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Aditya Birla Health Insurance looks to break even in next fiscal year on strong growth trajectory
“Good thing is that from the regulatory perspective, there have been a lot of enablers. However, there are challenges in terms of the initial impact of COVID-19 cases as the claims have been high,” ABHICL Chief Executive Officer Mayank Bathwal.
The company”s unique and differentiated health-first business model, such as 100 per cent return of premium, is contributing to more than 50 per cent of retail health new business, he said.
India administers 1 crore vaccine doses for third time in last 11 days
New Delhi: For the third time in the last 11 days, India administered more than 1 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on Monday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. India's total vaccination coverage has crossed 69.68 crore doses and untill 7 pm today, 92...
Blue sky thinking: 5 things to know about air pollution
Air pollution is also harming also harms our natural environment. It decreases the oxygen supply in our oceans, makes it harder for plants to grow, and contributes to climate change.Around 90 per cent of people go through their daily lives breathing harmful polluted air, which has been described by the United Nations as the most important health issue of our time. To mark the first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, on 7 September, UN News explains how bad it is and what is being done to tackle it.
India reports 38,948 new COVID-19 cases, Kerala adds 26,701 infections
The death toll climbed to 4,40,752 with 219 fresh fatalities. A total of 43,903 recoveries in 24 hours has increased the total recovery count to 3,21,81,995.
Meet COVID-19 pledges, support regional vaccine manufacturing:WHO
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pointed out that “many countries continue to face steep increases in cases and deaths” – despite that more than five billion vaccines have been administered globally.
India plans 50% increase in oxygen production before third Covid wave
While demand for medical oxygen in India has considerably reduced since the peak, reaching near pre-COVID levels, gas companies along with the government are gearing up for a scenario where the third wave could be worse than the previous one.
Brazil bans China’s Sinovac Covid vax over fears of contamination
Anvisa, the regulator, suspended Sinovac for a period of three months after learning that vials containing the shots were filled at an unauthorised production base, the Washington Post reported. The matter is being investigated.
12-year-old dies of Nipah in Kerala; 2 health workers show symptoms says health min
Two more people have been identified with symptoms of Nipah virus infection, Kerala health minister Veen George said here on Sunday.
The two are among the 20 high risk contacts of the deceased 12-year-old child, she said.
The Kozhikode Medical college hospital sources told PTI that they have since opened an exclusive Nipah ward to cater to any possible outbreak of the virus.
Govt determined to vaccinate everyone by December this year: Union Minister Kishan Reddy
”We want to reach out to the last person to be vaccinated in the country, in the most remotest part by December this year. It is also a matter of great pride that India was one of the two countries which invented a vaccine for COVID, besides USA, this raised the stature of Indian scientists and the country in the world,” the release quoted Kishan Reddy as saying.
”As many as 153 countries have sought our vaccines and some even paid the respective companies advance amount, but the government placed an embargo on export till people in our country are vaccinated,” he said.
Study suggests Delta does not cause more severe childhood Covid
The paper by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also found that between June 20 and July 31, 2021, unvaccinated adolescents were more than 10 times more likely to be hospitalized than those who were vaccinated.