by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
CHICAGO: The first two COVID-19 vaccines to enter large-scale U.S. trials will not be tested in pregnant women this year, raising questions about how this vulnerable population will be protected from the coronavirus, researchers told Reuters. Moderna and Pfizer, which...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
Geneva: The WHO said Friday that coronavirus pandemic effects would be felt for decades as its emergency committee assessed the situation six months after sounding its top alarm over the outbreak. The novel coronavirus has killed nearly 675,000 people and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Reinsurance company Swiss Re said on Friday the $2.5 billion in claims and reserves related to COVID-19 that it booked in the first half of the year would likely cover the bulk of its pandemic-related losses. The Zurich-based company, confirming figures...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
Taking a firm geopolitical stand, the European Union imposed sanctions on targeted individuals and entities from Russia, China and North Korea in a sign that it was tackling cyber warfare head on. As part of the measures, the six individuals and assets of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday said the suspension of scheduled international flights to and from the country has been extended till August 31 amid the coronavirus pandemic. The suspension of scheduled international commercial services was till July 31....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
BENGALURU: India reported another record surge in daily COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total to 1.64 million, as the government further eases virus curbs in a bid to resuscitate the economy, while also trying to increase testing. Infections jumped by 55,078 in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that no BS-IV vehicles will be registered till it decides the sale of such vehicles during lockdowns to contain the spread of the coronavirus, referring to country's new standards for emissions. The court was...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
India is now the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic. It ranks just behind the U.S. and Brazil in confirmed cases and is growing faster than either. The total rose 20% in just the last week, despite the fact that India is testing less than most of its...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
London: Britain’s AstraZeneca said on Thursday that good data was coming in so far on its vaccine for COVID-19, already in large-scale human trials and widely seen as the front-runner in the race for a shot against the novel coronavirus. The drugmaker,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
NEW DELHI: Nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, on Friday said the coronavirus pandemic has given the world a chance to reflect and take "outrageously" bold decisions to create a new order where there is no global warming,...
