December 15, 2020

Singapore to open business travel bubble for all countries from January

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 15 Dec 2020 Singapore will open a new segregated travel lane for a limited number of business, official and high […]
December 14, 2020

Singapore approves Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in Asia first

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 14 December, 2020 Reuters, Singapore Singapore became on Monday the first Asian country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine and said […]
December 14, 2020

New York nurse given Covid-19 vaccine as US rollout begins

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 14 December, 2020 Reuters, New York An intensive care unit nurse became the first person in New York state to […]
December 13, 2020

First Covid vaccines’ triumph raises hope for cancer fight

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 Dec 2020 The first vaccines against Covid-19 aren’t just a landmark in the fight against the pandemic. They’re also […]
December 13, 2020

First US shots in Covid-19 vaccine campaign coming Monday

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 Dec 2020 The first shots in a massive US Covid-19 vaccine campaign will be administered as early as Monday, […]
December 13, 2020

China reports 24 new COVID-19 cases, monitoring tourist spot Hainan

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 December, 2020 Reuters, Beijing China reported 24 new coronavirus cases in the mainland on Sunday, up from 13 cases […]
December 11, 2020

Skip the useless Covid-19 rules, please

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 11 Dec 2020 A clutter of unhelpful pandemic rules is wearing people down. One-way systems in stores, outdoor mask mandates, […]
December 11, 2020

When inequality is high, pandemics can fuel social unrest

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 11 Dec 2020 Indeed, pandemics can set off a vicious cycle of economic despair, inequality, and social unrest. Using econometric […]
December 10, 2020

Covid-19 Vaccine: The poor may face disparity

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 10 Dec 2020 The poor and people living on the fringes have been enduring inadequate access to coronavirus testing and […]