COVID-19 laid bare barriers faced by 1 billion people with disabilities

Dec 6,2021
“ COVID-19 has laid bare the persistent barriers and inequalities faced by the world’s one billion persons with disabilities”, he said.
WHO warns of ‘toxic mix’ as EU chief mulls mandatory Covid jabs
Dec 03
THE new variant, first reported to the World Health Organization by South Africa a week ago, has quickly popped up across continents, darkening economic forecasts and deepening fears of another difficult winter in the northern hemisphere.
Japan stops flight bookings despite WHO Omicron travel ban warning
Dec 02
BRAZIL reported the first cases in Latin America of Omicron, which has pushed dozens of countries to impose travel restrictions — mostly targeting southern African nations.
Pandemic to cost global tourism $2.0 trillion in 2021: UN
Dec 01
THE coronavirus pandemic will cost the global tourism sector $2.0 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN’s tourism body said Monday, calling the sector’s recovery “fragile” and “slow”.
WHO updates guidelines on COVID-related organ in ammation in children
Nov 26
CHILDREN who have developed organ inflammation linked to COVID-19 infection should be given steroid treatment in hospital, the World Health Organization, (WHO), said on Tuesday.
A spiritual movement and Germany’s low vaccination rate
Nov 25
AFTER a turbo-charged inoculation campaign in the spring, Germany’s jab rate has struggled since the summer to climb to the 70-percent mark.
Current system will not protect us from the next pandemic, ‘which could happen at any time’
Nov 24
EFFORTS to reform global pandemic preparedness and response are happening too slowly, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response said on Monday.