Pandemic

…as passenger load factor falls below industry’s break-even level A major slump in local airlines Passenger Load Factor (PLF) has plunged the Nigerian aviation sector into a severe revenue crisis, the worst since the COVID-19 pandemic period, Business Hallmark findings have revealed. According to Wikipedia.org, Passenger Load Factor, or simply…

In short: The Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness says the H5N1 strain has been detected to Australia's north and south. The strain has been detected in farm workers in the US and in a range of animal species. What's next? Surveillance for signs of the disease's arrival is continuing. Australian…

NAKO e.V. / NAKO Gesundheitsstudie Early on during the coronavirus pandemic, there were reports of cases of persistent post-infection symptoms. The World Health Organization (WHO) refers to such new or persistent symptoms twelve weeks after a corona infection that cannot be explained by other causes as a post-COVID-19 condition. In…

The cost of living crisis may have affected more disadvantaged women's finances, researchers said PA Archive Middle and upper class women who are under the age of 45 are the only demographic that has started smoking more in the last decade, a study has revealed. While smoking rates have fallen among working-class…

The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives. The Geneva-based U.N. health agency released…

What do tourists really think of Ireland?  Just before the pandemic, inbound tourism was worth €7.3 billion to the Irish economy and supported some 285,000 jobs. Speaking to Josh Crosbie for Moncrieff , Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions in Ireland CEO Catherine Flanagan said there are many reasons why…

Benefits and conversations around mental health evolved during the pandemic. Workplace cultures are starting to catch up. April 18, 2024, Updated April 24, 2024 Xin He/Getty Images Post Post Share Annotate Save Get PDF Buy Copies Print Companies are investing in — and talking about — mental health more often…

And also, a work of experimental theatre Image credit: Fellow Traveller 1000xResist, from Vancouver-based sunset visitor 斜陽過客, is one of those high-concept sci-fi yarns that easily unravels into a million, bewildering threads of ambition and inspiration. Let me try to pack the premise, at least, into a clean paragraph: you…

Americans relying on government benefits to buy food and other essentials are slashing spending, prompting food makers like Kraft-Heinz and Conagra Brands to overhaul their products and strategies following years of price hikes. Many of the biggest makers of packaged foods and drinks are seeing their sales volumes fall, due…

Dive Brief: After a four-year boom driven by high consumer demand during the pandemic, industrial construction starts, which include warehouses and distribution centers, have slowed dramatically. New construction starts fell more than 40% between 2022 and 2023, with 341.9 million square feet breaking ground last year. That pipeline deceleration has…