Dr. Nahid Bhadelia warned that she anticipates another surge of Covid infections as the new variants of the virus appear across the U.S. If I encounter a person who has one of these variants, I m much more likely to catch the infection from them, and then also, in turn, I m much more likely to transmit it, which means we might have a lot more infections, said Bhadelia during a Monday evening interview on CNBC. And so, you might see more infections in February that then lead to more hospitalizations and deaths in March.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Monday that the dangerous new Covid variants remain a great concern. At least 32 states have reported cases of the new Covid Strains detected in the U.K, Brazil, and South Africa, according to the CDC. Health officials in Maryland reported the state s first case of the South African variant over the weekend, making it the third known case of the strain in the U.S.
Aiming for a gender-equal world
Global report highlights inequalities and provides roadmap for action.
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Exacerbating the long-standing gender divide, girls and women worldwide have been hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released by Women Deliver and Focus 2030.
“COVID-19 has exposed the economic gender fault lines across Australia and the world,” says Tanja Kovac, CEO of Gender Equity Victoria, Australia. “[Women] recognise the risk of disaster posed by this moment in history and what it means for their own wellbeing and progress and that of their children.”
In 13 out of 17 countries surveyed since the outbreak, women reported more emotional stress and mental health challenges compared to men, including higher gender-based violence, fewer sexual and reproductive services, greater economic impact and increased household burdens.
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BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Seven in 10 workers on the frontline of the pandemic are female yet women are left out of many COVID-19 response and recovery plans, according to a global survey published on Thursday.
The survey, by New York-based women’s rights advocacy group Women Deliver and Paris-based research organization Focus 2030, gathered the views of 17,000 men and women in 17 countries.
Most wanted women to have a greater say and worried the pandemic had set back progress on equal rights.
“People around the world recognize that gender equality is an issue of our time. And that it is an issue that has been (made) more urgent by COVID-19,” said Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, head of U.N. Women, at a virtual launch.
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Seven in 10 workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic are female yet women are left out of many COVID-19 response and recovery plans, according to a global survey published on Thursday.
The survey, by New York-based women’s rights advocacy group Women Deliver and Paris-based research organisation Focus 2030, gathered the views of 17,000 men and women in 17 countries.
Most wanted women to have a greater say and worried the pandemic had set back progress on equal rights.
“People around the world recognise that gender equality is an issue of our time and that it is an issue that has been [made] more urgent by COVID-19,” said Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, head of UN Women, at a virtual launch.