covid 19 COVID 19: Assessing Vulnerabilities and Impacts on Iraq By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 14:33:01 +0000 7 April 2020 Dr Renad Mansour Senior Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme; Project Director, Iraq Initiative @renadmansour Dr Mac Skelton Director, Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS), American University of Iraq, Sulaimani; Visiting Fellow, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics Dr Abdulameer Mohsin Hussein President of the Iraq Medical Association Following 17 years of conflict and fragile state-society relations, the war-torn country is particularly vulnerable to the pandemic. 2020-04-07-Iraq-COVID-spray Disinfecting shops in Baghdad's Bayaa neighbourhood as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19. Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images. Iraq is a country already in turmoil, suffering fallout from the major military escalation between the US and Iran, mass protests calling for an end to the post-2003 political system, and a violent government crackdown killing more than 600 and wounding almost 30,000 - all presided over by a fragmented political elite unable to agree upon a new prime minister following Adil abd al-Mehdi’s resignation back in November.COVID-19 introduces yet another threat to the fragile political order, as the virus exposes Iraq’s ineffective public health system dismantled through decades of conflict, corruption and poor governance.Iraqi doctors are making every effort to prepare for the worst-case scenario, but they do so with huge structural challenges. The Ministry of Health lacks enough ICU beds, human resources, ventilators, and personal protective equipment (PPE). Bogged down in bureaucracy, the ministry is struggling to process procurements of equipment and medications, and some doctors have made purchases themselves.But individual efforts can only go so far as many Iraqi doctors are concerned the official numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases do not reflect the complexity of the situation on the ground.The ministry relies predominately upon patients self-presenting at designated public hospitals and has only just begun community-based testing in areas of suspected clusters. Reliance on self-presentation requires a level of trust between citizens and state institutions, which is at a historic low. This gap in trust – 17 years in the making – puts Iraq’s COVID-19 response particularly at risk.Iraq’s myriad vulnerabilitiesCertain social and political factors leave Iraq uniquely exposed to the coronavirus. The country’s vulnerability is tied directly to its social, religious and economic interconnections with Iran, an epicenter of the pandemic.Exchanges between Iran and Iraq are concentrated in two regions, with strong cross-border links between Iraqi and Iranian Kurds in the north-east, and Iraqi and Iranian Shia pilgrims in the south. Cross-border circulation of religious pilgrims is particularly concerning, as they can result in mass ritual gatherings.The high number of confirmed cases in the southern and northern peripheries of the country puts a spotlight on Iraq's failure in managing healthcare. The post-2003 government has failed to either rebuild a robust centralized healthcare system, or to pave the way for a federalized model.Caught in an ambiguous middle between a centralized and federalized model, coordination across provinces and hospitals during the coronavirus crisis has neither reflected strong management from Baghdad nor robust ownership at the governorate level.This problem is part of a wider challenge of managing centre-periphery relations and federalism, which since 2003 has not worked effectively. Baghdad has provided all 18 provinces with instructions on testing and treatment, but only a handful have enough resources to put them into practice. Advanced testing capacity is limited to the five provinces with WHO-approved centers, with the remaining 13 sending swabs to Baghdad.But the greatest challenge to Iraq’s COVID-19 response is the dramatic deterioration of state-society relations. Studies reveal a profound societal distrust of Iraq’s public healthcare institutions, due to corruption and militarization of medical institutions. Numerous videos have recently circulated of families refusing to turn over sick members - particularly women - to medical teams visiting households with confirmed or suspected cases.As medical anthropologist Omar Dewachi notes, the ‘moral economy of quarantine’ in Iraq is heavily shaped by a history of war and its impact on the relationship between people and the state. Although local and international media often interpret this reluctance to undergo quarantine as a matter of social or tribal norms, distrusting the state leads many families to refuse quarantine because they believe it resembles a form of arrest.The management of coronavirus relies upon an overt convergence between medical institutions and security forces as the federal police collaborate with the Ministry of Health to impose curfews and enforce quarantine. This means that, troublingly, the same security establishment which violently cracked down on protesters and civil society activists is now the teeth behind Iraq’s COVID-19 response.Without trust between society and the political class, civil society organizations and protest movements have directed their organizational structure towards awareness-raising across Iraq. Key religious authorities such as Grand Ayatollah Sistani have called for compliance to the curfew and mobilized charitable institutions.However, such efforts will not be enough to make up for the lack of governance at the level of the state. In the short-term, Iraq’s medical professionals and institutions are in dire need of technical and financial support. In the long-term, COVID-19 is a lesson that Iraq’s once robust public healthcare system needs serious investment and reform.COVID-19 may prove to be another catalyst challenging the ‘muddle through’ logic of the Iraqi political elite. International actors have largely been complicit in this logic, directing aid and technical support towards security forces and political allies in the interest of short-term stability, and neglecting institutions which Iraqis rely on for health, education, and well-being.The response to the crisis requires cooperation and buy-in of a population neglected by 17 years of failed governance. This is a seminal event that may push the country to the brink, exposing and stirring underlying tensions in state-society relations.This analysis was produced as part of the Iraq Initiative. Full Article
covid 19 Webinar: Turkey’s Challenging Post-COVID 19 Outlook By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:05:01 +0000 Invitation Only Research Event 7 May 2020 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm Event participants Dr Murat Ucer, Turkey Country Analyst, GlobalSource Partners Chair: Fadi Hakura, Manager, Turkey Project, Europe Programme, Chatham House Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has so far refused to impose a nation-wide lockdown to suppress the spread of coronavirus in the country. In late March, Turkish health officials announced that they expect the virus to peak in three weeks' time and for Turkey to overcome it quickly. At the same time, Turkey has ruled out turning to the IMF for help in dealing with the crisis despite growing pressures on the Lira and the wider economy. The country's relations with its traditional allies, the US and Europe, remain thorny. This event will focus on the likely impact of the epidemic on Turkey's economy and politics. What are the reasons behind Erdogan’s reluctance to implement a comprehensive lockdown to break the chain of virus transmission? Why is Turkey resolutely opposed to agreeing a funding package with the IMF? What is the macro outlook for 2020 and beyond for the country's economy? And how may the government's long-term popularity be affected? Event attributes Chatham House Rule Department/project Europe Programme, Turkey Project Alina Lyadova Europe Programme Coordinator Email Full Article
covid 19 Online Therapy: A Powerful Tool in the Fight Against Covid 19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 13:19:21 +0000 The coronavirus pandemic is affecting billions of people around the world today. Coronavirus, now called covid 19, is a type of virus that is usually found in animals and is rarely transmitted to humans. According to reports from the World Health Organization, covid 19 likely originated from a seafood and meat market in Wuhan, China, […] Full Article Abnormal Psychology benefits of online therapy cost of online therapy newsnow online therapy covid 19
covid 19 Decline in air traffic in Tegel and Schönefeld in April / Covid 19 pandemic puts a limit to air traffic in the capital By www.berlin-airport.de Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 19:22:00 +0200 27,593 passengers departed from and landed at Berlin's airports Schönefeld and Tegel in April. That is just 1 per cent of air traffic in comparison to April 2019. 22,079 passengers flew from Tegel, and 5,541 from Schönefeld. Full Article
covid 19 How will the force majeure clause work in India during COVID 19? By www.lawyersclubindia.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:24:39 GMT Force majeure on contracts in India during COVID-19 Full Article
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covid 19 Coronavirus in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal launches ‘Delhi Fights Corona’ twitter handle to address COVID 19 queries By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T16:21:00+05:30 Coronavirus in Delhi: The dedicated Twitter handle will be monitored by a team formed by CM Kejriwal himself. The team will gather real-time information from the government hospitals and will ensure authentic inftromation on the deadly contagious disease. Full Article Health Lifestyle
covid 19 Coronavirus pandemic: Hotter, humid weather not effective; social distancing checks COVID 19, reveals study By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T13:43:00+05:30 Coronavirus, COVID 19 latest news: The revelation has been made in a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The study looked at 144 geopolitical areas. These areas include large swathes of the US, Canada, Australia, and other countries around the world. Full Article Health Lifestyle
covid 19 COVID 19: Kohli’s message “Stay strong and fight outbreak” By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-03-14T13:01:00+05:30 India captain Virat Kohli has urged his countrymen to take all necessary precautions in the wake of novel coronavirus pandemic. Full Article Sports
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covid 19 Coronavirus COVID 19-Guideline for Employers Germany By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-17 What should employers consider? The existing risk of infection and disease must be explained to the employees and they must be informed of precautionary measures and indicated conduct (disinfection, washing hands). The (always up-to-date) informati... Full Article
covid 19 COVID 19 and the critical role of managers in supporting wellbeing in the workplace By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-06 The COVID 19 pandemic has brought mental health and wellbeing to the fore in many organisations. These issues have become more prominent across workplaces in recent years but we are now facing unprecedented challenges of supporting distributed workf... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Quarantine bars Brisbane-based man's bid to see dying mum in NZ By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:49:50 +1200 By RNZ The cost of mandatory quarantine on both sides of the Tasman means a New Zealander living in Brisbane will not be reunited with his dying mother in Auckland.A close friend of the man - both of whom RNZ has agreed not... Full Article
covid 19 The Conversation: Was the Covid 19 coronavirus lockdown legal? One week might make all the difference By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:59:19 +1200 As New Zealand approaches the end of its strictest lockdown period, a debate has begun about whether it was legal in the first place. This is important because people are being prosecuted for breaching the lockdown. Naturally, lawyers... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: 'Mass of surfers' converge on Lyall Bay, Wellington during level 3 By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:55:01 +1200 A "mass of surfers" have converged on one of Wellington's most popular surf beaches.A Wellington local, who wanted to be known only as Brendan, said he was in the area for work when he decided to stop and see what was happening... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Up to two-week wait for The Warehouse deliveries By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:05:04 +1200 The Warehouse is advising customers on its website deliveries could take up to two weeks to arrive.It said while it was trying to get through orders as quickly as possible, because of the high number of orders it was struggling... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: The gagging order from Jacinda Ardern's office - cynical, arrogant and unnecessary By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:09:30 +1200 COMMENT: Want to know how the PM felt about the idea of making the lockdown even tougher on the back of surveys indicating public support for such measures? Or why the Finance Minister lost the battle to open the wage subsidy... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Two new cases today - both linked to St Margaret's By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:45:00 +1200 There are two new cases of Covid-19 today, one confirmed and one probable, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.Both cases are linked to the St Margaret's Hospital & Rest Home in Auckland.The confirmed case is a household... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Business insolvencies to surge as wage subsidy runs dry By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:00:00 +1200 Covid-19 has tipped some struggling and startup businesses over already - but the real toll will emerge in the coming months. READ MORE:• Receiver says wage subsidy propping up a walking-dead army of 'zombie firms' John... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Compliance checks on isolating close contacts now occurring daily By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:42:33 +1200 Close contacts of Covid-infected people are now being checked on every day to ensure compliance and see if they have developed any symptoms, Health Minister David Clark says.But an app to complement contact-tracing work was still... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Father of Kiwi in LA unable to get quarantine exemption dies By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:00:00 +1200 SIGN UP TO OUR COVID-19 NEWSLETTER.SIGN IN OR REGISTER, THEN SELECT TOP NEWS STORIES The father of a New Zealand woman living in Los Angeles seeking a quarantine exemption so she could see him again has died.Rachel Henderson... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Ministry of Health mandatory isolation review too late for one applicant By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:17:51 +1200 div class="element-action-button"> SIGN UP TO OUR COVID-19 NEWSLETTER. SIGN IN OR REGISTER, THEN SELECT TOP NEWS STORIES A Ministry of Health review of previously turned down requests to leave compulsory isolation early on compassionate... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Aucklanders flock to city bays as Kiwis warned not to get 'complacent' By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 18:18:58 +1200 Police are warning Kiwis not to flout the law after hordes took to the beach today despite the country still being at alert level 3. The day started with a "mass" of surfers converging on Wellington's Lyall Bay, and as the weather... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: What you need to know about Saturday's big developments By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:00:00 +1200 More revelations have been uncovered from the Government's coronavirus document dump, while new cases remain low as Cabinet prepares to decide when to move to alert level 2. Get all the important news and read the full stories in... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Police worry there will be mayhem on the streets at alert level 2 By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 20:34:38 +1200 Police fear bars will be "swamped" when the country finally drops to level 2.On Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will reveal when New Zealand will drop a level in its Covid-19 warning system – with the move potentially coming... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 What next? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-14 In light of the recent two-week extension of the lockdown, there is a lot of uncertainty regarding what may possibly transpire at the end of the lockdown period. There is also uncertainty regarding the extent of the Government’s powers, in res... Full Article
covid 19 China coronavirus stimulus: what measures have been used to combat the economic impact of Covid 19? By www.scmp.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:58:47 +0800 In response to the global financial crisis in 2008, China rolled out a massive 4 trillion yuan (US$564 billion) stimulus package.With the coronavirus posing an even greater threat to the economy, the outbreak left the top leadership with a decision to make, as the efforts in 2008 also left the nation with a mountain of debt.Before the outbreak, China had already cut the top tier of the value-added tax (VAT) rate to 13 per cent from 16 per cent in April 2019, after a one percentage point cut in… Full Article
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covid 19 Covid 19: Lyft कैब में ड्राइवर और पैसेंजर का मास्क पहनना हुआ अनिवार्य By www.amarujala.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:30:25 +0530 Lyft की नई पॉलिसी के मुताबिक जो लोग नए नियमों का पालन नहीं करेंगे, उन्हें लिफ्ट इस्तेमाल करने की अनुमति नहीं मिलेगी, हालांकि इस मामले में कंपनी अपने पैसेंजर और ड्राइवर पर भरोसा कर रही है, Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Scott Morrison announces restrictions easing in Australia By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:42:08 +1200 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced what will be first to reopen under the national cabinet's three-step plan to lift coronavirus restrictions.Morrison announced the plan agreed upon by state leaders in today's... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: UN chief says pandemic unleashing a 'tsunami of hate' By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:05:49 +1200 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing "a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scaremongering" and appealed for "an all-out effort to end hate speech globally".The UN chief... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: US unemployment surges to Depression-era level of 14.7 per cent By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:24:17 +1200 The coronavirus crisis has sent the US unemployment rate surging to 14.7 per cent, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression and President Franklin D. Roosevelt was assuring Americans the only thing to... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary tests positive By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:49:52 +1200 US Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said today, making her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week.President Donald Trump,... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Swedish expert says NZ faces years of quarantine for arrivals By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:09:08 +1200 Sweden's former top virus expert says lockdowns are just a way of delaying the inevitable and warns that New Zealand could face years of quarantining foreigners entering the country, even after wiping out Covid-19.Johan Giesecke... Full Article
covid 19 Coronavirus Covid 19: World Health Organisation advocates reform of wet markets over shutting them down By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:41:26 +1200 The World Health Organisation said yesterday that although a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan selling live animals likely played a significant role in the emergence of the new coronavirus, it does not recommend that such markets... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: How it spreads, and why some are spared – and others not By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:48:48 +1200 Almost every day a new study is published that shines light on the way in which the new coronavirus is spread. It will be years before the precise dynamics of transmission are nailed down, but the broad outline of how the disease... Full Article
covid 19 Coronavirus Covid 19: South African brewer says it may dump 400m bottles of beer By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:14:42 +1200 South African Breweries, one of the world's largest brewers, says it may have to destroy 400 million bottles of beer as a result of the country's ban on alcohol sales that is part of its lockdown measures to combat the spread of the... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: All the mistakes the United States has made in its response By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:56:33 +1200 The United States has suffered the largest coronavirus outbreak in the world by far, with five times as many reported cases as any other country and more than twice as many deaths.The numbers are astonishing. America has 1.3 million... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Why are Australians not catching virus at hairdressers or supermarket? By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:58:58 +1200 It's one of the great mysteries of Australia's Covid-19 experiment: despite fears supermarkets and hairdressers could prove high risk for the spread of the virus, there have been no major outbreaks detected.When pubs, clubs, and... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: Colombian-made hospital bed doubles as a coffin By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:13:12 +1200 A Colombian advertising company is pitching a novel if morbid solution to shortages of hospital beds and coffins during the coronavirus pandemic: combine them.ABC Displays has created a cardboard bed with metal railings that designers... Full Article
covid 19 Covid 19 coronavirus: White House officials ignored experts' advice, documents show By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:47:28 +1200 The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails... Full Article
covid 19 COVID 19: Impact on newspaper industry By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 10:28:23 GMT COVID 19: Impact on newspaper industry Full Article
covid 19 Face masks for the deaf: Covid 19's communication challenge for the hearing impaired By www.france24.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:04:18 GMT How to lip read when everyone’s face is hidden behind a mask? That is the challenge facing deaf people across the world as the Covid-19 pandemic makes face masks a part of daily life. The answer could be transparent face masks but such masks are in short supply, leading some to make their own. Full Article Europe
