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As coronavirus cases rise, 52 labs set-up across India for testing samples
-In Andhra Pradesh, labs at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences in Tirupati, Andhra Medical College in Visakhapatnam and GMC, Anantapur have been made operational while in Assam, labs at Gauhati Medical College in Guwahati and Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh have been activated.
-In Bihar, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, in Chandigarh, the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research and AIIMS in Chhattisgarh have the designated laboratories.
Yes Bank’s digital partners hit by moratorium
Yes Bank placed under a moratorium Thursday evening, with the RBI capping deposit withdrawals at Rs 50,000 per account for a month and superseding its board.
State Bank of India says a 49% stake in Yes Bank will cost $331 million
“The survival of the bank is a must,” Kumar told reporters at a news conference, adding that several investors had approached SBI to form a consortium to pick up the 49% stake. He declined to name any of the investors.
About 30 still trapped after Chinese coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses
A video stream posted by the government-backed Beijing News site showed rescue workers in orange overalls clambering over rubble and twisted steelwork carrying people towards ambulances.
Coronavirus: PM asks officials to ensure adequate quarantine, critical care
“All departments should work in convergence and action should be initiated for creating awareness in community about the disease and the precautions to be taken,” the prime minister was quoted as saying in an official statement.
As India coronavirus cases spike, experts daunted by prospect of South Asia spread
“There is a strong possibility that the number of cases in India is much higher than what has been detected,” Arunkumar G., director of the Manipal Institute of Virology, said, citing a virus incubation of up to two weeks.
Shortage of personal protective equipment endangering health workers worldwide
WHO calls on industry and governments to increase manufacturing by 40 per cent to meet rising global demand
Coronavirus could knock $211 bn off APAC economies,Japan most vulnerable
S&P did not cut growth forecasts for emerging markets of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and India, citing the fact that reported infections in those countries were still low.
LIC to partner with Mahindra Insurance Brokers to sell micro insurance policies
This initiative has been rolled out in partnership with Mahindra Insurance Brokers Limited (MIBL) who will sell life micro insurance policies with sum assured in the range of Rs.50,000/- to Rs. 2,00,000/- through their Sajhedaari Program, involving the network of Point of Sales Persons (POSPs).
Top UK firms face tougher climate disclosure rule
-The Investment Association, which represents managers of 7.7 trillion pounds ($10 trillion) in assets such as shares, said Britain’s largest listed companies should start reporting on climate risks immediately.
-There are 480 premium-listed companies on the London Stock Exchange with a combined capitalisation of 2.3 trillion pounds or 60% of total market capitalisation.