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India reports first H3N2 deaths, one each from K’taka, Haryana; seasonal influenza cases likely to decline from March-end: Govt
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Brain stroke is the second most common cause of death in India:top health expert
Delivering a keynote address at the event titled, "Stroke care and...
Trump’s description of India as filthy sets off calls for cleaner air
“Trump is right,” Kapil Mishra, a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).said on Twitter. “Our air quality is actually filthy. In Delhi, we are breathing poison. Time for all of us to come together and deal with the real reasons.”
Monsanto loses final appeal over French farmer’s weedkiller accident
The farmer has argued that the fumes he inhaled from the weedkiller Lasso, a product that was subsequently withdrawn from the French market, caused neurological problems, including memory loss, fainting and headaches.
AstraZeneca resumes U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trial and next week J&J prepares to do same
AstraZeneca said that it is not unusual for some trial participants to fall ill during large scale vaccine trials but that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reviewed all safety data from the trials globally and deemed it safe to continue testing the vaccine.
AstraZeneca trials in the United Kingdom, Brazil and South Africa resumed last month even as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration continued its investigation into the case.
COVID-19: India records 54,366 new infections, 690 deaths
A total of 69,48,497 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the national recovery rate to 89.53 per cent while the case fatality rate due to COVID-19 was recorded at 1.51 per cent.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 10,01,13,085 samples have been tested up to October 22 with 14,42,722 samples being tested on Thursday.
Next 3 months decisive in determining Covid situation: Harsh Vardhan
Addressing a review meeting with officials of the Uttar Pradesh government, Vardhan said, “Appropriate measures are being taken to combat COVID-19. But the next three months are going to be decisive in determining the situation of COVID in the country. If we take adequate precaution and follow COVID-appropriate behaviour in the coming festival and winter season, we will be in a better position to fight corona.”
He asserted that the state needs to focus on increasing testing, surveillance, contact tracing, and early diagnosis to keep fatality rate low.
Govt restores all existing visas, barring electronic, tourist and medical categories
Foreign nationals intending to visit India for medical treatment can apply afresh for a medical visa, including for their medical attendants
Therefore, this decision will enable foreign nationals to come to India for various purposes such as business, conferences, employment, studies, research, medical purposes etc
India has set aside $7 billion to vaccinate the world’s second Biggest Population
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration estimates an all-in cost of about $6-$7 per person in the nation of 1.3 billion, the people said, asking not to be identified as the details are private. The money provisioned so far is for the current financial year ending March 31 and there will be no shortage of further funds for this purpose, they added.A Finance Ministry spokesman couldn’t immediately be reached when tried on his mobile.
Kotak Life forays into health insurance;launches Kotak Health Shield
G. Murlidhar, MD & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Ltd. said, “Rising health treatment costs continues to be a major financial strain to crores of Indians across geographies, and our new Kotak Health Shield is yet another insurance policy from Kotak Life that has been designed to address the much required insurance cover to Indian consumers. Kotak Health Shield is an affordable health insurance policy that covers major critical illnesses.”
Insurers drop appeal against UK COVID-19 payout ruling on three policies
appeals linked to the Resilience, Eaton Gate Retail, and Eaton Gate Pubs & Restaurants policies have now been dropped, legal documents show, raising hopes that hundreds of vulnerable businesses could see their claims processed without further delay.
A spokesman for RSA, one of the largest of the six insurers, said it would work with broker Marsh to make interim payments where appropriate.
Businesses across the world have been locked in disputes with insurance companies over pandemic-related payouts.
COVID-19: India records 55,839 new infections, 702 deaths
The active cases of coronavirus infection remained below eight lakh for the sixth consecutive day
There are 7,15,812 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which accounts for 9.29 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 9,86,70,363 samples have been tested up to October 21, of which 14,69,984 were tested on Wednesday.