India
Third wave may hit India in August, peak in September
A report surfaced saying that the third wave may hit India next month, that is August 2021. The report published by SBI Research has been named ‘Covid-19: The race to finishing line’ has said that the third wave will peak in September 2021, reported Live Mint.
The SBI report stated, “Going by the current data, India can experience cases around 10,000 somewhere around the second week of July. However, the cases can start rising by the second fortnight of August.”
On the other hand, the country is still struggling to recover from the devastating second wave, that affected thousands and claimed countless lives.
India
Amit Shah: India handled Covid-19 in best possible way despite limited resources
On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that India has handled the Covid-19 pandemic in the best possible manner among all countries in the world despite limited resources.
Addressing the 17th formation day of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here, Shah also said that the Centre is planning to roll out the ‘Aapda Mitra’ (Friends in Disaster) project in 350 districts across the country by imparting training to citizens as first responders to any disaster.
He added that despite limited resources and with such a large population of 130 crore, India has fought the Covid-19 pandemic in the best possible manner among all countries.
India
ICMR bats for reopening of primary schools
A paper published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended that schools in the country avoid “routine temperature checks” owing to “limited evidence” of their utility.
“It must also be acknowledged that testing strategies for SARS-CoV-2 infection in schools should act as an adjunct and not substitute to other organizational and behavioural interventions,” says the study authored by ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava, Samiran Panda and Tanu Anand.
“Routine temperature or symptom checking in schools should be avoided due to limited evidence of their utility. It is also recommended that schools should have access to onsite testing facilities as per existing country-specific guidelines,” the paper published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research read.
India
CoWin certificates to mention date of birth of fully vaccinated travelling abroad
According to the official sources, people, who have fully vaccinated and want to travel abroad, will have a CoWin certificate with their full date of birth.
This happened amidst the ongoing discussions between India and the UK over Covid vaccination certificates.
Currently, CoWin certificates mention the beneficiary’s age based on the year of birth besides other details.
The new feature is being introduced in compliance with the WHO norms and is likely to be available from next week.
“It has been decided that a new feature will be added to the CoWin under which those who are fully vaccinated and want to travel abroad will have full date of birth on their vaccination certificates,” an official source said.
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