While people and businesses continue to rely on Zoom 'as the world transitions to life post-pandemic', the Silicon Valley-based firm is seeing customers cut back on spending.

The draft contains a number of measures to ensure the world's response to the next pandemic is not only more robust, but more equitable.

With the peak of the pandemic behind, countries worldwide are starting to loosen the reins on surveillance, testing and vaccination for the disease which has claimed more than 6 million lives so far.

During the pandemic, many deals governments made with pharmaceutical companies have been kept confidential, giving them little scope to hold drugmakers accountable.

The former prime minister says he resorted to several tough measures which paid off in the end.

US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona describes the test results as 'appalling' but says they are a call for action.

Any extension would be on a case-by-case basis, says minister Noh Omar.

Once a major tourist attraction, the zoo appears to be back on its feet after the pandemic but still in need of a revamp.

The virus, which emerged in China in late 2019, has killed nearly 6.5 million people and infected 606 million, roiling global economies and overwhelming healthcare systems.

This was a bigger drop than any of the previous official estimates and the largest fall since 1709, according to historical data hosted by the Bank of England.

While conflicts and other crises bring out the worst, they also inspire the very best in humanity.

He said he did not inform the ministers because he would only use the powers in an emergency.