Online share of retail sales jumps to 19% amid lockdowns – UN
Online sales accounted for nearly a fifth of total retail turnover last year as lockdowns to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic fuelled a boom in e-commerce, a United Nations study released on Monday showed. Online sales accounted for 19% of overall retail sales in 2020, up from 16% a year earlier, according to […]
India’s COVID-19 daily cases hold close to record, another state imposes lockdown
India’s new coronavirus cases dipped marginally on Sunday but deaths due to the infection jumped by a record 3,689, with one more state going into lockdown as the nation’s creaky healthcare system is unable to cope with a massive caseload. Authorities reported 392,488 new cases in the previous 24 hours to push total cases to […]
After nearly doubling profits, Amazon is hoping that pandemic habits will stick
Throughout the first 3 months of 2020, Amazon proceeded to benefit from the existing retail outlet routines, documenting a massive increase in revenue and a doubling of profit margins. From video broadcasting to online grocery, almost every element of the Covid-19 pandemic has boosted the tech behemoth’s profits. The boom is expected to continue in […]
One positive COVID-19 test on Japan luxury cruise ship; passengers disembarking
Japan’s Nippon Yusen said on Friday that one passenger on its luxury cruise ship “Asuka II” had tested positive for the coronavirus, and that other passengers would be disembarking. The passenger’s health is stable and the person is recuperating in a cabin that has been isolated, it said in a statement. People who stayed in […]
India’s coronavirus infections cross 18 million as gravediggers work round the clock
India’s total COVID-19 cases passed 18 million on Thursday after another world record number of daily infections, as gravediggers worked around the clock to bury victims and hundreds more were cremated in makeshift pyres in parks and parking lots. India reported 379,257 new infections and 3,645 new deaths on Thursday, health ministry data showed,the highest […]
A cargo ship carrying ten Chinese sailors was infected with Another variant of Covid-19
Chinese officials did not say whether they had been infected with the coronavirus variant that is rapidly spreading in India. Medical experts in Zhejiang, a coastal province, told reporters that 11 cases of foreign-made Covid-19 infections, including 10 from India, had been confirmed in the last day from Zhoushan port, all among the ship’s 20 […]
Tedros denounces vaccine inequity as COVAX scheme marks first year
GENEVA (Reuters) – Coronavirus vaccines remain out of reach in the poorest countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on Friday, marking the first anniversary of the COVAX dose-sharing facility. “Nearly 900 million vaccine doses have been administered globally, but over 81% have gone to high- or upper middle-income […]
