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2 days ago · The IMO issued 41 circular letters between 31 January 2020 and 17 May 2021 about the COVID-19 pandemic . The first three circulars focused on minimizing risks to seafarers and passengers on board ships. In the succeeding months, the circulars guided the protection of seafarers’ health and the facilitation of maritime trade.
4 days ago · Global growth is projected at –4.9 percent in 2020, 1.9 percentage points below the April 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a more negative impact on activity in the first half of 2020 than anticipated, and the recovery is projected to be more gradual than previously forecast. In 2021 global growth is projected at 5.4 percent. Overall, this would leave ...
2 days ago · Outcomes during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia (2020 and 2021 combined) were compared with what would have been expected based on trends in the years prior to the pandemic (2015 to 2019).
19 hours ago · Nevertheless, these figures are significantly down from the 4,311 infectious disease trials that started between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021, when much of the pharma industry was focused on trialing vaccines for COVID-19. Compared with pre-pandemic levels, the current 2024 figures are also lower than the 2,062 infectious disease trials ...
2 days ago · Although many people have moved on from the pandemic and resumed normal lives, Cruz said her community is still reeling. Cruz lost several family members to COVID-19 and hopes that designing more inclusive technologies can prevent future suffering. “During COVID-19, my community suffered a lot,” Cruz said.
1 day ago · Two years of work on drafting an international accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response are coming to the crunch, with just hours left to find a consensus. In December 2021, the raw pain of Covid-19 -- which killed millions, shredded economies and crippled health systems -- motivated countries to seek a binding framework of ...
1 day ago · GILD stock has been weighed down in the recent past due to falling sales of its Covid-19 treatment — Veklury. ... from the coronavirus pandemic continue to hurt supply. April 2021: Inflation ...
