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Canada has, for the fifth time now, extended its ban on direct commercial and private flights from India until at least September 21 amid concerns over the Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus.
The ban was first imposed on April 22 due to fears in Canada over the devastating second wave of the pandemic in India.
Transport Canada said the decision on travel from India was based on the latest advice from the Public Health Agency. It said Canada will be working closely with the government of India and aviation operators to ensure appropriate procedures are put in place to enable a safe return of direct flights as soon as conditions permit.
The latest extension of the ban was announced even as entry for fully vaccinated US citizens and permanent residents to Canada was relaxed on Monday, despite America currently recording over 100,000 new daily coronavirus cases.

Canada extends ban on direct passenger flights from India until September 21

Canada has extended its ban on direct commercial and private flights from India until at least September 21 amid concerns over the Delta variant

Canada extends ban on direct passenger flights from India till Sept 21
Canada's ban on direct flights from India for the fisth time in a row
Ban imposed&nbsp;amid concerns over the Delta variant of the Covid-19&nbsp;
Transport Canada: decision based on advice from the Public Health Agency
Procedures to ensure 'safe return of flights as soon as conditions permit'
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Canada has extended its ban on direct commercial and private flights from India until at least September 21 amid concerns over the Delta variant

Canada has, for the fifth time now, extended its ban on direct commercial and private flights from India until at least September 21 amid concerns over the Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus.
The ban was first imposed on April 22 due to fears in Canada over the devastating second wave of the pandemic in India.
Transport Canada said the decision on travel from India was based on the latest advice from the Public Health Agency. It said Canada will be working closely with the government of India and aviation operators to ensure appropriate procedures are put in place to enable a safe return of direct flights as soon as conditions permit.
The latest extension of the ban was announced even as entry for fully vaccinated US citizens and permanent residents to Canada was relaxed on Monday, despite America currently recording over 100,000 new daily coronavirus cases.

The IMF&nbsp;may not have changed the headline figure of global growth of 6% but the story lies behind the number. The composition of global growth has seen a dramatic change.&nbsp;IMF warns that the fault lines are widening between advanced economies with access to vaccines vs developing economies that are struggling with inoculations.&nbsp;IMF&nbsp;chief Gita&nbsp;Gopinath&nbsp;writes in the outlook report that&nbsp;"Prospects for emerging market and developing economies have been marked down for 2021, especially for Emerging Asia. By contrast, the forecast for advanced economies is revised up."This trend is evident as&nbsp;IMF&nbsp;sees the US economy driving global growth with a&nbsp;7% print in 2021 and a 4.9% growth in 2022.China as well is projected to see a 8.1% growth followed by 5.7% growth over the next two years.&nbsp;The real concern comes in for&nbsp;India that has seen the largest downgrade to growth now down to 9.5% in the current year and 8.5% the next year.&nbsp;But this is not the worst case scenario,&nbsp;IMF&nbsp;warns that "a double hit to emerging market and developing economies from worsening pandemic dynamics and tighter external financial conditions would severely set back their recovery and drag global growth below this outlook&rsquo;s baseline."
The big worry globally is now the inflation monster and the IMF&nbsp;is hoping that from the Fed to the emerging market central bankers will look through this phase and not act in haste as it states, "Central banks should generally look through transitory inflation pressures and avoid tightening until there is more clarity on underlying price dynamics."
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IMF warns fault lines are widening globally, US growth estimated raised, India faces GDP downgrade

Global growth outlook remains the same but India sees a 300 bps downgrade in growth from IMF. Are the global fault lines widening or is the concern overrated?

IMF: Fault Lines Are Widening

The IMF&nbsp;may not have changed the headline USE IMF&nbsp;gfx&nbsp;(main growth gfx) figure of growth the story lies behind the number. The composition of global growth has seen a dramatic change. USE IMF&nbsp;gfx&nbsp; As IMF says the fault lines are widening between advanced economies with access to vaccines vs developing economies that are struggling with inoculations.&nbsp; Make Quote&nbsp; IMF&nbsp;chief Gita&nbsp;Gopinath&nbsp;writes in the outlook report that&nbsp;"Prospects for emerging market and developing economies have been marked down for 2021, especially for Emerging Asia. By contrast, the forecast for advanced economies is revised up."
 USE IMF&nbsp;gfx that is evident as&nbsp;IMF&nbsp;sees the US economy driving global growth with a&nbsp;7% print in 2021 and a 4.9% growth in 2022. Change gfx&nbsp; China as well is projected to see a 8.1% growth followed by 5.7% growth over the next two years.&nbsp; Change&nbsp; The real it comes in for India that has seen the largest downgrade to growth now down to 9.5% in the current year and 8.5% the next year.&nbsp; Change&nbsp; But this is not the worst case scenario, IMF&nbsp;warns&nbsp; A double hit to emerging market and developing economies from worsening pandemic dynamics and tighter external financial conditions would severely set back their recovery and drag global growth below this outlook&rsquo;s baseline.&nbsp; Change&nbsp;
The big worry globally is now the inflation monster and the IMF&nbsp;is hoping that from the Fed to the emerging market central bankers will look through this phase and not act in haste Quote Gfx&nbsp; &nbsp;"Central banks should generally look through transitory inflation pressures and avoid tightening until there is more clarity on underlying price dynamics."
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IMF&nbsp;downgrades India's growth forecast to 9.5% down 300 bps from April projection.&nbsp;

The IMF&nbsp;may not have changed the headline figure of global growth of 6% but the story lies behind the number. The composition of global growth has seen a dramatic change.&nbsp;IMF warns that the fault lines are widening between advanced economies with access to vaccines vs developing economies that are struggling with inoculations.&nbsp; IMF&nbsp;chief Gita&nbsp;Gopinath&nbsp;writes in the outlook report that&nbsp;"Prospects for emerging market and developing economies have been marked down for 2021, especially for Emerging Asia. By contrast, the forecast for advanced economies is revised up." This trend is evident as&nbsp;IMF&nbsp;sees the US economy driving global growth with a&nbsp;7% print in 2021 and a 4.9% growth in 2022.China as well is projected to see a 8.1% growth followed by 5.7% growth over the next two years.&nbsp; The real concern comes in for&nbsp;India that has seen the largest downgrade to growth now down to 9.5% in the current year and 8.5% the next year.&nbsp; But this is not the worst case scenario,&nbsp;IMF&nbsp;warns that "a double hit to emerging market and developing economies from worsening pandemic dynamics and tighter external financial conditions would severely set back their recovery and drag global growth below this outlook&rsquo;s baseline."
The big worry globally is now the inflation monster and the IMF&nbsp;is hoping that from the Fed to the emerging market central bankers will look through this phase and not act in haste as it states, "Central banks should generally look through transitory inflation pressures and avoid tightening until there is more clarity on underlying price dynamics."
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The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not stop the prosecution of BJP MP Gautam Gambhir in the case related to hoarding medicines during the second wave of Covid. The court said it &lsquo;cannot allow a trust, or group of people, to distribute medicines, while people run helter-skelter for drugs&rsquo;
The court, however, said Gambhir, an ex-cricketer who entered politics ahead of the 2019 election, could approach the Delhi High Court for relief since that court had not yet passed it order.
The ex-cricketer had filed a plea against the observations of the Delhi High Court on this matter.
In May the High Court came down heavily on the drug controller for allowing Gambhir to procure large quantities of Fabiflu, which had been indicated for use in some COVID-19 cases.

Hoarding Covid medicines: SC says won't stop prosecution against Gautam Gambhir

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not stop the prosecution of BJP MP Gautam Gambhir in the case related to hoarding medicines during the second wave of Covid

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not stop the prosecution of BJP MP Gautam Gambhir in the case related to hoarding medicines during the second wave of Covid

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not stop the prosecution of BJP MP Gautam Gambhir in the case related to hoarding medicines during the second wave of Covid. The court said it &lsquo;cannot allow a trust, or group of people, to distribute medicines, while people run helter-skelter for drugs&rsquo;
The court, however, said Gambhir, an ex-cricketer who entered politics ahead of the 2019 election, could approach the Delhi High Court for relief since that court had not yet passed it order.
Also Read&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/gautam-gambhir-stocked-medicines-illegally-drug-controller-to-hc-1622712355948" target="_blank">Gautam Gambhir stocked medicines illegally: Drug Controller to HC</a>
The ex-cricketer had filed a plea against the observations of the Delhi High Court on this matter.
In May the High Court came down heavily on the drug controller for allowing Gambhir to procure large quantities of Fabiflu, which had been indicated for use in some COVID-19 cases.

India&rsquo;s largest IT services company&nbsp;Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)&nbsp;kickstarted the earnings season with Q1 earnings and it missed the street estimates as the second wave slowed down the Indian business while record hiring kept margins under pressure with rising salaries. Here are 5 metrics of the Q1 earnings -:&nbsp;

TCS&nbsp;dollar revenue growth a 2.8% vs street estimates of 3.4% growth&nbsp;
India business revenue dropped 14% due to the second wave&nbsp;
Attrition up 140 bps at 8.6%, Crossed 500,000 headcount with&nbsp;20,409 hires in Q1.&nbsp;
Margins down 140 bps due to salary hikes and higher spends.&nbsp;
Mgmt Speak:&nbsp;: Discretionary expenses are now beginning to increase and that these are expected to normalise to pre-pandemic levels by end-FY22 which may pose headwinds to margins.

TCS&nbsp;stock is up 8% from lows in May has underperformed peer Infosys that has given over a 15% return to the shareholders. Here is what brokerages are saying about the stock going ahead -:&nbsp;

CLSA: Earnings below estimate but wage hike and margin hit on expected lines. Keeps an Outperform rating and an Rs 3,770 target price.
Morgan Stanley:&nbsp;Despite a headline miss in revenues, we view underlying business momentum as very strong and continue to expect solid revenue growth in F22. Maintain Overweight with a price target of Rs 3,870.00


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Despite a miss on the dollar revenue, the company reported total contract value of $8.1 billion for the quarter.&nbsp;

India&rsquo;s largest IT services company&nbsp;Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)&nbsp;kickstarted the earnings season with Q1 earnings and it missed the street estimates as the second wave slowed down the Indian business while record hiring kept margins under pressure with rising salaries. Here are 5 metrics of the Q1 earnings -:&nbsp;
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<li>TCS&nbsp;dollar revenue growth a 2.8% vs street estimates of 3.4% growth&nbsp;</li>
<li>India business revenue dropped 14% due to the second wave&nbsp;</li>
<li>Attrition up 140 bps at 8.6%, Crossed 500,000 headcount with&nbsp;20,409 hires in Q1.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Margins down 140 bps due to salary hikes and higher spends.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Mgmt Speak:&nbsp;: Discretionary expenses are now beginning to increase and that these are expected to normalise to pre-pandemic levels by end-FY22 which may pose headwinds to margins.</li>
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TCS&nbsp;stock is up 8% from lows in May has underperformed peer Infosys that has given over a 15% return to the shareholders. Here is what brokerages are saying about the stock going ahead -:&nbsp;
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<li>CLSA: Earnings below estimate but wage hike and margin hit on expected lines. Keeps an Outperform rating and an Rs 3,770 target price.</li>
<li>Morgan Stanley:&nbsp;Despite a headline miss in revenues, we view underlying business momentum as very strong and continue to expect solid revenue growth in F22. Maintain Overweight with a price target of Rs 3,870.00</li>
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Third wave of Covid may see half the daily cases recorded during the second surge, hit peak between October-November

Covid third wave may see half the cases reported during second wave Surge: top expert

Third wave of Covid&nbsp;may see half the daily cases recorded during the second surge, hit&nbsp;peak between October-November

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<li>Covid third wave may see half the cases reported during second surge: panel expert</li>
<li>Covid&nbsp;third wave would hit peak in Oct-Nov if Covid&nbsp;SOP not followed, top expert says</li>
<li>Third wave 'could spread faster if any new virulent variant emerges'</li>
<li>'Govt panel experts lists conditions factored in while predicting Covid third wave</li>
<li>Loss of immunity, vaccination effects, more virulent variant factored in</li>
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Third wave of Covid&nbsp;may see half the daily cases recorded during the second surge, hit&nbsp;peak between October-November

The third wave of coronavirus could hit the peak between October-November if Covid appropriate behaviour is not followed. However, the third wave may see half the daily cases recorded during the second surge, according to a scientist of a government panel tasked with modelling of COVID-19 cases.
Manindra Agarwal, involved in the "Sutra Model" or the mathematical projection of trajectory of COVID-19 also said the third wave could spread faster if any new virulent variant emerges.
Agarwal said the loss of immunity, effects of vaccination and the possibility of a more virulent variant, have been factored while predicting the third wave. He further added that the model has three scenarios--optimistic, intermediate and pessimistic--for the prediction of the third wave.

The central govt on Friday issued a set of guidelines to states for management of the Covid-19 pandemic and cautioned that people should not lower their&nbsp;guards as the second wave is not yet over.&nbsp;Seventy-one districts reported a&nbsp;positivity rate of more than 10% in the week from June 23 to 29, the Health Ministry said.&nbsp;
The govt has asked local administrations to identify districts with more than 10% positivity&nbsp;rate or districts where oxygen and ICU&nbsp;bed occupancy in hospitals is more than 60% and impose highest level of restrictions for a minimum of 14 days. In areas of the district which are not under containment, clearly defined relaxations or restrictions may be provided.&nbsp;
For efficient management of the pandemic, the states have been advised to appointing a senior officer as the Nodal Officer for these districts. States have been asked to take necessary action for containment and health infrastructure upgradation&nbsp;and do amicroanalysis based on clusters of cases at the district level.
Lastly, they have been told to implement the Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate strategy and ensure Covid-19 appropriate behaviour is being followed
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Govt issues new guidelines for Covid-19, says second wave is not yet over

The central govt on Friday issued a set of guidelines to states for management of the Covid-19 pandemic and cautioned that people should not lower their&nbsp;guards as the second wave is not yet over.&nbsp;Seventy-one districts reported a&nbsp;positivity rate of more than 10% in the week from June 23 to 29, the Health Ministry said.&nbsp;
The govt has asked local administrations to identify districts with more than 10% positivity&nbsp;rate or districts where oxygen and ICU&nbsp;bed occupancy in hospitals is more than 60% and impose highest level of restrictions for a minimum of 14 days. In areas of the district which are not under containment, clearly defined relaxations or restrictions may be provided.&nbsp;
For efficient management of the pandemic, the states have been advised to appointing a senior officer as the Nodal Officer for these districts. States have been asked to take necessary action for containment and health infrastructure upgradation&nbsp;and do a microanalysis based on clusters of cases at the district level.
 Lastly, they have been told to implement the Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate strategy and ensure Covid-19 appropriate behaviour is being followed
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''Second wave of COVID-19 not over yet': Govt issues new guidelines for states

Centre's guidelines to states: follow Covid&nbsp;norms, 2nd wave is not over yet Govt: 71 districts reported a&nbsp;positivity rate of over 10% from June 23-29 Govt has asked local authorities to identify districts with over 10% positivity Curbs to be imposed where&nbsp;ICU&nbsp;bed occupancy in hospitals is more than 60% In non-containment zones, clearly defined relaxations must be provided States have been advised to appoint a&nbsp;Nodal Officer for worst-hit districts States told to do a&nbsp;microanalysis based on clusters of cases in districts&nbsp; States to implement the Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate strategy

The govt has asked local administrations to identify districts with more than 10% positivity&nbsp;rate or districts where oxygen and ICU&nbsp;bed occupancy in hospitals is more than 60%

The central govt on Friday issued a set of guidelines to states for management of the Covid-19 pandemic and cautioned that people should not lower their&nbsp;guards as the second wave is not yet over.&nbsp;Seventy-one districts reported a&nbsp;positivity rate of more than 10% in the week from June 23 to 29, the Health Ministry said.&nbsp;
The govt has asked local administrations to identify districts with more than 10% positivity&nbsp;rate or districts where oxygen and ICU&nbsp;bed occupancy in hospitals is more than 60% and impose highest level of restrictions for a minimum of 14 days. In areas of the district which are not under containment, clearly defined relaxations or restrictions may be provided.&nbsp;
For efficient management of the pandemic, the states have been advised to appointing a senior officer as the Nodal Officer for these districts. States have been asked to take necessary action for containment and health infrastructure upgradation&nbsp;and do a&nbsp;microanalysis based on clusters of cases at the district level.
Lastly, they have been told to implement the Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate strategy and ensure Covid-19 appropriate behaviour is being followed.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) estimates that the hit of second wave on the economy may total to a whopping Rs 2 lakh crore.Output loss due to the resurgence covid&nbsp;has&nbsp;has hit domestic demand the RBI said in its monthly bulletin for June 2021. This loss in economic value is already reflecting in the GDP&nbsp;projection for the central bank that bought down their GDP&nbsp;forecast to 9.5% for the current fiscal year.&nbsp;The RBI&nbsp;however maintained its optimistic stance in it's outlook.&nbsp;"Going forward, the speed and scale of vaccination will shape the path of recovery. The economy has the resilience and the fundamentals to bounce back from the pandemic and unshackle itself from pre-existing cyclical and structural hindrances," it said.

2 lakh crore is the bill of the second wave to the economy: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) estimates that the hit of second wave on the economy may total to a whopping Rs 2 lakh crore. Output loss due to the resurgence covid&nbsp;has&nbsp;has hit domestic demand the RBI said in its monthly bulletin for June 2021. This loss in economic value is already reflecting in the GDP&nbsp;projection for the central bank that bought down their GDP&nbsp;forecast to 9.5% for the current fiscal year.&nbsp; The RBI&nbsp;however maintained its optimistic stance in it's outlook.&nbsp;"Going forward, the speed and scale of vaccination will shape the path of recovery. The economy has the resilience and the fundamentals to bounce back from the pandemic and unshackle itself from pre-existing cyclical and structural hindrances," it said.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) estimates that the hit of second wave on the economy may total to a whopping Rs 2 lakh crore. Output loss due to the resurgence covid&nbsp;has&nbsp;has hit domestic demand the RBI said in its monthly bulletin for June 2021. This loss in economic value is already reflecting in the GDP&nbsp;projection for the central bank that bought down their GDP&nbsp;forecast to 9.5% for the current fiscal year.&nbsp; The RBI&nbsp;however maintained its optimistic stance in it's outlook.&nbsp;"Going forward, the speed and scale of vaccination will shape the path of recovery. The economy has the resilience and the fundamentals to bounce back from the pandemic and unshackle itself from pre-existing cyclical and structural hindrances," it said.

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that an 85 per cent decline in daily&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;cases has been noted since the highest reported peak on May 7. Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry said during a briefing on the Covid-19 situation said that India is&nbsp;witnessing this situation after 75 days, thus indicating an overall decline in infection rate.He also said that there are 20 states and UTs where active Covid cases are less than 5,000 in the country.

Centre: nearly 85% decline in daily Covid-19 cases since highest peak

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that an 85 per cent decline in daily&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;cases has been noted since the highest reported peak on May 7. Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry said during a briefing on the Covid-19 situation said that India is&nbsp;witnessing this situation after 75 days, thus indicating an overall decline in infection rate. He also said that there are 20 states and UTs where active Covid cases are less than 5,000 in the country.

Cenre: nearly 85% decline recorded in daily cases since highest peak

85% decline in daily covid&nbsp;cases&nbsp;since highest&nbsp;peak on May 7 Govt: we are witnessing this situation&nbsp;after 75 days&nbsp; 20 states &amp;&nbsp;UTs&nbsp;with less than 5,000 Covid cases: Govt

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that an 85 per cent decline in daily&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;cases has been noted since the highest reported peak on May 7. Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry said during a briefing on the Covid-19 situation said that India is&nbsp;witnessing this situation after 75 days, thus indicating an overall decline in infection rate. He also said that there are 20 states and UTs where active Covid cases are less than 5,000 in the country.

The Delta variant, first found in India is behind the surge in cases during the second wave of Covid-19 in the country, a government study has found. The study by the Indian SARS COV2 Genomic Consortia and the National Centre for Disease Control stated that the Delta variant or the B.1.617.2 strain is &lsquo;more infectious&rsquo; than the Alpha variant first detected in UK&rsquo;s Kent. The Delta variant is, in fact, 50 per cent more contagious than the Alpha strain, the study said. The Delta variant is present in all states, but has infected most in Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha and Telangana. The role of the Delta variant in Covid infections after vaccination has also been found to be big.

Super infectious Delta variant caused deadly second wave, experts say

Delta variant behind case surge in Covid second wave in India
B.1.617.2 strain 'more infectious' than UK's Alpha strain
Delta strain 50% more infectious than&nbsp;Alpha strain
Delta strain effecting people even after vaccination

The Delta variant, first found in India is behind the surge in cases during the second wave of Covid-19 in the country, a government study has found. The study by the Indian SARS COV2 Genomic Consortia and the National Centre for Disease Control stated that the Delta variant or the B.1.617.2 strain is &lsquo;more infectious&rsquo; than the Alpha variant first detected in UK&rsquo;s Kent. The Delta variant is, in fact, 50 per cent more contagious than the Alpha strain, the study said. The Delta variant is present in all states, but has infected most in Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha and Telangana. The role of the Delta variant in Covid infections after vaccination has also been found to be big.

India on Sunday recorded 165,553 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking the country's cumulative tally past 27.8 million, according to the Union health ministry. 3,460 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. A total of 3,25,972 people have died due to the&nbsp;disease. The country's death toll has been below 4,000 for the fourth straight day.&nbsp;The COVID-19 active caseload is 21,14,508 which now comprises 7.58 per cent of the total infections.&nbsp;The recovery rate is 91.25 per cent, govt data stated.

India records 1.65 lakh new infections in 24 hours, recovery rate at 91.5%

India on Sunday recorded 165,553 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking the country's cumulative tally past 27.8 million, according to the Union health ministry. 3,460 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. A total of 3,25,972 people have died due to the&nbsp;disease. The country's death toll has been below 4,000 for the fourth straight day.&nbsp;The COVID-19 active caseload is 21,14,508 which now comprises 7.58 per cent of the total infections.&nbsp;The recovery rate is 91.25 per cent, govt data stated.

Why are more and more black fungus cases being reported nationwide? Is it a good idea to mix doses from different vaccines? Has India achieved herd immunity or is there a looming threat of a 3rd Covid wave? 
On today's episode of Ask the Doctor, we take your questions to Dr. Anita Shet, Director of Child Health at the International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Dr. Tapish Sahu, Consultant, Peripheral Vascular &amp; Endovascular Sciences Division, Medanta Hospital; and Gautam Menon, Professor of Physics and Biology at Ashoka University and at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
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Ask The Doctor | Blood clots to vaccines: experts answer all your questions

Why are more and more black fungus cases being reported nationwide? Is it a good idea to mix doses from different vaccines? Has India achieved herd immunity or is there a looming threat of a 3rd Covid wave?
On today's episode of Ask the Doctor, we take your questions to Dr. Anita Shet, Director of Child Health at the International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Dr. Tapish Sahu, Consultant, Peripheral Vascular &amp; Endovascular Sciences Division, Medanta Hospital; and Gautam Menon, Professor of Physics and Biology at Ashoka University and at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
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Ask The Doctor | Black fungus to vaccines: experts answer all your questions

Why are more and more black fungus cases being reported nationwide? Is it a good idea to mix doses from different vaccines? Has India achieved herd immunity or is there a looming threat of a 3rd Covid wave?
On today's episode of Ask the Doctor, we take your questions to Dr. Anita Shet, Director of Child Health at the International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Dr. Tapish Sahu, Consultant, Peripheral Vascular &amp; Endovascular Sciences Division, Medanta Hospital; and Gautam Menon, Professor of Physics and Biology at Ashoka University and at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
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Is the&nbsp;worst over for India when it comes to the second wave or will there be a third wave?&nbsp;&nbsp;On today's episode&nbsp;of Ask The Doctor,&nbsp;Gautam Menon, Professor of Physics and Biology at Ashoka University and at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, explains why&nbsp;the curve of the pandemic for the second wave is on a gradual decline, but actual data may have to be looked at retrospectively due to under-reporting of cases.
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Ask The Doctor | Covid wave wave in India: is the worst over? Experts say why

Vikram: How would you answer that, yes worst over cases are coming down. Three things are asked about that, number one is there under-reporting? Maybe under-reporting always happen but is there any reason to believe that underreporting is worst now than it was earlier. And are the cases down only because of the lockdown or is there just a natural progression fo all the pandemics that it goes up and then it goes down and that's just the way it is.
 Prof. Gautam Menon: So that part of it is right that all pandemics have a rise to their peak and then they come down. The question is when does this peak occur, how high is this peak and over what time does this peak decay. So regarding the question are we out of this yet, remember that if you look at yesterday's and today's number of cases, they are still registering double of what we had of the peak of the previous wave which was around September of last year. So we have a long way to go, we are still at almost double that peak currently. So we still have to go before we can see what the decline is going to be over the next couple of weeks or maybe months. Is this really only because of the lockdown, certainly the lockdown is important but this burnout effect we spoke about that more and more people being infected and maybe one would say they have some level of protection and let's say for the next three months or six months as far as we know? And that's at least removes them from the pool of people who could contract this disease and that's another reason why the peak comes down. The big question mark, what's happening outside the major cities, what's happening in rural Punjab, rural UP, rural Bihar etc. The centre of gravity of the disease seems to have shifted to down south, so the cases of maximum numbers are in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh, Telangana etc. So, we'll have to see what happens now, the questions are really they that there does seem a general decline, there does seem a real decline. What the numbers are actually we'll have to think about, hopefully, they become cheerer in the days to come.
Vikram: Okay, I want to take you up on that little bit. We all have studied for example the 'sutra model'. The sutra model is essentially saying that the look you had the peak and now the cases say the peak was somewhere around the middle of May, now cases are going to fall and they are going to fall so fast that by the 15th-20th of June you are actually going to seeing say 30,000 or maybe 40,000 new cases in all of India per day. It is going to be a really really sharp decline. You could argue about the x-axis, how many or what the numbers are but the shape of the curve so far, at any rate, are falling. So do you argue that is probably what the shape of the curve look like? We can argue about the actual numbers but the shape will see a very sharp decline in the next couple of weeks to come.
 Prof. Gautam Menon: I would put my money on a sort of slower decline. The number has been coming down fairly fast but I think some of that is due to under-counting. We are really not seeing the number of cases, reports in newspapers from large or entire villages in parts of northern India where people have every symptom of Covid but not getting tested therefore they don't record the official numbers. If I could wait a little bit more, so my worry is that the official numbers represent urban India and not represent what is happening in rural India therefore the actual progression of the way the number decays is not as sharp as you might imagine to be.
 Vikram: And one of the reasons for it would be the sutra model and you assuming what the multiple of actual cases to reported cases is constant through the peak. That number is not a firm constant and your actual reporting or under-reporting is three times in the cities and is ten times in rural areas, then you might think that the cases are falling but it is actually slightly flatter. Okay, what is in your mind the under-reporting that we have seen, this has become a very contentious issue, in its cases, it is 10x of what we have reported, 20x of what we have reported or 1x 2x 3x 4x of what we have reported, what would be your best guess?
 Prof. Gautam Menon: So we kind of did a fair study of the first wave, and for there we at least&nbsp;seem to see that there is a fact of 20x between reported and actual cases. The multiple 20 of what is actually reported and the actual number of cases. So you must remember that many of these are asymptomatic, so even if people may have not shown symptoms at all of the viruses. However, in this particular wave, we think the number potentially is somewhere large, somewhere around say 25x-30x but then again that's a guess currently because there are so many uncertainties with the data itself. We don't know if the data is being recorded accurately, what are the large delays in the data being submitted. There are some states that report well and there are some that don't report too well. Because of these uncertainties, it is a bit harder to put an exact number on it. But I think it is certainly above 20x, probably say 25x-30x as it is the second wave of Covid-19.
 Vikram: And deaths?
 Prof. Gautam Menon: So when we did this in the first wave, we found that a multiple of 2.2. So for every death, you have to multiply the number by 2.2 across the whole span of the first wave. However, this time it is really up in the air and I have no clue about the estimates for this at all. We all have scene pictures of bodies, we can't and don't know how to put a number on that. This is going to be the hardest thing to figure out in the weeks and months to come. We can only be able to do it retrospectively by finding all sorts of proxies to determine that number might have been.

Is the&nbsp;worst over for India when it comes to the second wave or will there be a third wave?&nbsp;&nbsp;On today's episode&nbsp;of Ask The Doctor,&nbsp;Gautam Menon, Professor of Physics and Biology at Ashoka University and at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, explains why&nbsp;the curve of the pandemic for the second wave is on a gradual decline, but actual data may have to be looked at retrospectively due to under-reporting of cases.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who has been very critical of the Centre&rsquo;s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, once again held the government responsible for lakhs of loves lost.
He claimed PM Modi&rsquo;s theatrics is the reason behind the second wave in India. He that the official casualty figures are untrue and accused the government is fudging numbers.
Addressing the media over video conferencing on Friday, Rahul warned that multiple waves to hit India unless proper vaccine strategy adopted and added that if only 3% population is vaccinated, it will not stop the next wave. &lsquo;The virus will mutate and new variants will evolve if it is allowed time&rsquo;, he further said.
Rahul said while lockdown is a temporary while vaccine is a permanent solution to the Covid crisis

Rahul Gandhi: multiple Covid waves to hit India unless…

Rahul Gandhi: PM Modi’s theatrics responsible for second Covid wave

breathe:&nbsp;The virus will mutate and new variants will evolve if it is allowed time
breathe: &lsquo;told the Prime Minister that unless a proper vaccine strategy is adopted, India will be hit my multiple waves&rsquo;
breathe:&nbsp;Govt made fun of my warnings Rahul Gandhi yet again holds the government responsible for lakhs of lives lost Rahul: PM Modi&rsquo;s theatrics is the reason behind the second wave in India 'Official casualty figures untrue':&nbsp;Rahul&nbsp;accuses govt of fudging numbers 'Vaccine is a permanent solution to the Covid crisis'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who has been very critical of the Centre&rsquo;s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, once again held the government responsible for lakhs of lives lost.
He claimed PM Modi&rsquo;s theatrics is the reason behind the second wave in India. He accused PM Modi of "ignorance" on the virus, saying he did not understand corona at all.
He&nbsp;also held that the official casualty figures are untrue and accused the government of fudging numbers.
Addressing the media over video conferencing on Friday, Rahul warned that multiple waves will hit India unless proper vaccine strategy adopted and added that if only 3% population is vaccinated, it will not stop the next wave. &lsquo;The virus will mutate and new variants will evolve if it is allowed time&rsquo;, he further said.
Rahul said while lockdown is temporary vaccine is a permanent solution to the Covid crisis

After being highly criticised for lack of leadership during the second wave of the pandemic, the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to course correct its image. The party has been slammed with a lot of criticism as its leaders were perceived to be missing in helping people as they suffered due to curge in Covid-19 cases.
BJP president JP Nadda urged his party members to be &ldquo;seen&rdquo; and the need to serve the people during their moments of pain and struggle. In a letter all BJP-ruled states, Nadda stressed that party workers should dedicate themselves to serve people instead of waiting for to thank the party for their work. Following the motto &lsquo;Seva&nbsp;Hi Sangathan&rsquo;, the BJP has also cancelled all functions to celebrate seven years of the Narendra Modi government on May 30.
With other political parties trying to play their role in serving the people in need during this pandemic, the BJP too has joined to help the arrange medicines, hospital beds and to take care of&nbsp;children who have been orphaned due to this pandemic.

Criticised over 'missing' leadership during pandemic, BJP attempts to correct image

Criticised over 'missing' leadership during pandemic, BJP&nbsp;attempts to course&nbsp;correct
BJP&nbsp;President urges&nbsp;party workers to be 'seen' helping the needy
Follow the motto 'Seva&nbsp;Hi Sangathan: Nadda&nbsp;to party workers
BJP&nbsp;cancels functions marking&nbsp;7-years of&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;govt
Need to take care of people in need and orphaned children: BJP&nbsp;chief
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After being criticised for lack of leadership during the second wave of the pandemic, the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to course correct its image. The party has been slammed as its leaders were perceived to be missing in helping people as they suffered due to surge&nbsp;in Covid-19 cases.
BJP president JP Nadda urged his party members to be &ldquo;seen&rdquo; and the need to serve the people during their moments of pain and struggle. In a letter to all BJP-ruled states, Nadda stressed that party workers should dedicate themselves to serve people instead of waiting to thank the party for their work. Following the motto &lsquo;Seva&nbsp;Hi Sangathan&rsquo;, the BJP has also cancelled all functions to celebrate seven years of the Narendra Modi government on May 30.
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The oxygen crisis that resulted in the death of thousands of Covid patients in the second wave is waning in the country.
Liquid medical oxygen (LMO) supplied to hospitals over the last three days showed a decline for the first time in almost a month, the Indian Express reported citing data maintained by an empowered group of officers tasked with the supply of the lifesaving gas.
Oxygen supplied to hospitals hit a peak of 8,944 metric tonnes (MT) per day on May 9 and dropped to about 8,100 MT a day on May 18-19. However, it has again risen marginally to 8,334 MT a day on May 20.
When Covid cases started rising, demand for LMO increased manifold. It crossed the 8,000 MT per day mark on April 30 and continued to rise further in the first week of May.
While the quantity supplied has dropped, it is still much higher than the demand recorded during the first wave of Covid-19 in 2020.
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Covid-19: First signs medical oxygen crisis in India is waning

<ul>
<li>Shortage of medical oxygen led to&nbsp;Covid&nbsp;deaths in the second wave</li>
<li>Demand for medical oxygen declined for the first time in a month</li>
<li>Oxygen supply dropped from 8,944 MT on May 9 to 8,1000 MT on May 18-19</li>
<li>Demand for LMO&nbsp;increased as cases started rising in 2nd wave</li>
<li>Demand crossed the 8,000 MT per day mark on April 30</li>
</ul>

The oxygen crisis that resulted in the death of thousands of Covid patients in the second wave is waning in the country.
Liquid medical oxygen (LMO) supplied to hospitals over the last three days showed a decline for the first time in almost a month, the Indian Express reported citing data maintained by an empowered group of officers tasked with the supply of the lifesaving gas.
Oxygen supplied to hospitals hit a peak of 8,944 metric tonnes (MT) per day on May 9 and dropped to about 8,100 MT a day on May 18-19. However, it has again risen marginally to 8,334 MT a day on May 20.
When Covid cases started rising, demand for LMO increased manifold. It crossed the 8,000 MT per day mark on April 30 and continued to rise further in the first week of May.
While the quantity supplied has dropped, it is still much higher than the demand recorded during the first wave of Covid-19 in 2020.
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Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Goa have reported more than 50% drop in daily Covid-19 cases over the week, with Delhi and Uttar Pradesh witnessing highest decrease, official data from the respective states suggest. In Delhi, the daily cases have come down by 71.05%, followed by Uttar Pradesh, where the drop is of 60.12%. Jharkhand, Gujarat and Goa have also reported more than 50% drop in cases over the week. However, the infection seems to be spreading to the states in the north east right now, From May 13 to May 19, the daily cases in Meghalaya, Lakshadweep, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura reported over 30% percent rise. In addition, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Ladakh, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur and Odisha have also witnessed a jump in daily cases over the week.Overall, the daily cases in India have dropped by 23.87% over the week. 

2nd Covid wave on the decline? Daily cases drop by over 50% in 5 states

Govt data shows daily cases drop by over 50% in 5 states,&nbsp;Delhi, UP, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Goa&nbsp;

report over 50% drop in cases
Delhi and Uttar Pradesh witnessing highest decrease in Covid cases
Delhi: daily cases have come down by 71.05%, followed by 60% in UP
Jharkhand, Gujarat and Goa&nbsp;report over 50% drop in cases in a week
30% rise in cases in Meghalaya, Lakshadweep, Arunachal&nbsp;and Tripura
Tamil Nadu, Assam,&nbsp;Andhra Pradesh, Manipur and Odisha&nbsp;show spikes
Overall, daily cases in India have dropped by 23.87% over the week

Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Goa have reported more than 50% drop in daily Covid-19 cases over the week, with Delhi and Uttar Pradesh witnessing the sharpest drop, according to official data. In Delhi, the daily cases have come down by 71.05%, followed by Uttar Pradesh, where the drop is of 60.12%. Jharkhand, Gujarat and Goa have also reported more than 50% drop in cases over the week. However, the infection seems to be spreading to the states in the north east right now, From May 13 to May 19, the daily cases in Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura reported over 30% percent rise. In addition, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Ladakh, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur and Odisha have also witnessed a jump in daily cases over the week.&nbsp;Overall, the daily cases in India have dropped by 23.87% over the week.

The pandemic pain is reaching rural India at a fast pace, data collected by&nbsp;Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy showed that rural unemployment has doubled in a single week and clocked in at&nbsp;14.34% for the week ended May 16 from 7.29% a week ago. This is the highest level of rural unemployment since June last year which was in a total national lockdown.&nbsp;
The job crisis in urban centres also continued&nbsp;urban unemployment climbed to 14.71%, the national unemployment rate also soared to 14.65%. A large migration back to rural centres has escalated the problem income opportunities remain next to nothing amidst the second wave of Covid-19.&nbsp;
Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector &nbsp;which is one of the largest employers in non-urban centres is continuing to struggle with financing gaps and lack of demand in the second wave.

The second wave of Jobs Crisis: Unemployment in rural India doubles in one week hits 50 week high 

The second wave of Jobs Crisis: Unemployment in rural India doubles in one week hits 50 week high&nbsp;

The pandemic pain is reaching rural India at a fast pace, data collected by&nbsp;Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy showed that rural unemployment has doubled in a single week and clocked in at&nbsp;14.34% for the week ended May 16 from 7.29% a week ago. This is the highest level of rural unemployment since June last year which was in a total national lockdown.&nbsp;
The job crisis in urban centres also continued&nbsp;urban unemployment climbed to 14.71%, the national unemployment rate also soared to 14.65%. A large migration back to rural centres has escalated the problem as income opportunities remain next to nothing amidst the second wave of Covid-19.&nbsp;
Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector &nbsp;which is one of the largest employers in non-urban centres is continuing to struggle with financing gaps and lack of demand in the second wave.

The SUTRA model is a mathematical model used by the govt to fight the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. SUTRA which stands for for Susceptible, Undetected, Tested (positive) and Removed Approach, hit the headlines when one of its expert members informed in October 2020 that India had crossed the Covid 19 peak. 
Speaking to Vikram Chandra on editorji, Dr M Vidyasagar, Professor, IIT Hyderabad who worked on this model, explains how data-centric modelling such as SUTRA work to predict the trajectory of a pandemic. He says, the changing behaviour of the virus, fact that some people were bigger transmitters of the virus than others were important parameters that showed there was lack of social or geographic heterogeneity as the disease spiralled. 

What is SUTRA Model? All about India’s 2nd Covid wave trajectory

The SUTRA model is a mathematical model used by the govt to fight the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. SUTRA which stands for for Susceptible, Undetected, Tested (positive) and Removed Approach, hit the headlines when one of its expert members informed in October 2020 that India had crossed the Covid 19 peak.
Speaking to Vikram Chandra on editorji, Dr M Vidyasagar, Professor, IIT Hyderabad who worked on this model, explains how data-centric modelling such as SUTRA work to predict the trajectory of a pandemic. He says, the changing behaviour of the virus, fact that some people were bigger transmitters of the virus than others were important parameters that showed there was lack of social or geographic heterogeneity as the disease spiralled.

The SUTRA model is a mathematical model used by the govt to fight the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. SUTRA which stands for for Susceptible, Undetected, Tested (positive) and Removed Approach, hit the headlines when one of its expert members informed in October 2020 that India had crossed the Covid 19 peak.
Speaking to Vikram Chandra on editorji, Dr M Vidyasagar, Professor, IIT Hyderabad who worked on this model, explains how data-centric modelling such as SUTRA work to predict the trajectory of a pandemic. He says, the changing behaviour of the virus, fact that some people were bigger transmitters of the virus than others were important parameters that showed there was lack of social or geographic heterogeneity as the disease spiralled.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for augmenting healthcare resources in rural areas to focus on door to door testing and surveillance.The Prime Minister asserted that localised containment strategies are the need of the hour, especially in states with high positivity rate in districts.
Chairing a high-level meeting, Modi said states should be encouraged to report their Covid-19 numbers transparently "without any pressure of high numbers showing adversely on their efforts". His remarks come amid reports that many states have been under-reporting their case and fatality tallies.
Modi also directed that a distribution plan for ensuring oxygen supply in rural areas should be worked out, including through provision of oxygen concentrators.
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PM Modi calls for transparency in reporting Covid-19 numbers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for augmenting healthcare resources in rural areas to focus on door to door testing and surveillance. The Prime Minister asserted that localised containment strategies are the need of the hour, especially in states with high positivity rate in districts.
Chairing a high-level meeting, Modi said states should be encouraged to report their Covid-19 numbers transparently "without any pressure of high numbers showing adversely on their efforts". His remarks come amid reports that many states have been under-reporting their case and fatality tallies.
Modi also directed that a distribution plan for ensuring oxygen supply in rural areas should be worked out, including through provision of oxygen concentrators.
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//PM:&nbsp;localised containment strategies need of the hour //'Door to door testing and surveillance in rural areas' //'States should report&nbsp;Covid-19 numbers transparently' //'High numbers don't show adversely on efforts' //PM asks for oxygen distribution plan in rural areas&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for augmenting healthcare resources in rural areas to focus on door to door testing and surveillance. The Prime Minister asserted that localised containment strategies are the need of the hour, especially in states with high positivity rate in districts.
Chairing a high-level meeting, Modi said states should be encouraged to report their Covid-19 numbers transparently "without any pressure of high numbers showing adversely on their efforts". His remarks come amid reports that many states have been under-reporting their case and fatality tallies.
Modi also directed that a distribution plan for ensuring oxygen supply in rural areas should be worked out, including through provision of oxygen concentrators.
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The centre was given advance warning - on April 2 - of a surge in coronavirus cases that would peak around the middle of May, Dr M Vidyasagar, who is a professor at IIT (Hyderabad) and leads the Covid-19 Supermodel Committee, told NDTV on Monday night.Dr Vidyasagar said the centre was warned of a predicted peak of around 1.2 lakh new cases per day sometime between May 15-22. The timing of the peak was later revised to the first week of May. The IIT (Kanpur) scientists had said daily cases in the second wave would peak by May 8. The Kanpur study also predicted a peak of 38 to 44 lakh active cases between May 14 and 18.

'Covid 2nd wave coming': Centre had been warned in Aprll

The centre was given advance warning - on April 2 - of a surge in coronavirus cases that would peak around the middle of May: IIT&nbsp;prof

'Covid 2d wave coming': Centre had been warned in Aprll

The centre was given advance warning - on April 2 - of a surge in coronavirus cases that would peak around the middle of May, Dr M Vidyasagar, who is a professor at IIT (Hyderabad) and leads the Covid-19 Supermodel Committee, told NDTV on Monday night. Dr Vidyasagar said the centre was warned of a predicted peak of around 1.2 lakh new cases per day sometime between May 15-22. The timing of the peak was later revised to the first week of May. Another study by IIT (Kanpur) scientists had said daily cases in the second wave would peak by May 8. The Kanpur study also predicted a peak of 38 to 44 lakh active cases between May 14 and 18.

The centre was given advance warning - on April 2 - of a surge in coronavirus cases that would peak around the middle of May, Dr M Vidyasagar, who is a professor at IIT (Hyderabad) and leads the Covid-19 Supermodel Committee, told NDTV on Monday night. Dr Vidyasagar said the centre was warned of a predicted peak of around 1.2 lakh new cases per day sometime between May 15-22. The timing of the peak was later revised to the first week of May. The IIT (Kanpur) scientists had said daily cases in the second wave would peak by May 8. The Kanpur study also predicted a peak of 38 to 44 lakh active cases between May 14 and 18.

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