The post-lockdown group reported more severe mental health problems, including more severe symptoms of anxiety, depression and internalising problems.
COVID19 cases sharply escalated in Guangzhou and other major Chinese cities, official data showed on Tuesday, with the global manufacturing hub fighting its worst flareup ever.
Millions of people in areas surrounding China's capital were ordered into lockdown Tuesday, with authorities doubling down on efforts to contain Covid-19 ahead of a key ruling Communist Party meeting this year.
More Shanghai residents were given the freedom to go out to shop for groceries for the first time in nearly two months on Thursday as authorities set out more plans for exiting the city-wide COVID-19 lockdown more fully.
Authorities in Shanghai, which is battling one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks, have erected fences outside the homes of people who have tested positive.
The organiser of the Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) have announced that the 2022 edition of the show will be cancelled, due to issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The motor show has been cancelled for the third time.
With COVID19 spreading widely thanks to a lack of ventilation and indoor air purification, an air purifier will become critical for your vehicle.
Authorities are lagging their existing financing target by Rs 188 billion ($2.5 billion) just one month into the new fiscal year, according to Bloomberg's calculations based on official data
The fiscal year has been a roller-coaster ride for the markets, with the Sensex touching a nadir of 25,639 in March 2020 and rallying relentlessly thereafter to an all-time high of 52,517 on February 16, 2021
Kaushik Das, chief India economist at Deutsche Bank AG in Mumbai, says if cases continue to surge, it will cost the economy and the impact on growth will be felt in the April to June quarter
The government hopes this move will go a long way in restoring normalcy for the sector that has been hit badly due to the lockdown caused by the Covid19 pandemic
German manufacturers' recovery from lockdown measures continued last month, with output growing at the fastest pace since February 2018, a survey showed on Tuesday.
Speaking in Hindi, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said the moratorium was a "temporary solution" for lockdown and not a permanent fix.
Uber Technologies has reported a loss of $1.78 billion in its Q2 2020 earnings owing to lockdowns imposed across the world thanks to the COVID19 pandemic. This has impacted its core ride-sharing massively. Year on year, its ride-sharing business collapsed by 73% compared to Q2 of 2019. On the bright side, with people staying in more, its UberEats, food delivery busine...
German automaker Volkswagen AG expects a slight growth in China's premium car segment this year despite a slide in broader market sales, a senior executive said.
All insurers have seen a degrowth in April and May due to the coronavirus lockdown, MD and CEO of IFFCO-TOKIO Anamika Roy Rastrawar said at a webinar.
Things are going to be very different the next time you visit a salon
Asian shares advanced on Monday after a surprise recovery in US employment gave further confidence of a quick economic recovery after many weeks of lockdowns aimed at controlling the coronavirus pandemic.
The Madhya Pradesh government has readied 60,000 beds in various hospitals to deal with spike in COVID-19 cases, if any, after easing of the lockdown curbs, a senior Health official said today.
Asia's third-largest economy will contract this quarter for the first time since the mid-1990s, a May Reuters poll found, having expanded 3.1 per cent last quarter, its weakest annual pace in at least eight years
By now, all of us are aware of the importance of social distancing, but there are time we have to step out of house for essentials like grocery, vegetables and milk. Here are some tips that you could practice to ensure maximum protection and avoid germs:
The Uttar Pradesh government said penalty rules have been modified under COVID-19 second amendment guidelines 2020 in the state amid the ongoing nation-wide lockdown to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
An employee at car maker Maruti Suzuki's plant in the city of Manesar tested positive for COVID-19, the company said on Saturday. The employee tested positive on Friday and there was a possibility of a second infection as of Saturday, a company representative said in a statement. The employee who tested positive on Friday was hospitalized in stable condition, the stat...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expects the country's GDP or gross domestic product to contract in the current financial year, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday, as he announced a reduction in the repo rate by 40 basis points to 4 per cent. GDP growth will be in the negative territory in 2020-21, Mr Das said in his first address to the media after the government...
1. Support the most vulnerable families with Food Items/Unconditional Cash Transfer to ensure their survival during the days of maintaining ‘Physical Distance'.
2. Distribution of the ‘Safety Kit for Service Providers’ with Protective Gears/Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among the frontline health workers and caregivers to protect them from infection. (N- 95 Masks, Hand Sanitisers, Gloves, Medical Aprons, Disposable Goggles, Handwashing Liquid).
3. Distribution of ‘Safety Kit for Community’ among the community members to help them protect from spread of the infection and installation of ‘Portable Hand Wash Stations’ at important places like Hospital, Panchayat, Health Centres, and at important places at community level also. (Hand Washing soaps, Liquid soaps, N- 95 Mask).
4. Help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the vulnerable communities by creating awareness and sharing verified information about adopting prescribed protection measures through awareness vans, local media and digital messages.
5. Engage with the government and raise the issue of providing immediate economic assistance to the informal sector workforce and strengthening the public healthcare system by allocating more funds to it.
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