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Bharti AXA General Insurance posts a net of Rs 120 crore in FY 21,Combined ratio at 110.5%
New Delhi Non-life insurer Bharti AXA General Insurance,which is in the process of being taken over by ICICI Lombard General Insurnace, posted a profit after tax of Rs 120 crore in FY21. Combined ratio of the general insurer stood at 110.5 per cent compared to...
Delhi defies social distancing norms, doctors say brace for COVID-19 ‘explosion’
“Delhi ought to have unlocked far more scientifically. We are inviting trouble!” Arvinder Singh Soin, a surgeon and leading liver transplant specialist, said on Twitter.
People must follow appropriate behaviour as Covid-19 has not yet been eradicated, says AIIMS taskforce head Dr Naveet Wig
“Unlock has to take place very slowly. Hotspots have to be taken care of. We must be ready to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and must personally ensure that us and our families will not get infected. Covid-19 has not gone. There are 10 lakh active Covid-19 patients in the country today,” Dr Wig, who is also the Chairperson of the AIIMS Covid Task Force told ANI.
AstraZeneca shots have good risk-benefit profile for over 60s, says EMA official
The EMA’s position is that the AstraZeneca shot is safe and can be used for all age groups over 18. However several European Union member states have stopped administering it to people below a certain age, usually ranging from 50 to 65, restricting its use to older people, due to very rare cases of blood clotting, mainly among young people.
Why we sometimes die when trying to avoid risk
This past year, the information that fed our risk perceptions was confusing and often misleading. We were inundated with images and statistics about the pandemic last summer, but not about car accidents. This made the pandemic feel like the biggest and most immediate threat to our lives. True, for many people it was. Many more people died from Covid than car accidents. But not all activities were equally risky. For most of us, socializing outdoors was safer than reckless driving.
India’s, Brazil’s Q1 GDP data suggest strong post-pandemic rebound: Moody’s
The economic outlook for both countries is quite uncertain because of the downside risks of potential third waves of coronavirus, said Moody’s.
As in Brazil, India’s mobility and economic activity will likely accelerate in the second half of the year as the pace of vaccinations accelerates. The government’s recently announced strategy to vaccinate 940 million people by December will support economic recovery.
Fed-up young workers fear they need offices to save their careers
Despite a majority under 30 saying remote work made them more productive, over half of the survey’s respondents across Europe–ranging in age from 18 to 45–say they feel anxious about a lack of training and career opportunities when thinking long-term about the future of work.
IRDAI looking for agency to manage its multi-media grievance redressal centre
The agency will be required to manage its IGCC by providing the state-of-the-art call centre solution based on IP Multimedia platform for seamless handling of channels (telephone calls, e-mails and letters) with unified administration and reporting as well as having the integrated components in a single platform, said the request for proposal (RFP) for IGCC Services.
UK PM Johnson expected to delay Covid lockdown end by 4 weeks to July 19
On Sunday, the UK recorded 7,490 new cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths, with the seven-day average for cases up 49 per cent compared with the seven days before.
Scientists and health officials have called for a delay in lifting all social distance norms in order to allow the vaccination programme to gain further ground, with second doses for the older age groups and first doses for the younger population cohorts of over-25s now eligible for jabs.
Novavax: Large study finds Covid-19 shot about 90% effective
Side effects were mostly mild – tenderness and pain at the injection site. There were no reports of unusual blood clots or heart problems, Erck said.
The Novavax vaccine can be stored in standard refrigerators, making it easier to distribute.