OVER 1.77 TEN-MILLION COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES ADMINISTERED IN INDIA

HIGHLIGHTS

• The COVID-19 vaccine has been administered to a total of 8,34,141 people.
• Out of these, 4,93,999 people were aged over 60 years.
• 75,147 individuals aged between 45-60 with specified medical conditions.

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OVER 16 HUNDRED THOUSAND HEALTHCARE WORKERS VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 ACROSS INDIA

HEALTHCARE

• According to the official figures, 31,466 healthcare workers were vaccinated for the prevention of COVID-19 till 7:30 PM in five states on 25 JAN 2021.
• India is conducting the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drive.
• ...

GBTA ANALYSIS FINDS STEEP INCREASE IN TRAVEL WAIVERS, SUSPENSIONS, AND CANCELATIONS

Headlines:

• Corporate suspensions and cancellations, especially for international business travel, have witnessed a sharply due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
• The results were announced after a careful study by the Global Business Travel Association in thei...

MULTIPLE AIRLINES EXTEND TRAVEL WAIVERS TO ITALY IN FACE OF INCREASED COVID-19 CASES

Highlights:

• As Italy becomes the worst-hit nation outside of Asia, a number of airlines scale back flights and extend/ issue change waivers.

American Airlines is suspending all its operations to and from Milan, a part of the CO...

GLOBAL AUTOMAKER BANS BUSINESS TRAVEL AFTER TWO EMPLOYEES TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

Highlights:

• Ford has announced a ban on all business trips after two employees based in China tested positive for the COVID-19.
• The deadly coronavirus disease has infected over 93,000 people around the world, including 128 in the United States.
...

UK PLANS SCHOOL CLOSURES AND TRAVEL CURBS AMID WIDESPREAD COVID-19 CASES

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• Unnecessary travel may be curbed and people have been urged to work from home in major parts of the country.

• A new legislation will be introduced that will ensure ministers have the power to prepare for a widespread outbreak if the ne...

IATA REQUESTS MAJOR REGULATORS TO EASE SLOT RULES AMID CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

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• The IATA (International Air Transport Association) requested major aviation regulators around the world to suspend airport slot requirements as the coronavirus outbreak fuelled the rising flight cancellations.

• The outbreak of the COVI...

CANCEL PLANS FOR ITALY: COVID-19 CASES ON THE RISE

Highlights:

• The Trump administration recently announced that it was raising the travel advisory level for parts of Italy, South Korea, and other nations where the coronavirus has spread widely.

• On Sunday, Trump said in a tweet that all passengers...

POOR DEMAND LEADS TO 50% REDUCED OPERATIONS OF PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS

Highlights:

• Ethylene demand from China had shown an ever-dropping decline since the Lunar New Year holidays in January.

• Petrochemical sources said the sluggish demand situation dragged on following the COVID-19 outbreak in China with an extended ...

JAPANESE OFFICIALS DISMISS RUMOURS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS DISRUPTING TOKYO GAMES

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• The organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics dismissed speculations that the coronavirus could lead to the cancellation of the international games.
• In an emailed statement to NPR, the International Olympic Committee confirmed that preparation...

TRAVELING AMID CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK? KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AS A TRAVELER

Highlights:

• China, Italy, South Korea, and Iran, among several other countries, have reported significant numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases.

• Governments are doing their best to contain the threat and have imposed several regulations. Yet, th...

KARIUS RECEIVES US $165 MILLION FOR ITS INNOVATIVE LIQUID BIOPSY TECHNOLOGY TO IDENTIFY DISEASES

Highlights:

• Although the funds may have been raised under the looming threat of the novel coronavirus, the company’s technology is already being used in more than 100 hospitals.

• The technology helps test for infection-causing pathogens in i...

CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK MAKES GOLD RISE OVER 2%

HIGHLIGHTS

• Spot gold rose to 1.6% at $1,669.80 per ounce.
• U.S. gold futures increased 1.5% to $1,672.80.
• rise in coronavirus cases in numerous countries outside China has caused fear about worldwide effect on the economic growth

CHINA-DEPENDENT OEMS FEAR DELAYED ROLLOUT OF AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTS

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• The extended lunar holidays coupled with the prolonged shutdown of the Chinese automobile and car part-manufacturing factories have led to rising concerns among the original equipment manufacturers around the world.

Most of the cruc...

HUNDREDS OF ITALIANS LINE OUTSIDE SUPERMARKETS, STOCK UP ON PROVISIONS BEFORE COMPLETE LOCKDOWN

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• Italians prepare for a week-long quarantine in thousands after the announcement on Sunday.
• Locals faced with new lockdown measures express nervousness and dismay over limited food stocking options.

With the death of two p...

UK NATIONALS STRANDED ONBOARD THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP TO FLY BACK TODAY

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• Almost 70 citizens of the United Kingdom are expected to leave the ship and board a pre-scheduled repatriation flight on Friday.

• The passengers from the quarantined ship are due to land in Wiltshire on Saturday

• They w...

CORONAVIRUS WILL NOT CHANGE CHINA’S COMMITMENT OF TRADE: U.S. OFFICIAL

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• U.S. government expects China to honor its commitments made under the trade deal.
• China pledged to buy U.S. goods worth $77 billion in 2020 and $123 billion by 2021.
• According to the Global Times Newspaper, China will buy 10 mil...

CORONAVIRUS SEVERELY IMPACTS BUSINESS FOR THE HYATT HOTELS GROUP

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• The Hyatt Hotels Group expects a full-year RevPAR growth in the range of negative 0.5 to 1.5 percent for the year 2020.
• Growth of Net Rooms is expected to be in the range of 6.5 to 7 percent, representing 80 planned new hotel openings.

U.S. MARKET ON RECORD HIGHS

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• The Dow Jones Industrial Average up by 0.4%.
• The S&P 500 surged by 0.5%.
• The Nasdaq Composite has seen a hike of 0.87%.

On Wednesday, the U.S. equity markets ended the traded session on a positive note. Thi...

CORONAVIRUS CAUSES DEATH OF TWO DIAMOND PRINCESS PASSENGERS FROM JAPAN

Highlights:

• While infection rates in China show a gradual decrease, Japan reported two fatalities from the quarantined Diamond Princess Cruise ship docked in the Yokohama port

• The coronavirus-related death victims are believed to be an elderly ma...