Top 10 updates: Covid can make a person more susceptible to TB but no direct link yet, says Centre

Here are the top updates from Saturday:

The Union health ministry dismissed speculation about a sudden increase in the number of tuberculosis cases among patients recovering from Covid-19, saying that there was not enough scientific evidence to link the two diseases, PTI reported. However, the Centre admitted that the coronavirus infection can make a person more susceptible to developing tuberculosis, as it is an “opportunistic infection like black fungus”. The health ministry has recommended tuberculosis screening for all Covid-19 patients and Covid-19 screening for all diagnosed TB patients.
India recorded 38,079 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours upto this morning, taking the tally of infections since the outbreak of the pandemic in January last year to 3,10,64,908. The number was 2.23% fewer than Friday’s count of 38,949 cases. The country’s toll rose to 4,13,091 as 560 more patients died due to the infection.
Tokyo Olympics organisers revealed the first Covid-19 case in the Games Village as they sought to reassure competitors that the pandemic-delayed event would be safe. Six days before the opening ceremony, organisers said an unnamed person had tested positive for coronavirus in the Village, where thousands of athletes and officials will stay during the Games.
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