Global COVID cases up 80 per cent as new subvariant rises

The WHO declared in May that COVID is no longer a global health emergency, but has warned that the virus will continue to circulate and mutate, causing occasional spikes in infections, hospitalisations and deaths. In its weekly update, the UN agency said that nations reported nearly 1.5 million new cases from July 10 to August 6, an 80 percent increase compared to the previous 28 days.

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Celebs, influencers have to provide disclaimers now while promoting health, wellness products

Now celebrities and influencers presenting themselves as "health experts or medical practitioners" need to provide "clear disclaimers" while making any health-related claims. Medical practitioners and health and fitness experts also now need to disclose details of their certification while promoting products or services or making any health-related claims.

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Maharashtra reports first COVID-19 death in months

The deceased was a 75-year-old man who had a history of liver carcinoma, said Dr Daksha Shah, BMC's executive health officer. She said that while the man was infected with COVID-19, the infection was not the primary cause of his death.

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Is new COVID variant ERIS adding another layer to the bygone COVID-19 public health emergency?

The EG5.1/ERIS variant was first detected in India in May but it is not the dominant variant currently, XBB.1.16 and XBB.2.3 are still dominating. EG5.1 is more transmissible than previous variants. It is not yet clear whether it is more severe, but some studies have shown that it may be associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation.

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105 dengue cases in a week, fogging by drone after I-Day

On August 1, the public health department sprayed anti-larvae mixture in Usmanpur through a drone as a trial to target the areas where maximum dengue cases reported last week.

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State woos big pvt hosps to join revamped health scheme

Despite being operational since 2012, MJPJAY is yet to onboard major private hospitals in urban districts such as Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur. These hospitals have often been reluctant to join citing the disparity between the scheme's procedure rates and their individual operational costs. Notably, no major trust-run hospitals in Mumbai, such as Lilavati, Nanavati, Breach Candy, and Jaslok, have joined in over a decade.

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India became aatmanirbhar in 38 APIs after Doklam: Mandaviya

Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Health Minister, stated on Saturday that following the Doklam impasse in 2017, India chose to become 'aatmanirbhar' (self-sufficient) in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) required by pharmaceutical businesses. He was speaking at the Healthcare Summit, which was hosted by IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA).

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