Second waveThe recent wave of corona virus is spreading like a 'tsunami' in India. As on April 23, 2021, the COVID-19 cases have crossed the 15.9 million, with 1,85,000 deaths. The 2nd wave is evolving at a phenomenal speed as compared to the 1st wave. There could be several ...
The 21-day national lockdown imposed by the Narendra Modi government to combat the spread of Covid-19 , and which starts at 12.01 am Wednesday is the first time provisions of the National Disaster Management Act, 2005, are being invoked. In an order issued by the hom...
Among them, migrant workers were the most vulnerable: the most defining images of the first COVID-19 wave were of migrant workers who lost their jobs and livelihood in cities, walking back hundreds of kilometres to their rural hometowns. Imbert (2020) estimates that across India, around 11 ...
We propose a mechanism based on regional inequality in economic activity to explain the heterogeneity in the spread of COVID-19 and test it using data from India. Contagion is expected to spread at a higher rate in regions characterized by greater movement of goods and services. We argue that...
A high COVID-19 vaccine uptake is essential to achieve herd immunity to combat the current strain of COVID-19 and potential future variants. This review aimed to identify factors associated with public intention to receive COVID-19 vaccines until Februar
Argentinawill tighten pandemic lockdown measures to combat a severe second COVID-19 wave, President Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday. Data from JHU showed that over 1.5 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide.
This scenario brought a wave of false information about COVID-19 vaccines in Brazil, where several prominent people from the national media, including artists, politicians, and popular social network influencers, affected public opinion about the vaccination [11]. This movement was noticed through so...
In the real world, people wear masks more often when cases are surging, said the institute’s Ali Mokdad, and 2021’s delta wave without vaccines would have prompted a major policy response. “We may disagree on the number as scientists, but we all agree that COVID vaccines saved lots of...
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United States Aims to use Wave 1 data from the CARES 2020 Project (April/May 2020) to examine the psychological and physical well-being among U.S. young adults during the initial months of the COVID- 19 pandemic with specific attention to individuals who reported a pre-existing mental ...