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20 Dec

Affordplan Swasth partners with Sebabrata Hospital

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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.

19 Dec

Omicron spreading significantly faster than Delta, cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days: WHO

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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

Comedian Varun Thakur will host ‘MTV Anything For Love’

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MTV India has taken up the challenge of finding the true love by pitting couples and their love to test in their new show ‘MTV Anything for love, love ke liyen kuch bhi karega Fragrance partner Wildstone Intense’. Varun Thakur, the improvising genius and internet star, will host this exciting game show, which will premiere on MTV on Saturdays and Sundays at 7 p.m. beginning December 18, 2021.

18 Dec

Niva Bupa Health Insurance Announces its Entry in Jorhat

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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 Announces 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.

17 Dec

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

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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…

16 Dec

Omicron scare: Section 144 extended in Mumbai till December 31 to restrict Christmas, New Year’s celebrations

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An order imposing section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) within the Mumbai commissionerate limits from Thursday was issued by the deputy commissioner of police (operations) on Monday. The section prohibits the gathering of five or more persons at one spot and holding of public meetings, among other things. Only people up to 50 per cent of the capacity at a venue will be allowed to attend any event and organisers of programmes should be fully vaccinated against coronavirus. According to the order, people have to follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour to stem the coronavirus spread. All persons connected with…

15 Dec

Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate; wrong to think it is causing mild disease: 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…

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…

11 Dec

Section 144 imposed in Mumbai for 48 hours due to rising Omicron threat

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In a bid to prevent large gatherings in Mumbai, the police imposed section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) within Mumbai commissionerate limits prohibiting rallies and protest marches involving people and vehicles over the next two days, an official said to news agency. The order, issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), will be in force for 48 hours on Saturday and Sunday. "It has been issued to prevent danger to human life from the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 as well as a threat to the law and order situation against the backdrop of violence that took place…