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31 out of 54 Omicron patients discharged in Maharashtra
21 Dec

31 out of 54 Omicron patients discharged in Maharashtra

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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…
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Affordplan Swasth prepaid card
20 Dec

Affordplan Swasth prepaid card

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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.
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Omicron in 89 countries, cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days: WHO
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…
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Niva Bupa Health Insurance Marks its Entry in Jorhat
18 Dec

Niva Bupa Health Insurance Marks its Entry in Jorhat

editor0 CommentsHealth, India,
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.
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Niva Bupa Health Insurance Marks its Entry in Siliguri
18 Dec

Niva Bupa Health Insurance Marks its Entry in Siliguri

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

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

editor0 CommentsHealth, India,
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…
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Omicron scare: Section 144 extended in Mumbai for 14 days
16 Dec

Omicron scare: Section 144 extended in Mumbai for 14 days

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With over two dozen cases of new highly-infectious Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Maharashtra government has decided to curb huge gatherings and launch crackdown against violators. The total Omicron cases now have shot up to 32 with four new cases being reported - two from Osmanabad and one each from Mumbai and Buldhana. The Mumbai Police has extended the 144 CrPC by another fortnight. “Section 144 will be imposed from 0001 hrs of 16 December and will be in force till 2400 hrs of 31 December,” states the order signed by deputy commissioner of police (operations) Chaitanya S. The BrihanMumbai Municipal…
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Omicron Probably In Most Countries, Spreading At Unprecedented Rate: WHO
15 Dec

Omicron Probably In Most Countries, Spreading At Unprecedented Rate: WHO

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The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and urged countries to act as drug maker Pfizer said its coronavirus pill was effective against the variant.Dutch primary schools will close early as Europe battles a fresh wave of infections and hospital admissions, while British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a major parliamentary test seeking to impose fresh Covid curbs. Omicron, first detected by South Africa and reported to the WHO on November 24, has a large number of mutations, setting alarm bells ringing since its discovery. The WHO chief also voiced concern that many…
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3 more people from London test positive for Covid in Bengaluru
13 Dec

3 more people from London test positive for Covid in Bengaluru

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Three persons, who arrived from London to the KempeGowda International Airport (in Bengaluru, tested positive for Covid-19 in RT-PCR tests. As per the protocol 30-year-old woman and 6-year-old two boys have been taken to hospital and kept under isolation. Since they have arrived from a high risk zone, the samples have been sent for genomic sequencing. So far, three patients have tested positive for Omicron variant in the state. Two have travel history and one did not have any travel history. The health department initiated a series of measures to contain the infection from the new variant. However, the state…
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