15 March 2021
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Actions by Governments
- A Kiwi in the Netherlands: Living through Covid in a place where people riot instead of listen (stuff.co.nz)
- Australia ranked second for pandemic performance (HeraldSun.com.au Top News)
- Australia, Singapore plan travel bubble (Taipei Times Online)
- Brazil surpasses India, becomes nation second-worst affected by Covid-19 (India Today)
- China’s ambitious COVID-19 vaccination plan to test its production capability (JapanTimes.co.jp)
- Coronavirus pandemic in Brazil: Hospitals reach breaking point amid local variant rise (France24)
- Covid lockdown starts in Italy as hospitals struggle while France’s patients flown from overrun ICUs (Mail Online UK)
- Covid-19 test offensive starts in Switzerland (Swiss Info)
- Dr Fauci warns America could follow Italy with another lockdown if it opens up too early (Mail Online UK)
- Factors Affecting Voluntary Self-Isolation Behavior to Cope with a Empirical Evidence from Colombia vs. Spain in Times of COVID-19 (MDPI)
- Germany enjoys the reopening of shops after four month lockdown (Mail Online UK)
- Half of Italy is a COVID-19 red zone (ansa.it)
- India vaccination drive falters amid fears of second wave (Financial Times – UK Homepage)
- Most of Italy enters new lockdown to stem new wave (France24)
- Netherlands goes to polls amid predictions of returning status quo (Irish Times)
- Netherlands suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine (BBC)
- Pakistan increases COVID restrictions amid a third wave (Al Jazeera)
- Research team locates 24 bat coronaviruses in China (Chinanationalnews.com)
- The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (NationalPost.com)
- The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, March 14, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- UK – Boris Johnson accepts he made a mistake in delaying first lockdown (Telegraph)
- UK – Boris Johnson accuses SNP of pushing for independence ‘regardless of cost’ (Sky News)
- UK – Boris Johnson: Indyref2 ‘last thing Scots need right now’ (The Scotsman)
- UK – Bus passengers to ‘turn up and go’ as Boris Johnson unveils £3 billion transport revolution in ‘act of levelling up’ (Manchester Evening News)
- UK – Covid Scotland: Scottish Government releases latest coronavirus statistics with 484 new cases (Herald Scotland)
- US – An Ohio school superintendent found reopening classrooms takes careful diplomacy. “We had people coming from very different angles.” hxxps://on[.]wsj[.]com/2OPL76G (WSJ – Twitter)
- US – Arkansas governor urges hesitant Republicans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (Global News Canada)
- US – COVID-19 pandemic has exposed Arizona healthcare inequalities. Will it drive change? (AZCentral.com)
- US – California has pursued the wrong strategy for beating COVID-19. Here’s a smarter way (Sacramento Bee)
- US – California opens vaccine eligibility to millions: Latest COVID-19 updates (AZCentral.com)
- US – Elon Musk’s Defiant Tesla Plant Reopening Left California Employees With COVID-19 (International Business Times)
- US – Rural South Carolina hospital loses $8 million in pandemic (star-telegram.com)
- US – Tennessee revenues continue to top projections amid COVID-19 (San Antonio Express-News.com)
- US – What does it take to reopen a school—and keep it open? For one district superintendent in Ohio, a few unusual approaches helped hxxps://on[.]wsj[.]com/3bLpyx9 (WSJ – Twitter)
- US – Why does Texas rank near last in percentage of residents vaccinated against COVID-19? (star-telegram.com)
- WHO’s latest situation report (WHO)
Actions by Companies
- AstraZeneca vaccination drive sets off in Iligan, doctors intensify call on participation (Philippine Information Agency)
- Axis Bank to acquire 9.9% stake in Max Bupa Health’s promoter entity (Business Standard India)
- Bank of Baroda cuts benchmark lending rate by 10 bps, makes loans cheaper (Business Standard India)
- COVID-19 task force to review vaccine side effects, deaths as several countries suspend AstraZeneca jab (Moneycontrol.com)
- Carnival CEO: Cruise industry won’t be back to normal until 2023 (The Hill)
- China Telecom posts higher profits amounting USD 3.2 bln, despite COVID-19 (China Knowledge Online)
- Eskom on ‘Code Red’ for next six weeks, says energy expert (ENCA)
- Evidence does not suggest AstraZeneca jab linked to clots, MHRA says (BBC)
- Facebook extends Covid-19 Information Centre to Instagram (Mail Online UK)
- Facebook launches global campaign to help people get vaccinated against Covid-19 (Hindu Business Line)
- H&M sales recover in March as stores reopen after lockdown (Today Online)
- Honda CB500X launched in India at Rs 6.87 lakh, arrives in CKD form with two colour options (Firstpost.com)
- Increased vaccine output sought from CSL (The West Australian)
- Ireland, Italian region halt AstraZeneca shots (The Hindu)
- Italy in new lockdown as Ireland, Netherlands halt AstraZeneca shots (South China Morning Post – News)
- Italy under virus curbs again as Dutch, Irish stop AstraZeneca shots (Yahoo! India)
- Malaysia to begin administering Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday (Channel NewsAsia)
- More Iligan private hospitals continue Sinovac inoculation (Philippine Information Agency)
- N.B. reports 5 new cases of COVID-19, potential exposure on Air Canada flight to Moncton (Global News Canada)
- New orders for 737 MAX boost Boeing (Shanghai Daily)
- Nurse’s second Pfizer dose signals start of vaccine surge (Canberra Times)
- Oscar nominations Monday could belong to ‘Mank’ and Netflix (star-telegram.com)
- PNP secures 1,200 Sinovac boosters (Manila Bulletin)
- PROJECTS: Iraq seeks to revive delayed petrochemical deal with Shell (Zawya.com)
- Qantas, travel companies ready for takeoff (HeraldSun.com.au Business)
- SA receives more J&J vaccines (ENCA)
- Scientific evidence points to safety of Covid-19, says AstraZeneca after blood clot fears (The Nation – Thailand)
- Shell Deer Park, Texas, refinery preparing crude units for restart -sources (Nasdaq)
- Tata Motors positive about overcoming semiconductors supply constraint (Hindustan Times)
- The Pandemic Validated Realty Income: Why This Is A Buy With 50% Potential Upside (Seeking Alpha)
- Three in four consumers shop more frequently online: Visa (Digital News Asia)
Drugs, Treatments & Vaccines
- California opens vaccine eligibility to millions: Latest COVID-19 updates (AZCentral.com)
- Coronavirus vaccines: Here’s what’s available in US and what may be coming next (Orlando Sentinel)
- Covid-19 live updates: AstraZeneca asserts no link between its vaccine and blood clots as more countries suspend use (Washington Post)
- Dual-action monoclonal antibodies from an original SARS survivor show promise against COVID-19 (News-Medical.Net)
- Epidemiology and transmission characteristics of early COVID-19 cases, 20 January–19 March 2020, in Bavaria, Germany (Epidemiology & Infection – Cambridge Core)
- How do coronavirus variants form and will the current vaccines work against them? (CBS News)
- New York jabs 1m as vaccine supplies dry up (Financial Times – US homepage)
- Paris may face new lockdown as COVID-19 variants fill up ICU beds and vaccine supplies limited (Orlando Sentinel)
- Soluble ACE2 level correlates with COVID-19 outcomes (News-Medical.Net)
- The pandemic has disrupted childhood vaccinations, dropping by 11 million doses in the past year: CDC director (Clusterstock)
- Vaccines drive optimism about containing COVID-19 pandemic — CBS News poll (CBS News)
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