The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Malaysia’s airport fee hikes leave bad taste in travellers’ mouths

The Malaysian Aviation Commission says increases needed to support the aviation sector’s post-pandemic recovery.

Al Jazeera · Mar 27, 2024

Robinhood makes major push into credit cards with 3% cash back rewards, 10 karat gold Visa card

The move comes at a time when Robinhood's share price is up nearly 100% this year and the company appears to have recovered from its post-pandemic malaise.

Fortune · Mar 26, 2024

How do we halt the next pandemic? Be kind to critters like bats, says a new paper

A team of scientists argue that new vaccines and treatments wouldn't be critical if humans could figure out how to stop viruses from spilling over from animals in the first place.

WEKU · Mar 26, 2024

Pandemic Accord Talks At Loggerheads As Time Ticks Away

The final round of talks on a landmark pandemic accord faces a frantic last push this week, with countries still pulling in different directions on how to handle future global health crises.

International Business Times · Mar 25, 2024

Celebrities' Bizarre Actions During Early Days Of Pandemic

Explore how celebrities' reactions during the pandemic sparked controversy, admiration, and debate in the public eye.

Top News · Mar 24, 2024

Charity steps in to rehome 300 cats from ‘overwhelmed’ man in Canada

Man says he ended up in ‘a crazy situation’ after he began taking in cats abandoned during Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2024

How Covid lockdowns hit mental health of teenage boys hardest

New research findings are contrary to what had previously been thought about pandemic’s effect on children’s wellbeing

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2024

Covid quiz: listen-alongs and lockdown parties – how well do you recall the pandemic?

How much can you remember about something so recent that dominated everybody’s lives, and yet can feel like a distant past?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2024

Cuba's crumbling economy: Island plunges further into crisis

Cubans are taking to the streets as their country spirals further into economic crisis. Suffering from food shortages and power outages, residents are demanding action from the regime. The country has never recovered from the Covid pandemic crippling its tourism sector. The additional burden of US sanctions and the long-running…

France 24 · Mar 23, 2024

Longest sustained rise in people too sick to work since 1990s, says thinktank

Resolution Foundation points to legacy of Covid as it warns that near-record 2.7m people are too ill to work

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2024