Coronavirus pandemic

Apple gears up for return to normal with office push
Company will require employees to work from the office at least three days a week as it gears up for September launches.
Published On 16 Aug 2022
‘Like Wildfire’: COVID cases skyrocket on Marshall Islands
Authorities in Marshall Islands declare health disaster as COVID-19 cases surge in Pacific nation’s capital, Majuro.
Published On 15 Aug 2022
China’s economy slows as ‘zero COVID’ drags down sales, industry
Retail sales and industrial output for July fall short of analysts’ forecasts after lockdowns stifle economic activity.
Published On 15 Aug 2022
‘China’s Hawaii’ promised escape. Tourists got lockdowns instead
Some 178,000 tourists are reportedly stranded in Hainan as the resort island battles its worst COVID outbreak yet.
Published On 12 Aug 2022

North Korean leader lifts pandemic curbs as senior official calls death toll an ‘unprecedented miracle’ in world health.

Concerns abound of a prolonged slump after years of widespread shortages that led to heavy investments in the sector.

Researchers say about 66,000 people in Southeast Asia are infected each year with SARS-related coronaviruses.

Announcement comes amid mounting frustration with international financial centre’s isolation as world lives with COVID.

Macau tells 700,000 residents to undergo testing after man tests positive after travelling to neighbouring city.

‘It is a shrine to the people who helped raise me – a marriage of memories from my past and those I continue to create.’

The world’s second-largest garment exporter is experiencing a slowdown that will threaten nation’s economic recovery.

The pandemic, the Ukraine war and the ongoing global economic uncertainty are making them hunt for safe havens.

Dr Khan on why we need to identify those at risk of long COVID and understand the underlying causes of the illness.

The South Pacific country began easing its tough border regime in February.

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