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Pandemic, lockdowns aided human trafficking worldwide, says UN

August 2, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the characteristics of trafficking, pushing it further underground and potentially increasing the dangers to victims by making...

Column • COVID-19

The knockdown effect of the lockdown

July 4, 2022

In China, domestic violence has nearly doubled since the lockdown, while Australia has reported an increase of about 70 percent in such cases. Globally, stay...

OP-ED

I am an introvert but lockdown wasn’t for me.

May 10, 2022

I, along with many others, considered the lockdown a haven for introverts. But soon the piercing arrow of reality burst my bubble. I’m an introvert girl In a...

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COVID lockdown: Drones, robot dogs patrol ‘ghost town’ Shanghai

April 6, 2022

The recent surge in Coronavirus cases in China, although small compared to some other countries, is a significant challenge to China’s zero-Covid...

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Tracking India’s mobility during lockdown

August 28, 2020

Google’s community mobility data shows that Lockdowns 1.0 and 2.0 were most effective, and some states with lower levels of mobility in the initial days helped...

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New Zealand: The ebb and flow of cases

August 21, 2020

After more than three months without a single case of community transmission, New Zealand’s winning streak came to an abrupt end this month when a new wave of...

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Air-ambulance demand soars in India as COVID -19 lockdown curbs intensify

May 22, 2020

Once considered to be an elite service in Indian healthcare delivery system, air-ambulances have come to rescue stranded patients during COVID-19 lockdown...

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Ratan Tata again hit by fake news, busts viral message

May 7, 2020

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India’s eminent industrialist and chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata clarifies that a newspaper article titled Ratan Tata’s message in Hindi about COVID-19 is...

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COVID-19: India goes into total lockdown

March 23, 2020

India is imposing tough measures to contain COVID-19 outbreak in the country. A total lockdown has been imposed on the entire nation, starting midnight on...