Coronavirus outbreak

All the States need to continue essential health programmes for TB, leprosy and non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, treatment of injuries and trauma due to accidents. “We have advised the States that Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) can be stationed at quarantine centres; temporary sub-health centres set up in existing buildings and additional front line workers utilised,’’ it added. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus | Recovery rate continues to improve, says Health Ministry

Thane: In just four days, Ulhasnagar recorded almost 100 COVID-19 cases, and on Friday, the tally of positive cases zoomed past 300. The city reported 33 fresh cases on coronavirus and the total number now stands at 304 along with 10 deaths. Hiraghat (Ulhasnagar-3) emerged as a new hotspot after 17 persons tested positive for the virus including a one-year-old boy. Five people contracted the virus in Anand Nagar while four people came out to be positive in Samrat Ashok Nagar. Two people tested positive for COVID-19 in Subhash Tekdi, whereas one person each from Santosh Nagar, Bewas Chowk, Subhash Nagar and OT Section (Ulhasnagar-3) has been diagnosed with the infection. On the other hand, Badlapur witnessed a drop in the daily count as it reported only two cases of COVID-19 on Friday. 206 people have tested positive for the virus until now with seven fatalities. A 28-year-old woman from Swami Siddhivinayak Tower, Old Katrap Road has tested positive. She has been traced as the … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Tracker: Ulhasnagar crosses 300-mark; Badlapur, Ambernath witness a drop in numbers

NEW YORK: The coronavirus still has a long way to go. That's the message from a crop of new studies across the world that are trying to quantify how many people have been infected. Official case counts often substantially underestimate the number of coronavirus infections. But in new studies that test the population more broadly, the percentage of people who have been infected so far is still in the single digits. The numbers are a fraction of the threshold known as herd immunity, at which the virus can no longer spread widely. The precise herd immunity threshold for the novel coronavirus is not yet clear; but several experts said they believed it would be higher than 60%. Even in some of the hardest-hit cities in the world, the studies suggest, a vast majority of people still remain vulnerable to the virus. Some countries — notably Sweden, and briefly Britain — have experimented with limited lockdowns in an effort to build up immunity in their populations. But even in … [Read more...] about Covid-19: The world is still far from herd immunity for coronavirus

The Telangana CM said that civil servants in the administrative, police and foreign services along with other central service officers will have to forego 60% of their salaries to help the state government in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The retired state government officials will see a 50% cut in their pensions. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus COVID-19: Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao announces 75% pay cut for elected representatives

By Nadja Popovich and Margot Sanger-Katz The coronavirus still has a long way to go. That’s the message from a crop of new studies across the world that are trying to quantify how many people have been infected. Official case counts often substantially underestimate the number of coronavirus infections. But in new studies that test the population more broadly, the percentage of people who have been infected so far is still in the single digits. The numbers are a fraction of the threshold known as herd immunity, at which the virus can no longer spread widely. The precise herd immunity threshold for the novel coronavirus is not yet clear; but several experts said they believed it would be higher than 60%. Even in some of the hardest-hit cities in the world, the studies suggest, a vast majority of people still remain vulnerable to the virus. Some countries — notably Sweden, and briefly Britain — have experimented with limited lockdowns in an effort to build up … [Read more...] about The world is still far from herd immunity for coronavirus