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  • Lufthansa to slash long-haul capacity by up to 90% over virus

    Lufthansa to slash long-haul capacity by up to 90% over virus

    German airline group Lufthansa on Monday said it was slashing its long-haul capacity by 90 percent as the industry grapples with the devastating fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Coronavirus to deliver fresh hit to staggering media sector

    Coronavirus to deliver fresh hit to staggering media sector

    The ailing US news industry is bracing for more turmoil with the coronavirus pandemic expected to deliver an economic shock to the sector—just when people need credible information the most.

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  • Covid-19: Affected sectors to get electricity bill discounts

    Covid-19: Affected sectors to get electricity bill discounts

    Covid-19: Affected sectors to get electricity bill discounts 1

    KUALA LUMPUR: Sectors affected by the Covid-19 outbreak will be given electricity bill discounts, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.

    In a statement today, he said it was one of the measures that would be implemented under the 2020 Economic Stimulus Package announced in February.

    “I will also ensure that the country’s electricity supply industry supports the government’s efforts to implement the economic stimulus package by accelerating the implementation of renewable energy projects as well as the development of the country’s electricity supply infrastructure,“ he said.

    Meanwhile, Shamsul Anuar said his ministry was currently reviewing plans made in the energy sector to ensure that the initiatives were in line with the new government’s desire and policies.

    He said the direction of the country’s power generation industry under the new government would also be announced after he received detailed input over the matter.

    Shamsul said the agenda to boost renewable energy growth would also continue in line with the government’s aspirations under the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030. — Bernama

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  • World fritters away half trillion dollars on coal support

    World fritters away half trillion dollars on coal support

    Nations around the world risk wasting $640 billion by continuing to prop up the coal industry rather than investing in less expensive and environmentally friendlier wind and solar power initiatives.

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  • Tech must be treated like tobacco says Facebook whistleblower

    Tech must be treated like tobacco says Facebook whistleblower

    Facebook and other tech companies need to be regulated like the tobacco industry, warned Christopher Wylie, the whistleblower who exposed the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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  • Dating app maker Match Group backs US bill seen as privacy threat

    Match Group, the parent company of dating apps such as Tinder, on Tuesday publicly endorsed a US bill others in the tech industry fear will erode online privacy and speech in the name of fighting child abuse.

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  • Goodyear’s biodegradable concept tire regenerates its tread

    Goodyear’s biodegradable concept tire regenerates its tread

    Goodyear recently unveiled a tire concept that could revolutionize the auto industry. Dubbed reCharge, this concept tire would never require replacements or rotations because it regenerates its tread as needed.

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  • Virus could cost airlines $113 bn revenue in 2020: IATA

    Virus could cost airlines $113 bn revenue in 2020: IATA

    The airline industry could lose up to $113 billion in revenue this year due to the impact of the new coronavirus, an industry body warned Thursday, as the epidemic spreads rapidly worldwide.

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  • Virus hammers business travel as wary companies nix trips

    Virus hammers business travel as wary companies nix trips

    Amazon and other big companies are trying to keep their employees healthy by banning business trips, but they’ve dealt a gut punch to a travel industry already reeling from the virus outbreak.

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  • Shortage of personal protective equipment endangering health workers worldwide

    WHO calls on industry and governments to increase manufacturing by 40 per cent to meet rising global demand

    The World Health Organization has warned that severe and mounting disruption to the global supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) – caused by rising demand, panic buying, hoarding and misuse – is putting lives at risk from the new coronavirus and other infectious diseases.

    Healthcare workers rely on personal protective equipment to protect themselves and their patients from being infected and infecting others.

    But shortages are leaving doctors, nurses and other frontline workers dangerously ill-equipped to care for COVID-19 patients, due to limited access to supplies such as gloves, medical masks, respirators, goggles, face shields, gowns, and aprons.

    “Without secure supply chains, the risk to healthcare workers around the world is real. Industry and governments must act quickly to boost supply, ease export restrictions and put measures in place to stop speculation and hoarding. We can’t stop COVID-19 without protecting health workers first,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

    Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, prices have surged. Surgical masks have seen a sixfold increase, N95 respirators have trebled and gowns have doubled.

    Supplies can take months to deliver and market manipulation is widespread, with stocks frequently sold to the highest bidder.

    WHO has so far shipped nearly half a million sets of personal protective equipment to 47 countries,* but supplies are rapidly depleting.

    Based on WHO modelling, an estimated 89 million medical masks are required for the COVID-19 response each month. For examination gloves, that figure goes up to 76 million, while international demand for goggles stands at 1.6 million per month. 

    Recent WHO guidance calls for the rational and appropriate use of PPE in healthcare settings, and the effective management of supply chains.

    WHO is working with governments, industry and the Pandemic Supply Chain Network to boost production and secure allocations for critically affected and at-risk countries.

    To meet rising global demand, WHO estimates that industry must increase manufacturing by 40 per cent.

    Governments should develop incentives for industry to ramp up production. This includes easing restrictions on the export and distribution of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies. 

    Every day, WHO is providing guidance, supporting secure supply chains, and delivering critical equipment to countries in need.  

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    NOTE TO EDITORS

    Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, countries that have received WHO PPE supplies include:

    • Western Pacific region: Cambodia, Fiji, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu and the Philippines
    • Southeast Asia region: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Timor-Leste
    • Eastern Mediteranean region: Afghanistan, Djibouti, Lebanon, Somalia, Pakistan, Sudan, Jordan, Morocco and Iran
    • Africa region: Senegal, Algeria, Ethiopia, Togo, Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Seychelles and Zimbabwe

     

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