Blood collection specialist Nelo Jantune removed IV from recovered coronavirus patient Monica Jacobs as she flooded the Central Plant of Blood Works Northwest in Seattle, Washington, September 2, 2020 during a global outbreak of coronavirus disease (Covid-19). . Lindsay Wasson | Reuters The new study identifies key factors that make …
Read More »Covid-19 is likely to be ‘local’ like the flu
Health workers wear protective suits and face masks. Collection of swab samples by medical personnel at the drive-in testing center at San Filippo Neri Hospital in Roma, Italy, October 19, 2020. Nourphoto | Nourphoto | Getty Images LONDON – Covid-19 is likely to be as “local” as the annual flu …
Read More »How the ‘travel bubble’ between Hong Kong and Singapore will work
A woman at the departure gate at Hong Kong International Airport. Christian Keenan | Getty Images SINGAPORE – Leisure travel between Hong Kong and Singapore could resume next week as both cities work to establish a bilateral “travel bubble” that will allow passengers to leave the quarantine. Asia’s two largest …
Read More »Impact on the economy already affected by the Covid-19 epidemic
SINGAPORE – Recent protests in Thailand will be a “double whammy” for development in the country, which has already been hit by the Kovid-11 epidemic, analysts say. Moreover, Chullongkorn University professor Thitinan Pongs Nasudhirk told CNBC on Friday that protesters would not leave until they saw “new” Thailand. On Thursday, …
Read More »In the UK, pressure is mounting for a mini-downdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to Downing Street, London, England on October 13, 2020. Barcraft Media | Barcraft Media | Getty Images Pressure is mounting on the UK government to impose a strict, short, mini-lockdown on coronaviruses known as “circuit breakers”. Opposition Labor leader Kierkegaard Starmer added to the …
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