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Pfizer misses revenue estimates as Covid-19 product sales decline

The company has said it expects 2023 to be a low point for COVID product sales following strong demand at the peak of the pandemic before a potential return to growth in 2024

Brain fog, other long Covid symptoms focus of new small treatment studies

The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition that afflicts millions. Monday's announcement from the NIH's USD 1.15 billion RECOVER project comes amid frustration from patients who've struggled for months or even years with sometimes-disabling health problems with no proven treatments and only a smattering of rigorous studies to test potential ones. This is a year or two late and smaller in scope than one would hope but nevertheless it's a step in the right direction, said Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly of Washington University in St. Louis, who isn't involved with NIH's project but whose own research highlighted long COVID's toll. Getting answers is critical, he added, because there's a lot of people out there exploiting patients' vulnerability with unproven therapies. Scientists don't yet know what causes long COVID, the catchall term for about 200 widel

New Covid-19 wave? Hospitalisations rise in US, CDC rings warning bells

Over 7,100 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospitals in the week of July 15, up from 6,444 the previous week, shows CDC data

Punjab top beneficiary list under Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana

Launched in October 2020, ABRY aimed to incentivise employers for the creation of new jobs and the reinstatement of retrenched workers during Covid

Brain function still affected for some even two years after Covid

This is part of a new research conducted by Nathan Cheetham: Senior Postdoctoral Data Scientist, Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology, King's College in London

Expect sales to rise 25% in FY24 to nearly Rs 1,200 crore, says Aequs

The company supplies components for landing gear, engines, fuselage, and wings to top aerospace companies such as Airbus, Boeing, Safran, and Collins Aerospace

Households in Covid vulnerable districts bought more gold: IIMA study

Households in India's COVID-19 vulnerable districts allocated more gold to their savings portfolio during the pandemic compared to households in other districts, as per a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). The shift towards gold is accompanied by a shift away from other financial assets and cash, as per the IIMA working paper titled 'Gold in household portfolios during a pandemic: Evidence from an emerging economy'. The study, published on IIMA's website on June 30, captured the variation in the intensity of the crisis using two main indicators: COVID-19 cases per 1,000 population, and satellite-based night-time lights intensity. The survey covered 142 districts across 21 states. India is the second-largest consumer of gold (in the form of jewellery) in the world and an average Indian household invests 11 per cent of its overall holdings in the precious metal, as per the study paper. It said addressing geographical inequalities in the availabil

With 40 new infections, Active Covid cases in country rise to 1,463

India has logged 40 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 1,463, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll stood at 5,31,915, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally stands at 4.49 crore (4,49,95,264). The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,44,61,886 and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.67 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

India reports 60 new Covid cases, active cases in country climb to 1,479

India has logged 60 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 1,479 from 1,460 a day ago, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll stood at 5,31,915, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally been recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,95,224). The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,44,61,830 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.67 crore doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.

No extra grains given to beneficiaries in Chhattisgarh during Covid: CAG

As many as 167.32 lakh beneficiaries holding priority household ration cards were not given additional food grains as envisaged under a central scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh, national auditor CAG has said. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India's compliance audit report for the year ended March 31, 2021, was tabled in the state legislative assembly on Friday by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. The report also highlighted irregularities in the functioning of fair price shops. The Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in March 2020 to mitigate the hardships faced by the poor and needy people due to economic disruptions caused by COVID-19 pandemic, the report said. Under the scheme, an additional 5 kg of free rice per person per month was to be provided for distribution to all the beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). Coverage under NFSA is under two categories

China eyes next pandemic in push for new medical emergency facilities

The facilities will be used for tourism, recreation and healthcare in normal times. During emergencies, they will serve as medical treatment and quarantine centers

ED arrests businessman Sujit Patkar in BMC Covid-19 centres' case

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested businessman Sujit Patkar, a friend of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, and another person in connection with a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in setting up of jumbo COVID-19 treatment facilities here, an official said on Thursday. Patkar and his three partners allegedly bagged Mumbai civic body contracts fraudulently for managing COVID-19 field hospitals in the city during the pandemic, officials earlier said. The ED arrested Patkar and doctor Kishore Bisure on Wednesday night after their alleged involvement in the case came to light, an official said. Bisure was the dean of the Dahisar jumbo COVID-19 centre, the official said. Both of them will be produced before a court later in the day, he said. The ED last month conducted raids at 15 locations in Mumbai in connection with the money laundering case against Patkar and others. The raids were conducted at locations of some officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal ...

School closures caused extreme learning losses: World Bank prez Ajay Banga

School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic caused extreme learning losses, World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Wednesday, underlining the need to devise a mechanism to prevent such situations before the next pandemic hits. "We have a real challenge for the generation which was undergoing schooling during the pandemic," Banga said, responding to a question by PTI. "Developed and developing countries were learning how to deal with it when we were hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been extreme learning losses due to prolonged school closures during the period...and dealing with the learning losses is not just India's problem, it is an issue across the globe," he said. "My view is that we must learn now. We have to fix what we have got, pretty much make sure we learn before the next pandemic, devise a mechanism...or we will make the same mistakes again. The next one (pandemic) will come fore sure. It is a question of how long before it does come? To me that is the bigger ..

India ends Covid-19 testing requirements for international travellers

Health ministry guidelines say travellers should be fully vaccinated and follow preventive measures

Govt eases Covid guidelines for i'ntl travellers, drops RT-PCR requirement

The Union Health Ministry has further eased COVID-19 guidelines for international visitors, dropping the earlier requirement for RT-PCR based testing of a random two per cent subset of international travellers. The guidelines have been eased after taking note of the prevalent coronavirus situation and the significant achievements made in the vaccination coverage across the globe. The new guidelines shall come into effect from midnight of July 20. However, the earlier advice for precautionary measures to be followed by airlines as well as international travellers in context of Covid shall continue to apply, the ministry said.

India logs 49 new Covid infections, total active cases climb to 1,464

India has logged 49 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 1,464 from 1,453 a day ago, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll stood at 5,31,915, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally been recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,95,004). The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,44,61,625 and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.67 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

Chinese province saw cremations surge 73% as Covid hit, says report

Most people who die in China are cremated, with burials banned in some areas

India records 54 new Covid infections, active case count now at 1,408

India has recorded a single-day rise of 54 new COVID-19 infections and the count of active cases now stands at 1,408, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll due to the disease has increased to 5,31,914 and the tally of the infections is at 4.49 crore (4,49,94,819), the data updated at 8 am showed. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 4,44,61,497, while the case fatality rate is at 1.18 per cent, according to the data. According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.

What causes long Covid-19? Researchers may have found the guilty gene

Researchers compiled data from 24 studies involving a total of nearly 6,500 people diagnosed with long Covid-19

Delta Air forecasts stronger earnings on post-pandemic travel boom

Shares of other airlines also followed Delta's gains, with American Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines all up about 1.8% before the bell