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Washington pledges $1 billion for coronavirus vaccine as pandemic risks grow
The White House said more than $1 billion of the requested virus budget would go toward developing a vaccine, while other funds would be used for therapeutics and the stockpiling of personal protective equipment such as masks.
Malaysia and India will see higher Employer-sponsored health care benefit costs in 2020:WTW
The survey also found mental health conditions are expected to become of the most significant cost factors over the next five years. Two-thirds (66 per cent) of insurers expect that behavioural and mental health conditions will become one of the most costly medical conditions and form the bulk of medical expenses other than hospital and inpatient care in the next five years.
Robust surveillance stalled coronavirus: Health minister Harsh Vardhan
As part of the Centre’s efforts to management of Novel Coronavirus (COVID19), 21,805 passengers have been brought under community surveillance. In addition, 3,97,152 flight passengers and 9,695 travellers at sea ports have been screened.
Autos contribute 7% of carbon dioxide in India: M&M’s Pawan Goenka
India is at present five years behind China when it comes to EVs, but can lead the world on a research and development as well as production front, he noted.
How pharma firms are using Blockchain to track down counterfeit drugs
-“The current point-to-point systems infrastructure lacks the ability to keep data in sync across the healthcare supply chain, which ultimately increases the risk of counterfeit, diverted or otherwise illegitimate products,” David Vershure, head of channel and contract management for Roche’s Genentech unit, said in a statement.
-Among the 24 participating companies are Amgen Inc., FedEx Corp., GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Novartis, AmerisourceBergen Corp., Sanofi, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walmart Inc.
-The World Health Organization estimates that counterfeit medicines worth 73 billion euros ($79.26 billion) are traded annually.
Coronavirus on G20 agenda as China reports uptick in cases
Japan and Singapore are on the brink of recession and South Korea on Friday said its exports to China slumped in the first 20 days of February, with the outbreak upending global supply chains.
China’s richest man Jack Ma teams up with Columbia University to find cure for COVID-19
In support of the cooperation project, Columbia University has set up a multidisciplinary team involving professionals in virology, molecular biology and chemistry who proposed four different new solutions to tame the pathogen, according to the source
World Bank Pandemic Bond losing value, facing criticism as Coronavirus spreads
In the case of a coronavirus outbreak for the Class B notes, this is 84 days from when the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes its first “situation report.” In the current outbreak, that would be in mid-April.
China’s Ping An Insurance says Coronavirus outbreak could hit business
-Ping An’s comments on the virus were included in its annual results, where the company reported a 39% increase in annual net profit on the strength of its retail business, but missed expectations.
-The coronavirus outbreak in China has caused widespread disruption to businesses and factory production, raising worries about the country’s economic outlook as growth is expected to slow sharply in the first quarter.
Coronavirus outbreak to have limited impact on India, says RBI Governor
“Most of the large pharma companies, according to information that we have, always keep stock for three-four months. So, therefore, they should be able to manage and also those provinces from where these pharma intermediates are sourced have not been impacted by the virus outbreak. Therefore, there is an expectation that the supply of pharma raw materials will be maintained,”RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said.