Tag: Pandemic

(Pandemic/Natural Environment) Preventing pandemics through biodiversity conservation and smart wildlife trade regulation (Vanda Felbab-Brown, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/preventing-pandemics-through-biodiversity-conservation-and-smart-wildlife-trade-regulation/

(Aid Sector/Pandemic) How COVID-19 has changed the rules of the game in the aid sector (Rabih Torbay, Al Jazeera)

As we continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, conducting ‘business as usual’ in the aid sector can no longer be an option. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/25/how-covid-19-has-changed-the-rules-of-the-game-in-the-aid-sector

(Israel/Pandemic) Israel’s rapid vaccination drive against COVID-19 (Anchal Vohra, ORF)

https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/israel-rapid-vaccination-drive-covid19/

(USA/Pandemic) Inside Biden’s 198 page Covid-19 playbook: 5 highlights (Nikhila Natarajan, ORF)

https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/inside-bidens-198-page-covid-19-playbook-5-highlights/

(India/Pandemic) How’s India Handling the Pandemic Amidst a Global Surge? (Oommen C. Kurian, ORF)

https://www.orfonline.org/research/hows-india-handling-the-pandemic-amidst-a-global-surge/

(Iran/Pandemic) Official: Iran to receive 1st COVAX shipment soon (IRNA)

Iran will receive first batch of foreign vaccines from COVAX, an affiliate to the World Health Organization, in the next few weeks, Secretary of...

(Netherlands/Pandemic) Dutch police clash with anti-lockdown rioters in two cities (Al Jazeera)

Rioters clash with police and damage properties in Netherlands capital Amsterdam and southern city of Eindhoven. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/dutch-police-clash-with-anti-lockdown-rioters-in-two-cities

(USA/Pandemic) Biden reinstates US COVID travel restrictions, adds South Africa (Al Jazeera)

The new US president is taking a more aggressive approach to COVID-19 with more than 25 million Americans now confirmed with the virus. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/25/biden-to-tighten-us-covid-related-travel-restrictions

(Israel/Pandemic) Israel ‘closes skies’ to air travel as COVID variants found (Al Jazeera)

Flights will be banned for a week, as government tries to curb spread of variants, protect vaccination campaign. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/25/israel-closes-skies-to-air-travel-as-covid-variants-found

(Israel/Pandemic) Israeli ultra-Orthodox clash with police over school closures (Al Jazeera)

The clashes came as authorities face difficulties enforcing COVID restrictions in Israel’s religious communities. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/israeli-ultra-orthodox-clash-with-police-over-school-closures

(Pandemic/Women) COVID-19 exacerbates women’s time poverty (Nikhila Menon, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/23/covid-19-exacerbates-womens-time-poverty/

(Pandemic) What to Know About the Global COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout So Far (Claire Felter, CFR)

Several countries stand out for their success in delivering coronavirus vaccinations, while most of the world is struggling to figure out how to get...

(Africa) Charts of the Week: COVID-19 and Africa (Fred Dews, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brookings-now/2021/01/22/charts-of-the-week-covid-19-and-africa/

(Pandemic/Vaccine Passport) What is a ‘vaccine passport’ and will you need one the next time you travel? (Gayle Markovitz, WEF)

A “vaccine passport” or “e-vaccination certification of compliance for border crossing regulations” could be required to enable seamless border-crossing. Any framework that comes...

(USA/Pandemic) Joe Biden’s Coronavirus Relief Spending Plan: What To Make Of It (Milton Ezrati, The National Interest)

Joe Biden has put together a $1.9 trillion plan to relieve the pandemic’s economic stains. But will it work? https://nationalinterest.org/feature/joe-biden%E2%80%99s-coronavirus-relief-spending-plan-what-make-it-176654

(Pandemic/Vaccine) The value of a vaccine to end COVID-19 is worth between 5% and 15% of wealth (Viral Acharya, Timothy Johnson, Suresh Sundaresan, Steven...

Quantifying the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the worth of a cure can assist cost-benefit analyses of potential public-sector investment to...