by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 15, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
“We are not there yet. But the end is in sight,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at a virtual press conference. Deaths from COVID-19 last week were the lowest since March 2020, the U.N. agency reported The world has never...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 26, 2022 | Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
In January, WHO and partners launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, focused mainly on the 34 countries that were at or below 10 per cent coverage. All but six are on the continent Today, only 10 countries still have less than 10 per cent coverage, most of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 20, 2022 | Facts, Health, Pandemic
“This is a highly adaptable virus that has evolved to evade most existing antibody treatments, as well as much of the immunity conferred by vaccines and natural infection,” said Sriram Subramaniam, a professor at the University of British Columbia, and the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 3, 2022 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Technology
Sanjeev Mantri, executive director, ICICI Lombard said, “Customers are increasingly cautious and seek adequate medical cover, including COVID-19 cover for overseas trips. The bulk of travel purchases always took place digitally, with the numbers now only increasing....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 26, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Official sources also said that six states, including Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, are reporting more than 1,000 average daily cases. Also, 181 districts in India are reporting a weekly positivity of more than 10 per cent (in the week ending July...
