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No ‘serious or severe’ adverse effect post COVID-19 immunisation report so far: Govt
A total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated for COVID-19 and 580 adverse events following immunisation were reported in the country till now, the Union health ministry said on Monday.
He said a cumulative 580 adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) and seven cases of hospitalisation have so far been reported in the country since the nationwide COVID-19 inoculation drive began on January 16.
Indian companies consider buying vaccines for employees
Steel producer Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, autos-to technology conglomerate Mahindra Group and consumer goods giant ITC Ltd have begun initial checks on vaccines being available to buy after the government covers priority segments.
Maha among 3 states with highest deaths in road accidents: Govt
“In 2020, Maharashtra witnessed 25,456 road accidents and 11,452 road fatalities. Maharashtra is one of the three states that have reported the highest number of deaths in road accidents,” Parab said at the function.
Steel companies engage with vaccine makers for bulk supply of doses for employees
State-owned RINL and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) have sent details of its employees to the administration and who will be vaccinated based on priority.
Both SAIL and RINL also run hospitals at their plant sites.
A Tata Steel spokesperson said the company has been working very closely with the government and respective state governments of Jharkhand and Odisha from the start of the pandemic and serving the community with medical facilities at various locations of its operations.
India reports 70 lakh burn injuries annually with 1.4 lakh mortality rate:Harsh Vardhan
“Burn injury is one of the biggest causes of workforce loss and this is an issue of concern for countries like India. The nation reports as many as 70 lakh burn injuries annually with a mortality rate as high as 1.4 lakh per year and an additional 2.4 lakh patients end up with severe deformities. Due to its large population, most of the burn care facilities are overburdened and the state-of-the-art burn care is negligible. There is a dire need for a healthcare facility that can provide high-quality care for a large fraction of the population. The new Burns and Plastic Surgery Block has been conceived with the vision of providing state-of-the-art care in the field of burns management and research at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi.,” Vardhan said at the inauguration ceremony.
India records 15,144 fresh COVID-19 cases
The death toll increased to 1,52,274 with 181 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
There are 2,08,826 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which constitute 1.98 per cent of the total caseload, the data showed.
AI & IoT have created an urgent need and legislative rigour for comprehensive framework on data protection: Meenakshi Lekhi
Speaking on the data privacy , chairperson of Parliamentary Committee on Data Protection Bill and BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi , said there are many who are unaware of the kinds of warring systems that exist in the digital ecosystem today. ”When you look around the systems, you see that we are dealing with an unfair system. Unfair not just in India but globally, there is lot of intellectual property theft which is going on right now stealthily, which people may not even know about,” she said.
FPIs invest Rs 14,886 cr in first half of January
The strong flows are on account of the positive bias towards emerging markets and because of strong third-quarter earnings thus far besides decreasing domestic COVID-19 cases, said Rusmik Oza, executive vice president, head of fundamental research at Kotak Securities.
The forthcoming US stimulus could be another trigger for positive FPI bias towards emerging markets and India, he added.
”Going ahead, the market could be volatile given the ongoing earning season and the weak global cues. Run-up to the Budget would also add to the volatility,” said Siddhartha Khemka, Head – Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
EPFO settles 56.79 lakh COVID-19 advance claims, releases over Rs 14,000 cr till Dec
According to the source, the EPFO has settled 197.91 lakh claims related to final settlement, death, insurance, advance claims and disbursed Rs 73,288 crore till December 31, 2020.
The amount of disbursals under COVID-19 claims to subscribers is a sizable amount of over one fifth of the total disbursement during the period by the EPFO.
Parents of road accident victims entitled to compensation: Delhi HC
The motor accident claims tribunal had held that though the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the offending vehicle, the parents of the victim were not entitled to compensation for loss of dependency but only to compensation for loss of the estate.