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COVID drives down U.S. life expectancy for the second straight year – CDC data
The nearly one-year decline from 2020 to 76.1 years marked the...
Asian Markets: Reinsurers grapple with economic challenges and climate risk, says Fitch
Asia-Pacific reinsurers face weather-related catastrophe losses...
PM Modi orders review of reopening on Omicron COVID concerns
Prime minister Narendra Modi After the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new variant to be "of concern", Modi "highlighted the need for monitoring all international arrivals, their testing as per guidelines, with a specific focus on countries, identified...
India to allow regular international flights from Dec 15,restricted flights from ‘at-risk’ countries
As per the latest update, the Health Ministry has put countries in Europe, including the United Kingdom, and South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong and Israel under the ‘at-risk’ category. New Delhi:...
World races to contain new COVID threat, the omicron variant
"This variant has a large number of mutations, some of which are concerning. Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant, as compared to other VOCs. The number of cases of this variant appears to be increasing in almost all...
New Covid variant: Centre’s fresh advisory to states for international travellers
In a letter to additional chief secretaries or principal secretaries or secretaries (Health) of the states and union territories, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan asked them to ensure that samples of travellers turning positive are sent to the designated IGSLS or...
WHO discusses new Covid variant with ‘unusual’ mutations in Southern Africa
“It is not surprising that a new variant has been detected in South Africa,” NICD Acting Executive Director Adrian Puren said in the statement. “Although the data are limited, our experts are working overtime with all the established surveillance systems to understand...
Higher ransomware claims push up USA CYBER PRICES
Cyber once again saw a record increase in premiums in Q3 2021, at 27.6%. Respondents agreed that one of the primary drivers behind these increases was the rise in cyberattacks, specifically ransomware, phishing, and social engineering attacks. Cyber had been...
Covaxin shows 50% effectiveness against symptomatic COVID-19 in real-world assessment: Lancet study
Two doses of Covaxin are 50 per cent effective against symptomatic COVID-19, according to the first real-world assessment of India's indigenous coronavirus vaccine published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The results of an interim study recently published...
Flu vaccine demand takes off in India as pandemic raises awareness
Apollo Hospitals and Fortis Healthcare are also witnessing higher demand for flu shots, including Abbott India's imported vaccine, Influvac, the private hospital operators told Reuters. Sales in its vaccine unit rose 42.3% in the financial year ended March, largely...
New Zealand to move into New Covid Protection System on Dec 3
The simplified framework has three levels: green, orange, and red. Vaccine certificates will provide greater freedom at each level. Wellington: New Zealand will move into the new Covid-19 traffic light system on December 3, which provides the ability for businesses...
Slump in births in Kerala during COVID pandemic
Kerala had witnessed 37,138 births in July 2020. But the state in July 2021 saw a slump in births to 10,684, indicating a sharp decline in the live births during COVID-19 pandemic. Thiruvananthapuram: India was projected to record the highest number of births in the 9...