President Xi presided over a high-level meeting Sunday to review his govt's efforts to contain the virus and called for more efforts to tackle China's 'largest public health emergency'.
A week after WHO deemed the virus an international threat, it said it’s not getting all the data it needs to upgrade its advice to companies and governments worldwide.
The risk of catching a serious infection on an aircraft is low. The air supply to a modern airliner is different from a movie theater or an office building.
Cancer medicines are globally unavailable & unaffordable to vast majority of people without insurance coverage or financial protection, WHO says in World Cancer Report.
Politics is well underway even as countries cooperate to tackle coronavirus. And lest you think China is being cornered, remember what it is doing to Taiwan.
WHO declared an global health emergency as China reported 9,692 cases of coronovirus infection. The country is also bringing residents back to Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak.
Declaration of global health emergency gives WHO’s director-general powers to give temporary recommendations to countries that include travel advisories & restrictions.
Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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