Beyond a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has tarnished economies and lives across the world. Businesses and organizations in India had started to pick up the fallen markets, that's when the'second wave' of COVID came gushing, pushing all the efforts in vain. The'second wave' of the pandemic is delaying business normalization in the country, as coronavirus infections are again on a rise. The second wave has surely taught us that this pandemic and its impact are here for a long stay. Maybe it will go down for some time but it will surely re-appear.

The Region of Southern Denmark, with help from SAS, has become the first place in the world to implement a complete system for monitoring hospital-acquired infections. Professor Jens Kjølseth Møller at Lillebaelt Hospital is the brain behind the new system, which is made possible by SAS Analytics. Kjølseth Møller expects the system to reduce the number of infections during hospitalization by one-third, significantly increasing patient safety. "It is unsatisfying that patients admitted to Danish hospitals are at risk of further illness," says Peder Jest, Medical Director at Odense University Hospital. "The work of providing a high degree of patient safety and good infection hygiene is, therefore, a key focus area for the Region of Southern Denmark. With SAS, we now have the ability to monitor and predict the risk of hospital-acquired infections at a patient level."

The retail industry in India, and globally, has been in a state of flux. With the euphoria around e-commerce having tempered, online retailers understood the importance of selling through stores even as offline players realised how significant the internet is for future growth. Yet, despite acknowledging the importance to co-exist through an "omnichannel model," most Indian retailers have not managed to successfully crack the code of offering shoppers the best of both worlds. But there's some inspiration they can take from Tesco, UK's leading supermarket. The 100-year old company operates in nine markets, including China, India, Malaysia, Poland, and Slovakia.