NEW DELHI: Warning people not to let their guard down until an effective coronavirus drug is developed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday devised a catchphrase in Hindi to emphasize his point. He said: ‘Jab tak dawai nahi, tab tak dhilai nahi’ (There is no neglect until a medicine is found).
Modi uttered this motto while addressing the virtual groundbreaking ceremony for 1.75 lakhs houses built in rural Madhya Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
Modi uttered this motto while addressing the virtual groundbreaking ceremony for 1.75 lakhs houses built in rural Madhya Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
Here are the main developments:
India
- With a record 81,533 people recovering from
COVID-19 In one day, India’s total recoveries on Saturday rose to 36,24,196, of which 60 percent of cases are from five states, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The Covid-19 case fatality rate in India has dropped further to 1.66 percent, while the recovery rate has increased to 77.77 percent, according to the Union Ministry of Health.
- India’s number of Covid-19 cases exceeded 46 lakh with a record 97,570 infections reported in one day, while 36,24,196 people have recovered so far, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health. The total number of
coronavirus the cases amounted to 46,59,984, while the death toll rose to 77,472.
- A day after an ICMR report created a stir in medical circles when it revealed that the country had potentially 6.4 million Covid infections in May, healthcare professionals say another sero-survey is needed to national level to study the spread of infection.
- The metro’s rail services have mostly been resumed, and limited reopening of educational institutions is allowed later this month. Among the cities evaluated by TOI, Bengaluru is the most ‘open’, while Mumbai and Pune have the most extensive restrictions amid an increase in cases in Maharashtra.
- Bharat Biotech International Limited has announced that its Covid-19
vaccine the candidate, Covaxin, has shown positive efficacy in animal studies and has generated strong immune responses. Covaxin, developed by the Indian Council for Medical Research and Bharat Biotech, is being tested in 12 institutes in India.
- In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Testing Agency has implemented a comprehensive plan to carry out the NEET UG exam smoothly. With the threat of a pandemic in mind, NTA has reduced the number of candidates per room from the previous 24 to the current 12. The NTA has published a notice on Covid-19 to ensure social distancing outside of the exam room, entry and exit of candidates has been staggered.
state
- Delhi: It’s not just about ICU beds; General beds for Covid-19 patients in Delhi are also quickly filling up, with hospitals saying that if the upward trend persists, a crisis may soon strike. On Friday, for the first time in the last month, the occupation of Covid general beds exceeded 6,000.
- Andhra Pradesh: A record of more than 75,000 tests yielded 9,901 new cases of Covid-19 in Andhra Pradesh, while more than 10,000 patients were cured. Additionally, 67 recent deaths were reported in the state in 24 hours. The Covid-19 chart of the states now shows a total of 5.57,587 cases.
- Uttarakhand: Raipur MLA Umesh Sharma Kau of BJP said she tested positive for Covid-19. The legislator also advised his friends and acquaintances, who had come into contact with him recently, to get tested for coronavirus and to stay safe.
- Karnataka: Thirty-six doctors from private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics succumbed to Covid-19 in the past three months across Karnataka, according to the state chapter of the Indian Medical Association.
- UP: The number of Covid-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh surpassed the three lakh mark with 6,846 more people contracting the viral infection, while the death toll in the state reached 4,349. The total count of coronavirus cases in the state is 3,05,831.
- Gujarat: Taking into account the increase in Covid-19 cases, the Gujarat health department has ordered oxygen manufacturing units to increase production to their maximum capacity and ensure that 50 percent is “medical oxygen” destined for hospitals.
- Maharashtra: After two months of recording single-digit cases most days, Dharavi recorded 33 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday. Senior BMC officials said the increase in cases is due to increased testing. “This is not a second wave, it is just a glimpse of the plateau that Mumbai had been sitting on for two months,” said a senior state official.
- J&K: Jammu and Kashmir recorded the highest peak in a single day of 1,698 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the count of the Union territory to 52,410, while 10 more deaths raised the number to 864. It is for the 10th time in so many days that the number of new cases has exceeded 1,000 in a 24-hour period.
- Mizoram: Twenty-six more people, including a nine-month-old baby, tested positive for Covid-19 in Mizoram, bringing the northeastern state’s tally to 1,379. Mizoram now has 589 active cases, while so far 790 people have been cured of the disease.
- Bihar: In Bihar, 1,421 new cases of Covid-19 were reported, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to 16,610. The largest number of new cases was reported in Patna with 205 new cases.
- Kerala: PNB Vesper Life Science Pvt Ltd, a Kochi-based pharmaceutical company, received approval from India’s Comptroller General of Medicines to carry out Phase 2b
clinical trial of its proprietary drug PNB-001 (GPP-Baladol) in the treatment of patients with Covid-19.
- Ladakh: Two more coronavirus-positive elderly succumbed to the infection in
Ladakh , bringing the number of deaths related to the disease to 38 in the territory of the Union. Both deaths were reported in the Leh district. - Puducherry: People with any symptoms of Covid-19 should visit the hospital without delay so that their lives can be saved, said Puducherry relief and rehabilitation commissioner A Anbarasu. There were cases of patients who went to hospitals at the last minute and died despite the treatment they were given.
- Rajasthan: The state capital Jaipur, which witnessed the first Covid-19 case in March, has the highest number of active Covid-19 cases in the state. As of Saturday night, the number of active cases in Jaipur increased to 5,128 from the total of 15,859 in the state.
- Odisha: Odisha’s Covid-19 count increased to 1,46,894 with 3,777 more people testing positive for the disease, while 11 recent deaths brought the death toll in the state to 616. Odisha currently has 34,163 active cases, while 1 , 12,062 people have recovered from the infection.
- Andaman: At least 29 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, bringing the count in the Union territory to 3,494. The Union territory currently has 286 active cases, while 51 people have succumbed to the infection.
- Arunachal Pradesh: Arunachal Pradesh’s Covid-19 count rose to 5,825, as 154 more people, including three security personnel and two healthcare workers, tested positive for the disease. The death toll rose to 10 in the northeastern state after a 38-year-old woman succumbed to the infection.
- Telangana: Doctors at a hospital in Hyderabad claimed to have successfully performed the country’s first double lung transplant surgery on a 32-year-old Covid-19 patient, who suffered from sarcoidosis affecting his lungs.
World
- Drug giant
AstraZeneca on Saturday it said it had resumed a trial of the Covid-19 vaccine after getting the go-ahead from British regulators, following a hiatus caused by a UK volunteer who fell ill.
- The new coronavirus has killed at least 916,372 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December. At least 28,534,330 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 19,016,500 people are now considered recovered.
- Brazil’s death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 130,000 on Friday, amid cautious optimism about signs the virus is finally slowing down in the hard-hit South American country. Brazil, home to 212 million people, has recorded almost 4.3 million infections.
- Singapore reported 42 new coronavirus cases, mostly among foreign workers, bringing the country’s infection count to 57,357. “There are 10 imported cases, which have been placed on the stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore,” the officials said.
- Nepal reported 14 more deaths from Covid-19 and 1,202 new coronavirus cases, bringing the death toll to 336 and total infections to 53,120. According to the Ministry of Health, the count of active cases stands at 15,260. So far, 37,524 people have recovered successfully.
- A total of 5,488 Covid-19 cases were recorded in Russia in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 1,057,362, Sputnik reported citing the country’s coronavirus response center. The country recorded 119 deaths from Covid-19, bringing the death toll to 18,484 and 5,428 recoveries.
- South Korea reported 136 more cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 22,055. The number of daily cases remained below 200 for 10 days in a row, but continued to grow in triple digits since August 14.
- The UAE said its daily new coronavirus cases hit an all-time high of 1,007, surpassing the levels they reached at the last peak in May. Authorities raised the alarm earlier in the week when daily cases increased fivefold compared to a month ago, warning citizens to abide by measures designed to curb the disease.
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