Coronavirus pandemic

These are the COVID requirements for Qatar’s World Cup 2022
Organisers say visitors will have to show negative PCR or antigen test to enter country, show tracking app at games.
Published On 29 Sep 2022
Creator of Johns Hopkins COVID tracker wins top US science award
Tracker launched by US professor Lauren Gardner in early days of outbreak credited with informing global response.
Published On 29 Sep 2022
Taiwan announces end of quarantine for arrivals from October
Self-ruled island is among the last economies to reopen to the world after shutting its borders to keep out COVID-19.
Published On 29 Sep 2022
Apple says it will make some of its iPhone 14 in India
Apple has asked manufacturers to shift production from China amid geopolitical tensions and pandemic restrictions.
Published On 26 Sep 2022

The move is likely to boost the Canadian travel industry, already booming after months of lull during the pandemic.

Shares in casino operators jump 13 percent after leader says China will resume e-visa scheme and permit group tours.

Move to lift travel restriction comes amid fears the former British colony is losing its competitive edge.

East Asian economy is one of the few remaining places still requiring visitors to quarantine.

International Air Transport Association head says China’s pandemic policies have ‘devastated’ former British colony.

Justice Department accuses defendants in Minnesota of stealing $250m meant to feed low-income children during pandemic.

Government offices, public transport and companies resume work in the city of 21 million people after COVID outbreak.

World Health Organization chief says the end ‘is in sight’ but warns against complacency.

The Africa CDC chief was asked if he agreed with the WHO that the end of the COVD-19 pandemic was in sight.

The commission says that governments were not transparent, and criticises UN health body for a slow response.

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