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New National Health Insurance will not stop private healthcare in South Africa: President Ramaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa, President,South Africa “The NHI will be a lifeline...
Govt working with spice makers to ensure norm compliance; asks Everest to take corrective action
“We have carried out sample testing from both these companies and...
Next Covid variant after ‘mild’ Omicron could be more virulent: Expert
While the study showed that the new variant, dominant in the UK and now sweeping parts of India, is infecting the cells found in the lungs less, the virus itself is not intending to become milder. "There is this assumption that viruses become more benign over time but...
India’s new COVID-19 cases hit seven-month high of 117,100
The health ministry also reported 302 new deaths, taking the total to 483,178. Total infections stand at 35.23 million Government officials have privately said they are working under the assumption that daily infections will surpass the record of more than 414,000 set...
Omicron spreads in India’s big cities but hospitalisations still low
Nearly 90% of new patients had shown no symptoms and only 8% were hospitalized, city officials said in a daily health bulletin. COVID-19 cases nearly doubled in a day in Delhi to 10,665 on Wednesday, but the state said only 7% of its COVID beds were occupied New...
Make history and eliminate cervical cancer for ever, urges WHO chief
Cervical cancer is also the second most common cancer type for women, with the highest incidence and mortality rates, generally impacting low Human Development Index countries Nearly 90 per cent of 2018 deaths occurred in low and middle-income countries, where the...
India logs 90,928 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate stands at 6.43 pc
The country has reported 2,630 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 so far, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare As many as 325 patients lost their lives taking the death toll in the country to 482876. With this, the active caseload in the country...
India reports 1st Omicron death; “Exponential rise” in COVID cases, R naught value higher than 2nd wave peak: Centre
Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Gujarat are emerging as the states of concern ''We are now facing an exponential rise in (the number of) COVID-19 cases and we believe that largely, it is being driven by Omicron,...
Covid: Hong Kong bans incoming flights from 8 countries, including India
Incoming flights from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Britain and the United States, including interchanges, would be banned from Jan.8 to Jan 21, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam told reporters on Wednesday Hong Kong announced a two-week ban on...
U.S. reports nearly 1 mln COVID-19 cases in a day, setting global record
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that evidence thus far suggests Omicron is causing less severe illness. Nevertheless, public health officials have warned that the sheer volume of Omicron cases threatens to overwhelm hospitals, some of which are already...
India’s logs new 58,097 Covid cases,the highest since June
A total of 2,135 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 24 states and UTs . Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of 653 cases followed by Delhi at 464, Kerala 185, Rajasthan 174, Gujarat 154 and Tamil Nadu 121 cases New Delhi: A total of...
Asian factories take Omicron risks in stride, for now
The rising rate of global infections have raised eyebrows among policymakers, with outbreaks in China forcing some firms to suspend production and threatening to disrupt output for memory chip giants like Samsung Electronics a TOKYO: Asia's factory activity grew in...