It’s almost June, and Covid cases are surging again — powered by a rising tide of omicron subvariants currently circulating the U.S. A country-wide average seven-day increase in daily Covid cases has seen a dramatic rise above 100,000According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Friday was the highest day for this number. This […]
Stephen Roach (ex-chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia) says that Stagflation may be making a comeback. He warned that the U.S. was on a dangerous course, which will result in higher prices and slower growth. Roach said that “this inflation problem is widespread,” was persistent, and will likely be protracted.” Roach also spoke on CNBC’sFast Money” […]
After cancelling meetings in the past due to the coronavirus epidemic, World Economic Forum will be returning to Davos for May. Fabrice Coffrini — Afp | Afp | Getty Images After a two-year coronavirus-induced hiatus which forced them to take the economic powwow online and lasted for over two years, some of the most famous, […]
Over the past two years, new Covid instances and deaths have risen and fallen alongside surges of variants and subvariants. One fixed, specialists say: a continuing improve in lengthy Covid instances. The time period “lengthy Covid” refers back to the big selection of recent, ongoing or returning well being situations that may have an effect […]
CNBC was told by medical professionals that research has not been done enough to determine how protective a fourth dose might offer. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Although countries have begun to provide a fourth dose Covid-19 vaccination to the most vulnerable, doctors are unsure if this would be of benefit to the greater population. […]
Many people worry that another Covid surge will be caused by the highly contagious BA.2 variant. But experts say a significant jump in cases is unlikely, at least for now — possibly due to a recent estimate that nearly all Americans currently have some level of Covid antibodies in their systems. The Centers for Disease […]
Officially, Covid-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization for two years as of Friday. Numerous U.S. statesAre Covid mandates being relaxed amid a nationwide dropEveryday, we receive new cases. A major report has warned that there is still much to be done before the pandemic ends. The report, written by an […]
Today, millions of people have been vaccinated. They are also being boosted to recover from Covid-19 infection caused by the Omicron variant. These people have “super immunity,” which some in the medical profession call it. They are also ready to see the rest of the world. The term has a certain air of being ambiguous. […]
Another day — another border reopens. A number of countries have announced in the last two weeks plans to relax or reopen their borders. These include countries that had maintained the most stringent pandemic-related borders controls anywhere in the globe. This announcement comes on the heels a record-setting year for global infections. The World […]
An employee of the healthcare system administers the Covid-19 vaccine, to a female in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 4, 2021. Sumaya Hisham | Reuters According to data, Haiti, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo have the lowest levels of vaccination against Covid-19. Our World in Data statistics show that only 0.5% of Burundi’s […]