Pandemic
Spanish hotel chain Melia sues government for lockdown damages
MADRID, March 17 (Reuters) - Spain's largest hotel chain Melia Hotels has filed a complaint against the government with an administrative court…
Coronavirus pandemic restrictions can help or hinder schoolchildren with anxiety disorders
The Conversation - Parents fear children stuck at home for almost a year during the coronavirus pandemic, will lose critical social skills.…
EU says pandemic disproportionately affects women, especially in frontline jobs
BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters)M - Women in European Union countries have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic because they make up…
Malta: Pensions of those born between 1956 and 1961 will not be affected by COVID pandemic
Persons born between 1956 and 1961 will not suffer a negative impact as a result of the Covid pandemic. This was announced…
European countries tightening anti-pandemic measures amid rising COVID-19 infections
Reuters/CDE - Several European countries including Italy, Spain and France have tighten COVID-19 containment measures amid new outbreaks, with massive vaccination programs…
Danish supermarket to help small, shuttered businesses survive lockdown
COPENHAGEN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Danish supermarket cooperative Kvickly has pledged to set aside some of its extra proceeds made while smaller…
China’s New Year travel restrictions slow, but don’t stop oil demand recovery
China's efforts to keep people from travelling for Chinese New Year because of several clusters of COVID-19 infections are forcing analysts to…
Pandemic declared Word of the Year 2020
The 2020 prize for Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year went to an obvious choice: pandemic. The term had the most online dictionary…
Italy approves new stimulus package to aid ailing business
Italy's government has approved a new package worth around 10 billion euros ($11.9 billion) to support businesses hit by the second wave…
Malta: Special unit set up to treat elderly with COVID-19, Charmaine Gauci says
The health authorities have set up a special unit to treat elderly with COVID-19, Charmaine Gauci announced on Friday. The superintendent of…
Malta: “Big family gatherings should be avoided this Christmas ” – Minister Fearne
Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne reaffirmed that the maximum number of people who can gather outside is 6, and…
First rescEU ventilators dispatched to Czechia
Following a request for assistance from Czechia, the EU is immediately sending a first batch of 30 ventilators from rescEU - the…