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Topic: Bloomberg wire

How doctors, health workers are losing the fight against Covid-19 pandemic

It has been clear for some time that medical workers are at heightened risk from Covid-19 and that shortages of PPE were going to be a big problem.

For global airline industry, Covid-19 crisis is going to be bigger than 9/11 aftermath

IATA says airlines worldwide could lose $252 billion in revenue this year and burn through as much as $61 billion in the second quarter as travel slumps.

Google to release data on how movement in cities has changed due to Covid-19

Google said the mobility reports don’t impinge on privacy as only data from people who have agreed to share their location with the company is used.

Airbnb may become obsolete depending on recovery of tourism after Covid-19 crisis

Bookings on Airbnb slumped from 96% to 41% this year due travel restrictions imposed by many countries in view of the pandemic.

Global cost of coronavirus pandemic may reach $4.1 trillion, says Asian Development Bank

In an Asian Development Outlook report released Friday, the Manila-based lender said that a shorter containment period could limit the damage to $2 trillion.

Countries with compulsory TB vaccine BCG like India are showing fewer Covid-19 deaths

US study finds a correlation between countries that require citizens to get BCG vaccine & those showing fewer confirmed cases & deaths from Covid-19.

British love for health service could make or break Boris Johnson

The cult of the National Health Service has been key to so many political fortunes over the decades, but no leader has weaponised it more than Boris Johnson.

Ventilator demand makes Singapore’s richest man richer by $3.5 billion

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics shares have climbed 40%, fuelled by a surge in demand for the life-saving devices after Covid-19.

Why epidemiologists and economists keep arguing over health vs economy

When epidemiologists say there’s no trade-off between health & economy, lots of economists just shake their heads in disagreement.

Demand for health and fitness gadgets goes through the roof, likely to stay there

Users, insurers and healthcare providers are all seeing the benefit of health gadgets, in a shift expected to persist long after the outbreak subsides.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.