The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

The number of pupils skipping school remains at double pre-pandemic levels

Boris Johnson’s chief adviser and senior civil servant traded blows at the pandemic inquiry last week, describing horrifying levels of government chaos. The irony was how often their assessments agreed

Bike sales boomed during the pandemic, but now cycle shops are going bust, sales of ebikes are sluggish and there’s a downturn in ‘active travel’

Bereaved daughter and sister says her family members deserved so much more

Researchers found that 40 percent of moms and dads who worked remotely during the pandemic reported higher parenting stress. 

After falling 48.6% in 2020, employment numbers in the leisure and hospitality sector are now nearly equal to pre-Covid numbers.

Even though Americans saved more of their disposable income during the pandemic, on average, people are saving less than they did in the 1960s and ’70s.

Forty-eight states reported an increase in vehicle miles traveled on all roads this year, according to preliminary 2023 numbers.

In a glittering ceremony that featured humour-packed moments, a virtuoso violin recital, and a scintillating hula hoop dance performance, Power Minister R.K. Singh presented businessline’s Changemaker of the Year award to the Reserve Bank of India for steering the country through the turbulent period of the pandemic. The ‘utterly butterly’…

In written evidence to Covid inquiry ex-PM admits being torn over first lockdown due to economic harm

Learning loss, poor mental health, teacher shortages, and rapid technological change are powerful forces that will shape education for years to come.