August 18, 2020

Comparison of molecular testing strategies for COVID-19 control: a mathematical modelling study (The Lancet)

The Lancet Date: 18 August, 2020 Nicholas C Grassly, DPhil, Margarita Pons-Salort, PhD, Edward P K Parker, PhD, Peter J White, PhD, Neil M Ferguson, DPhil […]
August 18, 2020

Alibaba to help Bangladeshi SMEs heal pandemic shock

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 18 August, 2020 Alibaba will provide the listed SMEs with regular training to strengthen their performance in the global online […]
August 18, 2020

Financial and health impacts of COVID-19 vary widely by race and ethnicity

BY MARK HUGO LOPEZ, LEE RAINIE AND ABBY BUDIMAN The coronavirus outbreak has altered life in the United States in many ways, but in key respects it has affected black and Hispanic […]
August 18, 2020

Effects of a major deletion in the SARS-CoV-2 genome on the severity of infection and the inflammatory response: an observational cohort study (The Lancet)

The Lancet Date: 18 August, 2020 Barnaby E Young, MB BChir, Siew-Wai Fong, PhD, Yi-Hao Chan, PhD, Tze-Minn Mak, PhD, Li Wei Ang, MSc, Danielle E […]
August 18, 2020

Restrictions on tourists to leave 3 lakh jobless on Saint Martin’s

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 18 August, 2020   No tourists will be allowed to stay on the island overnight Some three lakh people, including […]
August 18, 2020

Retail turnover almost 10 percent up in June

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the Dutch retail sector recorded 9.8 percent year-on-year turnover growth in June 2020. This is the highest growth rate since publication […]
August 18, 2020

If not now, when? COVID-19, lived experience, and a moment for real change (The Lancet)

The Lancet Date: 18 August, 2020 Nev Jones, Louise Byrne and Sarah Carr In a Position Paper published in The Lancet Psychiatry, Carmen Moreno and colleagues […]
August 18, 2020

Coronavirus strongly affects Belgian economy due to international chain reaction and weakening confidence

Jan Van Hove, Chief Economist, KBC Group Bernard Keppenne, Chief Economist, CBC Belgium Johan Van Gompel, Senior Economist, KBC Group With the sharp rise in the […]
August 18, 2020

Are there more bankruptcies than last year?

Throughout the coronavirus crisis, CBS provides weekly updates of the developments in bankruptcies pronounced by Dutch courts. The weekly updates are scheduled for release on Thursdays […]