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Coronavirus may force companies to rethink global supply chains: OECD Economist
The sprawling, continent-crossing supply chains of corporations have already come under pressure from trade tensions and climate concerns, and may face further stress as countries change global taxation rules. If and when the dust settles from the coronavirus, OECD’s chief economist Laurence Boone said firms will likely pause to reconsider what they do.
What if you can’t afford to fight Coronavirus?
Nearly three-quarters of all deaths from infectious disease in 2016 happened in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. While just 5% of Europeans die from infections, the rate in Africa is more than 40%.(2) Conditions such as HIV, diarrhea and malaria have seen precipitous declines south of the Sahara in recent years, but diseases of the nose, throat and lungs like influenza remain far more prevalent. After cardiovascular and neonatal conditions, respiratory infections are now the leading cause of death in Africa.
Confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 28,includes 16 Italian tourists: Harsh Vardhan
Of the total number of coronavirus cases, 6 are from Agra, 1 in Delhi, 16 Italians and their Indian driver, 1 in Telangana and 3 in Kerala. The patients in Agra are relatives of a Delhi-based man who tested positive for disease.
Fed cuts rates to blunt coronavirus impact, markets drop
Fed Chair Jerome Powell reiterated his view that the U.S. economy remains strong, but said the spread of the virus had caused a material change in the U.S. central bank’s outlook for growth.
IRDAI asks insurers to design covers to pay for Caronavirus treatment
Europe ‘panicking’ over India’s pharmaceutical export curbs: Industry group
The government’s list of 26 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and medicines accounts for 10% of all Indian pharmaceutical exports and includes several antibiotics, such as tinidazole and erythromycin, the hormone progesterone and Vitamin B12.
Coronavirus outbreak: World Bank announces up to $12 bn in immediate funds
Meanwhile, negotiators in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate neared a deal on Wednesday on a multi-billion-dollar emergency bill to battle the coronavirus as they narrowed differences over the cost of potential vaccines, congressional aides said.
China’s economic slump over Coronavirus to cut global exports by $50 bn: UN
The study pointed out that China’s role as a central manufacturing hub for many global businesses meant that “any disruption of China’s output is expected to have repercussions elsewhere through regional and global value chains.”
Handshake? No thanks: coronavirus changes global habits
FRANCE
Newspapers have been filled with advice on how to replace kissing on the cheek – an everyday greeting in France, even between people who have only just met – and handshaking, a common formality at work.
Etiquette expert Philippe Lichtfus, who has been widely cited in the media, says handshakes are a relatively recent development that began in the Middle Ages.
He says simply looking into a person’s eyes can suffice as a greeting.
After China, Italy could cause maximum spread of Caronavirus globally:AIR
“Our analysis of risks associated with the current outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran, highlights the following countries at highest risk for onward infections from these secondary outbreaks,” Dr. Narges Dorratoltaj, senior scientist at AIR Worldwide.
For South Korea:Japan,United States,Vietnam,Thailand,Philippines,Taiwan
For Italy:Germany,United Kingdom,Spain,France,Netherlands,Belgium,United States,Romania
For Iran:United Arab Emirates,Turkey,Iraq,Qatar,Germany,Kuwait,Italy