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Rare syndrome linked to COVID-19 found in nearly 600 U.S. children -CDC
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) is a rare but severe condition that shares symptoms with toxic shock and Kawasaki disease, including fever, rashes, swollen glands and, in severe cases, heart inflammation.
It has been reported in children and adolescent patients about two to four weeks after the onset of COVID-19.With rising COVID-19 cases, there could be an increased occurrence of MIS-C, but this might not be apparent immediately because of the delay in development of symptoms, said the report’s authors, including those from the CDC’s COVID-19 response team.
Covid’s spreading fast because billions don’t have water to wash
Underprivileged people in cities are particularly vulnerable as they often live in densely populated areas where social distancing is hard, especially if they have to share a water source. Transmission in the Americas has been tougher to contain in poor urban areas that have limited access to water, sanitation and public health services, said Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization.
Zomato to give female employees up to 10 days of “period leave
“There shouldn’t be any shame or stigma attached to applying for a period leave,” Zomato chief executive Deepinder Goyal said in an email to staff on Saturday.
“You should feel free to tell people on internal groups, or emails that you are on your period leave for the day.”
Global AI market revenues to reach $156 billion in 2020: IDC
“AI applications continue to be at the forefront of digital transformation (DX) initiatives, driving both innovation and improvement to business operations,” Ritu Jyoti, programme Vice President, Artificial Intelligence Research at IDC, said in a statement.
Customer relationship management (CRM) AI applications and enterprise relationship management (ERM) AI Applications are the two largest segments with 20 per cent and 17 per cent share of the AI applications market.
Maggi noodles to chyawanprash:What India has been spending on in pandemic
Companies such as Dabur India Ltd. and The Himalaya Drug Co. are witnessing high demand for traditional products like chyawanprash (a cooked mixture containing honey, sugar, ghee, herbs and spices) and proprietary supplements like Septilin,which combines ayurvedic ingredients including licorice and guduchi
Sales of packaged foods have surged since March, as home-bound consumers stockpile familiar products that won’t go stale quickly. Breakfast cereals, instant noodles, rice and cooking fats are among the products experiencing the strongest growth but missed out on sales due to stock outages, according to Euromonitor.
Online retailer Flipkart says overall laptop searches have more than doubled since March, with high-performance laptops the most popular search.
ZEE5 — the homegrown rival to Netflix Inc. — reported a 33% jump in daily active users and 45% in app downloads in May
Lemonade’s 2020 giveback hits new high, Backing 34 nonprofits chosen by customers
The Lemonade Giveback is part of the company’s socially-impactful business model, in which a portion of underwriting profits go to nonprofits of customers’ choosing. As the Lemonade community grows, so does the potential of the Giveback, and this year’s donation is more than 20x the first one in 2017.
“The global pandemic has hurt so many in so many ways. More than ever, we’re grateful that our business allows us to take care of our customers while they take care of their communities.Many of our customers selected Direct Relief’s COVID response for their Giveback, and in so doing they helped finance medication for 50,000 ICU patients – a hugely impactful move,”said Daniel Schreiber, Lemonade CEO and cofounder.
Modern driver-assistance technology ‘far from reliable’ – AAA study
Automakers are accelerating the automation of routine driving tasks including cruising on a highway and stop-and-go traffic. The options offer a new source of profit for automakers as more consumers buy or lease vehicles with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.
Some of the systems, such as automatic emergency braking, have proven safety benefits, while others, including pedestrian detection, are still in their infancy.
How the pandemic may change ‘work-life balance’ forever
Some of the best companies for work-life balance] have really great paid-time off policies, flexible working schedules, good parental leave, sabbaticals and gym credits,” said Amanda Stansell, senior research analyst at workplace website Glassdoor. But as workers shifted to remote work, the spirit of in-person events and company culture needed to be recreated at home
The trade secret minefield: What workers risk when changing jobs
Companies have sought to protect increasing amounts of private information such as formulas and processes from leaving their walls by deeming them trade secrets.Disputes over whether something is a trade secret often hinge on whether others in the field know about it and whether it is independently valuable.
“The line is often drawn by the company you’re leaving, and they often declare things to be trade secrets that aren’t trade secrets,” said Ed Swanson, a San Francisco criminal defense attorney.
The Pandemic workday Is 48 minutes longer and has more meetings
The researchers compared employee behavior over two 8 week periods before and after Covid-19 lockdowns. Looking at email and meeting meta-data, the group calculated the workday lasted 48.5 minutes longer, the number of meetings increased about 13% and people sent an average of 1.4 more emails per day to their colleagues.
“People have adjusted their work patterns,” said Jeff Polzer, a professor in the organizational behavior department at Harvard Business School, one of the study’s five co-authors.