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Only 300 of 65,000 COVID-19 patients using Ayurveda needed hospitalisation, none died, says Ayush ministry secretary
Asserting there were huge expectations from AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga...
Alarming rise in sudden heart attacks among Indians post-Covid, docs worried
"Though we do not have sufficient data and evidence to prove...
COVID-19 insured loss of $44 bln is third largest catastrophe loss -Howden
"There's only so much event cancellation coverage out there, there’s only so much civil action coverage out there, and when you get to $40 billion, that's pretty much exhausting what was underwritten,” said David Flandro, head of analytics at Howden London: Insured...
Surge in cases indicative of third Covid wave in India: Expert
Noting that in the major metro centres and the surrounding regions, the new variant of the virus is accounting for over 50 per cent of the fresh cases. The galloping increase in the number of Covid cases over the last one week is indicative of the third wave, as is...
Omicron cases are hitting record highs, but now may have a silver lining
The data, some scientists say, signal a new, less worrying chapter of the pandemic Several factors appear to have made the omicron variant less virulent, or severe, than previous waves of Covid-19. One factor is the virus’ ability to infect the lungs A string of new...
Jan 1 renewals: majority of placements were orderly,Guy Carpenter
Capacity was ample for many lines but more constrained for retrocession and some components of property, including loss-impacted lower catastrophe layers and aggregates.Capacity for cyber aggregates was also limited Emerging risk factors, including climate change,...
Insurers have to pay claims for treatment of Covid -19 cases with Omicron variant :IRDAI
The insurance companies have put in place effective coordination mechanism with all their network providers (hospitals) for the purpose of making available seamless cashless facility to all policyholders in case of hospitalisation if any and render speedy services to...
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 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. According to the ministry, the number of Omicron infections stands at 1,700 and it has spread to 23 states. Maharashtra is the...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 290 mn, deaths surge to over 5.44 mn
In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 290,065,951 and 5,443,444, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses...
Omicron-related disruptions cause over 3,600 flight cancellations to start off 2022
The Christmas and New Year holidays are typically a peak time for air travel, but the rapid spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant has led to a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections, forcing airlines to cancel flights as pilots and crew quarantine More...
UK government seeks to mitigate workforce disruption from Omicron
New restrictions in England to slow the spread of COVID-19 will only be introduced as a last resort, health minister Sajid Javid said, stressing that although hospitalisations were rising, the number of patients in intensive care was stable The rapid spread of the...
8 vaccines, 4 treatments in India’s Covid-19 arsenal
ZyCoV-D: The DNA vaccine produced by Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila is a three-dose vaccine. Instead of using regular syringes, the vaccine will be administered by a needle-free applicator. The DNA-based vaccinations operate by transferring a genetically modified...