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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
Coronavirus Speeded Pace of Change for India
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Since the lockdown started in India, all along the clock, there has been constant chatter on coronavirus, be it on TV, internet or conversations at home. There is a high degree of pessimism and confusion on how the pandemic would resolve itself and t....

April 25, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Commentary , democracy , agriculture , Population , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Telemedicine , Supply chains , indian industry , innovation , wealth inequality , online learning , brussels Effect.
Experiments & Applications: S&T in Coronavirus Pandemic
Radhika Daga Article

Throughout the history of pandemics, technology has played its role in many ways in proliferating infectious diseases to a wider area. However, it’s the same science and technology (S&T) research and innovations that also provide a way out of such ....

April 25, 2020 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , artificial intelligence , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Telemedicine , Antibody Test , Biotechnology , Epidemiology
Ramzan Amidst Battle Against Coronavirus
Soumya Awasthi Article

Introduction
One of the most potent weapons against combatting Covid-19 pandemic is the norm of social distancing. Social congregation is an anathema to the norm of social distancing. Therefore, during the time when Covid-19 has spread it....

April 24, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , COVID-19 , World , Ramzan , Deoband , Social distancing norms , Religious practices
Covid-19 - Africa the Next Battle Ground
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Covid 19 virus has pervaded the globe and, in the bargain, has hit the developed countries the most. While the struggle against it is on the war footing with experimenting leadership all around, another populous and important continent is faced with ....

April 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , India , Africa , WHO , COVID-19 , World Bank , IMF , Chinese narrative , G-20
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 24, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic
US blasts China at Southeast Asian meeting on coronavirus
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Southeast Asian counterparts on April 23 that China is taking advantage of the world's preoccupation with the c....

April 24, 2020 COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Outbreak , US Navy , Coronavirus deaths , Investigate China , Virus infection
Preparing for A Post-Corona World
Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Rajesh Isser, AVSM,VM (G)

The Novel Coronavirus has not only taken over the year 2020, it will have ramifications for decades to come. Changes to societal norms and developmental priorities, and de-globalisation forces gaining momentum are just some of the expected uncertaint....

April 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , economy , USA , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , lockdown , Chinese Virus , Post-Corona World , Human Issue , Urban Outbreak , Systemic Problem , World
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