Mobility and borders have also been cast as a particular threat during the pandemic even though domestic sources are the main sources of contagion. We examine the use of borders as filtering mechanisms during COVID-19 and the negative impacts this has had on migrant populations. While crises ...
In China's COVID-19 outbreak, regions with lenient prevention policies achieved better economic growth.If the city secretary has informal ties with the province secretary, the local area would implement looser epidemic prevention policies.This is because officials with informal ties are less prone to...
Such impacts are particularly relevant during the pandemic, as policy shifts on cross-border mobility are happening on an outsized scale during the COVID-19 pandemic. Border closures have had widely reported material impacts on airlines, hotels and other travel-related industries. More broadl...
BEIRUT, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The raging coronavirus pandemic is set to have grave impacts in Lebanon as the country is struggling to end a long period of social instability, economic difficulties and political paralysis, Lebanese experts said. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, Lebanon just manag...
of "dynamic zero-COVID." To ensure effective response to the epidemic, economic stability and secure development, we must efficiently coordinate COVID-19 prevention efforts with economic and social development, protect the people's safety and health to the utmost, and minimize impacts of the ...
In this paper, we document changes in political trust in the UK throughout 2020 so as to consider wider implications for the ongoing handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. We analysed data from 18 survey organisations with measures on political trust (genera
both are now worse than before," Neal said. "Knowing now what was happening then—and, now that we're experiencing another surge in cases—more resources need to go to the Black communities to address both the health and economic impacts of COVID, particularly now that vaccines are available...
all political parties whether in opposition or government, despite their deep-rooted disagreements, boast one agreement; that CPEC is the lifeline to Pakistan. Even the parliament, comprising both the lower and upper houses echoes with robust harmony and seamless unanimity on positive impacts of C...
American voters are facing the unprecedented prospect of electing a new president amid a global pandemic. Already, the COVID-19 crisis has led some states to cancel in-person voting in favor of voting by mail, while other states have delayed primaries or
American voters are facing the unprecedented prospect of electing a new president amid a global pandemic. Already, the COVID-19 crisis has led some states to cancel in-person voting in favor of voting by mail, while other states have delayed primaries or