Covid-19 impacts

Boxes of the Covid-19 treatment pill Paxlovid. Photo: Reuters

Panorama

New Covid pills are needed as much as ever

Even as Covid-19 infection rates decline, preparations must be made for any eventuality. One good way to prepare might be to develop new antivirals that could potentially be used to prevent as well...

This microscope image provided by the College of American Pathologists and Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine shows placental cells from a stillbirth with SARS-CoV-2 infection indicated by the darker stains. Research published on Thursday, 10 February, 2022 suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta in a deadly process that may be a major cause of stillbirths in infected pregnant women. Photo: College of American Pathologists, Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine via AP

Coronavirus chronicle

Coronavirus can destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths

Medical workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) check temperature of an infant, whose mother is suffering from coronavirus disease (Covid-19), inside a care centre at an indoor sports complex, amidst the spread of the disease, in New Delhi, India, 5 January, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Coronavirus chronicle

Pandemic may affect infants' brain development; coronavirus can trigger kidney scarring

A man receives a dose of vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in front of a giant kite, installed to mark administering 1.45 billion coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine doses in India, Ahmedabad, India, 6 January, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS/Amit Dave

Coronavirus chronicle

India's Covid-19 cases set for new highs as Omicron spreads

Coronavirus chronicle

Women's periods may be slightly late after Covid vaccine: study

People line up for a Covid-19 test at a hospital, during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, US, 3 January, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Coronavirus chronicle

Covid Science: Virus leaves antibodies that may attack healthy tissues

China

China's December factory activity edges up despite virus outbreaks

A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, US, 28 December, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Global Economy

Global stocks retreat from gains, oil dips as investors reassess Covid look-ahead

Coronavirus chronicle

US to allow waiving of in-person interviews for H-1B, other visas through 2022

Economy

Municipalities fail to pay staff as revenues dip

Economy

Daycare centres shutting down as kids stay away, rents pile up

After suffering in the early months of the pandemic, digital cloud prospered under Covid-19 and the blossomed to undertake expansions. Photo: Bloomberg

Panorama

Covid-19 impact on industries: The winners and losers

As the government closed schools, many parents simultaneously suspended private tutors’ services. Photo: Natasha

Education