<p>Indian capital New Delhi is expected to receive first batch of coronavirus vaccines by the end of December, reported IANS citing quoted by officials of the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital. Cold chain points across the country are remodelling themselves to support storage of COVID-19 vaccine.</p>

<p>BL Sherwal, medical director of the hospital, said that a separate facility in the hospital has been demarcated to store the vaccine doses which are expected to arrive by the month end.</p>

<p>"The vaccine doses would arrive at the storage units by the end of December. To store them in Delhi, we have demarcated a building on the campus which is currently undergoing refurbishment," he said.</p>

<p>Centre has found a three-storey building in the hospiptal premises to be suitable for storage of the vaccine.</p>

<p>Sherwal informed IANS that the Centre is providing deep refrigerators of different kinds to support the storage temperature of the variety of vaccines which are currently under different stages of clinical trials.</p>

<p>"The Centre would provide us with deep refrigerators with storage capacity ranging from -20 to -70-degree Celsius. Besides, model 228, which are regular refrigerators used to store medical drugs, would also come along," Sherwal told IANS.</p>

<p>He also said that the refurbishment of the demarcated vaccine storage facility would be completed in the next few days while the deep refrigerators would arrive by mid-December. "Currently, we are remodelling the electrical points and other infrastructure as per the requirements of the deep refrigerators," Sherwal added.</p>

<p>The Centre had recently asked the states and Union Territories to review cold storage and refrigerated vans used for the already existing universal immunisation programme. Under the programme, around 28,000 cold chain points are used, along with 700 refrigerated vans.</p>

<p>The Centre has also drawn up a plan under which the first dose of vaccine, whichever candidate is available, will first be administered to 1 crore healthcare workers across the country.</p>

<p>Five vaccine candidates are in various stages of trials in India under the Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech, Zydus Cadila, Russian Sputnik - V in collaboration with Dr Reddy, and Biological E.</p>

<p>The Pune-based Serum Institute of India, which is testing and manufacturing the Oxford-AstraZeneca candidate, has said that it will apply for emergency marketing authorisation of the vaccine in little over a month`s time. The vaccine being manufactured by it can be stored at temperatures between 2 and 8-degree Celsius.</p>

<p>The lowest minimum temperature at which vaccines can be kept to maintain the cold chain in most areas in the country is -25-degree Celsius as there is only one vaccine in India -- Bharat Biotech`s Rotavirus vaccine -- which needs to be stored at -20-degree Celsius.</p>

<p><strong>(With IANS inputs)</strong></p>


Indian capital New Delhi is expected to receive first batch of coronavirus vaccines by the end of December, reported IANS citing quoted by officials of the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital.

Indian capital New Delhi is expected to receive first batch of coronavirus vaccines by the end of December, reported IANS citing quoted by officials of the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital. Cold chain points across the country are remodelling themselves to support storage of COVID-19 vaccine. BL Sherwal, medical director of the hospital, said that a separate facility in the hospital has been demarcated to store the vaccine doses which are expected to arrive by the month end. "The vaccine doses would arrive at the storage units by the end of December. To store them in Delhi, we have demarcated a building on the campus which is currently undergoing refurbishment," he said. Centre has found a three-storey building in the hospiptal premises to be suitable for storage of the vaccine. Sherwal informed IANS that the Centre is providing deep refrigerators of different kinds to support the storage temperature of the variety of vaccines which are currently under different stages of clinical trials. "The Centre would provide us with deep refrigerators with storage capacity ranging from -20 to -70-degree Celsius. Besides, model 228, which are regular refrigerators used to store medical drugs, would also come along," Sherwal told IANS. He also said that the refurbishment of the demarcated vaccine storage facility would be completed in the next few days while the deep refrigerators would arrive by mid-December. "Currently, we are remodelling the electrical points and other infrastructure as per the requirements of the deep refrigerators," Sherwal added. The Centre had recently asked the states and Union Territories to review cold storage and refrigerated vans used for the already existing universal immunisation programme. Under the programme, around 28,000 cold chain points are used, along with 700 refrigerated vans. The Centre has also drawn up a plan under which the first dose of vaccine, whichever candidate is available, will first be administered to 1 crore healthcare workers across the country. Five vaccine candidates are in various stages of trials in India under the Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech, Zydus Cadila, Russian Sputnik - V in collaboration with Dr Reddy, and Biological E. The Pune-based Serum Institute of India, which is testing and manufacturing the Oxford-AstraZeneca candidate, has said that it will apply for emergency marketing authorisation of the vaccine in little over a month`s time. The vaccine being manufactured by it can be stored at temperatures between 2 and 8-degree Celsius. The lowest minimum temperature at which vaccines can be kept to maintain the cold chain in most areas in the country is -25-degree Celsius as there is only one vaccine in India -- Bharat Biotech`s Rotavirus vaccine -- which needs to be stored at -20-degree Celsius. (With IANS inputs)

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<p>Varun Dhawan, Neetu Kapoor and director of&nbsp;'Jug Jugg Jeeyo',&nbsp;Raj Mehta, have reportedly tested positive for COVID 19. While Anil Kapoor has tested negative.&nbsp;<br />
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Earlier, the stars have jetted off to Chandigarh to start the shooting of their upcoming project. As per the latest reports, a source said that Anil, Neetu, Varun along with Raj have been tested positive for the virus and that the shoot has been halted till the actors recover and test negative.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The whole team was&nbsp;also tested before they&nbsp;left for Mumbai.<br />
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Fews weeks before, a video went viral of Neetu Kapoor, where&nbsp;she can be seen taking the COVID 19 test.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The movie also stars Kiara Advani, Manish Paul. The film is produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and will&nbsp;set for 2021 release.</p>


Varun Dhawan, Neetu Kapoor and director of 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo', Raj Mehta, have reportedly tested positive for COVID 19. While Anil Kapoor has tested negative. Earlier, the stars have jetted off to Chandigarh to start the shooting of their upcoming project.

Varun Dhawan, Neetu Kapoor and director of 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo', Raj Mehta, have reportedly tested positive for COVID 19. While Anil Kapoor has tested negative. Earlier, the stars have jetted off to Chandigarh to start the shooting of their upcoming project. As per the latest reports, a source said that Anil, Neetu, Varun along with Raj have been tested positive for the virus and that the shoot has been halted till the actors recover and test negative. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ishu Samar (@liveishusamar) × The whole team was also tested before they left for Mumbai. Fews weeks before, a video went viral of Neetu Kapoor, where she can be seen taking the COVID 19 test. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ishu Samar (@liveishusamar) × The movie also stars Kiara Advani, Manish Paul. The film is produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and will set for 2021 release.

Varun Dhawan, Neetu Kapoor, Raj Mehta tested COVID 19 positive amid 'Jug Jug Jeeyo' shoot: Report

<p>Legendary singer Gloria Estefan has revealed that she tested positive for coronavirus a month back and assured that she is now fine.&nbsp;<br />
Estefan revealed in an Instagram video that she had mostly been in quarantine throughout the pandemic but recalled having stepped out in Miami once on October 30.&nbsp;<br />
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The Grammy winning artists feels she may have contracted the disease from a fan who she met while dining out.&nbsp;<br />
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"The only thing that I can imagine happened is that someone came up to me when I was eating and tapped me on the shoulder," she recalled. "They were very close, they had no mask and they were telling me beautiful things -- but that's the only thing that I have done outside my enclosure here, my quarantine ..."<br />
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She recalled that a few days later she lost sense of taste and smell, making her "freak out a bit".<br />
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She then tested positive for COVID-19 and quarantined in her home for two weeks. She also experienced "a little bit of a cough" and dehydration.<br />
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Fortunately Estefan tested negative twice a few days later and is now doing fine.&nbsp;<br />
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“I was very lucky, but I just wanted to share with you that I was in quarantine, and one day I went out and met with one person who was not wearing a mask," 63-year-old shared. "I even held my breath through their talk, but something must have happened there."<br />
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The singer urged fans to maintain six feet distance and wear masks.&nbsp;</p>


Legendary singer Gloria Estefan has revealed that she tested positive for coronavirus a month back and assured that she is now fine. Estefan revealed in an Instagram video that she had mostly been in quarantine throughout the pandemic but recalled having stepped out in Miami once on October 30.

Legendary singer Gloria Estefan has revealed that she tested positive for coronavirus a month back and assured that she is now fine. Estefan revealed in an Instagram video that she had mostly been in quarantine throughout the pandemic but recalled having stepped out in Miami once on October 30. The Grammy winning artists feels she may have contracted the disease from a fan who she met while dining out. "The only thing that I can imagine happened is that someone came up to me when I was eating and tapped me on the shoulder," she recalled. "They were very close, they had no mask and they were telling me beautiful things -- but that's the only thing that I have done outside my enclosure here, my quarantine ..." She recalled that a few days later she lost sense of taste and smell, making her "freak out a bit". She then tested positive for COVID-19 and quarantined in her home for two weeks. She also experienced "a little bit of a cough" and dehydration. Fortunately Estefan tested negative twice a few days later and is now doing fine. “I was very lucky, but I just wanted to share with you that I was in quarantine, and one day I went out and met with one person who was not wearing a mask," 63-year-old shared. "I even held my breath through their talk, but something must have happened there." The singer urged fans to maintain six feet distance and wear masks.

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<p>Bollywood actor and politician Sunny Deol has tested positive for coronavirus.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sunny took to Twitter to share the news with his followers. He wrote, “I got myself tested for coronavirus and the result has come back positive. I am in isolation and feeling well. I request that all those who came in contact with me recently should isolate themselves and get tested.”</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">मैंने कोरोना टेस्ट करवाया और रिपोर्ट पॉजिटिव आई है। मैं एकांतवास में हूं और मेरी तबीयत ठीक है। मेरा अनुरोध है कि आप में से जो भी लोग गत कुछ दिनों में मेरे संपर्क में आयें हैं, कृपया स्वयं को आइसोलेट कर अपनी जाँच करवाएं।</p>
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<p>Earlier on Tuesday, Himachal Pradesh health secretary had shared that Sunny had tested positive.</p>

<p>Sunny has been in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh for a while now. &nbsp;He had undergone a shoulder surgery in Mumbai and was recuperating at a farmhouse near Manali in Kullu district.</p>

<p>Sunny Deol will soon be seen in the sequel for ‘Apne’. He will star in the film with his father Dharmendra, brother Bobby Deol and son Karan Deol. The film, which was officially announced by Dharmendra on Sunday, will have a Diwali 2021 theatrical release.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">Babaji ke aashirwaad aur aapke pyaar ki wajah se aaj hum vapas ek sath nazar aayenge. Feeling blessed to get a chance to work with my father, brother again this time with my son. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Apne2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Apne2</a>, in cinemas Diwali 2021 <a href="https://t.co/XqfLJue01K">pic.twitter.com/XqfLJue01K</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-sunny-deol-bobby-deol-announce-apne-2-with-dharmendra-and-karan-deol-on-guru-nanak-jayanti-346393">‘Apne 2’ </a>will be directed by Anil Sharma, who also helmed the 2007 hit drama, and will be produced by Deepak Mukut.&nbsp;</p>


Bollywood actor and politician Sunny Deol has tested positive for coronavirus. Sunny took to Twitter to share the news with his followers. He wrote, “I got myself tested for coronavirus and the result has come back positive.

Bollywood actor and politician Sunny Deol has tested positive for coronavirus. Sunny took to Twitter to share the news with his followers. He wrote, “I got myself tested for coronavirus and the result has come back positive. I am in isolation and feeling well. I request that all those who came in contact with me recently should isolate themselves and get tested.” मैंने कोरोना टेस्ट करवाया और रिपोर्ट पॉजिटिव आई है। मैं एकांतवास में हूं और मेरी तबीयत ठीक है। मेरा अनुरोध है कि आप में से जो भी लोग गत कुछ दिनों में मेरे संपर्क में आयें हैं, कृपया स्वयं को आइसोलेट कर अपनी जाँच करवाएं। — Sunny Deol (@iamsunnydeol) December 2, 2020 × Earlier on Tuesday, Himachal Pradesh health secretary had shared that Sunny had tested positive. Sunny has been in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh for a while now. He had undergone a shoulder surgery in Mumbai and was recuperating at a farmhouse near Manali in Kullu district. Sunny Deol will soon be seen in the sequel for ‘Apne’. He will star in the film with his father Dharmendra, brother Bobby Deol and son Karan Deol. The film, which was officially announced by Dharmendra on Sunday, will have a Diwali 2021 theatrical release. Babaji ke aashirwaad aur aapke pyaar ki wajah se aaj hum vapas ek sath nazar aayenge. Feeling blessed to get a chance to work with my father, brother again this time with my son. #Apne2, in cinemas Diwali 2021 pic.twitter.com/XqfLJue01K — Sunny Deol (@iamsunnydeol) November 30, 2020 × ‘Apne 2’ will be directed by Anil Sharma, who also helmed the 2007 hit drama, and will be produced by Deepak Mukut.

Bollywood actor Sunny Deol tests positive for coronavirus

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According to a data, in Japan suicide this October claimed more lives than the COVID-19 did in the year 2020.

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The top United States Health expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that the country is in a steep slope as the COVID-19 cases continue to rise following the Thanksgiving holiday in America in an interview. WION brings you a report.

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<p>China has not concealed its ambition to become the global superpower by dominating the world politically, economically and militarily. To achieve its ambition, China believes that any means, ethical or unethical, would be appropriate. It further thinks that the world opinion is impotent and need not be taken seriously and can even be ignored with contempt, so long as it remains economically and militarily strong.</p>

<p>In the past, China has aggressively occupied Tibet and in the process massacred thousands of innocent Tibetans. It is laying claims to the South China Sea and Senkaku Islands, with least care about the protest from Japan, Vietnam, Philippines and others. It is occupying thousands of kilometres of Indian Territory and is claiming more. While it is threatening to invade Taiwan, which may well happen sooner than later, it is suppressing liberty and freedom of people in Hong Kong with brutal force. Several countries have objected to China’s such aggressive strategies but China is going ahead, as it is convinced that the world opinion matters little.</p>

<p>China very well knows and probably several countries also know that China is vulnerable to trade pressure, as it’s economy is very largely dependent on exploiting the global market. &nbsp;To check China’s greed and ambition, US President Trump started a trade war, which impacted China to some extent. &nbsp; But, Trump did not get much support from other countries including those in Western Europe.</p>

<p>Now, with most countries becoming weakened due to COVID 19 crisis and USA facing humiliating internal conditions due to bitter hate politics between the two parties and in the process getting it’s global image severely hurt, China&nbsp;obviously thinks that present is the right time to assert it’s position and move on with its clever strategies.</p>

<p>With China’s expectation that every country in the world can be made to be tempted by China’s huge market and knowing very well that no country in the world would challenge China that would make them lose China’s market, China&nbsp;has successfully kicked off RCEP ( Regional Comprehensive Economic &nbsp;Partnership ).</p>

<p>Countries which have been clearly accusing China in recent time like Australia, Japan, Philippines have joined the RCEP with the clear objective of enhancing trade with China.</p>

<p>Only India has refrained from signing RCEP with the courage of conviction and confidence that it can protect its interests and it has alternate option without joining RCEP.</p>

<p>In recent months, we have been repeatedly hearing about QUAD where India, Japan, Australia and the USA have formed an alliance, which is widely perceived to be an anti-China alliance.&nbsp;<br />
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China and Australian governments have been exchanging bitter statements. Japan even went to the extent of providing special incentives to Japanese companies to withdraw the investments from China. Now, Australia, Japan and twelve other countries who have certainly expressed doubts and misgivings about China’s intentions in recent times have joined RCEP. &nbsp;What to make of this?</p>

<p>Obviously, these countries seem to think that economic interests and political interests are a different matter. They do not seem to understand that it would be a naïve idea to separate economics and politics in devising the policies for any country.</p>

<p>China has ensured that its interests would be protected even if the trade war with the USA would continue, by successfully enticing fourteen countries to sign RCEP. China would certainly dump its goods on these countries and most of these countries would not be able to get benefits from entering the Chinese market to the extent that China would gain by “invading” the markets of these countries.</p>

<p>Perhaps, &nbsp;countries like Australia, Japan, Korea which are all reasonably well developed seem to be thinking that China would not be able to use their countries as dumping ground for its goods and services. This remains to be seen.</p>

<p>Even a casual observer cannot but get an impression that countries like Japan and Australia have fallen into China’s trap. Certainly, China would not give up its claims on the South China Sea or Senkaku Island, in spite of the affected countries like Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines joining RCEP.</p>

<p>They are bound to learn at great cost soon that their sacrificing political interests for the sake of economic interests are an unwise gamble and short-sighted policy.</p>

<p>With several weak countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and a few others already falling into China’s trap, China now seems to feel confident that it’s strategies and approaches have been further vindicated by its clever and successful RCEP strategy.</p>

<p>By joining this RCEP, Japan and Australia, who are part of the QUAD, have belittled themselves and have virtually accepted that China is a &nbsp;big brother and in the process, they have made &nbsp;QUAD &nbsp;Accord a laughing stock, which virtually means that they themselves have become a laughing stock in the eyes of the world.</p>

<p><strong>(Disclaimer: The views of the writer do&nbsp;not represent the views of&nbsp;WION or ZMCL. Nor does WION or ZMCL endorse&nbsp;the views of the writer)</strong></p>


China has not concealed its ambition to become the global superpower by dominating the world politically, economically and militarily. To achieve its ambition, China believes that any means, ethical or unethical, would be appropriate.

China has not concealed its ambition to become the global superpower by dominating the world politically, economically and militarily. To achieve its ambition, China believes that any means, ethical or unethical, would be appropriate. It further thinks that the world opinion is impotent and need not be taken seriously and can even be ignored with contempt, so long as it remains economically and militarily strong. In the past, China has aggressively occupied Tibet and in the process massacred thousands of innocent Tibetans. It is laying claims to the South China Sea and Senkaku Islands, with least care about the protest from Japan, Vietnam, Philippines and others. It is occupying thousands of kilometres of Indian Territory and is claiming more. While it is threatening to invade Taiwan, which may well happen sooner than later, it is suppressing liberty and freedom of people in Hong Kong with brutal force. Several countries have objected to China’s such aggressive strategies but China is going ahead, as it is convinced that the world opinion matters little. China very well knows and probably several countries also know that China is vulnerable to trade pressure, as it’s economy is very largely dependent on exploiting the global market. To check China’s greed and ambition, US President Trump started a trade war, which impacted China to some extent. But, Trump did not get much support from other countries including those in Western Europe. Now, with most countries becoming weakened due to COVID 19 crisis and USA facing humiliating internal conditions due to bitter hate politics between the two parties and in the process getting it’s global image severely hurt, China obviously thinks that present is the right time to assert it’s position and move on with its clever strategies. With China’s expectation that every country in the world can be made to be tempted by China’s huge market and knowing very well that no country in the world would challenge China that would make them lose China’s market, China has successfully kicked off RCEP ( Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ). Countries which have been clearly accusing China in recent time like Australia, Japan, Philippines have joined the RCEP with the clear objective of enhancing trade with China. Only India has refrained from signing RCEP with the courage of conviction and confidence that it can protect its interests and it has alternate option without joining RCEP. In recent months, we have been repeatedly hearing about QUAD where India, Japan, Australia and the USA have formed an alliance, which is widely perceived to be an anti-China alliance. China and Australian governments have been exchanging bitter statements. Japan even went to the extent of providing special incentives to Japanese companies to withdraw the investments from China. Now, Australia, Japan and twelve other countries who have certainly expressed doubts and misgivings about China’s intentions in recent times have joined RCEP. What to make of this? Obviously, these countries seem to think that economic interests and political interests are a different matter. They do not seem to understand that it would be a naïve idea to separate economics and politics in devising the policies for any country. China has ensured that its interests would be protected even if the trade war with the USA would continue, by successfully enticing fourteen countries to sign RCEP. China would certainly dump its goods on these countries and most of these countries would not be able to get benefits from entering the Chinese market to the extent that China would gain by “invading” the markets of these countries. Perhaps, countries like Australia, Japan, Korea which are all reasonably well developed seem to be thinking that China would not be able to use their countries as dumping ground for its goods and services. This remains to be seen. Even a casual observer cannot but get an impression that countries like Japan and Australia have fallen into China’s trap. Certainly, China would not give up its claims on the South China Sea or Senkaku Island, in spite of the affected countries like Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines joining RCEP. They are bound to learn at great cost soon that their sacrificing political interests for the sake of economic interests are an unwise gamble and short-sighted policy. With several weak countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and a few others already falling into China’s trap, China now seems to feel confident that it’s strategies and approaches have been further vindicated by its clever and successful RCEP strategy. By joining this RCEP, Japan and Australia, who are part of the QUAD, have belittled themselves and have virtually accepted that China is a big brother and in the process, they have made QUAD Accord a laughing stock, which virtually means that they themselves have become a laughing stock in the eyes of the world. (Disclaimer: The views of the writer do not represent the views of WION or ZMCL. Nor does WION or ZMCL endorse the views of the writer)

RCEP: China’s strategy to browbeat the world

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<p>A day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Americans to stay home for Thanksgiving, more than 1 million people in the United States got on planes, marking the second day that more than 1 million people have flown since March. Nearly 3 million additional people have flown in the days since.</p>

<p>The high number of travelers speaks to a sense of pandemic fatigue that many people are experiencing. For some, the desire to see family is worth the risk of potentially getting the coronavirus while traveling.</p>

<p>But it’s important to remember that the current number of people flying, while increasing, pales in comparison to the number who still find the idea of getting on a plane frightening. In the 11-day period around Thanksgiving last year, a record 26 million people flew. This year, fewer than half that number are likely to travel.</p>

<p>How safe is flying? Numerous studies on that question have been published in the months since the pandemic brought travel to a halt in March. Many of them suggest that the risk of contracting the coronavirus while flying is very low.</p>

<p>Infectious disease, health care and aerospace engineering experts say that the studies — by the Defense Department, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and others — are accurate, in part, but they all have limitations.</p>

<p>One much-publicized study on flying, conducted by the Defense Department, found that “overall exposure risk from aerosolized pathogens, like coronavirus, is very low” and concluded that a person would have to be sitting next to an infectious passenger for at least 54 hours to get an infectious dose of the virus through the air. But the “54-hour” number has since been removed from the report at the request of the authors, who worried it was being misinterpreted.</p>

<p>Although there has been no evidence of plane flights causing many superspreader events, there have been cases of transmission. In September, a man flying from Dubai to New Zealand tested negative for the virus, but was, in fact, infected and passed it on to other passengers. The flight had 86 passengers and seven of them tested positive for the virus when they arrived in New Zealand, despite having worn masks and gloves. The seven passengers had been sitting within four rows of each other and the virus’s genetic sequence in six of seven of the positive passengers was identical.</p>

<p>In October, Irish officials, in a report in Eurosurveillance, a journal published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, said that 13 of 49 passengers on a 7 1/2-hour flight to Ireland tested positive for the virus, and another 46 who came in contact with the passengers in Ireland became infected.</p>

<p>How can you make sense of the science? What are the risk points? Here’s what we know.</p>

<h2>What do the numbers tell us?</h2>

<p>Or, more accurately, what don’t they tell us? We know that the coronavirus has been transported by people traveling from one place to another on planes, but we don’t know exactly how many people have contracted the virus on a plane, epidemiologists and aviation experts said. In order to know how many people caught the virus on a single flight, everyone on the flight would have to be tested as soon as they got off.</p>

<p>“The people who are positive as soon as they got off a plane were probably positive during their flight,” said David Freedman, an infectious disease doctor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.</p>

<p>All the passengers would then need to be tested several times over a few weeks while they were isolated to ensure they didn’t get the virus after landing.</p>

<h2>Everyone agrees airplane air is well-filtered.</h2>

<p>Experts from various fields agree that the air on a plane cabin is filtered very well and the chances of getting the coronavirus while on a plane in flight are low. That’s because most planes have what are known as high-efficiency particulate air filters. HEPA is a designation describing filters that can trap 99.97% of particles that are at least 0.3 microns in size.</p>

<p>“Hospital-grade filtration occurs, and there are standards associated with that,” said Michael Popescu, a principal aerospace aircraft systems engineer, adding that the fiberglass sheets that make up the filters on planes have diameters between half a micron and 2 microns.</p>

<p>Air is pushed through the filter, and particles are trapped inside. Smaller particles are slowed down and kept from passing through the filter when they meet with molecules of gas, increasing the chances of their being trapped. Viruses like the coronavirus are smaller than the filters, but they tend to cluster on the larger droplets of moisture that get trapped.</p>

<p>Most planes recycle 25% to 30% of cabin air. The air being recycled passes through the HEPA filter, which traps virus particles. The other 70% to 75% of air is evacuated overboard every couple of minutes, meaning there is new air in the cabin every two to five minutes, depending on the size of the plane.</p>

<p>“The air circulation on a plane is better than in an office building, better than your apartment because the air is changed more times per hour — most planes change several times per hour, plus it’s filtered, which isn’t the case in your office or apartment,” Freedman said.</p>

<h2>But filtration is not enough.</h2>

<p>Ventilation is just one piece of the puzzle, said Saskia Popescu, an infection prevention epidemiologist in Arizona. (She is married to Michael Popescu.) Distancing and masking are also important to mitigate risk, and are the other key components for keeping the coronavirus from spreading, whether on planes or elsewhere.</p>

<p>Earlier in the year, when it first became known that social distancing could mitigate chances of getting the coronavirus, many airlines began leaving middle seats open to create more space between passengers. In recent months, however, many airlines have reversed their policies and begun seating people in all seats and saying that they are mandating mask-wearing policies, which will keep passengers safe.</p>

<p>Researchers said that airlines should be enforcing both social distancing policies — like leaving middle seats open — and mask wearing. Having fewer people on a plane means that there’s less of a risk of people coming into contact with someone who has the virus, said Qingyan Chen, a professor at Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering. “Having fewer people on the plane is key,” he said. “Fewer passengers means fewer patients, and by keeping the middle seat open airlines might remove 40% of the risk.”</p>

<p>A study done by scientists at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health said that “when a plane exceeds 60% load factors (percent of seats occupied), it is no longer possible to rely on physical distancing alone to mitigate the risk of virus transmission.”</p>

<p>Freedman and Chen emphasized that people should not be flying with homemade masks, bandannas or neck gaiters.</p>

<p>“For the purposes of flying, people should be wearing proper surgical/medical grade masks — the ones you can buy in boxes of 50 at a time,” Freedman said, adding that it would be wise for airlines to make it standard practice to hand out surgical masks to travelers.</p>

<h2>And flying isn’t just sitting on a plane.</h2>

<p>Many studies focus on the in-air cabin experience, not the parts of traveling that involve interaction with other people, often in proximity. The Harvard study focused on the three phases of air travel: boarding, cruising and deplaning.</p>

<p>“Each of these segments involves unique activities, such as storing and retrieving luggage, using seat trays while eating, using entertainment systems, standing in the aisle and using the lavatory,” the study’s authors wrote.</p>

<p>When a plane is on the ground, its air supply can come from a number of places. That air is then mixed and distributed to the cabin. One source is from the airplane auxiliary power unit, or APU, with the plane’s engine in operation. That process uses fuel and can cause noise and emissions at the airport. Air supply can also come from an airport ground source like the jet-bridge that’s known as preconditioned air, or PCA. That means air is not being circulated at the usual rate. Researchers suggest that airlines should use air from the APU for improved filtration.</p>

<p>“This is important since, during that time, people are exerting themselves resulting in increased respiratory levels for a brief period, raising the potential for infectious aerosols to be exhaled into the cabin,” the Harvard study notes.</p>

<p>Researchers also suggest that people bring smaller and fewer bags onboard, which would cut down on their exertion and reduce encounters with other travelers also putting things in the overhead bins.</p>

<p>Over the summer, Michael Schultz, an engineer at Dresden University’s Institute of Logistics and Aviation in Germany, and Jörg Fuchte, a senior specialist at the German aerospace company Diehl Aviation, found that the amount and type of hand luggage people brought onto the plane as carry-ons affected how long everyone was standing in line and the number of close contacts. They concluded that by reducing hand luggage, the number of close contacts encountered would be reduced by two-thirds.</p>

<p>The deplaning process tends to be smoother than boarding, since people naturally move in order of rows, so travelers don’t have as much to worry about. The jetway, however, can be an area of risk if too many people are allowed on without appropriate distancing, several experts said. Travelers should remain distanced from others during this process, they said, and the plane’s ventilation systems should remain on.</p>

<p>“The deplaning process can be enhanced by having passengers remain in their seats until directed to leave by a crew member,” the Harvard researchers suggest.</p>

<h2>Eating and using the bathroom pose risks</h2>

<p>Like in the cabin, air in a plane’s bathrooms is continually changed. Toilets on planes use a vacuum system to move waste to the holding tank from the toilet, so when you flush, air is pulled in through the vacuum.</p>

<p>“Airplane bathrooms are particularly dangerous for two reasons,” said Chen. First, he said, is the fact that you may touch surfaces that an infected passenger has just touched. “The second thing is that human waste like stool and urine contains COVID-19, and when you flush the toilet it will cause some particles to escape,” he went on. “The smaller particles carry over and could enter the air. If I have COVID-19 and use the toilet and flush and someone else comes in immediately after, that’s a risk. So far we have no evidence of people getting sick like that, but according to our models we found that this is possible.” (Over the summer this became known as “toilet plume.”)</p>

<p>For those reasons, experts suggest waiting 30 seconds or longer before going into a bathroom that someone else has just exited and using a tissue or paper towel so you aren’t touching surfaces like doorknobs and faucets with bare hands.</p>

<p>Chen also suggests that airlines stagger eating times so everyone isn’t unmasked at the same time.</p>

<p>“Airlines serve food to everyone at the same time, and it’s very bad because it means everyone is taking off their masks at the same time and all the particles are in the air then,” he said.</p>

<h2>Your actions off the plane matter too.</h2>

<p>Chen also pointed to the fact that people likely have more to worry about before getting on the plane, when they are in the terminal, going through security or sitting in airport restaurants and bars.</p>

<p>Others agreed. “In hospitals, people think patient interaction is highest risk, so they take a break unmasked or do charting unmasked or when they’re chatting with colleagues they take off a mask, and that’s similar to how people perceive risk in airports,” Saskia Popescu said.</p>

<p>“People think the plane is the riskiest, so they’ll get food and a drink at a restaurant or bar in the airport with their mask off, but that’s risky.”<br />
&nbsp;</p>


A day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Americans to stay home for Thanksgiving, more than 1 million people in the United States got on planes, marking the second day that more than 1 million people have flown since March.

A day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Americans to stay home for Thanksgiving, more than 1 million people in the United States got on planes, marking the second day that more than 1 million people have flown since March. Nearly 3 million additional people have flown in the days since. The high number of travelers speaks to a sense of pandemic fatigue that many people are experiencing. For some, the desire to see family is worth the risk of potentially getting the coronavirus while traveling. But it’s important to remember that the current number of people flying, while increasing, pales in comparison to the number who still find the idea of getting on a plane frightening. In the 11-day period around Thanksgiving last year, a record 26 million people flew. This year, fewer than half that number are likely to travel. How safe is flying? Numerous studies on that question have been published in the months since the pandemic brought travel to a halt in March. Many of them suggest that the risk of contracting the coronavirus while flying is very low. Infectious disease, health care and aerospace engineering experts say that the studies — by the Defense Department, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and others — are accurate, in part, but they all have limitations. One much-publicized study on flying, conducted by the Defense Department, found that “overall exposure risk from aerosolized pathogens, like coronavirus, is very low” and concluded that a person would have to be sitting next to an infectious passenger for at least 54 hours to get an infectious dose of the virus through the air. But the “54-hour” number has since been removed from the report at the request of the authors, who worried it was being misinterpreted. Although there has been no evidence of plane flights causing many superspreader events, there have been cases of transmission. In September, a man flying from Dubai to New Zealand tested negative for the virus, but was, in fact, infected and passed it on to other passengers. The flight had 86 passengers and seven of them tested positive for the virus when they arrived in New Zealand, despite having worn masks and gloves. The seven passengers had been sitting within four rows of each other and the virus’s genetic sequence in six of seven of the positive passengers was identical. In October, Irish officials, in a report in Eurosurveillance, a journal published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, said that 13 of 49 passengers on a 7 1/2-hour flight to Ireland tested positive for the virus, and another 46 who came in contact with the passengers in Ireland became infected. How can you make sense of the science? What are the risk points? Here’s what we know. What do the numbers tell us? Or, more accurately, what don’t they tell us? We know that the coronavirus has been transported by people traveling from one place to another on planes, but we don’t know exactly how many people have contracted the virus on a plane, epidemiologists and aviation experts said. In order to know how many people caught the virus on a single flight, everyone on the flight would have to be tested as soon as they got off. “The people who are positive as soon as they got off a plane were probably positive during their flight,” said David Freedman, an infectious disease doctor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. All the passengers would then need to be tested several times over a few weeks while they were isolated to ensure they didn’t get the virus after landing. Everyone agrees airplane air is well-filtered. Experts from various fields agree that the air on a plane cabin is filtered very well and the chances of getting the coronavirus while on a plane in flight are low. That’s because most planes have what are known as high-efficiency particulate air filters. HEPA is a designation describing filters that can trap 99.97% of particles that are at least 0.3 microns in size. “Hospital-grade filtration occurs, and there are standards associated with that,” said Michael Popescu, a principal aerospace aircraft systems engineer, adding that the fiberglass sheets that make up the filters on planes have diameters between half a micron and 2 microns. Air is pushed through the filter, and particles are trapped inside. Smaller particles are slowed down and kept from passing through the filter when they meet with molecules of gas, increasing the chances of their being trapped. Viruses like the coronavirus are smaller than the filters, but they tend to cluster on the larger droplets of moisture that get trapped. Most planes recycle 25% to 30% of cabin air. The air being recycled passes through the HEPA filter, which traps virus particles. The other 70% to 75% of air is evacuated overboard every couple of minutes, meaning there is new air in the cabin every two to five minutes, depending on the size of the plane. “The air circulation on a plane is better than in an office building, better than your apartment because the air is changed more times per hour — most planes change several times per hour, plus it’s filtered, which isn’t the case in your office or apartment,” Freedman said. But filtration is not enough. Ventilation is just one piece of the puzzle, said Saskia Popescu, an infection prevention epidemiologist in Arizona. (She is married to Michael Popescu.) Distancing and masking are also important to mitigate risk, and are the other key components for keeping the coronavirus from spreading, whether on planes or elsewhere. Earlier in the year, when it first became known that social distancing could mitigate chances of getting the coronavirus, many airlines began leaving middle seats open to create more space between passengers. In recent months, however, many airlines have reversed their policies and begun seating people in all seats and saying that they are mandating mask-wearing policies, which will keep passengers safe. Researchers said that airlines should be enforcing both social distancing policies — like leaving middle seats open — and mask wearing. Having fewer people on a plane means that there’s less of a risk of people coming into contact with someone who has the virus, said Qingyan Chen, a professor at Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering. “Having fewer people on the plane is key,” he said. “Fewer passengers means fewer patients, and by keeping the middle seat open airlines might remove 40% of the risk.” A study done by scientists at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health said that “when a plane exceeds 60% load factors (percent of seats occupied), it is no longer possible to rely on physical distancing alone to mitigate the risk of virus transmission.” Freedman and Chen emphasized that people should not be flying with homemade masks, bandannas or neck gaiters. “For the purposes of flying, people should be wearing proper surgical/medical grade masks — the ones you can buy in boxes of 50 at a time,” Freedman said, adding that it would be wise for airlines to make it standard practice to hand out surgical masks to travelers. And flying isn’t just sitting on a plane. Many studies focus on the in-air cabin experience, not the parts of traveling that involve interaction with other people, often in proximity. The Harvard study focused on the three phases of air travel: boarding, cruising and deplaning. “Each of these segments involves unique activities, such as storing and retrieving luggage, using seat trays while eating, using entertainment systems, standing in the aisle and using the lavatory,” the study’s authors wrote. When a plane is on the ground, its air supply can come from a number of places. That air is then mixed and distributed to the cabin. One source is from the airplane auxiliary power unit, or APU, with the plane’s engine in operation. That process uses fuel and can cause noise and emissions at the airport. Air supply can also come from an airport ground source like the jet-bridge that’s known as preconditioned air, or PCA. That means air is not being circulated at the usual rate. Researchers suggest that airlines should use air from the APU for improved filtration. “This is important since, during that time, people are exerting themselves resulting in increased respiratory levels for a brief period, raising the potential for infectious aerosols to be exhaled into the cabin,” the Harvard study notes. Researchers also suggest that people bring smaller and fewer bags onboard, which would cut down on their exertion and reduce encounters with other travelers also putting things in the overhead bins. Over the summer, Michael Schultz, an engineer at Dresden University’s Institute of Logistics and Aviation in Germany, and Jörg Fuchte, a senior specialist at the German aerospace company Diehl Aviation, found that the amount and type of hand luggage people brought onto the plane as carry-ons affected how long everyone was standing in line and the number of close contacts. They concluded that by reducing hand luggage, the number of close contacts encountered would be reduced by two-thirds. The deplaning process tends to be smoother than boarding, since people naturally move in order of rows, so travelers don’t have as much to worry about. The jetway, however, can be an area of risk if too many people are allowed on without appropriate distancing, several experts said. Travelers should remain distanced from others during this process, they said, and the plane’s ventilation systems should remain on. “The deplaning process can be enhanced by having passengers remain in their seats until directed to leave by a crew member,” the Harvard researchers suggest. Eating and using the bathroom pose risks Like in the cabin, air in a plane’s bathrooms is continually changed. Toilets on planes use a vacuum system to move waste to the holding tank from the toilet, so when you flush, air is pulled in through the vacuum. “Airplane bathrooms are particularly dangerous for two reasons,” said Chen. First, he said, is the fact that you may touch surfaces that an infected passenger has just touched. “The second thing is that human waste like stool and urine contains COVID-19, and when you flush the toilet it will cause some particles to escape,” he went on. “The smaller particles carry over and could enter the air. If I have COVID-19 and use the toilet and flush and someone else comes in immediately after, that’s a risk. So far we have no evidence of people getting sick like that, but according to our models we found that this is possible.” (Over the summer this became known as “toilet plume.”) For those reasons, experts suggest waiting 30 seconds or longer before going into a bathroom that someone else has just exited and using a tissue or paper towel so you aren’t touching surfaces like doorknobs and faucets with bare hands. Chen also suggests that airlines stagger eating times so everyone isn’t unmasked at the same time. “Airlines serve food to everyone at the same time, and it’s very bad because it means everyone is taking off their masks at the same time and all the particles are in the air then,” he said. Your actions off the plane matter too. Chen also pointed to the fact that people likely have more to worry about before getting on the plane, when they are in the terminal, going through security or sitting in airport restaurants and bars. Others agreed. “In hospitals, people think patient interaction is highest risk, so they take a break unmasked or do charting unmasked or when they’re chatting with colleagues they take off a mask, and that’s similar to how people perceive risk in airports,” Saskia Popescu said. “People think the plane is the riskiest, so they’ll get food and a drink at a restaurant or bar in the airport with their mask off, but that’s risky.”

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<p>A doctor from a Covid-19 hospital in Romania is being hailed a hero after he tried to help Covid-19 patients to safety as fire broke out in Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. The doctor, identified by local media as Catalin Denciu himself suffered second and third degree burns to 40 per cent of his body. He has now been transferred to Belgium's Queen Astrid military hospital&nbsp;</p>

<p>The fire in the hospital claimed lives of ten&nbsp;Covid-19 patients and seriously injured six others.</p>

<p>"I express my respect for the heroic doctor who showed particular courage and spirit of sacrifice in trying to save the patients," Prime Minister Ludovic Orban told local media, in praise echoed by doctors' unions and local media.</p>

<p>The prosecutor general has opened an enquiry into the tragedy, while the health ministry has suggested the fire could have been caused by an electrical short circuit.</p>

<p>The blaze recalled Romania's previous deadliest fire, at Bucharest's Colectiv nightclub in October 2015, which left 64 people dead, and prompted angry questions over how it could have been allowed to happen.</p>

<p>A survivor of the Colectiv disaster, Alexandra Furnea, called on authorities "to do what they didn't do for us" and show that lessons had been learned over the past five years.</p>

<p>"Do not hide behind self-serving lies, don't mention outdated protocols in order to justify a crime," Furnea wrote in a Facebook post.</p>

<p>Local media reported that the preliminary inquiry showed that the fire safety plans for the second floor of the building, where the fire broke out, had not been updated for 30 years.</p>

<p>In another Facebook post, fellow Colectiv survivor Mihai Grecea called for the resignation of Health Minister Nelu Tataru.</p>

<p><strong>Shock and sympathy</strong></p>

<p>Local media have also revealed serious problems in the management of the hospital.</p>

<p>The facility has had eight directors over the past year, one of whom served for just three days in May.&nbsp;<br />
Romania's political class reacted with statements of shock and sympathy for the victims.</p>

<p>President Klaus Iohannis said he was "profoundly saddened" by the tragedy, which he said had "touched the whole country".</p>

<p>"I am at the side of all those who have been affected by this terrible accident," Iohannis said on his Facebook page.</p>

<p>The incident prompted the centre-left Social Democrats (PSD) and liberal USR-Plus parties to suspend campaigning for parliamentary elections early next month.</p>

<p>The tragedy hit as Romania struggles to cope with the impact of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.</p>

<p>According to Digi24 TV, the hospital is seeking temporary storage for the victims' bodies as the hospital morgue was already full before the fire.</p>

<p>Largely spared the worst during the first wave of the pandemic, Romania has seen mounting numbers of infections and hospitalisations in recent months.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Saturday, it reported 129 new virus deaths, bringing the total death toll to 8,813.</p>

<p>The country of 19 million is one of the poorest in the European Union and its dilapidated and understaffed health system is ill-equipped to deal with a spike in hospital admissions.</p>

<p><strong>(With AFP inputs)</strong></p>


A doctor from a Covid-19 hospital in Romania is being hailed a hero after he tried to help Covid-19 patients to safety as fire broke out in Intensive Care Unit of the hospital.

A doctor from a Covid-19 hospital in Romania is being hailed a hero after he tried to help Covid-19 patients to safety as fire broke out in Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. The doctor, identified by local media as Catalin Denciu himself suffered second and third degree burns to 40 per cent of his body. He has now been transferred to Belgium's Queen Astrid military hospital The fire in the hospital claimed lives of ten Covid-19 patients and seriously injured six others. "I express my respect for the heroic doctor who showed particular courage and spirit of sacrifice in trying to save the patients," Prime Minister Ludovic Orban told local media, in praise echoed by doctors' unions and local media. The prosecutor general has opened an enquiry into the tragedy, while the health ministry has suggested the fire could have been caused by an electrical short circuit. The blaze recalled Romania's previous deadliest fire, at Bucharest's Colectiv nightclub in October 2015, which left 64 people dead, and prompted angry questions over how it could have been allowed to happen. A survivor of the Colectiv disaster, Alexandra Furnea, called on authorities "to do what they didn't do for us" and show that lessons had been learned over the past five years. "Do not hide behind self-serving lies, don't mention outdated protocols in order to justify a crime," Furnea wrote in a Facebook post. Local media reported that the preliminary inquiry showed that the fire safety plans for the second floor of the building, where the fire broke out, had not been updated for 30 years. In another Facebook post, fellow Colectiv survivor Mihai Grecea called for the resignation of Health Minister Nelu Tataru. Shock and sympathy Local media have also revealed serious problems in the management of the hospital. The facility has had eight directors over the past year, one of whom served for just three days in May. Romania's political class reacted with statements of shock and sympathy for the victims. President Klaus Iohannis said he was "profoundly saddened" by the tragedy, which he said had "touched the whole country". "I am at the side of all those who have been affected by this terrible accident," Iohannis said on his Facebook page. The incident prompted the centre-left Social Democrats (PSD) and liberal USR-Plus parties to suspend campaigning for parliamentary elections early next month. The tragedy hit as Romania struggles to cope with the impact of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Digi24 TV, the hospital is seeking temporary storage for the victims' bodies as the hospital morgue was already full before the fire. Largely spared the worst during the first wave of the pandemic, Romania has seen mounting numbers of infections and hospitalisations in recent months. On Saturday, it reported 129 new virus deaths, bringing the total death toll to 8,813. The country of 19 million is one of the poorest in the European Union and its dilapidated and understaffed health system is ill-equipped to deal with a spike in hospital admissions. (With AFP inputs)

Romania hospital fire: Doctor hailed a hero as he helps save patients

<p>Coronavirus pandemic has forced nations to close borders and curtail tourism. The hospitality sector has taken a huge hit as people world over are afraid to go to a place where they may be mingling with unknown crowds. But there is a place that is witnessing overtourism. Welcome to Chatham Islands. The islands are off coast from New Zealand and are under the control of the country. The usually lean tourism industry is now witnessing demand that is far outstripping the supply.</p>

<p>Chatham Islands usually get just 2000 tourists in a year, according to BBC. But the year 2020 has been different.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It's well known that New Zealand is the country that is arguably credited for being the one that took comprehensive measures to curb coronavirus pandemic. This resulted in country lifting curfews and allowing public event without fear of community transmission. This factor is certain to have had an impact on the fact that one place witnessing overtourism is in New Zealand.</p>

<p>As per news reports New Zealanders are flocking to Chatham Islands. The usual tourism season begins from November and ends in March, that is, during the Summer months in Southern hemisphere. But this time, bookings are full till June 2021.</p>

<p>The islands are home to unique bird species and are also known for a colony of seals. Its beaches are serene as they are not on the usual list of popular tourist destinations. If you want a quiet escape from it all, Chatham Islands is the place to be.</p>

<p>International tourists will have to wait a while before they can visit these islands. New Zealand is yet to allow foreign tourists into the country. Till that happens New Zealanders have a chance to visit this neglected corner of their own country.</p>


Coronavirus pandemic has forced nations to close borders and curtail tourism. The hospitality sector has taken a huge hit as people world over are afraid to go to a place where they may be mingling with unknown crowds.

Coronavirus pandemic has forced nations to close borders and curtail tourism. The hospitality sector has taken a huge hit as people world over are afraid to go to a place where they may be mingling with unknown crowds. But there is a place that is witnessing overtourism. Welcome to Chatham Islands. The islands are off coast from New Zealand and are under the control of the country. The usually lean tourism industry is now witnessing demand that is far outstripping the supply. Chatham Islands usually get just 2000 tourists in a year, according to BBC. But the year 2020 has been different. It's well known that New Zealand is the country that is arguably credited for being the one that took comprehensive measures to curb coronavirus pandemic. This resulted in country lifting curfews and allowing public event without fear of community transmission. This factor is certain to have had an impact on the fact that one place witnessing overtourism is in New Zealand. As per news reports New Zealanders are flocking to Chatham Islands. The usual tourism season begins from November and ends in March, that is, during the Summer months in Southern hemisphere. But this time, bookings are full till June 2021. The islands are home to unique bird species and are also known for a colony of seals. Its beaches are serene as they are not on the usual list of popular tourist destinations. If you want a quiet escape from it all, Chatham Islands is the place to be. International tourists will have to wait a while before they can visit these islands. New Zealand is yet to allow foreign tourists into the country. Till that happens New Zealanders have a chance to visit this neglected corner of their own country.

In times of coronavirus, this place is witnessing overtourism

<p>When will we have a Wuhan virus vaccine? A lot has been said this week following the Pfizer announcement. But the speculation discounted the bigger picture. We cannot forget that there are other candidates in the race to get the vaccine too. And most of them already have invoices ready. In other words, governments have pre-ordered vaccines. Those supplies will be delivered first. Before the rest of the world gets a shot. And that changes a lot.</p>

<p>There are 10 vaccine candidates in phase 3 of the trials. Which means that they are being tried on over 100 patients. All of whom are being closely monitored.</p>

<p>Following are the vaccine candidates in the race.</p>

<ul>
	<li>Pfizer and BioNTech's BNT-162</li>
	<li>Oxford, Astrazeneca and Serum Institute of India's AZD-1222</li>
	<li>Russia's Sputnik V</li>
	<li>Bharat Biotech and National Institute of Virology's Covaxin</li>
	<li>Johnson and Johnson's vaccine candidate</li>
	<li>Moderna's MRNA-1273</li>
	<li>Novavax's NVX CoV 2373</li>
	<li>3 vaccine candidates being made in China</li>
</ul>

<p>Out of these vaccines, Pfizer's candidate has shown over 90 per cent effectiveness. Sputnik V &nbsp;has shown &nbsp;92 per cent efficacy. India is among the many countries where Sputnik V is undergoing clinical trials.</p>

<p>Where will these vaccines reach first? The US and Europe will be the first to get Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's shot. The companies have signed an advanced purchase agreement for 100 million doses with the US. With the EU, the agreement is for over 200 million doses. They also have a deal with Japan for 120 million doses. And with UK for 30 million doses.</p>

<table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px;">
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>Vaccine candidates and sponsors</td>
			<td>Pre-orders</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>BNT-162 (Pfizer, BioNTech)&nbsp;</td>
			<td>US, UK, EU, Japan</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>AZD-1222 (Oxford Uni, Astrazeneca, IQVIA, Serum Institute of India)</td>
			<td>EU, Australia, India</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Sputnik V (Gamaleya Institute)</td>
			<td>India, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Brazil and others</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Covaxin (Bharat Biotech, National Institute of Virology)</td>
			<td>Talks with 10 countries</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>JNJ-78436735 (Johnson &amp; Johnson)</td>
			<td>EU</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>mRNA-1273 (Moderna)</td>
			<td>US, Japan</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>NVX-CoV2373 (Novavax)</td>
			<td>India</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>


When will we have a Wuhan virus vaccine? A lot has been said this week following the Pfizer announcement. But the speculation discounted the bigger picture. We cannot forget that there are other candidates in the race to get the vaccine too.

When will we have a Wuhan virus vaccine? A lot has been said this week following the Pfizer announcement. But the speculation discounted the bigger picture. We cannot forget that there are other candidates in the race to get the vaccine too. And most of them already have invoices ready. In other words, governments have pre-ordered vaccines. Those supplies will be delivered first. Before the rest of the world gets a shot. And that changes a lot. There are 10 vaccine candidates in phase 3 of the trials. Which means that they are being tried on over 100 patients. All of whom are being closely monitored. Following are the vaccine candidates in the race. Pfizer and BioNTech's BNT-162 Oxford, Astrazeneca and Serum Institute of India's AZD-1222 Russia's Sputnik V Bharat Biotech and National Institute of Virology's Covaxin Johnson and Johnson's vaccine candidate Moderna's MRNA-1273 Novavax's NVX CoV 2373 3 vaccine candidates being made in China Out of these vaccines, Pfizer's candidate has shown over 90 per cent effectiveness. Sputnik V has shown 92 per cent efficacy. India is among the many countries where Sputnik V is undergoing clinical trials. Where will these vaccines reach first? The US and Europe will be the first to get Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's shot. The companies have signed an advanced purchase agreement for 100 million doses with the US. With the EU, the agreement is for over 200 million doses. They also have a deal with Japan for 120 million doses. And with UK for 30 million doses. Vaccine candidates and sponsors Pre-orders BNT-162 (Pfizer, BioNTech) US, UK, EU, Japan AZD-1222 (Oxford Uni, Astrazeneca, IQVIA, Serum Institute of India) EU, Australia, India Sputnik V (Gamaleya Institute) India, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Brazil and others Covaxin (Bharat Biotech, National Institute of Virology) Talks with 10 countries JNJ-78436735 (Johnson & Johnson) EU mRNA-1273 (Moderna) US, Japan NVX-CoV2373 (Novavax) India

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