Coronavirus Global Updates 30 July ::: Global Covid-19 caseload tops 196.5 mn, deaths surge past 4.19 mn

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Coronavirus Global Updates 30 July :::  Global Covid-19 caseload tops 196.5 mn, deaths surge past 4.19 mn

Zimbabwe COVID19 Update

COVID-19 update: As at 29 July 2021, Zimbabwe had 105 656 confirmed cases, including 73 394 recoveries and 3 421 deaths. To date, a total of 1 593 656 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 196.5 mn, deaths surge past 4.19 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 196.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.19 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.99 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Friday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll stood and vaccination tally stood at 196,543,425, 4,196,442 and 3,993,341,219, respectively.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 34,745,060 and 612,105, respectively, according to the CSSE.

In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 31,528,114 cases.

The other worst countries with over 3 million cases are Brazil (19,839,369), France (6,142,282), Russia (6,138,958), the UK (5,828,205), Turkey (5,682,630), Argentina (4,905,925), Colombia (4,766,829), Spain (4,422,291), Italy (4,336,906), Iran (3,826,447), Germany (3,772,326) and Indonesia (3,331,206), the CSSE figures showed.

In terms of deaths, Brazil comes second with 553,179 fatalities.

Nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are India (422,662), Mexico (240,001), Peru (196,214), Russia (154,403), the UK (129,803), Italy (128,029), Colombia (120,126), France (111,951) and Argentina (105,113).

--IANS

Ban on international flights extended till August 31: DGCA

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.43 per cent, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone up to 3,07,43,972, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 per cent, the data showed. 

Coronavirus Updates: With a single-day rise of 44,230 cases, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,15,72,344 on Friday, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to 4,23,217 with 555 more people succumbing to it, the Union health ministry said. The number of active coronavirus cases in the country registered an increase for the third consecutive day, according

DGCA extends ban on international flights till August 31

The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has further extended the ban on international flights. As per the earlier announcement, the ban on international commercial flights to and from India was ending on  <https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/dgca-extends-ban-on-international-flights-till-july-31-7107241.html> July 31. The ban is now extended till August 31. However, "international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case to case basis," said the circular by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

The world’s first study of a combination between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the first component of the Sputnik V vaccine (Sputnik Light) in Azerbaijan shows no serious adverse events or COVID infection cases following the vaccination, says Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) 

Arabia will reopen to tourists on Sunday

Saudi Arabia will reopen its borders to tourists on Sunday for the first time in 18 months after imposing restrictions at the start of the pandemic to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The historically closed-off kingdom introduced electronic visas for tourists in late 2019, just before the pandemic struck. Saudi Arabia is looking to rebrand itself as a unique tourist destination for nature lovers and curious travelers as a way to boost non-oil revenue and create more jobs. Citizens of 49 mostly European countries, as well as the U.S.and China among others, will be allowed to enter the kingdom under the new rules without quarantine if they provide a negative PCR test before travel and have vaccine certificates proving two doses of the Oxford/Astra Zeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccines, or a single dose of the vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson.

Puducherry reports 90 new COVID-19 cases, overall tally

Puducherry logged 90 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours pushing the overall tally to 1,20,815, a senior official of the Department of Health said on Friday. A 65-year old woman succumbed to the virus as the death toll in the union territory rose to 1,793, Director of Health Department S Mohan Kumar said here. The Puducherry region accounted for 53 new cases followed by Karaikal (18), Mahe (14) and Yanam (5). The 90 fresh cases were identified at the end of the examination of 5,317 samples, he said. The number of active cases stood at 979 with 189 patients in hospitals and the remaining 790 in home isolation. The Health department Director said while 82 patients recovered and were discharged in the last 24 hours, the overall recoveries stood at 1,28,043. The only fatality reported in the last 24 hours ending 10 AM Friday did not have comorbidity, he added. The department has tested so far 14.93 lakh samples and 12.77 of them turned out to be negative, he said. Mohan Kumar said the test positivity rate was 1.69 per cent while fatality and recovery rates were 1.48 per cent and 97.71 percent respectively. The Department has vaccinated 37,799 healthcare workers and 22,969 frontline workers so far, he added. 

Yuzvendra Chahal, K Gowtham test positive for COVID-19

Chahal, Gowtham and six other members of the Indian cricket team - Hardik, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Deepak Chahar and Ishan Kishan - were under isolation in Colombo after coming into contact with Krunal Pandya, who had tested positive for COVID-19 on July 27.

J Radhakrishnan, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary on rising COVID cases in the state: 
We have alerted many districts, including Chennai, Kanyakumari, & Coimbatore, etc., where the cases are marginally higher. The CM will launch a week-long awareness drive tomorrow.

COVID-19: Bombay HC asks Centre to approve BMC's plan to re-vaccinate victims of fake inoculation camps

The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Union government to approve the proposed plan of action of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to re-vaccinate those citizens, who had fallen victim to several fake anti-coronavirus vaccination camps in different parts of the city a few months ago. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni directed the Centre to approve the Mumbai civic body's plan of action, 'with or without modifications, within seven days' from now.

The directions came after senior counsel Anil Sakhre, who appeared for the BMC, told the HC that it had re-vaccinated 161 of the 2,053 people, who had fallen victim to such fake camps. Sakhre had told the high court earlier this month that the victims had been administered saline water instead of the anti-COVID-19 vaccine. 'Of the 391 cases at Hiranandani in Kandivali, 363 people were traced and 161 of them were vaccinated. We are in the process of getting the remaining of the total 2,053 victims re-registered on the CoWin portal so that they can be re-vaccinated correctly,' Sakhre told the court.

He submitted the civic body's plan of action that proposed, among other things, de-registering all such victims from the CoWin portal so that they can re-register on the portal afresh and get the correct vaccine administered. Sakhre said that the victims could not get re-registered without the Centre's approval. At this, Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, who appeared for the Union government, told the high court that although de-registeration from the portal was not possible presently, the Centre will look into it.

Yuzvendra Chahal, K Gowtham test positive for COVID-19

Indian cricketers Yuzvendra Chahal and K Gowtham have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, ESPN has reported.

Karnataka to put in place compulsory testing to stop spread of COVID-19: Basavaraj Bommai

Amid rising Covid cases in Karnataka, new state chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said there is a need to tighten the borders and take measures to put in place compulsory testing to stop the spread of the virus. Bommai, who is on his first visit to Delhi as CM, also said the state government will further strengthen the state health infrastructure to combat the current wave.

Speaking to reporters before meeting Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Karnataka CM said he was here to meet the PM, the party chief and other Union ministers to thank and seek their blessings. On rising Covid cases in Karnataka, Bommai said he has spoken to district collectors of Dakshin Kannada, Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, and Kodagu in this regard.

'We have to tighten our borders. We have to make compulsory testing and vaccination,' he said. After the Delhi visit, Bommai said will hold a video conference with district collectors and health officials of Dakshin Kannada, Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, and Kodagu as well as Chikkamangaluru and Udupi.

R-value inching up in the country; Kerala, northeastern states top list

Coronavirus infections are showing an upward trend in the country again after a steady decline, raising concerns as more states roll back restrictions. India’s coronavirus R-factor, which indicates the speed at which the infection is spreading, is climbing steadily with Kerala and the northeastern states occupying top spots, according to an analysis by researchers at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Chennai.

The reproduction number, or the R-factor as it is known, is the ability of a disease to spread. R is the number of people that an infected person can spread the infection to. Among major cities, the R-values of Pune and Delhi are moving towards 1, PTI reported, citing the analysis. The national capital on July 29 recorded 51 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.08 percent. Active cases in Delhi stand at 554. Both the daily rise in cases and active infections have remained more or less the same.

When the number of active cases remains in the range of a few hundreds and the R-value is near 1, then an outbreak can be controlled easily, Sitabhra Sinha of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, who is leading the team, said. When the second wave of the COVID-19 infection was at its peak, the country’s overall R-value was estimated to be 1.37 between March 9 and April 21. It declined to 1.18 between April 24 and May 1 and then to 1.1 between April 29 and May 7. Between May 9 and 11, the R-value was estimated to be around 0.98. It dropped to 0.82 between May 14 and May 30 and further to 0.78 from May 15 to June 26. The R-value, however, rose to 0.88 from June 20 to July 7 and then to 0.95 from July 3-22.

Over 51 lakh jabs administered in India on July 29

More than 51.83 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in India on July 29, as per the Union Health Ministry's latest report. With that, the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 45 crore. On the 195th day of the vaccination drive on July 29, 51,83,180 lakh beneficiaries received were given a dose of the vaccine, pushing total coverage to 45,60,33,754.

Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have administered more than 1 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the age group 18-44 years, the Health Ministry said. "Also, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Uttarakhand and West Bengal have vaccinated more than 10 lakh beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years for the first dose of COVID vaccine," it added.

US CDC internal report calls Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox

The delta variant is much more contagious, more likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines and may cause more severe disease than all other known versions of the virus, according to an internal presentation circulated within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the agency, acknowledged Tuesday that vaccinated people with so-called breakthrough infections of the delta variant carry just as much virus in their nose and throat as unvaccinated people, and may spread it just as readily, if less often.

But the internal document lays out a broader and grimmer view of the variant. The delta variant is more transmissible than the viruses that cause MERS, SARS, Ebola, the common cold, the seasonal flu and smallpox, and it is as contagious as chickenpox, according to the document, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times. The immediate next step for the agency is to “acknowledge the war has changed,” the document said. Its contents were first reported by The Washington Post on Thursday evening.

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