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Moderna’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in India likely next year; Pfizer ready with 5 cr doses for 2021
Pfizer has also sought certain relaxations in the regulatory regime, including relaxation in the requirement of post-approval bridging trials and dispensing the requirement of testing their vaccines in CDL (Central Drugs Laboratory).
Macron calls for WHO powers to be boosted, Merkel backs call for pandemic treaty
Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in separate pre-recorded remarks to the WHO’s annual ministerial assembly, called for the U.N. agency’s funding to be improved and backed the idea of a new international treaty to prevent pandemics.
Depopulation trend: Sweeping ramification for global economy
A planet with fewer people could ease pressure on resources, slow the destructive impact of climate change and reduce household burdens for women. But the census announcements this month from China and the United States, which showed the slowest rates of population growth in decades for both countries, also point to hard-to-fathom adjustments.
As China grows old, elder care costs loom large
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in about 25 years, one-third of China’s population will be retirees, and their living and health care expenses will take up one-fourth of the country’s Gross domestic product (GDP). Moreover, China’s increasing elderly population will reduce the supply of labor force and increase the burden on families’ elder care and the pressure on the supply of basic public services.
SC seeks Centre’s reply on pleas for Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia to kin of those who died of COVID-19
Advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal, who appeared in-person, said that under section 12(iii) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, every family whose member died due to disaster is entitled for ex-gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh.
Bansal said that since COVID-19 has been declared as a disaster and as per the order dated April 8, 2015, every family whose member dies due to disaster is entitled for ex-gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh
No indication children will be severely affected in third Covid wave: Gov
“Data from the first and the second wave shows that children are usually protected from Covid and even if they get it, they have mild infection,” he said.
He, however, said children have suffered collateral damage during the pandemic due to gender gap in education, stress and mental issues, smartphone dependence/addiction, and interrupted educational opportunities.
WhatsApp won’t limit functionality for users till data protection law comes into force
Days after the government directed the messaging platform to withdraw its new privacy policy, a WhatsApp spokesperson said the company has responded to the letter and has “assured” that the privacy of users remains the highest priority for the Facebook-owned entity.
18 states have reported 5,424 cases of black fungus; highest in Gujarat, Maharashtra
”Out of these 5,424 cases of mucormycosis, we have seen that 4, 556 cases have a history of COVID-19 infection, while 875 cases are amongst non-COVID patients. Diabetes was present in 55 percent of the patients.
”We have been warning, issuing advisories and, through our experts, it has been communicated that indiscriminate use of steroids must be avoided and diabetes must be treated thoroughly as best as possible,” he said.
‘Yaas’ intensifies into cyclonic storm, likely to cross Odisha-Bengal coasts on May 26
The storm, brewing in the Bay of Bengal, will likely come ashore near the border between Odisha and West Bengal states early on Wednesday, accompanied by storm surge of around four metres (13 ft) that could reach up to 7 km (4 miles) inland, according to the IMD.
AIIB strengthens its Environmental and Social Standards
The ESF guides AIIB and its clients in the management of environmental and social risks and impacts of AIIB-financed projects.
Originally adopted in February 2016, the ESF serves as the cornerstone of AIIB’s commitment to supporting environmentally and socially sustainable infrastructure projects for its clients.