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All citizens in the country to get free COVID-19 vaccine: union minister Sarangi
The governments of Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Puduchchery have already announced free of cost COVID vaccines for the people of their states, while Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has demanded free vaccine for all citizens across the country.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that all people will be provided free of cost vaccines. An estimated Rs 500 odd will be spent on vaccination of each person,
Pakistan could be next polio-free nation, says WHO
Speaking at an event on World Polio Day on Saturday here, WHO Country Representative Dr Palitha Mahipala said after over 30 years of effort, the African region was certified as free of wild polio in August, and Pakistan could be the next country on the journey to a polio-free world, the Dawn News reported on Sunday.
Russians who pose threat to US elections have hacked nuclear plants and power grid
In other attacks, it has hijacked the software updates for computers attached to industrial control systems. It has also blasted targets with phishing emails in search of employees, or co-workers, who might have access to critical systems at water, power and nuclear plants.
Apple fixes 6 malicious apps posing as Adobe Flash installers
Cyber criminals managed to pass malicious apps through the Apple app “notarization” process for the second time this year, reports ZDNet.
The six new notarised apps posed as Flash installers.
Once installed, the apps would download and install the OSX/MacOffers adware.
OSX/MacOffers is known for modifying the search engine in the victim’s browser.
The six malicious apps have now been de-notarised by Apple.
South Korea urges people to get flu vaccinations despite death tolls
“Vaccination offers far greater benefits compared to side effects, and both the WHO and domestic and overseas experts agree,” Health Minister Park Neung-hoo told a briefing on Sunday, in a reference to the World Health Organization.
Last year, more than 1,500 elderly people died within seven days of receiving flu vaccines, but those deaths were not linked to the vaccinations, the government said.
As South Korea presses on with its inoculations, southeast Asia’s tiny city state of Singapore became one of the first nations this week to call a temporary halt to the use of two influenza vaccines, as a precaution.
Blaze at Mumbai mall doused after 56 hours
“It was a level-5 (massive) blaze and was doused around 5 am on Sunday,” a fire brigade official said.
Over 3,500 people from an adjacent residential high- rise were evacuated as a precautionary measure
Earlier this month, a blaze at a cutlery market in south Mumbai took almost 45 hours to be extinguished.
53,370 new cases take India’s COVID-19 tally to 78,14,682
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.51 per cent.
According to ICMR, a cumulative total of 10,13,82,564 samples have been tested up to October 23, with 12,69,479 samples tested on Friday.
Insurance costs too steep? Try writing your own
“For many, insurance has become or is becoming more expensive, so people are turning to captives,” said Rodney Bonnard, insurance leader for EY UK Financial Services.
“We are seeing a massive uptick.Seventy-six new captives were formed this year globally, a 200% year-on-year growth, according to insurance broker Marsh. That level of growth is “unprecedented”, Michael Serricchio of Marsh Captive Solutions told a recent webinar.
U.S. says AIG settles tax shelter lawsuit, forgoes over $400 million tax credits
“AIG created an elaborate series of sham transactions that were designed to do nothing–and in fact did nothing–other than generate hundreds of millions of dollars in ill-gotten tax benefits,” Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss in Manhattan said in a statement.
Swiss Re raises $ 775 mn Cat bond for California Earthquake Authority, to protect Californians against earthquakes
“Swiss Re’s mission as a company is to make the world more resilient. We’re delighted to partner with CEA which has been helping to protect Californians from the financial consequences of earthquakes for almost 25 years,“ said Jonathan Isherwood, Swiss Re’s CEO Reinsurance Americas and Regional President.
“Only around 13% of Californians who purchase residential insurance also have earthquake protection. It’s not a matter of if, but when, the next one strikes. This transaction supports CEA’s ability to extend financial protection to a greater number of California residents who are highly exposed to earthquakes.“