The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Pandemic Agreement Talks Come To The Crunch

Countries trying to thrash out a global agreement on handling future pandemics are hoping to seal the deal Friday after weeks of creeping progress in exhausting talks.

International Business Times · May 23, 2024

Five Key Points In Proposed Pandemic Agreement

Countries are trying to finalise a global agreement on how to prepare for and avert pandemics by Friday evening, after two years of negotiations triggered by the horrors of Covid-19.

International Business Times · May 23, 2024

These Are 35 Things That Were Ruined By The Pandemic A Lot More Than People Realized

The recent pandemic has left a massive and mostly negative effect on our lives, and so, people online are discussing what Covid has ruined a lot more than it appears on the surface. The post These Are 35 Things That Were Ruined By The Pandemic A Lot More Than People…

Bored Panda · May 23, 2024

The skyrocketing cost of health care is creating ‘a new type of pandemic,’ health VC says

“When you can’t afford health care, you’re not buying your prescriptions, you’re delaying the delivery of care, you’re not making appointments… it’s a massive problem,” Lee Shapiro said.

Fortune · May 22, 2024

Warning over bank holiday traffic delays as busiest weekend since pandemic expected

Research shows the best times to get behind the wheel – and when to stay off the roads

The Independent UK · May 21, 2024

Childcare vouchers firm won’t refund £2,800 accrued since pandemic struck

I didn’t reduce my monthly payments and my employer switched to permanent home working

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024

Japan Wrestles With Legacy Of Graft-stained Games In Paris Warning

Japan is still grappling with the fallout of the graft-stained and pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, serving as a warning to Paris ahead of the Games this summer in the French capital.

International Business Times · May 21, 2024

Income gap roars back in post pandemic recovery

Economic equality improved during the pandemic yet those gains have been unwound, with the inflation spike the final test of where equality stands post-COVID.

AAP · May 20, 2024

The Details: could a ‘quiet COVID book’ win the 2024 International Booker prize?

This year’s International Booker prize shortlist is neatly varied, offering generational sagas, magical realism, and personal and political narratives that are “implicitly optimistic” , exploring the current realities of racism and oppression, global violence and ecological disaster.

The Conversation · May 20, 2024

Disposable income soared for richest Australians after pandemic began but went backwards for the rest, report says

Income inequality in ‘unprecedented fall’ thanks to jobkeeper, then ballooned again in 2021, the Productivity Commission says

The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2024