A report by Lancet has highlighted the failures in covid-19 response and expert group has criticised WHO for acting too slowly. What lessons can be learned in case we face another outbreak?

Lancet report highlights failures in covid-19 response; concerns remain over new variants

World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the world had never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic and urged nations to keep up their efforts against the coronavirus.

WHO chief: World has never been in a better position to end the pandemic

China's President Xi Jinping was in ex-Soviet nation Kazakhstan on Wednesday on his first trip abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, ahead of a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Xi vows full backing to Kazakhstan for its sovereignty amid Russia's Ukraine invasion

Do you like your boss? Does he or she understand your needs? Are they emotionally intelligent? It's high time we all start asking these questions. The pandemic led to the great resignation scores of young people leaving the workforce.

Do you like your boss? | Is your boss emotionally intelligent?

Europe is going through a major travel crisis. Due to the surge in travel demand following two years of pandemic restrictions and crew shortages due to unfair working conditions and strikes among other reasons, plethora of flights are being cancelled or delayed. Heat-wave with record breaking temperatures of 40 degrees have been adding to the woes of aviation staff as well as passengers.

Travel crisis in Europe deeper than it looks. Here's why

Is Chinese President Xi Jinping eyeing ending his work-from-home strategy? The Chinese leader has not left mainland China since the pandemic began.

WFH to end for Xi Jinping? Is Xi planning his first trip since pandemic began?

Demands are being raised in the United Kingdom to stop the sharing of confidential genetic data of over 500,000 Britons with China. Reportedly, under several hundred ongoing projects of the UK Biobank, researchers in China have been accessing 'detailed genetic information' and other health-related data of UK citizens.

Experts urge UK to rethink its genetics data sharing policy with China

After dodging the COVID-19 epidemic for two years, the Marshall Islands is now struggling to stop the infection's spread, which has tripled since the first community transmissions were discovered a week ago.

Once a safe haven, the remote Marshall Islands become COVID-19 hotbed

Two years ago, the world was hit by a coronavirus pandemic, that literally took our breath away. Most of the world was forced to go into lockdowns. During these dark times, India showed its resilience.

India@75: How India helped world during Covid pandemic

Seven years after entering Italy, the homeland of pizza and pizza lovers, Domino's Pizza has had to say a bitter goodbye. Reportedly, after failing to ace the Italian market, the US fast food giant is exiting Italy after closing the last of its 29 stores in the region on Tuesday.

Domino's Pizza packs its bags and leaves Italy after failing to ace the market

A global pandemic and a complete breakdown in the supply chain system has hit the aviation industry hard. Boeing, one of the world's biggest aviation companies, has not been untouched by the effects either.

Supply chain constraints and labour shortage delay Boeing 737 MAX production

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand have decided to re-open its borders to visitors as the country tries to live with the virus. New Zealand has been gradually easing its borders since February for its citizens, with Monday being the first full day of opening borders to all since Covid closed them in March 2020.

New Zealand reopens border to all visitors for first time since Covid pandemic  

Following two years of the pandemic, Tourist numbers have rebounded in Cyprus. Bars in the resort town are hosting foam dance parties.

Tourist numbers rebound in Cyprus following two years of the pandemic

The pandemic disrupted tourism across the World. Destinations that rely on tourism struggled to cope as the steady flow visitors came to a grinding halt. The Dublin in Ireland was one of those cities but now industry experts say that the sector has bounced back.

Tourism bounces back in Ireland | Will this tourism recovery last?

Recently conducted studies that focus on the Wuhan wet market as the origin of COVID-19 contradict the lab leak theory. Reports suggest 2 consecutive spillover events at the wet market.

Study: The COVID-19 virus originated from Wuhan wet market

Despite the country's overall population growth in 2021, the number of people aged 15 to 24 in Germany has reached a historic low, according to government data issued by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis.

Germany's young population drops to record low amid pandemic: Report

Life is fragile. We are always at the precipice of danger. While we can protect ourselves against the small things like accidents, illness etc. What about the big, global catastrophes?

Climate change, pandemic, super volcanoes and more: Ways in which we might go extinct

The outbreak of monkeypox, which has afflicted nearly 16,000 people in 72 countries, was classified as a global health emergency on Saturday by the World Health Organization, the highest alert it can issue.

Monkeypox: WHO declares global health emergency; why India should get battle ready?

An indicative study published in Canada has said that South Asian communities may have suffered more than others during the peak of COVID pandemic. The study, COVID CommUNITY – South Asian, has been published in Canadian Medical Association Journal Open.

Canada: South Asian communities may have suffered most during pandemic, says study

With the aviation sector battling staff shortages and booming demand as the pandemic recedes, British Airways on Wednesday axed another 10,300 short-haul flights up to the end of October.

British Airways cuts 10,300 more flights through October due to staff shortages

'Hey' is perhaps a word that has come to assume a common everyday greeting across cultures. With digital lingo being increasingly getting mixed with pure business talk in pandemic times, almost no one takes offence when greeted with a friendly 'hey'.

Facepalm alert? A 'hey' on WhatsApp makes boss yell at employee

The Eiffel Tower, one of the most popular destinations in the world, welcoming nearly six million people every year for visit is now covered in rust and needs extensive repairs, but instead of doing so, it will receive a 60-million-euro paint job before the 2024 Olympic Games, a confidential data reported by Marianne, a French magazine.

Eiffel Tower to get 60-million-euro paint job and no full repair: Reports

As countries start to ease the covid 19 curbs, tourists have been flocking in record numbers to popular destinations to make up for the lost time. Watch full report!

WION Climate Tracker: Tourist flock to popular tourists sites post pandemic

COVID-19 cases are again on a rise in India. India reported 17,070 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally to 4,34,69,234, while the active cases increased to 1,07,189, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday (July 1).

Covid-19 fourth wave? Cases rise across India, check THESE latest guidelines

pandemic

Pandemic, News on Pandemic, stories on Pandemic, articles on Pandemic, Pandemic stories at Wion, Pandemic news, Pandemic latest news