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COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 4, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic

Emerging market currencies mark biggest falls in 5 years

The MSCI Emerging Market Currency Index, which tracks overall movements of emerging market currencies, dropped 6% in the January-March period this year; the ste....

May 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Taiwan , Turkey , RCEP , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , TPP , Inflation , Stock Market listing , Global Tourism , Wuhan Lab , Dollar

Lockdown Lessons: Build Self-reliance

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The government announced a further two weeks extension of the nationwide lockdown which was to end on 3 May 2020. The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued detailed guidelines on handling the red, orange and green zones in the country. The decision doe....

May 03, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , PM Modi , COVID-19 , Global response , Chief Ministers , Economy and livelihoods , FRBM , Self-reliance

Shift to Plant Based Proteins to Prevent Future Pandemics

Dr Vijay Sakhuja Article

Three consignments of African Pangolin scales have been recently seized at ports in two Southeast Asian countries. On the first day of April, port authorities in Port Kelang, Malaysia confiscated six tons of the contraband packed in a shipping contai....

May 01, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 virus , Vegan , Vegetarian , Lab-grown meat , Kebabs , Soy , Poultry , Satvik

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 1, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical

Flagship US medical academy backs EU efforts for global virus response

Victor Dzau, National Academy of Medicine president, appealed to Ursula von der Leyen, his European Commission counterpart, to boost global develop....

May 01, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Trump , Wuhan virus , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , US medical academy , Global virus response , Interior Ministry , MSMEs , G20 Fundraiser , Covid-19 Drugs

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 30, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic

Is a Chinese BSL-4 Lab accidentally responsible for the pandemic?

There are two virus research-related facilities in Wuhan- Wuhan Institute of Virology and the other is the Wuhan Centre for Disease Prevention and Co....

April 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Russia , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Wuhan Institute of Virology , BSL-4 Lab , Locusts , Oman , Green Recovery , Medical Waste , US GDP , Federal Reserve , Tax Havens , Amazon , Air Traffic , IATA , Shenzhen , Christian Drosten , Remedesvir , Air Pollution

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 29, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical

Coronavirus: How do biosafety laboratories work?

The biosafety laboratories are divided into four biosafety levels (BSL) or pathogen/protection levels. At the lowest level of biosafety, precautions may consist in reg....

April 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Australia , EU , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Export Restrictions , Biosafety Laboratories , Serum Institute , Paycheck Protection Program , Big Tech , S&P 500 , Digital Advertising , Global Tea Market , Starbucks , Oscars , Electricity Consumption , Xiaokang Shehui , Tokyo2020 , Port Authorities Roundtable , China Military Budget , Economic Coercion , Idlib

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 28, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical

Doctors debate when best to place virus patients on ventilators

During the early stages of the outbreak, doctors in many countries placed patients on to ventilators based on low levels of blood oxygen. “At the begin....

April 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Brexit , college education , renewable energy , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , CDC , Ventilators , Coronavirus Symptoms , Coronavirus Testing , Sharing Economy , Digital Currency , Central Bank , Indonesia , Food Security , US- China Economic and Security Review Commission , Khalifa Haftar , Netherlands , Lebanon , Brazil

Diaspora in Doldrums

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Covid 19 virus has brought the world to a standstill and imposed an overly defensive mode. Countries are cut off with one another with increasing restrictions on movement. Only stranded citizens or some special categories have been allowed to be repa....

April 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Trump , Indian Diaspora , COVID-19 , Immigration , Evacuation

TAKING OFF CHINA’S XI-RT | A POEM

Amb Kanwal Sibal Commentary

The situation seems to be: To responsibility Xi-rk, The Chinese will Xi-lly shally, As long as delay will work To get them out of a Xi-t hole, So they make a lot of Xi-ndig, Knowing their armour has a WHO-le, They think that by some ....

April 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , Xi , Xi Jinping , Wuhan virus , WHO , COVID-19 , Coronavirus crisis

Strategic

Biden's edge evaporates as Trump seen as better suited for economy, coronavirus response: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Economic

Emerging market currencies mark biggest falls in 5 years

Medical

Flagship US medical academy backs EU efforts for global virus response

Strategic

Is a Chinese BSL-4 Lab accidentally responsible for the pandemic?

Medical

Coronavirus: How do biosafety laboratories work?

Medical

Doctors debate when best to place virus patients on ventilators