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9.99 lakh healthcare workers received vaccine shots till Thursday 6 pm: Health Ministry

As far as adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) are concerned, he said there was one hospitalisation in Rajasthan.”A person who was vaccinated on January 16 and developed intracranial hemorrhage on January 20 has been admitted to Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur in Rajasthan and it is not related to vaccination. Further no death has been reported today,” Agnani said.

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COVID-19 active caseload further dips to 1.81 per cent of total cases

”Following the national trend of consistent decline in the active cases, 17 states and UTs have cases per million population lower than the national average. India’s cases per million population stand at 7,689,” the ministry said.

Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal account for 73 per cent of the total active cases in the country.

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Growth in health and protection biz to soften Covid-19 economic pressures on Indian insurers:Moody’s 

“Resilient sales of health and protection policies reflects rising consumer awareness of these products during the coronavirus pandemic, as well regulator’s actions enabling insurers to offer protection against the virus. Indian insurers have also rapidly developed their digital offering during the pandemic.Over the longer term we expect the industry to benefit as the government injects capital into publicly owned insurers, and as private insurers reinforce their solvency through a combination of capital raising and M&A, said Moody’s analysis on Indian insurance sector.

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NGT directs CPCB to ensure strict compliance of bio-medical waste management rules

The NGT bench headed by its chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that the standards of handling of Bio-medical waste need to duly comply and the authorities must ensure that waste is disposed of only through authorized agencies, common facilities are located as per guidelines and they must have Environment Clearance.

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