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Job cuts, salary adjustments in COVID-19 aftermath not as widespread as expected: Report
“Despite the severe impact on revenue and cash, very surprisingly, the display of compassion and community outreach have produced a spontaneous level of commitment and loyalty from employees and job cuts and salary adjustments have not been as widespread an occurrence as originally apprehended,” said the report.
Volkswagen CEO expects autonomous cars on market from 2025-2030
“It is foreseeable that the systems will soon be able to master even the complex situations of autonomous driving,” Diess said
US, Norwegian investors pressure SBI over loan to Adani mine in Australia
BlackRock, which holds shares of both Adani and SBI, has met with the companies tied to the Carmichael project and raised its objections because the plan has ESG-related risks, according to a person familiar with the matter, who declined to be identified because the conversations are private. In February, BlackRock rebuked Siemens AG for similar reasons when it signed an 18 million-euro ($21.8 million) contract to provide rail-signaling systems for the mine.
Moscow rolls out Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to most exposed groups
Scientists have raised concerns about the speed at which Russia has worked, giving the regulatory go-ahead for its vaccines and launching mass vaccinations before full trials to test its safety and efficacy had been completed.
Now that vaccines are coming, what about poor countries?
By Andreas Kluth It’s now just a matter of weeks before shoulders are bared, syringes primed and vaccines injected. If last year was the one that gave Covid-19 its name and 2020 was defined by masks, gowns and swabs, 2021 will be the year of the...
Bharat Biotech says COVAXIN efficacious, safe, as Anil Vij tests positive for Covid-19
The drug firm said its vaccine Covaxin is based on two dose schedule and its efficacy is determined 14 days post the second dosage. “COVAXIN clinical trials are based on a 2-dose schedule, given 28 days apart. The vaccine efficacy will be determined 14 days post the second dose,” Bharat Biotech said in a statement.
COVID-19: 36,652 new cases take India’s virus tally to 96,08,211
The COVID-19 case fatality rate was recorded at 1.45 per cent
There are 4,09,689 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 4.26 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated
Even with vaccines, airport testing Is here for the long haul
There’s data to support the idea that testing could reestablish consumer confidence. In a study published by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) in October, 76% of respondents said that rapid testing prior to departure—with waived quarantining requirements for those who test negative—would be the best way to open up international travel.
Almost all COVID-19 patients develop antibodies: WHO
“What we understand is 90 to 100 per cent of people who are infected with the virus do develop an antibody response, whether you have mild infection or asymptomatic infection all the way to severe infection. And we’re still learning how long that antibody response lasts, how strong it is, how it relates to immunity from another infection, and how long that lasts,” Van Kerkhove, an expert on epidemiology, said at a virtual press briefing.
COVID-19 caseload surges to 95.71 lakh; recoveries cross 90 lakh
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 90,16,289 pushing the national recovery rate to 94.20 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
The active COVID-19 caseload continued to remain below 5 lakh.There are 4,16,082 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 4.35 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.