Expenses such as pulse oximeters, masks, sanitisers, supplements and even some medicines may not be covered unless the policy.
Andhra Pradesh Health Commissioner G Veerapandian on Thursday said 12 people were infected with Covid-19 virus across the state between June 26 and July 16.
Doctors say older adults, pregnant women, and people with diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung disease, kidney disease, cancer, or weakened immunity remain more vulnerable to severe illness.
Having an underlying medical condition does not mean a person will definitely become severely ill. However, it does mean that extra precautions are still necessary.
Covid-19 hasn't disappeared, it has become endemic. That means the virus continues to circulate, causing occasional outbreaks without the large, unpredictable waves seen earlier. Here's what endemic Covid means, who's still at risk and the precautions that continue to matter.
Jaan Kumar Sanu's Covid-19 diagnosis is a reminder that the virus has not disappeared. However, thanks to vaccination and widespread immunity, most infections today are mild and recover with supportive care at home.
Two Covid-19 deaths and eight positive cases have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. The Health Department has deployed Rapid Response Teams to trace contacts and initiated sanitation drives in the affected areas.
A new study finds that long Covid, in which neurological symptoms of Covid-19 such as brain fog and fatigue persist beyond the acute infection period, could be associated with an injury to dopamine-releasing neurons in the brain.
A mother and son, Jigisha Tailor and Aditya Kapadia, graduated together from IIT Madras online Data Science programme.
The singer revealed the news on Sunday, July 12, through a video recorded at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
A 52-year-old man from Kadapa's Rajampet area, who tested positive for COVID-19 after developing fever and cough, died while undergoing treatment at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore.
An X-ray examination showed that both lungs were completely damaged, resulting in pneumonia, the DM&HO said. The disease did not subside even after four days of high-dose antibiotic treatment, prompting doctors to suspect a coronavirus infection, he said.
Viral infections can take a toll on your heart function. Dr Ripen Gupta explains how heart complications during viral infections occur and when to seek medical care.
The profit and the planned listing mark a significant reversal for the firm that spent the past few years cutting costs and laying off staff as venture funding dried up after the Covid pandemic.
She handed out £1,000 in supermarket vouchers to frontline staff during Covid, wrote children's books without trading on her husband's name, and has given almost no interviews in 20 years. Meet Ulla Sandrock.
"By the time I reached Delhi, I collapsed. I was in the ICU. My body completely, drastically changed. I am dependent on insulin, now I am constantly monitoring my sugar levels," Maheep Kapoor shared
By examining how the viruses interact with immune systems in both human and bat cells, researchers found that a single genetic mutation can determine whether a virus remains confined to animals or becomes capable of infecting humans and causing severe disease.
The founder revealed that Ayush was working with startups abroad within months, and MIT recommended his course publicly.
The delayed onset of the monsoon appears to be one of the key reasons behind the surge in respiratory infections. This year, however, Mumbai has experienced alternating periods of heat, humidity and rainfall.
Spitting is common in football because players spend long periods running, sprinting and breathing heavily.
Tulsi Gabbard, who last month quit as Trump's intelligence chief, said Anthony Fauci funded "dangerous gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses" at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
After winning a seat in parliament for his local area of Makerfield, Burnham, 56, hopes to ride a level of popularity rarely enjoyed by politicians to become Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade.
Nearly five years after the Broadway actor, Nick Cordero’s death from COVID 19, Amanda Kloots has revealed a special piece of jewellery created in his honour.
Talking about her weight-loss journey, Kushboo Sundar's daughter also said, "My first drastic weight loss was over three years during COVID"
27-year-old Megha Sharma, a resident of Delhi's Kanhaiya Nagar, is one among the thousands of Indian students heading abroad for higher studies. The on-going pandemic has not only left her worried, but additional quarantine protocols in the UK have eaten up her savings. Here's how Unlock Education campaign helped Megha.
Heres the story of 27-year-old engineering graduate Charul Lalwani, who got her admission to University College in Dublin.
Pooja, from Bihar, was all set to start studying in Netherlands. But added self-quarantine costs almost cost Pooja her dream. But Pooja was determined not to let the quarantine stop her, so she desperately started looking for additional funds.
There are thousands of students heading to the UK and elsewhere, who have to pay exorbitant amounts to quarantine before they can join college. #UnlockEducation is a special show that features their stories and brings them help.
On NDTV's special show #UnlockEducation, two Indian students from University of Stirling and Heriot Watt University talked about their current living situation while quarantining in the UK
The entry into the UK for students and others is governed by red, amber and green list for that country. Here's everything you need to know about the three lists and rules they entail
#UnlockEducation is a campaign on the NDTV network to help Indian students cover some of the costs of the quarantine on arrival, in the destination country, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of this project is to ensure that the most needy students, particularly those on scholarships and on student loans are able to afford the self-quarantine expenses.
Students travelling to countries, where self-paid quarantine is required because the acceptance of the Covishield vaccine has been delayed, are also eligible to apply for financial assistance through this scheme.
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