The Covid-19 Pandemic

With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world. We asked readers how Covid has changed their ... Read More

Lockdowns could cause more harm than Covid-19 and there was no evidence that wearing masks was useful, German health body admitted during coronavirus pandemic, released ...

Germany's top public health agency knew that Covid lockdowns ... living up to its mission to evaluate the mistakes made during the pandemic', including whether measures such as lockdowns and ... Read More

We will never surrender powers to the World Health Organization

Countries across the world took different approaches, from China’s sweeping lockdowns, to Sweden’s resolute decision not to lockdown, my voting record shows I’m in the latter camp.Whatever you think ... Read More

World News

World leaders urged restraint and Iran signaled ... but said the assailant had mental-health problems. The president told Israel that the interception of nearly all of the Iranian drones and ... Read More

COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose major challenge for healthcare system across Canada

Over four years after the first recorded case of COVID-19 in Canada, the disease remains a major fixture in the social and political life of the country and the world. Although infection ... Read More

Preparing for the next health crisis: COVID-19 showed the importance of community-engaged research

Community-engaged research involves the active and meaningful involvement of people directly affected by a research problem. Like most activities that require personal interaction, this type of ... Read More

COVID-19 in an Urban World

The inadequate state of public services in many cities requires urgent attention, particularly in informal settlements. Nearly one-quarter of the world ... during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic and the 2024 US elections

Studies estimate that hundreds of millions of people throughout the world ... news” that COVID-19 predominantly kills people who are “unwell to begin with.” The normalization of the pandemic ... Read More

World Bank Group Announces Up to $12 Billion Immediate Support for COVID-19 Country Response

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2020 — As COVID-19 reaches more than 60 countries, the World Bank Group is making available an initial package of up to $12 billion in immediate support to assist ... bolster ... Read More

Four years after COVID, misinformation still endangers some Americans' health. Here's why.

It was four years ago this week that the scope of the crisis facing the world began to ... The spread of COVID-19 misinformation on social media has been a concern for public health experts since the ... Read More

World News

By Bhadra Sharma, Alex Travelli and Uma Bista As cases proliferate, opponents fear the Alternative for Germany party is becoming a tool of Russian influence operations to undermine support for ... Read More

WORLD NEWS

Bushra Bibi moves for medical exam at Shaukat Khanum hospital after alleged poisoning. Imran Khan's PTI demands exam. No poison evidence found. Bibi experiences stomach pain, abnormal appetite ... Read More