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Coca-Cola’s market value plunges $4 billion after Cristiano Ronaldo’s snub
Coca-Cola’s share price dropped from $56.10 to $55.22 almost immediately after Ronaldo’s gesture, a 1.6% dip. The market value of Coca-Cola went from $242bn to $238bn – a drop of $4bn.
The Portugal captain is a renowned health fanatic and made it clear what he thinks of the carbonated soft drink.
Shocked by COVID deaths, young Indians rush for life insurance
Industry executives say enquiries about insurance plans have rocketed despite the second wave of infections subsiding, probably due to strong prospects of a third wave given the slow start India made to the mammoth task of vaccinating its people.
India reports 60,471 new COVID-19 cases, 2,726 deaths
The South Asian country’s total COVID-19 case load now stands at 29.57 million, while total fatalities are at 377,031, the data showed. India added 2,726 deaths overnight.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 176 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.80 mn
In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 29,510,410 cases.
The other worst countries with over 3 million cases are Brazil (17,452,612), France (5,803,012), Turkey (5,336,073), Russia (5,162,049), the UK (4,589,398), Italy (4,245,779), Argentina (4,145,482), Colombia (3,777,600), Spain (3,741,767), Germany (3,724,168) and Iran (3,039,432), the CSSE figures showed.
Delhi defies social distancing norms, doctors say brace for COVID-19 ‘explosion’
“Delhi ought to have unlocked far more scientifically. We are inviting trouble!” Arvinder Singh Soin, a surgeon and leading liver transplant specialist, said on Twitter.
COVID-19:Insurance protection gap reaches new high of $1.4 trillion in 2020, Swiss Re
Jérôme Haegeli, Swiss Re Group Chief Economist said “”The global pandemic has accentuated the gap between the rich and poor. It has laid bare the need for governments to focus on rebuilding and promoting social cohesion. Social equity – and at its heart, creating equal opportunities for all – will be a defining feature of a more resilient world.”
Indian tech firms struggling with Covid-19 trauma
Indian tech firms help young workers in Covid trauma
There is a cultural hurdle companies need to cross as they help staff. Consulting a psychologist or a psychiatrist is often taboo in India so companies sometimes camouflage their support. Workers are given access to “life coaches,” not psychologists, and they’re measured on a “happiness index,” rather than an anxiety or depression scale.
RBI to focus on growth even as inflation breaches tolerance band
The annual retail inflation rate rose 6.30 per cent year-on-year in May, up from 4.29 per cent in April and sharply above analysts’ estimate of 5.30 per cent. The wholesale price inflation rate rose 12.94 per cent, its highest in at least two decades.
“There is a broad-based increase in CPI inflation but it still is not driven by demand and that gives the RBI some leeway. They will continue to wait and watch as a rate hike is out of question for now,” the first source said.
India confirms first death following Covid-19 vaccination
It is the first death linked to Covid-19 vaccination due to anaphylaxis. It re-emphasises the need to wait for 30 minutes at the inoculation centre after receiving the jab.
The panel said benefits of vaccination are overwhelmingly greater than the small risk of harm and as a measure of utmost precaution, emerging signals of harm are being constantly tracked and reviewed periodically.