by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
NEW DELHI: The world is on verge of defeating the coronavirus pandemic by adopting preemptive, proactive and collaborative strategies to combat the virus, said Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday. "I thank member nations that despite the wide...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
China’s coronavirus vaccines were supposed to deliver a geopolitical win that showcased the country’s scientific prowess and generosity. Instead, in some places, they have set off a backlash. Officials in Brazil and Turkey have complained that...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
More than 100 million Covid-19 cases have now been recorded worldwide, according to an AFP tally on Tuesday, as newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden pledged to ramp up the United States's struggling vaccine program. The number of cases, compiled from data...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
LONDON: While governments are negotiating a "precarious balance" between saving the economy and preventing Covid-19 fatalities, the continued use of strict control measures should be adopted to reduce the evolution and spread of new Covid-19 variants,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Cambridge: Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine protects against worrisome emerging variants of the coronavirus but it's taking the precaution of testing a possible booster dose against the strain discovered in South Africa. In Monday's announcement,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2021 | Facts, Health
While we all know how getting less sleep and stress can be harmful to a person’s health, a new study suggested that lack of sleep, preexisting mental health issues, and stress could also lead to symptoms that resemble concussion. The study was published...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Singapore: It may take four to five years for the Covid-19 pandemic to end and the world to look to a post-Covid normal but that to with much uncertainities, Singapore's Education Minister Lawrence Wong has warned. Speaking at the Singapore Perspectives...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
SHANHAI, CHINA: Pandemic outbreak (#1 with 36% responses) rises six spots to be the top business risk in China, the epicentre of Covid-19, in the 10th Allianz Risk Barometer 2021. Business interruption drops one position (#2 with 33% responses), reflecting the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Just like US oil firm ConocoPhillips grabbed Venezuelan assets overseas to enforce an arbitration award, Indian bank accounts, airplanes and other foreign properties can be seized to collect USD 1.4 billion awarded to UK''s Cairn Energy against...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh clinical advice on Tuesday for treating COVID-19 patients, including those displaying persistent symptoms after recovery, and also said it advised using low-dose anti-coagulants to prevent blood clots....
