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DoT unveils 160 series for service, transactional voice calls
Now, for example, the service and transactional calls originating...
Ayushman Bharat: Govt spends Rs 89,000 crore for treating 7 crore people, says Health Secy Apurva Chandra
Apurva Chandra,Union health secretary Union health secretary Apurva...
India reports over 3.33 lakh new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 17.78 pc
As many as 525 fatalities were registered in the last 24 hours, taking the country's death toll to 4,89,409. The total recoveries climbed to 3,65,60,650 with 2,59,168 people recovered in the past 24 hours, the ministry said India reported 3,33,533 new COVID-19 cases...
Pandemic darlings face the boot as investors eye return to normal life
"What we think is very interesting is that Omicron, because of its very high infectiousness, very low morbidity compared to previous waves such as the Delta variant, might actually be the first tangible sign that the pandemic is evolving in the direction that we all...
3 doses of mRNA Covid vaccines very effective against Omicron, Delta: Study
"Our findings provide important evidence that booster shots are highly effective and those who are unvaccinated are at significantly greater risk of experiencing more severe Covid-19 outcomes and should get vaccinated and boostered as soon as possible," researcher...
UK classifies new form of Omicron as ‘variant under investigation’
In total, 40 countries have uploaded 8,040 BA.2 sequences to the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID) since November 17, 2021 and at this point, it is not possible to determine where the sub-lineage may have originated, . London: A new form of...
With 3.37 lakh new COVID-19 cases, India reports 9,550 less infections in last 24 hrs
In the last 24 hours, 488 people succumbed to the virus. The death toll is now at 4,88,884. A total of 10,050 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected so far. The ministry said that there is an increase of 3.69 per cent in Omicron cases since yesterday...
Back in court – UK hospitality groups take on insurers over lockdown losses
Corbin & King, the owner of London's Wolseley and Delaunay restaurants is suing AXA for around 4.5 million pounds in a dispute that hinges in part on the scope of "denial of access" cover, designed to protect insured venues that are shut by public authorities on...
‘Isolation’ not mandatory for foreign arrivals testing Covid positive
The existing guidelines state that travellers coming from any country including from those considered at-risk' shall be managed at isolation facility and treated as per laid down standard protocol New Delhi: Travellers arriving in India from any country who will test...
Healthcare likely to receive top priority in Budget: Assocham
The industry chamber noted that 47 per cent of the respondents in its survey pointed towards Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman according maximum attention to healthcare in the Budget. Besides, MSMEs, energy and infrastructure and technology were also on priority...
India reports 3,47,254 new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 17.94 pc
The country has so far registered 9,692 cases of the COVID-19 variant Omicron. There is an increase of 4.36 per cent in its cases since Thursday as per the ministry New Delhi: India reported 3,47,254 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and the daily positivity...
Deaths significantly less in 3rd Covid wave due to high vaccination: Govt
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh are among the "States of Concern" New Delhi: Deaths are significantly less in the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to the second wave, and the current surge is not witnessing increase...