pandemic

WHO chief urges countries to quickly seal pandemic deal

by Newsdesk-Top NewsWorldWorld News28 May 202428 May 2024

Tedros said the task before negotiators had been “immense, technically, legally, and politically,” and that they had been “operating on a very ambitious time line.”…reports Asian Lite News The World…

Guterres Calls for Collective Action on Epidemic Preparedness Day

by Newsdesk-Top NewsWorld News27 December 202327 December 2023

“When the next pandemic arrives, we must do better. But we’re not yet ready. We must prepare and act on the lessons of Covid-19,” urged the top UN official…reports Asian…

‘Austerity left Britain unprepared for pandemic’

by Newsdesk-Top NewsUK News5 June 20235 June 2023

Report reveals that public services capacity was damaged by “steep cuts” to almost every part of the public sector…reports Asian Lite News Years of austerity left the UK hugely unprepared…

Air Cargo Industry’s Remarkable Boom Amid Pandemic

by NewsdeskCOVID-19InterviewLite Blogs2 June 20232 June 2023

Pandemic-hit years turned out to be the best years in the history of the air cargo industry, says V.K. Mathews of IBS Software. An Interview by Abhish K. Bose. VK…

Tourism recovery soon to reach 65% of pre-pandemic levels

by Newsdesk-Top NewsArab NewsUAE News24 November 202224 November 2022

Middle East saw international arrivals more than triple (+225%) year on year in January-September 2022, climbing to 77% of pre-pandemic levels….reports Asian Lite News An estimated 700 million tourists travelled…

G20 to collect $1.5 bn to prevent, prepare for future pandemics

by Newsdesk-Top NewsWorld News24 June 202224 June 2022

The fund will be housed by the World Bank, while the WHO will advise the implementation and allocation of the money….reports Asian Lite News The Group of 20 (G20) expects…

Be sportive to get rid of Pandemic blues

by NewsdeskLite BlogsSports19 May 202222 May 2022

This is India’s most extreme Giant Swing. You are fitted with a seat and chest harness which is connected to the fixed wire ropes…reports Asian Lite News Adventure sports have…

London’s iconic red buses under threat in pandemic funding crisis

by Newsdesk-Top NewsLondon News18 January 202218 January 2022

He said that the transport system is not only fundamental to London’s success, but to driving economic prosperity right across the length and breadth of the country…reports Asian Lite News…

Disney revenue rebounds from pandemic

by Newsdesk-Top News13 November 202113 November 2021

Disney said its Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) revenues for the quarter increased 38 per cent to $4.6 billion and operating loss increased from $400 million to $630 million…reports Asian Lite News. The…

Inquiry finds UK’s Covid failings among worst in history

by Newsdesk-Top NewsCOVID-19UK News12 October 202112 October 2021

Tory MPs Jeremy Hunt and Greg Clark, who chair the committees, said the nature of the pandemic meant it was “impossible to get everything right”…reports Asian Lite News. The UK’s…