BEIJING: China’s postal service has ordered workers to disinfect international deliveries and urged the public to reduce orders from overseas after authorities claimed mail could be the source of recent coronavirus outbreaks. China, where the virus first emerged in late 2019, has stuck to a strict policy of targeting zero Covid cases even as the … Read more
NEW DELHI, Jan 3, 2022 (AFP) – India extended Covid vaccinations to teens aged 15-18 on Monday, after officials tightened restrictions in big cities to avoid a repeat of last year’s devastating outbreak. More than 200,000 people around India died in a huge spring Covid wave that overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums. Health workers have since administered … Read more
NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs has cut its outlook for U.S. economic growth to 3.8 percent for 2022, citing risks and uncertainty around the emergence of the Omicron variant, according to a Reuters report. “Worker shortages could last longer” if people do not feel comfortable returning to work due to Omicron, Reuters reported Sunday, citing a … Read more
