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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.
Coronavirus pandemic poses big challenges for UN peacekeeping
AFP, Published on 09/04/2020
» UNITED NATIONS: With 110,000 peacekeepers deployed in more than a dozen countries around a world now ravaged by the coronavirus, the United Nations faces twin challenges: keeping those soldiers safe and, more importantly, persuading governments not to bring them home.
Star footballer joins row after French scientists suggest testing virus vaccine in Africa
AFP, Published on 04/04/2020
» PARIS - Two leading French doctors on Friday insisted they had been misunderstood after sparking a storm of criticism by discussing the idea of testing a vaccine for coronavirus in Africa on television.
Spain’s fatalities climb, Putin remote meetings: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/04/2020
» Spain reported another increase in fatalities, while Italy and Germany moved to extend lockdown measures. US President Donald Trump warned of a “painful” two weeks ahead after projections showed that as many as 240,000 Americans could die.
Coronavirus transforms New York as US deaths top 4,000
AFP, Published on 01/04/2020
» NEW YORK: Emergency field hospitals were readied in New York's Central Park and at the home of the US Open tennis tournament as the number of American deaths from the coronavirus pandemic surged past 4,000 -- higher than the toll in China.