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Coronavirus: Deaths in India due to COVID-19 in the second wave have been high (File)
Chennai:
Younger people without comorbidities are increasingly among those dying due to COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, government data shows. Between April 20 and 26, some 24 out of 494 deaths were in the 25-40 age group. This was six times more than four deaths in July last year when the first wave of the pandemic reached the peak.
This month, the number of young people dying of Covid peaked. Just in the week between May 5 and 11, there were 79 deaths - three times high since April. Many of those who died are as young as 25.
Express News Service
CHENNAI: Ahead of Mother’s Day, which is observed on May 9 every year, Express asked some pertinent questions to Dr Spoorthi Arun, American Board certified Internal Medicine Physician, Promed Hospital and Dr Padmapriya Vivek, Head of the Department, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gleneagles Global Health City, about what women should know before taking the Covid-19 vaccine.
Here’s what they had to say
Can women get vaccinated against Covid-19 while menstruating? Is there any correlation between vaccination and menstrual cycle?
Yes, menstruating women can take the shot. In fact women can get vaccinated while waiting for periods and after it is over; they can take it when they are bleeding heavily or lightly. There is no additional risk associated with menstruation. Some women tend to feel extra tired if they get the jab while menstruating and few women have reported that their periods have shifted by a couple of days during that menstrual cycle, but overal
Are youngsters more vulnerable than elders in the second wave?
May 07, 2021
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The age profile of Covid-19 active cases in Chennai shows that younger population or people less than 40 years account for the highest case loads. Of the 30,005 active cases as on May 6, 22 per cent are from 30-39 years age group against 15.24 per cent in 50-59 years group or 10.42 per cent in case of 60-69 years.
The trend is no different elsewhere. The latest data on the fresh Covid-19 cases, put out by various States, reveal a growing number of people in the younger age group with less than 40 years being more vulnerable to infection in the ongoing second wave compared to the older ones, who were the prime targets of the virus in the first wave.
SINGAPORE: Mitsui & Co is exploring a deal to take Malaysian hospital group IHH Healthcare Bhd private, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Some private equity firms have approached the Japanese trading house to team up on the potential transaction to buy out IHH’s other shareholders, said one of the people, who asked not to be named as the information is private.
Mitsui has reached out to Khazanah Nasional Bhd, IHH’s second-largest shareholder, to pick up its stake, another person said.
IHH, which is listed on the stock exchanges of Malaysia and Singapore, has a market value of RM49bil (US$12bil).