27 October 2020
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- Anger over Italy virus rules as curfews enforced around… (Mail Online UK)
- As Singapore gradually opens its borders, we need to be mindful of a second COVID-19 wave (Channel NewsAsia)
- Belgian doctors infected with coronavirus told to keep working (9News.com.au)
- COVID-19 In Europe: Germany Deliberates New Measures To Tackle Pandemic (International Business Times)
- China aims to end extreme poverty, but COVID-19 exposes gaps (Hartford Courant)
- Countries must work closer in fighting COVID-19, Germany says (Reuters)
- Germany Inc fears the worst as second wave takes hold (Telegraph)
- Germany mulls additional COVID-19 restrictions (Deutsche Welle)
- Gyms, leisure centres close amid new Covid-19 restrictions in Italy (ONE News)
- How will a second hard lockdown and a covid-19 second wave affect South Africa ? (567 CapeTalk)
- Iran extends curbs as it reports one virus death every four minutes (The Straits Times All News)
- Iran reports COVID-19 death every four minutes, extends curbs (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Italy, not wanting a covid lockdown again, shows peril of targeted restrictions (Washington Post)
- Italy’s Conte begins to lose his lustre as second wave takes hold (FT.com – World, Europe)
- Lessons of pandemic key as Ireland stands at crossroads (Irish Times)
- Malaysia reports 835 new Covid-19, slightly lower than record figure on Monday (The Straits Times All News)
- School trips in Japan go virtual during pandemic (JapanTimes.co.jp)
- Spain Unemployment Hit 16.26% Amid COVID-19 Fallout (InsideBusinessOnline.com)
- The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (NationalPost.com)
- The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 (NationalPost.com)
- UK – ‘Mask tax’ row as Rishi Sunak refuses to extend VAT holiday on PPE (Telegraph)
- UK – Boris Johnson under pressure to detail `road-map out of… (Mail Online UK)
- UK – Boris Johnson’s promised coronavirus inquiry will not start for many months, No 10 suggests (The Independent)
- UK – Matt Hancock doesn’t expect coronavirus vaccine rollout until ‘first half of 2021’ (Sky News Latest)
- UK – UK government warns restaurants against exploiting Covid-19 loophole (FT.com – Travel & Leisure)
- US – 614 Minnesota hospital beds filled with COVID-19 patients (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
- US – Coronavirus behind two-thirds of excess deaths in US: CDC (FOXNews.com)
- US – Coronavirus outbreak at Massachusetts nursing home leaves 5 dead (FOXNews.com)
- US – Editorial: Looking forward, how can Virginia — and the nation — prepare better amid this ongoing pandemic? (Richmond.com)
- US – Editorial: Trump administration admits it has surrendered to the coronavirus (STLtoday.com)
- US – Global pandemic hits home in the West Virginia mountains (star-telegram.com)
- US – Idaho governor orders return to some COVID-19 restrictions (star-telegram.com)
- US – Kentucky governor expected to issue new COVID-19 recommendations Monday (Louisville Courier-Journal)
- US – Missouri virus hospitalizations rising as data problem fixed (STLtoday.com)
- US – NIAIDNews – RT @NIH: #NIH @NIAIDNews Director Dr. Anthony Fauci knows it’s very important to #FightFlu during the #COVID19 pandemic. Getting vaccinated… (NIAIDNews – Twitter)
- US – NIAIDNews – RT @nih_nhlbi: How will #COVID19 impact people living with HIV? @reprievetrial is examining whether statin therapy protects against or decr… (NIAIDNews – Twitter)
- US – Other states are watching COVID-19 rates rise. California’s coronavirus numbers are steady (Fresno Bee)
- US – Statement—NIH-Sponsored ACTIV-3 Trial Closes LY-CoV555 Sub-Study (NIAID)
- US – The Trump administration’s covid-19 message: You’re on your own. Try not to die. (Washington Post)
- US – Thieves take $1.5m worth of gloves meant for hospitals as Florida battles pandemic (ONE News)
- US – Transparency from Texas government crucial amid pandemic (San Antonio Express-News.com)
- US – Trump administration offers conflicting messages on COVID-19 pandemic (CBS News)
- US – We finally know the Trump administration’s pandemic strategy: Surrender (Washington Post)
- WHO’s latest situation report (WHO)
- AirAsia resumes in-flight dining experience options to pre-booked orders (Business Standard India)
- Airports Company South Africa makes R1.2 billion profit, sees 1% decline in departing passengers (IOL)
- Amex sweetens premium card rewards, again, with new Uber perks (AmericanBanker.com)
- Arab Bank Group reports nine months 2020 net profit of $215.2 million (bizbahrain)
- AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine On Track for Possible Year-End Rollout (TheStreet.com)
- AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson resume Phase 3 vaccine trials (CNBC)
- AstraZeneca poised to deliver first batches of COVID-19 vaccine to London hospitals next week (Seeking Alpha)
- BP returns to profit but pandemic weighs on demand (BBC News – Business)
- Covid-19 cases turn investors, bank earnings, Alibaba on grocery delivery (FT.com – Companies)
- DP World posts 3.1% growth in Q3 container volume handling (Khaleej Times)
- Global Cyber Security Market (2020 to 2025) – Featuring AWS, Check Point Software Technologies & NTT Security Among Others (Yahoo! Finance UK and Ireland)
- Goldman Sachs Foundation President Asahi Pompey: Why we’re actually seeing businesses starting amid a pandemic (Yahoo! Singapore)
- Huawei CFO’s lawyers set to grill witnesses as U.S. extradition case resumes (Today Online)
- IDBI Bank board to mull fund raising (Business Standard India)
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Q2 Pressure on asset quality evident as uncertainty caused by Covid continues (Moneycontrol.com)
- Lilly antibody drug fails in study, others go on (New Zealand Herald)
- Lufthansa to ground more planes during winter as pandemic bites (The Straits Times All News)
- Mahindra Finance Q2 PAT jumps 34% to Rs 351 cr (Business Standard India)
- Moody’s – Coronavirus makes difficult operating environment for European retail landlords harder (Business Insider)
- Moody’s – Coronavirus to accelerate changes in China’s health insurance business models (Business Insider)
- Moody’s – Pandemic fallout keeps number of companies in crossover zone at record high in Q3 2020 (Business Insider)
- MultiChoice Uganda donates personal protective equipment Kampala, National Covid-19 Task Force (Telecompaper)
- Nippon Paint elevates its philanthropic goals with “We Care We Share by Nippon Paint” (Bangkok Post)
- Nissan to boost production capacity in China amid pickup in demand (Mainichi JP)
- Novartis CEO says 2020 guidance could be affected if COVID-19 lockdowns resume (Reuters UK)
- Novartis Raises Forecast as Drugmaker Weathers Covid-19 (Bloomberg-Quint)
- Oxford vaccine prompts immune response in elderly: AstraZeneca (Al Jazeera)
- Rolls-Royce to temporarily close factories, cut benefits, says report (Business Standard India)
- SAP shares drop as lockdowns prompt corporates to curb spending (Telegraph)
- Samsung Display said to get US licences to supply some panels to Huawei (South China Morning Post)
- Santander back to profit after quicker customer recovery (FT.com – Companies)
- Tata Motors: Nothing To Look At (Seeking Alpha)
- US toymaker Hasbro upbeat on demand for games ahead of holiday season (FT.com – Travel & Leisure)
- Walmart Store Changes: Retailer Extends Store Hours Amid Holiday Shopping Season (International Business Times)
- We are still in the ‘early stage’ of economic recovery from the pandemic: JPMorgan (CNBC)
- Almost 20% of staff at Dublin hospital have antibody evidence of Covid-19 infection (Irish Times)
- Americans share concerns over safety and side effects of a COVID-19 vaccine (CBS News)
- Antibody levels drop by a quarter as second wave hits (City A.M.)
- AstraZeneca reports promising coronavirus vaccine results after resuming clinical trial (FOX Business – Video)
- COVID-19 pandemic: an opportunity for tobacco use cessation (Lancet)
- Covid-19 vaccine could still work, scientists claim (Mail Online – Latest Stories)
- Does the COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity to eliminate the tobacco industry? (Lancet)
- Federal health researchers have halted testing a combination of a Covid-19 antibody drug and remdesivir in hospital… https://t.co/gkbzCpgSyh (WSJ – Twitter)
- Flattening the curve on COVID-19 : South Korea’s measures in tackling initial outbreak of coronavirus (American Journal of Epidemiology)
- Frailty and mortality in patients with COVID-19 (Lancet)
- Governor: Nevada will be ready to deliver COVID-19 vaccine (Las Vegas Review Journal)
- Lilly antibody drug fails in a COVID-19 study; others go on (San Diego Union Tribune)
- The first approved COVID-19 drug is far from ‘amazing’ (Clusterstock)
- University of Washington study shows hydroxychloroquine does not prevent COVID-19 (seattlepi.com)
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