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Amazon starts offering healthcare service to other employers
The move shows how the No. 2 U.S. private employer is diving further into healthcare, the latest industry it has aimed to disrupt after retail, enterprise technology and Hollywood.
Piloted in September 2019 for staff near its Seattle headquarters, “Amazon Care” lets employees video-chat with doctors for diagnoses and referrals. It also facilitates housecalls and drug delivery in greater Seattle, a non-virtual benefit that Amazon said would be available in greater Washington, D.C., and Baltimore in the coming months.
“Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre” canceled again due to Covid-19 Pandemic
Nevertheless, in the week of September 13 the organizing committee will organize conferences and round tables on the insurance and reinsurance industry.
Over 20 mn kids in India facing extremely high water vulnerability: UNICEF
Extreme water vulnerability is the combination of the highest levels of physical water scarcity risks and lowest levels of drinking water service that affects a given population (surface water, unimproved or limited water service), it said.
“Women and girls are the most often burdened with fetching water long distances, which disrupts their education and opportunity for any work. This is exacerbated by the fact that India is particularly vulnerable to climate change, which exposes women and children to increasing environmental hazards.
Covid-19 vaccination drive to be extended in coming days: Harsh Vardhan
it is not scientifically necessary to administer the vaccine to each and every person in the country.
“Not each and every person in the world will be vaccinated. The prioritisation process is a dynamic process.
India has vaccinated 3.5 to 4 crore people so far and side effects of the vaccines has been recorded at 0.000432 per cent.
Lockdown is an option, says Maharashtra CM as Covid cases rise alarmingly
The state of 112 million people has already imposed a lockdown in some districts and put curbs on cinemas, hotels and restaurants until the end of the month. The rules were set to tighten further in Mumbai with mandatory testing to limit movement inside malls and cinemas, a senior official with the city’s COVID task-force said.
“I see lockdown as an option going ahead. But I trust people of the state to cooperate (and follow the COVID-19 norms voluntarily) like the last time,” he said.
Health claims should be processed within prescribed timelines:IRDAI
Where a claim is denied or repudiated, the communication about the denial or the repudiation should be made only by the Insurers(not by TPAS) by specifically stating the reasons for the denial or repudiation, while necessarily referring to the corresponding policy conditions. The insurer shall also furnish the grievance redressal procedures available with the Insurance company and with the Insurance Ombudsman along with the detailed addresses of the respective offices, said the IRDAI
UN says Covid may become ‘seasonal’ and peak around autumn-winter
Modelling studies anticipate that transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 disease, “may become seasonal over time”.
Need to change Covaxin composition not felt yet due to vaccine’s good efficacy against mutant variants: Government
Covaxin’s efficacy against South African strain is ongoing, he said.
As for the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, it has shown 74.6 per cent efficacy against the UK strain and has been shown to be effective against the Brazil strain.
However, its efficacy against the South Africa strain is just 10 per cent, the minister stated.
“The total number of cases with UK, South Africa and Brazil variants of the Covid virus in the country as on date is 400,” the Ministry said in a statement.
Hospitalisation due to any adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccination covered under health policies:IRDAI
“There have been reports raising doubts whether any adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccination that require hospitalization will be covered by the health insurance policies.It is clarified that in the unlikely event of hospitalization following adverse reaction to covid-19 vaccination, hospitalization is covered under the health insurance policies subject to the specific terms and conditions of the policy.” said IRDA in a press release.
Pandemic pushes 32 million Indians out of middle class, says Pew Research
“India is estimated to have seen a greater decrease in the middle class and a much sharper rise in poverty than China in the COVID-19 downturn,” the Pew Research Centre said, citing the World Bank’s forecasts of economic growth.
Nearly 57 million people had joined the middle income group between 2011 and 2019, it added.