Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Zydus Cadila Application For Zycov Jab Under Evaluation, Says Niti Aayog
Coronavirus LIVE, Friday July 2: The single-shot Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine produces a strong response against the Delta variant of the virus, the company has said.
DCGI has the application of Zydus Cadila. It is undergoing a process of evaluation by the Subject Expert Committee. We're hoping to hear a positive response. It will be a moment of pride as it is a unique technology. It'll give a push to our vaccine program: VK Paul, Niti Aayog
As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an increasing number of scientists say the U.N. agency it isn't up to the task and shouldn't be the one to investigate.
Numerous experts, some with strong ties to WHO, say that political tensions between the U.S. and China make it impossible for an investigation by the agency to find credible answers.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday wrote a letter to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, in which he defended the government's decision of holding the monsoon session of the state legislature only for two days starting July 5, saying that its duration cannot be extended in view of the coronavirus situation.
Thackeray said the duration of the legislature session cannot be extended in view of the second wave of the pandemic and the threat of a possible third wave.
The second wave of coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh seems to be weakening gradually. Considering this Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has allowed cinema halls and gyms to reopen from July 5 with 50 per cent capacity following all Covid guidelines
Coffee Day Global Ltd, which operates coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day (CCD), discarded about 30,000 custom-made cabinets used for vending machines at its customers' places in the last financial year as pandemic took a toll on demand.
According to a regulatory filing by Coffee Day Global Ltd's (CDGL) parent firm Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd on Wednesday, a lot of vending machines installed by the company have been withdrawn from customers' locations in view of the pandemic situation.
Coffee Day Global Ltd (CDGL) reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 306.54 crore for the financial year ended on March 31, 2021 and its revenue from operation was down 73.4 per cent Rs 400.81 crore.
For the January-March quarter, the company reported widening of its net loss to Rs 94.81 crore and its revenue from operation was 61.4 per cent down to Rs 141.04 crore.
According to CDGL, in the earlier year, to attract new customers, the vending division of the company used to install certain custom-made cabinets at customers' locations.
Custom-built cabinets are fixtures and cannot be removed and do not have any salvage value.
"In this situation, 29,996 cabinets are discarded and the balance written down value aggregating to Rs 79.78 crore is fully depreciated during the year," it said.
Moreover, one of its lenders has also approached the insolvency tribunal NCLT for recovery of its dues.
We ensured that deaths in hospitals are reported within 24 hours, these numbers are compiled to give the total number of deaths in a district. We ensure maximum transparency. Our death rate is at 0.4%: Kerala Health Minister
We are conducting targeted tests in the state, and this is the reason behind the high number of new cases. We are trying to vaccinate more people. At least 85% of the total population needs to be vaccinated to manage the possible third wave of COVID19: Kerala Health Minister
Ladakh recorded 17 new Covid cases, pushing the tally to 20,090, while 34 patients were discharged after being recovered, taking the overall recoveries to 19,626, officials said on Friday.
Out of the total cases, 10 were reported in Leh and seven in Kargil. While, a total of 3,663 sample reports in Ladakh, including 2,205 from Leh and 1,458 cases from Kargil, were found negative on Thursday, they added.
Of the total 34 recoveries, 26 patients in Leh and eight in Kargil were discharged, they said.
The number of active cases has come down to 262, of which 225 are in Leh and 37 are in Kargil district, the officials said.
No deaths have been reported for the past 12 days in Ladakh.
A total of 202 people have died due Covid in the union territory. The death toll in Kargil stands at 58 while the rest 144 patients have died in Leh district, they said.
The union territory of Puducherry recorded 175 new coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours pushing the overall tally to 1,17,640, a senior official of the Department of Health and Family Welfare Services said on Friday.
While the number of fresh cases declined, the fatalities rose to eight, Director of Health S Mohan Kumar said.
The Puducherry region recorded six of the deaths in the last 24 hours ending 10 AM while Karaikal and Yanam regions reported one fatality each as the toll went up to 1,759.
The eight victims were in the age group ranging between 44 and 88 years. Two of the deceased had no comorbidities, he said.
The union territory had reported two deaths on Thursday and one fatality on Wednesday.
The 175 new Covid-19 cases were identified at the end of the examination of 8,315 samples.
While the Puducherry region accounted for 131 of 175 new cases, Karaikal logged 27 followed by Mahe (15) and Yanam (two).
The active cases stood at 2,232 (326 in hospitals and remaining 1,906 in home isolation).
The Health department Director said 276 patients recovered and were discharged in the last 24 hours.
At least 278 more people, including 13 inmates of Aizawl central jail, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, pushing the state's tally to 20,770, a health official said on Friday.
The COVID-19 death toll rose to 94 as a 73-year-old man from Kolasib district succumbed to the infection on Thursday night, he said.
Aizawl district reported 167 new COVID-19 cases followed by Kolasib (34) and Hnahthial (26), the official said.
Sixty-five new cases were confirmed through RT-PCR test in Zoram Medical College (ZMC) near Aizawl, 13 cases were detected through TrueNat test and 200 were detected through Rapid Antigen Test, he said.
Seven patients have travel history, while the rest 271 were found to have locally contracted the infection.
The single-day positivity rate was 6.93 per cent as the fresh cases were detected from 4,006 samples, the official said, adding that 131 patients have developed symptoms of COVID-19.
Mizoram currently has 4,131 active COVID-19 active cases, while 16,545 people have recovered from the virus.
The state has tested over 4.88 lakh samples for COVID-19 till date.
12 cr vaccine doses will be available in July - separate from supply to pvt hospitals. States have been informed about supply 15 days back. Rahul Gandhi should understand that petty politics, instead of seriousness, is not right in the fight against COVID: Union Min Piyush Goyal
West Bengal reported 1,501 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, raising the tally to 15,01,284, while the death toll climbed to 17,735 with 27 more fatalities, a health department bulletin said. The state now has 20,170 active cases and 14,63,379 patients have recovered from the disease so far, including 1,889 since Wednesday, it said. Paschim Medinipur recorded the highest number of 141 fresh cases followed by North 24 Parganas (136), Darjeeling (135) and Kolkata (127).
India reports 46,617 new COVID19 cases, 59,384 recoveries, and 853 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry.
Total cases: 3,04,58,251
Total recoveries: 2,95,48,302
Active cases: 5,09,637
Death toll: 4,00,312
Total Vaccination: 34,00,76,232
Active cases constitute 1.67% of total cases. Recovery Rate increases to 97.01%. Weekly Positivity Rate currently at 2.57%. Daily positivity rate at 2.48%, less than 5% for 25 consecutive days. Testing capacity ramped up – 41.42 cr tests total conducted: Union Health Ministry
Maharashtra: BMC says COVID vaccination will take place only for 3 hours (2pm-5pm) at a limited number of its centres in Mumbai today Covaxin will be given only for the second dose & Covishield to only people above 45 years of age, it says.
Government of Karnataka issues an addendum to the special surveillance measures for people coming from Kerala. Passengers with vaccination certificates of having received at least one dose of Covid 19 vaccine will be exempted from producing negative RT-PCR certificates
The single-shot Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine produces a strong response against the Delta variant of the virus, the company has said.
A study of blood samples taken from eight inoculated people showed that the vaccine elicits neutralizing antibody activity over the course of at least eight months against all variants, including Delta, which was first detected in India.
As evidence of the curve flattening, with 14,302 patients discharged, recoveries were four times the 3,203 new Covid cases in Karnataka in a day, said the state health bulletin on Thursday.
"Recoveries shot up to 27,46,544, with 14,302 patients discharged during the day, while 3,203 new cases registered on Wednesday rose the state's Covid tally to 28,47,013, including 65,312 active cases," said the bulletin.
As epicentre of the pandemic, Bengaluru reported only 676 fresh cases on Wednesday, taking its Covid tally to 12,14,235, including 33,516 active cases, while 11,65,074 recovered so far, with 10,840 discharged in the last 24 hours.
Following Bengaluru, Mysuru reported 366 new cases, Dakishna Kannada 285 and Hassan 281 on Wednesday.
The Delta variant is the second most prevalent coronavirus mutation in the US and is predicted to become the predominant one in the coming weeks, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday.
"An estimated 25 percent of all reported SARS-COV-2 sequences nationwide are the Delta variants, and in some regions of the country, nearly one in two sequences is a Delta variant," Walensky added, as quoted by Sputnik.
Background
Coronavirus LIVE, Friday July 2: Johnson & Johnson said that its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine neutralizes the Delta variant. It has generated strong, persistent activity against the variant, and other highly prevalent variants. The shot neutralized the delta variant within 29 days of a first dose, and protection matured and improved over time, according to the company.
The United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday a travel ban on citizens to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Namibia, Zambia, Congo, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, South Africa and Nigeria, state news agency (WAM) reported.
The Foreign Ministry and the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority stressed that, with the start of the travel season, citizens need to comply with all precautionary and preventive measures related to COVID-19, WAM added.
Dubai had said on June 19 that an entry ban on those who in the past 14 days had visited India, Nigeria and South Africa would ease from June 23.
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