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Religare Health rebrands itself as Care Health Insurance,plans IPO
The rebranding is aimed at further building on opportunities to deliver the best possible ‘Care’ to its consumers.Officials of the company also said that they would be looking to go public going forward. However, no timeline was announced regarding the initial public offer (IPO). The institutional shareholders of the health insurer include Union Bank of India anf Kedaara Capital
COVID-19 tally in India climbs to 36,91, 166
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.77 per cent.
There are 7,85,996 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 21.29 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
78,512 new COVID cases in India,971 deaths
There are 7,81,975 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, while 27,74,801 people have recovered. The total coronavirus cases rose to 36,21,245, it said.
The recovery rate has increased to 76.62 per cent, while the fatality rate has declined to 1.78 per cent.
Suspension of scheduled international passenger flights extended till Sept 30
“However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis,” noted the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in a circular.
Mutated coronavirus strain found in Indonesia as cases jump: Report
Syahrizal Syarif, an epidemiologist with the University of Indonesia, warned Indonesians must remain vigilant, as his modelling suggests the country may see its caseload rise to 500,000 by the end of the year.
“The situation is serious …. Local transmission currently is out of control,” Syarif said, adding that the number of infections found daily could have been much higher if laboratories were able to process more specimens in a day.
COVID-19 tally breaches 35-lakh mark,record single-day spike of 78,761 cases,4.14 crore tests conducted
With a record over 10.5 lakh tests conducted for detection of COVID-19 in a single day, the number of such tests performed in the country has crossed 4.14 crore, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.
Of the 948 fresh deaths, 328 are from Maharashtra, 115 from Karnataka, 87 from Tamil Nadu, 82 from Andhra Pradesh, 62 from Uttar Pradesh, 53 from West Bengal, 41 from Punjab, 22 from Madhya Pradesh, 16 from Jharkhand, 15 from Delhi, 14 from Odisha, 13 each from Gujarat and Rajasthan, 12 from Puducherry, 11 each from Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
110-year-old Indian woman recovers from coronavirus, discharged from Kerala hospital
Earlier, a 105-year-old woman and 103-year-old man, had returned home after getting cured of the infection.
Global COVID-19 cases cross 25 million as India sets grim record
The official number of global coronavirus cases is now at least five times the number of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to World Health Organization data.
Around the world, there have been more than 840,000 deaths, considered a lagging indicator given the two-week incubation period of the virus. That has exceeded the upper range of 290,000 to 650,000 annual deaths linked to influenza.
COVID-19: Nestle says consumer behaviour changing, essentials ”taking precedence” over luxury
“The words quality, safety, nutrition and trust have undergone sharper re-definition and consumers tend to favour ‘tried and tested’ brands and relationships formed herein,” the CMD said. There is a new word that has been added to the lexicon of consumer needs in the pandemic, which is ‘immunity’ for self and the family, said Nestlé India chairman Suresh Narayanan .
Japan looks to AI as coronavirus challenges go-and-see quality control mantra
Global manufacturers have long used robots in production while leaving the knotty work of spotting flaws mainly to humans. But social distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have prompted a rethink of the factory floor.
That has spurred the increased use of robots and other technology for quality control, including remote monitoring which was already being adopted before the pandemic.