Covid -19

Covid -19

Central bankers’ refusal to embark into ‘hard helicopter money’ experiment have been a good idea. Photo: Reuters

Venice has a 400-year-old Covid monetary lesson

The city’s 1630 plague offers a cautionary tale on the dangers of helicopter money

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Bangladesh reports 28 new Covid cases in 24hrs

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Bangladesh logs 30 new Covid cases in 24hrs

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34 Covid cases reported in 24 hours

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a person for a nucleic acid test at a makeshift testing site, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Beijing ramps up Covid quarantine, Shanghai residents decry uneven rules

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What justifies China’s zero-Covid policy?

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22 Covid cases reported in 24hrs

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China Junshi's potential Covid drug shows promise in small trial

A woman wearing protective mask walks at a sidewalk near business district in Jakarta, Indonesia March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Files

Indonesia to drop outdoor mask mandate as Covid-19 infections drop

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presides over a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, May 17, 2022, in this photo released May 18, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS

N Korean leader slams officials' 'immaturity' in response to Covid outbreak

North Korea Covid outbreak is 'worrying' for new variants -WHO

North Korea Covid outbreak is 'worrying' for new variants -WHO

Two women hug at a closed street during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

Shanghai achieves 'zero Covid' status but normal life is weeks away

People wearing protective face masks commute amid concerns over the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pyongyang, North Korea March 30, 2020, in this photo released by Kyodo. Picture taken March 30, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

N Korea mobilises army, steps up tracing amid Covid wave