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Jan262021 by adminNo Comments

Covid deaths: ‘Hard to compute sorrow’ of 100,000 milestone – PM

Health

More than 100,000 people have died with Covid-19 in the UK, after 1,631 deaths within 28 days of a positive test were recorded in the daily figures.Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he took "full responsibility" for the government's actions, saying: "We truly did everything we could.""I'm deeply sorry for every life lost," he said.A total of 100,162 deaths have been recorded in the UK, the first European nation to pass the landmark.Earlier, figures from the ONS, which are based on death certificates, showed there had been nearly 104,000 deaths since the pandemic began.The government's daily figures rely on positive tests and are slightly lower.Why is the UK's death toll so bad?Kuenssberg: Grim milestone in an abnormal yearUK deaths likely to come down slowly, Whitty warnsMr Johnson told Tu...

Nov92020 by adminNo Comments

Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine offers 90% protection

World

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Oct182020 by adminNo Comments

Corona Kavach insurance policies cross 1 crore milestone

Finance

(This story originally appeared in on Oct 17, 2020)BENGALURU: The market for Corona-Kavach policies has grown 10-fold in a month to 1.1 crore from 15 lakh. A record sales figure that makes it the hottest selling insurance product in decades. Irdai chairman S C Khuntia announced the figure while addressing a CII meeting on Thursday. While there have been a few group health purchasers, the overwhelming majority of sales is coming from individual retail customers. “Growth in corona-specific policies are driven by rising Covid-19 cases, with continuous uncertainty and a surge in related medical expenses,” said Subrata Mondal, EVP and head underwriting, IFFCO Tokio General Insurance. Media reports on hospitals’ bills have played a role, say insurers. “About 75% of customers are preferring to t...

Oct102020 by adminNo Comments

Brazil reaches 150,000 deaths from COVID-19 milestone

Health

Brazil’s count of COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 on Saturday night, as the pandemic shows signs of slow retreatBy MARCELO DE SOUSA and TATIANA POLASTRI October 10, 2020, 9:57 PM• 4 min readRIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil’s count of COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 on Saturday night, despite signs the pandemic is slowly retreating in Latin America's largest nation.The Brazilian Health Ministry reported that the death toll now stands at 150,198. The figure is the world’s second highest behind the United States, according to the tally maintained by Johns Hopkins University.The milestone has rekindled the pain of Naiane Moura, a sales consultant, who lost her father Elivaldo to COVID-19 in April. The 58-year-old postman had no prior illness and battled COVID-19 for seven days in a public hospital...

Jul82020 by adminNo Comments

Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino reach incredible milestone number of combined goals for Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp

Sports

Liverpool’s sensational attacking trio have now scored a combined 250 goals in all competitions under Jurgen Klopp. Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino share the impressive stat, which has been developed over the past five years since the German manager joined in 2015. Getty Images - Getty Firmino has 77 Liverpool goals under Klopp, while Salah has 94 and Mane is on 79 2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ combined goals in all competitions under Jürgen Klopp! 9️⃣4️⃣ Salah 👑 7️⃣9️⃣ Mane ⚡️7️⃣7️⃣ Firmino 😎 pic.twitter.com/oQ9nIwPY2e — Liverpool FC (Premier League Champions 🏆) (@LFC) July 8, 2020 Firmino has been at Anfield for the entirety of Klopp’s tenure, while Mane joined in 2016 and Salah a year later. Despite this, the Egyptian is responsible for the most goals – ...