by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
Berlin, Sep 02: The head of the World Health Organisation says he opposes "widespread use of boosters" for healthy people for now, underscoring the need to get doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to poorer countries. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Policy
Geneva, Sept 02: More than 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, a neurological disorder that robs them of their memory and costs the world $1.3 trillion a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. The progressive condition can...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic, Policy, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
New Delhi, Sept 02: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya on Wednesday said that the Health Ministry has partnered with Google to enhance people's access to the COVID-19 vaccine. "The Ministry of Health has taken yet another significant...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 2, 2021 | Facts, Health, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
New Delhi, Sept 02: Union Minister of Ayush Sarbanand Sonowal on Wednesday launched the 'Yoga-Break' application for working professionals to de-stress, refresh and re-focus at their workplace to increase their productivity. The five-minute protocol...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Geneva, Sept 02: The World Health Organisation has said that it is closely monitoring a new coronavirus "variant of interest" named Mu, warning that the new variant shows signs of possible resistance to vaccines. Mu – also known by its scientific name...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic, Policy, Regulation, Workplace/Employee Benefits
German companies will not be granted the right to find out whether their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19, although provisions could be made for some particularly risky workplaces, the labor minister said on Wednesday. Many countries are making vaccination...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 2, 2021 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
An ever-swelling amount of space debris is threatening satellites that hover around Earth, making insurers leery of offering coverage to the devices that transmit texts, maps, videos and scientific data, industry sources said. Thousands of new satellites are...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sept 02: What can employers do if workers avoid COVID-19 vaccines? They can require vaccination and fire employees who don't comply or take other actions such as withholding company perks or charging extra for health insurance. Businesses for months have been...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, Sept 02 With 47,092 people testing positive for COVID-19, India's total tally of cases rose to 3,28,57,937, while active cases have increased to 3,89,583, according to Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. Densely populated...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 1, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Pension & Social Security
GENEVA : Despite the unprecedented worldwide expansion of social protection during the COVID-19 crisis, more than 4 billion people around the world remain entirely unprotected, a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report says. Currently, only 47 per...
