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LIC relaxes claim settlement requirements
To facilitate speedy settlement of death claims in the prevailing situation where death has occurred in a hospital, in lieu of Municipal Death Certificates, the corporation has allowed alternate proofs of death such as: Death certificate, Discharge summary/Death summary containing clear date and time of death issued by Govt/ESI/Armed Forces/Corporate Hospitals and counter-signed by LIC class I officers or Development Officers of 10 years standing alongwith Cremation/Burial certificate or authentic identifying receipt issued by the relevant authority.
Surging India virus cases may derail recovery but ratings outlook stable-S&P
“Our downside scenarios suggest a less robust recovery in government revenues, and the severe downside scenario may entail additional fiscal spending,” they added.
The agency, however, said it still expects the economy to expand for the year as a whole, even though it said there are downside risks to its current baseline projection of 11% growth.
It expects growth to fall to 9.8% under its moderate scenario and to 8.2% under the severe scenario based on when the current infection wave peaks.
Delhi’s popular autorickshaws become COVID-19 ambulances
The Delhi government, in association with a non-profit organization, has kitted out more than a dozen autorickshaws with hand sanitizers and face masks, while oxygen cylinders are provided on a need basis. The service, which began officially on Tuesday, is free.
RBI’s Rs 50K cr liquidity facility can augment hospital bed capacity by 20%: Crisil
”Increased availability of funds at low cost will incentivise hospitals to augment beds, oxygen storage, ICUs and critical medical equipment,” its chief ratings officer Subodh Rai said.
If half of the Rs 50,000 crore window is utilised by augmenting hospital beds, the number of beds will go up by 15-20 per cent of the current capacity, he added.
India’s daily COVID-19 cases rise by record 414,188
India’s healthcare system is crumbling under the weight of COVID-19 patients, with hospitals running out of beds and medical oxygen. Morgues and crematoriums can not handle the number of dead and makeshift funeral pyres burn in parks and carparks. Although northern and western India bear the brunt of the disease, the share of the five southern states in the country’s daily surge in infections rose from 28% to 33% in the first seven days of May, data shows.
Tragic Covid-19 situation in India should raise alarm bells for all of us: UNICEF
“Family members of patients are pleading for help as the region reels under an acute shortage of medical-grade oxygen. Exhausted health workers are being pushed to the brink of collapse. We are faced with a real possibility that our health systems will be strained to a breaking point – leading to even more loss of life.”
IRDA asks insurers to launch Standard Domestic Travel Insurance Policy by July 1
A Standard Domestic Travel Insurance Policy will have Room Rent, Boarding, Nursing Expenses all inclusive as provided by the Hospital / Nursing Home up to 2 per cent of the sum insured subject to maximum of Rs.10000/- per day, are allowed in the policy.
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) charges/ Intensive Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU) charges all inclusive as provided by the Hospital / Nursing Home up to 4 per cent of the sum insured subject to maximum of Rs.20,000/- per day, can availed by a customer..
India reports highest-ever single-day spike with 4,12,262 new COVID-19 cases, 3,980 deaths
As many as 3,980 patients succumbed to the infection during the last 24 hours, taking the total COVID-related death toll to 2,30,168. India registered a total of 3,29,113 recoveries in the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries in the country now stands at 1,72,80,844.
India’s struggle to track new Covid-19 variants could worsen the crisis
Variants are already outracing vaccination progress in many parts of the world, fueling bigger outbreaks that spread faster. While some rich nations that secured effective vaccines early have seen their epidemics wane, the virus is still spreading like wildfire in developing economies, prolonging the pandemic.
PIL for vaccination centres at RWAs, NGOs offices; HC asks authorities to treat it as representation
A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh asked the authorities concerned to treat the plea as a representation and take a decision in accordance with the law, rules, regulations and government policy applicable to the case.