India could have reached the endemic stage, according to the WHO’s chief scientist

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Here are the main Tuesday updates:

  1. India has probably entered “some kind of endemic stage” of the coronavirus pandemic, said Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization. The wire in an interview. He said that at this stage, although fluctuations in the number of cases would continue, the situation is unlikely to be like the second wave of coronavirus from April to May. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines an endemic as the “constant presence and / or prevalence of a disease or infectious agent in a population in a geographic area.”
  2. India recorded 25,467 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the country’s number of infections to 3,24,774,773 since the pandemic erupted in January 2020. With 354 deaths, the toll rose to 4.35. 110.
  3. The health ministry said those arriving in the country after being evacuated from Afghanistan should go through a compulsory quarantine of 14 days at the Chhawla camp of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police near Delhi, ANI reported.
  4. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said Indians can now book time slots for vaccination against Covid-19 via WhatsApp. Recipients must write “Booking Location” and send the message to MyGov Crown support number: 9013151515. They will then receive a unique password, after which the recipients must follow the instructions of a chatbot .
  5. India’s first Covid-19 mRNA-based vaccine candidate HGCO19, produced by Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, has been authorized for phase 2 and 3 clinical trials, according to PTI, citing the Department of Biotechnology.
  6. The Kerala High Court asked the Center whether the 84-day difference between two doses of the Covishield vaccine was decided based on the availability of the vaccine or its effectiveness, PTI reported. On May 13, the health ministry widened the gap between two doses of the Covishield vaccine, from the recommended range of six to eight weeks, to 12-16 weeks.
  7. Kerala reported 24,296 new cases of coronavirus and 173 deaths due to infection in the last 24 hours, the Mathrubhumi reported. The positivity rate of the case stood at 18.04%. The number of cases showed a significant increase over Tuesday’s figure of 13,383 infections.
  8. The United States will test all Afghan evacuees for Covid-19 and wanted to establish a process to vaccinate them, Reuters reported, citing an unidentified Joe Biden administration official.
  9. Australia, which is witnessing an outbreak of the Delta variant of the virus, may proceed to remove restrictions once 70% to 80% of the population is vaccinated, according to the pandemic model adviser. country, according to Reuters.
  10. Globally, Covid-19 has infected more than 21.28 million people and caused more than 44.46 lakh since the start of the pandemic in December 2019, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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