29 April 2021
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- Beijing will do utmost to help India fight second wave: China’s foreign minister (Livemint.com)
- Canada’s amusement park operators are keen to reopen — but amidst COVID’s third wave, is that crazy? (New Hamburg Independent)
- China wary as India, Australia, Japan push supply chain resilience (The Hindu)
- Covid in India: Couple marry in PPE clothing (BBC News – Asia)
- Denmark housing workshop hoping to find solutions to rental woes (The West Australian)
- Denmark says it expects biggest economic growth in 15 years in 2022 (Mail Online UK)
- Denmark’s Winter Lockdown Prompts 2021 Growth Outlook Cut (Bloomberg)
- Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Lineages B.1.1.7 and P.1 in Italy (MDPI)
- France’s mayors call for vaccination to be open to all (France24)
- Germany’s COVID-19 incidence falls to lowest in 2 weeks (Mail Online UK)
- If Italy Fails, Then Europe Fails Too (Bloomberg)
- Japan imposes restrictions on travelers from India (Livemint.com)
- Japan’s business leaders urge government to reform Covid-19 vaccination programme (The Straits Times All News)
- Portugal to guarantee restructuring of loans to tourism, retail companies (Mail Online UK)
- Singapore is the safest country to be in during COVID-19 pandemic (zeenews.com)
- Spain’s unemployment rate edges down in Q1 as labour market shrinks (Mail Online UK)
- Spain, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus and Italy rules for travel as holidays abroad set to resume (Liverpool Echo)
- The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Wednesday, April 28, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- UK – Boris Johnson must relax ‘unnecessary’ and ‘unfair’ cap on funeral mourners, MPs demand (Mail Online UK)
- UK – Health Secretary Matt Hancock says UK is on target for lockdown easing step 3 date (Manchester Evening News)
- UK – Matt Hancock refuses to answer questions on Boris Johnson’s flat refurbishment (Mail Online UK)
- UK – Rishi Sunak’s aid cuts will lead to 250,000 more mother and child deaths, UN agency says (The Independent)
- UK – Wham bam Van-Tam! Matt Hancock is jabbed by deputy chief medical officer (London Evening Standard)
- US – 15 Oregon counties moving to ‘extreme risk’ category as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge (The Hill)
- US – Billions to help Texas students with pandemic learning loss will flow to schools (Dallas Morning News)
- US – Boy dies of coronavirus in Hawaii after traveling with fully vaccinated parents (FOXNews.com)
- US – CDC: Vaccines reduce older adults’ risk for hospitalization from COVID-19 by 94% (UPI)
- US – COVID-19 shots: ‘Like buying candy’? Vaccine-keen British Columbians eye Washington state (VancouverSun.com)
- US – Fully Vaccinated Adults 65 and Older Are 94% Less Likely to Be Hospitalized with COVID-19 (CDC Online Newsroom)
- US – Hawaii’s first COVID-19 child fatality is wake-up call (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
- US – Here’s the timeline for the phaseout of COVID-19 restrictions in Massachusetts (boston.com)
- US – Indiana watching counties near Michigan for COVID-19 risk (Chicago Tribune)
- US – Missouri bill to block COVID-19 lawsuits hits snag (seattlepi.com)
- US – NIH readies grants for more research on long-term health effects of COVID-19 (The Hill)
- US – NIH to Issue Long-Term Covid-19 Research Grants Within Weeks (Bloomberg Law)
- US – Northern Indiana counties remain at moderate COVID-19 risk (seattlepi.com)
- US – Pfizer and Moderna vaccines reduce COVID-19 hospitalization risk by 94% among older adults, CDC study says (CTV News)
- US – Will Ohio’s COVID-19 mask mandate change with new CDC guidance? (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- US – Young Boy On Vacation With Vaccinated Parents Marks Hawaii’s First Child Death From COVID-19 (International Business Times)
- WHO’s latest situation report (WHO)
- Why is COVID-19 spiking in India? (Deseret News)
- ‘Perfect storm’: How did India’s get so bad? (Global News Canada)
- “UPDATE: Mango resumes flight as ACSA feud ends” – BizNews (Politicsweb)
- Airbus chief executive says ‘crisis not over’ as Lufthansa loses €1bn in three months (Yahoo! Finance UK and Ireland)
- Airports Company South Africa lifts suspension on Mango Airlines with immediate effect (IOL)
- Apple revenue up 54 percent for start of 2021 (The Hill)
- Apple, Facebook deliver more blockbuster profits for tech (Yahoo! News Australia)
- Boeing Faces Tough Recovery From Pandemic (Bloomberg)
- Brazil’s antitrust body CADE postpones deadlines for Petrobras asset sales (Reuters)
- COVID-19 update for April 28: Nearly 800 new cases, no deaths | Playland delays opening | British Columbians must register online for second AstraZeneca shot (VancouverSun.com)
- Chemicals Maker Sabic’s Profit Surges as Global Economy Reopens (Bloomberg)
- China’s AgBank posts 2.6% rise in quarterly profit (Today Online)
- Confidence on the rise in malls: GPT (CourierMail.com.au Business)
- Covid-19 surge: Hyundai announces Rs 20 crore aid and assistance (Times of India)
- Danske Bank optimistic about economic recovery (Belfast Telegraph)
- Delta to resume hiring pilots in June as travel demand recovers (CNBC)
- Google’s Australian business tops $5 billion despite COVID-19 pandemic (TheAge.com Business)
- Hero MotoCorp steps up its Covid-19 relief initiatives (Equity Bulls)
- How do you secure a second dose of AstraZeneca from a B.C. pharmacy? Follow these steps (VancouverSun.com)
- Lufthansa Sees Delayed Rebound as Virus Continues to Grip Europe (Bloomberg)
- Lufthansa revises capacity plans for summer as Covid surge weighs on travel (Irish Times)
- Moody’s: Number of companies in crossover zone falls slightly during Q1 2021 as pandemic effects begin to ease (Business Insider)
- One dose of Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine cuts COVID-19 spread by up to 50% within a household, a study found (Business Insider India)
- Ooredoo registers net profit of QR193 million in first quarter (Qatar Tribune)
- Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines cut COVID transmission by 50 percent with just single dose [details] (International Business Times India)
- Philippines Keeps Virus Curbs, Eyes U.S.’ AstraZeneca Shots (1) (Bloomberg Law)
- Rise in iPhone sales helps Apple double profits (London Evening Standard)
- SBI business activity index falls below pre-Covid level as lockdowns return (Business Standard India)
- SOL: Sasol Limited: Production and Sales Metric… (ADVFN Deutschland)
- Samsung Profit Tops Estimates as Gadget Sales Soar in Pandemic (Bloomberg)
- Samsung reports profit jump as smartphone, TV demand boom amid pandemic (Business Standard India)
- Santander CFO on Earnings, Pandemic Recovery, Outlook (Bloomberg)
- Single Pfizer pill cure could become available (Times of India)
- Sony reports record profit, forecasts modest gains (Taipei Times Online)
- Sony’s profit zooms to new record with help of video games (Livemint.com)
- Spotify Falls After Saying Pandemic Will Hurt User Growth (Bloomberg)
- Tata Steel increases oxygen supply to 800 tonnes a day (Business Standard India)
- Unilever to Start Share Buyback: CEO (Bloomberg)
- Beyond the First Dose — Covid-19 Vaccine Follow-through and Continued Protective Measures (New England Journal of Medicine)
- COVID-19 donor antibodies show broad cross-reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 variants and related viruses (News-Medical.Net)
- COVID-19 vaccination willingness in Australia hinges on public perception of health threat (News-Medical.Net)
- Coronavirus vaccine trials begin on infants and children (Washington Post)
- From lockdown to vaccines: challenges and response in Nepal during the COVID-19 pandemic (The Lancet Respiratory Medicine online)
- GSK sees sales slump due to COVID-19 disruption (Pharma Letter)
- Get ready for a ‘normal’ summer: Nearly 70% of adults in England now have coronavirus antibodies (Mail Online – Latest Stories)
- Potent monoclonal antibody shows promise against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (News-Medical.Net)
- SARS-CoV-2 elimination, not mitigation, creates best outcomes for health, the economy, and civil liberties (Lancet)
- Study of 180 breastfeeding mothers after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination (News-Medical.Net)
- Time to take global perspective on COVID-19 vaccinations, or we’ll never conquer virus (Cleveland.com)
- Una dosis de la vacuna covid-19 reduce la transmisión del virus al 50% (CNN)
- Universities order students to get coronavirus vaccine to return to classes in the fall (Mail Online – Latest Stories)
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