Avainsana: COVID-19
Coronavirus: Reshape the urban world to aid ‘ground zero’ pandemic cities
Cities have proved to be “ground zero” the world over for the ntia, the UN chief said on Tuesday, encouraging leaders everywhere to “rethink and…
Extreme heat and COVID-19 make for a dangerous climate mix
From the start, the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed America’s social and economic inequality in stark relief, with people of color, the elderly and people with…
New research highlights solutions to eliminate plastic pollution
The amount of plastic trash that flows into the oceans every year is expected to nearly triple by 2040 to 29 million metric tons, new…
Germany’s coronavirus tracing app initially ’disabled’ on Android smartphones
Germany’s coronavirus app for tracking infections wasn’t working properly for up to five weeks due to an issue affecting millions of Samsung and Huawei devices,…
German sniffer dogs show promise at detecting coronavirus
Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover have found that trained sniffer dogs could be used to detect COVID-19 in human samples with a…
Single-use masks and coronavirus waste end up polluting ocean
Environmentalists have warned that a global increase in use of single-use masks, latex gloves and other protective gear employed against the novel coronavirus could exacerbate…
Paris sewage reveals COVID still not flushed away
Samples of wastewater from the Paris sewage system have been showing traces of COVID-19 again since the end of June, having vanished when France imposed…
Pandemic hit women’s sport much more than men’s – UK parliamentary report
The new coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women’s elite sport and exacerbated inequality with knock-on effects for the future, a British parliamentary…
U.N. report suggests temporary basic income to help world’s poorest amid pandemic
A temporary basic income for the world’s poorest 2.7 billion people in 132 developing countries could help slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing…
Game on: To stem financial losses, the NHL and other pro sports leagues prepare to resume play amid COVID-19
With the NHL lurching back into competition, players and staff alike are trying to strike a delicate balance. Yes, it feels good to see players…
‘COVID-19 is making a global childcare crisis even worse’: UNICEF chief
Following the release of a UN study that shows at least 40 million children have missed out on early childhood education due to measures to…
Vaccine could be ready for Christmas, says UK health minister
Britain’s health minister Matt Hancock said on Tuesday that under the ”best-case scenario” a COVID-19 vaccine will be ready for Christmas. Answering questions from the…
Pandemic negates Japan’s bid to reduce plastic waste
Starting this month, Japanese retailers must charge customers for plastic shopping bags. Plastic packaging is a bigger waste problem, especially in the midst of a…
US emergency rooms swamped as Covid-19 surges out of control
A fast-rising rising tide of new coronavirus cases is flooding emergency rooms in parts of the United States, with some patients moved into hallways and…
Rise in women prisoners and COVID measures, ‘making sentences worse’
More than 700,000 women are in prison around the world, and that number is growing much faster than men, the Human Rights Council has heard….
COVID-19: UN relief chief urges G20 to step up to avert ‘cascading crises’ in fragile countries
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession are set to trigger the first increase in global poverty in three decades, pushing 265 million people to the…
EU leaders meet in push for Covid recovery deal
EU leaders meet on Friday for the first face-to-face summit since the coronavirus crisis, with low expectations of a deal on a €750bn (£670bn) post-Covid…
Pandemic upheaval creates ’perfect storm’ for land rights abuses
From forced displacement to conflict over resources, the coronavirus pandemic has created a ”perfect storm” for land rights abuses – and the situation is likely…
G20 nations funnel $151bn of Covid-19 recovery funding into fossil fuels
Of the Covid-19 recovery funding allocated to energy companies by G20 governments, 56% has been handed to fossil fuel projects, equivalent to $151bn (£119bn). That…
FAO launches the new COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme
FAO’s new programme aims to mitigate the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic while strengthening the longer-term resilience of food systems and livelihoods.14 July 2020,…
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