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How Are Governments Responding To The Coronavirus Pandemic?
Governments around the world resort to variations of response measures and policies to end COVID-19. With over four…
Nurses On The Front Lines: A History Of Heroism From Florence Nightingale To Coronavirus
Nurses are heroes of the COVID-19 crisis. May 12 is International Nurses Day, which commemorates the birthday of…
Coronavirus: Could The World Have Prepared Better For A Pandemic?
As much of the world gets used to social distancing, school closures and restrictions in movement in response…
How Cities Can Reopen After The Pandemic
Once the lockdowns are lifted, how will things return to how they used to be? Once the COVID-19…
Coronavirus Shopping Survey: 58 Million Americans Are Spending More Money While Social Distancing
To regain a sense of control during the pandemic, some Americans have resorted to shopping. In spite of…
How Online Therapy Is Helping Those Who Are Struggling Mental Health Issues During COVID-19 Lockdown
Now forced to stay in our homes, accessing mental health assistance takes on a new approach. As you…
The Mysterious Disappearance Of The First SARS Virus, And Why We Need A Vaccine For The Current One But Didn’t For The Other
Some people question why the current coronavirus has brought the world to standstill while a previous deadly coronavirus,…
How The Global Novel Coronavirus Pandemic Is Reshaping Modern City Work Culture
There has been a growing trend in for many years, a call to the better nature of managers…
Will The ‘Singapore Model’ Survive The Pandemic?
How long can a migrant-driven city like Singapore be sustained with closed borders? “This is all around us…
If More Of Us Work From Home After Coronavirus We’ll Need To Rethink City Planning
We have seen an unprecedented rise in the number of people working from home as directed by governments…
COVID-19: Social Distancing Is Triggering Another Crisis We Must Prevent
With people staying in their homes, we must prevent a crisis that’s growing alongside COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic…
7 Ways To Encourage Team-Work Spirit In The Workplace
Teamwork helps in building morale and improving engagement in the workplace, which ultimately results in enhanced productivity. Organizations…
How Much Do Countries Spend On Their Health Systems?
With almost 2 million confirmed cases globally, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to place a massive strain on the…
After Coronavirus The World Will Never Be The Same. But Maybe, It Can Be Better
Life has changed a lot in the past few days, weeks, or months, depending where you live. As…
The Importance Of Connecting People With Nature In Times Of Social Isolation
Measures to the address COVID-19 pandemic that rely on social distancing and social isolation are placing a huge…
How To Cope With The Mental Health Effects Of Social Distancing For COVID-19
According to the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the novel…
What Will The World Be Like After Coronavirus? Four Possible Futures
Where will we be in six months, a year, ten years from now? I lie awake at night…
Has The World Gone Far Enough In Women’s Rights?
A 2020 survey conducted by Ipsos reveals that for a lot of countries around the world, people think…
Single Mothers Worldwide Are Struggling To Put Food On Their Tables
Globally, single women are more likely to struggle having enough money to buy food, data from the recent…
Coronavirus: Three Ways The Crisis May Permanently Change Our Lives
The realisation that life is going to change for a good while is starting to take hold. To…
The Flu Pandemic Of 1918: Modern Parallels From A Century-Old Pandemic
The influenza pandemic of 1918 (also known as the Spanish flu, even though it didn’t originate in Spain)…
How Does The Coronavirus Affect Different Age Groups?
Young people are more likely to be carriers of COVID-19 than they think, this is what is revealed…
The 4 Plausible Futures Of The World: Humans Inc.
Depending on the state of the planet and society, the world will reach one of four possible, highly…
The 4 Plausible Futures Of The World: Extinction Express
Arup’s recently published white paper, 2050 Scenarios: four plausible futures, discussed how certain choices of humanity at present…
COVID-19 Treatment Might Already Exist In Old Drugs – We’re Using Pieces Of The Coronavirus Itself To Find Them
Why don’t we have drugs to treat COVID-19 and how long will it take to develop them? SARS-CoV-2…
Coronavirus: A Pandemic In The Age Of Inequality
Osmel Martinez Azcue felt unwell. Having recently returned home to Florida from China and experiencing flu-like symptoms, he…
The 4 Plausible Futures Of The World: Post Anthropocene
The world is in a state of rapid change. Depending on our collective priorities and choices, there are…
The State Of Gender Equality Across The EU
While heading towards the right direction, advances in gender equality in the European Union (EU) are moving at…
Quarantines Have Tried To Keep Out Disease For Thousands Of Years
The recent global spread of a deadly coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China, has led world leaders to invoke…
How Cities Can Prepare For The Next Pandemic
According to Johns Hopkins CSSE, the COVID-19 outbreak has recorded more than 20 million confirmed cases and 760,000…
Do Face Masks Really Prevent You From Catching Coronavirus?
No. The quick answer is no. Even if you wear a mask on a regular basis, there is…
How Cities Shape Pandemics
Cities and pandemics are closely linked throughout history. A lot of lives have been claimed by disease outbreaks.…
How Big Will The Coronavirus Pandemic Be? An Epidemiologist Updates His Concerns
The Harvard historian Jill Lepore recounted recently in The New Yorker magazine that when democracies sink into crisis,…
What Do Smart Cities Mean For Healthcare And Nursing?
Smart cities are cities that are built upon data and automated systems. They have the ability to adjust…
Only Eight Countries Have Full Equal Rights For Women
Right now, there are only eight countries in the world which offer gender equality guaranteed by the law. …
The Role of the Youth in Socio-Economic Development
Often, we hear that students are our future. College and university experts repeat all the time ‘You have…
Developing Countries Could Get Sick Before They Get Rich. Policy Can Help
Improved human well-being is one of the modern era’s greatest triumphs. The age of plenty has also led…
2020’s Best And Worst US States For Women
It will take 99.5 years for the world to attain gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s…
Coronavirus: Why People Are Panic Buying Toilet Paper And How To Stop It
The UK has found itself in a panic buying frenzy in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. A…
If A City Were Designed By Women, How Would It Look?
At a glimpse, our cities may seem like they cater to everyone. Taking a closer look, however, would…
Coronavirus: Which Countries Are Most Affected?
The number of those infected by COVID-19 in Mainland China reported an increase, now with a total of…
Why So Many Epidemics Originate In Asia And Africa – And Why We Can Expect More
The coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, is a frightening reminder of the imminent global threat posed by emerging…
5 Skilled Industrial Trades Needed In The City
A skilled trade is a job which requires specialist knowledge and skills obtained through training at a college,…
Plans To Fight Coronavirus Must Pay Attention To The Environment
The rapid onset and spread of coronavirus is proving to be a huge challenge for public health officials…
What Are Viruses Anyway, And Why Do They Make Us So Sick? 5 Questions Answered
You may sometimes have felt like you “have come down with a virus,” meaning that you became sick…
Does Democracy Lead To Better Health?
A released report from V-Dem reveals a rather interesting insight on the global state of health. From their…
Coronavirus: We Need To Start Preparing For The Next Viral Outbreak Now
The coronavirus outbreak is officially a crisis – let’s not waste it. Undeniably, the international community is taking…
Is Your City Making You Fat? How Urban Planning Can Address The Obesity Epidemic
New disease outbreaks, like the novel coronavirus that recently emerged in China’s Hubei province, generate headlines and attention.…
Jobs Of Tomorrow: Mapping Opportunity In The New Economy
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is not only producing innovations that improve human lives, it is also creating new…
Outbreaks Like Coronavirus Start In And Spread From The Edges Of Cities
Emerging infectious disease has much to do with how and where we live. The ongoing coronavirus is an…