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Covid in India maybe entering some kind of stage of endemicity: WHO’s Soumya Swaminathan

“As far as India is concerned that seems to be what is happening and because of size of India and heterogeneity of population and immunity status in different parts of country in different pockets, it is very very feasible that the situation may continue like this with ups and downs in different parts of the country, particularly where there are more susceptible population, so those groups who were perhaps less affected by first and second waves or those areas with low levels of vaccine coverage we could see peaks and troughs for the next several months,” said Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya Swaminathan.

Better incentives for better quality healthcare providers under AB-PMJAY: National Health Authority CEO

As of now, Ayushman Bharat Scheme has been implemented in all 33 states and union territories, Dr.R.S. Sharma said. 
On the topic of fraudulent billing by hospitals, Dr R.S. Sharma highlighted, “We have a very robust IT system in place for fraud detection. Every single instance of fraud is immediately detected and investigated. We have anti-fraud software and systems deployed on our platform that immediately catches on any pattern that seems even remotely suspicious and this is investigated and appropriate action is taken.”

India working on developing Pan-Corona shot: Dr Renu Swarup

“We are already preparing for the future, for a new vaccine, which is Pan-Corona. So that if there is any other such virus that comes in or any other such variant that comes in, the vaccine would be able to respond to all of them. So that’s really our next preparedness which we’ve already started. We have a very strong team which is working on that.”

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Swiss Re 2019 profit hit by natural disasters, U.S. casualty claims

Swiss Re’s combined ratio in its property and casualty division, a key measure of profitability, worsened to 107.8% versus 104% a year earlier. Readings below 100 indicate profitability. The company had expected the division’s ratio to be about 98% this year.

China’s Ping An Insurance says Coronavirus outbreak could hit business

-Ping An’s comments on the virus were included in its annual results, where the company reported a 39% increase in annual net profit on the strength of its retail business, but missed expectations.

-The coronavirus outbreak in China has caused widespread disruption to businesses and factory production, raising worries about the country’s economic outlook as growth is expected to slow sharply in the first quarter.

India becomes 5th largest economy, overtakes UK, France: Report

-India’s economy is the fifth largest in the world with a GDP of $ 2.94 trillion, overtaking the UK and France in 2019 to take the fifth spot,report said.
-The size of the UK economy is $ 2.83 trillion and that of France is $ 2.71 trillion

Global warming creating ‘Irreversible’ ice melt in Antarctica: Scientist

-The hottest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica of 18.3 degrees Celsius (64.94 degrees Fahrenheit) was taken at a research base there on Feb. 6. If hotter temperatures were to sustain they could cause an extreme global sea level rise.

“This will gradually displace people as it goes,” Thomas said. “We know this is already happening in small island communities and this will just continue to happen gradually as more and more houses are being inundated at high tide, then at normal tide and then even at low tide.”

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