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Cigna abandons pursuit of Humana, plans $10 billion share buyback -sources
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Govt makes air-conditioned truck cabin mandatory from Oct 2025
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Australia limits use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people over 60
Several European Union member states have stopped administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to people below a certain age, usually ranging from 50 to 65, restricting its use to older people, due to very rare cases of blood clotting, mainly among young people.
India logs 67,208 new COVID-19 cases, 2,330 deaths in last 24 hours
According to the Health Ministry, the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 95.93 per cent. The recoveries continued to outnumber daily new cases for the 35th consecutive day. India witnessed 1,03,570 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking the recovery tally to 2,84,91,670.
Global life insurance outlook revised to stable amid brightening growth prospects:Moody’s
“Strong solvency capital ratios globally underpin our view of the outlook,” Moody’s Vice President Manoj Jethani says.
“Although pandemic mortality continues to weaken profitability, the overall impact on the credit profile of life insurers has been less severe than originally expected due to differences in demographics of the general versus the insured population, as well the benefits of diversification from longevity-type insurance products, ” he adds.
COVID-19 cases surge in Africa, less than 0.8% of fully vaccinated, say officials
New cases are up nearly 30% in the past week and deaths are up by 15%, she said, with five countries — South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia, Uganda and Namibia — accounting for 76% of the new cases. The continent of 1.3 billion people has not yet been battered with an emergency during the pandemic on the scale of that recently facing India, but officials including Moeti continue to warn that such a catastrophe could hit.
“Africa is in the midst of a full blown third wave…We’ve seen in India and elsewhere how quickly COVID-19 can rebound and overwhelm health systems,” Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, told a news conference.
21.15 lakh domestic air passengers in May, 63 pc lower than April: DGCA
According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), 78.22 lakh people travelled within the country by air in March.
The drop in domestic air traffic in May was due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that had badly hit the country and its aviation sector.
Delhi bans soaps, detergents not conforming to latest BIS parameters
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had in January accepted recommendations of the Yamuna Monitoring Committee (YMC) which had suggested directing the Delhi government to issue orders “prohibiting sale, storage and transportation and marketing of detergents which do not conform to the revised BIS standards”.
The primary reason behind the formation of the toxic foam in the Yamuna is high phosphate content in the wastewater because of detergents used in dyeing industries, dhobi ghats and households, according to an official of the Central Pollution Control Board.
Govt plans Rs 50,000 cr programme to boost health infrastructure: Report
The program will allow companies to access funds for ramping up hospital capacity or medical supplies with the government acting as a guarantor, said the people, who asked not to be identified citing rules. The focus is likely to be on strengthening Covid-19 related health infrastructure in smaller towns,.
Japan considering limited domestic spectators at Olympics – media
Foreign spectators are already prohibited from the Olympics beginning on July 23. Organisers and government officials in Japan have said they would continue to work on coronavirus measures for a “safe and secure” Games, and that a decision on domestic spectators would be made this month.
India:Amid unlock, Doctors warn of ‘Worse Than Second Wave’ situation if norms not followed
Medical experts in mid-May had concurred that it was lockdown majorly that had brought down the count of daily cases, while cautioning that the severity of cases was still the same.
Covishield dose interval under discussion: NTAGI Working Group Chairman
“Decision to increase the gap between administering 2 doses of COVISHIELD has been taken in a transparent manner based on scientific data. India has a robust mechanism to evaluate data. It’s unfortunate that such an important issue is being politicised!,” said Vardhan on Twitter.