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The team, led by researchers from the Francis Crick Institute in the UK, noted that levels of antibodies alone do not predict vaccine effectiveness and prospective population studies are also needed. Lower neutralising antibody levels may still be associated with protection against COVID-19, they said.

17 pilots of Air India, IndiGo, Vistara died of Covid in May: Sources

Jun 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic

in a statement to PTI. Indigo has a ”robust” welfare scheme and a ”benevolent policy” so that each family of the deceased pilot would be getting Rs 5 crore, the sources mentioned.

They added that while there were barely a few pilots of IndiGo who tested positive during the first wave, almost 450 pilots of the carrier tested positive for COVID-19 during the second wave.

India orders 300 mln COVID-19 shots before approval as court asks for vaccine ‘roadmap’

Jun 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic

So far, about 4.7% of the country’s 950 million adult population have been given both doses. The government said this week supplies are improving and it could have as many as 10 million doses each day in July and August, up from just under three million now.

624 doctors died due to COVID-19 in second wave: IMA

Jun 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic

”Last year, 748 doctors across India succumbed to COVID-19, while in the current second wave in a short period we have lost 624 doctors,” a doctor associated with the IMA said.

Risk of COVID-19 surge threatens Africa’s health facilities

Jun 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic

Only around two per cent of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, compared with the 24 per cent global figure.
In the last two weeks, the continent has recorded a 20 per cent increase in coronavirus infections, compared to the previous fortnight.

“The pandemic is trending upwards in 14 countries and in the past week alone (and) eight countries witnessed an abrupt rise of over 30 per cent in cases,” WHO said in a statement.

Economy hit by COVID-19 second wave to start recovering from July, says Chief Economic Advisor

Jun 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic

Commenting on the stock market situation in the country, he said that the stock market is at a record high as investors believe that the Indian economy will do well.

The CEA said that the prediction of good economic growth and investment by developed nations in the Indian stock market has led the market to a record high.

General insurers seek cooperation from hospitals for faster settlement Covid-19 claims

Jun 3, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic

The insurance companies are ready to extend their maximum cooperation to hospitals in completing the discharge process in the quickest possible time in all cashless claims as per the HC directives and solicit the kind cooperation of all hospitals in this regard, said Atul Sahai, chairman of GI Council and CMD of New India Assurance, the largest general insurer in the country.

Indian airlines may post $4.1 billion consolidated loss this fiscal: CAPA

Jun 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic

“We expect that Indian airlines will lose a consolidated USD 4.1-billion in FY2022, similar to that in FY2021. This will take total losses over two years to around USD 8 billion as a result of the two COVID-19 waves,” CAPA said in the report.

Epillo launches the first-of-its-kind integrated mobile App for patients

Jun 3, 2021 | Facts, Health, Technology

There are special features available that will aid in the global battle against COVID-19, where patient’s symptom data is captured, digitized, monitored, and analyzed and can be shared with their doctors. Through this feature, doctors can also prescribe medication to their patients using their clinical platform. So far, there are more than 200 doctors on board to support the telemedicine feature for this app and they will be gradually ramping up these numbers in the coming future.