Vaccine passports ditched in UK’s new plan to manage Covid-19 pandemic

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out on Tuesday his plans to manage the Covid-19 pandemic in the winter months, announcing a decision to scrap the introduction of vaccine passports and steps to end some emergency powers. Johnson, under fire from some in his governing Conservative Party for raising taxes to fix a health … Read more

Second Covid wave will delay air traffic recovery to end of FY23: Crisil

Ratings agency Crisil on Thursday said air traffic is expected to slump in FY22 and fully recover only by fourth quarter of next fiscal due to “the debilitating consequences” of the second Covid-19 wave in India. The forecast is based on data analysis for top four private airports — Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad – … Read more

Covid death: Companies continue pay, support kids’ education

More companies have rolled out a Covid support policy for families of employees claimed by the infection. India’s largest metal producer Tata Steel announced that it will continue to pay salary to the deceased employee’s family till the retirement age of 60 years. The salary will be the same as his last compensation which he … Read more