Coronavirus Global Updates 06 September ::: Global coronavirus caseload tops 220.6 mn, deaths surge past 4.56 mn

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Coronavirus Global Updates 06 September  ::: Global coronavirus caseload tops 220.6 mn, deaths surge past 4.56 mn

Zimbabwe COVID19 Update

COVID-19 update: As at 05 September 2021, Zimbabwe had 125 550 confirmed cases, including 116 401 recoveries and 4 482 deaths. To date, a total of 2 713 548 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Schools reopen for students of classes 6 - 8 in Karnataka

The case fatality rate has declined to 1.33 per cent, according to the data updated at 8 am

India logged 38,948 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 33,027,621, while the death toll climbed to 440,752 with 219 fresh fatalities, the lowest in 167 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

The case fatality rate has declined to 1.33 per cent, according to the data updated at 8 am.

India had reported 199 deaths in a single day on March 23.

Meanwhile, the global Coronavirus (Covid-19) caseload has topped 220.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.56 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.44 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and vaccination tally stood at 220,624,875, 4,566,726 and 5,446,556,336, respectively.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 39,941,581 and 648,467, respectively, according to the CSSE.

80 per cent COVID-19 immunity lost in 6 months in some after Pfizer shot: US study

COVID-19 antibodies produced by the Pfizer vaccine decreased more than 80 per cent in senior nursing home residents and their caregivers six months after receiving their second dose, a US study has found. 

The research led by Case Western Reserve University and Brown University in the US studied blood samples of 120 nursing home residents and 92 health care workers. 

The researchers particularly looked at humoral immunity -- also called antibody-mediated immunity -- to measure the body's defences against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19. 

The yet-to-be published study, posted on the preprint server medRxiv, found that individuals' antibody levels decreased more than 80 per cent after six months. The results were the same in seniors, with a median age of 76, and caregivers, with a median age of 48, and old alike, according to the researchers. 

Single-day recoveries outnumber new COVID-19 cases in Arunachal

Single-day recoveries outnumbered new COVID-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh as 107 people were cured of the disease and 36 tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours, a health department official said on Monday.

The new infections raised the coronavirus tally to 53,338, while 52,383 people have recovered from the disease so far, he said.

The recovery rate among COVID patients improved marginally to 98.21 per cent from 98.07 per cent on the previous day, State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

Over 68 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses supplied to states, UTs, more than 1.44 cr in pipeline

Over 68 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories so far through all sources and a further 1,44,80,110 doses are in the pipeline, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.

As per the ministry, 68,04,93,215 vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories so far by the Central government for free under the direct state procurement category.

More than 5,08,76,490 balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered, the ministry said.

PM Modi urges healthcare workers to avoid COVID vaccine wastage

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with healthcare workers and beneficiaries of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Himachal Pradesh through video conference.

The Prime Minister during the interaction urged the healthcare workers to avoid the wastage of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Interacting with Dr Rahul, who is posted in the Civil Hospital in Dodra Kwar area in Shimla, the Prime Minister said, "Using the COVID vaccine carefully can decrease the expenses of vaccination by 10 per cent."

Schools reopen for students of classes 6 to 8 in Karnataka

Schools reopened for students of classes 6 to 8 in Karnataka on Monday, by following strict COVID-19 protocols and standard operating procedures (SOP).

As per government directions, schools have been reopened in taluks where COVID-19 positivity rate is below 2 per cent.

Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh said that the government decided to reopen schools after approval from the state's technical advisory committee on COVID-19.

PM Modi interacts with health workers, vaccine beneficiaries in HP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with healthcare workers and beneficiaries of the Covid vaccination programme in Himachal Pradesh through video-conferencing.

Interacting with Dr Rahul, posted at the Dodra Kwar Civil Hospital in Shimla district, Modi said 10 per cent of the expenditure can be saved if all 11 shots in a single vial are used while administering Covid vaccines.

Himachal Pradesh has become the first state to achieve the target of administering the first dose of Covid vaccine to all eligible people above 18 years.

China's export, import growth likely eased in Aug on COVID-19 cases, supply bottlenecks: Reuters poll

China's export growth is expected to have moderated in August amid port congestion caused by fresh COVID-19 cases, a Reuters poll showed, while the pace of imports also slowed, highlighting the growing pressure on the world's second-largest economy.

The forecast slackening in overall trade add to a flurry of soft Chinese data since July and is likely to reinforce market expectations for more near-term support measures https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-policy-idUSKBN2F013X to revitalise the flagging economic recovery.

Exports are expected to have risen 17.1% in August from a year earlier, the median forecast in a Reuters poll of 31 economists showed on Monday, compared with growth of 19.3% in July. The data are due out on Tuesday.

No new COVID-19 case in Andamans, tally at 7,572

Andaman and Nicobar Islands did not record a single fresh COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours, a health department official said on Monday.

The caseload in the archipelago remained at 7,572.

The death toll stood at 129 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported during the period, he said.

Thane logs 239 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths

Thane has reported 239 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 5,52,901, an official said on Monday.

These new cases were reported on Sunday, he said.

Three more people also succumbed to the viral infection, which took death toll in the district to 11,317, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 2.04 per cent.

Africa's Covid cases surpass 7.89 million

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 7,891,341 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 199,132, Xinhua news agency reported.

Some 7,075,737 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease so far, it was noted.

India logs 38,948 new infections, lowest fatalities reported in 167 days

India logged 38,948 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 33,027,621, while the death toll climbed to 440,752 with 219 fresh fatalities, the lowest in 167 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

The case fatality rate has declined to 1.33 per cent, according to the data updated at 8 am.

India had reported 199 deaths in a single day on March 23.

The active cases have declined to 404,874 comprising 1.23 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.44 per cent, the ministry said.

A decrease of 5,174 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

PM Modi to interact with healthcare workers, COVID-19 vaccine beneficiaries in Himachal today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday would interact with healthcare workers and beneficiaries of the COVID-19 vaccination program in Himachal Pradesh at 11 AM through video conferencing.

"Himachal Pradesh has set a benchmark in the fight against COVID-19 by giving the first dose of vaccine to all eligible people. Will have the privilege of interacting with many such beneficiaries and health workers of the state through video conferencing tomorrow at 11 am," informed PM Modi in a tweet in Hindi.

Himachal Pradesh has successfully covered its entire eligible population with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination, the Prime Minister's Office said.

Thousands of people protest COVID-19 restrictions in Amsterdam

Thousands of people took to the streets of Amsterdam on Sunday to protest COVID-19 restrictions in the Netherlands, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

The protesters began gathering at the city's Dam Square at 9:00 GMT. Despite the requests from the mayor's office to disperse, the crowd was only swelling in size.

The protesters marched 7 kilometres through the city, finishing at the Dam Square at 13:00 GMT.

Brazil-Argentina WC qualifier suspended; players accused of Covid-protocol breach

Brazil's home World Cup qualifier against Argentina was suspended on Sunday after four players from the visiting team were accused of breaching COVID-19 protocols.

Officials from Brazilian health regulator Anvisa walked onto the Corinthians Arena pitch seven minutes after kickoff to order the game be halted.

According to the government agency, Premier League players Emiliano Martinez, Giovani Lo Celso, Cristian Romero and Emiliano Buendia failed to comply with entry regulations for travellers.

Bengaluru crosses 10 mn-mark in Covid vaccination

As the supply issue of Covid vaccine is being sorted out, authorities push to inoculate have yielded good results in Karnataka. In Bengaluru, more than one crore doses and in the state 45 million doses have been administered till date.

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Sunday said the BBMP has administered a total of 11,493,814 Covid vaccines doses in Bengaluru till date. "More than 10 million doses only means that we will continue to vaccinate every eligible adult. We believe Covid-19 can be completely kept at bay when all of us are fully vaccinated," he explained.

UK may require vaccine passports for big venues this month

The U.K. is considering a requirement for vaccine passports to be shown in order to access large venues as early as this month, but has yet to decide whether to roll out jabs to healthy schoolchildren.

“We are looking at, by the end of September when everyone has had a chance to be fully vaccinated, for the large venues -- venues which could end up causing a real spike in infections -- where we need to use the certification process,” vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said in an interview with Sky News. 

The government hasn’t yet decided on whether to roll out vaccines to healthy 12- to 15-year-olds, but if the move does go ahead, then parental consent would be needed, he said.

Pakistan reports over 3,700 COVID-19 cases in 24 hrs, positivity rate at 6.47%

Pakistan on Sunday reported over 3,700 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, with a positivity rate of 6.47 per cent.

Pakistan reported 61 more COVID-19 related deaths, showed the data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), reported The News International.

3,747 positive cases of coronavirus were reported after 57,908 tests were taken across the country in the past 24 hours, according to the NCOC's data.

'Vaccination on wheels' flagged-off in Delhi to inoculate labourers against Covid

AAP MLA Raghav Chadha on Sunday flagged-off the 'vaccination on wheels' van that aims to reach and inoculate labourers against COVID-19.

The aim of the drive is to get 150 people vaccinated everyday without an appointment, a statement issued by the Aam Aadmi Party said.

COVID-19 curfew in Goa extended till Sept 13

The Goa government on Sunday extended the coronavirus-induced curfew till September 13.

In a notification issued here, the state administration announced the extension of the curfew till 7 am on September 13.

"As part of the curfew, the state government has retained the restrictions that are currently in force," a senior official said.

The COVID-19 curfew was first imposed in the state on May 9, and has since been extended regularly.

Partial lockdown in Aizawl extended till Sep 18

The Mizoram government has extended partial lockdown in Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) area and certain COVID-related restrictions in other parts of the state till September 18, with a few relaxations in the curbs, an official said on Sunday.

An order related to the COVID curbs was issued as the restrictions, imposed on August 20, were in place till Saturday, he said.

Educational institutes have not been allowed to reopen in AMC area, while schools and colleges in COVID-free localities in other parts of the state were permitted to resume physical classes, the official said.

One Covid-19 vaccine makes more antibodies than another. Does it matter?

Ten months ago, the results of large clinical trials appeared almost too good to be true: Two messenger RNA vaccines reduced symptomatic Covid-19 cases by more than 90% in almost every group that got them.

Now, subtle differences between the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc. vaccines are emerging across patient groups over time. One small U.S. study found waning levels of antibodies with Pfizer’s vaccine, particularly in an older group of people. And a larger study from Belgium found that Moderna’s shot may generate more antibodies than Pfizer’s.

Global coronavirus caseload tops 220.6 mn, deaths surge past 4.56 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 220.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.56 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.44 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and vaccination tally stood at 220,624,875, 4,566,726 and 5,446,556,336, respectively.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 39,941,581 and 648,467, respectively, according to the CSSE.

In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 32,988,673 cases.

INVESTORS DIARY 2021

Company

Event

Venue

Date & Time

BAT

Analyst Briefing

H1 Virtual

September 7 -1230pm

Hippo

AGM

virtual

September 17 -  (9am)

Star Africa

AGM

virtual

September 23 -11am

National Unity Day

December 22

Christmas Day

December 25

Boxing Day

December 26

Public Holiday in lieu of Boxing Day falling on a Sunday

December 27

Companies under Cautionary

ART

PPC

Starafrica

Fidelity

Turnall

Medtech

Zimre

Nampak Zimbabwe

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