Tag: COVID-19
Manmade disasters most dangerous to global supply chains; McKinsey
According to McKinsey & Co says that businesses risk losing more than 40% of annual profit once a decade in a world affected by...
Women are most affected; WTO Study on COVID trade impact
Women are likely to be more adversely affected than men by trade disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, reports an information note from the...
“Once-in-a-century health crisis”; WHO Director-General
World Health Organization's (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus opined that the current global coronavirus outbreak is the sort of disaster whose effects will last...
Pet Cat infected by COVID-19; UK Health officials issue advisory
For the first time, coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 has been detected in a pet cat.
The UK’s chief veterinary officer confirmed the incident but insisted...
ZERO COVID COUNTRIES; Explore regions with no COVID-19 cases
In December 2019, when we heard about a dangerous virus in China, little did we know that very soon it will bring the world...
Afgan girls lead COVID fight with technology to build low-cost ventilators
In the Eastern Afghan city of Herat, the members of the prize-winning all-girls robotics team of Afghanistan used to say they were on a...
Walmart weighs COVID policing at stores for safe shopping
US-based retail store chain Walmart will mandate its customers to wear face coverings at all of its and Sam’s Club stores along with placing...
WHO admits the chance of COVID spread through air indoors
The World Health Organization has acknowledged the possibility of airborne spread of the novel coronavirus in an updated scientific brief. They also emphasized that...
