With the COVID cases rising rapidly and the number of omicrons touching the 1,700-mark in the country, insurance regulator IRDA today informed that insurance policies that cover covid treatment cost, will cover the cost of omicron disease treatment. Will cover.
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) said in a release, “All health insurance policies issued by all general and health insurance companies that cover the cost of treatment of COVID-19 are covered under the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Also cover the cost of treatment. As per the terms and conditions of the policy agreement.”
IRDA directs insurance companies to set up an effective coordination mechanism with all their network providers and hospitals to provide seamless cashless facilities to all policyholders in case of hospitalization and speedy services to all policyholders .
Last year, IRDA noted that all health insurance products that cover the treatment cost of hospitalization will cover the cost of hospitalization due to COVID-19.
Meanwhile, India’s Omicron tally touched 1,700 today, with the new version being detected from 23 states and union territories so far. Data from the Union Health Ministry shows that out of 1,700 cases, 639 people have already recovered or migrated. Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of 510 cases, followed by Delhi (351), Kerala (156), Gujarat (136), Tamil Nadu (121) and Rajasthan (120).
The highly contagious Omicron COVID-19 variant was first detected in South Africa last year.
India’s COVID tally rose to 3,49,22,882 with 33,750 fresh cases, as per data updated at 8 am.
The data showed that the death toll rose to 4,81,893 with 123 more deaths. The health ministry said the active cases have risen to 1,45,582, comprising 0.42 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.20 per cent.
(with inputs from agencies)
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