by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: As many as 5,424 cases of mucormycosis or black fungus have been reported from 18 states, with a majority of them in Gujarat and Maharashtra, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. “Nine lakh vials of Amphotericin-B are being...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: WhatsApp on Monday said it will not limit the functionality for users not agreeing to its new privacy policy but will continue to remind users about the update, and “maintain this approach” till the forthcoming data protection law comes...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The central government on Monday said there is no indication that children will be severely or more affected in the third wave of COVID-19. Responding to a question on the possible impact of a third wave on children, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria at...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday sought the Centre's reply on pleas seeking ex-gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the families of those who have died of COVID-19 and said that there should be a uniform policy for issuing death certificates to those...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Life, Non-Life, Pension & Social Security
The seventh national census of China shows the aging population in the country is creating a policy challenge that requires covering the cost of elder care while ensuring continued prosperity for everyone else, according to a report in Voice of America (VOA)....
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography
Damien Cave, Emma Bubola and Choe Sang-Hun Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications All over the world, countries are confronting population stagnation and a fertility bust, a dizzying reversal unmatched in recorded history that will make...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Facts, Health
Index identifies communication as key to crew health As part of the Standard Club’s continuing commitment to safety at sea and focus on seafarer wellbeing, this year the Club has partnered with the Mission to Seafarers, alongside Wallem Group to support the 2021...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Facts, Health, Pandemic, Technology
Singapore provisionally approves 60-second COVID-19 breathalyser testSingapore authorities have provisionally approved a COVID-19 breathalyser test that aims to show whether someone is infected with the coronavirus in under a minute, according to the local...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Monday for the World Health Organization (WHO) to be empowered to visit countries rapidly in case of outbreaks with potential to spark a pandemic, and to access data. Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in separate...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
Some teenagers and young adults who received COVID-19 vaccines experienced heart inflammation, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory group said, recommending further study of the rare condition. The CDC's Advisory Committee on...
