THIS LIFE: CARING FOR YOUR EXTROVERT – TAKING CARE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS DURING ISOLATION
ELISABETH CARTER provides some tips on caring for the outgoing person in your life during the coronavirus crisis…
Actor Michael Sheen urges UK to use hotels as refuges during COVID-19 lockdown
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Hollywood actor and activist Michael Sheen urged the British government to turn empty hotels into refuges for people fleeing violence at home during the coronavirus lockdown as he warned there would be a dramatic increase in domestic abuse. The Welsh actor, famous for his roles in the Twilight Saga and Oscar […]
Left jobless by pandemic, Colombia’s informal workers to get government aid
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation The poorest residents from street vendors to war victims will receive cash and food during the coronavirus lockdown in Colombia, where roughly half the wage earners work off the books with no savings, authorities said. The government said it will spend $US120 million to help about three million informal economy workers […]
Australia asks people to isolate more even as coronavirus spread slows
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Australians were asked on Sunday to further isolate themselves from the public to keep the coronavirus from spreading even as authorities said the rate of daily infections has halved in recent days. Government officials said that public gatherings must be restricted to two people and Australians should stay inside unless shopping for essentials, […]
Indian ex-slaves unite to inform unaware survivors about coronavirus
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Slavery survivors in India are using WhatsApp groups to raise awareness about coronavirus among their peers in villages where many former bonded labourers are unaware of the pandemic. Survivor networks across several states are messaging their members with voice notes and videos about handwashing, social distancing, and the implications of India’s […]
In the US, Black church leaders push for census participation despite coronavirus
RNS Community of Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church in Maryland is switching gears as it promotes the need for African Americans to fill out the 2020 census form in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Prince George’s County congregation had planned to hold block parties with other churches in the Washington metropolitan area to […]
STOP THE CLOCK: JAPAN AWAKES TO REALITY OF TOKYO GAMES POSTPONEMENT
JACK TARRANT and JU-MIN PARK, of Reuters, report from Japan as news that the Olympics Games have been postponed sinks in…