Pandemic

Few people know Khabib Nurmagomedov better than Daniel Cormier, and that’s why the former two-division UFC champion placed a call to him after seeing a recent message posted by Conor McGregor. In a series of since-deleted tweets, McGregor took aim at Dustin Poirier over the results of their UFC 264…

National Parks across the U.S. are overflowing with a post-pandemic crush of tourists, leading to increased issues with congestion, traffic jams, user experience, strain on staff and increased damage to the parks. Why it matters: Some are seeing such a record number they're being forced to limit, and even close,…

The Biden administration is essentially asking vaccinated Americans to help save the unvaccinated from themselves. The big picture: America's "pandemic of the unvaccinated" has gotten bad enough that vaccine mandates are starting to catch on, and masks are coming back — in some cases, even for the vaccinated. Vaccinated people's…

Singapore COVID-19 multi-ministry task force co-chairs Ong Ye Kung (left), Gan Kim Yong (centre) and Lawrence Wong delivering ministerial statements in Parliament on Jul 26, 2021. 26 Jul 2021 02:54PM (Updated: 26 Jul 2021 05:18PM) SINGAPORE: The three chairs of Singapore's COVID-19 task force spoke in Parliament on Monday (Jul 26) on…

An Irishman who set up his own barber college has revealed how the pandemic has completely changed the haircutting industry. Dad-of-one, Ryan Hatfield, 32, believes that customers now appreciate a barber more than before because they couldn’t go for long spells since the pandemic began. Ryan has cut hair for…

Topline The mayor of Orange County, Florida—where Orlando is located—declared Monday the major tourism destination is facing a Covid-19 “crisis” thanks to the Delta variant, with Covid-19 cases in the area surging to where they were during its pre-vaccination peak as Florida becomes an epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in…

Topline Despite widespread protests, France’s parliament Monday passed a controversial law requiring special “health passes” for people that choose to dine in at restaurants or travel domestically, in addition to mandating universal vaccinations for healthcare and other essential workers, as the country attempts to combat a surge in coronavirus infections. …

The pandemic disrupted the movie industry in a big way and it looks like its influence is here to stay. WarnerMedia has revealed that several Warner Bros movies will be released on its HBO Max streaming service the same day they’re released in theaters next year, a sort of continuation…

Campylobacter and Salmonella infections declined in Switzerland in 2020 while Listeria was stable despite a large outbreak. E. coli reports fell for the first time since 2014. The COVID-19 pandemic likely influenced disease reports, researchers said. Factors such as resources being diverted to coronavirus, hygiene measures and travel restrictions may…

(RNS) — It’s been dubbed the first “no-fun” Olympics. Athletes have been asked to eat alone and maintain distance in the dining hall at the Olympic Village in Tokyo, and compete in empty stadiums. Even chaplains looking after athletes’ spiritual health largely have gone virtual. Amid the changes at the…