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R Ashwin Senior Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has decided to take a break from the ongoing IPL, saying that his family is currently "putting up a fight against COVID-19" and he wants to support them. The 34-year-old is competing for the Delhi Capitals this season and hopes to return to the side "if things go in the right direction". "I would be taking a break from this years IPL from tomorrow. My family and extended family are putting up a fight against #COVID19 and I want to support them during these tough times," Ashwin posted on his Twitter page after DC's game against Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Sunday night. "I expect to return to play if things go in the right direction. Thank you @DelhiCapitals," added the Chennai-based player. His franchise promised full support to him in a twitter post of its own. "Extending our full support to you in these difficult times, @ashwinravi99. Sending you and your family all the strength and prayers from all of us at Delhi … [Read more...] about IPL 2021 | Ravichandran Ashwin takes break from IPL to support family in fight against COVID-19

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 1,845 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (May 26), bringing the total number of infections in the country since the pandemic began to 4,499,057. The Health Ministry's CovidNow portal reported that 1,836 of Thursday's new cases were locally transmitted, while there were nine imported infections. The portal also said that 1,825 individuals recovered from Covid-19 infections on Thursday. There are currently 25,189 active Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, with 95.6%, or 24,089 individuals, observing home quarantine and 17 seeking treatment at quarantine and treatment centres. Some 1,056 Covid-19 patients, or 4.2% of active cases, have been warded in hospital, with 27 in intensive care units (ICU). Of the patients still in ICU, 18 require ventilator support while nine are unventilated. Malaysia's overall ICU utilisation rate stood at 56% on Thursday, with 5.6% used for Covid-19 patients. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry's GitHub data repository reported … [Read more...] about Covid-19 Watch: 1,845 new cases detected, active infections now at 25,189

The Indian Premier League trophy (Image courtesy: Twitter/@IPL, BCCI) Anxiety pierced through the Indian Premier League (IPL)'s bio-secure bubble on April 26 with leading Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and some Australian players withdrawing from the league amid the escalating COVID-19 crisis in India even as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) insisted that the glitzy league will go on. The 34-year-old Ashwin, competing for Delhi Capitals, decided to take a break saying that his family is currently "putting up a fight against COVID-19" and he wants to support them. He hopes to return to the side "if things go in the right direction". However, Andrew Tye (Rajastan Royals) and the duo of Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa (both Royal Challengers Bangalore) withdrew as apprehension set in after a couple of weeks went by smoothly for the league being held in front of empty stands across nine venues. While Zampa and Richardson have not yet spoken about … [Read more...] about IPL 2021 | Early exits as COVID-19 cases surge in India, BCCI says league will go on

The Indian Premier League trophy (Image courtesy: Twitter/@IPL, BCCI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on April 27 said it would do everything to ensure that foreign players competing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) reach their respective countries seamlessly once the tournament ends, a day after three Australians quit the event amid an upsurge of COVID-19 cases in India. Andrew Tye (Rajasthan Royals) and the duo of Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa (both Royal Challengers Bangalore) withdrew as apprehension set in after a couple of weeks went by smoothly for the league held in front of empty stands across six venues. "We understand that many of you are apprehensive about how you will get back home once the tournament concludes… We want to apprise you that you have nothing to worry about," BCCI COO Hemang Amin said in a letter addressed to the players. "The BCCI will do everything to ensure that you reach your respective destinations seamlessly. The BCCI is … [Read more...] about IPL 2021 | We’ll ensure you reach home seamlessly once event ends: BCCI assures foreign players amid COVID-19 scare

While some players have expressed concern over the second wave of COVID-19 in India, others have opted out of IPL 2021 The second wave of COVID-19 cases is wrecking havoc in India, with the country reporting more than 3 lakh daily novel coronavirus infections. Cities hosting the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) season have also been affected. As scheduled, matches have moved from Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Mumbai, Maharashtra to Ahmedabad, Gujarat and national capital Delhi. The wave of cases has battered India’s healthcare system hard as scores of people struggle to secure hospital beds, oxygen cylinders and medicines such as Remdesivir. Follow Moneycontrol’s full coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here While some players have expressed concern over the situation, others have opted out or withdrawn from the Twenty20 league’s ongoing edition. Close COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions View more How does a vaccine work? A … [Read more...] about IPL 2021 | COVID-19 scare: List of players who have withdrawn, opted out so far

Jonathan Mok was assaulted in London, United Kingdom in February. Image: Facebook/@jaidanmok A Singaporean student based in London, United Kingdom has become one of the most recent victims of racist attacks over the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Jonathan Mok, 23, took to Facebook earlier today, March 3, to spread awareness on how racism “has found yet another excuse to rear its ugly head,” after he got assaulted by a group of youths on the street. Mok said that around 9:15 p.m. on Feb. 24, he was walking through Oxford Street when he was assaulted by three to four young men and a woman, whom he described to have “seemed no older than 20 years old, but were all more than a head taller than me.” “I walked past a group of young men, when I saw one of them look at me (just as he walked past me) and said something to me, which I could make out the word ‘coronavirus.’ I was stunned and turned around to have a look at the man [who] made the statement,” Mok recounted. … [Read more...] about Singaporean assaulted in UK amid COVID-19 outbreak

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Infectious disease expert Mark Kortepeter explains the differences between Covid and monkeypox and how its spread primarily through direct contact rather than respiratory droplets means it’s less likely to cause a pandemic as significant as Covid. More than two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, our surveillance networks are on heightened alert for what might be the next big thing. We didn’t predict Covid, and we have never correctly predicted the next infectious disease of concern. If someone had asked me what I thought might be next, I certainly would not have predicted monkeypox, even though I teach regularly about the threat of its close cousin, smallpox. In the past two weeks, we were alerted to an outbreak of monkeypox that began in Europe and thus far appears linked primarily to men who have sex with men. The numbers of confirmed cases worldwide are over 200 and climbing. There have been few cases confirmed … [Read more...] about Will Monkeypox Be The Next Deadly Pandemic? It’s Unlikely

KUALA LUMPUR: First, Larissa Lumandan left her mobile phone in the freezer. Next, she could not remember what items she needed to bring when moving to Kuala Lumpur from Sabah or even how to arrange them in her luggage. "It took me three days to pack a simple suitcase. It was, like, as though I didn’t know how to pack things. It’s never happened to me before, never,” the 32-year-old writer told Bernama. It did not stop there. The Kota Kinabalu native said after moving to Kuala Lumpur last month, she would regularly do silly things like trying to find clothes she had chosen to wear while holding the said clothes, and rewashing dishes over and over again because she kept forgetting she had washed them. It was only when she ended up in Avenue K, while trying to get to the Suria KLCC shopping mall via the connecting tunnel - a place she used to go to often as a student in Kuala Lumpur - that she realised something was wrong. She described her mind as being "very blur”. In medical … [Read more...] about Experts: Under-reporting of long Covid endangers patients’ recovery, healthcare system

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline U.S. Covid-19 hospitalizations have increased 29% over the past 14 days, according to a New York Times analysis of Department of Health and Human Services data, suggesting that a new Covid-19 surge could be underway following a roughly three-month lull. Key Facts Forty-seven states reported increased Covid-19 hospitalizations, with the largest increases recorded in Wyoming, where hospitalizations increased by 141%, in New Mexico, where they increased by 114%, and Louisiana, where they increased by 94%. This national increase in hospitalizations was accompanied by a dramatic 31% increase in seven-day average infection rates and a 10% increase in Covid-19 deaths. Rises in Covid-19 hospitalizations were strongly associated with rises in Covid-19 transmission—83% of states with hospitalization rate increases above the national average also reported above-average infection rate increases. … [Read more...] about U.S. Covid Hospitalizations Surge 29% In Two Weeks

A woman walks on a treadmill during a demonstration for Recovery Care Clinic's 'Realize & Personalized' programme for people with long Covid-19, a potentially debilitating chronic form of the disease, at Thainakarin Hospital in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard) The country registered 29 more Covid-19 fatalities and 4,837 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Friday morning. This compared with the 37 coronavirus-related fatalities and 4,924 new cases reported on Thursday morning. There were 4,833 local cases and four imported cases. On Thursday, 5,198 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the coronavirus while 46,205 others were receiving treatment (down from 46,595 on the previous day). Since the pandemic started in early 2020, there have been 4,434,511 Covid-19 cases, including 2,211,076 this year, with 4,358,396 complete recoveries to date. The accumulated death toll stood at … [Read more...] about 4,837 new Covid cases, 29 more deaths