Pandemic

By Carey L. BironWASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – H ome-sharing giant Airbnb will enlist its global network of millions of participants to help house aid workers and health care staff working to fight COVID-19, it said on Monday, aiming to fill a gap in shelter options amid the…

🌞 This week: What we’ll want most after COVID, a Taraji P. Henson TIME100 Talks interview about vulnerability, gorgeous words from poet Ross Gay, plus a callout for your personal Person of the Year. (Note: A version of this article appeared in It’s Not Just You, a new newsletter by…

The majority of the British public does not trust the government to manage the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey.Some 57% of people said they did not trust the government to control the spread of COVID-19. It was the first time since April that a majority of people have been…

Reuters5h ago / 11:40 PM UTCBritain's Prince William wears a protective mask as he visits St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London in October.Matt Dunham / Reuters fileLONDON — Prince William and his wife, Kate, begin a tour of Britain by train on Sunday, meeting frontline workers, care home staff and teachers…

Britain has already approved the COVID-19 vaccine, while the US is also likely to approve two vaccines in the coming weeks. Photo: File/ Geo.tvEven though people from across the globe have started seeing some light at the end of the tunnel after Britain approved Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine, WHO experts…

Officials with the World Health Organization cautioned Friday that approval of a vaccine for use in Britain this week does not mean the COVID-19 pandemic is over.Speaking at the organization's regular briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said many places around the world are facing very high transmission…

Facing financial, emotional and mental pressures due to the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 40 migrant workers have committed suicide since the movement control order (MCO) was implemented on March 18.According to the police, there have been at least 49 foreigners who committed suicide from March to October - 46 of…

Lockdown school closures fuel sharp rise in the number of children working at diamond mines in the war-torn country, researchers say Since the coronavirus forced his school to close in March, Papin has been working six days a week at a diamond mine in the Central African Republic (CAR) -…

PUBLISHED: 10:56 03 December 2020 | UPDATED: 11:33 03 December 2020 Franki Berry Islington mayor, Cllr Janet Burgess, switching on Christmas lights. Picture: Islington Council Archant Shoppers are being urged to help keep the high street thriving this Small Business Saturday during what has been a tough year. Christmas lights…

Email Posted December 03, 2020 12:36:02 The pandemic has had a significant impact on elderly Australians, particularly those living in aged care. Some of the seniors in our community share what life in the pandemic has been like for them. Source: ABC News | Duration: 5min 19sec Topics: aged-care, human-interest,…