Cost of preventing next pandemic 'equal to just 2% of Covid-19 economic damage'

Cost of preventing next pandemic 'equal to just 2% of Covid-19 economic damage': The cost of preventing further pandemics over the next decade by protecting wildlife and forests would equate to just 2% of the estimated financial damage caused by Covid-19, according to a new analysis.

Two new viruses a year had spilled from their wildlife hosts into humans over the last century, the researchers said, with the growing destruction of nature meaning the risk today is higher than ever.

It was vital to crack down on the international wildlife trade and the razing of forests, they said. Both bring wildlife into contact with people and their livestock. But such efforts are currently severely underfunded, according to the experts.

Cybersecurity tactics for the coronavirus pandemic

Cybersecurity tactics for the coronavirus pandemic: The pandemic has made it harder for companies to maintain security and business continuity. But new tactics can help cybersecurity leaders to safeguard their organizations.

Coronavirus lockdown stopped hospitals being overwhelmed

Coronavirus lockdown 'made no difference to number of deaths but stopped hospitals being overwhelmed': Researchers from the University of Toronto and University of Texas found that whether a country was locked down or not was "not associated" with the Covid-19 death rate.

Instead, obesity rates and age played a large role, the study said.

Experts compared mortality rates and cases in 50 badly-hit countries up until May 1 and calculated that only 33 out of every million people had died from the virus.

Face masks in shops: rules

Face masks in shops: rules on compulsory coverings, fines and who is exempt from wearing one: The new rules will be enforced by the police, not shop workers who should instead "should encourage compliance", officials said. They added: "We will engage, explain, encourage and finally enforce as a last resort”.

Young people see covid-19 as a bigger threat than their elders do

Young people see covid-19 as a bigger threat than their elders do: Millennials are more pessimistic about surviving the pandemic, though they are least at risk

The Coronavirus Pandemic Isn’t Over

The Coronavirus Pandemic Isn’t Over—We Need to Act Accordingly: You might be tired of living this way. But the virus doesn’t care.

What Ever Happened to Digital Contact Tracing?

What Ever Happened to Digital Contact Tracing? What’s behind contact-tracing apps’ departure from the spotlight?