Coronavirus – The Diplomatic Envoy

UK Ends COVID-19 Restrictions in “Living With COVID” Plan

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Sophie Ulm 0 Comments pandemic, Mask Mandate, COVID-19 Restrictions, Coronavirus, COVID-19

For the first time in two years, England has lifted all government-sponsored COVID-19 restrictions in what has been dubbed the “living with COVID” plan. According to ABC News, England will no longer require mask wearing, mandatory isolation for those who test positive for COVID-19, or financial aid for people who have lost part of their income due to isolation. Beginning on April 1, free testing will also be scaled back. Scotland, Wales, and Ireland are all following suit in reopening, however with slightly more cautious policies.

March 2022 2022 International News Asia

Australia Fully Reopens Borders after Two Years of COVID-19 Closure

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Andrea Hebel 0 Comments pandemic, Mask Mandate, COVID-19 Restrictions, Australia, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Australia has officially reopened its borders to all travelers for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Much of the country lifted restrictions on February 21, sparking an influx of flights into the country as individuals reunited and tourism resumed, Reuters reports. CNN adds that the last state to reopen, Western Australia, accepted its first flights on March 3, fully reopening the country’s borders and ending quarantine requirements for vaccinated individuals.

2021 November 2021 International News

WHO Rejects Turkmenistan’s Zero-COVID Claim

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 Christopher Benítez Cuartas 0 Comments Turkmenistan, Coronavirus, WHO, COVID-19, Vaccine Rollout

The government of Turkmenistan continues to claim it is free of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite growing backlash from opposition groups abroad and a visit from the World Health Organization (WHO). The Central Asian former Soviet Republic is one of nine nations that has yet to report a single COVID-19 case, according to ABC News.

2021 May 2021 Analysis Americas

COVID-19 Exposes Labor Informality in Latin America

May 4, 2021January 27, 2022 Daniela Maquera Sardon 0 Comments politics, education, Latin America, Coronavirus, COVID-19, labor

For years, informal work has sustained nearly a third of Latin America’s growing economies. With the economic slump created by the COVID-19 pandemic, informality is a big driver behind the expected two-decade economic regression in Latin America.

September 2020 Opinion 2020

Access to Education in the Age of the Coronavirus

September 25, 2020January 22, 2021 Collin Duran 0 Comments education, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Coronavirus has exposed an empty commitment to education in the United States and has highlighted the effects of severe income inequality on students and their educational experience.

September 2020 Opinion 2020

Will the SDG’s Survive through the 2020s?

September 25, 2020January 22, 2021 Sebastian Kopec 0 Comments Coronavirus, SDG, COVID-10, sustainable development goals

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc upon the global economy, attention is being brought towards the state of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and their achievability by the deadline of 2030. Unfortunately, it appears that these goals will not be achieved by 2030 and instead most likely fall into most national government’s periphery as the decade continues, with the health crisis only affirming the prior failure of governments to act to address the SDG’s.

May 2020 International News 2020 Europe

Spain, France, and Italy Ease Coronavirus Lockdowns

May 6, 2020 Keshav Agiwal 0 Comments France, Europe, Spain, Italy, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Countries like Spain, France, and Italy were especially hard hit by the pandemic. However, through efforts to reduce the number of cases, these countries are starting to ease their coronavirus lockdowns.

April 2020 Global International News 2020

Vulnerable Populations: COVID-19 and the Risk of Leaving Developing States Behind

April 22, 2020June 15, 2021 Megan Gawron 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID-19, April 2020 Special Edition, Pandemics, Developing States

As Americans lament the social distancing measures in place to combat COVID-19, thousands of the world’s most vulnerable populations face an even greater challenge than closed nightclubs and toilet paper shortages.

April 2020 Global International News 2020

Government Interventions, Public Health Responses, and the Economics of Pandemics

April 22, 2020 Ali H. Aljarrah 0 Comments Economy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, April 2020 Special Edition, Pandemics

As the world hits over a million total confirmed cases of COVID-19, the world economy remains in a comatose state due to government mitigation policies designed to slow the infection rate of the virus.

April 2020 Global Climate Change International News 2020

“Wake-Up Call”: How the Coronavirus Can Impact Climate Change

April 22, 2020May 1, 2020 Axel Sontgerath 0 Comments Climate Change, environment, Coronavirus, COVID-19, April 2020 Special Edition, Pandemics

Ultimately, the COVID-19 pandemic will not offer up a solution to climate change. Even though it may have given the Earth a much-needed breather, government interventionist policies could end up doing more harm in the long run.

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