The COVID-19 outbreak is a sharp reminder that pandemics, like other rarely occurring catastrophes, have happened in the past and will continue to happen in the future. Even if we cannot prevent dangerous viruses from emerging, we should prepare to dampen their effects on society. The current...
INTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE. Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed Dr. Todd Saxton and Dr. Kim Saxton. Amidst the many worrying effects of COVID-19 on the world
“The impact to hotel companies could be greater than after the 9/11 terrorist attacks when we saw people still wanted to travel but decided to stay closer to home,” Trombetta said. “With the spread of COVID-19 and the CDC’s advice to maintain social distancing, we could see fewer ...
Deloitte has warned that COVID-19 will severely impact the profitability of underwriters in the region. While insurers have been able to absorb the underwriting impacts of large loss events, the East Africa Insurance Outlook Report 2020/21 says the impact of the pandemic on the insurance industry...
Impact of Covid-19 on Shipping Operations Supply chain logisticsis badly affected by covid-19. Orders for merchandise are being canceled or stored in warehouses. On the other hand, imports of medical supplies and other items are pacing up. These items, no doubt, are considered a need during...
Close cooperation among all relevant actors is key to containing COVID-19 and mitigating its economic repercussions on countries around the globe. In addition, better waste management and commitment to climate change must take center stage to reduce the environmental impacts of COVID-19 on countries...
COVID-19 has not affected all scientists equally. A survey of principal investigators indicates that female scientists, those in the ‘bench sciences’ and, especially, scientists with young children experienced a substantial decline in time devoted to research. This could have important short- and ...
Countries worldwide started imposing restrictions and lockdowns on people and businesses to prevent and slow down the spread of COVID-19. During the first wave of the pandemic, strict restrictions were in place, which included travel and entry bans on foreigners. At this time, interna...
Britain Puts $10 Million Into Study on Long Term Effects of COVID-19 More Reuters FILE PHOTO: A medical worker tests swabs for the novel coronavirus at the Microbiology department of North Devon District Hospital, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
• The pandemic led to a change in epidemiology of respiratory diseases • Large data on severity of bronchiolitis and underlying risk factors before and during COVID-19 pandemic are scarce What is new: • Compared to pre-pandemic period, hospitalizations for bronchiolitis decreased in 2020–...