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28 Dec

Delhi issues Yellow Alert to control increasing cases of COVID-19

editor0 CommentsBreaking News, Covid-19, Health, India

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal issues Covid-19 guidelines to control increasing Covid-19 cases. As per the guidelines, the central government offices in Delhi will follow the government orders, however, the private firms will function with 50% of the staff. Multiplexes and cinema halls will shut till further orders. Only weekly one market per zone with 50 % of vendors will be allowed. Restaurants can operate with 50% capacity from 8 am to 10 pm. With that bars can also operate with 50% capacity from 12 noon to 10 pm.

28 Dec

Sourav Ganguly, has tested COVID positive

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, SportsCovid-19, SOURAV GANGULY

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, has tested positive with COVID-19 on December 26. Ganguly had a minor fever on Sunday (December 26) and got the covid positive report on Monday evening, Ganguly was admitted to Woodlands Hospital shortly after his COVID-positive report came in, after undergoing treatment for a cardiac issue earlier this year. According to family sources, the hospitalisation was merely a precaution and there was no reason to be concerned. Medical specialists recommended the 49-year-old cricketer-turned-administrator not to isolate at home due to a pre-existing heart issue.

24 Dec

Delay UP Elections, Ban Rallies: Court Urges Poll Body, PM Over Omicron

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, India, Politicalelections, Uttar Pradesh

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested the Election Commission to postpone the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 by a month or two, reported news websites. The court also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the EC to immediately ban rallies and public meetings of political parties in the state amid the rising fears of the highly contagious Covid variant Omicron. "If rallies are not stopped, results will be worse than the second wave," Justice Shekhar Yadav said. The court made the observations while hearing an unconnected bail petition. The observation comes on the same day when PM Modi…

21 Dec

31 out of 54 Omicron patients discharged in Maharashtra

editor0 CommentsCovid-19omicorn

31 patients out of 54 who were infected with the new coronavirus variant Omicron in Maharashtra till now have been discharged from hospitals on Monday. No new cases of Omicron by the WHO, was reported in the state on Monday, keeping the newly discovered strain's tally constant at 54, he said. Of these, the highest 22 cases were from Mumbai. According to the health department, 31 of the 54 patients infected with Omicron so far have been discharged from hospitals after they returned negative RT-PCR test reports. Since 1st December, as many as 1,36,400 travellers have arrived from overseas, including…

20 Dec

Affordplan Swasth prepaid card

editor0 CommentsHealth, IndiaAffordplan, hospital

Affordplan Swasth and Sebabrata Hospital have announced their collaboration for a healthcare savings card to make hospital facilities more affordable and accessible to patient families in and around Kolkata. Affordplan Swasth is a YES BANK prepaid card with a digital wallet that enables OPD (Outpatient Department) services, lab tests, purchase of medicines and goal-based EMI savings for all IPD (Inpatient Department) treatments.

19 Dec

Omicron in 89 countries, cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days: WHO

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health

The Omicron variant of coronavirus 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 Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. Omicron is spreading rapidly in countries with high levels of population immunity, but it is unclear if this is due to the variant’s ability to evade immunity, its inherent increased transmissibility or a combination of both, the WHO said in an update. “There is consistent evidence that Omicron has a substantial growth advantage over Delta. It is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant…

18 Dec

Celebrate the Christmas with a handful of almonds

editor0 CommentsHealthAlmonds, Christmas

Christmas, one of the most awaited celebrations of the year is almost here. Christmas is also the time when people indulge in scrumptious and appetizing meals with family and friends along with a variety of sweets. However, the multiple feasts and parties, while tantalizing to the taste buds, are not so great for the family’s health.

18 Dec

Niva Bupa Health Insurance Marks its Entry in Jorhat

editor0 CommentsHealth, IndiaJorhat, Niva Bupa Health Insurance

Niva Bupa Health Insurance Pvt. Ltd. has announced its entry in Jorhat, as part of its next phase of growth. Niva Bupa is starting its operations in Jorhatand aims to provide health coverage to around 10,000 people in the next five years. Niva Bupa is on a strong growth journey with presence in 350 cities and recently marked the opening of 100 offices across the country. In the current financial year, the company has opened 1 office in every 3.5 days and aims to cover 600 cities by FY 24.

18 Dec

Niva Bupa Health Insurance Marks its Entry in Siliguri

editor0 CommentsHealthNiva Bupa, SILIGURI

Niva Bupa Health Insurance Pvt. Ltd. has announced its entry in Siliguri, as part of its next phase of growth. Niva Bupa is starting its operations in Siliguri and aims to provide health coverage to around 6,000 people in the next five years. With this expansion, Niva Bupa targets to clock around INR 10 Croregross written premium and 10 times increase in policy purchase in the next five years in Siliguri. The company will also bring business opportunities for people in the city as it plans to onboard around 1,200 agents by FY 25-26.

17 Dec

UpHealth Opens India’s First Digitally Enabled Acute-Care Hospital

editor0 CommentsHealth, IndiaAcute-Care Hospital, UpHealth

UpHealth, Inc. (NYSE: UPH) has opened the first digitally enabled hospital in the Indian state of Nagaland. The hospital, called HelloLyf HX, is the first facility of its kind and a revolutionary re-thinking of traditional hospitals with a state-of-the-art climate resilient design vetted and approved by the acclaimed Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. The hospital was officially inaugurated on Nov. 12, in Nagaland, India, by the state’s Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio. The Nagaland hospital represents the first such hospital that UpHealth constructed. Many such hospitals are planned across India, with many more scoped for Africa with aggressive timelines. UpHealth is…