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Odisha govt reassures public amid confusion over Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana continuity
The confusion stems from the BJP's announcement to implement the...
Bihar govt to distribute one crore new Ayushman Bharat health insurance cards within next month
The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPM-JAY)...
New York City expands COVID vaccine mandates for children, private sector
New York: New York City expanded its array of COVID-19 mandates on Monday, setting vaccine requirements for children as young as 5 years old and for workers at all private-sector companies as the highly transmissible Omicron variant pushes into more U.S. states. The...
HEALTH, ECONOMIC AND CYBERATTACKS REMAIN TOP RISK CONCERNS FOR INDIA INC: MARSH/RIMS STUDY
Many employers in India are looking at transitioning to a more flexible working system. Some extent of remote work is expected to remain, leading to concerns of increased cyberattacks due to unsecured home networks. Yet, less than a quarter of Excellence India survey...
No proposal to reduce 18 % gst on health insurance plans:Karad
Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat K Karad . GST is determined on the suggestions of the GST Council, which is a constitutional physique comprising members from the central authorities and state governments. At current, no suggestion to scale back the GST price on...
`Let there be a Health Regulator or IRDAI should regulate hospitals,’ Alamelu
T L Alamelu, Member,(Non-Life),IRDAI Alamelu also cautioned insurers about the premium hikes and said the regulator is watching the situation "We have an eye on how insurers increase their premiums," Alamelu said Hyderabad: T L Alamelu, Member (Non-Life), Insurance...
Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid, says Oxford vaccine creator
While the Covid-19 crisis is not over yet with the new super mutant Omicron spreading to 38 countries, the next pandemic could be even more lethal, said the creator of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine Professor Sarah Gilbert. Delivering the 44th Richard Dimbleby...
Business Interruption and Cyber Attacks Identified as Top Concerns in Asia Pacific: Aon Study
“The world is a more volatile place and the importance of better decision making has never been greater, said Lambros Lambrou, CEO of Commercial Risk Solutions at Aon ``Long-tail risks are not single events. They’re innately interconnected, as we’ve seen with the...
Omicron: Parliamentary panel recommends evaluation of vaccines, more research for booster dose
In view of loss of life during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the committee noted that the measures taken by the health ministry to contain or prevent the spread of SARS-COV-2 proved to be squarely inadequate and suggested that the focus should be on...
Omicron! Why it’s too soon to panic about COVID vaccines and the new variant
Currently fewer than 200 genetic sequences of Omicron have been compiled compared with more than 2.8 million Delta sequences. Delta remains the most dominant variant. So we should continue to use vaccines and therapies we know work against Delta. By Adam Taylor, Early...
Only 22 persons got Covid treatment under Ayushman Bharat in Bihar
According to official data, 8.29 lakh persons underwent treatment using the Ayushman Bharat Yojana card during the first and second waves of the pandemic, but only 22 persons of Bihar availed treatment under the scheme Patna: Only 22 persons in Bihar were treated for...
BioNTech CEO says vaccine upgrade on the cards, ready to move quickly
BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin reiterated that a product relaunch could be achieved within about 100 days and said a redesign is already under way. But any confirmation of the existing shot's protection against severe disease could buy developers time...