-Down to Earth Almost 90% of COVID-19 hospitalisations under the scheme took place in 4 states The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), India’s flagship health insurance scheme launched in 2018, provided cushion to only 14.25 per cent of people hospitalised for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) between April 2020 and June 2021. The scheme’s failure during the pandemic was expected. Since health is a state subject and PM-JAY is implemented by the...
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Third wave: As Covid-19 hospitalisations rise, even the vaccinated are not spared -Sumi Sukanya Dutta
-The New Indian Express Vaccinated persons who get the virus are more likely to have mild symptoms, if any, since the shots trigger multiple defences in the immune system, making it more difficult for Omicron. NEW DELHI: As the number of Covid-19 Patients increase, trend suggests both unvaccinated and vaccinated are landing up in hospitals in equal measures. Many hospitals in the National Capital Region, which is seeing a sharp rise in...
More »Delhi Records 3,194 Fresh Covid Cases, 15% Higher Than Yesterday -Anindita Sanyal
-NDTV.com This is the highest daily surge since May 22. The city has also reported the second-highest cases of the highly transmissible Omicron strain after Maharashtra. New Delhi: Delhi logged 3,194 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, 15 per cent higher than Saturday. One person has died, taking the total number of fatalities since the beginning to pandemic to 25,109. The city logged 2,176 cases on New Year's day --...
More »COVID-19: First Indian study provides evidence of Omicron variant's community transmission
-ANI/ The New Indian Express The study shows a steep increase in the daily progression of Omicron cases with its preponderance in the community which was observed from 1.8 percent to 54 percent. NEW DELHI: Most of the Omicron variant infected Patients of COVID-19 during the last week of December 2021 had no travel history which indicates that there was eventual community transmission, according to the study conducted by the Department of...
More »‘Withdraw order on mandatory use of health card in govt. hospitals’ -Bishwanath Ghosh
-The Hindu Bengal doctor’s association writes to Mamata saying the order will only fatten wallets of insurance firms A prominent association of doctors in West Bengal has written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, asking her to revoke a recent order that makes it mandatory for Patients to use the Swasthya Sathi card while seeking treatment in government-run hospitals. Swasthya Sathi is the Trinamool Congress Government’s insurance scheme providing a cover of ₹5 lakh...
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