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Siddaramaiah flags possible Covid vaccine link in heart attack deaths

"In this regard, the process of examining and analysing heart patients is also underway," Siddaramaiah said

Frequent shocks to economy make inflation more unpredictable: ECB chief

The head of the European Central Bank said inflation has become more unpredictable due to shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine and that policymakers need to take the possibility of such extreme scenarios into account and communicate them to the public as well. The world ahead is more uncertain, and that uncertainty is likely to make inflation more volatile, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said Monday in a speech opening the central bank's annual conference in Sintra, Portugal. It's pretty basic but that's the reality. One reason, she said, was that increasingly regular supply disruptions were leading companies to change their prices more frequently, a habit that goes beyond the recent burst of inflation in the US and Europe and reflects a structural shift in how firms operate under conditions of permanently higher uncertainty. The bank's assessment of the economy needs to rely on taking extreme possible scenarios into account as

Maharashtra logs 13 new Covid-19 cases, one fatality; tally hits 2,462

Maharashtra on Friday recorded 13 new cases of COVID-19, which took the tally of infections to 2,462, and one death, the health department said. A 65-year-old woman suffering from comorbidities, including rheumatoid arthritis, died in Kolhapur, an official said. Since January 1, the state has recorded 2,462 COVID-19 cases and 37 deaths, the department said. Of the fresh cases, five were reported from Pimpri Chinchwad, three from Nagpur, two from Pune and one each from Thane, Navi Mumbai, and Satara, an official statement said. The health department has conducted 28,486 COVID-19 tests across the state since January 1, and 2,277 patients have recovered from the infection till date, it said. Mumbai has reported 980 cases, including 539 in June alone, so far this year. At least 37 patients have succumbed to the virus in the state since January 1, of whom 36 had comorbidities (pre-existing health conditions that can increase the risk of severe illness), the statement said.

Flu shot must as winter viruses may trigger heart attack or stroke: Study

People who are particularly vulnerable to a heart attack or stroke triggered by a respiratory virus are those with more than one of those traditional risk factors, especially older people

Covid-19 cases dip again: Was this mini-wave just a seasonal bump?

India's Covid cases are falling after a mild surge driven by fast-spreading Omicron sub-lineages, with experts saying these short spikes may now be seasonal patterns

India's active Covid-19 cases dip below 7,000; 1 death reported in 24 hrs

India Covid-19 update: The single fatality was a 44-year old female from Maharashtra who had a chronic liver problem

India sees 11 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, active cases drop to 7,264

India Covid-19 update: Of the 11 deaths, 7 were reported in Kerala; others from Delhi, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

10 Covid deaths reported in India in 24 hours, active cases drop to 7,383

Of the ten reported fatalities, three were from Delhi, five from Kerala, and two from Maharashtra

India reports 9 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, active cases rise to 7,400

Of the nine reported fatalities, four were from Maharashtra, three from Kerala, and one each from Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan

India reports one Covid-19 death in 24 hrs, active cases dip to 7,131

India recorded one Covid-19 death and reported a dip in active cases to 7,131, marking the first decline during the current outbreak; Kerala remains worst-affected

BioNtech to buy CureVac in $1.25 billion share deal to boost cancer focus

CureVac about a year ago opted to focus on oncology when it agreed to sell its remaining influenza and COVID-19 vaccine development to its alliance partner, Britain's GSK

India reports 3 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hrs, most active cases in Kerala

Two of the fatalities are from Maharashtra while one death has been reported in Madhya Pradesh

SARS-CoV-2 protein triggers immune attack on healthy cells, shows study

Researchers discover that a Covid-19 viral protein can latch onto healthy cells, prompting the immune system to mistakenly attack them - a finding that could change treatment strategies

India sees 6 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, active cases rise to 7,121

Of the six fatalities, three were reported from Kerala, two from Karnataka and one from Maharashtra

India reports 3 Covid-19 deaths, 324 new cases; active tally rises to 6,815

Of the deceased, one was a 44-year-old man with hypothyroidism and hypertension; the other two had pre-existing respiratory ailments

India reports 358 fresh Covid-19 cases, Kerala remains worst affected

Gujarat reported 908 active Covid-19 cases, with a single-day spike of 158, the highest among states