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Wildlife, land-use change and health infra: Scientists identify ways of preventing next pandemic
Following several multidisciplinary studies in 2020, scientists now firmly believe a “perfect storm” for an outbreak with pandemic potential is created by the combined forces of land-use change, high population density and the presence of interfaces between wildlife and domestic animals.
Germany mulls delaying second COVID-19 vaccine shot, Denmark approves delay
Some German health experts have welcomed Britain’s move to delay administering a second dose of the BioNTech/Pfizer shot, which comes as governments try to provide protection against coronavirus to as many people as possible by giving them one shot and delaying a second.
However, BioNTech and Pfizer pointed in a joint statement to a lack of trial data to support delaying the second dose.
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 85 million mark: Johns Hopkins University
The US is the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 20,626,686 and 351,453, respectively, according to the CSSE.
India comes in second place in terms of cases at 10,323,965, while the country’s death toll soared to 149,435.
Brazil currently accounts for the second highest number of fatalities at 196,018.
1 Jan renewals:Reinsurers arrest downward pricing, say no to ongoing Contagious Disease exposures
Improving investment markets, retained earnings and newly raised capital helped global reinsurance capital levels to recover rapidly during 2020, ending the year 3% higher than at year-end 2019.
For buyers, terms and conditions have overall been less onerous than initially feared again revealing the efficient working of the global reinsurance market,
Emerging COVID-19 losses, often advised only late in the renewal process or yet to be advised, triggered technical discussions of primary policy coverage and reinsurance treaty wordings.
Both remain in the early stages of deliberation, so, sensibly, most programmes renewed without considering any potential COVID-19 losses, leaving time for more measured discussions and subsequent adjustments.
As end to pandemic mask-wearing nears, South Koreans scramble to arrange cosmetic surgery in the future
“Both surgical and non-surgical inquiries about eyes, eyebrows, nose bridge and foreheads – the only visible parts – certainly increased,” said Park Cheol-woo, a surgeon at WooAhIn Plastic Surgery Clinic, who was in charge of Ryu’s operation.
India bars virus vaccine maker from exporting
The company also has been barred from selling the vaccine on the private market.
As a result, Adar Poonawalla, Serum Institute’s CEO said, the export of vaccines for COVAX — the ambitious initiative created to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines set up by the World Health Organization, vaccines alliance GAVI and CEPI, a global coalition to fight epidemics — won’t begin until March or April.
Bharat Biotech says approved COVID shot trials ‘honest’
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan clarified on Twitter on Sunday that the emergency use approval for COVAXIN was “in clinical trial mode”, wherein all recipients of the vaccine would be tracked and monitored as if they were in trial.
2020 was 8th warmest year since 1901, past two decades saw highest temperature rise: IMD
The IMD said the past two decades — 2001-2010 and 2011-2020 — were also the warmest decades on record with anomalies of 0.23 degree Celsius and 0.34 degree Celsius respectively, indicating the overall rising temperature.
Approval for vaccines accelerates India”s journey to be COVID-free, says Modi
In a series of tweets after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved Oxford”s vaccine Covishield and Bharat Biotech”s Covaxin for restricted emergency use, Modi said it will make every Indian proud that both the vaccines are made in India.
Indian automakers firm up growth plans for 2021 with cautious optimism
Elaborating on the auto retail business, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) President Vinkesh Gulati said despite the current challenges, the auto industry is now at the cusp of entering exciting times as India will once again increase its momentum to achieve the third position globally in passenger vehicle segment.