by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 10, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The government has directed the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to prepare quarantine facilities with a bed capacity to admit over 5,400 people to deal with cases of coronavirus across the country, officials said on Monday. These forces,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 10, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
São Paulo/Zurich: Seguros Unimed, the insurance arm of the Brazil’s largest medical work cooperative and health insurance provider, selects the digital health platform provider dacadoo to provide digital health and wellness services to its 18...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 10, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
SYDNEY: Asian shares bounced and bond yields rose from historic lows on Tuesday as speculation of coordinated stimulus from global central banks and governments calmed panic selling. Yields on benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury debt more than doubled...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 10, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
The number of people infected with coronavirus topped 110,000 across the world as the outbreak reached more countries and caused more economic damage. DEATHS/INFECTIONS * More than 110,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus across the world and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 9, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Geneva: The coronavirus is closer to causing a pandemic but outbreaks in countries can still be controled through a combination of containment and mitigation measures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. "Now that the virus has a foothold...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 9, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Wall Street's main stock indexes plummeted and the Dow Jones Industrials crashed 2,000 points on Monday as a 22% slump in oil prices and the rapid spread of the coronavirus amplified fears of a global recession. Trading on US stock exchanges was halted...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 9, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
The number of cases of novel coronavirus worldwide has crossed 110,000 people in 100 countries and territories with more than 3,800 dead, according to an AFP tally on Monday. The landmark figure came after Iran reported almost 600 new cases on Monday...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 9, 2020 | Intermediaries, International News
London: Aon, the second largest global re/insurance broker, is set to acquire Willis Towers Watson for $30bn (£22.9bn), the third largst international re/insurnace broker, in an all-stock transaction which values the combined businesses at...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 9, 2020 | International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
US aviation regulators plan to require Boeing to rewire all 737 MAX aircraft before allowing the troubled planes fly again, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The MAX has been grounded worldwide since an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 9, 2020 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai: India's Yes Bank will not be merged with State Bank of India, which is set to infuse funds in the beleaguered lender, the newly appointed administrator leading the rescue plan said in a television interview on Monday. "There is...
