Tag: COVID-19

• Tuesday, March 15th 2022 - 20:01 UTC

  China back to COVID-19 lockdowns, while UK lifts all restrictions

  

  While China is back to harsh lockdowns due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and world leaders keep reminding people of the importance of getting vaccinated, western powers such as the United Kingdon and The Netherlands are lifting all restrictions in the coming days.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 19:50 UTC

  Ranking points is not all Djokovic loses for not playing due to his vax status

  

  Former World Tennis top player Novak Djokovic hops from nad news to worse after announcing he would not take part in the upcoming tournaments in Miami and Indian Wells because he is not to be allowed into the United States due to his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Paraguay's Lower House passes bill to scrap masks and vax cards

  

  Paraguay's House of Deputies Wednesday passed a bill to repeal the law mandating the use of facemasks and also provided for the termination of the COVID-19 vaccination pass requirement. The initiative is now up to the Senate.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 21:15 UTC

  Austria backtracks on mandatory vaccination against COVID-19

  

  The Government of Austria has suspended the enforcement of legislation making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all residents over 18 years of age in this country of 8.9 million inhabitants, it was reported Wednesday.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Compassionate charter flight for the Falklands' Chilean community on March 19

  

  Next March 19, a 'compassionate' charter flight with a capacity for 168 passengers, will be flying to Chile from the Falkland Islands, returning Saturday, April 9, 2022. The flight will only stop in both Punta Arenas and Santiago on the outbound and return journeys.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 09:36 UTC

  Global carbon emissions reach all-time high in 2021 after COVID-19

  

  The International Energy Agency (IEA) Tuesday warned through a statement that “global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose to their highest level ever in 2021 as economies recovered from the coronavirus pandemic and coal use increased.”

• Monday, March 7th 2022 - 20:38 UTC

  Chinese scientists announce vax good both against SARS-Cov-2 and H7N9

  

  Chinese researchers have announced they have developed a single vaccine against coronavirus and influenza, which has been tested successfully on mice, it was reported Monday.

• Saturday, March 5th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Covid-19 measures and real estate debt are slowing economic growth, admits Beijing

  

  China finally admits that the economy has suffered because of Covid 19 measures and the crackdown on real estate debt, and is this new “volatile, grave and uncertain” environment, the growth target has been lowered to “around 5,5%”.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 09:27 UTC

  Mental health disorders, especially among youngsters increased 25% in first year of the pandemic, WHO report

  

  In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific brief released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The brief also highlights who has been most affected and summarizes the effect of the pandemic on the availability of mental health services and how this has changed during the pandemic.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 20:09 UTC

  Rio city officials about to lift mandatory face masks indoors

  

  Rio de Janeiro local authorities are considering the possibility of scrapping the mandatory use of facemasks given the decreasing number of COVID-19 infections reported over the past few weeks.