Disaster & Management

The threat to relocate the facility comes as Tesla aims to ramp up production at Fremont of its Model Y sport utility vehicle, which it expects to generate record demand and profit margins.

Iran-linked hackers recently targeted coronavirus drugmaker Gilead

May 10, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Risk Management, Technology

Britain and the United States warned this week that state-backed hackers are attacking pharmaceutical companies and research institutions working on treatments for the new disease.

South Korea reports 34 new coronavirus cases,highest in a month

May 10, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News

China’s National Health Commission reported 14 new confirmed coronavirus cases on May 9, the highest number since April 28, including the first for more than a month in the city of Wuhan where the outbreak was first detected late last year.

NDMA issues guidelines for restarting industrial activities to avoid Vizag-type tragedy

May 10, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology

In a communication to all states and union territories, the NDMA said due to several weeks of lockdown and the closure of industrial units, it is possible that some of the operators might not have followed the established standard operating procedures.To minimise the risk, it is important that employees who work on specific equipment are sensitised and made aware of the need to identify abnormalities like strange sounds or smell, exposed wires, vibrations, leaks, smoke, abnormal wobbling, irregular grinding or other potentially hazardous signs which indicate the need for immediate maintenance or if required shutdown, it said.

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 2,109; cases climb to 62,939

May 10, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News

The recovery rate stands at about 30.75 per cent while the fatality rate is 3.3 per cent.A total 128 deaths were reported in the country since Saturday morning — 48 in Maharashtra, 23 in Gujarat, 15 in Madhya Pradesh, 11 in West Bengal, eight in Uttar Pradesh, five each in Rajasthan and Delhi, four in Tamil Nadu, three in Andhra Pradesh, two in Punjab and one each in Telangana, Haryana, Chandigarh and Assam.The testing capacity for COVID-19 has been scaled up to around 95,000 tests per day and a total of 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far across 332 government and 121 private laboratories, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.

300 emerging Covid-19 hotspots were detected by Aarogya Setu App : Niti Aayog CEO

May 10, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Technology

Speaking to ANI, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said,”For instance, in Maharashtra, the engine identified over 60 hotspots across 18 districts. Across the nation, the engine predicted about 130 hotspots at the sub-post office level between April 13 to April 20.

WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing

May 9, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Technology

The app will ask people about their symptoms and offer guidance on whether they may have COVID-19, the potentially lethal illness caused by the coronavirus, said Bernardo Mariano, chief information officer for the WHO. Other information, such as how to get tested, will be personalized according to the user’s country.

New York governor says 5-year old died from rare COVID-related complications

May 9, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said New York’s health department, which on Wednesday issued an advisory to healthcare providers about the so-called pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome, were reviewing 73 cases with children showing similar symptoms across the state.
“While rare, we are seeing some cases where children affected with the COVID virus can become ill with symptoms similar to the Kawasaki disease or toxic shock-like syndrome that literally causes inflammation in their blood vessels,” the governor said.

Medics grapple with mental trauma on COVID-19 front line

May 9, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Risk Management

“Burnout, anxiety, depression, or irritability or moral injury, those can easily happen to anyone when you’re exposed to these kinds of circumstances for an extended period of time,” said Major Olli Toukolehto, a psychiatrist at the U.S. military’s 531st Hospital Center who has been deployed to New York.

Psychiatrists at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City predict between 25%-40% of frontline healthcare workers and first responders in the United States may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of their involvement in the outbreak.