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28 pc Indians plan to travel in Aug-Sept; risk of third COVID-19 wave set to rise: Report

Jul 25, 2021 | , , , ,

LocalCircles said 28 per cent citizens are planning to travel during August-September though only five per cent have made their bookings. It added that during the second wave of the outbreak, many citizens faced teething issues to cancel their travel plan for the summer.

In many cases, the travel agent or the airline did not refund anything, and some citizens lost the complete ticket amount, while some were able to retrieve a partial amount, and others were asked to re-book the ticket for a later date, it stated.

Many now have immunity against COVID-19 but don’t lower guard: Experts

Jul 25, 2021 | , , , , ,

Dr Pooja Khosla, senior consultant (Department of Medicine), Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said the second wave of the coronavirus has taught us that cases can increase suddenly.

“There are warning signs from different parts of the world. In India too, a small increase in cases has been recorded. Infections can increase exponentially anytime. I think one should not assume anything and make all efforts to prevent a second wave-like crisis, which was a nightmare,” she said.

“Opening everything is not appropriate everyone has been saying the third wave is a couple of days away,” Dr Khosla added.

SC refuses to entertain plea for national policy for compensation to COVID-19 victims

Aug 24, 2020 | , , ,

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R S Reddy dismissed the plea saying that every state has a different policy and gives compensation as per its financial power.

Advocate Deepak Prakash, appearing for petitioner Hashik Thayikandy, said that all he is asking for is a national policy to be formulated that would provide for uniform compensation throughout the country.

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Global dividend plunge to be worst since financial crisis

Aug 24, 2020 | , ,

Global dividend payments plunged $108 billion to $382 billion in the second quarter of the year, fund manager Janus Henderson has calculated, equating to a 22% year-on-year drop which will be the worst since at least 2009.

All regions saw lower payouts except North America, where Canadian payments proved to be resilient. Worldwide, 27% of firms cut their dividends, while worst affected Europe saw more than half do so and two thirds of those cancel them outright.

“2020 will see the worst outcome for global dividends since the global financial crisis,” Janus Henderson said in a report published on Monday.

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WHO says children aged 12 and over should wear masks like adults

Aug 23, 2020 | , , ,

Studies suggest older children potentially play a more active role in transmission of the new coronavirus than younger children, the WHO and UNICEF said, adding more data was needed to better understand the role of children and adolescents in the transmission of the virus, which causes COVID-19.
The WHO first advised people to wear masks in public on June 5 to help reduce the spread of the disease, but had previously not issued specific guidance for children.

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17th SIRC postponed to Nov, 2021

Aug 23, 2020 | , , ,

To fill the void this November, the Organising Committee is planning a virtual event – tentatively coined ‘SIRC 2020 Re-Mind’ – to mark the dates More details of this virtual event will be announced in mid-October.
All important international events like Monte Carlo Rendezvous,during second week of Sept,Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meet,during 4th week of  Oct and East Asian Insurance Congress(EAIC), scheduled during last week of Aug, have been cancelled this year due to Covid-19 pandemic. 

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