Tag: COVID-19
IMO Releases Protocols To Ensure Safe Ship Crew Changes
The International Maritime Organization(IMO)has released and promoted the joint industry document, Industry Recommended Framework of Protocols for Ensuring Safe Ship Crew Changes and Travel...
COVID-19 Continues To Affects Health Services
The latest World Health Organization (WHO) ‘pulse survey’,1 conducted in almost 135 countries, shows that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to severely disrupt the delivery...
Can Self-taken Swabs Track Pandemic’s Hidden Patterns?
Regular swabbing of a random sample of the population quickly detects the resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 infections, says an article on Nature.
What the study says
Steven...
Single Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine Can Reduce Transmission
Those given a first dose of vaccination were between 38% and 49% less likely to pass the virus on than unvaccinated people.
Vaccination...
Sore Arm and Headache Most Common Side Effects of Covid Vaccine
The most common side effects of the Covid-19 vaccines are pain or tenderness at the injection site, says an article on BBC.
Other side effects
Roughly...
Hesitancy Derails COVID-19 Vaccine Progress
According to CDC data, more than 29% of the US population is fully vaccinated.
Health experts say at least 70% to 85% of...
UK Plans To Use ‘Health App’ As COVID Vaccine Passport
Britain plans to use a National Health Service phone app as its COVID-19 'vaccine passport' certificate.
The app will allow its population to...
Rich Countries Account 80% of Covid Deaths
Wealthy countries accounting for only 15% of the global population had 80% of the Covid deaths, says an article published in The Guardian
Rising cases
Some...
d’Amico Speaks on The Challenge of Decarbonisation
Paolo d'Amico on the challenge of decarbonization in an article on Splash247.
Decarbonization: The next big issue
Paolo d’Amico, chief executive officer of d’Amico International Shipping...
Dry Bulk Market In Limelight With Recent Freight Rate Surge
Interest in the dry bulk shipping segment, a sector that has been off the radar for more than a decade, is getting strong, against...