by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
When it comes to protecting the world from the coronavirus, two doses of a vaccine may be better than one. But doubling the number of jabs each person needs could complicate efforts to immunize billions of people. The latest results from front-runners in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Non-Life, Pandemic
SEOUL: South Korean epidemiologists have found that people were more likely to contract the new coronavirus from members of their own households than from contacts outside the home. A study published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on July...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 fatality rate has dropped significantly to 2.43 per cent from 3.36 per cent on June 17 due to effective clinical management of coronavirus cases, the Centre said on Tuesday, asserting the country has handled the pandemic...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: The Centre has written to all states and union territories warning against the use of N-95 masks with valved respirators by people, saying these do not prevent the virus from spreading and are "detrimental" to the measures adopted for its...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic, Workplace/Employee Benefits
U.S. companies are raising new questions about how they can make workplaces safe after the world’s top public health agency acknowledged the risk that tiny airborne droplets of the novel coronavirus may contribute to its spread, industry healthcare consultants...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
CHICAGO: Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released on Monday, including a closely-watched candidate from Oxford University, increased confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to recognize and fight the novel coronavirus...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India recorded 37,148 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing its tally to 11,55,191 , while the total number of recoveries increased to 7,24,577, according to Union health ministry data on Tuesday. The death toll due to the disease rose to 28,084 with...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
SYDNEY/SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian low-cost carriers, a key growth engine for planemakers and leasing companies for a decade before the pandemic, are faltering financially as demand plunges, raising questions over whether they can replace and double their...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
Twitter Inc. said on Saturday that hackers were able to download account information for up to eight accounts involved in the hack of its systems this week, but said none of them were verified accounts. The company said the unidentified attackers targeted 130...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2020 | Banking & Bancassurance, Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai: SBI General Insurance Company has announced the appointment of Prakash Chandra Kandpal as its new managing director & CEO . He was nominated by parent State Bank of India for the position and has been appointed with effect from 20th...
