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 steepest quarterly fa
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 development and equitable
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 Control. Unlike Wuha
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 regular hand-washing
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 beginning we were treat
Economic IMF, WTO Urge Caution on Export Restrictions The International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization warned on April 24 that export restrictions on medical supplies and food "can be dangerously counterproductive" as countries
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
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 coronavirus pandemi
Strategic US DOD Starts Tiered COVID-19 Testing Process to Ensure Safety Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten and Deputy Defence Secretary David L. Norquist described the four-tiered system and all other aspects of DOD's support to civilian agencies ag
Strategic Leaders, Do You Have a Clear Vision for the Post-Crisis Future?- HBR As the Covid-19 pandemic shakes the global economy and disrupts the way we live, work, and conduct business, leaders are scrambling to manage the immediate fallout.