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North Korea’s daily fever cases dropped to below 100,000 for the first time, state media said on Saturday, less than three weeks after the country’s first acknowledgement of a COVID-19 outbreak. The isolated country has been in a heated battle against an unprecedented COVID wave since declaring a state of emergency and imposing a nationwide lockdown this month, fuelling concerns about lack of vaccines, medical supplies and food shortages. Some 88,520 more people showed fever symptoms as of Friday evening, compared with nearly 400,000 about 10 days ago, the official KCNA news agency said, citing data from the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters. The total number of fever patients since April rose to 3.36 million among the 25 million population. KCNA did not report any additional death. As of Friday, the death toll stood at 69. North Korea has not confirmed the total number of people testing positive for the coronavirus, apparently lacking in testing supplies. … [Read more...] about North Korea Says New Fever Covid-19 Cases Under 100,000 as Virus Fight Heats Up

A scientist who accused a COVID-19 expert of hiding that the virus originated in a Chinese lab has been banned from spreading "fake news" after a legal challenge. Hamburg-based nanoscience specialist Professor Dr. Roland Wiesendanger alleged in an interview with German magazine Cicero , published in February of this year, that Professor Dr. Christian Drosten from Berlin's Charite Clinic was consciously refusing to tell people the truth about the origin of the COVID-19 virus. Wiesendanger further alleged there was evidence that a botched experiment at a Chinese lab was at the core of the pandemic. The court in Hamburg refused to make any ruling on this claim. Instead, judges ordered Wiesendanger to stop "deliberately spreading false information" about Drosten, the country's leading specialist, who he accused of a cover-up over whether the virus first emerged from a research lab in Wuhan, in central China. In February 2021, Wiesendanger, a nanoscience expert, released a … [Read more...] about Court bans expert from alleging cover-up of COVID-19 Chinese lab origins

The first year of COVID-19 lockdown saw the highest incidences of persons dying of respiratory illnesses in a decade, the 2020 report on medical certification of cause of death (MCCD) compiled by the Registrar General of India (RGI) says. In 2020, as many as 1,81,160 deaths occurred due to respiratory diseases such as pneumonia, asthma and bronchitis, higher than 1,52,311 such deaths reported in 2019. The certified deaths are other than those caused by COVID-19 virus, also a respiratory disease that has been separately recorded in the report as “Deaths reported under Codes for Special Purposes (Covid 19 Deaths).” At 1,60,618 deaths, the report said that this newly introduced major group is the third leading cause group recording 8.9 % of the totalmedically certified deaths at national level. The Union Health Ministry, however reported 1.49 lakh COVID-19 deaths in 2020. The total number of deaths, from all causes, in 2020 was 81.2 lakh. The recent World Health Organisation’s … [Read more...] about In first year of lockdown, more died of other respiratory diseases than COVID-19

The price of an “essential commodity” matchbox would be hiked by Rs 1 from December 1 and would be sold at Rs 2. The decision was taken due to a rise in production cost, triggered by an increase in the price of raw materials, the industry body said. Secretary of the National Small Matchbox Manufacturers Association, V S Sethurathinam said the industry ran into huge debts due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Consumers would, however, get more matchsticks in a box when they buy it at Rs 2, up from 36 matchsticks to 50 per box. On being asked about how did the industry survive the coronavirus pandemic, Sethurathinam told The Indian Express, “We had to keep the units running or else the workers would have moved to other companies. Matchbox is an essential commodity like rice, sugar, etc. We operated even during the pandemic. The machine that is used to manufacture these matches costs around Rs 1.5 crore, we can’t let that stay idle. Due to the Covid curbs, we ran into huge debts.” The … [Read more...] about ‘Covid-19 Left Huge Debts’: Price of ‘Essential Commodity’ Matchbox to be Hiked After 14 Years

Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan has shared his funny side effects after recovering from the novel coronavirus. Kartik posted a picture on Instagram on Wednesday doing a handstand, dressed in grey sweatshirt and pants. “Covid ke baad se sab ulta dikh raha hai! Good morning! (After Covid everything seems upside down. Good morning!)” Kartik captioned the image. View this post on Instagram A post shared by KARTIK AARYAN (@kartikaaryan) Kartik tested positive for Covid on March 22. On the work front, Kartik is currently shooting for his upcoming horror comedy film “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2” where he features alongside Tabu and Kiara Advani. The film is a follow-up to the 2007 film “Bhool Bhulaiyaa” and is slated to hit theatres in November. Besides this, Kartik will also be seen in the film “Dhamaka” which will release on OTT. Read all the Latest News , Breaking News and Coronavirus News here. Follow us … [Read more...] about Kartik Aaryan Reveals Hilarious Side Effects of Covid-19

COVID-19 vaccination seems to be a little disappointing for the British, who are claiming that it is making them lose teeth, develop flatulence and leaving them screaming, yawning or crying after the jab. The UK’s drug regulator, responsible for the safety of the Covid-19 vaccine, has reported bizarre side effects after Brits took AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine. Officials have urged the public to report any health issues they have faced after the jabs resulting in a 65-page document of alleged side-effects. Teething, rare blood clots and crying have been reported to be some of the many odd side effects. Last week, 11 European nations halted the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccination driv e after a number of people developed blood clot on receiving the dose. However, on March 18, the European Medicines Agency declared the vaccine to be ‘safe and effective, putting the issue to rest and these countries resumed their rollout. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) … [Read more...] about UK Introduces ‘Yellow Card’ to Record Potential Side Effects of Vaccine as Britians Report Flatulence, Losing Teeth

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla lamented that his company has billions of unused COVID-19 vaccines sitting in warehouses during the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos Wednesday. Bourla said Pfizer has billions of doses waiting for use in low-income countries that have already been paid for by rich countries during a sit-down with WEF executive chairman Klaus Schwab. Bourla said the vaccine doses aren’t being used because the population in much of the developing world isn’t educated enough to create demand for them, and the countries may not have the infrastructure for widespread deployment of them. “What we discovered through the pandemic was that supply was not enough to resolve the issues that these countries are having,” Bourla told Schwab. “Right now, for example, there are billions of doses of our vaccine, the vaccine that was used in Europe, in the U.S., it was offered to low-income countries for free.” “They can’t use them right now, because we discovered … [Read more...] about Pfizer CEO Complains He Has Billions Of Vaccine Doses Sitting Around Because Nobody Wants Them

A total of 58,009 children above the age of 12 years received COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, a statement issued by the Health department says. In the 15-17 years age group, 12,106 children received the vaccine while in the 12-14 years age group, 45,903 children were administered the vaccine on Friday. In the 15-17 years group, 5,249 children received the first vaccine dose, while 6,857 children received the second dose. In the 12-14 year age group, 35,887 received the first dose and 10,016 received the second dose. The Health department's campaign to vaccinate children against COVID-19 will continue till May 28, Saturday. A total of 1,440 vaccination centres functioned on Friday. Till date, the State has administered the first dose of vaccine to 82% children in the 15-17 year age group, while 54% have been given the second dose. Among the 12-14 year group, so far 48% have received the first dose and 13%, the second dose. … [Read more...] about 58,009 children above 12 get COVID shots

North Korea is pushing a coronavirus vaccination program for soldiers working on a Pyongyang construction project with a characteristically bizarre propaganda campaign that refers to the Chinese-made shots as an “immortal potion of love” and an affectionate gift from the “Highest Dignity,” a reverential name for dictator Kim Jong-un. Tens of thousands of North Korean soldiers have reportedly been assigned to work on a 50,000-unit housing project in the capital of Pyongyang. The project is supposed to be completed by the end of 2025, but progress was imperiled by North Korea’s first (admitted) outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus. The solution, according to anonymous Pyongyang officials who spoke to Radio Free Asia (RFA), was to march the soldier-laborers into “field sanitation centers” and shoot them up with lamentably ineffective Chinese vaccines while loudspeakers blasted weird propaganda messages into their faces: “It was like it was a national political … [Read more...] about North Korea Gives Chinese Vaccines, Dubbed ‘Immortal Potion of Love,’ to Soldiers

Over the last few weeks, you’ve probably had the same conversation I’ve been having: “We’re all going to get it, aren’t we?” “Yep.” Call it fatalism. Call it acceptance. Call it mental preparation. With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 ripping its way around the world, it’s just a matter of time before we all are exposed to COVID. Advertisement On Wednesday, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the number of new cases has exploded , as have hospitalizations, and the surge has yet to peak. The good news is that the new variant seems to cause less severe illness and does not appear to attack the lungs as viciously as earlier variants did. Opinion Columnist Robin Abcarian Read more from Robin Abcarian Anecdotes are not data, of course, but the way we are experiencing and thinking about COVID has definitely changed. “Over the next decade, give or take a few years, every single person on Earth has a date with this virus,” Vinay … [Read more...] about Column: Get vaccinated. Stay calm. It’s looking like we all might get COVID someday