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Bottled water contains thousands of previously unknown nanoplastics: Study
"Previously this was just a dark area, uncharted. Toxicity studies...
819 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 reported from 12 states: Official sources
They said 250 cases were reported from Maharashtra, 199 from...
India’s COVID death rate hit record in June after calls for better data
“The Delta variant is both the most contagious variant and among the most dangerous variants in terms of infection fatality rates,” said Christophe Z Guilmoto, a demographer at the French Institute of Research for Development in New Delhi, who has studied COVID-19 mortality in India. “It did play an increasing role at the end of India’s second wave, and this may explain why the daily count of deaths in India isn’t coming down as fast as we expected/hoped.”
Delhi govt launches financial assistance scheme for families of Covid victims
”Each family in which a death has occurred due to Covid will be provided an ex gratia of Rs 50,000.”
”We are launching a portal through which such people can apply for financial assistance. Our representatives will also visit such families and get applications filled up,” he added.
The chief minister said such representatives will not reject claims of families in case any document is missing and will only facilitate the process.
There is no income criterion to apply for financial assistance under the scheme.
73 districts reported over 10 pc Covid positivity rate in June 29-July 5 week: Govt
Addressing a press conference, Joint Secretary in the health ministry Lav Agarwal said these 73 districts include Arunachal Pradesh (18), Rajasthan (10), Manipur (9), Kerala (7), Meghalaya (6), Tripura (4), Sikkim (4), Odisha (3), Nagaland (3), Assam (2) and Mizoram (1).
Ayurveda practitioners to discuss devplt, adopting uniform treatment protocol for covid-19 in kids
Last month, the Ayush ministry released detailed guidelines to deal with COVID cases in children, stressing the need for preventive treatment (Prophylaxes) as the most effective approach to protect children from this deadly virus.
U.K. is easing Covid rules, bringing businesses fresh concerns
Ministers highlight the link between infections, hospitalizations and deaths has been weakened by one of the world’s most advanced vaccination programs, yet infections have increased by two-thirds in the past week, fueled by the fast-spreading delta variant.
Tony Danker, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, said it will be “critical” to build both customer and employee confidence and that the government has a “vital” role to play in providing guidance to employers. The big question remains: Will consumers come back?
Indians looking to travel in newer ways; explore nature getaways, offbeat locations: Survey
New Delhi: Indians are looking at travel in newer ways and are willing to explore flexible and nearby travel, and travel to work remotely, according to the latest Airbnb-YouGov survey conducted in May 2021. According to the survey, while the timeline for travel...
Should people with immune problems get third vaccine doses?
Since April, health care providers in France have routinely given a third dose of a two-dose vaccine to people with certain immune conditions. The number of organ transplant recipients who had antibodies increased to 68% four weeks after the third dose from 40% after the second dose, one team of French researchers recently reported.
When can masks be ditched? UK leader to revamp virus rules
”But I must stress that the pandemic is not over and that cases will continue to rise over the coming weeks. Some doctors have expressed concerns about easing restrictions further as infection rates continue to rise. But there hasn’t been an equivalent increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations or deaths, emboldening ministers who believe that Britain must learn to live with the virus and that the time is right to end the remaining restrictions.” said Boris Johnson, Prime Minister,UK
Health and Term Insurance Price Index marks a huge jump in Quarter 2
According to the report, there is a drastic shift spotted in the insurance price index of both – Term Insurance & Health Insurance. Both insurance schemes have undergone a major shift in terms of premium prices, age category, etc. in the months of April, May & June 2021.
Unlike Q1 2021, Health Insurance Price Index witnessed a major shift in the 2nd quarter with an increase of 4.87%, marking a surge of insurance premium prices to Rs. 25197 in the index value. The Insurance Price Index of Health Insurance had been constant in the last two quarters i.e. Q4, 2020 and Q1, 2021 at Rs. 24026.
India records 39,796 new COVID-19 cases, 723 deaths
The case fatality rate stands at 1.32 per cent, the data stated.
The cumulative vaccine doses administered has reached 35.28 crore under the nationwide vaccination drive, the ministry said.
“Eight States viz. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Maharashtra have administered more than 50 lakh first dose of COVID-19 Vaccine in the age group 18-44 years”, the release stated.