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No panel formed for extending benefits to cover citizens above 70 under Ayushman Bharat, says govt
Union Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav said 34...
PSU insurers must reskill their employees and deploy best of technologies, says DFS Secy
From( L to R) , Deepti Gaur Mukerjee, CEO, National Health...
Govt should construct trauma centres near highways: Chowdhury
Every hour there are 35 accidents and one death in every four minutes and ''this is quite untenable,'' he said adding how many trauma centres are being set up to deal with the road accident cases. New Delhi; Expressing concern over road accidents and deaths, Congress...
Govt considers widening Covid booster shots to all adults in India: Report
The government is debating whether to provide boosters to other groups for free, said one of the sources, who both sought anonymity as the government has yet to make a decision. A health ministry spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment New...
Australia to make Big Tech hand over data on misinformation
"Digital platforms must take responsibility for what is on their sites and take action when harmful or misleading content appears," Communications Minister Paul Fletcher said in a statement Australia's media regulator will be able to force internet companies to...
Hong Kong to ease strict COVID measures from April, lifts flight ban
Hong Kong's border has effectively been shut since 2020 with few flights able to land and hardly any passengers allowed to transit, isolating a city that had built a reputation as a global financial hub Hong Kong: Hong Kong plans to relax some anti-COVID-19 measures...
Second Covishield dose can be given between 8-16 weeks after first dose, says NTAGI reducing gap
The decision will lead to accelerated administration of the second dose of Covishield to the remaining six to seven crore individuals amid rising cases in several countries, the source said. The government had on May 13, 2021 extended the gap between the first and...
Experts say future Covid waves unlikely to have serious impact in India; some call for easing mask mandate
Dr N K Arora, chairman of the COVID-19 working group of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), said given the high vaccination coverage and the wide spread of the disease, the possibility of India being hit by a severe wave is less likely. But that...
UK’s Sunak says he will help where possible with cost of living
British finance minister Rishi Sunak He said his priority going forward was to reduce taxation but a planned rise in national insurance due to begin in April, in order to fund health and social care spending, was fair London: British finance minister Rishi Sunak,...
China under pressure amid countrywide COVID-19 resurgence
China is battling its biggest virus surge in two years and numerous cities have imposed travel bans and lockdowns, including tech hub Shenzhen, which have shaken economic stability and global supply chains. China has clung to a zero-tolerance approach to the virus...
Canadian Pfizer partner sues to head off patent lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccine
The lawsuit is part of a growing web of patent disputes over COVID-19 vaccine technology. Arbutus sued Moderna over its mRNA technology last month, but has not yet sued Pfizer or Acuitas Pfizer and Moderna were hit with patent lawsuits on Thursday by Alnylam...
COVID-19 pandemic is ‘far from over,’ says WHO
After more than a month of decline, COVID cases started to increase around the world last week, the WHO said, with lockdowns in Asia and China's Jilin province battling to contain an outbreak A combination of factors was causing the increases, including the highly...