Covid certificate planned for temporary period only
The planned Covid certificate, to be developed by the government, is meant to ease travel restrictions but also to allow more spectators to mass events. Keystone/Alexandra Wey
The Swiss government has specified more details about the use of a planned Covid-19 certificate, which is likely to be available by the end of June.
This content was published on May 19, 2021 - 17:24
May 19, 2021 - 17:24
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The document is meant for people who have been vaccinated against or recovered from the virus, or those who want to prove a recent negative PCR test.
Invest in health or face credit ratings stick -WHO s expert panel
FILE PHOTO: Mario Monti, President of Bocconi University attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich/File Photo reuters tickers
This content was published on May 18, 2021 - 11:17
May 18, 2021 - 11:17
By Francesco Guarascio
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - States that invest too little in public health could have their credit ratings cut, according to the chair of a World Health Organization panel that wants a new global body set up to spell out the risks to financial stability from healthcare failures.
The comments by Mario Monti come before a global health summit on Friday in Rome at which leaders of the Group of 20 largest economies will discuss the coronavirus emergency and how to prevent major health crises in future.
Indonesia seen at risk of COVID-19 timebomb after Eid travel
A healthcare worker in personal protective equipment takes a swab sample from a person to be tested for COVID-19 as travellers return to the capital city after the Eid al-Fitr festival, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Cikarang, Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana reuters tickers
This content was published on May 17, 2021 - 12:31
May 17, 2021 - 12:31
By Kate Lamb and Yuddy Cahya Budiman
CIKARANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia set up roadblocks on Monday to screen for COVID-19 among travellers returning from Muslim holidays, as fears rose that mass gatherings and virus variants could trigger a surge of new cases in the world s fourth most populous nation.
A new pandemic treaty needs to be powerful not only on paper
It has been over a year since the world was first hit by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. We may not have known then the full extent of what was to come, yet we should have been better prepared. Could a new treaty on pandemics prevent us from making the same mistakes in the future?
This content was published on May 15, 2021 - 09:00
May 15, 2021 - 09:00
Jagan Chapagain
Jagan Chapagain is the secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). He has spent more than 25 years working across Europe and Asia, leading responses to large-scale humanitarian crises. He began his career as a youth volunteer at the Nepal Red Cross, advocating for and representing community voices.