International institutions require fundamental reform: Modi

International institutions require fundamental reform: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets during the concluding session of the Voice of Global South Summit via video conferencing in New Delhi on January 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI India will provide essential medical supplies to “any developing country” affected by natural disaster, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday. Speaking at the conclusion … Read more

Philadelphia to Require Masks Again in Public Indoor Spaces

Philadelphia to Require Masks Again in Public Indoor Spaces

April 12, 2022 Citing an increase in COVID-19 cases because of the Omicron subvariant, the city of Philadelphia reinstated its indoor face mask mandate on Monday. The city was averaging 142 new COVID cases per day on Monday, compared to 84 new cases on April 1, the city government said in a news release. Hospitalizations … Read more

More Countries to Require Travelers Have Booster Shots

Jan. 31, 2022 A growing number of nations – and one state – are coming up with rules that encourage or require travelers to get a booster vaccine, Forbes reported. Hawaii Gov. David Ige says visitors who’ve received a third vaccine dose will be able to bypass a five-day quarantine without showing a pre-travel negative … Read more

Covid: Omicron may require ‘very stringent response’, say Sage scientists

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The advisers say that there is not currently any evidence of widespread community transmission of Omicron in the UK, as there has been in parts of South Africa. They say the impact on a country like the UK remains uncertain as it is different in terms of age structure, the numbers previously infected with coronavirus … Read more

San Francisco to Require Proof of Vaccination for Indoor Venues

Aug. 13, 2021 — San Francisco will require proof of full vaccination for customers to enter indoor restaurants, bars, clubs, gyms, and entertainment venues. The mandate will take effect on Aug. 20, according to The Associated Press. The new rules won’t apply to people who are ineligible for vaccines, such as children under age … Read more

Yelp’s New Feature Shows if Businesses Require Vaccinations

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Aug. 11, 2020 — “I’ve been vaccinated for two months. I’ll be there!” “Such a great call.” “Discrimination and segregation always worked so well in the past, why not repeat it!” These are just a few examples of the types of online reactions that restaurants have received after taking … Read more

Despite CDC COVID Guidance, Some Still Require Masks

New CDC guidance says fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear masks indoors, but many businesses like Starbucks and some state and local governments have not relaxed their own mask rules yet. “The whole country is not a homogeneous space,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said Thursday in explaining that the CDC doesn’t trump … Read more

Your Boss May Require You to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine

Karla Grossenbacher, JD, head of workplace privacy group, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP; chair of the law firm’s employment practice, Washington, D.C. Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, PhD, law professor, University of California Hastings College of Law, San Francisco; member, Vaccine Working Group on Ethics and Policy nonprofit. Michael Mina, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology and faculty member, Center … Read more