by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
SINGAPORE, Dec 21: Battling their own surges in coronavirus cases, Asian nations including Japan and South Korea said they were closely monitoring a new super virulent strain of the virus identified in Britain, but none immediately cancelled UK flights.The new...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, Dec 21 India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,55,560 with 24,337 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 96 lakh, according to Union health ministry data updated on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Mumbai, Dec 21:, 2020: Reliance General Insurance (RGI) has brought in speed and acceleration to its vehicle claim process by introducing ‘RAPID’ equipped with image analytics powered by Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services and Azure Machine...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi, Dec 21: As cyberattacks grow in magnitude globally including in India, cyber criminals now prefer to use Covid-19 in scamming attacks that focus on fake cures and donations, compromising email accounts in Indian organisations. In fact, 72% of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 20, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
SYDNEY: Dec 21: Asian stocks faltered on Monday as unease over a new coronavirus strain that was shutting much of the United Kingdom offset news a deal had finally been struck on a long-awaited U.S. stimulus bill.Sterling slid 1.1% to $1.3370 after several...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 20, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
A nurse at a Chattanooga hospital in Tennessee, the United States fainted at a press conference after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine shot. The nurse, Tiffany Dover, was addressing a press conference when she lifted her hand to her head, apologized,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 20, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi,Dec 21: The government is alert and there is no need to panic, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday after a new strain of coronavirus was detected in the United Kingdom. “The government is fully conscious about everything. If you...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 20, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi, Dec 21: India plans to set tough financial targets for state-run firms to try to improve their valuations ahead of a push by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to privatize some companies, according to a draft government document and sources. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 20, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
HOUSTON: Scientists have used virus-like particles to predict how environmental factors affect the survival of the novel coronavirus on surfaces, and found that the COVID-19 virus may remain infectious longer as temperatures drop in winter. According to the study,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 20, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Intermediaries, International News, Pandemic
TOKYO: Pharmaceutical firms must be "very transparent" about the risks and benefits of vaccines in efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic, the head of Asia's largest drugmaker has told AFP. Takeda, one of the...