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COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 89-lakh mark
The number of active cases remained below 5 lakh for the eighth consecutive day.There are 4,46,805 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country as on date which comprises 5.01 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
The total recoveries have surged to 83,35,109 pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.47 per cent.
FDA approves first COVID-19 test kit for home use
The single-use test, made by Lucira Health, has been given emergency use authorization for home use with self-collected nasal swab samples in individuals aged 14 and older who are suspected of COVID-19 by their health care provider, the FDA said.“While COVID-19 diagnostic tests have been authorized for at-home collection, this is the first that can be fully self-administered and provide results at home,” FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said.
AXA XL launches Risk Scanning
Maxime Ambourg, Risk Consulting Manager for Innovation & Business Development at AXA XL Risk Consulting, commented: “Traditional loss prevention programmes usually focus on a company’s primary locations. They can neglect the risks associated with smaller sites that are rarely visited by risk engineers, despite being where losses most often occur. By leveraging both the experience of our consultants and new technologies, Risk Scanning allows for a more exhaustive and therefore precise assessment.”
Covid-19 Pandemic to slow down top 10 largest global insurance markets in 2020
The world’s 10 largest insurance markets, in order, as defined by total premium written in 2018-2019, are: the United States, China, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, South Korea, Italy, Canada and Taiwan. The Triple-I’s projection of a 4.5% GDP decrease in the world’s 10 largest insurance markets in 2020 as compared to 2019 was weighted based on the total premium written in each one.
India in talks with Moderna for its Covid vaccine candidate: Sources
According to the New Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 2019, any new drug or vaccine which has been tested and got regulatory approval outside India, will have to undergo bridging phase 2 and 3 clinical studies for its secure regulatory approval here.
Air travel reaching pre-COVID levels by year-end or early next year
“We opened civil aviation on May 25, a good two months and two days after we have completely locked down…..with 30,000 passengers on a day.
Two days or three days ago, I think just before Diwali, we carried 225,000 and with a scale at which we are opening up in a calibrated manner, we have already opened up 70 per cent capacity,” Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.
Reinsurers’ pandemic losses have started to fade:Fitch
All four major reinsurers have remained well capitalised so far in 2020, which was partially achieved by the issuance of subordinated debt. This allowed for strong premium growth in reinsurance, driven by higher prices, rising demand in Asia, and an increased risk appetite.
In the hands of God:’ Central America bears brunt of powerful hurricane Iota
About 40,000 people in Nicaragua have been evacuated to shelters, authorities said. Many coastal areas are at risk of storm surges of as much as 20 feet (6 meters) above normal tides. In Honduras, 80,000 people were moved to safety.
“It’s the strongest hurricane that has touched Nicaraguan soil since records began,” said Marcio Baca, director of the Nicaraguan Institute of Earth Studies.
This is the first time two major hurricanes have formed in the Atlantic basin in November since records began in 1851.
Online festive shopping increases chances of cybercrime: McAfee’s India
“With consumers of all ages shopping online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half (68.1 per cent) have reported an uptick since the start of the pandemic. Therefore, it’s no surprise that cyber-attacks are on the rise as well. More people have been connecting and shopping online this year – for both themselves, for family and friends. Close to one in three (29.5 per cent) Indians are shopping online 3-5 days a week and 15.7 per cent are shopping every day,” revealed the McAfee report.
Maruti sells over 2 lakh cars via online channel, launches round 5 of Mobility & Automobile Innovation Lab initiative
Citing ‘Google Auto Gear Shift India 2020 Report’, he said nearly 95 per cent of new car sales in India are digitally influenced as per the customers first research online and then buy at the physical dealerships. While online experience provides the complete spectrum of information to the customers, at the last mile the customers seek assurance of the deal from their trusted dealer advisors.