Pandemic

The pandemic effectively increased sanitization awareness in the hospitality industry, with guests becoming more attuned to antivirus, antimicrobial, and hypoallergenic treatments and features in their lodging spaces. One example is air filtration. “People always knew that better air quality must be better for you, but they didn’t really understand filtration.…

The risk of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period, especially in 2021, according to a new study led by researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine. Monthly increases in SUID in 2021 coincided with…

A newcomer with a fresh sound... 26 · 09 · 2024 London riser FromJerome has shared new EP ‘Before The Sun Sets’. The 21-year-old started sharing his music during lockdown, using the space in his life opened up by the pandemic to nail down his creativity. Infatuated by dancehall and…

New Niko Partners report also shows 75% of players use digital wallets to buy games, and women are more likely to make game-related purchases Players in Southeast Asia are engaging more with video games in 2024, with a 53.2% year-on-year increase in the average individual weekly gaming time. That's according…

1. Ms Lyla Adwan-Kamara, Team Leader of Ghana Somubi Dwumadie, delivering an address at the closing ceremony A four-year disability project:  ‘Ghana Somubi Dwumadie,’ with specific focus on improving mental health in Ghana has ended. Funded by the UKAid, the programme which commenced in March 2020 at the height of…

Education has continually evolved to meet the needs of an ever-changing world, but the past few years have been a particularly steep learning curve for educational institutions. The Covid-19 pandemic and the rapid rise of new technologies such as AI have changed the way we live, work, and study. Student…

Some stakeholders in the health sector have said sustained access to high-quality health data is crucial for effective control and management of HIV, COVID-19 and other  pandemics and disease outbreaks. They made the call yesterday in Abuja during the close out ceremony of the USAID funded Data.FI COVID-19 Impact Mitigation…

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Harris-Walz Campaign Co-Chair Mitch Landrieu responded to a question on voters who say that they could afford to buy more during the Trump administration pre-pandemic by stating, “that’s what they think. But, of course, that is not accurate. The economy, when Donald Trump…

For years, but especially since the pandemic, this page and many others in Science and elsewhere have been filled with lamentations about the spread of scientific misinformation—and hand wringing on how to prevent it. High-speed sharing and the ...Read More

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that there are 98,000 job vacancies in food service and accommodation. However, despite the fall, vacancies remain 5,000 higher than pre-pandemic levels of 93,000. In reaction, UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has urged the Government to introduce business-friendly recruitment…