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Sriwijaya Air crash places Indonesia’s aviation safety under fresh spotlight
Saturday’s “crash has nothing to do with the MAX, but Boeing would do well to guide Indonesia – which has a chequered air safety record – to restore confidence in its aviation industry,” said Shukor Yusof, the head of Malaysia-based aviation consultancy Endau Analytics.
Aon launches fuel price insurance product for shipping and aviation industries
Backed by AAA-rated credit insurance, the coverage will be activated if the cost of fuel rises and exceeds an agreed limit. The policy will cover the difference between the agreed price and the higher price, paid out monthly, to help companies manage their fuel cost exposure and avoid significant spikes in market price.
India wants Serum Institute to lower price of AstraZeneca shot,places order for vaccine
The order was for 11 million doses and the government would buy the shots at 200 rupees ($2.72) per dose.
“From 16th January we are starting the world’s largest vaccination program. Around 30 million healthcare workers and frontline workers will be vaccinated in the first phase, said Modi. In the second phase, those above 50 years and those under 50 years with co-morbid conditions will be given shots”
“Health workers – government as well as private – will be vaccinated first of all. Sanitation workers, other frontline workers, defence forces, Police and other paramilitary forces will also be vaccinated in the first phase,” Modi said in a meeting with chief ministers through video. He added that India’s vaccines are the most cost effective.
Domestic air traffic down 45 pc to 71 lakh in Dec: ICRA
The Indian aviation industry has witnessed a continued recovery in domestic passenger traffic in December 2020, with a sequential growth (over November 2020) of around 12 per cent to about 71 lakh passengers, the ratings agency said.
Indonesian divers find parts of Sriwijaya Air plane wreckage in Java Sea
Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said Flight SJ182 was delayed for an hour before it took off at 2:36 p.m. It disappeared from radar four minutes later, after the pilot contacted air traffic control to ascend to an altitude of 29,000 feet (8,839 meters), he said.
There were 62 people on board, including seven children and three babies.
Over 1,200 birds found dead across India; UP 7th state to report bird flu
Besides Uttar Pradesh, the other six states where bird flu is confirmed are Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat.
As many as 900 hens have died at a poultry farm in Murumba village in Parbhani district of Maharashtra, a senior official said.Their samples have been sent for investigation to identify the exact cause of the death, Parbhani district collector Deepak Mulgikar told PTI.
New Covid-19 strain in India: No fresh case in last 24 hours, tally stands at 90
India reported 18,645 new COVID-19 cases and 201 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Sunday. With the addition of fresh infections, the overall cases in the country reached 1,04,50,284 including 2,23,335 active cases.
Smoking is associated with increased risk of COVID-19 symptoms: Study
The researchers recommended that a smoking cessation strategy be included as an element to address COVID-19, as smoking increased both the likelihood of symptomatic disease and disease severity. Reduction in smoking rates could also reduce the health system burden from other smoking-related conditions that require hospitalisation.
Global coronavirus caseload top 88.8 mn, toll at 1.91 mn: Johns Hopkins
The US is the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 21,857,293 and 368,736, respectively, according to the CSSE.
India comes in second place in terms of cases at 10,413,417, while the country’s death toll soared to 150,570.
Germany reckons with mental health impact of Covid-19
n a recent survey by health insurance company Pronova BKK, three quarters of the 154 psychiatrists and psychotherapists questioned said they were expecting an increase in mental illness over the next 12 months as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
According to the charity German Depression Aid, people with depression experienced the spring’s restrictive measures as far more stressful than the general population.