In its initial year, the pandemic prompted a wave of new social policy programmes and modifications to existing ones. This study empirically investigates the applicability of various social theories in elucidating the dynamics of social policy changes during the COVID-19 crisis....
The changes could be announced this week, other local media reported. Business groups, diplomats and many residents have slammed hotel quarantine rules, in place since March 2020, as well as the city's other COVID restrictions, saying they threaten Hong Kong's standing as a glob...
China is defending its zero-COVID-19 approach as more countries open borders and loosen restrictions. Zhong Nanshan, China's top epidemiologist, shares more insights with us. He says that the policy is necessary.RELATED STORIES Blinken concerned U.S. policy is isolating America...
The COVID-19 crisis brings many challenges for Minnesota businesses. One such challenge is keeping abreast of countless policy changes at the federal and state levels. Check back for this page as we recap the biggest policy changes and how they might impact your business during this difficult ti...
An evaluation of North Carolina science advice on COVID-19 pandemic response Article Open access 05 October 2022 Main Scientific evidence has an important role in policy decisions1. This has been increasingly true of evidence from the behavioural and social sciences2, particularly for public health...
doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2766 Key Points Question Did patient hospital experiences change during the COVID-19 pandemic and, if so, did the changes differ across hospitals with different patient-staff ratios and prepandemic quality (hospital overall star rating)? Findings In this cohort study...
Changes in US Medicaid enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(5):e219463. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.9463 ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar 18. Agarwal SD, Sommers BD. Insurance coverage after job loss—the importance of the ACA during the Covid-...
We’ll continue to keep you up to date about any changes that might affect you. Latest updates From 8 March, people in England will see lockdown restrictions start to lift as the government introduce a four-step roadmap to offer a route back to a more normal life. There are five weeks...
Most forecasters expect the country's economy to grow sustainably in the coming years following its recent adjustments in its COVID-19 response, the institute said. Positive economic development in China increases global demand and eases the pressure on supply chains, thus having a positive effect...
the COVID-19 pandemic. Through support from China and other friendly countries, Tanzania has provided COVID-19 vaccines to 40 percent of its population. By the end of the year 2022, a total of 5.61 million doses of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines had been received by Tanzania, Kairuki ...