News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 192
‘Passing the Buck’ Becomes Reckless ‘Conspiracy Blame Game’
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (IPS) - Although Wuhan local authorities undoubtedly ostracized local medical whistle-blowers, notably Dr Li Wenliang, who suspected a new virus was responsible for flu-like infections in Wuhan in late 2019, official responses were apparently not delayed, and possibly even expedited, as the novel character of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for Covid-19 infections, was not immediately self-evident.
Africa’s Health Dilemma: Protecting People from COVID-19 While Four Times as Many Could Die of Malaria
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, May 11 (IPS) - Experts across Africa are warning that as hospitals and health facilities focus on COVID-19, less attention is being given to the management of other deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, which affect millions more people.
NGOs – with Local Groups in the Lead – are on COVID-19 Frontlines
- Inter Press Service
BOSTON, USA, May 11 (IPS) - NGOs, at the international, national - and most of all local - level are on the frontlines every day.
I just heard from Oxfam staff in Bangladesh, that when asked whether they were scared to continue our response with the Rohingya communities in Cox's Bazar, they replied: "They are now my relatives. I care about them — and this is the time they need us most.'"
VE Day Marks the End of the Second World War-But the World is Still at War
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 (IPS) - The world commemorated the 75th Anniversary to mark the end of the 2nd World War also called VE Day on 08 May 2020.
With her nation, and much of the world still in lockdown due to COVID 19, England's Queen marked 75 years since the allied victory in Europe with a poignant televised address. From Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth said, "the wartime generation knew that the best way to honour those who did not come back from the war, was to ensure that it didn't happen again".
Women Taking Charge during COVID-19
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 11 (IPS) - As the COVID-19 mayhem carries on in most countries, the role of mothers, daughters, and female caregivers have been affected the most. Besides looking after the household and home schooling children, they are also working on the front lines, actively or passively caring for their respective communities.
Religion & its Discontents: Considerations Around COVID-19 & Africa
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 08 (IPS) - COVID-19 has spread to many nations around the world, and has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. In the global south, the COVID-19 pandemic has stretched the available medical and health resources, triggered economic shocks, and caused social upheavals and insecurity in many countries and localities.
COVID-19 & Human Health Risks Linked to Wildlife Trade Practices
- Inter Press Service
CAMBRIDGE, UK, May 07 (IPS) - At the time of writing, the COVID-19 pandemic is raging worldwide, causing human mortality and socio-economic disruption on a massive scale and it appears highly likely that profound impacts will continue for many years to come.
Time for the World Bank and IMF to Be the Solution, Not the Problem
- Inter Press Service
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti and BOSTON, May 07 (IPS) - The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have a historic opportunity to help stabilize a world reeling from COVID-19. Doing so will require the institutions to change course and aggressively support poor countries' ability to invest broadly in the government services their populations need.
World’s Poor Hit by Double Jeopardy: a Deadly Virus & a Devastating Debt Burden
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 07 (IPS) - The world's poorer nations, reeling under an unrelenting attack on their fragile economies by the COVID-19 pandemic, have suffered an equally deadly body blow: being buried under heavy debt burdens.
Global Impact of New Corona Virus and Population Issues
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, May 05 (IPS) - The new coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to wreak havoc across the world, as the number of infections and deaths rapidly rise. It has the potential to infect anybody regardless of age or gender. There are grave concerns that the economic fallout from COVID-19 may be comparable to that of the Great Depression.
According to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, there are 2,064,668 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 137,124 deaths due to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19) in Japan, as of April 16th. The PRC reported that as of April 15th, there were 8,100 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 119 deaths, and 901 patients discharged from hospitals.
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