Pandemic

— AFP/FileNEW DELHI: India announced its first two cases of the highly infectious Omicron COVID-19 variant on Thursday, months after a devastating wave of the virus killed more than 200,000 people around the country. Top health ministry official Luv Agarwal said two men in southern Karnataka state, aged 66 and…

One of the positive consequences of the pandemic was that many rough sleepers were brought in off the streets and offered emergency accommodation. Today. figures for the number of homeless people who died in England and Wales in 2020 fell slightly – possibly because of this strategy – the first…

No more pencils, no more books… it’s time for the critics’ awards’ dirty looks. The first of the two most vital precursors of the awards season will be handed out – National Board of Review on Thursday followed by New York Film Critics on Friday. After a pandemic year that…

The federal government is deploying dozens of additional U.S. military medical personnel to Michigan and New Mexico to support civilian health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. David Claeys, president of Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss what the addition of…

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When it comes to the pandemic, the ‘adults’ in charge of the White House have failed miserably. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE P resident Biden hasn’t the slightest clue what he should do or say on the topic of COVID-19. He is profoundly out of his depth, he is hopelessly hamstrung, and,…

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand lost $80 billion in tourism revenues. Different organs of the government got affected, and tourism took a big hit due to travel bans and lockdown restrictions. However, the country is now ready to reincarnate its tourism industry, targeting cryptocurrency millionaires. Reviving Tourism through Cryptocurrency Through…

Sunday 28 November 2021 5:48 pm Voters in Switzerland backed the government’s pandemic strategy by a larger than anticipated majority in a referendum today. Just under two thirds (62 per cent) voted in support of a law passed earlier this year over certificates showing proof of Covid vaccination, recent immunity…

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With around 256 million cases and more than 5 million deaths worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged scientists and those in the medical field. Researchers are working to find effective vaccines and therapies, as well as understand the long-term effects of the infection.  While the vaccines have been critical in…