Page 29 - Health Crisis

Coronavirus-related death rate in 20 states lower than national average

Deaths per million were higher than the national average of 176 in 16 states and highest in Delhi, which has reported 1,019 deaths per million

India's food processing market may touch $470 billion by 2025: KPMG report

Tier-II and tier-III cities could mirror the trend visible in metropolitan areas, by buying more processed food in the coming years

Yogi Adityanath handpicks 'Team 9' to fight Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh

With the novel coronavirus mutants/variants driving the second wave of Covid-19, this team will work for speedier management, faster decision making, and a quicker mobilisation of resources

Life insurance companies' new premium business up 45% at Rs 9,739 crore

While the NBP of private insurers, 23 in total, grew 55.18 per cent over the same period last year, state-owned Life Insurance Corporation reported 35.6 per cent growth

Amid supply crunch, private hospitals eyeing import of Covid-19 vaccines

Two major hospital groups, Apollo Hospitals and Fortis Healthcare, said they are open to exploring opportunities to import

India could see 1 million Covid-19 deaths by August 1, says Lancet

The editorial in the medical journal has quoted Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation data

Meanwhile, the good news: A look at another side of the India story

T N Ninan looks at Credit Suisse India Strategist Neelkanth Mishra's four-part article series in Business Standard and how it spells hope at a time when a health care crisis has pervaded the country

From Dia Mirza to Jasprit Bumrah, celebrity weddings in the time of Covid

The rich are following a template for their special day - an intimate ceremony, with fewer people and a keen eye for a touch of luxury in every aspect

Hospitals to reap the benefits of RBI's health care liquidity injection

While top hospital chains reported an average borrowing cost of 9.8% in H1FY21, loans under the special RBI liquidity window for the health care sector are expected to come at around 6%

Coronavirus second wave: How oxygen for medical use is extracted

There has been a lot of conversation lately around liquid oxygen, medical oxygen, oxygen concentrators and so on. The govt has explained what each of these is and the methods to extract oxygen

Ensure that restrictions do not slow the pace of vaccination: PM Modi

Around 31 per cent of the eligible population over the age of 45 has been given at least one dose of the vaccine so far

Health care infrastructure is India's only pain point: USISPF's Mukesh Aghi

In an interview with Shreya Nandi, Aghi talks about the global task force on pandemic response and how it plans to support India

Covid-19: No time wasted in allocating relief material, govt clarifies

Says high-burden states with higher caseload are a priority

Covid-19 second wave: Digital payments drop as state impose curbs

UPI saw a 4.3 per cent dip in transaction volume and a 2.22 per cent dip in transaction value

Covid-19 second wave: Digital payments drop as state impose curbs

UPI saw a 4.3 per cent dip in transaction volume and a 2.22 per cent dip in transaction value

Insurers see adverse impact of Covid-19 claims on their loss ratio

Indian insurers had not factored in the impact of Covid claims while underwriting their products

Enough capacity to increase Covid-19 tests in Mumbai: Diagnostic labs

BMC chief expressed concern after daily tests dropped to 28,000 on Sunday

SpiceXpress airlifts 700 oxygen concentrators from Guangzhou to New Delhi

SpiceXpress, the air cargo arm of SpiceJet, on Monday transported 700 oxygen concentrators from Guangzhou (China) to New Delhi amid acute shortage of medical oxygen in the country in the wake of massive spike in the number of Coronavirus infection cases pan-India. The airline has airlifted more than 4,400 oxygen concentrators from the USA, Hong Kong, Singapore and China in the last two weeks, SpiceJet said in a release. The B737 freighter aircraft, carrying 700 oxygen concentrators, landed in Delhi at 10 am on Monday, it said. SpiceXpress had on April 24 airlifted 800 oxygen concentrators followed by another consignment of 1,000 oxygen concentrators on April 28 from Hong Kong to Delhi. These oxygen concentrators had been ordered by SpiceHealth for emergency use and distribution across India. With a network spanning 63 domestic and 50 international destinations and a fleet of 19 cargo planes, SpiceXpress is capable of flying over 600 tonnes of cargo daily to domestic and internatio

Second coronavirus wave leaves another 7 million people jobless in India

Unemployment increased to 7.97% from 6.5% in March, with more than seven million jobs lost last month, according to data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy

Amid Covid, Swiggy announces 4-day work week for employees for month of May

The policy applies to about 5,000 full-time Swiggy employees spread across the country