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As economic costs of Coronavirus mount, China accuses U.S. of overreacting
The number of deaths in China from the newly identified virus, which emerged in Wuhan city in the central province of Hubei in December, had risen to 361 as of Sunday, up 57 from the previous day, the National Health Commission said.
Odisha is the most disaster prone state in the country:15th Finance Commission
A Disaster Risk Index (DRI) has been prepared by the FFC that assigns scores to each state based on probability and vulnerability.
“It is the first attempt to include state-level disaster risk scores in resource allocation and address a serious deficiency in the previous state-level allocations for disaster management,” the commission said in its report tabled in Parliament on Saturday.
Allianz sets up an emergency response fund to support China’s fight against the coronavirus epidemic
The initial pledge towards this fund is RMB 4 million (EUR 520,000), coming in part from Allianz SE’s Disaster Recovery Fund and in part from Allianz’s operating entities in China and the region
China:Coronavirus cases surpass SARS as big economic hit looms
India was the latest nation to report a case, a student of Wuhan University. And South Koreans protested at facilities earmarked as quarantine centres, throwing eggs at a minister.
People with pre-existing conditions are more vulnerable to Coronaviruses:AIR
Mortality associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus is observed particularly among people who are older than 60 years of age, with the mean value of 73 years of age.
European insurers balk at EU raising capital requirements due to Cyber, Climate Risks
Valdis Dombrovskis, vice president of the European Commission and responsible for financial services, said the 11-trillion-euro ($12.2 trillion) European insurance sector faced growing cyber and climate risks.
Coronavirus:Over 9,800 infected, WHO declares world health emergency
The death toll from the new virus currently stands at 213 and the number of reported cases at well over 8,000. It has now infected more people in China than were affected during the outbreak of SARS, a relation of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus: China toll rises to 132; total number of infected near 6000
From France to Japan, governments were organising evacuations, while Hong Kong – scene of anti-China unrest for months – planned to suspend rail and ferry links with the mainland. United Airlines said it was suspending some flights between the United States and China for a week from Feb.1 due to a “significant decline in demand.”
Coronavirus infects Asia stocks with exposure to China
“We don’t know how long it will go,” said Peter Costello, chairman of Australia’s $115 billion sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, in a media briefing to coincide with a regular portfolio update.
“Obviously we hope that the measures that have been taken now will contain the virus but it’s still far too early. It will have an obvious negative effect on the Australian economy and indeed beyond,” added Costello, a former Australian treasurer.
Ahead of Olympics, Tokyo prepares foreigners for potential disasters
Japan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to typhoons and earthquakes, and experiences an average of 1,500 temblors a year, although few cause any damage, let alone loss of life.