Supply chain woes slowing global recovery

Oct 6,2021
POWER outages in China, chaos in Britain’s petrol stations, factory closures in Germany – supply chain problems around the world are threatening to gnarl up a global recovery as countries try to reemerge from pandemic-induced recessions.
UN World Data Forum meets at ‘critical time’ with COVID battle ongoing
Oct 04
THE forum, which takes place from 3-6 October in Bern, Switzerland, comes at “a critical time as the world is still dealing with the pandemic,” Stefan Schweinfest, Director of the United Nations Statistics Division said.
Covid treatments: What works, what doesn’t, what might
Sep 29
OVERSHADOWED by the global push for vaccines, the search for treatments for Covid-19 has made steady — if slower — progress.
Bats with Covid-like viruses found in Laos: study
Sep 28
SCIENTISTS have discovered another clue to the origins of the virus that causes Covid-19, with bats living in caves in Laos found to be carrying a similar pathogen that experts suggest could potentially infect humans directly.
ADB cuts Asia growth forecast on slow Covid vaccine rollout
Sep 23
T HE Asian Development Bank warned of “lasting scars” from the coronavirus pandemic as it cut its 2021 growth forecast for developing Asia on slow vaccination rates, surging infections and crippling lockdowns.
Antibodies from original strain COVID-19 infection don’t bind to variants: study
Sep 20
PEOPLE infected with the original strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 early in the pandemic produced a consistent antibody response, ..............
Unlocking Investment Promotion and Facilitation of Myanmar
Sep 17
T HE escalating trade tensions, the slow advancement of multilateralism, serious challenges for global and regional level political and economic activity posed by the COVID-19 pandemic have severely ............