Tag: pandemic

Disturbance of ecosystems as humans interact with wild species make future outbreaks and pandemics more likely

Pope Francis says the global health crisis reaffirms that "one does not come out alone" but "taking the other by the hand”

“Our governments spend more on debt service payments than on peoples’ needs and still continue with their borrowing spree” - Lidy Nacpil

The knock-on effects of the food shortages mean many will die not only of starvation but from having weaker defenses against diseases

The outgoing economic team of President Rodrigo Duterte pressed for the revival of the mining industry to generate more jobs

Thailand's relaxation on facemasks comes after similar moves by regional peers including Cambodia and Singapore

The start of the Black Death has been linked to a so-called "Big Bang" event

Caritas said it is “a basic right for every person to have access to healthcare in all circumstances, especially during pandemics”

The court said the residents were “within their rights when they went outside of their respective residences to plea for food”

After some rules were gradually relaxed, authorities began allowing residents in areas deemed low-risk to move around the city freely