Covid 19 Crisis

ACM Interactions — Is that how we lived then? But we lived as usual. Everyone does, most of the time. Whatever is going on is as usual. Even this is as usual, now. We lived, as usual, by ignoring. Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it. — Margaret…

An essay by Sharon Astyk — First published on May 22, 2023. Today’s reminder is that COVID SCARED THE CRAP out of people in power. At first, like everyone else, they were scared of getting sick and dying, which is why we got to find out what we did. But pretty damned quick they were scared…

Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by ¹NBC, ²Washington Post, ³Caixin Global and ⁴India today. Roughly six months after ending its stringent COVID restrictions, China has warned that the latest Omicron variant, dubbed XBB, could infect over 65M people weekly before it peaks at the…

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major public health emergency that has had a significant impact on society. The pandemic has caused widespread illness, death, and economic disruption. It has also highlighted the importance of pandemic preparedness. Despite the ongoing threat of COVID-19, the Biden administration has announced that it…

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing uncertainty caused a pause in M&A activity across the globe. But as the crisis unfolds, there is reason for significant optimism. As the scale of the coronavirus pandemic started to become clear in early 2020, panic set in across the globe…

Can we learn from the past? On May 3, 2023, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNU) published a paper which adds important detail to the effects of the pandemic on nurses and other hospital personnel. …

While severe restrictions are being eliminated in all countries, we are still reeling from the shock of the 3-year pandemic. The official balance of loss of human life stands at more than 6.8 …

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major global crisis that has affected all aspects of our lives, including our mental health. The prolonged uncertainty, isolation, and loss caused by the pandemic have taken a significant toll on people’s mental wellbeing. …

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a global healthcare crisis, highlighting disparities in access to healthcare and resources. …