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Insurers have to pay claims for treatment of Covid -19 cases with Omicron variant :IRDAI
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India reports 33,750 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, Omicron tally rises to 1,700
India reported 33,750 new COVID-19 cases and 123 deaths in the last...
57.25 lakh domestic air passengers in April, 26.8 pc lower than March: DGCA
According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), 78.27 lakh people travelled by air within the country in February. The drop in domestic air traffic in April is due to the second wave of the pandemic that has badly hit India and its aviation sector.
Facebook rolls out Covid announcement tool to help health depts in India
“The COVID-19 Announcement feature will give health departments the ability to push out timely, credible COVID-19 and vaccine information to people in their local communities/ state jurisdictions. States will be able to issue these alerts statewide or to specific cities within their state,” it added.
India’s Biological E. to produce Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine
Mahima Datla, managing director,Biological E said that Biological E. was looking to contract-manufacture about 600 million doses of the J&J vaccine annually. India’s government, however, did not factor in any production of J&J this year in the country in a list of likely vaccine output released last week.
India logs 13 per cent fall in new COVID-19 cases in week; still highest globally: WHO
The highest numbers of new deaths were reported from India (27,922 new deaths; 2.0 new deaths per 100 000; a 4 per cent increase), Nepal (1,224 new deaths; 4.2 new deaths per 100 000; a 266 per cent increase) and Indonesia (1,125 new deaths; 0.4 new deaths per 100,000; a 5 per cent decrease).
EU takes big step toward relaxing travel for vaccinated
The EU “Council will now recommend that member states ease some of the current restrictions” for those who have been vaccinated, said EU Commission spokesman Christian Wigand.
Women’s job satisfaction, mental wellbeing severely impacted by pandemic: Repor
”The last year has been a ‘perfect storm for many women facing increased workloads and greater responsibilities at home, a blurring of the boundaries between the two, and continued experiences of non-inclusive behaviors at work,” says Emma Codd, Deloitte Global Inclusion Leader.
$10 trillion lost globally due to COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns:WHO Report
A report by the panel cited estimates that more than $10 trillion has been lost globally because of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns to control its spread that has closed businesses and confined people to their homes. “Every effort to integrate beforehand health and finance will largely pay itself,” said Mario Monti ,former Italian prime minister chairs the WHO’s Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development .
It has recommended the G20 establish a Global Health Board which would work to prevent future pandemics by identifying risks, setting global benchmarks for preparedness, and promoting investment in health infrastructure.
269 doctors died due to COVID in second wave of pandemic: Indian Medical Association
Speaking to ANI, IMA president Dr JA Jayalal said, “Mortality among doctors is high as we are exposed to high viral load. We attain hundreds of patients whose infections are high. Also, many people come with symptomatic COVID, even their attendants are positive. So, doctors are exposed to this more.” “The working hours of doctors have been extended because the number of patients has increased. Keeping these all leads to high mortality among doctors. But this is not the case with doctors only, several deaths are occurring among the common public too,” added Dr Jayalal.
State-wise data by IMA shows 22 doctors died due to COVID-19 in Andhra Pradesh, 19 in Telangana, 14 each in Maharashtra and West Bengal, and 11 fatalities were reported in Tamil Nadu. It added that 10 doctors also died in Odisha, eight in Karnataka, and five in Madhya Pradesh.
Demand, employment severely hit by 2nd wave of Covid: RBI
“The biggest toll of the second wave is in terms of a demand shock – loss of mobility, discretionary spending and employment, besides inventory accumulation, while the aggregate supply is less impacted,” it said.
‘Entire Families’ Wiped Out by Covid’s Carnage in Rural India
Many people said the scale of the crisis is much bigger than official numbers reveal, with villagers afraid to leave their homes even if they have fevers and local authorities failing to properly record virus fatalities. India reported 274,390 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to figures from the Health Ministry.