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Reopening in European countries brings about "encouraging" results: report

European countries which started reopening earlier have registered lower average growth rates in new COVID-19 cases, presenting "encouraging data" and "hope" to Portugal, Portuguese Lusa News Agen

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Singapore-based Intellect wants to lower barriers to mental health support in Asia

Taking care of your emotional wellbeing is as important as physical health, but in Asia, the topic is often stigmatized. Intellect, a Singapore-based startup, wants to make the idea of mental health m

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How companies get back to the office

Months into this global pandemic, many questions remain about whether and when companies of all sizes will return to their offices and what will be required of the move. The future is so unclear that

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How do companies get back to the office? Even to the pros, it remains a big question

Months into this global pandemic, many questions remain about whether and when companies of all sizes will return to their offices and what will be required of the move. The future is so unclear that

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Apple Operations SVP details supply chain safety changes due to COVID-19

Today, Apple released its 2020 Supplier Responsibility progress report. In it, Senior Vice President of Operations Sabih Khan published a letter that details an outline of the plan it created to incr

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S. Korea to boost coronavirus tracing privacy amid backlash fears

Quarantine workers spray disinfectants at night spots of Itaewon neighborhood, following the coronavirus outbreak, in Seoul, South Korea, May 11, 2020. /Reuters South Korean health authorities

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Workvivo, a platform for employee culture, raises a $16M Series A from Tiger Global

Workvivo, an employee communications platform founded only three years ago, has raised $16 million in a Series A funding, in a round led by Tiger Global which is best know for large growth-oriented ro

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APD | Platform provides virtual drinking parties for Japanese at home amid pandemic

By APD writer AliceGathering for drinking is an integral part in the life of many people, especially those in Japan, where drinking parties, called “Nomikai” in Japanes

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Roundup: Italy records 222,104 coronavirus cases, as recoveries make over half of all cases

RA further 195 COVID-19 patients had died in the past 24 hours in Italy, bringing the country's death toll to 31,106, out of total infection cases of 222,104, according to fresh figures on Wednesday.

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Congolese railway ticketing worker in U.K. dies after being spat at

British Transport Police said an inquiry had been launched to find the man who ad spat on Mrs Belly Mujinga and her colleague. /VCG A railway ticketing worker in the U.K. has died of COVID-19

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Europe Coronavirus Updates: UK death toll tops 32,000, Germany to earmark 750 mln euros for vaccine

A nurse claps outside Royal Berkshire Hospital during the weekly "Clap for Our Carers" in Reading, Britain on April 23, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua) -- UK recovery plan unveiled in detail as d

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Lockdown easing: How does the UK compare to the rest of Europe?

Boris Johnson answers questions in the House of Commons on his plans for easing the UK lockdown. Stringer/ PRU / AFP The UK is making its first towards reopening after lockdown but with school

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Europe to gradually relax epidemic control measures, while U.S. darkest moment yet to come

Believing the coronavirus curve has flattened, many European nations are relaxing related control measures, while the United States is yet to face its darkest moment amid economic fallout and with t

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COVID-19 curve decreasing in Italy as death toll tops 30,000

Italy on Friday posted a decrease in COVID-19 intensive care cases and hospitalizations as the death toll pushed past the 30,000 mark, according to the latest numbers released by the country's Civ

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52% of U.S. small businesses predict failure within six months

Over a half of small businesses in the U.S. could shut down within six months due to the hit of COVID-19, said a newly released survey from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).Having

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Over 90 pct Chinese resume work: survey

Over 90 percent of the respondents in a recent survey said they have resumed their work as the novel coronavirus epidemic subsides in China, according to a survey by C

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China to redouble efforts in resuming work, production to maintain employment, livelihood stability

China will introduce and further improve policies to keep employment stable and ensure people's livelihood, the State Council's executive meeting chaired by Premier Li