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Sharing the age-group analysis of COVID-19 patients, Agarwal said the maximum 42 per cent are of 21-40 years, 33 per cent of 41-60 years, 17 per cent are above 60 years and 9 per cent are of 0-20 years.
The elderly people and those with other medical complications are said to be at higher risk in this pandemic. In Delhi also, five of the six COVID-19 patients who have died were above 60.
COVID-19 testing, treatment free for Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries at pvt labs, empanelled hosps
“Testing and treatment of COVID-19 is already available for free in public facilities. Now, more than 50 crore citizens, eligible under the health assurance scheme will be able to avail free testing through private labs and treatment for COVID-19 in empanelled hospitals,” it said in a statement.
Business activity collapses across Europe as coronavirus lockdowns spread
Italy and Spain have so far taken the biggest hit on the continent from the pandemic but all four of the currency union’s top economies – and Britain, which recently left the European Union – saw activity collapse.
ICMR issues advisory for rapid antibody-based blood tests for COVID-19
The move comes in the wake of the country reporting 3072 COVID-19 cases including 75 deaths so far.The results of antibody tests similar to blood tests are available in 15-30 minutes.
Mainland China sees rise in new coronavirus cases
Though daily infections have fallen dramatically from the height of the epidemic in February, when hundreds of new cases were reported daily, Beijing remains unable to completely halt new infections despite imposing some of the most drastic measures to curb the virus’ spread.
Health Ministry identifies 20 existing, 22 potential COVID-19 hotspots
“Although there is no evidence of widespread community transmission, 20 existing and 22 potential hotspots have been identified. The containment measures to break the cycle of transmission and clinical management of those affected would require large human resources,”
EU tells insurers to suspend dividends, avoid bonuses in pandemic
The suspensions should be reviewed as the financial and economic impact of the COVID-19 epidemic starts to become clearer, the watchdog added.
Falck Healthcare supports healthy lifestyle with AI in partnership with dacadoo
“With the launch of this intelligent healthcare universe, we aim at empowering employees to take responsibility for their own health. It will also enable us to provide the right support at the right time when the employee needs it,” says Anette Damgaard, SVP of Falck Healthcare.
Poor nations need COVID-19 research to avoid system ‘breakdown’
The fear of health experts is not just that COVID-19 will kill many people in poorer nations, but that it will also exacerbate existing problems such as poverty, poor infrastructure and other communicable diseases.
Health-Care providers see surge in ransomware attacks in Europe, U.S.
An attack on a health-care provider locks down computers that typically contain electronic medical records, Siegel said, meaning that doctors and nurses can’t access information about their patients’ medical histories, the dosages of drugs that patients require and other critical information.