With the rapid surge in Covid cases and the domestic Omicron count reaching the 1,700 mark, insurance regulator IRDA today announced that insurance policies that cover COVID treatment costs will also cover Omicron’s disease treatment costs. did.
In the release, the Indian Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDAI) said: According to the terms of the insurance contract. “
IRDA has also introduced insurers effective coordination mechanisms with all network providers and hospitals to ensure that all policyholders have access to seamless cashless facilities in the event of hospitalization and all. Instructed policyholders to provide prompt service.
Last year, IRDA said that all health insurance products that cover the cost of hospitalization will cover the cost of hospitalization with COVID-19.
Meanwhile, India’s Omicron counts reached 1,700 today, with new variants detected in 23 states and Union territory so far. Of the 1,700 cases, 639 have already recovered or migrated, according to data from the United Ministry of Health. Maharashtra has recorded up to 510 cases, followed by Delhi (351), Kerala (156), Gujarat (136), Tamil Nadu (121) and Rajasthan (120).
The highly contagious Omicron COVID-19 mutant was first detected in South Africa last year.
According to data updated at 8 am, India’s COVID aggregate rose to 3,49,22,882 in 33,750 new cases.
According to the data, the death toll was 4,81,893 and 123 died. According to the Ministry of Health, active cases increased to 1,45,582, accounting for 0.42 percent of the total number of infections, with a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 98.20 percent.
(There is input from the agency)
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