Outlook for April-June quarter GDP amid Covid

Crowds of people are seen shopping during a weekly market at Kandivali. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images India is expected to see double-digit expansion in the three months ending in June — but economists warn that the data won’t be painting the full picture of the country’s growth trajectory. South Asia’s largest economy …

Public well being prof on Taiwan outbreak, vaccination progress

The latest Covid-19 outbreak in Taiwan is a lesson that a containment strategy aiming for zero local transmission may not be sustainable in the long term, a public health professor said Tuesday. Before the recent explosion in cases, Taiwan had reported very few Covid infections for more than a year — and most were imported. …

Deepak Chopra “Damaged” by India’s Devastating Covid Disaster

Global wellness expert Deepak Chopra told CNBC that he was “devastated” and “broken” over the Covid-19 crisis that is currently gripping India and said the country could have dealt with the situation much better. Chopra, who was born and raised in New Delhi before continuing his medical education in the United States, hopes lessons will …

Nepali billionaire says Nepal underestimated its second Covid wave

Health workers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant on children during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, on a deserted road in Kathmandu on May 3, 2020. Prakash Mathema | AFP | Getty Images Nepal underestimated its second wave of Covid-19 infections and needs to step up its efforts to …

U.S. Covid instances are the bottom in a yr as Memorial Day journey will increase

A crowd of travelers are checking in for their flights in LAX on Friday, May 28, 2021. Allen J. Cockroaches | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The U.S. has reported the lowest number of Covid-19 cases in more than a year as the country’s airports recorded the highest number of travelers since the pandemic …

Africa wants not less than 20 million doses over the following six weeks, says the WHO

A medical worker injects a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine into a man on May 19, 2021 at a hospital in Accra, capital of Ghana. Seth | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Africa will need at least 20 million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine within the next six weeks to allow people who have …

5 issues it is best to know earlier than the inventory market opens on Friday Could 28th

Here are the top news, trends, and analysis that investors need to get their trading day started: 1. Dow futures rise as stocks head for earnings week A Wall Street sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on May 4, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Futures contracts for …

In India, twice as many instances of Covid variants have been recognized in India in a single week

Hounslow, London, which became one of the UK’s biggest hotspots for the variant of the coronavirus first identified in India on Thursday May 27, 2021. Tejas Sandhu | MI News | NurPhoto | Getty Images Cases of the Covid-19 variant, first identified in India, have more than doubled in England within a week, the country’s …