A national lockdown announced by the government on March 24, 2020, following the Covid-19 outbreak, had forced many people out of jobs across the country, resulting in loss of livelihood and salary cuts.
OVER 2.30 crore life insurance policies were surrendered by policyholders in 2021-22, much ahead of their maturity. This is more than three times the number of policies (69.78 lakh) surrendered prematurely in 2020-21.
The US biotech company is alleging that mRNA technology it developed before the pandemic was copied. The lawsuit, which is seeking unspecified financial damages, was filed in the US and Germany.
Pfizer said it was "surprised" by the action and would "vigorously defend" itself against the allegations.
Moderna on Friday filed patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech "for infringing patents central to (its) mRNA technology platform," the company said in a news release Friday.
"Moderna believes that Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty infringes patents Moderna filed between 2010 and 2016 covering Moderna's foundational mRNA technology. This groundbreaking technology
Moderna has said it is suing rival vaccine maker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, citing infringement on its patents in developing the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the United States, alleging they copied technology that Moderna developed years before the pandemic.
A push has been revived for Australia's leaders to consider cutting the isolation period for COVID-19 cases as the nation's latest Omicron wave winds down.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has flagged putting COVID-19 isolation back on the agenda when national cabinet is next due to meet on 31 August.
Queensland teachers facing a pay cut for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are dealing with "the consequences of that choice", federal Aged Care Minister Anika Wells says.
Education Queensland is finalising disciplinary action against about 900 of 54,000 public schoolteachers, aides, administration staff and cleaners who were non-compliant with the state's directive to get vaccinated.
Russian authorities quickly blamed Ukraine for the car bomb that killed a Russian journalist last weekend, but intelligence experts say that although Kyiv is capable of orchestrating such an attack, the prospect is unlikely.
Daria Dugina, 29, who died on Saturday outside Moscow, was the daughter of ultranationalist Alexander Dugin, a vocal supporter of the Ukraine invasion launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin six months ago.
People in Australia with COVID-19 must currently self- isolate for at least seven days from the date they test positive.
But this week, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet flagged that he would suggest to national cabinet that the mandatory isolation period be reduced to just five days.
