COVID-19
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After reporting an additional 4,000 new Covid cases, officials have locked down Shenyang, an industrial city of 9 million people. Chinese health authorities recorded 4,770 new infections throughout the country on March 22, with most reported in the north-eastern province of Jilin. In recent weeks China has imposed local lockdowns, mass testing and citywide closures.…
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There are no COVID fears in Kamakwie, Sierra Leone. The district’s COVID-19 response center has registered just 11 cases since the start of the pandemic, and no deaths. At the regional hospital, the wards are packed — with malaria patients. The door to the COVID isolation ward is bolted shut and overgrown with weeds. People…
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With nearly a million American lives lost and countless others facing long-term consequences, public health experts reflect on what went wrong—and right—and what the road ahead looks like. It was March 2020 when the reality of the Covid-19 pandemic hit home in the U.S. When the NBA suspended its season, it seemed to give permission…
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Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan may be in mainland China right now, but his heart still remains with Hong Kong, which is battling a fifth wave of Covid-19 cases. In photos posted by a fan account on Tuesday (March 1), the 67-year-old actor was seen helping to move cartons of medical supplies to be sent to Hong…
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The Premier League has confirmed new dates for six fixtures that were postponed earlier in the season, including Liverpool’s clash with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Numerous Premier League games were called off in December and January as a result of clubs claiming they were unable to field full squads as a result of Covid-19…
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The Covid-19 (a mutation of the SAARS[1] family of viruses) virus pandemic made its way across the borders of the United Kingdom, from Far East Asia, during January 2020. In response to this public health crisis, following the advice given to the Conservative UK government headed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson; by Epidemiologists, Medical Scientists,…
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Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity. That’s VUCA. An acronym. An accurate description of today’s rapidly changing work environment. Leading in a VUCA world takes agility. Keeping up with unprecedented and unbridled change isn’t easy. But understanding the implications of each VUCA component and learning techniques to cope with it, is a good start. VUCA World describes them as: …
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The Beginning Katy is unaware that what started as an average day would turn out to be so catastrophic. She understood that humans make mistakes; the faults are what make us human, after all. Yet, with a single Zoom call, nothing could set her aside for the initial surprise that followed. Katy talked to her…
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Neil Young’s music will be removed from Spotify at his request, following the veteran rock star’s protest over the streaming service airing a popular podcast that featured a figure criticized for spreading COVID misinformation. Spotify, in a statement on Wednesday, said that it regretted Young’s decision, “but hope to welcome him back soon.” It wasn’t…
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A US hospital has rejected a patient for a heart transplant at least in part because he is not vaccinated against Covid-19. DJ Ferguson, 31, is in dire need of a new heart, but Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston took him off their list, said his father, David. He said the Covid vaccine goes…
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Emotional intelligence turns out to be the Number One criterion New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams looks for in his top officials. At the same time he downplays more common qualifications like academic achievement and experience in government. Why? “If you’re emotionally intelligent, you can better understand what people are going through,” Adams told the New…
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A new study has revealed that 44 per cent of hospitalised children who tested or were presumed positive for SARS-CoV-2, developed neurological symptoms, and were more likely to require intensive care than their peers who didn’t experience such symptoms. The study was led by a pediatrician-scientist at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of…
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The U.S. is deploying 1,000 military health workers to six U.S. states beginning next week to help hospitals overwhelmed by a surge in omicron-related COVID-19 cases, President Joe Biden said Thursday. Teams of seven to 25 military doctors, nurses, and other personnel will begin arriving in Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, and…
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Manchester City’s revenue exceeded arch rivals Manchester United for the first time last year, the Premier League champions revealed in their latest financial accounts on Wednesday. City reported club record revenue of £569.8 million for their title-winning 2020/21 season. That was a revenue increase of 19 percent on the previous year, with an overall profit of £2.4 million. Across Manchester, United,…
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China has imposed a lockdown in Yuzhou, the second city in China to be ordered into a complete lockdown following the discovery of three cases of the Omicron coronavirus disease. Yuzhou has a population of 1.1 million people. Immediately following the ordered lockdown, the city’s transportation system came to a halt, while shops selling staple…
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U.K. government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that a third shot offers lasting protection against admission to the hospital. For people over 65, protection against hospitalization remains at about 90% three months after the third dose, according to…
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