Tag: pandemic
Did the churches’ closed doors during pandemic help increase faith?
In India, churches turned digital after March 2020 when communities closed borders because of the pandemic
Global heating, human development could drive future waves of disease in...
Disturbance of ecosystems as humans interact with wild species make future outbreaks and pandemics more likely
Video: Doctors, nurses, ‘angels’ at the side of the helpless
Pope Francis says the global health crisis reaffirms that "one does not come out alone" but "taking the other by the hand”
Global food crisis ‘will kill millions’ by disease, health executive warns
The knock-on effects of the food shortages mean many will die not only of starvation but from having weaker defenses against diseases
Thailand to drop mask rule, foreign tourist registration
Thailand's relaxation on facemasks comes after similar moves by regional peers including Cambodia and Singapore
Black Death origin mystery solved… 675 years later
The start of the Black Death has been linked to a so-called "Big Bang" event
Caritas calls for waiver of trade-related COVID-19 vaccine property rights
Caritas said it is “a basic right for every person to have access to healthcare in all circumstances, especially during pandemics”
Philippine court junks charges against urban poor who defied lockdown to...
The court said the residents were “within their rights when they went outside of their respective residences to plea for food”
Shanghai eases COVID curbs in step towards ending lockdown
After some rules were gradually relaxed, authorities began allowing residents in areas deemed low-risk to move around the city freely
Pandemic creates new billionaires as more countries log higher poverty rates
573 people became new billionaires during the pandemic, at the rate of one every 30 hours
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