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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicCovid pandemic

Topic: Covid pandemic

The ‘great resignation’ is here to stay. And workplaces need to adapt

A 2021 global survey found that 54% of employees would consider leaving their job if they were not afforded some form of flexibility in where and when they work.

Parents are increasingly anxious about sending children back to school, not only due to Covid

Post-pandemic parental anxiety is keeping a rising number of children away from physical classes, say teachers across cities. Experts urge return to schools.

‘Those who drink don’t lie’: MP district to sell you booze after 2 Covid jabs but no proof needed

District Excise Officer in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa has directed liquor stores to sell alcohol only to those who have received both Covid shots. But buyers need not show vaccine certificate.

The world is going to need a Covax for climate crisis

The pandemic didn’t exactly give the world a lot of time to design institutions to encourage technology transfer. We don’t have that excuse for the climate crisis.

Covid stole 28 million years of life from 31 countries in 2020

Years of life lost in 2020 were higher than expected everywhere except Taiwan, New Zealand, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, and South Korea.

Only 2-3% see masks, distancing around them ahead of 2nd Covid Diwali, survey finds

LocalCircles survey seeks to establish level of compliance of Covid guidelines from survey involving 20,000 respondents from 366 districts across India.

Have confidence and belief that audiences will come back to cinemas, says PVR head Ajay Bijli

In conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on Off The Cuff, Bijli talked of the hardships cinemas faced during the pandemic & why OTT platforms are not a threat.

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s ‘green certificates’ to check spike, and China postpones Beijing marathon

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

India finds at least 17 samples of Covid variant AY.4.2, which caused thousands of cases in UK

AY.4.2 is a sub-lineage of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, which is the most prevalent in India. It has not been categorised as a 'variant of concern' by WHO.

Covid and containment worsened women’s mental health, increased food insecurity in India

Researchers from California, Pennsylvania and Chicago universities surveyed households in Rajasthan, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, MP, and Maharashtra to also find a drastic fall in monthly income.

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Asia’s growth outlook remains positive despite external uncertainties, says ADB

The Asian Development Outlook 2024 report suggests that policymakers in the region should monitor a number of risks. These include escalating conflicts and geopolitical tensions.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.