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IATA calls for adoption of travel health code
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 16/12/2022
» The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for a universal health code for air travel, with the World Health Organization (WHO) standard used to prepare for future health emergencies.
How businesses can build resilience
Business, Natalie Blyth, Published on 13/05/2020
» A bee sting nearly killed me. My passion for beekeeping therefore comes as a surprise to many. Through tending their hives, I observe nature's complex system of interdependency, adaptability and efficiency.
Economics vs. Epidemiology: Quantifying the Trade-Off
Business, Greg Ip, 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.
Pfizer Identifies Lead Coronavirus Drug Candidate
Business, Jared S. Hopkins, 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.
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.
US may become hub of outbreak: Virus Update
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/03/2020
» The euro zone economy is sinking as countries toughen containment efforts, implementing strict stay-at-home policies even as China prepared to lift its lockdown in Wuhan, the city at the center of the original outbreak.
Fear of Coronavirus, Rather Than Virus Itself, Hits Economies
Business, Greg Ip, Published on 26/02/2020
» The body's immune response to infection is often more painful than the infection itself. The same is true of epidemics and the economy.
Italy, Iran cases jump, drug result due in April: Virus update
Bloomberg and online reporters, Published on 25/02/2020
» Iran reported a total of 15 deaths from the coronavirus, the most fatalities outside China. Italy, the outbreak’s epicentre in Europe, said infections in the Lombardy region rose to 206 from 172. The country might seek flexibility on some budget targets.
China Marshals Its Surveillance Powers Against Coronavirus
Business, Liza Lin, Published on 06/02/2020
» In January, a person infected with the dangerous new Wuhan coronavirus used public transportation to crisscross the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, potentially exposing those along the way to the highly contagious pathogen.
490 dead, 25,000 sick, 2 newborns infected: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/02/2020
» The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed toward 500 as confirmed cases worldwide reached almost 25,000 and two newborn babies born to infected mothers tested positive, while 684 infected people have fully recovered.