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African Swine Fever sets foot in Tripura from Mizoram

Sep 23, 2021

Tripura’s Animal Resources Development Department (ARDD) Director K. Sasikumar said some samples of ASF-hit pigs tested positive in the Guwahati based North Eastern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. He said that so far 160 pigs have died at the government run Exotic Pig Breeding Farm in Kanchanpur and the ASF not yet spread in the adjoining villages due to the strict surveillance of the department officials and doctors.

3 yrs of service and prosperity: Mandaviya on 3rd anniversary of Ayushman Bharat PMJAY

Sep 23, 2021

Since the inception of the scheme, more than two crore treatments worth Rs 26,400 crores have been authorised through a network of over 24,000 empanelled hospitals, both government and private across the country. Moreover, there are 918 Health Benefits Packages (HBP) covering 1,669 procedures along with COVID-19 treatment and diagnostic tests under the scheme. The top tertiary care includes orthopaedics, cardiology, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, radiation oncology and urology.

Union Health Ministry releases guide on long-term health issues of COVID-19 infection

Sep 23, 2021

Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister of State of Health Ministry, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar emphasized the need to tackle mental health issues and to reach the last mile.

“This pandemic has put an unprecedented challenge on our Health and Health Care System. Mental Health Care is a big challenge for a country with such a large population. We need to build our capacity to tackle this challenge of mental health,” she said.

Vaccine certification for travel must meet ‘minimum criteria’, says UK

Sep 23, 2021

Travelers who are not fully vaccinated, or vaccinated in a country such as India currently not on the UK government’s recognized list, must take a pre-departure test, pay for day two and day eight PCR tests after arrival in England, and self-isolate for 10 days, with an option to “test to release” after five days following a negative PCR test.

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International

China plans allowing a foreign life insurer to own more than one main business license

Apr 9, 2020

Existing regulations allow overseas life insurers, with operations in China, to own up to 15% stake in a local rival. Under the new rules being considered, the CBIRC will allow a foreign life insurer to own more than one main business license, the people with knowledge of the matter said.

Coronavirus impact on Swiss Re absolutely manageable,says official

Apr 9, 2020

Schmid said that he expected to see an increase in demand for coverage against pandemics. But insurers’ capacity to take on such a systemic risk has limits and governments must also be involved, he said

Multiple billion-dollar severe weather outbreaks affect the U.S. during March, Aon cat report

Apr 9, 2020

Steve Bowen, Director and Meteorologist within Aon’s Impact Forecasting team, said: “With the globe continuing to focus on the risks associated with COVID-19, natural peril activity remained elevated during the month of March as thunderstorms, flooding, and earthquakes were all prevalent.”

COVID-19 crisis can push 40 cr informal sector workers in India deeper into poverty: ILO

Apr 8, 2020

According to the new study, 1.25 billion workers are employed in the sectors identified as being at high risk of “drastic and devastating” increases in layoffs and reductions in wages and working hours. Many are in low-paid, low-skilled jobs, where a sudden loss of income is devastating.

Looked at regionally, the proportion of workers in these “at risk” sectors varies from 41 per cent in the Americas to 26 per cent in Asia and the Pacific.

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