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Nations step closer to global guides on pandemics, disease outbreaks:WHO
At the UN General Assembly’s first-of-its-kind science session,...
Due to commercialisation and overburdened healthcare system, mistrust and suspicion on medical services becoming narratives: CJI
DY Chandrachud,Chief Justice of India The Chief Justice said, “We...
Safety of employees, customers, and quality of loan book top priorities for new SBI chief
At a time when the Indian banking system is hamstrung by the pandemic, SBI is witnessing credit growth of around 6-7% while business is “70-80% back to pre COVID-19 levels,” for the bank, Khara said in a press briefing after taking over the reins on Wednesday.
IRDA allows portability of group health insurance schemes within the same bank
“It is hereby clarified that only the IRDAI registered insurance companies, or their authorized agents and intermediaries registered by IRDAI can sell insurance products. Individuals who avail such services from unauthorized persons or entities shall be doing so at their own risk,” said the IRDAI..
9 in 10 Indian workers seek robots to support their mental health
“There is a lot that can be done to support the mental health of the global workforce and there are so many ways that technology like AI can help. But first, organizations need to add mental health to their agenda,” said Emily He, senior vice president, Oracle Cloud HCM.
Single-day spike of 61,267 COVID-19 infections, 884 fatalities: Health Ministry
The fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection was recorded at 1.55 per cent.
According to ICMR, a total of 8,10,71,797 samples have been tested until October 5 with 10,89,403 samples being tested on Monday.
Covid-19 is changing global claims trends, risk exposures for companies and their insurers:Allianz
Going forward, many businesses are expected to review and de-risk their supply chains and build in more resilience. This could involve some reshoring of critical production areas because of disruption caused by the pandemic. Such a move would likely impact frequency of claims and the costs of any future business interruptions.
COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end, says WHO’s Tedros
Nine experimental vaccines are in the pipeline of the WHO’s COVAX global vaccine facility that aims to distribute 2 billion doses by the end of 2021
U.S. FDA safety guidelines likely to push COVID-19 vaccine authorization past election
The White House could still force authorization of a vaccine without that additional safety data. Doing so would put it in open disagreement with the FDA and its career scientists, and add to the perception that politics was playing a role in pushing out a vaccine.
If the agency follows its own guidelines, it is unlikely to authorize a vaccine before sometime in late November. It wants two months of data from half of a trial’s volunteers.
Airlines warn of more bankruptcies as wage support ends
Airlines consumed $51 billion in cash in the second quarter as the pandemic brought global travel to a near-standstill, the industry body said.
Whereas the withdrawal of subsidies makes sense for sectors in recovery, IATA warned of further airline bankruptcies in the northern hemisphere winter as the collapse in revenue continues to dwarf cost savings. The average carrier now has cash for 8.5 months of operations, Brian Pearce, chief economist at the International Air Transport Association (IATA), told reporters
COVID-19: 72,049 new cases take India’s virus tally to 67,57,131
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.55 per cent.
There are 9,07,883 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 13.44 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated
According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 8,22,71,654 samples have been tested up to October 6 with 11,99,857 samples being tested on Tuesday.
One in 10 may have caught COVID, as world heads into ‘difficult period’: WHO
“Our current best estimates tell us about 10% of the global population may have been infected by this virus. It varies depending on country, it varies from urban to rural, it varies depending on groups. But what it does mean is that the vast majority of the world remains at risk,” Ryan said. “We are now heading into a difficult period. The disease continues to spread.”