Worries
Davos gathering overshadowed by global economic worries
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Soaring inflation. Russia’s war in Ukraine. Squeezed supply chains. The threat of food insecurity around the world. The lingering COVID-19 pandemic. The risks to the global economy are many, and it’s led to an increasingly gloomy view of the months ahead as corporate leaders, government officials and other VIPs gather in …
Health worries, isolation, economic concerns drive increase in mental health care requests | Local News
Many of Anesis’ clients are people of color, many of whom were deeply affected by the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the protests that followed and further police shootings of Black people last year, McNair said. The high-profile nature of those events and the heated debate around police accountability could …
MORNING BUSINESS REPORT: Unemployment update, spring break worries, pandemic spending spree | News
The Morning Business Report is sponsored by Access Health CT Small Business. (WFSB) – Here is the Morning Business Report for March 5. Unemployment Weekly jobless claims in Connecticut rose slightly last week. Just over 6,700 people filed for first time jobless benefits, an increase of 585. For perspective, a year ago, the same week …
County health officer worries non-unified approach will extend COVID battle | Local
Lewis and Clark County’s public health officer is expressing concern over statewide rollbacks to COVID-19 restrictions, particularly when they clash with local rules. Effective Jan. 15, Gov. Greg Gianforte removed statewide restrictions on capacity and hours of operation at bars, restaurants, casinos, breweries, distilleries and other businesses. However, restrictions on these types of businesses remain …
The People’s Pharmacy: Reader worries mask restricts oxygen | Health
QUESTION: Why do the public health authorities keep telling us to always wear a mask? I have not seen any information showing that masks stop the spread. Instead, most of the info I have read says cloth masks do not block small aerosol particles. But they cut needed oxygen intake and raise CO2 intake. ANSWER: …
Gold prices touch record high amid coronavirus worries, U.S.-China tensions
Ktsdesign | Science Photo Library Gold touched record prices as worries over issues such as the coronavirus pandemic as well as U.S.-China tensions weighed on investor sentiment. In the morning of Asian trading hours on Monday, spot gold traded at about $1,931.11 per ounce after earlier trading as high as $1,943.9275 per ounce. Those levels …
Coronavirus live updates: All coronavirus testing centers shuttered in Los Angeles over ‘safety worries’ during protests
Britain’s foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, went on the Sunday morning talk shows to defend his government’s plan to unlock the lockdown in England, even as some top scientific advisers warn there may be too much loosening, too soon. Britain, like most of Europe, is seeing plummeting hospital admissions and deaths due to the novel coronavirus, …
Hong Kong Stocks Tumble on China Crackdown Worries: Live Business Updates
Losses were significantly greater than in other global markets. Hong Kong’s property companies were among the biggest decliners. European markets opened down 1 percent to 2 percent, following drops in stocks in China, Taiwan and South Korea. Futures markets were forecasting that Wall Street would open about 1 percent lower later on Friday. Other markets …
U.S. Cuts Health Care Aid to Yemen Despite Worries About Coronavirus
Earlier this year, the United States and other countries gave the rebels an ultimatum to meet benchmarks or risk losing some assistance. But only the United States, one of the biggest donors, threatened to halt all funding in Houthi-controlled areas if the rebels failed to meet more than a dozen requirements by Friday, humanitarian officials …
Worries grow over northern hospitals as Italy’s coronavirus toll grows
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian authorities voiced growing concern on Sunday over how much longer strained health systems could cope with the coronavirus outbreak, as thousands of new cases were recorded over the past 24 hours and several hundred more people died. A banner reads “The longer you stay at home, the sooner we hug”, on …
