COVID & Omicron In Australian Healthcare

According to the most current official numbers, the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 and admitted to hospitals in Australia touched an all-time high on Monday, reaching about 5,450. This number represents a new record for the country. This takes place at a time when the country's heal...

COVID Situation in Thailand According to WHO

The average number of new community-acquired Covid-19 cases in Thailand has increased by only 5 percent in the last week as compared to the week before.

Although the number of daily cases is declining, the total number of positive cases remains very high. 

In addition to ...

Singaporean Prime Minister Says Public Should Remain Cautious Despite the Subsiding Omicron Cases

The Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien, shared a post on Facebook on 13th March to remind the citizens to keep up their safety measures during the March holidays.

He said that although the Omicron wave had apparently peaked and was subsiding, the public must continue to observe the ...

Hong Kong and Singapore to Present Polar Visions as They Deal with Omicron Variant

For many decades, Singapore and Hong Kong have competed for the position of premier international business hub of Asia. For this purpose, they have offered comparatively lower taxes, reliable legal systems and endless global connections.

But now, for the first time ever, when the COVID-...

Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on US Healthcare System

As the delta and omicron variants have almost passed, it is evident that the U.S. healthcare system is too weak to keep fighting this battle on its own. The rapid decline in its ability to provide basic healthcare to its citizens is no shock however, but still, if the government of U.S. does not ...

US Healthcare Suffering from the Omicron

Despite Covid-19 hospitalizations reducing in the United States, 80 percent of the hospitals are under high stress.

A group of doctors working on overnight shifts across the country was recently polled and every one of them said that if they could go back, they would opt for a different...

Singapore’s Battle with the Omicron Variant

On Friday, the Covid-19 Multi-Ministry Taskforce of Singapore announced the detailed key steps that the country shall be taken in order to refine its healthcare protocols for dealing with the Omicron strain.

The task force had announced a four-week to their seven-day testing regime on 3...

The UK Lifts Covid-19 Restrictions as the Omicron Threat Reduces

On Thursday, England lifted most of the Covid-19 restrictions such as the mandate on wearing face masks in public. The British government said that the country had been successful in rolling out vaccines and hence, reducing Covid-19 hospitalizations.

Thursday onwards, the law will not d...

Singapore to Suspend Visits to Hospital Wards for 4 Weeks

Singapore’s Ministry of Health announced on Friday that all visits to hospital wards and care homes were going to be suspended from 24th January to 20 February amid the latest wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Health said that the changes had been made for the better ...

Americans Divided Over Vaccine Mandate

Americans are intensely divided over the Covid-19 vaccination mandate with the Biden administration in strong favor and many Republicans opposing it.

The US Supreme Court has ruled against Biden’s compulsion for companies having more than 100 employees to enforce the vaccine manda...

Omicron Affects Tourism Recovery in Thailand

Although Thailand was beginning to see a boost in its tourism sector when the company opened up for foreigners in November last year, the new wave of Omicron has washed away the prospects of any recovery in 2022.

Businesses need to learn to quickly adapt to the changes brought by the vi...

A surge in Omicron Disrupts Hopes of Wage Growth in Australia

Economists in Australia believe that Omicron will be a major hindrance to increased wages this year. They believe that the rise in the number of Omicron cases will affect the country’s economy even more. Although the labor supply has declined during the pandemic, there has been no spike in ...

Shell Continues to Pursue Opportunities Despite LNG Troubles

Royal Dutch Shell has said that it will be working to regain shares worth 7 billion dollars from the sale of its shale business in the US due to outages of liquefied natural gas and reduced sale of fuels because of the restrictions imposed because of the Omicron variant.

Shell is the la...

Thailand Fears Surge in Covid Cases

A Thai health official announced on Wednesday that the country was considering imposing strict restrictions ahead of the rising wave of the Omicron variant. Measures to limit mass gatherings and placing a ban on the sale of alcohol in restaurants are being considered to avoid the surge in the num...

Quasi-emergency to be declared in Okinawa

Highlights:

• 225 cases of Covid recorded in Okinawa, causes panic.

More than 1000 cases in Japan on 4th Jan 2022. The governor is insisting on declaring a quasi-emergency state, which would also include limiting opening hours of restaurants.

Thai Central Bank Considers Omicron Outbreak as an Opportunity to Recover Economy

On Wednesday 6th January, the Bank of Thailand said that the surge in the number of Omicron cases in Thailand could lead to a more severe and long-lasting impact on the economic recovery of the country.

It added after the monetary policy meeting that under the baseline scenario, the sur...

Healthcare Sector Hit the Most by Resignation in the US

With the rapid increase in the number of Omicron patients across the United States, hospitalization has increased by 50 percent in the last week.

In addition to this, the healthcare sector is also facing a massive shortage of workers.

In November, the healthcare sector faced o...

WHO Warns Europe Healthcare System of Covid Peak

As the number of Omicron cases begins to surge, different countries apply various strategies to curb the spread. The World Health Organization has released a warning that the Omicron could overwhelm the healthcare systems around the world with its high level of transmissibility even if it proves ...

Thailand’s Plan to Tackle Omicron

The Health Ministry of Thailand is preparing to tackle the possible outbreak of the latest variant of the Covid-19, Omicron.

Public Health Ministry’s Dr. Somsak Akksilp has said that home isolation will be able to suffice for the majority of Omicron patients. The community isolati...

Oil Prices Surge in the US With Decline in Crude Inventories

On Wednesday, a decline in US inventories led to a sharp increase in oil prices with an already boosting demand.

Brent Crude saw an increase of 16 cents, or 0.2 percent, at 79.10 dollars per barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude rose by 5 cents, or 0.07 percent, to 76.03 dollars per bar...