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Ayushman Bharat health scheme to provide free treatment to all aged above 70 years: Prez
President Droupadi Murmu The Government is going to take yet...
Sedentary, non-coffee drinkers at 60% more risk of dying, study finds
Further, the team also found that sitting for more than eight hours...
Odisha CM launches livelihood assistance to beneficiaries of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana
Chief Minister said, "the welfare programs for the poor is the most important program of the state government. The first and second waves of COVID-19 created a challenge for us. This has had a profound effect on people's economic and social lives. The poor have...
Haryana makes second dose of Covid vaccination mandatory from Jan 1, 2022
"From January 1, 2022, any eligible person who has not taken both doses of Covid vaccine will not be permitted in malls, hotels, restaurants, marriage palaces, cinema halls, offices, banks or any such places which attracts crowds," Vij said in the Haryana Assembly ....
Niva Bupa aims to achieve Rs 5,000 cr GWP; to expand footprint by FY23-24
Niva Bupa has presence in 350 cities across the country which would further increase to over 600 cities by FY23-24. The company aims to achieve Rs 5,000 crore GWP by FY23-24 In the southern market, the brand recorded a a steady growth by registering 84 per cent in...
Samosa most binged Indian snack of 2021; biryani top dish: Swiggy report
When it came to India's top dishes in 2021, the StatEATstics report found biryani to be the undisputed dish, topping the charts for the sixth year in a row The humble samosa is India's ''most binged snack'' of 2021 with about 50 lakh orders, topping the list of the...
Center tells states to be on the alert as Omicron cases double
Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan mentioned that initial evidence shows that Omicron is at least three times more transmissible than the Delta variant. Kindly activate the War rooms/EOCs (Emergency Operation Centre) and keep analysing all trends and surges, no matter...
COVID-19 to reduce UK life expectancy by 9 Months:Royal Bank of Canada analysts
The increased mortality will allow the life insurers to release more funds that have been set aside in reserves, boosting operating profit by 7.4 billion pounds ($9.8 billion), or 16%, each year for the next five years, RBC said. The coronavirus pandemic is seen...
EU sets binding 9-month validity of vaccinations for COVID-19 travel pass
After a booster shot, the validity of the COVID-19 pass will be extended further without a set limit, because at the moment there is not enough information about the duration of protection from boosters, an EU official said The European Commission on Tuesday adopted...
No evidence to suggest that existing vaccines don’t work on Omicron: Govt
"There are limited available data, and no peer-reviewed evidence, on vaccine efficacy or effectiveness to date for Omicron," Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in a written reply New Delhi:There is no evidence to suggest that existing vaccines do not work on...
Omicron’s global spread prompts renewed lockdowns, delayed reopenings
The Omicron variant was first detected last month in southern Africa and Hong Kong and so far has been reported in at least 89 countries More than 274 million people have been reported to be infected by the coronavirus globally since the pandemic began and more than...
Wall St: Dow crashes 600 pts as Omicron’s spread stokes fears of tighter curbs
Surging global infections of the Omicron coronavirus variant have sparked worries in financial markets as many European nations and Britain weigh the possibility of restrictions during Christmas US stock indexes fell more than 1% on Monday, dragged by concerns about...