LIC IPO: Health ministry issues statement on death count report, calls it 'speculative'
IPOs proposed to be issued by LIC, where in mentioning the details of policies and claims settled by LIC, a speculative and biased interpretation has been made that the Covid -19 related mortalities could be more than those recorded officially.
It is clarified that these reports are speculative and baseless. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said,"While claims settled by LIC relate to Life insurance policies taken by policy holders for deaths due to all causes, but the news reports conclude that this would imply Covid deaths were underreported.
A flawed interpretation like this is not based on facts and highlights the bias of the author. It also reveals a lack of understanding of how the Covid-19 deaths in India are collated and published daily in public domain since the beginning of pandemic." “India has a very transparent and efficient system of reporting COVID-19 deaths.
Right from the Gram Panchayat level to the district-level and the State level, the process of reporting deaths is monitored and carried out transparently.
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United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
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