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147,492 children lost parents due to Covid since April 2020: NCPCR to SC
The Commission said the data uploaded up to January 11 showed the...
From pandemic to endemic: Can 2022 succeed where 2021 failed?
Health experts, however, are preaching caution, saying there’s too...
Tobacco consumption is the single leading cause of cancer in India
“Smokers are affected far more with severe Covid complications than non-smokers, so quitting tobacco should be the top most promise that one should make to one self,” said Mudit Agarwal, Sr. Consultant — Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at RGCIRC.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has also stated that tobacco use increases the risk of suffering from serious symptoms due to Covid-19 illness. Smokers have up to a 50 per cent higher risk of developing severe disease and death from Covid-19, WHO has stated.
AM Best maintains negative outlook on India non-life insurance
However, in fiscal year 2021, despite India’s GDP contracting by approximately 8%, the non-life insurance market achieved a positive, albeit muted, growth rate of over 5%. Prospectively, AM Best expects the trajectory of non-life insurance premiums in India to continue to be one of growth over the long term with rising consumer awareness and accessibility of insurance products.
Factors that could lead AM Best to revise its segment outlook to stable from negative include evidence of sustainable improvement in underwriting performance, supported by better pricing discipline, as well as an improved balance of overall earnings and stabilised economic indicators.
No decision on Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting 2021 till June 15
Baden Baden: The organisers of annual Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting has decided to not to open registration and booking options for the Baden-Baden Meeting 2021 untill June 15, 2021 due to covid-19 pandemic situation. Hotels will not take any...
Lilly India gets nod for use of monoclonal antibody drugs for treating Covid-19
Lilly said it is engaging in active dialogue with the Indian government and regulatory authorities to donate bamlanivimab and etesevimab in order to speed up access and provide treatment options for patients with Covid-19. The drugs together have been authorised under emergency use authorisation in the United States and select European Union countries for treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19.
Covid-19: HC notice to Centre, ICMR, Delhi Govt on advisory barring repeat RTPCR tests
On May 4, ICMR had issued an advisory stating that RT PCR test must not be repeated in any individual.
X-Ray Setu plans to on-board 10K doctors for COVID detection in rural areas
”We are planning to create a strong network of 10,000 doctors in the next 15 days who are trained in leveraging XraySetu, so that when the third COVID wave comes, we are ready with solutions that can reach doctors in rural areas,” said non-profit organisation Artpark CEO Umakant Soni.
He said that India had 5,335 rural community health centres (CHCs) as of March 31, 2019 that can be used and private estimates indicate that two-third of them have a working X-Ray machine and a technician to operate it.
Lucknow man alleges no antibodies developed after taking Covishield shot, files complaint against Adar Poonawalla, ICMR chief
“If FIR is not filed, then I will move to the Court. I have also mentioned in this complaint all those government institutions, whose authorised this vaccine for vaccination. This matter is being considered by the higher authorities, after which further action can be taken,” he told ANI.
By July or early August, will have enough COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate 1 cr people a day: Centre
“Mixing of vaccine is not the protocol yet, same vaccines (Covishield and Covaxin) are to be administered for both doses. Stick to the SOP. There’s international research underway on the mixing of vaccines as the possibility of a positive effect is also plausible but a harmful reaction cannot be ruled out either. It is an unresolved scientific question, science will settle it,” said NITI Aayog’s V K Paul at the press briefing.
Netherlands lifts ban on passenger flights from India starting June 1
“As per the Dutch Government ban on passenger flights from India that had come into force on April 26, 2021, has been lifted w.e.f 01 June 2021,” the India embassy here tweeted. However, there is still a European Union ban on non-EU travelers from countries where the coronavirus situation is considered very high risk.
Vaccines boost natural immunity against Covid-19: Study
Researchers at the Rockefeller University in the US analysed antibodies present in the blood of Covid patients, tracking the evolution of these molecules.