Middle East

Israelis do not have to wear outdoor coronavirus masks anymore

Editorial Bureau April 18, 2021

JERUSALEM – In the latest addition to the measures that ensure Israel’s return to relatively normal condition, the mandatory rule of wearing face masks outdoors has been withdrawn. Boosted by a mass-vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic, the schools have also reopened.

Europe

Polish medics just taking naps between COVID shifts, toughest times of their job: Niedzielski

Editorial Bureau April 9, 2021

WARSAW (POLAND) – As Poland fights a third wave of the coronavirus, Adam Niedzielski, the health minister said that doctors and nurses are just taking naps between shifts. the announcement comes amid reports of medical staff using oxygen and intravenous drips to boost their energy. “These are the toughest, the most difficult pictures, which reflect […]

World

President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez tests positive for the coronavirus

Editorial Bureau April 3, 2021

BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) – President Alberto Fernandez, the first-term Peronist leader tweeted that he has tested positive for coronavirus and is in good spirits despite having a slight fever. “I am in good physical condition,” the president, who turned 62 on Friday, said in a tweet. He had received Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against the […]

Europe

Additional financial aid for lockdown-hit businesses: Germany

Editorial Bureau April 1, 2021

RLIN (GERMANY) – The economy and finance ministries of Germany have agreed to provide further financial aid for companies hit by lockdown measures during the coronavirus pandemic. Among other measures, companies that lost half of their revenue or more for at least three months since November will be eligible for a capital injection, in addition […]

UK

After a major plunge due to coronavirus, Britain’s economy grows in last three months

Editorial Bureau March 31, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Britain’s economy that shrank by the most in more than three centuries in 2020 due to coronavirus, has grown more quickly than previously thought in the final three months of last year. The figures also revealed the biggest pile of household savings on record last year, which the Bank of England thinks […]

USA

With vaccines for all adults, some normalcy coming by summer in the US: Biden

Editorial Bureau March 12, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – Hours after signing a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law, President Joe Biden has directed US states to make all adults eligible for the coronavirus vaccine by May 1. He added that the Americans should either vigilant or be ready to face more restrictions. To achieve his July 4 goal, Biden said […]

Asia

Doubling masks do not prevent viral spread: Japan

Editorial Bureau March 5, 2021

TOKYO (JAPAN) – The benefits of wearing two masks in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus have been doing rounds on the internet creating a lot of confusion to the public at large. However, Japanese supercomputer simulations that elaborate wearing two masks gave limited benefit in blocking viral spread compared with one properly fitted […]

Asia

Japanese interested but sceptical about the Olympics

Editorial Bureau March 3, 2021

TOKYO (JAPAN) – The Olympics’ are scheduled to happen in Tokyo, Japan this year and a survey conducted between Jan. 18 and Feb. 25 to know the public opinion about the same shows an overwhelming majority of Japanese are “interested in the Olympics”. The survey, which was conducted when much of the country remained in […]

Asia

Japan’s daily coronavirus cases touches record amid concerns about a state of emergency

Editorial Bureau January 6, 2021

TOKYO (JAPAN) – Japan’s COVID-19 cases reached a new daily record on Wednesday, even as the government was subjected to mounting pressure from health experts to enforce a strict state of emergency for the Tokyo greater metropolitan area. Rising infections have driven the Tokyo and surrounding areas to the highest level of a four-stage alert, […]

Asia

Thailand finds rise in local coronavirus infections could be linked to shrimp market

Editorial Bureau December 19, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Thailand has nine new local coronavirus infections, which marks the biggest one-day rise in local transmissions in over seven months, health officials said on Saturday. The nine cases are connected to a shrimp market in Samut Sakhon province, near Bangkok, where four infections were reported on Friday, officials told a briefing. The […]