Pandemic

The industry’s return-to-work agreement — the pact between studios and unions that has kept Hollywood productions going during the COVID-19 pandemic — has been temporarily extended as both sides continue talks over whether to adjust current health and safety protocols. The latest iteration of the deal was initially set to…

Below is an email received from BizNews community member, Dr Duncan Du Bois, commenting on the article, ‘‘The pandemic that never was’ – Dr Nathi Mdladla breaks down the REAL reasons for excess deaths’ published on BizNews.com on 28 September.  By Dr Duncan Du Bois As much as one needs…

Chairman, founder and owner John Muir, who is now 86For the year to end of January 2022 Muir Group made a pre-tax loss of £4.3m on turnover of £84.9m. During the previous year, when the ipact of Covid on the economy was at its height, Muir Group turnover dropped from…

Two and a half years ago, my nose stopped working. That’s when I realized how often smell comes up in daily conversation: “That Uber smelled weird,” or “that woman was wearing way too much perfume,” or “someone’s definitely smoking weed nearby.” I have anosmia, a symptom of long COVID. I…

President Biden’s declaration last week that the “pandemic is over” kicked off a flurry of debate over whether that’s actually true. As an epidemiologist and former city health director, I have opinions. Pandemics are kind of like hurricanes. A lull could mean we’re at the end of the hurricane—or we…

Washington, DC, 28 September 2022 (PAHO) - Health authorities of the Region of the Americas agreed today to take a series of actions to expand and strengthen genomic surveillance of pathogens with pandemic and epidemic potential in the Region. The Strategy on Regional Genomic Surveillance for Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness…

Over the past year, as people stopped making appointments with health care providers to check for COVID and shifted to taking home tests instead, health officials lost their tight grip on case tallies. And in turn, it became tougher to spot a new viral variant or wave of the pandemic.…

Starr Davis was smitten when she met a handsome stranger with flawless skin and a wide smile during a brief trip to Houston in March 2020. He was charming and persistent; she gave him her phone number and they started talking. Their whirlwind romance took a major turn when she…

About three per cent of family doctors across the province – 385 doctors – stopped practising between March and September 2020, according to a study led by Unity Health Toronto that was published Monday in Annals of Family Medicine TORONTO — Ontario family doctors left the profession at the start…

Wayne Lloyd is facing into his third difficult winter with his eponymous hair salons. Mr Lloyd runs his salon chain in Munster and managed to survive the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns but now he must navigate new economic headwinds including staff shortages and high energy bills. “We lost staff because…