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European countries not supporting TRIPS waiver move to deal with COVID: Goyal
”We have tried in the WTO to promote waiver on TRIPS so that vaccines and essential medicines can be available to all in the world. “Sadly, the European countries, particularly, and many other developed countries are not supporting that move….Believe me, until all of us are vaccinated, until everybody in the world gets the benefit of modern technology, even the developed world will not be safe,” Union Minister Piyush Goyal said at a webinar of India Global Forum
‘Submit results on Covavax adult trials first’: Govt panel to SII on Covid-19 vaccine trials for children
“The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) recommended that the Pune-based company should submit the safety and immunogenicity data of Covavax from the ongoing trials in adults for considering the trials in children,” sources told ANI.
EU plans new safety rules for the workplace wherever it is
In guidelines to protect almost 170 million EU workers over the 2021-2027 period, it will also seek to produce recommendations on mental health at work before the end of 2022.
Work-related accidents and illnesses cost the EU economy over 3.3% of gross domestic product per year, the Commission said. It said estimates showed that for every euro invested in occupational health and safety, the return for the employer is around twice as much as employees take less sick leave.
Remote work may shift 835,000 jobs out of London, Report Says
With more staff able to work remotely, offices could become venues for “fast-moving, high-value tasks,” the report said. Some roles are best suited to offices, including those that require special equipment or that need a secure, regulated environment, the authors noted.
UK government set for leading role in insuring live entertainment
After months of closure or pared back performances with reduced audiences to allow social distancing, planning ahead to revive the sector is all but impossible without events cancellation insurance, theatre and music directors say. That makes government intervention crucial if the commercial sector will not pay.
SC directs NDMA to issue norms for financial help to kin of Covid victims
A special bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and M R Shah said that the court cannot direct the Centre to fix a particular amount of financial help but the government can fix the minimum standard of amount to be paid as ex-gratia to family members of those who lost their lives due to COVID-19 while keeping various aspects in mind.
The top court asked the Centre to consider formulating an insurance scheme for cremation workers as proposed by the Finance Commission.
It also directs the authorities to issue appropriate guidelines for simplification of process of issuance of death certificates for Covid fatalities.
Emerging Asia: a $3.8 trillion-per-year pension savings gap
“The shortfall in saving for adequate and sustainable retirements cannot be bridged solely by government resources. Strong partnership between the state, the private sector and individuals will be key.Protecting people throughout their saving lifecycle has the potential to reduce poverty, ill-health and even social unrest, and should form a core building block of emerging markets’ longterm economic growth,” ,” said Jerome Jean Haegeli,Group Chief Economist, Swiss Re
COVID-19 in children often asymptomatic, 2pc-3 pc infected kids may require hospitalisation: VK Paul
Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi has said that there is no data, either from India or globally, to show that children will be seriously infected in subsequent waves.
India asks EU member states to consider Covishield, Covaxin vaccines under Green Pass scheme
India has requested the EU member nations to accept the vaccination certificate issued through the CoWIN portal.
The European Union”s Digital COVID certificate or “Green Pass” will be rolled out on Thursday with an aim to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic is to come into effect on Thursday.
Highly transmissible Covid Delta variant detected in 96 countries, says WHO
Furthermore, a recent study conducted in Scotland and published in the international medical journal Lancet found that the hospitalization rate for patients infected with the Delta variant of COVID-19 was 85 per cent higher than for those infected with the Alpha variant.
“This particular Delta variant is faster, it is fitter, it will pick off the more vulnerable more efficiently than previous variants,” Michael Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Program, has commented recently.