Covid-19 outbreak

Monkeypox proves elusive foe as WHO sounds alarm on global spread

THE Covid-19 outbreak forced governments around the world to revamp their pandemic response programs, invest in drugs and vaccines and…

8 months ago

Why are some businesses still struggling with digital transformation?

by PHANG WAI YIN DIGITAL transformation (DX) among businesses during the Covid-19 outbreak was a watershed moment, as it required…

10 months ago

iPhone maker Pegatron halts Shanghai production over Covid

By AFP Beijing, China – Key iPhone maker Pegatron has halted operations at two subsidiaries in the Chinese cities of Shanghai…

11 months ago

Locked-Down Shanghai Residents Struggle to Buy Fresh Food

By BLOOMBERG A growing Covid-19 outbreak in Shanghai has seen buildings and apartment blocks locked down for testing, leaving some…

12 months ago

China Locks Down iPhone, Tech Hub Shenzhen as Covid Cases Jump

By BLOOMBERG China placed the 17.5 million residents of the southern city of Shenzhen into lockdown for at least a…

1 year ago

Tekun Nasional approves RM130m worth of financial assistance

by SHAFIQQUL ALIFF / pic by TMR FILE MINISTRY of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) through its agency, Tabung Ekonomi Kumpulan…

1 year ago

China PCR Purchases Spiked in Months Before First Known Covid Cases, Firm Says

By BLOOMBERG The Chinese province that was the initial epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak made significant purchases of equipment used…

1 year ago

Covid Cover Up? Trial Starts Over Austria’s Pandemic Party Town

By BLOOMBERG A massive Covid-19 outbreak at the hard-partying ski resort of Ischgl was covered up and then downplayed by…

2 years ago

Phuket Lines Up Covid Boosters Before Tourists Arrive in Thailand

By BLOOMBERG Residents on the Thai resort island of Phuket will get a third dose of vaccine to shield them…

2 years ago

Thousands of Covid Patients Are Being Turned Away From Japan’s Hospitals

By BLOOMBERG   Japan’s worst Covid-19 outbreak yet has thrown a spotlight on the inability of the country’s otherwise highly…

2 years ago

China Punishes Dozens of Officials as Delta Outbreaks Spread

by BLOOMBERG China has punished a slew of officials for failing to curb a Covid-19 outbreak that’s spawned nearly 900…

2 years ago

MCO 3.0: Construction players risk closing down

Raw material prices spike while contractors face delayed works due to insufficient workers, strict SOPs and huge cost of swab…

2 years ago

Some 60% Malaysians affected by pay cuts, reduced work hours

By NUR HAZIQAH A MALEK / Pic by TMR FILE PIX ABOUT 60% of Malaysians have been affected by pay…

2 years ago