by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
A single dose of either the Oxford/AstraZeneca or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines have been found to cut Covid-19 transmission rates by up to half, according to a new Public Health England (PHE) study on Wednesday. Those given a first dose of either of the two...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: Indians struggled to register online for a mass vaccination drive set to begin at the weekend as the country's toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, worsened by shortages of hospital beds and medical oxygen. The second wave...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Mumbai: The lockdown in Maharashtra will be extended by another 15 days beyond April 30, state Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday. He said all members of the cabinet, who participated in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, pitched...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life
London, Apr 28: Even as world’s top insurance brands have lost nearly $30 billion in brand value,since the onslaught of Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, India’s state owned life insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation(LIC), for the first time, has emerged...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai: As India battles the world’s worst virus outbreak, some key political parties are promising an unprecedented monthly payment to all homemakers in a bid to win crucial state elections. If enacted the stipends would be some of the first in the world...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
Covishield and Covaxin — the two coronavirus vaccines currently in use in India — have efficacy against the 'Indian strain' and show "milder" illness in case of infection post vaccination, a senior scientist said on Tuesday citing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management
Washington: The White House is considering options for maximizing global production and supply of COVID-19 vaccines at the lowest cost, including backing a proposed waiver of intellectual property rights, but no decision has been made, press secretary Jen Psaki...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Technology
As India battles a crippling surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths, the United Nations has offered the assistance of its integrated supply chain and is "willing to help in whatever way it can, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Washington: Covaxin, India's home-grown COVID-19 vaccine, has been found to neutralise the 617 variant of the deadly virus, White House chief medical adviser and America's top pandemic expert Dr Anthony Fauci said in Washington. Fauci was speaking...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Non-Life, Technology
London, Apr 28: As fundraising activity in the global InsurTech sector continues to rebound from its brief COVID-19 related slowdown a year ago, global investment in the sector reached a new quarterly high of US$2.55 billion during the first quarter of 2021....
