Deaths | Uttar Pradesh has recorded 20,463 fresh Covid-19 cases that took the total tally to 15,45,212, while 306 fatalities pushed the death toll to 16,043, officials informed today. However, the number of active cases in the state have come down by over 94,000 in the past 10 days, Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said.
READ | Zydus Cadila Prices Covid-19 Medicine 'Virafin' at Rs 11,995 Per Dose
Days after receiving approval for emergency use of its medicine 'Virafin' to treat moderate cases of COVID-19, Zydus Cadila has reportedly pegged the price of the drug at Rs 11,995 per dose.
READ | Expert Panel to Decide on Bharat Biotech's Vaccine Candidate For Children Today
Bharat Biotech, which manufactures India's indigenous covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, is working to make the vaccines available for children.
Health Ministry Briefing | Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Bihar ad Gujarat also showing continuous decrease in daily new Covid-19 cases, said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary in Ministry of Health during a press briefing on prevailing Covid-19 situation in the country.
Delhi Reports 12,481 New Covid-19 Cases | Delhi reported 12,481 new Covid-19 cases, 13,583 recoveries, and 347 in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate is at 17.76 per cent. The death toll jumped to 20,010 and active cases at 83,809. There are total 12,44,880 recoverie in the national capital.
READ | Now Black Fungus Cases Emerge Among Covid-19 Patients in Madhya Pradesh
Black fungus, scientifically known as Mucormycosis, has emerged as the fresh headache for the Covid-19 patients in Madhya Pradesh after several states reported this in the recent past.
Oxygen Leakage Incident in Goa Hospital | Oxygen leakage from a tanker has been reported on Tuesday from South Goa District Hospital. Several Covid-19 patients are admitted in the hospital. Visuals from the hospital show gas rapidly leaking from the tanker. The area can be seen covered in white fumes. The gas leak caused widespread panic. More details awaited.
READ | Maharashtra Declares Treatment of 'Black Fungus' Free of Cost
The state government is also in talks for capping the price of Amphotericin B, the expensive anti-fungal drug used to treat the 'black fungus'
MP Announces Reward for Info on Covid Positive Patients as Virus Grips Rural Pockets
After cities and towns, the Covid-19 virus has now sneaked into rural areas but making locals understand the gravity of the situation is proving tedious for the administration and those isolated are roaming around freely risking the lives of others.
READ | PM Hails Scientists, Innovators for Contribution in Combating Covid-19
On the National Technology Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that in any challenging situation, the country’s scientists and innovators have always risen to the occasion and over the last year have worked industriously to fight Covid-19. The National Technology Day marks the anniversary of the underground nuclear tests conducted in Rajasthan’s Pokhran in 1998.
Now Black Fungus Cases Emerge Among Covid-19 Patients in Madhya Pradesh
Black fungus, scientifically known as Mucormycosis, has emerged as the fresh headache for the Covid-19 patients in Madhya Pradesh after several states reported this in the recent past.
Srinagar-based Tariq Ahmad Patloo sets up floating ambulance to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. He says, "Considering the situation at hospitals and homes due to rising cases, I've set up this facility for people, which has PPE kits, stretchers & wheelchair."
Not just 2, several companies should be deployed to produce vaccines. Centre should collect the formula to produce vaccines from these 2 companies & give it to all those companies that can produce vaccine safely. Centre has the power to do this in these difficult times: Delhi CM
Breaking | SEC meeting today on Bharat Biotech's Pediatric dose. BB phase 2 study had 380 participants, both adults, and children age between 12-65
Right now, we're administering 1.25 lakh doses every day. We'll soon begin vaccinating over 3 lakh people every day. We aim to vaccinate all residents of Delhi within next 3 months. But we're facing vaccine shortage. We're left with stock that will last only a few days: Delhi CM
We need to manufacture vaccine on war footing...the Govt should include more than 2 companies to produce vaccine...the Govt should bring in every company capable of producing vaccines and inoculate the country, says CM Arvind Kejriwal in digital address
Every vaccine to Mumbaikars should be audited, says BJP MLA
Any officer of BMC found guilty should be terminated. If I don’t get a satisfactory reply from BMC Commissioner, then I will write to Maharashtra Chief Minister and Health Minister: Mihir Kotecha, BJP MLA from Mulund
How Covid-19 Vaccines Are Developed Using Different Platforms And How They Work
Vaccine development is usually a long-drawn process with limited success. On average, it takes some 10 years to develop a new vaccine, while others take much longer. Of all vaccine candidates that enter the various phases of pre-clinical (in-vitro) and clinical (or human) trials, less than 10% succeed.
READ | Oxygen Crisis: India Needs More Manufacturing Capacity, Reforms to Breathe Easy
India needs capital, labour and land reforms urgently so that many more states become attractive destinations for industrial hubs.
Madhya Pradesh | “We got info that manager of Maheshwari Medical Agency, Rajesh Maheshwari is doing black market of oxygen flow meters. In the market, the amount of this oxygen flow meter is Rs 600 to 700 but he is selling it at Rs 4000,” says police pic.twitter.com/XIsAhBPKKJ
— ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2021
With 39,305 Cases, Karnataka Reports Highest Infections in Country, Pips Maharashtra to Occupy Top Spot
Karnataka on Monday recorded the highest number of Covid-19 infections in the country pushing Maharashtra at the second spot for the first time since February when the country went under the grip of the second wave.
Covid 19 Update: Delhi CM Kejriwal to address a digital press conference today at 12noon.
