Pandemic

FILE: A medical worker holds a swab sample of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test. Photo by JENNIFER LORENZINI /REUTERS The Ottawa Citizen’s associate business editor James Bagnall has been nominated for a Canadian Association of Journalists award for the second straight year. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet,…

Post the last wave of the pandemic, theatres across the nation are rejoicing with films returning to the big screen with a bang. After back-to-back hits in the form of The Kashmir Files, RRR, and KGF – Chapter 2, we now see the release of the action entertainer Heropanti 2.…

Shanghai Health Commission reported a total of 1,401 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases (541 of which were converted from asymptomatic cases, so are not counted as new) and 19,657 local asymptomatic cases this morning, Sunday, April 24. That makes a total of 20,517 new cases reported, 1,733 less than the 22,250 reported yesterday, and…

Variety) The Hong Kong International Film Festival will shift to new dates in August, having been postponed earlier this year due to the COVID pandemic.The 46th edition of the festival will take place Aug. 15-31, 2022, at multiple venues across the territory. Like last year’s HKIFF45...Read More

Shanghai Health Commission reported a total of 2,736 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases (1,120 of which were converted from asymptomatic cases, so are not counted as new) and 20,634 local asymptomatic cases this morning, Saturday, April 23. That makes a total of 22,250 new cases reported, 4,782 more than the 17,468 reported yesterday, but…

Social restrictions and closures led to a decline in over-the-bar craft beer sales during the pandemic, but quick thinking and an ever-increasing variety of brews helped the sector continue to thrive. Hard times forced the industry to change tack, which meant a win for beer connoisseurs as brewers developed new flavours to grab…

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's anti-corruption prosecutor said on Friday it would open a preliminary inquiry into alleged corruption by companies purportedly linked to government ministers that won lucrative contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The prosecutor's office said it would assess the allegations submitted by Spain's opposition People's Party (PP) to…

KOTA KINABALU: Muslims in Malaysia especially in Sabah are urged to understand the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic which have affected the cost and quota for performing the haj pilgrimage. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said Muslims in Sabah also need to be patient and understand the difficulties…

California workplace regulators have extended mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the end of 2022 By DON THOMPSON Associated Press 21 April 2022, 23:16 • 6 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California workplace regulators on Thursday extended mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the…

Within five minutes of seeing the playwright Martin McDonagh over Zoom this month, he teased me for getting the latest variant of COVID (“I had it last year—the cool version”), speculated that he may have contracted the virus from an actor (“They’re usually rife with something”) and attempted to outdo…