Pandemic

Pandemic-related grants have tens of thousands of small businesses with timely needed funds for the past couple of years. And these grants continue to be available because small businesses are still feeling the impact of the pandemic. These grants address a wide range of issues and they are different in…

By now, you’ve heard the good news: The business world is embracing data-driven decision making and growing their data practices at an unprecedented clip. The pandemic may have forced their hands, but they’ve seen the value of data and will never go back to making decisions based on hunches. Here…

Antipsychotic drug prescribing rates among people with dementia increased markedly during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a multinational database study showed. Notably, those rates did not return to prepandemic levels after the acute phase of the pandemic had ended, Kenneth K.C. Man, PhD, of University College London School…

The new guitars feature a hand-painted tobacco sunburst top, firestripe faux tortoiseshell pickguard and 4mm Italian acrylic dot fretboard inlays for a rootsy, vintage look. The award-winning American Dream Series was first introduced in 2020 during the pandemic. The solid-wood, U.S.-made acoustic guitars were designed to deliver all the essentials…

By Akor Sylvester, Abuja As Nigeria faces multiple health challenges, ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, flu, malaria, sickle cell, Lassa fever, cancer, and monkeypox (Mpox) to others, the minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has called for joint efforts of the states, local governments and other relevant stakeholders to tame…

WASHINGTON, January 23, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the details of additional assistance for dairy producers, including a second round of payments through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) and a new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP). The update to PMVAP and the…

Bosön, Sweden, has successfully hosted the first course for Classification Certification for Para triathlon organized by World Triathlon in cooperation with the Swedish Triathlon Federation and the Finnish Triathlon Federation. With a totally revamped and renewed educational material, participants from seven countries have completed the course. “We have been waiting…

Unionist lawmakers on Monday sent a Lunar New Year greeting and an array of budget demands to Financial Secretary Paul Chan, with more spending vouchers and a boost to Hongkongers' retirement savings among their suggestions. Chan delivers his budget next month, with many parties urging the minister to offer measures…

The chairwoman of the Travel Industry Council Gianna Hsu on Monday said the sector needs to innovate and change to reflect new trends among tourists as the hard-hit sector struggles to recover from the pandemic. Speaking on an RTHK radio programme, Hsu said people are now more likely to travel…

Sunday 22 January 2023 10:37 pm The report argues that “maintaining key Covid-19 support measures beyond the pandemic would be viable for banks and helpful for customers.” British banks are being called on to extend support offered to customers during the pandemic as the cost of living crisis increasingly affects…