Pandemic

The World Health Organization was poorly prepared to prevent a disease like Covid-19 from becoming a pandemic, and wasn’t adapted for a globalized era of easy travel and extensive trade, an international panel said. Years of warnings that the United Nations agency’s international system wasn’t ready for a respiratory pandemic…

As refrigerated trucks arrive at states across the country, funeral homes say they are turning families away.  As of mid-January, Los Angeles County had nearly 1 million cases of COVID-19 and of those, more than 13,000 had died.  The deaths are taking a toll on the healthcare system and funeral…

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The protesters gathered on a square in front of the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum art galleries, carrying signs reading “Freedom: stop this siege” and chanting “What do we want? Freedom!”. None wore masks, which are not mandatory, and few respected social distancing rules, news agency Reuters reported. Shocking footage…

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A medical expert has warned that Hong Kong will not achieve "herd immunity" against the coronavirus unless it is able to provide five million people with vaccines, about 80 per cent of the population. Speaking on RTHK's Letter to Hong Kong programme, Dr Alvin Chan, a co-chairman of the advisory…

Health officials on Saturday played down hopes of an easing in coronavirus restrictions, after the number of Covid-19 cases ticked up. Of the 50 new infections that were reported, 49 were local and 15 had no clear source. The Centre for Health Protection’s Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan said the untraceable cases…

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JAIPUR: Almost nine months after the pandemic painted Kota with a near-deserted look, the country’s famous ‘coaching town’ is now readying for a new lease of life. From the numerous big and small coaching institutes and hostels to roadside vendors, cabs and auto-rickshawallahs, all are up on their feet. The…

JOHOR BAHRU, 14 January: Property developer, Boustead Properties Berhad, a member of Boustead Group, has responded to the plight of thousands in Johor who are impacted by the recent floods. Together with its subsidiary Mutiara Rini Sdn Bhd, the Company donated RM20,000 in aid of the victims, through the Malaysian…