Pandemic

ANAHEIM, California — Two food banks in California have been gearing up for a busy holiday season: One is spending tens of thousands amid rising food prices, and the other has been serving triple the number of people since the coronavirus pandemic began. The Alameda County Community Food Bank in Oakland…

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT: The resumption of face-to-face classes at The Manila Times College of Subic (TMTCS) showed that Subic is "back on its course," pointing to strengthening its recovery as the Covid-19 pandemic eases, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma Eisma said on Tuesday. Eisma, together with…

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2021 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the investment of $32 million in grants awarded to 167 meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities to support expanded capacity and efficiency through the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) program. “Today’s investment…

Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom, November 22, 2021 --(PR.com)-- Have you had to change the way your business functions due to the outbreak, but can't afford to get your WordPress website updated? Keeping your customers, suppliers and investors informed about how your business is reacting and adapting in these uncertain times…

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues have rattled consumers and the businesses they frequent. From Clorox wipes to semiconductors to computer chips, inventory of many products at big box stores, dealerships and even grocers is low or out of stock. The problem is creating growing concern…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Around 35,000 people took to the streets in Brussels on Sunday to protest against restrictions imposed by the government in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, police said. There were some confrontations between demonstrators and police, with protesters throwing smoke bombs and fireworks, the newspaper Le Soir…

A team of mainland experts on epidemics arrived in Hong Kong on Saturday for a four-day visit to study the SAR's measures to tackle the pandemic. The visit was organised by the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and the National Health Commission. The group attended…

Benedict Cumberbatch insisted upon his parents staying with him in New Zealand when the Covid-19 pandemic hit as it seemed too risky to send them home. The Sherlock actor began filming Jane Campion's film The Power of the Dog in the southern region of Otago in January 2020 but production…

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Ahead of Christmas, a towering wooden screen — once blackened with soot from millions of worshippers’ candles — is being restored to its gilded glory in the Church of the Nativity, built at the site where many believe Jesus was born. But few visitors are…

Is a new dawn breaking in the fight against the global pandemic? Now that two major pharmaceutical firms have filed for emergency use authorization for new antiviral pills, we may soon have some valuable arrows in our quiver to fight Covid-19. Per company reports, a short course of Merck’s molnupiravir…