Hi, NewsWrap for July 27, 2020

Coronavirus Updates, Covid-19 News, Assam-Bihar Flood, Rainfall in India, Rajasthan Turmoil, AIIMS, Crop Insurance

27 July 2020

  • Assam-Bihar Flood Fury: Over 100 killed, 3.5 million people affected as flood continue to ravage

    Amid the corona crisis, there is no respite from the devastating floods in Assam and Bihar as three more deaths reported from the northeastern state, and nearly 37 lakh people severely affected so far.

    In Assam, nearly 27 lakh people across 33 districts have been affected by the deluge. The deaths were reported from the Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Morigaon districts. The death toll due to floods and landslides this year has risen to 122.

  • Bohot Zaroori Hai, a Crop Insurance Campaign for Farmers of Karnataka & Maharashtra

    Bharti AXA General Insurance and AXA, one of the world’s largest insurance firms, has introduced its crop insurance campaign i.e. ‘Bohot Zaroori Hai’ for the farmers in Karnataka and Maharashtra to encourage them about their yield protection & financial security.

    The company has secured the mandate to insure the cultivators in Karnataka & Maharashtra for a period of 3 years under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna that provides them protection for the losses occurring due to uncertainty & unfavourable weather vagaries resulting in yield deprivation on the field.

  • Rajasthan Political Turrmoil: Got ‘six-page love letter’, will respond to Governor by evening, says Gehlot

    Amid the hue and cry, taking a swipe at Kalraj Mishra, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said he would respond to the Governor’s “six-page love letter” pertaining to the Assembly session by today evening. The remarks came hours after the Governor rejected the chief minister’s fresh proposal for a session on July 31.

  • J&K: While Jammu and Kashmir remains UT, will not contest Assembly elections, says Omar Abdullah

    It’s almost a year since the tectonic changes of August 5, 2019, were forced on the people of Jammu and Kashmir without so much as a by your leave. It’s still impossible to come to terms with what I saw being rolled out on my television set that morning. Hours earlier, at the stroke of midnight, I had been placed under house arrest, and would be shifted to a government guest house by the end of the day, says former Chief Minister of J&K from Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Party.

  • Focus on fever as predominant Covid symptom may lead to several cases being missed; Says AIIMS

    According to a study published in the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) Indian Journal of Medical Research, fever was present as a symptom of Covid-19 only in 17 per cent of the patients out of the 144 observed in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Trauma Centre, Delhi, and AIIMS in Jhajjar, Haryana.

    As per reports, with only 17 per cent of the infected cases showing fever, an AIIMS study suggests that overemphasis on fever as a predominant symptom may lead to several cases being missed and may be a cause of concern as these asymptomatic patients are potential transmitters of infection in the community.

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27 July 2020

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