by AIP Online Bureau | May 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday directed states and union territories to continue the ongoing COVID-19 guidelines till June 30 and asked them to go for intensive and local containment measures in districts with a high number of cases to check the spread of...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: Studies are currently underway on whether there is a need for a Covid-19 booster dose, the Centre said on Thursday and asserted that no vaccine can give 100 per cent protection from the virus. Responding to a question on whether a booster dose is needed,...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance, Risk Management
A cancelation of the Summer Olympics Games in Tokyo would be the largest-ever event cancelation insurance claim, with up to $3 billion in estimated losses, U.S.-based insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has estimated. Analysts at Jefferies estimate...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: India is witnessing a downswing in the second wave of COVID-19 and hopefully it will be sustained even when restrictions are gently, systematically and cautiously relaxed, the government said on Thursday. Addressing a press conference, NITI Aayog...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
India has recorded the world's sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicines. Scientists are studying what led to the unexpected surge, and...