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Rajasthan launches health insurance scheme for all claims it to be a first
The state began the registration for Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme, announced by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the state budget 2021-22.
“Rajasthan has become the first state in the country, where each family will get health insurance of Rs 5 lakh each year. People can get registered and be assured of cashless treatment,” Gehlot claimed in a tweet
No deaths reported, reduced severity: RML director on people contracting Covid after second vaccine dose
“So this is the kind of benefit which this vaccine is giving. We have not seen that those who got vaccinated and contracted the disease died. It doesn’t take a severe form in those who got vaccinated. We should grab the earliest opportunity to get vaccinated,” Director and Medical Superintendent, RML Hospital Dr Rana Anil Kumar Singh said .
Study reveals increased rates of organ damage after discharge from hospital with Covid-19
Although Covid-19 is most well known for causing serious respiratory problems, it can affect other organs and systems within the body, including the heart, kidneys, and liver.
Several unexplained symptoms that continue for more than 12 weeks after Covid-19 are said to be part of a post-Covid syndrome (also known as “long Covid”), but the long term pattern of organ damage after infection is still unclear.
Govt proposes to establish alternate funding, increase assistance in new Rare Disease Policy Draft
Noting that India has close to 50-100 million people affected by rare diseases or disorders, the policy report said almost 80 per cent of these rare condition patients are children and a leading cause for most of them not reaching adulthood is due to the high morbidity and mortality rates of these life-threatening diseases.
Study confirms link of processed meat to cardiovascular disease, early death
After following the participants for almost a decade, the researchers found consumption of 150 grams or more of processed meat a week was associated with a 46 per cent higher risk of cardiovascular disease and a 51 per cent higher risk of death than those who ate no processed meat.
However, the researchers also found moderate levels of consumption of non-processed meats had a neutral effect on health.
81,466 new COVID-19 cases reported, ‘second wave’ sweeps India
Suez Canal to seek over $1bn compensation for losses caused by stuck ship
The SCA chairman explained that the compensation demanded by the authority is not only for the financial losses caused by six-day navigation suspension, but includes the expenses of using dredgers and tugboats and the physical damage caused during the salvage process.
Egypt resumed navigation in the canal several hours after the Ever Given was freed and re-floated on Monday, after which many of the 422 ships that have been kept waiting started to cross the waterway.
52% of Indian firms report cyber attack in last 12 months
“Cyberbreaches are a reality that we cannot afford to ignore. Within an organisation, there will always be multiple threats that can exploit various vulnerabilities and launch full blown cyberattacks,” Sunil Sharma, Managing Director — sales, Sophos India and Saarc, said in a statement.
“The only way to stop these threats is to actively hunt for them and neutralize them. This makes threat hunting an important function to mitigate the damage caused by cyberattacks.”
French pharma firm guilty of fraud, manslaughter over weight loss pill: court
Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines work in real-world conditions: US CDC
Australia flooding to cut into insurers’ earnings, add to upward pressure on reinsurance rates:AM Best
AM Best expects the number of claims received to date to escalate as the event continues to impact the region, and as access to damaged properties is gained over the coming weeks. Losses are likely to emanate primarily from domestic property and motor lines of business, as well as from commercial risks, including business interruption and agriculture covers.
Suez Canal works to clear backlog as shipping convoys resume
Lloyd’s records a loss of £0.9bn for 2020, driven by £3.4bn net incurred COVID-19 losses
Throughout 2020, Lloyd’s provided significant support to its customers around the world impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with customer pay outs forecast to reach £6.2bn on a gross basis.
COVID-19 claims added 13.3% to the market’s combined ratio of 110.3%.
Excluding COVID-19 claims, the market’s combined ratio has shown substantial improvement at 97.0%, down from 102.1% in 2019.
Max Life Insurance selects four startups to build innovative solutions
India reports 53,480 new COVID-19 infections, 354 deaths
Gig economy can support 90 million jobs in India, add 1.25% to GDP: BCG Report
No shortage of vaccines, will keep replenishing states’ supplies: Centre
The Centre also advised the states and UTs for maintaining the vaccine wastage at less than 1 per cent as the present National Wastage Percentage being 6 per cent.
So far, 6.30 crore doses of corona vaccine have been administered in the country since the drive began on January 16 after approval for ‘Covishield’ and ‘Covaxin’.