by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2021 | Health, International News, Pandemic
The WHO warned that with cases rising so rapidly, hospitals could be overwhelmed in some places The Omicron coronavirus variant has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic, Workplace/Employee Benefits
“We are seeing community transmission, possibly in its early stages, but this can rapidly escalate in the days to come,” Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said at a press conference in Ottawa. There is a community spread of the Omicron...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
Omicron has been detected in Maharashtra (18), Rajasthan (9), Karnataka (3), Karnataka (3), Kerala (1) and Andhra Pradesh (1) and Union Territories of Delhi (2) and Chandigarh (1). Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh reported their first Omicron case on Sunday,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Workplace/Employee Benefits
“With the new variant, our current forecast is that the country could see the third wave by February but it will be milder than the second wave. So far we have seen that the severity of Omicron is not like the one seen in the Delta variant,” Agarwal told PTI. New...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
In view of loss of life during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the committee noted that the measures taken by the health ministry to contain or prevent the spread of SARS-COV-2 proved to be squarely inadequate and suggested that the focus should be on...
