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'India needs public health surveillance'
As the Covid-19 situation continues to evolve in India, infectious diseases expert and veteran virologist T Jacob John speaks to Forbes India about the challenges the country faces
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How prepared is India's healthcare system for Covid-19?
As countries around the world struggle to keep up with medical requirements to restrain the coronavirus spread, a look at the realities of India's readiness for a large-scale outbreak
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'I need to keep the lights on': One man's battle to keep his small business alive
For small-business owners across the country, the past week has brought a sinking feeling of catastrophe. For salon owner Zach Edwards, it has been the economic equivalent of a punch in the face
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This is the only way to end the coronavirus financial panic
Governments could offer every business, large and small, and every self-employed—and gig—worker a no-interest "bridge loan" guaranteed for the duration of the crisis to be paid back over a five-year period
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Investors will look to younger countries once coronavirus dust settles: Saurabh Mukherjea
The Covid-19 pandemic will redefine supply chains and investment metrics, and Asia could benefit from the renewed focus on youth demographics, says the founder of Marcellus Investment Managers
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Awareness about the risks and treatment for better management of BP
Dr. Ashish Agarwal explains the impact of family history on your risk of having high BP, and throws light on the importance of knowing your antihypertensive medications
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The Mask: Fashion statements in the age of the coronavirus
Even more than bottles of hand sanitiser and disinfectant wipes, the mask has become the virus' avatar; shorthand for our looming dread, desire to hide, inability to protect ourselves, and desire to do something—anything—to appear to take action
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Podcast: Richard Davies talks about how economies handle survival, failure and the future
In his book 'Extreme Economies', the author studies traditional concepts in non-traditional formats, such as prisons, disaster-prone regions and refugee camps
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SoftBank may not buy $3 Billion in WeWork shares
The surprise move comes as the coronavirus outbreak diminishes demand for the troubled company's shared office space
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Coronavirus: Layoffs are starting, and forecasts are bleak
The hospitality industry seems worst hit at the moment: Marriott International said on Tuesday that it would begin furloughing tens of thousands of employees worldwide. Restaurants, coffee shops, gyms and other small businesses have begun laying off workers outright
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'Yes Bank's ATMs are full of cash, deposits safe': administrator Prashant Kumar
Ahead of the moratorium to be lifted, the bank's financial health remains a big question mark, even as Yes Bank's share price has jumped 260 percent since March 6