The U.K. tightened up rules Saturday on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two cases of the new, potentially more contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, as governments around the worldsought to shore up their defenses. Amid fears that the rec...
To help brands better navigate the COVID-19 complexity, Kantar’s research has identified six distinct Coronavirus Tribes, defined by the levels of worry that they are experiencing, their information consumption, how conscientiously they adhere to rules, and their trust in government. Watch to under...
the US remained fairly “open” . Many Americans disregarded mask-wearing, social-distancing and stay-indoors orders. Following these rules certainly would affect personal “freedoms” and caused heated debates in the country. No wonder the pandemic spread quickly in the US with new variants...
In the first phase of the pandemic in Norway (March 2020–October 2020), which is addressed in this article, the municipalities played a major role in crisis management. As the municipalities developed their own laws and rules, the crisis was handled differently in the various municipalities [...
Wave 1 of COVID-19 well, the government was considered by its citizens to have improperly handled the second wave by trying to assure people that everything was fine and relaxing rules, while at the same time blaming citizens for having limited discipline in responding to the pandemic [126]...
whether they’re a tennis player or the king of Spain or the queen of England, can come up here and have a different set of rules to what everybody else has to deal with,” Joyce said, adding that whether people agree with the rules or not, they believe rules should be followed. ...
As Australia transitions its COVID-19 strategy, it has rapidly gained immunity over the past year through a combination of vaccination and infections. Vaccination remains an essential element in building immunity. Some new studies suggest that infection confers more immunity and protection against se...
However, few favor the most serious repercussion – firing someone – who defy or break the rules around vaccine requirements.Around two-thirds (65%) support requiring all people in a healthcare setting to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Most Americans also continue to support requiring federal ...
The 2020 election was strange because of COVID, which became a pretext to change the rules in order to rig the outcome. This time, there is no such excuse for a “basement campaign.” It’s true that Biden is old, feeble, and unpopular. And Trump has been sidelined, quite deliberately...
Novak Djokovic's hopes of playing in the US Open suffered another blow after the tournament said it would respect the United States government's rules on the Covid-19 vaccine. The 35-year-old – a three-time champion at Flushing Meadows – was named on the entry list for the final Grand...