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Acute, long Covid survivors at risk of psychiatric disorders: Top experts

According to experts patients who got infected with mild to medium cases of Covid and successfully recovered are now suffering from what is being called the Long Covid Syndrome

China's holiday spending plunges to seven-year low on Covid curbs

Holiday spending during China's Golden Week has plunged to its lowest level in seven years, as broad Covid curbs discouraged people from travelling or spending

SC raps Rajasthan govt over ex-gratia compensation for state's Covid deaths

The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the Rajasthan government over its "unsatisfactory" affidavit enumerating steps on payment of ex-gratia to family members of those who died of COVID-19, and said it was not doing any charity. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Krishna Murari directed the state government to file a detailed affidavit in the matter. "Earlier also you had made an assurance. State of Rajasthan is not doing any charity. There is a direction issued by this court and persons affected by COVID-19 should be treated with sympathy. "Affidavit filed by the Rajasthan government is not satisfactory at all. The counsel prays for time to put a detailed affidavit. Put up on Friday," the bench said. The counsel for the Rajasthan government informed the court that the state is taking all the requisite steps. The apex court was hearing a plea filed by advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal alleging Rajasthan is not adhering to the 2021 order directing states to pay ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 to the

Cost of living pressure overtakes Covid as Australians' top concern: Report

The rising cost of living has overtaken Covid-19 as the top source of concern among Australians, a new survey revealed on Monday

How did India waste over 100 million Covid vaccines?

As memories of the Covid-19 horror started to ebb, a recent news shocked everyone. Over 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines were wasted last month. What led to this wastage? Let us find out

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Data story: India adds 2,424 new Covid cases; active tally at 28,079

On October 10, it added 2,424 cases to take its total caseload to 44,614,437

Mumbai records 172 new Covid-19 cases, zero casualty; active tally at 862

Mumbai on Sunday recorded 172 new cases of COVID-19 that raised the tally of infections to 11,51,342, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The toll remained unchanged at 19,735, while the count of recoveries rose to 11,30,745 after 102 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, the official said. With a recovery rate of 98.2 per cent, the city currently has 862 active cases, he said. Of the latest cases, six patients are symptomatic, taking the total number of hospitalised persons to 63, the official said. At least 6,974 swab samples were tested in the city in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of tests conducted so far to 1,83,57,526, he said. The overall growth rate between October 2 and 8 now stands at 0.008 per cent, while doubling rate is 8,341 days, the official added.

Maharashtra sees 455 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally 2,366

Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 455 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 81,24,754, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1,48,357, a health official said. The recovery count increased by 356 in the last 24 hours to touch 79,74,031, leaving the state with an active caseload of 2,366, he said. State health department data revealed the recovery rate was 98.14 per cent and the fatality rate stood at 1.82 per cent. So far, 8,49,52,601 coronavirus tests have been conducted in the state, including 17,944 in the last 24 hours, as per official data. Maharashtra coronavirus cases for the day: Fresh cases: 455; Fatality: 00; Active cases: 2,366; Tests: 17,944.

Singapore to lift Covid-19 restrictions for non-vaccinated from next week

Singapore is set to lift the Covid-19 restrictions on non-vaccinated individuals from Monday but it is ready to step up such measures when necessary to lower infection rates and protect the unvaccinated, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Sunday. With vaccination-differentiated measures (VDS) to be fully lifted on Monday, the minister noted that while such restrictions aimed at protecting the unvaccinated in crowded areas, had pushed many to get vaccinated, it is better to step them down given that they are now not as extensive. "Today VDS is very light and in restaurants is pretty much an honesty system with random sporadic enforcement, Ong said while talking to the media at a club event. "It's not that VDS doesn't work. In its current form, which is light, I think it doesn't work as well. So, we might as well step it down with the understanding that we can step up to an appropriate level when we really need it." In a statement, the Ministry of Health on Friday announced that VDS

China's Covid-19 policy responsible for exodus of MNCs, says report

China's Zero-Covid policy and its sporadic lockdowns are pushing multinational firms from its lands to different countries, a media report

Data story: India adds 2,696 new Covid cases; active tally at 28,593

India has added 17,526 cases in the past 7 days

Pune ZP plans to build memorial for staffers who died fighting pandemic

The Pune Zilla Parishad plans to build a memorial for the 35 staffers who died while taking part in efforts to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, its chief executive officer Ayush Prasad said on Saturday. These 35 persons were deployed in hospitals or were providing "extension health services", he said, adding the plan draws inspiration from defence and police forces, which have martyr memorials. "A committee has been formed to formalise the design. All permissions from the state government will be taken to utilise some bit of public land to construct the memorial," he added.

More than Rs 20 cr disbursed to kin of 4,713 Covid-19 victims in Raigad

More than Rs 20 crore has been distributed as compensation to the kin of coronavirus victims in Raigad district in Maharashtra, an official said on Saturday. He said 4,713 persons have died due to COVID-19 in the district so far and the compensation amount stands at Rs 50,000 each. "We have so far disbursed Rs 20.47 crore. While the applications of the kin of 4,094 victims have been processed, a total of 619 applications are in the process of being approved," he said. The district's COVID-19 caseload as on Saturday was 2,85,684, including 2,20,884 recoveries, the official added.

China's services activity drops as Covid-19 lockdowns curb spending

The data is further evidence of the toll China's Covid Zero strategy is taking on consumer spending and the economy.

Canada confirms 18,478 new Covid-19 cases in one week

Canada confirmed 18,478 new Covid-19 cases for the week ending October 1, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said.

Designer homes, immune to pandemic blues, are inviting new interest

Curated properties high on amenities catch fancy of a younger, moneyed India

Delhi reports 101 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death; positivity rate at 1.38%

Delhi on Friday reported 101 new Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.38 per cent, while one more person succumbed to the viral disease, according to the data issued by the city health department here. With these fresh cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 20,03,904 while the death toll rose to 26,504, the department said in its latest bulletin. The new cases were detected from 7,322 tests conducted the previous day, it said. Delhi on Thursday logged 57 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 2.19 per cent, and zero fatality. The city on Wednesday saw 96 cases with a positivity rate of 1.42 per cent. The capital logged 74 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 1.07 per cent on Tuesday. On Monday, it reported one Covid-related fatality and 39 new cases with a positivity rate of 1.56 per cent. The city on Sunday logged 76 cases with a positivity rate of 1.12 per cent. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi stands at 366. A total of 239 patients are under home ..

Maharashtra logs 366 coronavirus cases, 5 deaths; active tally at 2,310

Maharashtra on Friday reported 366 new COVID-19 cases and five more deaths linked to the infection, taking the overall tally to 81,23,819 and the toll to 1,48,355, said the health department. The state has witnessed a significant jump in daily cases and coronavirus-linked fatalities as compared to the previous day. Maharashtra had reported 198 cases and one death due to the infection on Thursday. Of the total new cases, the highest 207 were registered in the Mumbai administrative circle followed by Pune (85), Nagpur (20), Latur (16), Nashik (14), Aurangabad (11), Kolhapur (7) and Akola (6) circles, said the department in a bulletin. An administrative circle consists of multiple districts. Of the eight circles in Maharashtra, Pune reported two fatalities, while one each death was registered in Mumbai, Kolhapur and Aurangabad circles in the last 24 hours, said the department. The number of recuperated cases rose to 79,73,154 after 574 more patients recovered from the respiratory

India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 2.19 billion mark: Report

India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 218.88 crore (2,18,88,17,589) as per provisional reports, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday