pandemic

Think Covid was bad? It’s likely next pandemic’s just around the corner

The Omicron variant is not the first Covid-19 mutation to challenge current response strategies. Still, when it came into the…

2 years ago

New Omicron variant could spell end for Covid-19 pandemic – top Russian scientist

In an interview published on Monday in Moscow tabloid KP, Anatoly Altshtein, a virologist at the Gamaleya Research Institute of…

2 years ago

WHO outlines plan to ‘turn the tide’ on pandemic

Announcing the agreement on Tuesday, the WHO said the serological technology that detects Covid-19 antibodies will be provided royalty-free to…

2 years ago

‘No end in sight’ to Covid-19 pandemic – Kremlin

That’s according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who also noted that the measures could be canceled early if the epidemiological…

3 years ago

Germans swear off HUGS and handshakes even after pandemic ends – poll

Almost a third of people surveyed by health insurer AOK Hessen said they will continue to refrain from hugging loved…

3 years ago

Russia gives gloomy estimates for global pandemic losses

“According to various estimates, the losses of the world economy from the pandemic total from $4 trillion to $10 trillion,…

3 years ago

Trade turnover between Russia & China tops pre-pandemic figures despite traffic jams at border crossings

Exports to the Russian Federation in 10 months increased 30.6%, to about $52.9 billion. Imports of Russian goods and services…

3 years ago

Fauci says he has ‘no responsibility for the current pandemic’ in testy exchange with Senator Rand Paul

During yet another heated exchange at a Senate committee hearing on Thursday, Sen. Paul (R-Kentucky) argued that Fauci’s agency, the…

3 years ago

JHU data shows Covid pandemic deaths surpass 5 MILLION worldwide as concern grows over the spread of the virus ahead of winter

As of Monday, the number of Covid-linked deaths recorded around the world hit 5,001,991 globally in JHU’s data, with over…

3 years ago

Biden losing Democrats and independents alike with poor post-pandemic economic recovery – poll

Fewer than half of all Americans (44%) are confident that Biden can “ensure a quick post-pandemic economic recovery,” according to…

3 years ago