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Only 11% of 69 cr beneficiaries have taken Covid precaution doses; officials blame complacency
Official sources also said that six states, including Kerala,...
Pandemic, supply disruptions pose risk to food security; urgent actions needed says World Bank led joint statement
Citing World Food Programme data, the joint statement said the...
Insurance claim liable to be rejected if lapsed on account of non-payment of premium: SC
New Delhi:An insurance claim can be rejected if the policy has lapsed on account of non-payment of premium, said the Supreme Court which stressed that the terms of an insurance policy have to be strictly interpreted. The apex court observation came while setting aside...
SC notice to Centre on PIL against Aadhar as mandatory ID proof for vaccination
The plea urged that authorities should not insist on the production of the Aadhar card as the only proof of identification for the purpose of administering COVID-19 vaccination.
The plea said that contrary to the practical actions of MoHFW, recently another Standard operating procedure (SOP) guideline has been issued by it wherein it directs the provision of vaccination for even those persons who do not possess any of the seven prescribed photo ID cards as mentioned in the CoWIN portal.
75 per cent COVID-19 patients were overcharged by hospitals: survey
Though the Maharashtra government had announced that the rates of treatment of COVID-19 at private hospitals will be regulated, the official instructions were not heeded, he said.
37% of patients suffer long-Covid: Study
The study did not provide any detailed causes of long-Covid symptoms, their severity, or how long they could last. It, however, said older people and men had more breathing difficulties and cognitive problems, whereas young people and women had more headaches, abdominal symptoms and anxiety or depression.
Cardiovascular diseases cause more deaths in India: Survey
On the findings of the health and wellness survey, Sanjay Datta, Chief – Underwriting, Reinsurance & Claims, at ICICI Lombard said, “Lack of awareness of the ailment coupled with the severity of the impact of the pandemic on our overall health, makes it even more critical to adopt a healthy lifestyle. A heart-healthy lifestyle is more likely to supplement one’s immune system. Along with having an active lifestyle, it is also imperative to look after our mental health as stress anxiety tighten their grip around our fast-paced lives.”
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 194 days
The death toll climbed to 4,47,751 with 378 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
Nearly 7K applications okayed for Delhi govt’s Covid aid scheme, 6,000 cases get Rs 50K each
The call centre set up by the Delhi government for making calls to the affected families and apprise them about the scheme as well as assisting them in filing the application on e-district portal, received around 11,000 calls till Sunday, an official statement said on Monday..
Pandemic pushes Chinese tech giants to roll out more courier robots
Researchers at the University of Michigan said fully and partially automated vehicles could cut delivery costs by 10−40% in cities. Alibaba’s last-mile logistics vehicle has delivered over a million orders as of September to more than 200,000 consumers, the company said. It operates over 200 robots and plans to have 1,000 by March and 10,000 over the next three years.
World Bank says Delta variant slowing economic growth in East Asia and Pacific
Economic activity began to slow in the second quarter of 2021, and growth forecasts have been downgraded for most countries in the region, according to the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Fall 2021 Economic Update.
While China’s economy is projected to expand by 8.5%, the rest of the region is forecast to grow at 2.5%, nearly 2 percentage points less than forecast in April 2021, the World Bank said.
DCGI allows Serum to enrol 7-11 year olds in Covid vaccine trial
“After detailed deliberation, the committee recommended for allowing enrolment of subjects of 7 to 11 years of age group as per the protocol,” a subject expert panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization said.