Pandemic

WHO is releasing the 2023 edition of its annual World Health Statistics report with new figures on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the latest statistics on progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report with data up to 2022 underscores a stagnation of health progress on key…

Could better ventilation have prevented covid from becoming a pandemic that killed millions of people? How trauma-informed workplaces can support your team’s mental health Even if there’s no definitive answer, there are reasons to think that cleaner indoor air could have offered a defense against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. And certainly…

Nuttall-Smith and friends feasting on Hong Kong–style lobster at Fishman Lobster Clubhouse, a Chinese party spot in Scarborough, Ontario (Photography by John Cullen) It’s funny what happens when you can’t eat in restaurants for a couple of years. The stop-start reopening of 2022 took all of a heartbeat to become what…

Trade between Australia and China took a hit as diplomatic relations soured at the height of the Covid pandemic. Photo: STR / AFP/File Source: AFPPAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ click on “Recommended for you” and enjoy! China has lifted an import ban on…

Photo by Britton Lee Webb As seen in Guitar Girl Magazine Issue 21 – Fall 2022 Priscilla Block is here to party, and you’ll want to join her. Country music’s next major starlet Priscilla Block is unapologetic, and her listeners keep wanting more. Her massive success began during the COVID-19…

TOKYO: Japan’s economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter, official data showed Wednesday, helped by a recovery in inbound tourism after pandemic border restrictions were lifted. The 0.4 percent rise in gross domestic product beat market expectations of 0.2 percent, after hopes of a rebound fell flat in…

Photo courtesy Shutterstock.comWith the recent end of the federal public health emergency, federal funding for a variety of pandemic-related programs has dried up Glenn Minnis The Center Square Washington The Washington State Department of Health has officially pulled the plug on a program that alerted residents by phone that they…

TAMPA, Fla. — Italy’s space agency has awarded local companies 235 million euros ($256 million) in pandemic relief funds for an in-orbit servicing demo in 2026, the group’s leader Thales Alenia Space announced May 15.  Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales of France and Leonardo of Italy, said…

An unprecedented chapter in global public health has drawn to a close — at least according to international and U.S. public health officials. The seemingly interminable thrall of the COVID-19 pandemic, which held the world in a state of alarm for three harrowing years, is being declared over. As of this…

The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted large numbers of city dwellers to reconsider their housing choices, with many opting to move out of their cramped apartments, and into houses with outdoor space and parking. People bought homes for other reasons as well, and before long, there was a serious…