Page 25 - Latest Updates on Community Transmission
Centre needs to acknowledge community spread, ramp-up testing: Sanjay Singh
AAP leader Sanjay Singh has advised the Centre to accept that community spread of the coronavirus is happening and follow Delhi's lead in containing the virus by ramping-up testing "on a large scale"
 "Centre needs to acknowledge community spread, ramp-up testing: Sanjay Singh")
Statsguru: India staring at grim future as Covid-19 count tops 1 million
Despite imposing one of the strictest lockdowns in the world, India is witnessing a rapid rise in cases
 "Statsguru: India staring at grim future as Covid-19 count tops 1 million")
Corona Kavach health insurance policy evokes good response: Insurers
Corona Kavach, which was launched on July 10 and is being offered by both general and health insurers, is a standard health insurance policy created to meet the treatment requirements for coronavirus
 "Corona Kavach health insurance policy evokes good response: Insurers")
India is likely to see a wave of peaks in Covid-19 cases, say experts
Looking at India numbers makes little sense, as handful of states dominate growth in cases
 "India is likely to see a wave of peaks in Covid-19 cases, say experts")
Maharashtra adds over 9,500 cases in single day, biggest jump so far
The total count in the state now stands at 310,455. Death toll has reached 11,854
 "Maharashtra adds over 9,500 cases in single day, biggest jump so far")
Retail trade suffered Rs 15.5 trillion business loss due to Covid-19: CAIT
CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said the domestic trade is passing through its worst period in the current century
 "Retail trade suffered Rs 15.5 trillion business loss due to Covid-19: CAIT")
US divided over mask wearing and schools reopening as pandemic rages
Amid the patchwork of policies, the United States reported a daily global record of more than 77,000 new infections on Thursday
 "US divided over mask wearing and schools reopening as pandemic rages")
Income of Russians plunges most in 20 years in Q2; GDP shrinks 9.6%
The income fell 8 per cent in year-on-year terms in April-June, the state statistics service Rosstat said on Friday
 "Income of Russians plunges most in 20 years in Q2; GDP shrinks 9.6%")
EU negotiating with drugmakers to secure potential Covid-19 vaccines
The talks follow a deal reached in June by four EU member states with AstraZeneca for the upfront purchase of 400 million doses of its potential Covid-19 vaccine
 "EU negotiating with drugmakers to secure potential Covid-19 vaccines")
Railways rules out renegotiating loan for bullet train amid rising costs
The high speed rail network is estimated to cost Rs 1.1 trillion including the purchase of 24 train sets, interest during construction and import duties
 "Railways rules out renegotiating loan for bullet train amid rising costs")
As pandemic surges, UN seeks billions more to offer humanitarian aid
At the beginning of the year, humanitarian agencies targeted around 110 million people, he said. They now need to reach 250 million in 63 countries
IT industry headed for Uberisation of workforce: Capgemini India CEO
Capgemini India's Chief Executive Officer Ashwin Yardi talks to Bibhu Ranjan Mishra and Sai Ishwar about the impact of Covid-19 on business
 "IT industry headed for Uberisation of workforce: Capgemini India CEO")
Metal producers look to repair dents after taking Covid-19 pandemic hit
The third of the five-part series looks at pick-up in metal sector demand & prices
 "Metal producers look to repair dents after taking Covid-19 pandemic hit")
India to resume limited overseas flights to US today, other nations soon
Indian private carriers will also be given an opportunity to fly on such long-haul routes, provided they operate wide-body aircraft for such flights
 "India to resume limited overseas flights to US today, other nations soon")
Covid-19: Vaccine firms give Moderna a shrug, say no rush on tie-ups
Most players that Business Standard spoke to said they would be concentrating on their own vaccine candidates or the current tie-ups that they have
 "Covid-19: Vaccine firms give Moderna a shrug, say no rush on tie-ups")
Wipro charters flights to bring back hundreds of staff, kin from US
The company is undertaking similar steps for its employees in the UK and Australia
 "Wipro charters flights to bring back hundreds of staff, kin from US")
Is the worst over for IT? Q1 earnings of firms send out growth feelers
Pandemic impact bottomed out in Q1, second half likely to see better growth
 "Is the worst over for IT? Q1 earnings of firms send out growth feelers")
Over 687,000 stranded Indians returned home under Vande Bharat mission: MEA
The fourth phase of the Vande Bharat mission, which is currently underway, has been augmented with the addition of around 120 flights between July 15-31
 "Over 687,000 stranded Indians returned home under Vande Bharat mission: MEA")
Back-to-school plans in the time of Covid-19 stress working parents
Coronavirus, and the upending of society it has produced, have caused these views of school in American life to collide in ways that have thrown millions of parental lives into disarray
Fed survey says economic activity has picked up but outlook remains cloudy
And the report said that business contacts in the Fed's 12 regions remained wary about the future
 "Fed survey says economic activity has picked up but outlook remains cloudy")
