The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

‘I was playing with fire’: One True Pairing’s Tom Fleming on Wild Beasts, breakdown – and his brilliant comeback

After his old band split, Fleming struggled to launch a solo career – then the pandemic forced him to confront his mental health and addiction issues. The reckoning prompted a miraculous back-to-basics record

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024

Post-pandemic return of London commuters to the office has stalled, TfL figures suggest

Passenger numbers only 1% higher than a year ago

Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024

Qantas ordered to pay $170,000 to three workers illegally sacked at start of pandemic

Judge rebukes airline for ‘vast legal costs’ expended to defend claims of illegally firing baggage handlers

The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2024

The Burrow by Melanie Cheng review – a tender, compelling story of family and grief

A small family tries to rebuild after an incomprehensible tragedy, in a pandemic-set novella that’s both skilful and restrained

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2024

Liam Payne remembered for his 'compassion and kindness' by food bank charity

Tragic One Direction star Liam Payne has been remembered for his "compassion and kindness" by a food bank charity in the UK after he made a "personal, long-term commitment" to support the organisation's work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BANG Premier · Oct 17, 2024

Every Target Store Is Closing For 32 Straight Hours Next Month

The store has made a closure that began during the pandemic permanent.

International Business Times · Oct 16, 2024

The world needs innovative antiviral drugs—but market incentives won’t align until it’s too late, Germany’s ‘head of challenges’ warns

SPRIND's modeling shows that broad-spectrum antiviral drugs could reduce severe infections and deaths to less than 1% of what we saw with COVID-19.

Fortune · Oct 16, 2024

What's behind the widening gender wage gap?

The first widening of the gender wage in 20 years is the latest indication that many women have paid a price for leaving the workforce at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, either because they lost their jobs or because they quit because of caretaking responsibilities

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2024

Why Office Sanitation Services Are So Important in Dubai and Sharjah

Sanitisation services, along with general hygiene, have come under intense scrutiny in Dubai and Sharjah as a result of the global pandemic that has changed everyone's lifestyle. Companies in both cities understand the significance of a clean and sanitary workplace for the well-being of its staff and clients.

inkl · Oct 15, 2024

Lessons for the next pandemic: where did Australia go right and wrong in responding to COVID?

With COVID still classified as an ongoing pandemic, it’s difficult to contemplate the next one. But we need to be prepared. We’ve seen several pandemics in recent decades and it’s fair to expect we’ll see more.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024