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Lockdown peril haunts abusive homes
Oped, Boonwara Sumano, Published on 22/04/2020
» Some of the key policies to curtail the widespread transmission of the coronavirus or Covid-19 are city-lockdowns and self-isolation. The Thai government has been urging people to stay at home and shut down places for mass gatherings, including schools and childcare centres, since March 22.
Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other 'zoonoses'
AFP, Published on 21/04/2020
» PARIS: Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain, but one thing is: the coronavirus outbreak that has killed tens of thousands and turned the world upside down comes from the animal world.
Navy sets an example
News, Postbag, Published on 21/04/2020
» Re: "Virus broadsides sub procurement plan", (BP, April 19).
Avigan: antiviral being tested for coronavirus patients
AFP, Published on 17/04/2020
» TOKYO - It is approved for use in flu outbreaks and has been deployed to treat Ebola, but now Avigan is being trialled as a potential coronavirus treatment.
Economics vs. Epidemiology: Quantifying the Trade-Off
Business, Published on 17/04/2020
» The rising economic toll of pandemic-induced shutdowns is fueling suspicions that government leaders are listening too much to epidemiologists and not enough to economists.
Virus pandemic linked to destruction of wildlife and world's ecosystems
Published on 15/04/2020
» Covid-19 is the latest example of how human impact on biodiverse areas and wildlife habitats is linked to the spread of infectious diseases.
IMF approves debt relief for 25 poor countries
AFP, Published on 14/04/2020
» WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund on Monday announced immediate debt relief for 25 poor countries to help them free up funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Pfizer Identifies Lead Coronavirus Drug Candidate
Business, Published on 11/04/2020
» Pfizer Inc. has found a promising but early potential coronavirus treatment, which the drugmaker aims to begin testing in patients this summer.
Hasty virus lockdown lift could spark 'deadly resurgence': WHO
AFP, Published on 11/04/2020
» GENEVA - Any premature lifting of restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a fatal resurgence of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization warned Friday.
East-West divide underscored in Covid-19 controls
Oped, Published on 10/04/2020
» East Asian countries are outperforming the United States and Europe in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, despite the fact that the outbreak began in China, to which the rest of East Asia is very closely bound by trade and travel. The US and Europe should be learning as rapidly as possible about the East Asian approaches, which could still save vast numbers of lives in the West and the rest of the world.