COMMENTARY: The lowdown on lockdowns | Opinion
In late January, Johns Hopkins published an intensively researched and explosive study about the destructive results of COVID-19 lockdowns: “A Literature Review And Meta-Analysis Of The Effects OF Lockdowns On COVID-19 Mortality.”…
Ahead of Olympics, abrupt lockdowns loom over Beijing life
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing residents are coping with abrupt local lockdowns and sweeping COVID-19 testing requirements as the Chinese capital seeks to prevent a coronavirus outbreak ahead of the Winter Olympics that opens in less than two weeks. The…
PC Monitor Volume Saw Its First Contraction Since COVID-19 Lockdowns Began, Signaling A Cooling Market, According to IDC
After five consecutive quarters of year-over-year shipment growth, the global PC monitor market hit an inflection point in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21), registering the first year-over-year decline in shipments since global lockdowns began in the…
Gaming-Contest App Becomes Unicorn After Lockdowns Drive Growth
(Bloomberg) — Mobile Premier League became India’s second gaming unicorn, raising funds at a $2.3 billion valuation after the pandemic drove entertainment-starved consumers toward mobile playing. The Bangalore-based startup, which goes by MPL,…
Lifted lockdowns reimposed in bid to curb new outbreaks
Lifted lockdowns are being reimposed, shutting businesses and curbing people’s social lives again, as communities around the world try to stop a resurgence of coronavirus before it spins out of control. Residents of Australia’s second-largest city were…