by surprise. the government says it is because the virus itself has changed and it is not in response to protests in the streets. those who have been demonstrating do not care how the government spends it as long as they get these changes. but hospitals like this are going to find it difficult to deal with a big influx of patients so officials say they are expanding the capacity of specialist units. pharmacies have become very busy with people rushing to buy medicine in anticipation of an increase in infections but here the mood is much more buoyant and finally there is light at the end of the zero covid tunnel. a once in a decade un conference on biodiversity begins today in canada, amid warnings humans are driving mass extinction of life on earth, with a million species at risk of being wiped out. the uk is among a number of countries pushing for an ambitious deal to protect
of the zero covid tunnel. i m joined now by professor hoo wan yen choong from seton hall university. he is the author of toxic politics: china s environtmental health crisis and its challeneg to the chinese state. this is a remarkable move by beijing. how much of a climb down is this for president xi? well, i think this is indeed a dramatlc well, i think this is indeed a dramatic change remember thatjust dramatic change remember that just last dramatic change remember thatjust last month, for official media is still talking about optimising zero covid-19 still talking about optimising zero covid 19 and ways of 20 new guidelines and they re still saying that there is no policy relaxation and now
of fish and wildlife, i worked in the state legislature. when i travel this commonwealth, walk in the rooms, even when i was the only person that looked like me, when we talked about issues, we were fighting some of the same battles. i launched this organization and i am pushing this message of how we can build new coalitions that bring black, white and brown people together so that we can deal with structure inequity, and build new leaders for the future. i m pushing that in my campaign because that s the key to our future. i think everybody to go to charlesbooker.org and help us tell that story. let s invest in people and transform our politics. mr. booker, you saved me my final question. what is your website. you just said it. thank you for coming to the sunday show. good luck. coming up in the next hour, the light at the end of the covid tunnel seems to be getting smaller as southern states hit record numbers of infections and
Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Aziz said: In hindsight, Covid-19 may well be the crisis that accelerates tech adoption in helping our people catapult out of the middle-income trap, and in shaping Malaysia into a fully digital economy in her own right. The moment is at hand.
THE year 2020 was an annus horribilis by any definition, and while there is now light at the end of the Covid tunnel with the arrival of vaccines on many shores worldwide, the world still has to grapple with its aftermath.
At the time of writing, slightly over a year has passed since I took office at the Ministry of Finance (MoF). The appointed cabinet members of the new government had barely warmed their ministerial seats when the MCO 1.0 announcement was made to contain the spread of Covid-19.
For The Insider, engagement with the arts in 2020 often meant watching them from my sitting room with a cup of tea - or a G&T - in front of me, and, sadly, given the continuing uncertainties surrounding the rollout of the nation’s Covid-19 vaccination programme, that situation might remain unchanged for months to come.