„What remains of the mask. The unmasked society. Ethical and psychological aspects of the symbolism and practice of masking under conditions of COVID-19“. A workshop in two parts, organized by the Working Group in the Global Health Hub Germany, „Global Health, Values and Ethics“: Part 2 International Perspectives Ole Döring (Germany, Ethics) „What the mask…
AN INSIGHT INTO COVID-19 IN COLOMBIA By Lina Garnica Rosas, June 20, 2020 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly increased in the pandemic scale since it first began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 (1). More than 180 countries have reported cases, including Colombia (2). The Colombian government has established several public health measures to…
An insight into the impact of COVID-19 in Peru Declared as the second hotspot in the Americas after Brazil, Peru is battling to control the COVID-19 pandemic which has already led to almost 200.000 confirmed cases and more than 5.000 deaths. The government of President Vizcarra had responded rapidly by closing international borders and implementing…
COVID-19 in Venezuela: the least of the worries. The current pandemic is affecting the global economy and will drastically change the way people behave from now on, from individual to international perspectives. Through the last four months, diverse socio-economic, and health actions implemented by governments worldwide had shown their results, and some of those countries…
An insight into COVID in Mexico Country profile Mexico is a country located in the North American continent. It borders in the north with the United States of America and in the south with Guatemala and Belize. It has a federal democratic, representative government and it is divided into 32 federal sovereign states. It has…
AN INSIGHT INTO COVID-19 IN GHANA by Seth Kofi Abrokwa, May 7, 2020 As at when this article was written (7 May 2020), 3091 cases of COVID-19 have been reported with 303 recoveries and 18 related deaths in Ghana. Following the confirmation of the first two cases on 12 March 2020, and as confirmed cases…
An insight into COVID-19 in the Ukraine by Iryna Kanya, MSc Human Rights, Institute for Research in International Assistance, Akkon Hochschule As of 17th of March, there were only 14 registered COVID-19 cases in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Health. Even though the number of infected was not high in comparison with other European…
An insight into COVID-19 in Sweden by Olivia Biermann and Birger Forsberg, 21 April 2020 Life in Sweden is not continuing as usual during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sweden’s strategy may be different from other countries, as it aims not only at reducing COVID-19 transmission but also at reaching other important health goals. The strategy combines…
SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Observations from Australia by Clint Rodgers, Melbourne, Australia In a world that not long ago appeared to be on a relentless trajectory towards globalisation, harmonisation and integration, the response to SARS CoV-2 in many respects exceeds even the most unanticipated political and economic shifts preceding its outbreak. A pandemic of this scale presents…
COVID-19 is the „biggest threat to peace and security“, says Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealnd and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. She’s calling on the UN Security Council and the G20 to lend its weight to the global response – and it’s paying off. Watch Part 1 of her interview…