The news from China is bad. The lifting of strict COVID-19 regulations in early December -regulations that had been sternly enforced for almost three years, under the country’s so-called “Zero-COVID” policy- has been followed by a great surge of infections....
We think of pandemics as something out of the ordinary, a dangerous disruption to everyday life; but the reality is that they are a recurrent, even normal, feature of human history, viewed across the millennia. The process of industrialisation during...
South Korea was a country that seemingly had the coronavirus under control and was widely praised for its effective response to COVID-19. Now hospital beds are now running short. South Korea Struggles Under Third Wave The country is currently going...
Despite all justified criticism of the US government’s leadership under President Donald Trump during the crisis, Operation Warp Speed is a testimony that almost anything is possible if resources are used correctly. Quick US Progress on COVID Vaccines The second...
Europe is currently experiencing the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. With infections spiking out of control once again, the search for a vaccine has reemerged as a global health priority. Several nations are currently working on vaccines and glory...
As the coronavirus continues to consume politicians’ time across the globe, both the UK and Italy are witnessing an increasing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. On October 11, Italy recorded 5,456 new cases, and the UK recorded 12,872 extra cases....
South America has seen a sharp rise in the number of new COVID-19 cases for the past few weeks, even while countries in Europe and Asia have begun to relax their lockdown measures. On Sunday June 28, Latin America and...
Covid-19 can insidiously hide anywhere. Even in a saltshaker. And by so doing even the simplest of gestures, such as passing a colleague the salt at the canteen, can act as a dangerous vehicle of infection. This is how on...
As some countries are relaxing their lockdown–the restriction measure aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19—the fear of the pandemic’s second wave is resurging, given the rise in the number of new cases numerous places. What is a Second...
American President Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma last week should have marked a new chapter, namely the post-pandemic chapter. The successful defeat of the “invisible enemy”, “the plague” or – of more recent vintage – “Kung Flu,” as the...
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