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“What’s surprising is how little heat was needed to break them down-surfaces that are warm to the touch, but not hot. The packaging of this virus is very sensitive to temperature,” Vershinin added.

Government alert, no need to panic: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on new coronavirus strain in UK

Dec 20, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic

“The Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) chaired by the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) will hold a meeting on Monday morning to discuss the issue of the mutated variant of the coronavirus reported from the UK. WHO’s India representative Dr Roderico H Ofrin, who is also a member of the JMG, is likely to participate in the meeting,” a source told PTI.
Earlier in the day, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the central government to ban flights from the United Kingdom.

“New mutation of corona virus has emerged in UK, which is a super-spreader. I urge central govt to ban all flights from UK immediately,” tweeted Kejriwal.

More men than women freelancing during COVID-19 pandemic: Survey

Dec 19, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Workplace/Employee Benefits

According to data from the platform, the average income of women in freelancing is lower than that of men by 35 per cent. Though the average compensation of women is significantly lower than that of men, it grows at a relatively higher rate than that of men until 20 years of experience, it stated.

Is Covid-19 Vaccine a victory for Big Pharma

Dec 19, 2020 | Blog, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic, Risk Management

It’s an incredible public relations coup for an industry desperate to rescue its image. Just last month, Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty and has agreed to penalties of more than $8 billion after being prosecuted for its role in America’s horrific opioid crisis. Pfizer set an earlier record for a drug industry fraud settlement in 2009 at $2.3 billion, in a case over its fraudulent marketing of a painkiller, an antipsychotic and other drugs for conditions for which it hadn’t received approval.The turpitude of the pharmaceutical industry is so commonplace that it has become part of the cultural wallpaper. The screenwriters of the 1993 movie

India at cusp of authorizing 1st set of Covid-19 vax, to cover around 30 cr targeted population: Harsh Vardhan

Dec 19, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic

Observing the fact that despite festivals in October and November, Vardhan said no new surge of cases was observed in this period due to comprehensive testing, tracking and treatment policy implemented on the ground.
The Minister said that India’s Covid-19 pandemic growth has dropped to 2 per cent and the case fatality rate is amongst the lowest in the world at 1.45 per cent.

Going forward health would be Govt’s top priority :Sitharaman

Dec 19, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy

Government would look to provide not just buildings for hospitals but the technology and infrastructure apart from improving the availability of doctors and nurses to service the industry.
“Health and investment in health is going to be absolutely critical, not just to keep our lives safer but also to make health and health-related expenditures more predictable, for people not to do it out of pocket,” Sitharaman said.in a virtual address to a Confederation of Indian Industry conference, on Friday

Brazil’s supreme court rules Covid-19 vaccination can be made mandatory

Dec 19, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic

Bolsonaro has launched an attack on coronavirus vaccines, even suggesting that the one developed by Pfizer-BioNTech could turn people into crocodiles or bearded ladies.
“In the Pfizer contract it’s very clear: ‘we’re not responsible for any side effects.’ If you turn into a crocodile, it’s your problem,” Bolsonaro said on Thursday.That vaccine has been undergoing tests in Brazil for weeks and is already being used in the United States and Britain.