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PTI, London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a month-long nationwide lockdown amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country with an announ

UK PM considering lockdown as COVID-19 cases rise: Reports

PTI, London:&nbsp;UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a month-long nationwide lockdown amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country with an announcement expected as early as Monday, according to reports quoting government sources.
Johnson met his most senior Cabinet colleagues on Friday to discuss the possible toughening of restrictions in light of worsening coronavirus infection rate and hospital cases.
Everything except essential shops and education settings could be closed under the new measures, &lsquo;The Times&lsquo; newspaper reports, with the hope that measures can be lifted in the lead up to Christmas in December.
But no final decisions are believed to have been made and tougher regional measures under the current three-tier localised lockdown measures are also being considered.
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove were all understood to be present at the discussion.
10 Downing Street is yet to issue a response to the reports that Johnson could hold a news conference on Monday to announce the new measures or that further restrictions are imminent.
Documents seen by the BBC suggest the UK is on course for a much higher death toll than during the first wave unless further restrictions are introduced. Deaths could reach more than 4,000 a day, one of the models suggests.
This figure is based on no policies being brought in to slow the spread of the disease, but most of the models peak at about 2,000 a day.
At the height of the pandemic earlier in the year, deaths in the UK reached more than 1,000 a day.
Documents from the government's Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (SPI-M-O) revealed this week that England has breached its "reasonable worst-case" scenario for COVID-19 infections and hospital admissions for the winter months.
The scientists warned that the number of daily coronavirus deaths in England is in line with that scenario, but "is almost certain to exceed this within the next two weeks".
Infection rates are currently soaring across much of Europe, prompting new forms of lockdown across Germany, France and Belgium.
The Opposition Labour Party accused the UK government of &ldquo;dithering&rdquo; over the issue of what has previously been described as a short &ldquo;circuit-breaker&rdquo; complete lockdown.
&ldquo;We could have saved more of the economy and reduced the impact of [lockdown] with a shorter, earlier circuit-breaker that coincided with half term,&rdquo; said Labour&rsquo;s shadow business minister Lucy Powell.
Scientific advisers at the top of government believe it is now too late for a two-week national circuit-breaker to have enough of an effect and a longer national lockdown is needed to drive the reproduction number, or R value, of the virus below one.
The UK&rsquo;s Office for National Statistics (ONS) infection survey found cases "continued to rise steeply" in the week ending October 23, with an estimated 568,100 people in households becoming infected.
It comes as 24,405 new positive cases were confirmed on Friday and a further 274 virus-related deaths reported.

PTI, London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a month-long nationwide lockdown amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country with an announcement expected as early as Monday, according to reports quoting government sources. Johnson met his most senior Cabinet colleagues on Friday to discuss the possible toughening of restrictions in light of worsening coronavirus infection rate and hospital cases. Everything except essential shops and education settings could be closed under the new measures, ‘The Times‘ newspaper reports, with the hope that measures can be lifted in the lead up to Christmas in December. But no final decisions are believed to have been made and tougher regional measures under the current three-tier localised lockdown measures are also being considered. UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove were all understood to be present at the discussion. 10 Downing Street is yet to issue a response to the reports that Johnson could hold a news conference on Monday to announce the new measures or that further restrictions are imminent. Documents seen by the BBC suggest the UK is on course for a much higher death toll than during the first wave unless further restrictions are introduced. Deaths could reach more than 4,000 a day, one of the models suggests. This figure is based on no policies being brought in to slow the spread of the disease, but most of the models peak at about 2,000 a day. At the height of the pandemic earlier in the year, deaths in the UK reached more than 1,000 a day. Documents from the government's Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (SPI-M-O) revealed this week that England has breached its "reasonable worst-case" scenario for COVID-19 infections and hospital admissions for the winter months. The scientists warned that the number of daily coronavirus deaths in England is in line with that scenario, but "is almost certain to exceed this within the next two weeks". Infection rates are currently soaring across much of Europe, prompting new forms of lockdown across Germany, France and Belgium. The Opposition Labour Party accused the UK government of “dithering” over the issue of what has previously been described as a short “circuit-breaker” complete lockdown. “We could have saved more of the economy and reduced the impact of [lockdown] with a shorter, earlier circuit-breaker that coincided with half term,” said Labour’s shadow business minister Lucy Powell. Scientific advisers at the top of government believe it is now too late for a two-week national circuit-breaker to have enough of an effect and a longer national lockdown is needed to drive the reproduction number, or R value, of the virus below one. The UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) infection survey found cases "continued to rise steeply" in the week ending October 23, with an estimated 568,100 people in households becoming infected. It comes as 24,405 new positive cases were confirmed on Friday and a further 274 virus-related deaths reported.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified the Delta, a highly transmissible Covid-19 variant first identified in India, as a "variant of concern.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified the Delta, a highly transmissible Covid-19 variant first identified in India, as a "variant of concern."
The CDC said the Delta variant shows increased transmissibility, potential reduction in neutralisation by some monoclonal antibody treatments. It also shows potential reduction in neutralization from sera after vaccination in lab tests.
A particular Covid-19 variant is only dubbed 'variant of concern' when scientists believe that coronavirus strain is shows increased transmissibility and a chance to cause more severe disease.
Vaccines, treatments, and tests that detect the virus may also be less effective against a variant of concern.
The Delta variant, which was dubbed a 'variant of concern' by the WHO on May 10, accounts for around 9.9% of all Covid-19 cases in the United States, the CDC estimates.

Maharashtra’s health department has warned a highly virulent "Delta Plus" variant could stoke a third wave in the state. Considering the danger of the new &lsquo

Maharashtra&rsquo;s health department has warned a highly virulent "Delta Plus" variant could stoke a third wave in the state.
Considering the danger of the new &lsquo;Delta Plus&rsquo; variant, experts said the third wave may see double the present cases as they asked people not to let their guard down.
In a meeting attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday, experts also warned that Maharashtra could enter the third wave before coming out of the second
Experts said vaccination on a large scale need to be given priority and the protocols and restrictions should be strictly followed.
Following the warning, CM Thackeray directed health agencies to maintain adequate stock of medicines and equipment with focus on rural areas.

The Uttarakhand government directed the Haridwar district administration to register a case against private laboratories accused of conducting fake Covid tests during t

The Uttarakhand government directed the Haridwar district administration to register a case against private laboratories accused of conducting fake Covid tests during the Kumbh Mela.
Twenty-two private labs, mainly based in Delhi and Haryana had been hired by the government to conduct testing at 5 places in Haridwar during the festival.
The Haridwar district administration ordered a probe after reports emerged that over one lakh fake tests were conducted during the religious gatherings.
The labs reportedly conducted the fake tests to meet the daily testing quota of 50,000 tests set by Uttarakhand High Court.
Payment to these labs has been withheld for the time being due to the ongoing investigation

Sputnik V pilot is in it's last leg and is ready to be expanded to other cities after Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad as per Dr Reddy's Lab which has currently so

Sputnik V pilot is in it's last leg and is ready to be expanded to other cities after Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad as per Dr Reddy's&nbsp;Lab which has currently&nbsp;soft-launched Russia's COVID-19 vaccine. A press release from Dr Reddy's said&nbsp;CoWIN&nbsp;registration for the Russian vaccine will be available as soon as they commercially&nbsp;launch the jab. The current pilot project&nbsp;allowed Dr Reddy's to test the cold storage arrangements of -18C temperature in the cities as well as the logistic chain for the vaccine.&nbsp;

India on Thursday saw a slight uptick in daily Covid cases with 67,000 new infections in 24 hours. The country had recorded 62,000 cases on Wednesday and 60,000 on Tues

India on Thursday saw a slight uptick in daily Covid cases with 67,000 new infections in 24 hours. The country had recorded 62,000 cases on Wednesday and 60,000 on Tuesday. This is the tenth consecutive day that infections have remained below 1 lakh.
The country also recorded 2,330 deaths due to Covid in the last 24 hours taking the toll to 3.81 lakh, according to the health ministry dashboard on Thursday morning.
The number of active cases has hit a 71-day low at 8.2 lakh and now constitutes 2.92% of the caseload.
India's daily test positivity rate, which is positive cases identified for every 100 tests, continues to decline. It stood at 3.48 per cent staying below 5 per cent for the 10th straight day.

Amid a raging debate over the interval between two Covishied doses, Covid Working Group chief NK Arora has said that India will revisit the dosage interval for the vacc

Amid a raging debate over the interval between two Covishied doses, Covid Working Group chief NK Arora has said that India will revisit the dosage interval for the vaccine and take appropriate action based on emerging data.
The head of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has said that according to research in India, a single shot had up to 61% effectiveness against the Delta strain.
In the short run, the protection from serious disease, hospitalisation, and death is similar whether one has received one dose or two doses of Covishield and Covaxin, Dr Arora said.
"Studies show that breakthrough infection with one dose is around 4 per cent, and around 5 per cent with two doses, basically hardly any difference," Dr Arora added.

A new study claims that DRDO's anti-Covid drug 2-DG is effective against all Covid-19 variants.As per the study, 2-DG reduces the multiplication of SARS-CoV-2 and allev

A new study claims that DRDO's anti-Covid drug 2-DG is effective against all Covid-19 variants.As per the study, 2-DG reduces the multiplication of SARS-CoV-2 and alleviates the cells from infection-induced cytopathic effect (CPE) and cell death. The study suggests that the drug can be used in the treatment regimen.
Based on these preliminary in-vitro findings, the molecule is now being moved for clinical trials in Covid patients. The study, published on June 15, has not yet been peer-reviewed.
The drug, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Dr Reddy&rsquo;s Laboratories, received approval for emergency use in moderate to severe cases of Covid-19 in May.
Clinical trials of 2-DG found that it enables faster recovery of hospitalised Covid-19 patients and reduces their supplemental oxygen dependence. Dr. Reddy&rsquo;s Laboratories has launched 2-DG in the form of sachets. The first batch of the oral drug was released on May 17.
Two weeks ago, DRDO issued directions on the usage of its 2-DG drug on Covid-19 patients, stating that caution should be exercised while prescribing this medicine to people who have comorbidities such as uncontrolled diabetes, severe cardiac problem and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

New York sky lit up with fireworks on Tuesday as the state celebrated reaching a vaccination milestone, 70% adults in New York have received at least one dose of the Co

New York sky lit up with fireworks on Tuesday as the state celebrated reaching a vaccination milestone, 70% adults in New York have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Governor Andrew Cuomo called the milestone an indicator that New Yorkers can now return to life as they know it. The state has also lifted various curbs and social distancing protocols - restaurants can now quit the 6 feet apart seating rule, movie theatres will no longer have to leave empty seats between patrons. Screening people for temperature or cleaning protocols for many types of businesses has also been lifted.
However, masks are still mandatory at schools, subways, large sport arenas, homeless shelters, hospitals, nursing homes and prisons. Unvaccinated citizens will be required to wear a mask while indoors in public places.

The Indian Medical Association has issued a report which says that 730 doctors have died during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The maximum number of deaths

The Indian Medical Association has issued a report which says that 730 doctors have died during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The maximum number of deaths were recorded in&nbsp;Bihar&nbsp;with 115 doctors succumbing to the deadly virus, followed by 109 in Delhi and 79 in Uttar&nbsp;Pradesh.&nbsp;
Andhra&nbsp;Pradesh&nbsp;reported 38 deaths, Telangana&nbsp;37, Odisha&nbsp;31 and Kerala&nbsp;24. in Maharashtra, 23 doctors died due to Covid-19 in the second wave.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for focus on 'repair and prepare' as the nation emerges out of a devastating pandemic. Addressing the VivaTech Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for focus on 'repair and prepare' as the nation emerges out of a devastating pandemic.
Addressing the VivaTech Summit PM Modi said the focus should be on the twin foundations of 'repair and prepare' referring to the need to expand&nbsp;healthcare infrastructure as well as prop up the economy.
He said India as a &lsquo;is adaptable and agile, even in the middle of the pandemic&rsquo; as he invited the world to invest in India based on the five pillars of talent, market, capital, eco-system and culture of openness

The government of India and drug maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday issued clarifications on reports claiming that serum from newborn calves was being used in the compan

The government of India and drug maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday issued clarifications on reports claiming that serum from newborn calves was being used in the company's Covid vaccine Covaxin.
The government said that facts had been 'twisted and misrepresented' revealing that newborn calf serum was only used for preparation and growth of Vero cells for Covaxin. IT added that it is a standard practice being used by several other vaccines for Polio, Rabies, and Influenza for decades.
Bharat Biotech also clarified that newborn calf serum is used in manufacturing of viral vaccines. It's used for cells' growth, but neither used in growth of SARS CoV2 virus nor in final formulation. Covaxin is highly purified to contain only inactivated virus components by removing other impurities, the company said in a statement.

According to the Centre, India reported a little over 26,000 Adverse Events Following Immunization or AEFI and 488 deaths connected to post-Covid-19 vaccination pr

According to the Centre, India reported a little over 26,000 Adverse Events Following Immunization or AEFI and 488 deaths connected to post-Covid-19&nbsp;vaccination problems between January 16 and June 7. To put things in perspective, throughout this time span, 23.5 crore dosages were provided.&nbsp;This suggests one out of every 10,000 patients who were vaccinated against Covid-19 experienced complications after getting the vaccine over the course of 143 days. Two out of every ten lakh persons who were immunized died.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; But why does Covid-19 vaccination cause side effects, here&rsquo;s an elaborate&nbsp;answer.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Temporary side effects, including headache, fatigue and fever are signs the immune system is revving up &mdash; a normal response to vaccines. But are such responses common?&nbsp; Top doctors say the day after&nbsp;getting these vaccines, they wouldn&rsquo;t do an intense physical activity. &nbsp; So&nbsp;here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happening:&nbsp; The immune system has two main arms, and the first kicks in as soon as the body detects a foreign intruder in this case the vaccine. White blood cells swarm to the site, prompting inflammation that&rsquo;s responsible for chills, soreness, fatigue and other side effects.&nbsp; This rapid-response step of your immune system tends to wane with age, one reason younger people report side effects more often than older adults. Also, some vaccines simply elicit more reactions than others.&nbsp; That said, everyone reacts differently. If you didn&rsquo;t feel anything a day or two after either dose, that doesn&rsquo;t mean the vaccine isn&rsquo;t working.&nbsp; Behind the scenes, the shots also set in motion the second part of your immune system, which will provide the real protection from the virus by producing antibodies.&nbsp; There might be other side effects&nbsp;as well. As the immune system activates, it also sometimes causes temporary swelling in lymph nodes, such as those under the arm. Women are encouraged to schedule routine mammograms ahead of&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;vaccination to avoid a swollen node being mistaken for&nbsp;cancer.&nbsp; But not all side effects are routine. But after hundreds of millions of vaccine doses administered around the world &mdash; and intense safety monitoring &mdash; few serious risks have been identified. A tiny percentage of people who got vaccines made by AstraZeneca and Johnson &amp; Johnson reported an unusual type of blood clot. Some countries reserved those shots for older adults but regulatory authorities say the benefits of offering them still outweigh the risks.&nbsp; People also occasionally have serious allergic reactions. That&rsquo;s why you&rsquo;re asked to stick around for about 30 minutes after getting any type of Covid-19 vaccine &mdash; to ensure any reaction can be promptly treated.&nbsp; Finally, authorities are trying to determine whether temporary heart inflammation that can occur with many types of infections also might be a rare side effect after the mRNA vaccines, the kind made by Pfizer and Moderna. US health officials can&rsquo;t yet tell if there&rsquo;s a link but say they&rsquo;re monitoring a small number of reports, mostly male teens or young adults.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Residents of a housing society in Mumbai claim they were the victims of an elaborate “vaccination scam”, in which they were given fake Covid-19 shots. At R

Residents of a posh housing society in Mumbai&nbsp;have allege that they have been victims of a &ldquo;vaccination scam&rdquo;. They fear they have been given fake Covid-19 shots.
At ₹1260 per dose, 390 people received the shots as part of a vaccination camp at Hiranandani Estate Society in Kandivali on May 30. The society paid around ₹5 lakh to the facilitator.
Suspicions arose when none of the inoculated persons developed any usual post-jab symptoms. The beneficiaries received their certificates 10-15 days later from different hospitals like Nanavati, Lifeline, Nesco BMC vaccination centre etc. However, when contacted, these hospitals denied providing vaccines to the housing society in question.
The incident has sparked anxiety among the residents of Hiranandani Estate, who are wondering if the shots were genuine.

The decision regarding enhancing interval between two doses of Covishield was based on scientific evidence and taken in a transparent manner, a key govt panel said on T

The decision regarding enhancing interval between two doses of Covishield was based on scientific evidence and taken in a transparent manner, health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday. He added that it is unfortunate that such a crucial matter is being politicised.&nbsp;
On Tuesday, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization head Dr N K Arora&nbsp;had also clarified that the decision was transparent and unanimous.&nbsp;
The govt's clarification came after some reports claimed that scientists didn't agree with enhancing the gap. A Reuters report quoted a former director of the National Institute of Epidemiology, MD Gupte, who claimed that the government's expert panel did not agree to increase the gap to 12 to 16 weeks at one leap.
The government had on May 13 extended the gap between the two doses of the Covishield vaccine from 6-8 weeks to 12-16 weeks.

Coronavirus News: India reported 62,224 new cases of the coronavirus and 2,542 related fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry.

India reported 62,224 new cases of the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> and 2,542 related fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry dashboard on Wednesday morning. The spike took the country's caseload to 2.96 crore and death toll to 3.79 lakh.
This is the ninth consecutive day that the daily cases remained below the 1 lakh-mark. The active cases have come down to 8.6 lakh and now constitute 3 per cent of the caseload.
The daily positivity rate has further dropped to 3.22 per cent. It for the ninth straight day that India is seeing a positivity rate below 5 per cent.
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As more evidence poured in of the second shots being crucial for adequate protection, there is a rethink in the govt on the gap between two doses of Covishield, which w

As more evidence poured in of the second shots being crucial for adequate protection, there is a rethink in the govt on the gap between two doses of Covishield, which was increased to 12 weeks. The Hindustan Times has reported that govt experts have held meeting to review the gap and are considering reducing it, especially for those with comorbidities.
The rethink has come after UK released fresh data showing protection from hospitalisation was 92% for people who had both doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Covishield is the made-in-India version of the dose. Those who had just one dose showed a much lower efficacy against hospitalisation at 71%. The UK has already reduced the gap between doses for those over the age of 40 to eight weeks.

CBSE class XII students are likely to have their results based on their performance in the finals of class X and XI exams and class XII pre-board tests. The Times of I

CBSE class XII students are likely to have their results based on their performance in the finals of class X and XI exams and class XII pre-board tests.
The Times of India has reported that the CBSE-appointed committee to recommend the criteria to evaluate Class XII students seems to be in favour of a 30:30:40 formula. Which means 30% weightage will be given to class X and XI final results, respectively, and 40% to class XII pre-board exams.
The committee is expected to announce the marking formula after submitting it to the Supreme Court on Thursday.
Principals have told the committee that they are in a position to mark students based on tests and exams conducted in schools during the academic year 2020-21, the report added.
CBSE cancelled Class XII exams on June 1 due to the Covid second wave.
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To pace up Covid vaccination, the government has now opened walk-in vaccination for all adults. Anyone over the age of 18 can walk in to the nearest vaccination centre

To pace up Covid vaccination, the government has now opened walk-in vaccination for all adults. Anyone over the age of 18 can walk in to the nearest vaccination centre to get registered on the CoWIN digital platform and be inoculated against Covid-19, the Health Ministry has said.
It is not mandatory to pre-register online or book an appointment to get the vaccine, the government said. The govt had last month said that people in the 18-44 age group - who are "without access to internet or smart phones" - can walk-in for help to register on the CoWIN digital platform, and get appointments to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Vaccinating people in the 18-44 age group - the country's largest demographic - is key to fight the pandemic and lift restrictions.

The government said on Tuesday that the new Delta Plus mutation of coronavirus is "a variant of interest", not "a variant of concern". NITI Aayog's Member Health, Dr V

The government said on Tuesday that the new Delta Plus mutation of coronavirus is "a variant of interest", not "a variant of concern".
NITI Aayog's Member Health, Dr V.K. Paul, said at a Health Ministry press meet that&nbsp;Delta variant played a major role in the second wave and an additional mutation of this variant, known as Delta Plus, has been detected and submitted to the global data system. He said it has been seen in Europe since March and was brought into the public domain two days ago on June 13.&nbsp;
He said as per data available in the public domain, this variant nullifies the use of monoclonal antibody and the government will will scientifically study and learn more about this variant.
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The Union ministry of health and family welfare on Tuesday dismissed reports that claimed that a high number of deaths following vaccination Covid-19 are taking place a

The Union ministry of health and family welfare on Tuesday dismissed reports that claimed that a high number of deaths following vaccination Covid-19 are taking place and these are linked to post-Covid complications. These reports, according to the ministry, were based on "incomplete and limited understanding" of the process. &nbsp;As per the media reports, 488 deaths following vaccination are linked to post-Covid complications during 16th Jan 2021 and 7th June 2021 period where the total vaccination coverage was 23.5 crore.&nbsp;

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In a horrifying incident, an elderly Muslim man on his way to mosque was brutally beaten by Hindu radicals in UP's Ghaziabad. The attackers allegedly abducted Abdul Sa

Hindu radicals beat elderly Muslim, cut off his beard in UP's Ghaziabad

In a horrifying incident, an elderly Muslim man on his way to mosque was brutally beaten by Hindu radicals, who also cut off his beard, in UP's Ghaziabad

UP: Hindu radicals beat elderly Muslim, cut off his beard

In a horrifying incident, an elderly Muslim man on his way to mosque was brutally beaten by Hindu radicals in UP's Ghaziabad.
The attackers allegedly abducted Abdul Samad and took him to a hut in a nearby forested area and shave off his beard after beating him with sticks. 
The attackers also allegedly made him chant 'Jai Shri Ram' while thrashing him. A video of the vile attack has gone viral on social media. 
In the video, Adbul Samad is seen pleading with the attackers who keep beating him and one of them is seen cutting off his beard with a knife. 
Police have registered a case and arrested a Pravesh Gujjar, who is believed to be the main accused. They are still looking for the others.

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