“The insurance would allow Chile to receive pre-established...
Category:
Disaster & Management
Latest
Turkey Earthquakes: Total insured losses likely to exceed $5 billion,Moody’s RMS
Economic losses from the moment magnitude (Mw) Mw7.8 and Mw7.5...
UNCDF partners with Howden to build climate resilience for vulnerable communities in Fiji
The flagship programme has developed and deployed the Pacific...
Battered and bruised, Supply Chains shift to recover-and-survive mode
In the midst of that remarkable Tuesday, the CEO of Coca-Cola Co. described what he saw from the helm of the iconic American beverage company. “The supply chain is creaking around the world,” James Quincey said in an interview on CNBC.
COVID-19 death toll rises to 872 in country; cases climb to 27,892: Health ministry
Of the 872 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 342 fatalities, followed by Gujarat at 151, Madhya Pradesh at 103, Delhi at 54, Rajasthan at 33 and Andhra Pradesh at 31.
Beijing bans ‘uncivilised’ behaviour to improve public hygiene amid coronavirus
Fines for littering, spitting and defecation in public were upped to a maximum of 200 yuan (S$40), from a previous upper limit of 50 yuan.
In the past, these regulations were enforced in a patchy way and the habits have not been stamped out completely.
“No evidence” that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected: WHO
“Some governments have suggested that the detection of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, could serve as the basis for an ‘immunity passport’ or ‘risk-free certificate’ that would enable individuals to travel or to return to work assuming that they are protected against re-infection,” the WHO said.
Global coronavirus death toll hits 200,000
The true number of fatalities is expected to be higher as many countries have not included deaths recorded in nursing homes and other locations outside hospitals.
Covid-19:SAARC nations unveil emergency stimulus packages
The Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association has said that orders worth about USD 3.2 billion were cancelled or suspended, affecting over 2.3 million workers. The textile sector, a major forex earner, directly employs more than 4.5 million people, mostly women.
Sanofi says Coronavirus vaccine question Isn’t when, but how much
Sanofi is working with rival GlaxoSmithKline Plc to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus, racing against other pharma giants such as Johnson & Johnson as well as nimbler biotechs such as Moderna Inc. Most of them aim to deliver a shot sometime next year.
COVID-19 death toll rises to 824, cases climb to 26,496: Health Ministry
The death toll increased by 45 and the number of cases has gone up by 1,554 since the ministry last updated its data on Saturday evening,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted people to shun complacency on the assumption that the pandemic will not affect them as it has so far not spread to areas they work or live in, saying “we have to continue being careful and taking the right precautions”. Addressing his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme, he also said that India’s fight against the novel coronavirus has become people-driven wherein every citizen is playing his or her part
‘No move to reduce retirement age of govt employees’: MoS Jitendra Singh
Earlier, the Union Finance Ministry decided to not roll out any increment in the dearness allowance (DA) for its 1.13 crore government employees and pensioners’ at current levels in view of the coronavirus crisis which has put the economy under stress. The hold on DA hike will remain till July 2021.
More coronaviruses looming large: Words of caution from China’s ‘bat woman’
What is worrying is that China is not the only “hot spot” from where such a future outbreak could originate, said the report, adding that other major emerging economies, such as India, Nigeria and Brazil, are also at high risk.