Reports of ‘honour-based’ abuse increased following lockdowns and change to police recording rules: Alexey_M/Shutterstock Cases of so-called honour-based abuse (HBA) are on the rise in England and Wales. Home Office figures show 2,905 HBA offences in 2022-23 – an increase of 1% in the year ending March 2023 from the year before. This is a …
How COVID lockdowns triggered changes in peregrine falcon diets – and what this means for urban pest control: Pigeons are a key source of food for the peregrine falcon. Sriram Bird Photographer/Shutterstock Many people saw their eating habits change during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Some ate more frequently or experimented with healthier recipes. Others ordered more …
Ebola in Uganda: lessons from COVID show that heavy-handed lockdowns may be a bad idea: Economic well-being is crucial to population health GettyImages Since the first case of the current Ebola outbreak in Uganda was confirmed in mid-September, the number of cases has topped 127 across seven districts, including 17 in the capital city Kampala. …
COVID lockdowns in Nigeria brought the fear of crime closer to home. What communities did next: The 2020 COVID lockdown witnessed an upsurge in crime in Ibadan, Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images The COVID pandemic changed people’s lives in many ways. For instance, lockdowns and curfews drove people from their cities’ streets and …
Children’s physical activity dropped during COVID lockdowns but didn’t bounce back – new UK research: matimix/Shutterstock During the COVID pandemic, lockdowns and school closures brought about significant changes to children’s opportunities to be active. While the precise rules varied around the world, most countries experienced some level of restrictions for a time. Unsurprisingly, when everything …
Effect of lockdowns on birth rates in the UK: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Many wondered whether the COVID lockdowns would lead to a baby boom or a bust. We finally have some answers – for the UK, at least. Broadly, provisional data from the Office for National Statistics suggests there was a temporary decline in babies …
Did the COVID lockdowns work? Here’s what we know two years on: cktravels.com/Shutterstock Since the UK first entered lockdown on March 23 2020, little in the pandemic has attracted so much attention and controversy as this decision to grind social and economic life to a halt. Was it the right thing to do? Properly evaluating …
COVID: a two-year journey through lockdowns, lives lost and life-saving research: Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images It’s been two years since the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and its disease, COVID-19 were declared a global public health emergency. During this period, there have been over 433 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including over 6 million deaths, reported to the …
South Africa in the news: South Africa’s GDP shrinks by 1.5% as lockdowns and looting bite: The twin pressures of tighter Covid-19 lockdown restrictions and a spate of civil disorder in July led to the economy contracting in the third quarter of 2021, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday …: “South Africa” – BingNews David …
Household mixing during COVID-19: our research suggests adherence to lockdowns in England declined over time: Olena Ivanova/Shutterstock The grim prospect of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders is back in the news, with a number of European countries having either introduced new restrictions or reimposed full lockdowns amid rising cases. These developments inevitably raise questions around how we …
Selective lockdowns can be ethically justifiable – here’s why: Spitzi-Foto/Shutterstock COVID is surging in some European countries. In response, Austria and Russia are planning to reimpose lockdowns, but only for the unvaccinated. Is this ethical? Some countries already have vaccine passport schemes to travel or enter certain public spaces. The passports treat those who have …
South Africa in the news: South Africa’s Tourism Income Wobbles As Strict Lockdowns and UK Red List Bite: Analysis – South Africa’s tourism remains on its back after the strict Covid-19 lockdowns during the Northern Hemisphere summer and violent riots in July, worsening the hit the labour-intensive sector …: “South Africa” – BingNews England squad: …
COVID-19: further lockdowns unlikely but some winter restrictions are possible: On July 19 2021, nearly all legal restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 were removed in England. A requirement to isolate at the request of NHS Track and Trace remains for people exposed to an infected person and who aren’t double vaccinated, but …
How COVID-19 lockdowns and car-free days affected air pollution in Rwanda’s capital: A road running through Kigali, Rwanda Stephanie Braconnier/Shutterstock Rising levels of vehicle traffic, industrial activity and urban sprawl are contributing to rising levels of air pollution across the global South. This is particularly the case in cities where urbanisation is progressing fastest. In …
COVID-19 lockdowns and contraception: unexpected findings in four African countries: Women's need for contraception and contraceptive use must be an ongoing priority. Jonathan Torgovnik for The Hewlett Foundation/Reportage by Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the sexual and reproductive health needs of women across contexts. To curb the spread of disease across sub-Saharan Africa, …
Lockdowns reduced urban crime by over a third around the globe – but some cities benefited more than others: fivepointsix/Shutterstock Soon after the first lockdowns started, newspaper articles were ripe with speculation and reports about the effect of the pandemic on crime around the globe. Many reports suggested there would be a rapid fall in …
Endurance got us through multiple lockdowns, and it’ll help us coming out of the pandemic too: Shutterstock/Mariia Korneeva The coronavirus, or rather the measurements taken against it, changed our perception of time. For many, the attempts to prevent the spread of the virus resulted in a feeling that time had come to a standstill. When …
COVID vaccine weekly: local lockdowns and vaccination surges could be used to contain B16172 variant: May 17 is probably circled and underlined in many British people’s diaries. It marks a key point in the UK’s exit from lockdown: from this date, six people or two households can mix indoors, indoor drinking and dining can resume, …