Reports of older people facing: • rising abuse in some countries during coronavirus crisis • robberies, kidnapping and domestic violence • being left to die when suffering from COVID-19 COVID-19 has amplified the violence, abuse, and neglect of older people around the world, which was already on the rise, says HelpAge International today on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, it was estimated that 1 in 6 older people was subject to abuse. Emerging evidence is indicating that this has sharply increased in many countries as a direct result of the pandemic. “COVID-19 has caused considerable stress for people of all ages, for example due to lost incomes and difficult conditions created by restrictions on movement, physical distancing and isolation measures. This has seriously affected older people living in low- and middle-income countries, especially women, who were already socially and economically disadvantaged before the pandemic,” says Georgina Veitch, Globa...

  The new coronavirus may prove disastrous for the world’s poorest people, including those living in slums and refugee camps. Cases were slower to appear in low-income economies, but almost nowhere has escaped the pandemic. Pakistan has been the worst hit country in south Asia, with 2291 cases and troops deployed across cities to enforce a national lockdown. Elsewhere, Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere, has reported 16 cases. In Africa, most cases have been in relatively affluent South Africa and Egypt, but other countries are seeing rises too. Burkina Faso now has more than 250 cases, Senegal 190 and Ghana 195. Across the continent, there are now more than 7000 cases. The impact of the virus in many low-income economies is likely to be very different to rich ones such as the UK, says Azra Ghani at Imperial College London. Demographics are one big difference. The world’s poorest typically live in households containing more people, with all generations living toge...

Universities and restrictions for their students during the pandemic From overcrowded lecture halls in France to a ban on sleepovers in Ireland, special coronavirus apps in the UK, snitching on dorm parties in the US and shuttered campus gates in India, students face a range of experiences when – or if – universities reopen. Authorities around the world have introduced different measures to try to balance the needs of third-level education with those of public health amid an autumnal surge in Covid-19 infections. Students will encounter new rules, tensions and scrutiny in response to fears that universities and colleges will open the pandemic’s floodgates. At one extreme lies France where the government wants people back in lecture halls and tutorial rooms to bridge education inequities worsened by the crisis. Mask wearing is mandatory at all times and social distancing is encouraged but some institutions – not all – are overcrowded, with students cramming every seat and nook of lectur...

  During this Covid-19 outbreak, it is all the more important to follow a healthy diet while staying at home. With the coronavirus pandemic keeping us homebound, these few weeks have caused quite a ripple in our daily lifestyle. The important thing to remember right now is to take care of our health and stay safe. What can help is to follow a daily routine that will give you a purpose, help you stay focused and keep up the positivity. And in this, being mindful about your eating habits is crucial to stay healthy and also boost your immunity. Like they say that an ideal mind is a devil's workshop, don't give into ordering calorie loaded foods and munching on junk just because you are bored. During this Covid-19 outbreak, it is all the more important for you to follow a healthy diet, exercise regularly, stay hydrated and also get good sleep of about 7-9 hours. So start right away by getting into the habit of eating healthy. Healthy Diet Tips You Should Follow We list down 7 healt...

  Almost every country is scrambling to save their economies and livelihood as the world stares at the possibility of slipping into a recession, which is being dubbed by many as much worse and more severe than the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. But that was the kind of recession that countries fought head on. What was the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and how was it caused? It was on September 15, 2018 when America's fourth largest investment bank, Lehman Brothers' giant Investment Bank went bust and filed for bankruptcy. The bank had total debt of $613 billion against total assets of $639 billion and 25,000 employees worldwide. The bankruptcy of Lehman is said to be the largest in the history surpassing the Worldcom’s and Enron’s. This crisis let to the erosion of almost $10 trillion in market capitalization from global equity markets in October 2008. In a podcast, Susan Lund of Mckinsey says that the epicenter of the global financial crisis was really the housing market. ...

The UK is forecast to lose £22bn in spending as international tourism plummets, putting almost 3m jobs at risk, according to a report. The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said the continuing uncertainty around travel restrictions designed to halt a resurgence in coronavirus cases is causing millions of people to opt for staycations in their home countries instead. An impact assessment on the UK economy by the organisation estimates the fall in international tourist numbers could result in the amount spent dropping by 78%, or £420m a week. In a “worst-case” scenario mapped out by the WTTC, almost 3m jobs in the UK that rely on, or are supported by, the travel and tourism industry could be lost. “The lack of international travel caused by the pandemic could wipe out more than £22bn from the UK economy alone, a loss of £60m a day, from which it could take years to recover,” said Gloria Guevara, the president and chief executive of the WTTC. “It could also threaten London’s positio...