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“Post-Covid side effects in people after prolonged treatment is a matter of concern for us,” he said.”It is our endeavour that such patients and families get proper treatment and counselling so that they can recover from these health problems at the earliest,” an official statement quoted Gehlot as saying.
Non-life insurers’ gross direct premium rises 11 pc to Rs 12,316 cr in May
The six standalone private sector health insurance companies registered a jump of 66.6 per cent in their gross premium at Rs 1,406.64 crore in May 2021, as against Rs 844.13 crore earlier.
On a cumulative basis, the gross direct premium of all the non-life insurance companies grew by 17.5 per cent to Rs 29,626 crore in April-May 2021-22, as against Rs 25,212.55 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal.
Passenger vehicle sales in India dip 66 per cent in May as COVID disruptions take toll: SIAM
Commenting on the sales data, SIAM Director General Rajesh Menon said that many states were under lockdown due to COVID-19 cases for most part of May thus impacting overall sales and production during the month.
“Many members (auto cos) had also shut down their manufacturing plants to divert oxygen from industrial use for medical purposes,” he added.
‘Worse than Covid’: Threat of pandemics spurs race for vaccines in 100 days
The specter of another global crisis, along with the potential emergence of a deadlier foe, is pushing disease trackers to begin preparations now, even as Covid continues to rage in some regions. Researchers and governments want to smash vaccine development records set during this pandemic, harnessing technologies such as messenger RNA, and build a stronger system that can respond swiftly to stop the next outbreaks from exploding when they do occur.
India records 91,702 new COVID-19 cases, 3,403 fresh fatalities
Cats beat dogs in terms of bites in Kerala; 28,186 people sought treatment this January
The number of people who had suffered kitten bites began to show an upward trend since 2016, the year in which 1,60,534 people had sought treatment for the cat bite against 1,35,217 people for the attack of dogs, as per the statistics.
If cats bite as many as 1,60,785 people in 2017, the number rose to 1,75,368 persons in 2018 and increased to 2,04,625 and 2,16,551 in 2019 and 2020 respectively.
Child labour records 1st rise in 20 years, millions more at risk due to Covid: Report
”The number of children in child labour has risen to 160 million (16 crore) worldwide — an increase of 8.4 million (84 lakh) children in the last four years — with millions more at risk due to the impacts of COVID-19,” the report said.
UNICEF India Representative Dr Yasmin Ali Haque said the coronavirus pandemic has clearly emerged as a child rights crisis, aggravating the risk of child labour as many more families are likely to have fallen into extreme poverty. ”Children in poor and disadvantaged households in India are now at a greater risk of negative coping mechanisms such as dropping out of school and being forced into labour, marriage, and even falling victim to trafficking,” she said.
ICMR to start national sero surveys to assess Covid spread: Health ministry
On the US’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denying Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) to Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, the health ministry said, We respect each country’s regulatory system, but it will have no impact on India’s vaccine programme.
Delta variant 60% more transmissible, reduces vaccine effect: UK experts
However, while vaccination reduces the risk of severe disease, it does not eliminate it. With data showing that Delta is significantly more transmissible than Alpha, it is just as important as ever to follow public health advice, which has not changed. Get vaccinated, work from home where you can and remember hands, face, space, fresh air’ at all times. These measures work, and they save lives, Dr Jenny Harries, Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency. said.
Apollo Hospitals Foundation’s Total Health Initiative launches Covid Care Centers in rural and tribal areas
The Total Health Program has initiated the opening of isolation centres along with releasing a medical manual on creating Isolation centres to curb the second wave in rural & tribal areas. These COVID-19 Isolation Care Centers are located in the Aragonda village area in the Thavanampalle Mandal, Andra Pradesh and in Amrabad Mandal, Telangana within the Nallamala forest which houses primitive tribes called The Chenchus.