by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Risk Management
London: One of England’s leading medical officers on Sunday urged the public to continue to follow the strict lockdown rules because any vaccine-related immunity from COVID-19 takes at least three weeks to kick in. Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Frontline workers in the aviation sector should be considered for COVID-19 vaccination on priority basis after health workers have been given the jabs, the civil aviation ministry has told the Union health ministry. As per the guidelines issued by the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised the key role of healthcare in the lives of people, underlining the importance of higher budget allocation for improving the healthcare infrastructure in the country, sectoral players said. The pharma sector which...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: A new survey has found that about 42 percent adolescent girls are allowed access to a mobile phone for less than an hour in a day with most parents feeling that they are ''unsafe'' and an ''unhealthy distraction'' for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Tokyo: Japan is publicly adamant that it will stage its postponed Olympics this summer. But to pull it off, many believe the vaccination of its 127 million citizens for the coronavirus is key. It's an immense undertaking in the best of circumstances and...