UNSCR 1325 @ 20: THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE SECURITY SECTOR

The very first Annual Forum on Women in the Security Sector was held in Abuja between the 19th and 20th of November 2020 @ the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Conference Centre & Suites. The theme was - 'UNSCR @ 20: Present realities & future opportunities'. I was a stakeholder at the conference jointly sponsored Federal Ministry of Women Affairs (FMWA), the Nigerian Army & UN Women. Some of the participants were:

*Dame Pauline Tallen - Minister of Women Affairs

*Ms. Comfort Lamptey - UN Women Country Representative

*Dr. Ifeoma Anyanwutaku - Permanent Secretary, FMWA

*Brigadier-General Christine Thomas - Gender Advisor, Defense Headquarters, Abuja

*Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa - Independent Consultant/Conflict Transformation & Gender Expert

*Dr. Julie Sanda - National Defense/Keynote Speaker

*Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi - Consultant

*Ms. Ene Ede - Coordinator, VAPP, FCT

L-R: Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa & Brigadier-General Christine Thomas (Gender Advisor, Defense Headquarters, Abuja).

The objectives of the conference, which built on the policy dialogue held with the Reference Group on Gender Responsive Security Sector were:

*To serve as a platform for identifying gaps/issues and strategic opportunities to increase women's meaningful participation in the security sector.

*To exchange experiences, challenges and good practice for designing and implementing GB policies, and identify specific needs across various institutions'

*To provide an opportunity for women in the security sector to share their lived experiences and contribute to a participatory process in advancing gender balance.

*To serve as a platform for advocacy for advancing GB in the security sector, including through developing and presenting policy recommendations to senior-level decision makers... 

Advancing gender balance in Security Sector Institutions (SSIs) was identified as a key strategy for enhancing gender-responsive Security Sector Reform (SSR). A positive consequence of this is gender mainstreaming (GM). GM focuses on ensuring the needs, experiences and perspectives of women,  men, girls and boys are integrated into SSR. Gender balance (GB) focuses on measures to promote the equal participation of women and men in security establishments/forces across functions and at all levels in the hierarchy with the support of women's organisations. Specific interventions include reviewing recruitment policies and employment terms to ensure they are not discriminatory. Networks should also be created to serve as the platform for gender balance.

The importance of implementing measures to advance GB as part of a gender-responsive SSR has been recognised in key global normative frameworks:

*The Peace & Security Agenda's first resolution, UNSCR 1325 (2000) referred to women's participation in the security sector, whilst

*UNSCR 1820 (2008) specifically underlines the need for women's engagement in SSR and associated SSI processes. In addition, the 

*UNSCR 2151 (2014), the first UNSCR on SSR, emphasises the importance of women's equal, effective and full involvement in SSR.

In Nigeria, both the first and second National Action Plans (NAPs)on UNSCR 1325 have emphasised the increased participation (in numbers, roles and seniority) of women  in SSIs. The first NAP indicated that the target for women's participation should be 35%, in line with the National Gender Policy (NGP). It is worthy of note that Nigeria's security sector is engaged in multiple conflict theatres. As a result, violence against women & girls (VAW&G) and other human rights violations against vulnerable persons are pervasive. In this context, the importance of a gender-balanced security sector cannot be overemphasised. 

I look forward to the second edition of the conference next year... 

Related Links

*Women peace-builders essential for sustainable world peace    ow.ly/IQqj50CprsR

*VE & gender in Central Sahel: Dodmatism or Pragmatism    internationalalert.org

*Policy Brief Series: WPS & the Generation Equality Action Coalitions    wilpf.org

*Tanzania's new female President, Samia Hassan, brings new hope to women in East Africa     usip.org/publications/2021/03/...

*The missing piece: athers' role in stemming youth radicalisation     usip.org

*Empowered women create a more peaceful world      linkedin.com

*Women's recruitment into the security sector by Catherine White     http://ow.ly/CLpQ50E9ia1 

 

    

  

EMERGING TRENDS & DYNAMICS IN THE FARMER-HERDER CRISIS IN NIGERIA

 I was a valued stakeholder at the Centre for Democracy & Development (CDD), United States Institute for Peace (USIP) and the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) Office - The Presidency joint conference on 'Emerging trends and dynamics in the farmer-herder crisis in Nigeria'. The parley was held on the 19th of November at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. Two major papers were presented:

*Farmer-Herder conflicts in Northern Nigeria: Trends, dynamics & Gender perspectives by Dr. Nathaniel Danjibo &

*The implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP): The journey so far by Dr. Andrew  Kwasari.

Some of the participants at the conference include:

*Ms. Idayat Hassan (represented by Shamsudeen Yusuf) - Director CDD

*Amb. Abdu Zango - Country Manager, USIP for Nigeria, the Middle East & Africa

*Dr. Andrew Kwasari - SSA to the President

*Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa - Non Resident Senior Fellow, CDD & Member of FFARN (Forum on Farmer-Herder Relations in Nigeria)

*Prof. Oshita Oshita - Member of FFARN

*Dr. Nathaniel Danjibo - University of Ibadan

*Dr. Chris Kwaja - Modibo Adama University of Technology,Yola & Member of FFARN

*Tog Gang - Search for Common Ground (SFCG)

*Adagbo Onoja - Media Practitioner

*Kadija Ardido Haruna - Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN)

*Hon Nyam Pam Dareng - Fmr. Member, House of Representatives

*Chrisantus Lapang - SFCG

                                          Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa speaking @ the conference

The objectives of the conference were to:

*Critically review the result of field research to bring stakeholders to speed as regards new trends in the farmer-herder crisis.

*Effectively deliberate on government responses in adapting to the challenging dynamics of the conflict with special emphasis on the NLTP.

*Generate recommendations with practical strategies to be employed by state and non-state actors towards mitigating the conflict. Such suggested solutions should be strategic and measurable.

The research was in Benue, Kaduna, Katsina and Nasarawa states. Locations, not communities were the targets for Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). In Katsina state, farmer-herder crisis has declined and mutated into banditry. In Benue state, the slang is 'It is either you ranch or you ruin your animals'. The conflict has reduced with the activities of Operation Ayem Akpatuma. In Kaduna state, the conflict was intense in 2012 and has abated between 2013 and 2019 for the following reasons:

-The establishment of the Farmer-Herder Relations Committee.

-Mutation of the conflict into banditry.

-Introduction of early maturing seedlings for early harvesting.

-Presence and operations of security agencies.

In Nasarawa and Katsina states the activities of livestock guards sometimes lead to the killing of pastoralists' cows. In Zamfara state, for example, the issue of armed banditry has been complicated by the activities of illegal miners.

According to Dr. Andrew Kwasari, some progress has been made on the implementation of the NLTP. 'Even if Nigeria succeeds in implementing the NLTP, neighbouring countries need to do the same for the impact of the work done by Nigeria to be felt in the West African region'. Gender dis-aggregated data are being compiled at every turn.

The following were my observations, comments & recommendations:

-The NLTP needs continuous advocacy for it to be internalised at the grassroots level. For example, the research finding was that there was no mention of the NLTP in the communities. I suggest that the NLTP should be further 'democratised' by translating the precis version into the major Nigerian languages and indeed pidgin.

-The failed peace meetings by MACBAN in Benue and Nasarawa states should be re-visited.

-The establishment of Dangote Company in Nasarawa has enhanced security in the state, because while the Company is protecting its assets and workers, the citizens are also protected by proxy. More of such Companies should be established in areas ravaged by the farmer-herder conflict.

-Vigilante groups should be further encouraged in their Early Warning and sometimes Early Response role.

-Pastoralists and Religious leaders should reach out more to one another.

-Traditional leaders should be empowered to play their mediatory role in the farmer-herder conflict more effectively.

-Government policies that pertain to the farmer-herder conflict should be more consistent and sustainable.

-Perception is everything. Both farmers and herders should perceive that they are being equally treated by appointed Mediators, Conciliators and indeed government.

-There is a need to move from 'Project-based approaches' to the 'Sustainable development' approach.

-Small Arms & Light Weapons (SALWs) should be aggressively mopped up. They are the 'weapons of mass destruction' in Africa.

-The sponsors of those committing atrocities in the farmer-herder conflict should be unveiled, named, shamed and prosecuted!

-Conflict-sensitive reporting is essential. Reporters should be trained in the art of effective 'conflict reporting'.

-The fact that herders constitute a significant proportion of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) population should be addressed.

-Have the 'Anti-grazing Laws' really engendered peace? If not, should we be eyeing novel strategies for peace?

The conversation, according to the organisers, would continue at the state level and in various communities. We keep our fingers crossed...  

Related Links

*Farmer-herder conflict: 10 states ready to implement NLTP - Presidency    naija247news.com

*Implementation of NLTP will address farmer-herder conflicts - CDD    https;//dailytrust.com/implementation-of-nltp-will-address-farmer-herder-conflicts/ 

*Unsafe land: In many parts of the North-West, especially Zamfara state, bandits levy farmers before they can harvest their crops    https://nextierspd.com/unsafe-lands/

*Governance, fragility & insurgency in the Sahel: A hybrid order in the making    https://www.nupi.no/.../governance-fragility-insurgency-sahel.../

*Science combating desertification in the Sahel spearheaded by Barkissa Fofana, a female Microbiologist from Burkina Fasso    fao.org/fao-stories/articles/en/c/1179165/

*BH blocks Lake Chad routes   issafrica.org/iss-today/boko-haram.../

*World Bank plans to invest over $5b in Drylands in Africa    worldbank.org    https://t.co/MYVKiYYG2V?amp=1

*Insecurity & Covid-19: Threats to electoral democracy in Africa     cddwestafrica.org

*People and war     nextierspd.com

*Deradicalising, rehabilitating & reintegrating: Building peace in Nigeria     cddwestafrica.org

*Dilemma of the demise of Chad's Idris Deby     nextierspd.com

*Aid cuts, political impasse and extremism - What next for local communities?    https://lnkd.in/d_De8jJ

 

      

  

FACE-2-FACE POLICY ANALYSIS (F2FPA) PROJECT IN BENUE & PLATEAU STATES, NIGERIA

As a follow up to the Online Policy Analysis (OPA) of contentious Policies, Laws, Bills & Acts in Nigeria, the Face-2-Face Policy Analysis (F2FPA) was facilitated by me in Plateau and Benue states on the 15th and 18th of September respectively under the auspices of Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy & Development (SCDDD); Mercy Corps & Pastoral Resolve (PARE). I was in the field between the 15th and 19th of September, 2020

                                Photo above: Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa sitting/relaxed during tea break

            Photo above: Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa facilitating @ the F2FPA in Plateau state

Photo above: Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa and Covid-19 compliant stakeholders @ the Jos (Plateau state) parley

The documents x-rayed in Plateau were:

1) The Companies & Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020

2) The National Grazing Route & Reserve Commission (NGRRC) Bill, 2016

3) Response by Plateau state government & citizens to the NGRRC Bill, 2016

4) The concept of 'Indigeneity' in Nigeria

5) The Land Use Act (LUA) 1978

6) The Water Resources Amendment (WRA) Act 2020

In Makurdi (Benue state), (4) was not addressed, while (3) was replaced by the Benue State Open Grazing Prohibition & Ranching Establishment Law 2017

            Photo above: Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa facilitating the F2FPA in Makurdi, Benue state

It was made abundantly clear that government usually has relatively good intentions for Policies, Laws & Acts. However, in the course of actual implementation, the citizenry detect flaws in the documents that may make them challenging to implement. The reaction to the CAMA Act in both states was that it should not entail religious bodies while others felt religious bodies should be guided by the same laws which 'bind' charities.

                                              Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa speaking in Makurdi

In the two states, it was suggested that the LUA should be reviewed in line with modern trends. The popular opinion was that the LUA should be read in conjunction with the NGRRC Bill 2016 & the WRA 2020. It is noteworthy that due to the vehement outcry against the Water Resources (Amendment) Act 2020 has been withdrawn by the sponsor in the House of Representatives! This shows the importance of citizen engagement with Policies, Laws and Acts  that affect their lives, since in the final analysis, the citizens know where the shoe pinches vis-a-vis these pieces of legislation...The dialogue continues...

   Photo above: Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa in group photograph with critical stakeholders in Makurdi

Related Links

*Conflict potentials of the 2020 Water Resources Act     nextierspd.com

 

MY HUSBAND, JOHN OLUFEMI KUSA @ 70

Today, 23rd August 2020 is the 70th birthday of  'the wind beneath my wings', my better half, husband for 37 years and still counting, John Olufemi Kusa, popularly known as 'Femi Kusa'. I woke up this morning to the realisation that the news was all over the place (radio, television, newspapers and social media) that my humble, self-effacing, hardworking, loyalty personified, terrific professional, complete gentleman and husband of my youth, Femi, had been recognised by President Muhammadu Buhari for his commendable exploits in his two professions: Journalism & Alternative Medicine! See the relevant links where the President wrote glowingly about my own Femi below! I am sooo... proud of you, dear hubby and hands-on dad of our three adult sons - Dr. Tope Kusa, Seun Kusa and Ayo Kusa.

*Buhari extols Femi Kusa's contributions as he turns 70   thenationonlineng.net/buhari-extols-femi-kusas-contributions-as-he-turns-70

*Buhari extols Femi Kusa's contributions as he turns 70   thestreetjournal.org/2020/08/buhari-extols-femi-kusas-contributions-as-he-turns-70

*Buhari felicitates with veteran journalist, Femi Kusa as he turns 70   https://www.herald.ng/buhari-felicitates-with-veteran-journalist-femi-kusa-as-he-turns-70

*Buhari greets veteran journalist, Femi Kusa @ 70   encomium.ng/president-buhari-greets-veteran-journalist-femi-kusa-at-70

*Buhari rejoices with veteran journalist, Femi Kusa @ 70   https://sudiatapost.com/buhari-rejoices-with-veteran-journalist-femi-kusa-at-70

                                           Photo above: JOHN OLUFEMI KUSA @ 70

I met Femi, who I affectionately call FK in the Guardian Newspaper newsroom at inception in 1983. We were both pioneer staffers. He was 33 and I was 25 years old. He was the News Editor and I was the first National Assembly Correspondent of the Guardian Newspaper. I 'reported' from the Senate and House of Representatives, then in Lagos. I also wrote a weekly column - 'The Legislature'. Ours was the very first 'Guardian Wedding'! The rest, they say, is history. The same qualities I saw in him that swept me off my feet in 1983 endear him to me even today. FK, though principled, is liberal enough to encourage me to pursue my interests without hindrance. He understands that marriage is a union and not a fusion of the spouses. Each of the two individuals should still own his/her own characteristics while not hurting the desired union in any way. His loving and considerate attitude towards me and the children has sustained us. I celebrate you, my dear!

Some of the other professionals who worked at the Guardian at that initial stage (1983) were: Dr. Stanley Macebuh - Managing Director (deceased). Dr. Macebuh recruited me fresh from my M.Sc Political Science degree (University of Lagos). Lade Bonuola (Ladbone) - Editor; Adigun Agbaje - Politics Desk (now Professor & former DVC, University of Ibadan); Ted Iwere - Features Editor; Eddie Iroh (author of 'Without a Silver Spoon') - Editorial Board Member; Chinweizu (author of 'The Anatomy of Female Power', etc.) - Editorial Board Member...From this line up, it is obvious that this was a team of egg heads assembled in one establishment: The Guardian Newspaper at inception. FK and I were part of this formidable team!

FK has sterling credentials. He is a 1977 graduate of Mass Communication (2nd Class Upper Division) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He was on leave of absence from his duty post at The Daily Times Newspaper to pursue his dream of becoming a University graduate, during an era when his colleagues were content with remaining on the job, and acquiring experience while earning promotion. By the way, FK paid his fees throughout his course. When he was on holiday, he worked at the Daily Times. He was to return to Daily Times as a graduate Sub-Editor. Besides, FK has under his belt certificates from numerous courses in Nigeria and abroad which constituted on-the-job training. At various times at the Guardian, FK was News Editor, Editor and Director of Publications/Editor-In-Chief. At the Comet Newspaper, he was Director of Publications/Editor-In-Chief. In spite of his busy schedule, he always found time to mentor rookie journalists.  

FK is Fellow, Nigeria Guild of Editors (FNGE); Fellow, Nigeria Association of Physicians of Natural Medicine (FACP) and Fellow, Nigeria Academy of Natural Medicine (FNANM). His seamless transition from mainstream journalism to his niche, Alternative Medicine, for about thirty years, still baffles many people. In Alternative Medicine, he has made a mark as an authority consulted by other Alternative Medicine practitioners and indeed orthodox Medical Doctors! He has maintained a weekly column for about thirty years on Alternative Medicine, first in the Guardian, then the Comet and now the Nation! It is tasking to maintain a weekly column for so long in a serious and ever evolving field like Alternative Medicine. Each time FK became weary, I urged him on by suggesting topics, and sometimes content to him. Up till today, I painstakingly take it upon myself to edit FK's column weekly before it goes to press!

On Femi's professional prowess, the President said:

'I congratulate you for choosing a career that best expresses your talent. The awareness that you bring to Nigerians through your years of working in newsrooms and writing will continue to be appreciated. Your wise counsel on health issues has influenced review of strategies and policies which focus on homegrown options for treatment of infirmities and ailments. Your effort contributed to Alternative Medicine gaining recognition by the Federal Government of Nigeria for inclusion in the Medical & Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)'.

On FK's training of the most prominent Journalists & those who have metamorphosed into other professions, the President said:

'You are an accomplished media trainer, whose willingness to share knowledge has resulted in your mentees becoming Legislators, Chief Executives, Media Entrepreneurs and indeed Advisers...'

As FK's wife I attest to the fact that what you see is what you get with him. He is a down-to-earth man who detests any form of pretense. My principled and upright FK, I felicitate with you for attaining the Biblical and significant age of three scores and ten. You shall live to see more of your children's children. Happy birthday, my dear!... 

Our wedding: 17th December 1983 - John Olufemi Kusa weds Matilda Adedayo Oluyemi

                 Our wedding: 17th December 1983 - Flanked by my parents-in-law/love

   

   

THE ONLINE POLICY ANALYSIS (OPA) PROJECT

THE KADUNA ONLINE POLICY ANALYSIS (KOPA) MEETING

I was the facilitator at the inaugural edition of the Online Policy Analysis (OPA) Project on the 16th of July, 2020. The Kaduna OPA (KOPA) was indeed a 'hybrid' meeting, with me at the office of the convener, Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy & Development (SCDDD) while participants joined from Kaduna and other parts of Nigeria. According to SCDDD, the OPA Forum is an online (virtual) 'bridge-the-gap' complementary activity to further aid the on-going policy analysis and policy tracking of contentious Policies, Bills and Laws under the Community Initiative to Promote Peace (CIPP) project which SCDDD is currently implementing. The project is supported by Mercy Corps, Nigeria.

Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa facilitating during the Kaduna Online Policy Analysis (KOPA) meeting. Sir Bola Abimbola (Snr. Programme Manager, SCDDD) & Ms. Tinuola Makinde (Programme Asistant, SCDDD) in the background.

The three rather controversial Bills dissected are:

*The National Grazing Routes & Reserve Commission Bill, 2016
*Kaduna State Policy on Indigeneity
*Kaduna State Religious Preaching Regulation Law, 2019

Some of the participants at the meeting are:

*Amb. Sani Bala -  Executive Director, SCDDD, Abuja
*Sir Bola Abimbola -  Senior Programme Manager, SCDDD, Abuja
*Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa - Conflict Transformation Expert, Abuja
*Ekobay Benard - Programme Officer, SCDDD
*Ms. Tinuola Makinde - Programme Assistant, SCDDD
*Charles Ndukwe -  Programme Manager, IMC
*Oma Roberts - Mercy Corps
*Mohammed Munji Sanusi - Programme Officer, Pastoral Resolve (PARE)
*Dr. Usman Bugaje - Arewa Research Development Project (ARDP)
*Ndi Kato - CSO
*Nathaniel Bagudu - President, National Youth Council, Kaduna Chapter
*Obinna Ukaeje - Researcher, Dept. of Area & Regional Studies, National Defense College
*Ms. Priscilla Ankut - Executive Vice Chairman/CEO Kaduna Peace Commission
*Saudatu Mahdi - Women's Rights Advancement & Protection Alternative (WRAPA)
*Riskat Toyin Mohammed - Women with Disability Self-Reliance Foundation
*Abdujelil Atima Ibrahim - Religious Leader
*Izzatu Anoh - CSO
*Ibrahim Shehu Giwa - Kaduna State House of Assembly

      L-R: Sir Bola Abimbola & Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa listening to an online participant

The National Grazing Routes & Reserve Commission Bill, 2016: Matters arising

*The in-elegant drafting of the Bill needs to be addressed.
*Authorises the compulsory acquisition of land.
*Land is acquired in whose interest?
*What is the nature of animal husbandry to be carried out in the grazing reserve?
*The issue of compensation needs to be properly addressed. See Sec. 44 of the 1999 Constitution.
*Right of affected individuals to seek Court intervention.
*Cost of setting up the Commission rather high - 38 members, etc.
*Commission to determine who enters grazing reserves. What constitutes 'unlawful' entry.
*Modalities for making grazing areas end up as ranches?
*Clause 29 says pastoralists not allowed to graze cattle outside grazing areas, except in 'exceptional circumstances'. This characterisation is nebulous.
*Clause 32 says any Commission member can be removed. Under what circumstances?

Kaduna State Policy on Indigeneity: Matters arising

*The term: 'indigene' is alien to the dictionary. It can pass for 'Nigerian English'.
*On the 6th of August 2015, Governor Nasir El-Rufai abolished indigeneship status in Kaduna state. He said: 'There is nothing like indigene/settlers in Kaduna state under this administration...We have abolished the settler-indigene dichotomy   www.informationng.com   www.today.ng.news  www.tribuneonlineng.com
*Has the abolition of the Indigeneity law engendered peace or conflict in Kaduna state?
*Many of Nigeria's worst conflicts pit the recognised 'original'/indigenous inhabitants against supposedly later settlers.
*States and local governments have a free rein to pick who is an indigene. There's usually abuse of the label.
*The indigene-settler distinction is explosive because it's reinforced by other identity-based divides, e.g. ethnicity, language, religion, culture, etc
*Poor law enforcement responses indicate official complicity.
*There is a 'citizen deficit' in Nigeria.
*There should be a more holistic understanding of justice. Planned interventions are necessary - Securitisation, criminal prosecution, victim compensation, mediation, dialogue, truth commission, public institutional reforms, etc
*National citizenship should not be subjugated to ethnicity and ancestry.
*Are the following necessary, although they are already in place? - Residents' registration agency/State residency card programme.
*What then is the special status of the 'autonomous' people of Kaduna state?
*If indigenes of other states lay claim to Kaduna state,would they then have 'dual indigeneship'?
*The concerns of 'minorities' should be taken into consideration.
*The indigeneity issue should not be politicised.
*A citizen is a person who, by either birth or naturalisation, is a member of apolitical community, owing allegiance to the community and being entitled to enjoy all the civil rights, protection and privileges.
*Citizenship is the legal status of being a citizen or the legal quality of a person's conduct as a member of a community.
*Nationality is conferred by birth.
*Residency refers to a person's visa status, where he/she is allowed to reside permanently in a country of which he's not a citizen.
*Section 25 of the Nigerian Constitution says a person can be a citizen and a national.
*Sections 26 & 27 say that a person can only be a citizen, but not a national. Citizenship for a foreigner can be revoked by the President.
*Citizenship can be changed, while nationality cannot be changed.
*There can be dual citizenship, but not dual nationality. 
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Kaduna State Religious Preaching Regulation Law, 2019: Matters arising

*The issuance of 'bi-annual' license to religious organisations. What are the specific criteria for determining who is given a license and whose license is renewed/withdrawn?
*Two years jail for contravening the rules!
*Forfeiture/destruction of any vehicle, equipment, gadget carrying offensive message!
*Many of the participants believe self-regulation by the religious bodies themselves is the way to go,
rather than enforcement of the provisions of legislation. We should stop trying to solve every social problem with laws.

              Some of the participants @ the Online Policy Analysis (OPA) Zoom Meeting

The SCDDD secretariat would galvanise all the issues of concern and make them available to the relevant institutions. It was indeed an exhaustive online session. Lest I forget, I congratulate SCDDD on her brand new edifice in Utako, Abuja. The building has four floors with state of the art fittings in the conference rooms, board rooms, library, offices, kitchen, etc! It was my very first time at SCDDD's new office which was completed early this year, just before the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lock-down. I'm glad the there's now a beehive of activity in the complex to the extent that social distancing and other Covid-19 protocols would permit.

I also congratulate Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, Founder, SCDDD, fellow Political Scientist and senior colleague, on his recent appointment as Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. His antecedents as Diplomat extraordinaire at the international level, including the UN, make me very confident that he would excel in his new assignment. On behalf of his numerous mentees all over the world, I wish Prof. Gambari resounding success! Congratulations once more, SCDDD - I actually keep seeing your edifice in my dream because I wish to own a corporate outfit like yours! Please wish me grace to achieve this desirable feat...

Related Links

*Placing Conflict: Religion & Politics in Kaduna State, Nigeria   diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:852278/fulltext01.pdf
*Re-thinking Nigeria's indigene-settler conflicts   usip.org/sites/default/files/SR311.pdf
*Terror, territoriality & the struggle for indigeneity & citizenship in Nigeria   tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1362102090...
*Nigeria: Indigeneity policies marginalise millions   hrw.org/news/2006/04/25/mg-indigeneity-policies-marginalise-millions
*The abolition of indigeneship status in Kaduna state: A surreptitious decision   iosjournals.org/iosr-jpte/papers/vol 16_issue 2/A0620107.pdf
*Nigeria: El-Rufai's concept of equal citizenship   allafrica.com/stories/201904300460.html
*The grazing Bill & right to property in Nigeria   https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/delivery.cfm/ssrn_id2807673_code1991923.pdf
*The logic of open grazing in Nigeria: Interrogating the effect on sustainable development   https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329270533_the_logic_of_open_grazing_in_nigeria
*HB 388: National Grazing Routes & Reserve Commission Bill 2016   placbillstrack.org/view.php?getid=1666
*The politics of herdsmen's attacks & the grazing policy   https://journals.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/assrj/articles-the-politics-of-herdsmens-attacks-grazing-policy/
*Facts about Kaduna State Religious Preaching (Regulation) law   https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/06/09/facts-about-kaduna-state-religious-preaching-regulation-law/
*Is the Kaduna State Preaching Regulation Law of 2019 meant to frustrate Christians?   https://www.cddwestafrica.org/is-the-kaduna-state-preaching-regulation-law-2019-meant-frustrate-christians/
*Kaduna Assembly passes controversial Religious Regulatory Law  https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/333921-kaduna-assembly-passes-controversial-religious-regulatory-law/ 

*CAC implements CAMA Act 2020, introduces self-service portal - Registrar-General    https://t.co/f4JMR

*Nigerian teen jailed for blasphemy has sentence quashed    edition.cnn.com

*Barber arrested in Kano for giving customers haircut that 'offended' Islam arrested, arraigned & remanded in custody    bit.ly/3cDuAwb

*'They were unjust to me' says teenager freed after blasphemy sentence quashed in Nigeria    edition.cnn.com

*Kano Sharia enforcement agency, Hisbah, bans use of dummies/mannequins by tailors, boutiques, etc    ait.live 

18th August, 2020

2nd Edition of the OPA Project

THE KANO ONLINE POLICY ANALYSIS (KAOPA) MEETING

The second edition of the OPA meeting was held on the 18th of August, 2020. I facilitated at the virtual discourse. As usual, I was at SCDDD office in Abuja, while participants joined us from Kano and other parts of Nigeria. In line with the template for the inaugural session, three contentious documents were x-rayed viz;

*The National Grazing Route & Reserve Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2016

*Kano State Sharia Commission

*The Hisbah Law, 2003

Photo above: Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa facilitating. Sir Bola Abimbola (Senior Programme Manager, SCDDD in the background)

    Photo above R-L: Amb. Sani Bala (Executive Director, SCDDD), Sir Bola Abimbola & Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa

I identified the following:

*Amb.Sani Bala - Executive Director, SCDDD

*Sir Bola Abimbola - Senior Programme Manager, SCDDD

*Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa - Facilitator

*Oma Roberts - Senior Programme Officer, Mercy Corps

*Charles Ndukwe - Programme Manager, International Mediation Centre (IMC)

*Jite Phido - Programme Director, Africa Radio Drama Association (ARDA)

*Muhammad Sanusi - Programme Officer, Pastoral Resolve (PARE)

*Pastor James Wuye - Interfaith Mediation Centre (IMC)

*Dr. Ruqayyah Yusuf Aliyu - Lecturer, Bayero University, Kano

*Abba Yunusa Kyari - CSO Chairman, Kano

*Rev. Mikailu Artemas Atiku - CAN Member

*Nura Sani Abdullahi - Youth for Human Rights

*Babangida Saidu Aminu - Secretary General, MSSN

*Barr.Nura Ahmad Mohammed - CSO

*Prof. Muhammad Babangida - Department of Islamic Studies, BUK

*Rev. Adeyemo Samuel - CAN

Executive Director, SCDDD, Amb Sani Bala welcomed participants while commending the achievements of the OPA Project so far. He identified with the work being done to prevent, mitigate and positively transform conflicts in Nigeria. Mercy Corps handles the field work, while SCDDD manages the policy aspect of the project. 

                                        Covid-19 era compliant Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa

Ms. Tinu Makinde (Programme Assistant, SCDDD) sitting opposite Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa

The National Grazing Route & Reserve Bill 2016

The participants suggested that for the Bill to have the desired impact, a higher level of grassroots negotiation is required. This would foster mutual understanding. Besides, a more deliberate bottom-up approach would be more beneficial. There should be more public hearings in order to 'democratise' the contents of the Bill. Ethnic and religious undertone should be toned down. A review of the Bill should take cognisance of the following: desert encroachment, demographic movement, population explosion, etc.

There is some opposition to the Bill from Governors, who say the Bill is ascribing to them powers they already have under the Land Use Act to allocate Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) and by extension, grazing routes reserves. The Gender dimension of the contents of the Bill needs to be reviewed so that both men and women are adequately provided for...

Kano State Sharia Commission

About 95% of the inhabitants of Kano are Muslims. The Sharia law is to make the inhabitants of Kano respect the tenets of their religion. Sharia law is for Muslims only. Every Muslim who errs deserves the requisite punishment. There was a note of caution, however, from participants: While sanctioning Muslims, it is necessary to take note of the context.

The Kano Sharia Court sentenced a Musician to death over his song which was allegedly against Prophet Mohammed (saharareporters.com/2020/08/10/kano-sharia-court-sentences-musician-to-death-over-song-allegedly-against-prophet-mohammed). Musician, Yahaya Sharif Aminu, a member of the Islamic Tijjaniya sect and Faidha group, was sentenced to death by hanging by the presiding Judge, Khadi Aliyu Mohammed Kani. Youths had earlier set Aminu's house ablaze.

Three weeks earlier, humanist, Mubarak Bala, was arrested in Kano and issued death threats over a Facebook post said to be blasphemous against Prophet Mohammed. Bala's whereabouts remain unknown, despite a court order mandating his release. 

Does the Sharia law infringe on fundamental human rights? Sharia law & the Constitution: Are they strange bed fellows? Sharia is in force in 12 out of the 19 northern states. Section 275 of the Constitution allows for the creation of the State Sharia Court of Appeals. There is discretion to the states to create their own Sharia Courts in the first instance. Is it constitutional to extend Sharia to the purview of criminal justice? Is constitutional amendment of Sharia law possible under the constitution? Sections 262(2) of The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria still restricts the jurisdiction of Sharia Court of Appeals to issues of Islamic Personal Law - Islamic marriage, family relationships, inheritance, guardianship and maintenance of infants/persons of unsound mind/physically and mentally infirm Muslims...

Hisba Law (Kano) 2003

Hisba is an Arabic word meaning any act performed for the good of the society. It's an Islamic religious concept that calls for 'enjoining' what is right and forbidding what is wrong for every Muslim. Hisba Corps is a religious Police Force in Kano state responsible for the enforcement of Sharia. Hisba Corps operates under the jurisdiction of a Hisba Board which comprises the following: government officials, secular Police Officers and religious leaders. The Hisba Board is decentralised with local units supervised by Committees composed of officials and citizens in the communities.

The Hisba Corps reports to the national Police, but the relationship has been acrimonious.Members of the Hisba Corps cannot arrest. But they perform the vital function of Mediation and Arbitration of disputes, verbal chastising, maintaining order at religious ceremonies and assisting with disaster response. Compared with Vigilante Groups and Civilian JTF, the Hisba Corps has no record of extra-judicial killings.

A question kept popping up during the online meeting: Is there gender bias in the Hisba Corps? The participants were of the opinion that there's no gender bias in the Corps. Both men and women are free to apply to join. The consensus at the meeting was that the Hisba Corps is doing a good job also in the care of Almajiri children and they need more material (funding) and human (personnel) capital to continue and indeed expand their reach.

It was suggested that more women should be trained as Mediators and encouraged to join the Hisba Corps. The Interfaith Mediation Centre (IMC), which has expertise in 'Islamic Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)', volunteered to train members of the Hisba Corps. Section 4, Sub-section 10 of Hisba Law on Mediation needs to be strengthened. A section should be added to the Hisba Law, which would empower the Hisba Corps to check the excesses of Sharia Court Judges...

The conversation continues on the corridors, in formal and indeed informal settings. The OPA meetings are for two hours only (11am-1pm), and we kept strictly to time. In view of the time constraint, so much ground was covered, analysing three controversial documents. Many thanks to the mature and knowledgeable participants and indefatigable organisers. SCDDD and Mercy Corps...keep up the good work!

                                     Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa @ work

Related Links

*Kano Sharia Court sentences Musician to death over song   saharareporters.com/2020/08/10/kano-sharia-court-sentences-musician-to-death-by-hanging-for-allegedly-against-prophet-muhammad/

*Hisba & Sharia enforcement in Metropolitan Kano   https://www.researchgate.net/publications/236708190_hisba_sharia_law_enforcement_kano

*Gender, Hisba & enforcement of morality in northern Nigeria   jstor.org/stable/40027367?seq=1

*Human Rights & Islamic Law in Northern Nigeria   https://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/nigeria0904/8.htm

*The case of Hisba   https://www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/sites/www.odid.ox.ac.uk/files/sharia-policy brief 2.pdf

*Kano State Sharia Penal Code Law 2000   https://books.google.com/books/about/kano_state_sharia_penal_code_law_2000.html

*Sharia Criminal Law in Northern Nigeria   https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/uscirf_sharialawinnigeria_report_120919v3R.pdf

*Sharia implementation in Kano   www.gamji.com/article3000/news3706.htm

13th October, 2020

BENUE ONLINE POLICY ANALYSIS (BOPA)

I facilitated at the BOPA meeting. The documents examined were:

*Benue State Open Grazing Prohibition & Ranching (Establishment) Law 2017

*Indigeneity Policy

*Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law (VAPP) 2019

                    Photo above: Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa facilitating @ the BOPA meeting

The consensus at the meeting was that the Benue State Open Grazing Prohibition & Ranching Establishment Law de-escalated the wave of killings due to farmer-herder clashes in Benue state. However it was noted that herders remain unhappy about the law. There were two schools of thought at the parley. Some felt the law was the result of extensive consultation, while others said in the review of the law, a more democratic, bottom-up approach should be adopted. It was also suggested that public enlightenment should be stepped up so that more citizens would understand the contents of the law. Besides, participants said the law should be translated to local languages for easier access. The major area of discontent was abuse during the implementation of the Open Grazing Prohibition Law. There was also concern about the exorbitant bail out fees for trespassers/offenders. Participants said the indigenous population has an edge in this regard.

The setting @ the Abuja office of SCDDD during the meeting. L-R: Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa, Sir Bola Abimbola, SCDDD Intern, Ms. Tinuola Makinde

The unwritten Indigeneity Policy was not seen as a major threat to peace stability in Benue state. Participants were of the view that indigenes and non-indigenes cohabit peacefully.

Many of the participants were not familiar with the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law (VAPP) 2015. I therefore had to highlight major provisions of the law as it affects the citizens:

*VAPP prohibits all forms of violence against persons in private and public life. It provides protection and remedies for victims. VAPP also states punishment for offenders.

*The Bill was delayed for 12 years in the National Assembly (NASS).

*The VAPP Act is an amalgam of 9 different Bills at the NASS.

*Section 52 of the VAPP Act is about the VAPP Commission  and the provision for the Special Trust Fund for victims.

*There is emphsis on definition of offences and punishment for same.

-Rape attracts life imprisonment without option of fine.

-A rapist under 14 years of age is sentenced to 14 years imprisonment

-4 years imprisonment for or maximum fine of N200,000 or both for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

-Aiding & abetting of FGM attractsa 2-year jail term or N100,000 fine

-Forceful ejection of a spouse from marital home attracts 1-3 years imprisonment or option of fine.

                                              Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa speaking @ the parley

*6 ways the VAPP Law has changed the offense of rape in Nigeria:

-Who can be raped? Men and boys too can be raped.

-What qualifies as rape? Unlawful anal/oral sex can be rape, not just sexual assault.

-What can be used to rape? Not only the penis. It could be dildo, pens, pencils, candles, etc.

-What if there's more than one rapist? - Gang rape. Minimum of 20 years jail for each rapist when convicted.

-Minimum penalty for rape is 12 years imprisonment.

*Where is the VAPP Law applicable? Only in the FCT. But 17 states incliding the FCT have adopted the VAPP Law. To be sure, they are FCT, Kaduna, Anambra, Oyo, Benue, Ebonyin, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Osun, Ogun, Cross River, Lagos, Plateau, Bauchi, Akwa Ibom & Abia

*Marital Rape as rape

-Forced financial dependence: Economic abuse

-Forced isolation

-Emotional, Verbal & Psychological abuse

-Harmful widowhood practices

-Spousal battery: Domestic Violence (DV)

*Physical Injury (PI)

-PI on any person attracts maximum of 5 years imprisonment &/or N100,000 fine.

-False statement against any person: 12 months imprisonment &/or N200,000 fine.

-Inciting/Intimidation/Political Violence attracts 4 years imprisonment &/or N500,000 fine.

*Other provisions of the VAPP Law

-Financial compensation for victims.

-Details of reports in a 'Sex Offenders' Register (SOR) - In 2019, McArthur Foundation launched an SOR Online, which is still functional.

Many of the participants said the VAPP Law, though adopted in Benue state, remains ineffective. A participant gave an example of about 30 suspected rapists in the state. Only four had been brought to trial, devoid of diligent prosecution! She said because of the stigma attached to rape, many of the victims are reluctant to openly say they have been raped. Advocacy about the contents of the VAPP Law is key in this respect. 

Photo above: Some of the participants who joined us online from Benue state & other parts of Nigeria

There was a special feeling for me as facilitator at the online event for Benue state, because I had met many of the participants in person at the face-to-face Policy Analysis Forum held earlier in Makurdi, Benue state. The conversation continues off line...

Related Links

*The VAPP Act 2015   https://lawpavillion.com/blog/the-violence-against-persons-prohibition-act/

*5 ways the VAPP has changed the offense of rape in Nigeria   https://lawpadi.com/5-ways-vapp-chaned-rape-law-in-nigeria/

*5 years after VAPP Law, FGM  perpetrators still walk free   https://healthhouse.punchng.com/five-years-after-vapp-law-fgm-perpetrators-still-walk-free/

*VAPP Tracker   https://www.partnersnigeria.org/vapp-tracker/

*Nigeria takes a stand against Sexual & GBV   nigeria.unfpa.org/en/news/nigeria-takes-stand-against-sgbv/   

   

  

 

    

 
 
 




 

AFRICAN CONFLICTS IN THE ERA OF CORONA-VIRUS

The new buzzword in Nigeria, other African countries, China, USA, Italy, etc since February 2020 is Coronavirus (CoV)! The number of cases in Nigeria is increasing by the day. There is a prelude to total lockdown in Nigeria. The sit-at-home order by the Federal Government is taking effect. CoV is taking its toll on the economy. CoV has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO)!

On the 23rd of March 2020, Nigeria recorded her first death from CoV - 67 year old Suleimam Achimugu, former MD of Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), who returned from a UK trip two weeks earlier. As at the 24th of March 2020, the number of cases of persons who tested positive for CoV had risen to 46! Some of these citizens have no recent history of travel beyond the shores of Nigeria.

On the 17th of April 2020, 82 year old Abba Kyari, President Buhari's Chief of Staff, died 26 days after testing positive to CoV    https://thenationonlineng.net/covid-19-buharis-chief-of-staff-abba-kyari-dies.../ As at 18th April 2020, the CoV statistics for Nigeria: 542 confirmed cases, 19 deaths & 166 recovered.

Lagos, Ogun and FCT were effectively locked down a.l.a. the President's speech of 29th March 2020. The 14-day lockdown (in the 'first instance') took effect at 11pm on the 30th of March. Meanwhile, President Buhari has signed lockdown regulations. See the following links:


*President Buhari addresses the nation   tvcnews.tv/president-buhari-addresses-nigerians-on-covid-19/
*Buhari signs lockdown regulations   www.africanews.com/2020/03/31/nigeria-confirms.../

As at 14th April 2020, there are 373 Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths in Nigeria. The second lock-down of 14 days came into effect midnight 12th April 2020.

I am a Conflict Transformation Specialist. That is why I am particularly interested in the effect the  CoV pandemic has on conflicts, especially in Africa. This Blog post draws heavily on the write-up by International Crisis Group (ICG) titled: 'COVID-19 & Conflict: 7 trends to watch'. The following is the link to the article by ICG - https:www.crisisgroup.org/global/sb4-covid-19-and-conflict.../

It is of interest to me that ICG identified 7 trends to watch in relation to the CoV pandemic:

1) Conflict-affected populations are even more vulnerable at this time. The effect of CoV on conflict is felt more in African countries, where the standard of living is poor, and of course conflict makes the living condition of the individual worse!

2) Imminent damage to international crisis management and conflict resolution rules/mechanisms. This is because the conflict managers themselves may be down with CoV. How then can they pursue their calling of crisis management among a crisis-ridden populace engulfed in battling CoV?

3) There is a risk to social order. By the end of the CoV pandemic, social stratification, economic relations, political power, etc. would change!

4) There could be political exploitation of the crisis by some Heads of Government, without regard to the needs of the governed. This could be rife in African countries, where political systems are still evolving, and corruption is rife!

5) As regards world politics, CoV could elicit a turning point in major power relations. We now know CoV is no respecter of boundaries of nation-states, political ideology, economic policies,etc. Therefore Migration Policies (especially the 'irregular' variant) may need to change. See my Blog post: 'Africans & irregular migration' via this link - dayokusa.blogspot.com/2019/11/africans-irregular-migration.html

6) The totality of humanity is in crisis with the CoV pandemic! Rival communities and countries may be forced to help one another! The era of holding on tight to sovereignty principles may be over. CoV has engendered collective human suffering! Nobody knows when the pandemic will end and how many more casualties it'll claim...

7) Finally, conflict transformers like me, may need to evolve novel mitigation measures in this unique era of CoV...

The foregoing shows that CoV is transforming human relationships in unique ways. I am obeying the 'Stay Home' order in my little corner in Abuja. In the last few days, when I've been forced to stay at home, I have read at least three books that have been on my shelf for years! I am re-tooling myself for my conflict transformation interventions and Mediation strategies in the era of CoV. Please wish me luck...

Related Links

*Covid-19: The story of a pandemic    newscientist.com

*Map of African countries with COVID-19 cases   https://web.facebook.com/africanunion.ecosoc/photos

*The Covid-19 pandemic almost didn't happen, new genetic dating study shows    cnn.com

*World Happiness Report (WHR) is out with a surprising picture of global resilience in spite of Covid-19     washingtonpost.com

*The enemy was the virus. But it seemed that we were fighting ourselves instead of fighting with the virus - DR. Anthony Fauci     cnn.com

*How will countries make  up for lost learning during the pandemic?    gemreportunesco.wordpress.com

*Philippines man dies after being forced to do 300 squats for breaking Covid-19 curfew     edition.cnn.com

*The G20 must invest in ahealthier, greenerpost-pandemic world - WHO Chief        ft.com

*The fight against CoV must embrace evolutionary theory     newscientist.com

*In the company of CoV: What literature can teach us about what happens when the chain that connects human beings to nature is broken     africasacountry.com

*Fully vaccinated, but anxious about return to normal life? You may have 'cave syndrome'      wsj.com

*Covid-19: Africa 'third wave' not yet over, while vaccine inequality threatens all     news.un.org

*Will post-Covid burnout drive a Physician workfoce collapse in 2022?     thehappymd.com

*Link between AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine & blood clots     forbes.com

*Vaccines & rare clotting disorders: Whats's the link?    medpagetoday.com 

*Study to detect Covid-19 early, especially in at-risk groups    fiercebiotech.com

*Overcoming communication challenges in the era of Civid-19    nsa.gov

*The post-pandemic international order    cdainstitute.ca

*China hid raw data, even vetted WHO study on Covid-19    sundayguardianlive.com

*What causes Covid-19 side effects?    www.livescience.com

*China floats US Military lab as possible Covid-19 origin point. Urges WHO to investigate    nationalreview.com

*The Lambda Covid-19 variant: What do we know about it?     ctvnews.ca

*Delta variant of Covid-19: Everything you need to know      unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/.../delta-variant.../

*Anxiety, depression have increased among mothers since onset of Covid-19 pandemic    healio.com

*Covid-19 & hybrid warfare    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/covid-19-hybrid-warfare-jonathan-lucifer 

*CoV: Why burnout won't go away even as life returns to normal    thelily.com

*Many people with Covid-19 have neurological or psychiatric symptoms    newscientist.com

*US to donate 500 million Pfizer vaccine doses (10th June 2021)    ashenewsdaily.com 

*US: Burned out by the pandemic, 3 in 10 health-care workers consider leaving the profession    washingtonpost.com

*Malaria vaccine from OxfordAstraZeneca Covid-19 team is the most effective ever made - 77% effective    newscientist.com

*The thrilling, totally boring adventures of the newly vaccinated    wsj.com

*How safe are you from Covid when you fly?    nytimes.com

*Now turning down excess doses as @ 24th April 2021, US faces calls to share vaccines    huffpost.com

*Surprisingly, suicide has become  rarer during the pandemic    economist.com

*How an extrovert made friends during the pandemic    time.com

*The science of how lock-down messes with the way we grieve    newscientist,com

*Covid-19 has forced countries to shift focus from malaria    allafrica.com

*'New' Covid-19 vaccine side effects     time.com

*Family conflict during a pandemic by Michael Lang    https://linkedin/enMfMXh

*How Covid-19 did what poverty could not: Convinced Africa it needs infrastructure    howwemadeitinafrica.com

*Is it Covid-19 or allergies? Here's how to to tell the difference    nytimes.com

*Indonesian airport scammers re-used Covid swab test kits - Police    cnn.com

*Covid-19 infection increases risk of developing psychiatric disorders    bit.ly/3uC8vEF

*What went wrong? 13 mistakes that plunged the world into the CoV crisis    telegraph.co.uk

*India has identified 26 suspected cases of bleeding & clotting among the many millions of recipients of the AstraZeneca vaccine    trib.al/b8VXB8t

*How to effectively work from home during the pandemic    mysalaryscale.com/blog/tips-to-effectively-work.../

*How to manage your salary and savings during the the CoV outbreak    mysalaryscale.com

*4 steps to keep your workforce & workplace safe from Covid-19 as you resume operations    www.garda.com

*Key recommendations to retailers planning their pandemic recovery   www.garda.com

*Human tissue preserved since WWII yields new clues about the 1918 pandemic    sciencemag.org

*Policymakers used to ignore child care. Then came the pandemic    nytimes.com

*Covid-19 & Africa    https://www.e-ir.info/.../03/04/opinion-covid-19-afr/

*India: They recovered from Covid, only to die  from 'black fungus'    edition.cnn.com

*Now proven against CoV, mRNA can do so much more - cancer treatment, gene therapy, etc?    cnn.com 

*Track CoV cases in places important to you (interactive) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-cases-death-tracker.html

*CoV set to  scar world economic order for  decades to come amid uneven & unequal recovery    https://www.scmp.com/news/world/.../3129994/cov-set...

*Apple launches new smartwatch study to detect Covid-19 early, especially in at-risk groups    fiercebiotech.com

*Reasons you need some indoor plants in the era of Covid-19  guardian.ng

*Young Britons are bearing the brunt of pandemic's effects on employment     economist.com

*Pope, on Palm Sunday, 2021, says devil taking advantage of Covid-19 pandemic     reut.rs/39hXorR

*Bright side of the moonshots: Techniques used to make SARS-COVID-2 vaccine could one day help tackle malaria, cancers, etc     economist.com

*ECOWAS responses to the Covid-19 pandemic under its Peace & Security Architecture by Kenneth Nwoko     https://www.tandfonline.com/10/122...

*New York launches first Covid-19 vaccine passport     entrepreneur.com

*CoV likely came from animal, not lab - WHO report     cnn.com

*3 arraigned for forging Covid test results in Lagos     lindaikejiblog.com

*The best way to prevent new variants of CoV is by stopping transmission altogether by Bill Gates     gatesnotes.org

*Covid-19 scepticism & disregard for  containment efforts go hand in hand     washingtonpost.com

*Should we keep wearing masks after the pandemic ends?    time.com  

*After the pandemic, put women first    blogs.worldbank.org

*CoV in the US: Inside the next housing crisis    time.com

*'The holocaust stole my youth, Covid-19 is stealing my last years' - Holocaust survivor    nytimes.com

*17 things we don't know & shouldn't pretend to know about Covid-19   lissarankin.com/17-things-we-dont-know-and-shouldnt-pretend-to-know-about-covid-19 scenario

*10 things we have now learned about Covid-19    gavi.org/vaccineswork/10-things-we-have-now-learned-about-covid-19/ by Dr. Rick Loftus via Dr. Lissa Rankin    lissarankin.com/state-of-the-pandemic/

*Empowering SMSEs to build back better Africa's economy post Covid-19    https://nepad.org/.../empowering smses.../

*Vaccine apartheid    africasacountry.com

*Did fecal transplant stop Covid-19 in its tracks?    medpagetoday.com

*The fundamental question of the pandemic is shifting    amp.theatlantic.com

*Rise of the Covid-19 variants: What you need to know about the Delta variant in SA    mg.co.za

*The tragic loss of four million people to this pandemic must drive our urgent efforts to bring it to an end for everyone, everywhere - UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres (7th July 2021)    un.org/coronavirus

*Globalisation created birthday parties. The pandemic killed them     economist.com

*CoV diary: The epilogue     guardian.ng

*Covid-19 Intelligence Group: Reliable sources on Covid-19/Corona     https://lnkd.in/d47z2a

*Post Covid, women working for female CEOs are lesslikely to feel burned-out     bizjournals.com

*People who have had Covid-19 may only need one dose of vaccine    newscientist.com

*CoV vaccine may reduce or eliminate symptoms of long Covid    newscientist.com

*What is needed to recover from the pandemic    gatesnotes.com

*Together against CoV in Nigeria: Report on Covid-19    youtube.com

*Covid-19: Why context matters    youtube.com

*Covid-19 impact research report: Small solutions to the new normal by Breadcrumb navigation    https://www.nec.com/en/global/ad/covid-19report_e/

*Children are getting long Covid and being left with lasting problems    newscientist.com

*Covid-19 has boosted the campaign against exams in American schools    economist.com

*US: The pandemic has pushed working moms out of the labour force    economist.com

*Lessons from the UK about a more contagious Covid-19 variant    wsj.com

*Lock-down lessons: How will the pandemic change the face of HE?    economist.com

*There will be enough vaccines for all if rich countries share    economist.com

*2 variants (UK & California) have merged into heavily mutated CoV: New phase of the pandemic?    newscientist.com

*CoV & the boredom economy    nytimes.com

*EU proposes vaccine passport in March 2021, in time for summer    https://reut.rs/2NHKUCo  #Covid-19

*Anti-vaccine extremism is akin to domestic terrorism    washingtonpost.com

*Mammograms pick up swelling related to Covid-19 vaccine, causing un-necessary fear, radiologists say    cnn.com

*First vaccine to fully immunise against malaria builds on pandemic-driven RNA technology    academictimes.com

*Are Covid-19 vaccine selfies hot or not? The photos can be a source of envy or encouragement    thedailybeast.com

*Long Covid: Why are some people sick months after catching the virus?    newscientist.com

*Countries in West Africa on high alert after Ebola outbreak in Guinea    edition.cnn.com

*State of the pandemic by Dr. Rick Loftus via Dr. Lisa Rankin    lissarankin.com/state-of-the-pandemic/

*What does loss of smell reveal about Covid-19, and how long will it last?    newscientist.com

*Boxes of ice cream test positive for CoV in China    guardian.ng

*Ventilation accepted as key to Covid-19 transmission    treehugger.com/ventilation-accepted-key-to-covid-19-transmission/

*Doctor on Covid's first year: We made a lot of mistakes    cnn.com

*It's not too soon to start thinking about the next pandemic        https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-not-too-soon-start-thinking-next-pandemic/

*How effective are CoV vaccines at stopping  transmission?    newscientit.com

*Western countries have 'hoarded' Covid vaccines: Africa is left behind    edition.cnn.com

*Covid-19 vaccines & seniors in the US    wsj.comouth Africa schools    issafrica,org

*Researchers find worrying new variant of CoV in NYC: Carries mutations that help it evade the body's natural immune system response    cnn.com

*1.4 million doses of AstraZeena vaccine unused in Germany    newscientist.com

*Traumatised, tired nurses are quitting due to the pandemic cnn.com

*US officials ask China not to subject staff to Covid-19 anal swab tests   cnn.com

*Covid-19 & the surge of absenteeism in South Africa schools    issafrica.org

*I had Covid-19 vaccine. Now, what can I safely do?    cnn.com

*Covid's after-shocks in Africa: A vaccine apartheid    https://go.one.org/3cE7qWI

*Tanzania rejects Covid-19 vaccines, promotes herbs   rfi.fr

*Israel says it's facing a new Covid-19 outbreak fueled by the Delta variant despite having the world's most vaccinated population    instagram.com

*Ali Smith wins Orwell prize for fiction for novel taking in Covid-19 & Brexit    theguardian.com

*The women behind the Oxford/Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine    newscientist.com

*New face mask prototype can detect Covid-19 infection    news.mit.edu

*Are masks  a new significant signifier of social class?    nytimes.com

*Tracking SARS-COV2 variants    who.int

*Covid wreaths & Valentine's Day: Florists have never seen a February like this one    reut.rs/3d51MgH

*Vapers up to 17% more likely to spread CoV    dailymail.co.uk

*How the pandemic is revolutionising art galleries & museums: Using tech during lock-downs - Virtual tours et.al    newscientist.com

*Extraordinary patient offers surprising clues to origins of CoV variants    npr.org

*Even  before Covid-19, night clubs were struggling    economist.com

*Pandemic burnout: Do you have it & what can you do about it?    newscienist.com

*Bill Gates, Peer Obi & Nigeria's pandemic by Hassan Gimba    ashenewsonline.com

*UK-based Fenitech Startup, Hertility, launches tailored @-home testing for the Covid-related fertility crisis    femtechinsider.com

*Covid-19 work@ home: I transformed my ironing table/board into a desk - Melissa Fleming    linkedin.com

*US Covid vaccine shortage sparks off fight over over who should get first shots    wsj.com

*Chile uses Copper to fight Covid-19    twitter.com

*3 ways to handle roommates who are'nt covid safe    thriveglobal.com/stories/what-to-do-if-roommates-arent-covid-safe/

*Hand-made masks less effective against new Covid variant - French Health Body    rfi.fr/en/france/20210120-hand-made-masks-less-effective-against-new-covid-variant/

*Covaxin & Covishield: What we know about India's covid vaccines    bbc.co.uk

*A person with Lymphoma (cancer), caught Covid-19. The body produced an immune response to fight the infection, but the process also fought the cancer - causing patient to go into remission    onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11...

*South Africa to  2.5 times more than European countries for the covid vaccine    aje.io/levgf

*Pfizer vaccine appears to be effective against UK variant - Study    huffpost.com

*How the 5 largest African economies plan to roll out the Covid-19 vaccines    theorg.com

*Husband of Quebec Doctor who took her own life, shines light on pandemic burnout    https://theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-husband-of-quebec-doctor-who-committed-suicide-covid-burnout/

*Yes, you can still get infected with Covid-19 after being vaccinated. Here's why    https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/08/health/covid-vaccinated-infections-wellness/...

*Covid & the mutation of language   thriveglobal.com/stories/covid.../

*Don't underestimate the power of PR amid Covid-19    entrepreneur.com

*5 reasons the Covid-19 pandemic has been such a nightmare    newscientist.com

*Hospital housekeepers are the hidden heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic    https://wwww.12news.com/mobile/article/hidden-heroes-covid-19/

*People without symptoms spread virus in more than half of cases    washingtonpost.com

*Mindfulness is useful in a pandemic    https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/11/27/mindfulness-useful-in-pandemic/ 

*Insidethe vaccine revolution    ti.me/3qdaNYj

*3 women-led grassroots initiatives providing for women during Covid-19    https://go.one.org/39jlMbL

*Doctors test popular anti-depressant, fluvoxamine (Luvox) as Covid-19 treatment    edition.cnn.com/2021/01/11/healh/fluvoxamine-covid-19-treatment-study/

*British billionaire, Richard Branson, loses 96 year old mother to Covid-19    https://t.co/nazc4AJgJX?amp=1

*Gorillas @ California zoo test positive for Covid-19    https://t.co/XgwxbammcZ?amp=1

*Covid-19 spike: We're running out of treatment facilities - FG    https://t.co/hqfcJZtLj1?amp=1

*What you need to know about CoV right now    https://reut.rs.com/article/health-cov-snapshot-int.../

*Doctor who treated a patient with Nazi tattoos says the pandemic has tested his compassion    cnn.co-old woman who survived the 1918 Spanish Flu & cancer, beats Covid-19 twice    hill.cm/HwJ3Tof

*Masks are critical to stopping CoV spread, even at home - CDC    cnn.com

*How vaccines work    https://bit.ly/3gM8PdP

*The pandemic has destroyed friendships & divided families    edition.cnn.com/2020/15/pndemic.../

*Married couple of 30 years, both teachers,  die of Covid-19 while holding hands with their children    https://cnn.it/3p1two...

*Covid-19: The Stockholm Paradox lesson for entrepreneurs in 2021    entrepreneur.com

*What will happen in 2021? Here's what people in 1921 predicted    entrepreneur.com

*CoV: Why picking your nose isn't just gross, it's dangerous      edition.cnn.com/2020/12/28/health/nose-picking-cov-transmission/ 

*The world after CoV    https://foreignpolicy.com/.../2021-cov

*Gargling could slow Covid-19 spread - Mouthwash makers  wsj.com/articles/gargling-could-slow-covid-spread/

*New CoV variants: What are they, & how worried should we be? At least one of the variants could evade current vaccines!    newscientist.com

*Will vaccines give us lasting immunity to the CoV?    newscientist.com

*3 vital marketing strategies businesses should adopt post-covid: Empathic marketing/Work with feedback/Determine best marketing medium    entrepreneur.com

*The importance of peace-building in the covid response    https://bit.ly/382XO43

*My 4 children tested positive for covid-19 (22nd December, 2020) - SGF Boss Mustapha    bit.ly/2KkC5g6

*What 4 CoVs from history can tell us about Covid-19    newscientist.com

*Pandemics are unlikely to be a 'once in a century event'. We need to plan for future pandemics - UNDRR    bit.ly/2BcetFc

*How to stop nail biting with over-the-counter-supplement: Risky habit during Covid-19    wsj.com

*Nigeria records 90,080 cases of Covid-19 (4th January, 2021)    ncdc.gov.org

*The UK variant of CoV (SARS-CoV-2) more contagious    nytimes.com

*Vaccines bond sales to soar to fund Covid-19 shots for poor countries    reut.rs/3mHx91G

*What you need to know about the CoV right now    reut.rs/2WyqBrM

*How Covid-19 killed spontaneity   economist.com

*In 2020, the following came out on top    nytimes.com/2020/12/18/style/in-2020.../

*Indonesia Minister arrested over embezzlement of Covid-19 aid funds    punchng.com

*From Plandemic to Breadcrumbs: Conspiracy theory slang    econ.sst/3gb0wq4

*Meet 'Pepper', the 'robocop' that politely demands that you wear your face mask    aljazeerang.com

*The Current Calculus of Covid-19: Of darkness & dawn    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/current-calculus-covid-19-of-darkness-dawn/

*Covid-19: These breakthroughs will make 2021 better than 2020    linkedin.com/pulse/breakthroughs-make-2021-better-than-2020-bill-gates/

*What we know & what we don't know about the UK CoV variant (VUI-202012/01...)    edition.cnn.com/2020/12/21/uk/cov-variant-uk-int/

*The covid-19 pandemic: Finishing unfinished business    thriveglobal.com/stories/the-covid-pandemic-finishing-unfinished-business/

*5 things I've learnt in 2020 with Ben van Beurden    shell.org

*The literature of lockdown: Classic works have helped people make sense of the pandemic    economist.com

*How US Medical Schools are training their a post-pandemic generation of Doctors to be digitally savvy & culturally competent    time.com

*In the Congo forest, the Doctor who discovered Ebola warns of deadly new viruses    cnn.com

*Pandemic: Not everyone is sad to be missing the holidays with family this year    cnn.com

*How to re-open the economy safely?: Immunity passports    washingtonpost.com

*Covid-19 to prove a spring board for African innovation    allafrica.com/view/group/main/d/00076296/

*Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor countries    apnews.com

*Nigeria: School re-opening, worship centres, others, caused Covid-19 2nd wave    punchng.com

*WHO warns of rise in Covid-19 cases in Africa    https://t.co/3ak70KaTA6?amp=1

*How Covid-19 will change aging & retirement    wsj.com/articles/how-covid-19-will-change-aging-retirement/

*Elon Musk's net worth quintupled in 2020 during the pandemic    businessinsider.com

*The great re-set. How to build a better world post-Covid    time.com

*What the lock-down has taught us about relationships & communities    thriveglobal.com/stories/lessons-from-lockdown-covid-connections-relationships/

*What Covid-19 could teach journalists about science    universityworlsnews.com

*Covid-19 exposes need for radical policies to tackle inequality    aljazeera.com

*The Covid-19 pandemic & Nigeria's economic crisis: Between pain & reform    https://kujenga-amani.ssrc.org/.../the-covid-19-pandemic-nigerias-economic-cisis/

*After working 256 days straight, this Doctor is pleading with the public to help halt Covid-19    cnn.com

*9 out of 10 in poor nations to miss out on inoculation as West buys up Covid-19 vaccines    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/09/.../    https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55229894/3 *Crises that threaten human survival - Pandemic, climate change & deteriorating democracy - Prof. Noam Chomsky    universityworldnews.com

*Monash (University) defies Covid-19 with new branch campus opened    universityworldnews.com

*Vaccine inequities expose fault lines in North-South collaboration    universityworldnews.com

*Systems critical amid Covid-19 academic corruption    universityworldnews.com

*How do we make amends for Covid-19 learning?    universityworkdnews.com

*Facing the mental health challenges of Covid-19 in HE    universityworlsnews.com

*Covid-19 in Malaysia: Private Universities at risk as students stay away from campus    universityworldnews.com

*Community-University engagement in a time of Covid-19    universityworldnews.com

*Covid-19 highlights public service role of Universities    universityworldnews.om

*Covid-19 stoking inequality, but also innovation in HE    universityworldnews.com

*Covid-19: A threat to HE access and success    universityworldnews.com

*Covid-19: New international student enrollment drops by 43% in US    universityworldnews.om

*VCs concerned over Covid super-spreader students    universityworldnews.com

*Domestic stress during Covid-19 shows need for change in family courts    https://www.sfcchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/domestic-stress.../

*6 things we can learn from how women leaders have handled the pandemic    t.ted.com/AH6CoUQ

*US: 2020 state of the student - Covid-19 & food security    https://www.chegg.org/covid-19-food-insecurity-2020

*The Covid-19 problem was improperly framed    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fighting-covid-19-we-headed-down-wrong-path-stan-truskei/

*A Doctor derided mask wearing & his medical licence is suspended    washingtonpost.com

*How a couple's quest to cure cancer led to the West's 1st Covid-19 vaccine    https://on.wsj.com/3ochicP

*CDC reports 5,800 Covid-19 infections in fully vaccinated people     cnn.com

*The Africa CDC was crucial in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic     theafricareport.com

*24 hours @ the epicentre of the CoV pandemic     newyorker.com

*'The losses we share' by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/opinion/meghan-markle-miscarriage.html

*Pope Francis: A crisis reveals what is in our hearts    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/26/opinion/pope-francis-crisis-reveals-whats-in-our-hearts/

*Managing change in the post-covid-19 workplace    https://allwork.space/2020/12/managing-change-post-covid-19-workplace/

*Mental health is reaching a Covid crisis tipping point    https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/experts/legal/mental-health-reaching-covid-crisis-point/

*Can dogs smell Covid-19?   https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/how-to-makego-nature.com/2Jbod7c

*5 things pharmaceutical companies must do to end Covid-19    https://go.one.org/319kYdk

*Controlling deforestation & wildlife trade could prevent pandemics   newscientist.com

*Living through a pandemic: An African University's response to the Covid-19 crisis   https://www.accord.org.za/analysis/living-through-pandemic-an-african-universitys-response/

*Covid-19: UK government under pressure to impose 2nd England lock-down: Spread of virus exceeds government's predicted 'worst case scenario'    newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-uk-government-second-lock-down/

*Doctors begin to crack Covid's mysterious long-term effects     https;//on.wsj.com/351...

*Community Health Workers are the key to fighting  Covid-19 & rebuilding health systems     forbes.com     https://b-gates/2KcCn8f

*What will  the world look like after Covid-19?    gatesnotes.com/podcast/what-will-world-look-like-after-covid-19/

*Covid-19: A closer look at emerging trends in Africa    https://kujenga-amani.ssrc.org/2020/11/12/covid-19-emerging-trends-africa/

*How is remote work going to stay even after Covid-19?    https://sbee.link/bpm697whku

*US: The family of a  Texas boy who lost both parents to Covid-19 is asking the community to help celebrate his 5th birthday    cnn.com

*CoV immunity can last at least 6 months    cnn.com

*CoV: What are mRNA vaccines & how useful will they be?    newscientist.com

*Airport safety tips in the age of Covid-19    wsj.com/articles/airport-safety-tips-covid-19/

*Local people have had to improvise during the pandemic. Could their solutions stick?    theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/22/local-people-improvise-pandemic.../

*Abulecentrism: Rapid development of society catalysed at the local level    https://www.amazon.com/abulacentrism/dp/3319010220

*Like Bill Gates & Steve Jobs: Competition in the post-covid-19 era   https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/like-bill-gates-steve-jobs.../

*10 ways #LeaderMustStepUp to tackle Covid-19 by ONE Campaign to UN75   https://go.one.org/3hQDu93

*Researchers develop special cotton face masks that can be disinfected by the sun     https://www.health24.com/medical/infectious-diseases/cov/researchers-develop-face-masks-disinfected-by-sun/

*Covid-19 in Africa: Map following the pandemic   theafricareport.com

*Pandemic hikes concern over  over much needed climate finance for the poor   news.trust.org

*CoV rules for Care Homes are too strict & not science-based    newscienist.com/article/2259044-cov-rules-care-homes-too-strict.../

*The Scientists who discovered/developed the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are a Turkish power couple   https://cnn.it/...

*CoV: EU buys 300m doses of BioNTech - Pfizer vaccine   bbc.com

*How the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine works     cnn.com

*Post Covid-19: To build back, women must be included in decision-making   undp.org

*The Spanish flu (1918-1920): The global impact of the largest influenza pandemic in history   https://ourworldindata.org/spanish-flu-and-its-global-impact/

*CoV lock down changed how birds sing in San Fracisco   newscientist.com

*Covid-19 brings to the fore lifestyle of Cook who can't smell   edition.cnn.com/travel/article/anosmia-chef-joke-boon-wellness/index.html

*The effect of Covid-19 on Peace Agreement Implementation   prio/org/publications/.../?x=12443

*Battling the pandemic   www.jnj.com/coronavirus

*To prepare for the next global pandemic, we have to ensure public procurement is transparent, efficient, cost effective & free of corruption  https://bit.ly/3klg4WS  #UNOPSInsights

*10 things we have now learned about Covid-19   gavi.org/vaccineswork/10-things-we-have-now-learned-about-covid-19/

*The Covid data detectives : How data is being used to track the spread of Covid-19 in South Africa   www.brainstormmagazine.com.za/features/15076-the-covid-data-detective/

*Of Covid-19, God & Neanderthals   punchng.com/of-covid-19-god-and-neanderthals/

*Effects of underlying morbidities on the occurrence of deaths in Covid-19 patients: A systematic review & meta-analysis- David Katz   https://buff.ly/2GyhToU

*How the CoV hacks the immune system   newyorker.com

*A 3 step plan to eliminate Covid-19   https://b-gates/349ZvdO

*Human Rights work in the Covid-19 era by Tony Ojukwu    https://wit.to/africapod-Ep4

*Amazon reveals over 19,000 workers got Covid-19   https://www.wric.com/business/us-world-business/amazon-reveals-19000-workers-got-covid-19/

*WHO head calls the 'herd immunity approach' to the CoV 'immoral'   bbc.com

*Covid-19: World War III is already here   military.com/daily-news/opinions/2020/10/29/world-war-iii-already-here/

*Viruses have been shown to produce their own energy for the first time   newscientist.com

*These 47 billionaires got richer during the CoV pandemic   https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/wealth/billionaires-fared-during-cov-crisis/

*Blood type could be linked to CoV risk and severity: With Blood Type O, there's lower risk of    edition.cnn.com/2020/10/14/health/blood-group-covid-19-scn-wellness/

*Three reasons why the Aesthetics & Anti-aging market is unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic   washingtonpost.com

*Building small business resilience  in a pandemic   entrepreneur.com/article/357402.../

*CoV has been uniquely horrible for Whole Foods   https://www.businessnow.com/national/news/retail/whole-foods-pandemic-effect-uniquely-horrible-106264.../

*Covid-19: Diet more vital than ever   linkein.com/pulse/diet-more-vital-than-ever-david-katz/

*How to ask for a raise during the Covid-19 pandemic   wsj.com/articles/how-to-ask-for-a-raise-during-cov/

*US: How a plague exposed the 'Christian nation' myth   patheos.com/blogs/jaysondbradley/2020/05/how-plague-exposed-christian-nation-myth/

*China calls its 'heroic' handling of Covid-19 proof of its wisdom: A lopsided recovery amid Chinese bragging could sharpen divisions between China & the West   economist.com

*Fewer fistfights, less sex - TV production gets a Covid-19 makeover   wsj.com

*On 17th October, 2020, global CpV cases rose to more than 400,000 for the first time, a record one day increase   reut.rs/3o39BGE

*The pandemic has eroded democracy & respect for human rights   economist.com

*When symptoms of Covid-19 don't go away   nytimes.com 

*CoV will push more than 1 billion people into possible starvation in 2020   bit.ly/2H7p8Ee

*Investment in human capital essential for building resilient recovery from Covid-19   wrld.bg/u20e50BVnI8

*Pregnancy & Covid-19   wsj.com

*What its like to be a Covid-19 'long hauler' with symptoms that last for months   bit.ly/37hXM9q

*Airlines are testing new digital health pass so passengers can easily prove they have tested negative for CoV   https://www.businessinsider.com/airlines-united-cathy-pacific-test-digital-health-pass-common-pass-covid-2020-10.com/article/wht-the-pandemic.../

*Regarding using a public bathroom in the middle of a pandemic   what the pandemic has taught us about science   wsjging Market is unaffected by the pandemic https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/356962.../

*Where did CoV come from? & other Covid-19 questions answered   newscientist.com

*The Art of the Covid-19 Meltdown: Train your brain   https://theconversation.com/want-to-stop-the-covid-19-stress-meltdown/

*Reflections on the effect of Covid-19 on Africa's Higher Education & Research Sector   https://www.accord.org.za/analysis/reflections-on-effect-covid-19-africas-higher-education.../

*US spike in Covid-19 cases on 26th October 2020: Mak Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Elon Musk & 6 wealthiest billionaires lost a combined $14b in a single day!   afribusinessinsider,com/news/mack-zuckerberg-bill-gates-elon-musk-6-other-us-billionaires-lost-$14b-in-one-day/

*How Africa fought the pandemic - & what CoV has taught the world   https://www.ft.com/content/africa-fought-pandemic/

*5 ways Covid-19 is exacerbating global poverty   https://go.one.org/31T33b8

*Pandemic fatigue is real and it's spreading   https://t.co/J28MUIPC2p?amp=1The Misinformation Age has been exacerbated by Covid-19   https://t.co/JYcQH3wHG1amp=1

*US: Sewage testing shows a country flush with CoV cases   cnn.com   https://t.co/RNBc5gqoLL?amp=1

*Are countries doing enough to support women through the pandemic?   bit.ly/3ehq4Te  #Covid19  #GenderParity

*Did Pangolian trafficking cause the CoV pandemic?   newyorker.com   https://t.co/ED9RB6AaMz?amp=1

*Why has Covid-19 been especially harmful to working women?   brookings.edu   https://t.co/8l87eKDrb?amp=1

*Guidelines for Covid-19 tests for airline passengers could set global bar for reliability   reut.rs/3oQ3IxO

*The pandemic has given the world an 'accelerated lesson' on the benefits of inclusion   https://bit.ly/3oggfJv 

*Pandemic, new platforms prompt surge in new therapists   https://on.wsj.com/3jwiW7b

*A feminist approach to fighting Covid-19   justscurity.org/70356/feminist-approach-to-covid-19/

*Gender Equality matters in Covid-19 response   https;//.www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/in-focus-gender-equality-covid-19-response/

*How has Covid-19 affected gender equality?   https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/covid-19-gender-inequality-jobs-economy/

*Covid-19: A gender lens   https://www.unfpa.org/resources/covid-19-gender-lens/

*Covid-19 & gender equality   eige.europa.eu/topics/health/covid-19-and-gender-equality/

*Gender inequality & the Covid-19 crisis: A Human Development perspective   hdr.undp.org/en/content/gender-inequality-and-covid-19-crisis-human-development-perspective/

*11 million girls may not return to school after the pandemic   https://www.businessinsider.com/11m-girls-may-not-return-to-school-after-pandemic/

*There is no getting back to normal: The sooner we accept it, the better   https://cnn.it/Mg

*Pope Francis says the pandemic has proven that the 'magic theories' of market capitalism have failed   time.com.ng.worldbankgroup.org/blog/evidence-guide-uncertain-times-ieg-2020/

*150 million people set to fall into 'extreme poverty' due to Covid-19 pandemic, World Bank warnbs   https://abcnews.go.com/international/150-million-people-set-to-fall-into-extreme-poverty.../

*The silver lining of Covid-19   https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/silver-lining-of-covid-19-bill-marcott/

*Covid-19's impact on girls   https://lnkd.in/dpxxqM5

*Ideas & habits we'll never go back to post Covid-19   thriveglobal.com/stories/ideas-habits-leaving-in-post-covid-19-pandemic-beliefs/

*Covid-19 is helping wealthy countries talk about death    economist.com

*'Speed-Reading Apps' to max out your quarantine downtime   wsj.com

*The Covid-19 consequences: Disrupting the African Peace & Security Agenda   https://www.accord.org.za/.../the-covid-19-crisis-consequences-disrupting-african-psa.../

*Assessment of socioeconomic inequality based on virus-contaminated water in developing countries: A review   apnews.com

*How Trump's Covid-19 treatment is is far different from what most American patients get   edition.cnn.com/2020/10/05/health/donald-trump-hospital-treatment/

*How to weather the storm of Covid-19 & every other storm that follows   https://takingbackmymind.com/blog/f/how-to-weather-the-storm-of-covid-10.../

*Have we been thinking about Covid-19 symptoms all wrong? Looking for the wrong signs in kids? There are 6 sub-types of Covid-19   newscientist.com  https://lnkd.in/e-DBthr

*Easing lock-downs not enough to deliver sustained economic recovery: Resolving the health crisis is essential   ow.ly/Lqfj50BNL9I

*Lesson not learned: Europe unprepared as second CoV wave hits   apnews.com

*M&E during Covid-19: Evidence in uncertain times   https://ieg.worldbankgroup.org/blog/evidence-guide-uncertain-times-ieg-2020/

*How Remdesivir works to fight Covid-19 inside the body   time.com

*How are Legacy Airlines surviving Covid-19?   wsj.com

*Covid-19 in Africa: Map showing the pandemic   theafricareport.com

*Covid-19 is accelerating a shift in global power   telegraph.co.uk

*India's new paper Covid-19 test could be a game changer   bbc.com

*WHO calls for action against rising 'Pandemic Ftigue'   channelstv.com/2020/10/06/who-calls-for-action-against-rising-pandemic-fatigue/

*Covid-19 Disorder Tracker   acleddata.com

*How Mobile will lead Banks out of Covid-19   https://e.huawei.com/en/publications/global/ict-insights/ict29-intelligent-finance/feature/mobile-banks-out-of-covid-19?utm

*Covid-19 neurological symptoms emerge in most hospitalised patients - Study   https://enn.it/3nqeitS

*Let the CoV spread among young people ? It's not a good idea   newscientist.com

*Negotiating the 'new normal'   https://negotiatingthenewnormal.com

*Covid-19 pandemic reversed decades of employment gains for the disabled, but advocates see glimmers of hope    https://abcnews.go.com/business/covid-19-pandemic-reversed-decades-of-employment-gains.../

*In the post-Covid world, every retailer needs to find his 'essential'  https://www.therobinreport.com/in-the-post-covid-world-every-retailer-needs-to-find-its-essential/

*Covid-19 & ceasefires: What have we learned?   usip.org

*Protecting the most vulnerable children from the impact of Covid-19   unicef.org

*Covid-19 has reversed years of gains in the war on poverty   https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/09/26/covid-19-reversed-years-of-gain-against-poverty/

*Negotiating the new normal   negotiatingthenewnormal.com

*Expanding global access for Covid-19 vaccines: Communique   https://www.jnj.com/.../...communique-global-access-covif-19-vaccines/

*Has the covid-19 pandemic affected anti-trust risks faced by Companies & Executives?   https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/has-covid-19-pandemic-affected-anti-trust-risks/

*CoV turmoil raises depression risk in young adults   https://on.wsj.com/2XGCJIb?

*Microsoft thinks you've been missing your commute in lock down   wsj.com

*The virus reopened America's wounds - & poured salt in them   the dailbeast.com

*How her immunity works    m.youtube.com/playlist?list=Nigeria: Publishing Covid-19 pandemic contracts is a critical step towards transforming the nation's governance landscape   wrld.bg/6b2I50BFKVb

*Mental resilience can help you through the CoV pandemic: Here's how to build it   wsj.com/article/mental-resilience-help-build-resilience-cov-pandemic/

*CoV-19 enlightens the global entrepreneurial spirit   https://curiosityshots.com/covid-19-enlightens-entrepreneurial-spirit/

*Gender & Covid-19: Economic impact of the virus on women & men in Karen state, Myanmar   https://bit.ly/3kQE5JC

*Foods that battle stress during Covid-19 pandemic   wsj.com/articles/foods-tat-battle-stress-during-covid-19-pandemic/

*Covid-19 & the digitalisation of Dispute Resolution   https://www.cibel.unsw.edu.au/media/2020-cibel...covid-19-digitalisation-dispute-resolution/

*How does Covid-19 impact kids? The road to a vaccine   https://www.linkedin.com/events/road-to-vaccine-kids-and-covid-19

*Dogs can sniff CoV carriers on arrival at airports   nytimes.com

*Fear & loathing in the time of COVID-19   africasacountry.com/2020/03/fear-and-loathing-in-the-time-of-covid-19/

*What are your favourite tools for making working at home essier?   https:www.limkedin.com/pulse/what-your-favourite-tools-make-working-at-home-easier-gretchen-nibin

*Covid-19: UN helps countries fight complacency as they reopen   https://www.un.org/en/cov/un-supports-countries-as-they-reopen

*Past vaccine disasters show why rushing a CoV vaccine now  is ill advised   https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/health/eua-cov-vaccine-history/

*Will Covid-19 kill the pen & paper signature?   https://www.wired.co.uk/article/digital-signatures-hellosign-dropbox/5 criteria countries should meet before-easing-lockdown - Study   https://cnn.com

*Sweden: Welcome to libertarian Covid-19 fantasy land    theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/26/welcome-to-libertarian-covid-19-fantasy-land/

*2020 State of the Student: Covid-19 & Mental Health   https://www.chegg.org/covid-19-mental-health-2020

*Regardless of age, obesity & hypertension increase risks with Covid-19   https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2770941...

*1st case of Covid-19 re-infection confirmed   https://www.medpagetoday.com/infecteousdisease/covid-19/88234

*Iceland: Herd immunity, herd mentality & heresy - Debating pandemic policy in a Public Health House of Cards   https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/herd-immunity-mentality-heresy-debating-pandemic-david/

*UN Chief: CoV reversed fragile progress on gender equality   https://www.startribune.com/un-chief-virus-reversed-fragile-progress-on-gender-equality/

*Decision-making during Covid-19   https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pandemic-paralysing-decision-making-ability

*Covid-19's toll on women   https://bit.ly/3bmBoMf

*'Futures destroyed': Covid-19 unleashes 'shadow pandemics' on Africa's girls   bit.ly/2YPzX3I

*How to manage working from home while being a parent   on.forbes.com/6011Goq5e

*Stop Physician Burnout: The pandemic profit crater & the Sine Wave Delusion  https://www.thehappymd.com/blog/physician-burnout-the-pandemic-profit-crater-the-sine-wave-delusion/

*How your team can come back strong from from the pandemic   https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-your-team-can-come-back-strong-from-pandemic/

*China forcing experimental CoV medicines on Uighurs Muslims in Xianjan  thedailybeast.com

*Prison reform, inmates with disability, Covid-19 & safety for all   https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/prison-reform-inmates-with-disability-covid-19-safety-for-all/
*Nigerian lawyers drag China to court over Covid-19, demand $200b damages   https://dailypost.ng/2020/04/26/nigerian-lawyers-drag-china-to-court-over-covid-19/
*The CoV 'butterfly effect': 6 predictions for a New World Order   fastcompany.org/90488665/the-cov-butterfly-effect-six-predictions-for-new-world-order/
*7 predictions for a post-CoV world: New normal - Remote work, Automation, Tele-medicine, etc   https://marker.medium.com/7-predictions-for-a-post-cov-world.../

*CoV: Time to ditch 'toxic positivity'. It's ok not to be ok   washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/toxic-positivity-mental-health-covid/2020/08/19/5...

*Love in the era of Covid-19   https:www.linkedin.com/pulse/love-time-covid-rachel-alexander-esq-fob-cft/

*Africa could be past its peak of the CoV pandemic   https://t.co/TCm7T6VeZE?amp=1

*Covid-19 CoV: Lock-downs are not long term solution for pandemic   https://www.nzherald.co.nz/news/article.cfm

*If you felt cooped up in lock-down, think of refugees confined in camps   https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/aug/24/if-you-felt-cooped-up-during-lock-down-think-of-refugees-confined-in-camps/

*How to avoid scams during the CoV lockdown/pandemic   https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/how-to-avoid-scams-during-pandemic/

*US: FDA authorises use of blood plasma to treat CoV   https://bit.ly/3lqyat

*Digital Financial Inclusion in the time of Covid-19   https://blogs.imf.org/2020/07/01/digital-financial-inclusion-in-time-of-covid-19

*Covid-19 child cases in the US have increased by 21%  cnn.com   https://t.co/uOA1lrOgnN?amp=1

*Covid-19 transmitted through aerosols   time.com

*Zumping/Quarantinderen/Pandating: CoV & the language of live   econ.trib.al/4Dxhau2

*Re-defining Architecture in the time of Covid-19   https://mailchi.mp/.../how-we-are-redefining-architecture

*How our brains numb us to Covid-19 risks   washington.com/health/covid-risks-stop-being-so-scary/2020/08/21/09

*Treat the pandemic as a 'Bias Laboratory' jdsupra.com/legalnews/treat-pandemic-as-bias-laboratory/

*How the pandemic has changed us already  https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/08/pandemic-habits-behaviours-greet-depression-wash-hand/615283/

*Covid-19 revenue crunch pushes charities to the brink   fpmagazine.com.ceu

*Ridding the world of preventable diseases which are treatable like malaria will make us better prepared to confront any new health challenges like Covid-19   https"//lnkd.in/gPvTiti

*Masks with a higher purpose: Facial masks made by 'The Skill Mill' are helping to make people safe, while also giving second chances to ex-offenders   https://virg.in/NUy

*Fighting CoV & plastic waste   https://bit.ly/3eAA3Bf

*Quality of face-to-face vs online communication   https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/quality-face-to-face-vs-online-communication

*Covid-19: How to prepare for the greatest wealth transfer in history   forbes.com/sites/garrettgunderson/2020/08/20/how-to-prepare-for-greatest-wealth-transfer-in-history

*The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing a rethink in macroeconomics   economist.com/briefing/2020/07/25/the-covid-19-pandemic-is-forcing-rethink-macroeconomics/

*Rapid gender analysis: Gendered impact of Covid-19 on the lives of men, women,boys and girls in Borno, Adamawa & Yobe states of Nigeria   https://lnkd.in/eJuJpBa

*The pandemic has forced 'involuntary utilisation' of modern monetary theory   bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-14/modern-monetary-theory.../

*Covid-19: Why fiscal stimulus may not wok in every country   bit.ly/2XYssqT

*CoV lessons from Ebola outbreak   http://wrld.bg/jp4K50ATOvQ

*Behavioural communication strategies for CoV   https://sbs.stratmore.edu/resources/behavioural-communication-strategies-cov

*US: How to crush CoV  until vaccines arrive   https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/opinion/cov-lock-down-unemployment-death.html

*What does the work from home boom mean for the future?  activecareers.com/career-str8-talk/2020/08/06/what-does-work-from-home-boom-mean-future/

*The world after Covid-19   https://bit.ly/gbafcovid

*Companies start to think 'Remote Work' isn't so great after all: Projects take longer, collaboration is harder, training is a struggle   wsj.com/articles/companies-start-think-remote-work-isnt-great.../

*Covid-19 is awful. Climate change could be worse - Bill Gtes   gatesnotes.com/energy/climate-and-covid-19?WT.mc_id.2020.../

*We can't ignore adolescent girls  in Covid-19 fight   https://m-gat.es/2DKrdEk

*Sexist data hold back the world's Covid-19 response   https://m-gates/2DIJAzc

*Depression, anxiety, insomnia - health workers & the side effects of Covid-19   devex.com/news/opinion-depression-anxiety-insomnia-health-workers-effect-of-covid-19/
*Africa & the geo-politics of Covid-19   kujenga-amani-ssrc.org/2020/07/23/africa-and-geo-politics-of-covid-19/

*Post-Covid spirituality   linkedin.com/pulse/post-covid-spirituality/

*Covid-19 in Africa:The emerging pattern is resilience rather than conflict   https://www.accord.org.za/analysis/covid-19-in-africa/

*Covid-19 may manifest in the mouth in some patients   https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid-19/87584

*A genuine human rights-based approach for our post-pandemic-future   https://www.openglobalrights.org/genuine-human-rights-based-approach-for-our-post-pandemic-future/

*How science communication is failing during Covid-19   https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/how-science-is-failing-during-covid-19

*Home-made cloth face masks likely need a minimum of two layers, and preferably three, to prevent the dispersal of viral droplets from the nose and mouth - Video case study   cnn.it/33kGJl9

*3 lessons from how schools responded in the 1918 pandemic worth heeding today   https://getpocket.com/explore/item/3-lessons-from-how-schools-responded-in-1918-pandemic-worth-heeding-today

*How a packed slum in Mumbai beat back the CoV as India's cases continue to soar   washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/how-packed-slum-in-mumbai-beat-back-cov-as-indias-cases-continue-to-soar/

*CoV: The role of Mediators in challenging times   https://www.scmediation.org/scma-webinar-role-of-mediators-in-challenging-times-july-28-2020

*Will the pandemic reshape notions of female leadership?   https://m.gat.cs/2OI6005
*Three nurses share the daily rituals of how they used to care for Covid-19 patients   https://bit.ly/20enscB
*Creative ways companies can show pandemic support for working parents  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/creative-ways-companies-show-support-working-parents-david-hults/
*Covid-19: More than 10,000 African health workers infected - WHO  https://t.co/dDzFOGJsV?amp=1
*Socially-distanced yoga in personal domes   https://www.sprongwise.com/innovation/sport-fitness/toronto-imnts-outdoor-studio-yoga-domes-cov
*CoV: An ecological & psychological perspective on the year 2020   https://bit.ly/3hzZWmZ
*Protect diversity to prevent future pandemics  https://asiatimes.com/2020/07/protection-biodiversity-to-reduce-future-pandemics 
*The impact of Covid-19 on the administration of justice    arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2020/07/the-impact-covid-19-administration-justice
*Girls @ risk worldwide as lock-down continues   https://www.vsointernational.org/news/blog/girls-at-risk-worldwide-as-lockdown-continues/
*Ideas for 'side hustle' from home during CoV pandemic   linkedin.com/pulse/looking-side-hustle-here-7-ideas-you-can-do-from-home/   
*Covid-19 in Nigeria: FG bars officials, corporate entities from holding physical meetings   https://blueprint.ng/covid-19-fg-bars-officials-corporate-entities-from-holding-physical-meetings/
*Covid-19could be airborne - NCDC   saharareporters.com/2020/07/13/evidence-indicates-covid-19-could-be-air-borne/
*Nigeria recorded at least 3,600 cases of rape during lock-down - Minister   https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/40278-at-least-3600-rape-cases-during-lockdown-nigeria/
*Covid-19 has revealed a pre-existing pandemic of poverty that benefits the rich   theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jul/11/covid-19-has-revealed-pre-existing-pandemic-poverty-benefits-the-rich/
*Gender, protests & political change in Africa   springer.com/in/book/9783030463427
*Kenyan schools to remain closed until 2021 bbc.com/news/world-africa-5332574/
*Millions go back to lock-down around the world   https://www.bbc.com/new/live/world-53399539
*California re-imposes restrictions amid virus strike   https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53399080
*UK bans China's Huawei from 5G networks   https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53403793
*Weddings,births and deaths in the age of CoV   https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-5222077/
*Will women have to work harder after the pandemic?   https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53363253 
*CoV: Social distancing in schools doesn't exist - 'I'd rather have your child repeat a year than die, says UK teacher   bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-52669047?fbcld.../
*Guidelines for conducting elections during Covid-19 outbreak in Nigeria   covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/guidelines/
*Covid-19: This is when life will return to normal   bit.ly/2NoAjsO
*Covid-19: Weak laws, poverty worsen GBV in Nigeria   icirnigeria.org
*CoV half a year on: What do we know so far?   https:/amp-dw-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.dw.com/en/cov-half-year-on-what-we-know-so-far/
*CoV 7 SDGs: Covid-19 is reversing decades of progress on poverty, healthcare and education   unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2020.../
*US surpasses 3 million CoV cases as at 8th July, 2020   https://t.co/hD164txS39?amp=1
*CoV: What it's like for recent graduates to enter the work force from their childhood bedrooms   https://t.co/YOeMnNJ485?amp=1
*Growth strategy: Growing the business post lockdown   https://lnkd.in/dumqWsC
*Georgia man faked Covid-19 diagnosis, panicking co-workers and costing employer, prosecutor says   https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/22/georgia-man-faked-covid-19-diagnosis.../
*Covid-19 herd immunity is much closer than anti-body studies suggest   https://bit.ly/3gqF68S
*Post-Covid peace & justice will depend on the power of youth   https://bit.ly/2ZGMyWK
*Study says summer sun can kill CoV in 34 minutes   https://bit.ly/2YrELNa
*Hydroxy-chloroquine lowers Covid-19 death rate, Henry Ford Health study finds   https://bit.ly/3dVwwxk
*I got Covid-19 two months ago, and I'm still discovering new areas of damage - CNN anchor, Richard Quest   edition.cnn.com/2020/07/07/health/richard-quest-covid-wellness-intl/
*US: Texas Covid-19 cases top 1,300 from child care facilities alone   edition.cnn.com/2020/07/06/health/texas-cov-cases-child-care-facilities/
*Covid-19 in West Africa: Response & impact   https://cddelibrary.org/2020/07/07/covid-19-in-west-africa-responses-impact/
*CoV: US to force out foreign students taking classes fully online   https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-immigration-visas-student-idUSKBN2472TT
*Women With Disabilities (WWD) in a pandemic   https://t.co/3WHimadHz7?amp=1
*AC filter in the home, office or local mall could protect against CoV   https://t.co/FPyRmLvEOL?amp=1
*Groom dies days after wedding in India, 80 people infected with CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/07/02/asia/india-wedding-cov-infections-scli-intl/
*CoV: Nigeria is deploying profiling robots to check and analyse the temperature of passengers @ international airports to curb Covid-19 spread   thevoicenews.net
*CoV: China & the US - From trade war to blame game   https://www.ispionline.it/events/china-us-trade-war-blame-game/
*How agile leaders have tackled the pandemic's pressure   wired.co.uk/article/cov/business-response-agile-accenture/
*CoV: Anger management for an angry time   wsj.com/articles/anger-management-for-an-angry-time/
*Remote work forever? Not so fast - Jobs Guru   wsj.com/articles/remote-work-forever.../
*How to counter Covid-19 impact in Africa   ifc.org/wps/connect/ifc_external_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/insights/i13-covid-19-africa/
*Could Covid-19 ever be eradicated?   gavi.org/vaccineswork/could-covid-19-ever-be-eradicated/
*Nigeria: Government & institution measures in response to Covid-19   home.kpmg/xx/en/insights/2020/04/nigeria-government-institution-measures-in-response-to-covid-19/
*The Covid-19 bailout and its financing dilemmas   ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/covid-19-the-financing-dilemmas/
*CoV: The new normal of everyday life   wsj.com/graphics/new-normal-of-everyday-life/
*Young people in the US are throwing CoV parties with a payout when one gets infected   edition.cnn.com/2020/07/02/us/alabama-cov-parties-trnd/
*An analysis of three Covid-19 outbreaks: How they happened & how they can be avoided   english.elpais.com/spanish-news/2020-06-17/an-analysis-of-three-covid-19-outbreaks-how-they-happened-how-they-can-be-avoided/
*Microsoft launches initiative to help 25 million people worldwide acquire the digital skills needed in a Covid-19 economy   https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/06/30/microsoft-launches-initiative-to-help-25-million-people-worldwide-acquire-digital-skills-needed-in-covid-19-economy 
*Do lock-downs actually work?   gavi.org/vaccineswork/do-lockdowns-actually-work/
*Work remotely, stay secure   microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2020/03/12/work-remotely-stay-secured-ciso-tips/
*USA: Why face mask guidance has changed so much, and how wearing mask canprotect the economy   edition.cnn.com/2020/06/25/health/face-mask-guidance-covid-19/
*CoV is leaving some people with permanent lung damage   newscientist.com/article/2247086-the-cov-is-leaving-some-people0with-permanent-lung-damage/
*What is the pandemic changing in the world? Everything   https://bit.ly/3dqh4c4
*Online meetings are even duller than real ones   https://www.1843magazine.com/and-finally/how-we-live-now/online-meetings-are-even-duller-than-real-ones
*List of Covid-19 resources for Nigerian entrepreneurs   msmehub.org/article/2020/05/list-of-covid-19-resources-duller-than-real-ones/
*CoV: China & major shift in power relations   chinacurrent.com/story/19986/a-major-shift-in-power-relations/ 
*As CoV hits developing countries, its victims are younger   wsj.com/articles/as-cov-hits-developing-countries-victims-younger/
*CoV: The farm worker is considered 'essential': What he or she feels, though, is underpaid & at risk   edition.cnn.com/2020/06/26/us/farmworker-cov-ins/index.html
*First vaccinations begin in South Africa for Covid-19 trials
  africa.cgtn.com/2020/06/24/first-vaccinations-begin-in-south-africa-covid-19-trials/
*The CoV pandemic has moved into younger populations in the US   edition.cnn.com/2020/06/05/health/cov-younger-people-us-cdc-trnd/ 
*Job recruitment adopts social distancing as CoV alters practices  https://www-wsj-com.cdn.amproject.org/c/s/.../articles/job-recruitment-adopts-social-distancing-as-cov-alters-practices/
*How hiring is changing as business reopens   https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-hiring-is-changing-as-business-reopens/
*The new world of work   microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/04/06/turning-collaboration-customer-engagement-up-strong-identity-approach/
*Business as unusual: Exporting in a pandemic   https://virg.in/paJ
*Loneliness vs Covid-19 infection among seniors   https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid-19/87049.../
*Post-pandemic and existing innovations in Africa   africasacountry.com/2020/06/artists-help-us-leap-into-the-unknown/
*Social & community cohesion amidst Cpvid-19 pandemic   nextierspd.com/social-community-cohesion-amidst-covid-19-pandemic/
*Conflict transformation amidst Covid-19 waves  nextierspd.com/conflict-transformation-amidst-covid-19-waves/ 
*Companies must defend digital rights in the Covid-19 era   project-syndicate.org/commentary/covid19-government-censorship-surveillance-mark-stephenss-2020-06.../
*A 20-foot-tall statue in Latvia honours the front-line workers fighting Covid-19 around the world   edition.cnn.com/2020/06/18/world/latvia-covid-19-statue-trnd/
*Youth, Covid-19 & North-East conflict   nextierspd.com/youth-covid-19-north-east-conflict/
*Preventing Covid-19 from killing democracy in Africa by Mo Ibrahim & Alan Doss   economist.com/2020/06/17/alan-doss-and-mo-ibrahim-on-preventing-covid-19-from-killing-democracy-in-africa/
*Covid-19: Working from home while black   hbr.org/2020/06/working-from-home-while-black/
*The arkward lessons of my luxury lock-down in Kessington by Shruti Advani
*WHO calls for caution in easing restrictions as Covid-19 cases cross 200,000 in Africa   https://bit.ly/3hjCvPb
*How CEOs see today's CoV world   wsj.com/articles/how-ceos-see-todays-cov-world-11587720600
*Nigeria (5th June 2020): FCT releases guidelines for reopening of worship centres   thecable.ng/attendance-should-be-taken-fct-releases-guidelines-for-reopening-worship-centres/
*Mental health and psychosis support in peace-building   https://stanleycentre.org/publications/mental-health-psychosis-support-peacebuilding/
*Promoting accountability and transparency during Covid-19 by UNDP   https://lnkd.in/d8ckXNZ
*AU Covid-19 response  au.int/en/covid
*Masks significantly reduce infection risk, likely preventing thousands of Covid-19 cases   https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cov-masks-reduce-infection-risk
*Can a virus accelerate change in Africa?: Intellectuals are calling for a different kind of conversation   africasacountry.com/2020/06/can-a-virus-accelerate-change-in-africa/   
*Covid-19 triggers authoritarian relapse in Ethiopia   ethiopia-insight.com/2020/06/02/covid-19-triggers-authoritarian-relapse-in-ethiopia/
*Africa must un-mute its mic as e-diplomacy takes root: Online meetings means foreign affairs could become more inclusive, accessible and less elitist   allafrica.com/stories/202006120807.html
*In Nigeria, Covid-19 threatens to hit three fragile north-eastern states hardest - UNDP  undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/2020/nigeria-covid-19-threatens-to-hit-three-fragile-north-eastern-states-hardest/ 
*Covid-19: The aftershocks of OECD projections & impact on Africa   https://bit.ly/2XUc774
*The next CoV challenge: Flattening the mental health curve   thriveglobal.com/stories/flattening-mental-health-curve.../
*Emirates fires 700 cabin crew, 600 pilots in latest cuts (13th June, 2020)   arabianbusiness.com/transport/447963-emirates-fires-700-cabin-crew-600-pilots/
*People who rushed to buy toilet paper during the pandemic scored high on personality traits related to 'consciousness'   edition.cnn.com/2020/06/12/health/toilet-paper-hoarding-personality-wellness/
*Covid-19: Straight answers from top epidemiologist (Dr. Osterholm), who predicted the pandemic   bluezones.com/2020/06/covid-19-straight-answers-from-epidemiologist/
*CoV & upsurge in rape cases in Nigeria: State governors resolve to declare a state of emergency   edition.cnn.com/2020/06/12/africa/nigerias-state-of-emergency-rape/index.html
*Regulating big tech: Lessons from Covid-19   chatamhouse.org/expert/comment/regulating-big-tech-lessons-from-covid-19/
*Covid-19 in Africa: Youth at the fore   kujenga-amani-ssrc.org/2020/06/11/covid-19-in-africa-youth-at-the-fore/
*Covid-19 offers a chance to transform peace-keeping   https://theconversation/why-covid-19-offers-chance-to-transform-un-peacekeeping-139416
*How the pandemic is changing hiring   linkedin.com/feed/news/how-the-pandemic-is-changing-hiring-4137753/
*CoV: French teacher's 'unique' Hebridean lock-down   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-52935997
*Covid-19 in Nigeria: IGP unveils operational guidelines for Police   vanguardngr.com/2020/06/i-g-unveils-operational-guidelines-for-covid-19-prevention-enforcement/
*CoV & moral anger: Be angry in a smart way   https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/angry-smart-way-daniel-goleman/
*Mediation should be the first resort for Commercial Contract Disputes arising from Covid-19   cedr-5956807.hs-sites.com/blog/mediation-first-resort-for-commercial-disputes-arising-from-covid-19/
*Bringing awareness to refugees at risk of Covid-19   https://variety.com/2020/film/news/cate-blanchett-cov-refugees-unhcr-1234627862/
*Resuming some kind of normalcy after lock-down in the workplace   https://thepeoplecatalyst.co.uk/resuming-to-some-kind-of-normalcy-after-lockdown/
*Global leadership during a global pandemic   https://go.one.org/2Uw982G  #ONEWorld  #COVID19
*Quarantine has changed us, and it's not all bad   https://t.co/9qlOdWKAu0?amp=1
*'It's not over': Covid-19 cases rise in some nations easing lockdown - WHO   reut.rs/2A4vFfN
*Why poorer people are more likely to catch & die from CoV   bbc.in/370yZVo
*Technology helps address CoV misinformation deluge   on.forbes.com/6018GGH4k
*The case for mandatory masks   economist.com/leaders/2020/05/28/the-case-for-mandatory-masks/
*Why is CoV deadly for some, but harmless in others?   newscientist.com/article/mg24632811-300-why-is-cov-deadly-for-some-harmless-in-others/
*Morocco invents Covid-19 diagnostic kit that gives resultsin 15 minutes: Verified @ France's Pasteur Institute   moroccoworldnews.com/2020/06/304499...
*CoV in the UK: Sex with someone you don't live with is illegal from 1st June, 2020metro.co.uk/2020/06/01/sex-someone-dont-live-with-illegal/
*Microsoft lays off journalists, replaces them with AI   https://www.theverge.com/2020/05/30/21275524/microsoft-lays-off-journalists-replaces-them-with-ai
*George Floyd's death: America cannot lecture Africa on human rights   aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/america-lecture-africans-human-rights.../
*How to access the CBN Covid-19 N50b credit facility   msmehub.org/article/2020/05/how-to-access-the-cbn-covid-19-n50b-credit-facility/
*How to avoid virtual meeting fatigue while working from home  thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-minimise-meetings-work-from-home-productivity-tips
*Women, academic publishing & Covid-19   psa.ac.uk/psa/news/women-academic-publishing-covid-19/
*Online meetings necessitated by CoV are even more boring and duller than real ones   https://t.co/GvTzSObdUk?amp=1
*Why democracies do better at surviving pandemics   chatamhouse.org/expert/comment/why-democracies-do-better-at-surviving-pandemics/
*How CoV shows us we can beat global warming  newscientist.com/article/mg24632842-700-climate-change-how-cov-shows-us-we-can-beat-global-warming/
*Masks are too dangerous for kids under two  edition.cnn.com/2020/05/26/asia/japan-toddlers-face-masks-advice-scli-intl/
*Health lessons for the post Covid-19 world   https://www.theglobalist.com/cov/pandemic-healthcare-economy-labour-market-global-supply-chains/
*CoV seems to reach the brain. What could this mean for us? newscientist.com/article/mg24632842-800/cov-seems-to-reach-brain/
*Italy's prices go up as shops add Covid tax to bill   wantedinrome.com/news/italys-prices-go-up-shops-add-covid-tax/
*18 changes we'll see in workplace culture post Covid-19   thriveglobal.com/stories/workplace-company-culture-changes-covid-next-normal/
*What we know & still don't know about Covid-19    edition.cnn.com/2020/05/26/us/covid-19-cov-knowledge/
*Nigeria: Buhari laments rising number of CoV cases, says upsurge frightening   allafrica.com/stories/202005250131.html.../
*Silencing the guns: Creating conducive conditions for Africa's development and intensifying the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic   https://www.yiaga.org/silencing-the-guns.../
*Young people & Covid-19: Are young people at risk?   https:/rightforeducation.org/2020/04/17/young-people-and-covid-19/
*Security vs efficiency: Smart ports in a post Covid-19 era   issafrica.org/iss-today/security-vs-efficiency-smart-ports-in-a-post-covid-19-era/
*A teen's guide to managing your parents, relationships & CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/26/health/teen-guide-managing-parents-cov/
*Covid-19 pause could save the planet: Let's take this opportunity to change for good   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-covid-19-triggered-global-routine-change-that-could-save-the-planet/
*How do face masks protect you & others from Covid-19?   thriveglobal.com.../
*Presenting virtually? Don't make these 5 mistakes   forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2020/05/17/presenting-virtually.../
*How the documentary video, 'Plandemic' conspiracy theory took hold   theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/23/how-the-pandemic-conspiracy-theory-took-hold/
*Zoom goes from Coferencing App to the Pandemic's Social Network: Zoom = Pandemic's Social Media Network   bloomberg.com
*New York Times publishes names of 1,000 people who died from Covid-19   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/23/media/new-york-times-front-page-cov/
*The pandemic is causing an exponential rise in the online exploitation of kids   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/25/us/child-abuse-online-cov-pandemic-parents-investigations-trn/
*You may start seeing 'CoV surcharge' on receipts   https://beta-ctvnews-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/beta.ctvnews.ca/national/cov/2020/5/...html
*Policy on 'Conducting elections in the contextof the Covid-19 pandemic   https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/inec-policy-on-conducting-elections-in-covid-19.pdf
*Account for 'Covid-Brain': Brain fog, fight or flight, etc. jdsupra.com/legalnews/account-for-coid-brain-52373/
*Why didn't Peru's strict measures stop the CoV?   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/25/americas/peru-covid-hotspot-why-intl/
*Empathy is the new imperative for marketers amid pandemic uncertainty   marketingdrive.com/news/pepsico-finds-empathy-new-imperative-for-marketers-amid-pandemic-uncertainty/
*CoV: Student collects graduation gowns for personal protection equipment (PPE)   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/25/us/iyw-student-collects-graduation-gowns-for-ppe-trnd/
*CoV: The earth & us at this time   https://ubiverse.org/posts/the-earth-and-us-at-this-time/
*Conflict sensitivity in response to Covid-19   https://www.saferworld.uk/resources/publications/1254-conflict-sensitivity-in-response-to-covid-19/
*Nudge theory could heal Brexit's Britain's divide over lock-down   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/20/nudge-theory-could-heal-brexit-britains-divide-over-lockdown/
*Global deaths: How Covid-19 compares to other diseases   https://bit.ly/36nWhEl
*4 strategies to build inclusive virtual culture   https://bit.ly/3emhMIy
*Why arewomen-led nations doing better with CoV?   https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/world/cov-women-led-nations-doing-better.../
*Anti-epidemic robots in Rwanda: UNDP Rwanda using tech & innovation to stop the spread of CoV   https://lnkd.in/dB_BK3b   #AfricaDay
*Countries should seize the moment to flatten the climate curve: The pandemic shows how hard it will be to de-carbonise, and creates an opportunity   https://t.co/1dIkDNWgRN?amo=1
*How Covid-19 has changed humanitarian action: WhatsApp classrooms,Social distancing @ relief sites, etc.  https://t.co/cyce8fPPGR?amp=1
*Covid-19 is un-doing years of progress in curbing global poverty   https://t.co/7nyUitu7uh?amp=1
*How 2 ut of every 5 jobs lost during Covid-19 may not come back   bit.ly/2TBBjN2
*South Korea court sentences man to 4 months in prison for refusing to adhere to quarantine rules   https://t.co/4zLIXpvrgo?amp=1
*The risk of severe Covid-19 infection is not uniform   https://t.co/YTsYipFCNS?amp=1
*Uber lays off 600 people in India as the CoV hurts business   https://t.co/eGEgfv3Dz5?amp=1
*Super-spreader events offer a clue on curbing CoV   wsj.com   https://t.co/dkQOHrABz0?amp=1
*CoV: Ventilator fabricated by NAF ready for use   premiumtimesng.com
*Nigeria: 18 Gombe Covid-19 positive cases refuse government isolation   t.co/Bt5EVcMA4L?amp=1  *Certainty & decision-making during Covid-19   gsb.stanford.edu/insights/why-uncertainty-makes-us-less-likely-take-risks/
*Terrifying Kawasaki-like syndrome linked to CoV, is affecting young adults   dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article/8348265/young-adults-20s-susceptible-inflammatory-kawasaki-like-syndrome.html
*Covid-19 appears to affect placenta during pregnancy   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/22/health/placenta-covid-19-wellness/
*These companies plan to make working from home the new normal - as in forever   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/22/tech/work-from-home-companies/
*Why are Africa's CoV successesbeing overlooked?   theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/21/africa-cov-siccesses-innovation-europe-us/
*Sweden's 'herd immunity' figures against Covid-19is still in single digits even though it didn't go into lock-down   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/21/health/sweden-herd-immunity-cov-intl/
*CoV: Almajiris' proactive exodus to Southern Nigeria   guardian.ng/opinion/almajiris-proactive-exodus-to-southern-nigeria/
*Facebook says half its employees may be working remotely  edition.cnn.com/2020/05/21/tech/facebook-ork-from-home-mark-zuckerberg/
*American billionaires got $434b richer during the CoV pandemic  cnbc.com/2020/05/21/american-billionaires-got-$434b-richer-during-pandemic/
*CoV & life-and-death importance of Maths education   medium.com/age-of-awareness/cov-and-the-life-and-death-importance-of-maths-education/
Kazakhstan is an anti-pandemic model for Central Asia   m.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/20/kazakhstan-is-an-anti-pandemic-model-for-central-asia/
*How Mauritius beat the pandemic   mg.co.za/top-six/2020-05-21-how-mauritius-beat-pandemic/
*10 ways to sleep better during the CoV pandemic   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-fall-aleep-cov-stress-anxiety-sleep-tips/
*How the CoV pandemic is affecting wildlife and conservationnewscientist.com/article/2244299-how-the-cov-is-affecting-wildlife-conservation/
*CDC estimates are that 35% of CoV patients don't have symptoms   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/22/health/cdc-cov-estimates-symptoms-deaths/
*Ho can countriesknow when its safe to to ease CoV lockdown? newscientist.com/article/2244056-how-can-countries-know-when-safe-ease-cov-lockdown/
*Social distancing a week earlier could have saved 36,000 American lives   wasingtonpost.com 
*How Covid-19 could changethe way we fly: Robotic cleaners, passengers may not need to touch anything at security check points, etc.   edition.cnn.com/travel/article/air-travel-future-covid-19/
*CoV & Covid-19: Your questions answered   newscientist.com/article/2244096-cov-and-covid-19.../
*CoV: AI/Blue-sky thinking & vaccine development   timeshighereducation.com/hub/university-bristol/p/blue-sky-thinking-about-vaccine-development/ 
*Financing Africa's Covid-19 response   africasacountry.com/2020/05/finacing-africas-covid-19-response/
*CoV & Gen Z: Class of 2020 entering worst job market since the Great Depression   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/20/us/bad-job-market-graduates-cov/
*Does restricting travel during a pandemic work?   chatamhouse.org/expert/comment/does-restricting-travel-during-pandemic-work/
*UN Secretary-General on the impact of Covid-19 on Africa   youtube.com/watch?v=BI1ON18Lqvw.../
*Robots screen Rwandan CoV patients   bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-47639452.../
*Democray must not become the silent victim of the CoV pandemic - Kofi Annan Foundation   kofiannanfoundation.org/articles/open-letter-democracy-must-not-become-silent-victim-of-cov-pandemic/
*CoV: Refugees in quicksand   nextierspd.com/archives/3256.../
*Was Covid-19 adapted to infect humans?   wionews.com/opinions-blogs/evidence-indicates-covid-19-adapted-to-infect-humans/
*17-year-old Avi Schiffmann turned down $8m to keep his viral CoV Tracker Ad-free   sciencealert.com/17-tear-old-turned-down-$8m-to-keep-cov-tracker-ad-free/
*A free online book 'The Unwelcome Stranger', aims to teach kids about Covd-19   newsy.com/stories/book-aims-to-help-black-parents-and-kids-tlk-about-covid-19
*2 Churches re-close after faith leaders and congregants get CoV   washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/19/two-churches-reclose-after-congregants-get-covid-19/
*Quarter Airways cabin crew to wear CoV compliant hazmat suits   edition.cnn.com/travel/article/quarter-airways-full-body-cover-protection/
*As Covid-19 brings new repression, democracies must push back   realclearpolitics.com/article/2020/05/08/as_covid_brings_new-repression_democracies_must_push_back/
*4 ways Covid-19 philanthropy is helping to navigate the crisis   fpmagazine.com.au/covid-19-philanthropy-374189/
*Covid-19 in Africa: Youth perspective   mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2020/covid-19-africa-youth-prspectives/
*Covid-19 pandemic risks worst global food crisis in decades   newscientist,com/article/2243692-covid-19-risks-worst-global-food-crisis-in-decades/
*Easing lock-down restrictions will depend on the R number for Covid-19. What exactly is an 'R number'?   newscientist.com/term/r-number/?utm_medium.../ 
*Nigeria: The response to CoV is an opportunity to reform: CSOs/Leaders call for economic, social and political change   usip.org/publications/2020/05/mg-response-cov-opportunity-reform/
*Covid-19 strategies Africa can learn from   issafrica.org/iss-today/covid-19-strategies.../
*4 ways to develop your career from home   thriveglobal.com/stories/develop-career-from-home/
*What it's like to be a 'Rational Optimist' in a pandemic: Matt Ridley on how CoV caught him by surprise, the crucial role of dissent in politics and the importance of innovation for survival   humanprogress.org/article.php   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/17/business/restaurant-cov-business-model/
*'If the USA were my patient' - Essay by Dr. Sanjay Gupta   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/17/health/cov-human-body-gupta-essay/
*Newborn baby tests positive for Covid-19 in Russia   https://punch.com/newborn-baby-tests-positive-for-covid-19-in-russia/ 
*Restaurant & bar owners say their industry could be wiped out by social distancing rules
*German Cafe tells customers to wear pool noodles to enforce social distancing   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/15/europe/german-cafe-noodle-distancing-scli-intl-grm/
*The CoV pandemic demonstrates the failures of capitalism   teenvogue.com/story/cov-pandemic-failures-capitalism/
*CoV in the US: Federal student loans will be cheaper than ever   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/13/success/federal-student-loan-rates/
*No evidence that 'Madagascar cure' for Covid-19 works  newscientist,com/article/2243669-no-evidence-that-madagascar-cure-covid-19-works/
*CSOs call for transparency inthe use of IMF Covid-19 emergency loan to Nigeria   https://lnkd.in/d5mkyrj
*Economic growth without climate action is no longer feaible: During Covid-19 pandemic, carbon emissions have decreased and air quality improved significantly. But these effects are temporary   https://ww.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/economic-growth-without-climate-change-is-no-longer-feasible/
*More people are cycling during Covid-19. That matters   https://.outsideonline.com/2412755/more-people-cyclig-covid-19/
*Covid-19 may make education outcomes worse - World Bank   https://www.bbc.co.uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc,co.uk/news/amp/technology-52490430
*Far right spreads Covid-19 'infodemic' on Facebook   https://www.bbc.co.uk.cdn.ampprojet.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/technology-52490430
*At least 9 omen & girls killed in domestic homicide in Canada during CoV pandemic   https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-at-least-nine-women-girls-killed-in-domestic-homicide.../ 
*Covid-19: What's the fate of Almajiri children in Nigeria?   nextierspd.com/archives/3244/
*CoV: Staying home doesn't mean you can't vacation   thriveglobal.com/stories/i-took-pto-during-covid-it-was-amazing/
*Recovery from CoV: My harrowing story   https://thriveglobal.com/stories/recovery-from-cov.../
*Even if we (Gen Z) are digital natives, the assumprion that we are comfortable living a fully digital life is wrong. We value in-person interactions   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/13/opinions/biggest-lesson-from-covid-19/
*Black light experiment shows how quickly Covid-19 can spread in a restaurant   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/13/health/japan-black-light-experiment-cov-trnd-wellness/
*Jeff Bezos set to be world's first 'trillionaire' as CoV helps Amazon   dailystar.co.uk
*Mouthwash could prevent Covid-19 transmission   dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8315269/commercial-mouthwash-prevents-covid-19-transmission.html/
*Vitamin D could help against CoV   dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8300797/cov-patients-severe-vitamin-D-deficiency.../
*CoV: American travellers about to be pariahs in the new world   thedaily beast.com/ith-cov-american-travelers-set-to-be-pariahs/
*Dealing with a global pandemic in an inter-connected world   kujenga-amani.ssrc.org/2020/05/07/dealing-ith-a-global-pandemic.../
*Sub-Saharan Africa will most likely ride out of the Covid-19 storm   https://kujenga-amani-ssrc.org/2020/05/14-sub-saharan-africa-will-ride-out-of-covid-19-storm/
*Covid-19 responses in Africa: Implications for peace, security and public health   https://kujenga-amani-ssrc.org/2020/04/30/covid-19-responses-in-africa-implications-for-peace-security-public-health/
*Nigeria after Covid-19   sbmintel.com/2020/04/nigeria-after-covid-19/
*CoV suppression: 7 experts' ideas on how to beat Covid-19 and save economy   vox.com/2020/05/13/21248157/testing/quarantine-masks-stimulus/
*China could face isolation in the new global economic order   scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3083874/cov-china-risks-being-left-out-new-global-economic-order/
*CoV: Airlines are having trouble enforcing their face mask policies   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/13/business/airlines-mask-policy-enforcement/
*CoV: Finding ways to move your body while social distancing   thriveglobal.com/stories/move-your-body-while-social-distancing/
*How Covid-19 will change China & Africa's economic relationship: China promised pragmatic and not charitable cooperation with Africa   weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/china-pragmatic-cooperation-africa/
*Covid-19 will re-shape our relationship with the state   chatamhouse.org/expert/comment/covid-19-will-reshape-our-relationship-state/
*CoV linked to high rate of pre-term births: Virus may be able to cross the placenta to a foetus   newscientist.com/article/mg24632823-400-cov-in-pegnancy/
*How CoV spread from one member to 87% of the singers at a Washington choir practice   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/13/us/cov-washington-choir-outbreak-cov-trnd/
*CoV & what it means to live: This time has forced us to slow down and go inward   thriveglobal.com/stories/live-meaning-reflection-gift-life-change-inspiration/
*How Africa can reduce Covid-19 impact on IDPs   issafrica.org/iss-today/how-africa-can-reduce-covid-19s-impact-on-idps/
*Africa Joint Continental Strategy for Covid-19 Outbreak   africacdc.org/download/africa-joint-continental-strategy-cofid-19-outbreak/
*'Coronasomnia': Sleep issues & insomnia during the CoV outbreak    thriveglobal.com/stories/coronasomnia-sleep-issues-insomnia-during-cov-mental-health-sleep/
*Covid-19 isn't just a respiratory disease, it hits the whole body: Blood clots, multi-system organ failure, 'covid toes', etc.   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/12/health/cov-symptoms-blood-clots-inflammation/
*Why are women making such great leaders during Covid-19?   virtualconferenceafrica.com/why-are-women-making-such-great-leaders-covid-19/
*5 mistakes you're making in your post Covid-19 job search   https://lnkd.in/dGWxn75
*Living together, Separating & Divorcing during a pandemic   web.facebook.com/pandemic-relationships/
*CoV: On line classes are keeping us sane, but there are dangers: Zoom-bombing. etc.   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/11/tech/online-classes-safety-wellness/
*How some African countries are beginning to ease CoV lock-down   newscientist.com/article/2243074-how-some-african-countries-beginning-ease-lockdown/
*US start-up is testing drones in India to enforce social distancing: This raises privacy concerns   newscientist.com/article/2243058-us-startup-testing-drones-to-enforce-social-distancing/
*Catholic Church donates all its 425 hospitals in Nigeria as Covid-19 isolation centres   thecable.ng/catholic-church-donates-hospitals-as-isolation-centres/
*Nigeria: Almajiri kids and unenforced child rights   dailytrust.com.ng/almajiri-and-unenforced-child-rights.html
*CoV: Sunshine & fresh air: The forgotten anibiotics   newscientist.com/article/mg22029470-700-fresh-air-sunshine-forgotten-antibiotics/
*Liflong habits and rituals we will take away from the Covid-19 time   thriveglobal.com/stories/lifelong-habits-lessons-rituals-covid-siler-lining/
*Nigeria accepts Madagascar syrup: Buhari urges 'strict pharmaceutical scrutiny'   https://t.co/3qHIhcrUZI
*Nigeria: INEC says it cannot postpone the Governorship elections in Ondo & Edo despite the Covid-19 pandemic   https://t.co/RoqzyhzQCu
*In the UK, men in low-skilled jobs are dying from CoV at a higher rate than other workers   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/11/uk/covid-19-death-low-skilled-job-intl-scli-gbr/
*In the Covid-19 era, healthcare should be universal and free   chatamhouse.org/expert/comment/covid-19-era-healthcare-should-be-universal-free/
*CoV: Developing countries are 'on a ledge with no safety net'   newscientist.com/article/2243340-cov-developing-countries-on-a-ledge-no-safety-net/
*In 2020, face masks are not just for protection, they are being used to make statements   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/10/world/cov-face-masks-statement-trnd/
*CoV: Twitter will let some employees work from home 'forever'   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/12/tech/twitter-work-from-home-forever/
*China & Africa: A trial by pandemic   africasacountry.com/2020/05/china-and-africa-trial-by-pandemic/
*Belly Mujanga, an African railway ticket officer in the UK, dies from Covid-19 after being spat on   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/12/uk/uk-transport-worker-cov-death-scli-int-gbr/
*NASA astronaut, Chris Cassidy, beams a message of hope to the Earth in the CoV pandemic: 'When I look down at the planet, it's just a big, beautiful  spaceship that has 7 billion astronauts on it'   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/12/us/nasa-astronaut-advice-cov-go-there-scn-trnd/
*CoV: Economic recovery depends on policies that benefit women   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/06/perspectives/women-economic-policies-that-benefit-women/
*Mental health during a pandemic   the presentationproject.org/mental-health-during-a-pandemic/
*CoV: 7 realities that will change in the events industry   doxadigital.org/7-realities-you-need-to-know-that-will-change-in-the-events-industry/
*Why Gen Z will be hit the hardest by the financial fallout of CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/13/business/cov-generation-z/-jobs-intl-gbr
*What happens to pets left behind when their owners die of CoV?   edition,cnn.com/2020/15/12/us/pets-of-cov/
*CoV: Through all the pain, w now have a chance to imagine and build a much better world   https://bit.ly/2LgcEZU   
*Dutch restaurant, Mediamatic Eten, a restaurant in Amsterdam, introduced 'quarantine greenhouses' so diners can eat while social distancing   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/07/world/dutch-restaurant-reopens-greenhouse-trnd/
*What has CoV taught us about beauty standards? Do they really matter? thriveglobal.com/stories/what-has-cov-taught-us-about-beauty-standards.../
*War & CoV: Cameroon's deadly mix   bbc.com/news/world-africa-52551848
*CoV: How to lead during crisis   gsb.stanford.edu/insights/joel-peterson-how-entrepreneurs-should-lead-times-crisis/
*Covid-19 should make us grateful for technology   humanprogress.org/article-php.../
*Empathy is lacking in our response to Covid-19   thriveglobal.com/stories/why-empathy-is-lacking-in-our-response-to-covid-19/
*CoV in Nigeria: CSOs kick against NCDC Infectious Diseases Bill - The Bill empowers NCDC to restrict fundamental rights & freedoms at will, abuse institutions/processeswithout accountability   https://www.premiumtimesng.com/.../391589-csos-kick-against-ncdc-infectious-diseases-bill/
*Signs your CoV anxiety has turned serious, threatening your mental health & what to do about it   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/health-anxiety-cov-turns-dart-wellnes/
*The CoV crisis could fundamentally alter the internet   newscientist.com/article/mg24532773-100-the-cov-crisis-alter-internet/
*What a feminist CoV economic recovery plan looks like in Hawai   thelily.com/the-state-says-they-have-feminist-economic-recovery-plan/
*Covid-19 shows why an 'infodemic' of bad science must never happen again   newscientist.com/article/mg24632812-500-covid-19-shows-why-infodemic-of-bad-science-must-never-happen-again/
*Billionaires are even getting richer from the pandemic   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/28/perspectives/inequality-cov-billionaires-richer-from-pandemic/
*Ghana's response to the CoV   https://africasacountry.com/2020/05/ghanas-response-cov/
*Africa's heavy-handed lockdown policing must not become the new normal   http://ow.ly/BJ2G50zvEDU
*An unequal society means CoV is hitting ethnic minorities harder   newscientist.com/article/2241278-an-unequal-society-cov-hitting-ethnic-minorities-harder/
*UK CoV hospital death toll as @ 8th May 2020 hits 25,000 as 449 more patients die  mirror.co.uk/uk-news/breaking-uk-cov-hospital-death-toll-soars/
*So many more deaths than we could ever imagine: This is how NTC deals out-members America   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/03/us-cov-funerals-bodies/
*CoV era: Divest/Demilitarise/Disarm - Over $1.9trn spent on militarism in 2019   https://bit.ly/3fwMmR4
*Pakistan is paying people out of work in the pandemic to plant trees   https://bit.ly/3dOMxR
*UNITAR's facilitation cards to make online events more engaging, inclusive and effective: Can be used from your phone during online meetings   http:ow.ly/hs3w50zzObR
*Life after ventilators can be hell for CoV survivors   bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-24/life-after-ventilators-hell-for-survivors/
*How to conduct ethnography during social isolation   youtube.com/watch?v
*CoV: What will staying in an hotel be like in the near future?   edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hotels-safet-cov/
*Nigerian scientists invent equipment against CoV   thenationonlineng.net/nigerian-scientists-invent-equipment-against-cov/
*A teacher created a way to safely hug her students during quarantine   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/06/us/teacher-quarantine-hug-trnd/
*CoV: Corruption in the health sector could get in the way of Nigeria's response   theconversation.com/cov-corruption-nigerias-health-sector-impedes-response/
*Since easing lockdown, Ghana's CoV cases move up to 3,901   pulse.com.gh/news/local/covid-19-cases-in-ghana/
*How to sniff out the good CoV studies from the bad   newscientist.com/article/2242835-how-to-sniff-out-bad-cov-studies/
*Hong Kong: Rats are infecting humans with hepatitis, and nobody knows how   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/08/health/hong-kong-rat-hepatitis-intl-hnk-scn/
*Pandemics change cities: Municipal spending & voter extremism in Germany, 1918 - 1933   newyorkfed.org/research/staff-reports/sr921
*Paying the ultimate price: Covid-19 is teaching us lessons we should have learned from the HIV pandemic   https://africasacountry.com/2020/05/paying-the-ultimate-price.../
*Can nudge theory really stop Covid-19 by changing our behaviour?   newscientist.com/article/mg24632811-400-can-nudge-theory.../
*Black people in Britain four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/07/uk/uk-cov-ethnicity-deaths-ons-scli-gbr-intl/
*Waging wars privileges masculinities: This pandemic is not a war, let's re-think our language   https://bit.ly/2WD24Bh
*Why is CoV deadly for some, but harmless in others?   newscientist.com/article/mg24632811-300-why-is-cov-deadly-for-some-harmless-in-others.../
*CoV: Struggles of Sub-Saharan Africa   nextierspd.com/archives/3227.../
*Planning for survival during the pandemic: Holding on to the cash you have   bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-04/planning-for-survival.../
*CoV: Nigerian entrepreneurs who raised $10m to transform Africa's healthcare   forbes.com/sites/igorbosilkovski/2020/05/07/nigerian-entrepreneurs-raise-$10m-healthcare-in-africa/
*US blocks vote on global ceasefire over reference to WHO   theguardian.com/world/2020/may/08/un-ceasefire-resolution-us-blocks-who.../
*Why it's important to push back on 'plandemic'   forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2020/05/08/why-its-important-to-push-back-on-plandemic
*CoV: 17 ways to boost your immune system   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-boost-immune-system.../.
*What 4 CoVs from history can tell us about Covid-19   newscientist.com/article/mg24632800-700-what-four-covs-from-history-tell-us-about-covid-19/
*It's time to retreat from the tyranny of lock-down technology   newscientist.com/article/mg24632810-700-its-time-to-retreat-from-tyranny-of-lockdown-tech/
*Triple drug therapy helps CoV patients recover more quickly   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/08/health/cov-triple-therapy-hong-kong-health/
*The key to remaining steady in uncertain times   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-i-learned-to-be-steady-in-lifes-emotional-storms/
*How the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a flood of misleading science   newscientist.com/article/mg24632813-000-how-the-pandemic-has-led-to-misleading-science/
*CoV: How to take a mental health day without feeling guilty   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-guilt-free-mental-health-day/
*CoV: The risks, know them, avoid them   erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them/
*CoV shaping up to be the 'hinge event' in American history like the Great Depression   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/07/opinions/the-future-normal-hinge-event-bergen-rothenberg/
*CoV & Christ   desiringgod/books/cov-and-christ/
*Why people believe in a 'plandemic'   washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-people-believe-plandemic/
*75,000 Americans at risk of dying from overdose or suicide due to CoV despair   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/08/health/cov-deaths-of-despair/
*How to fight infection by turning back the immune system's clock   newscientist.com/article/mg24532754-000-how-to-fight-infection-by-turning-back-the-immune-systems-clock/
*CoV found in men's semen   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/07/health/cov-semen-health/
*How single mothers are coping during the CoV pandemic   edition.cnn.com/2020/0/08/health/single-mom-challenges-mothers-day-cov-wellness/
*CoV: Productivity pitfalls of working from home   https://stanford.io/2Yh65xR
*Obama says White House response to Covid-19 has been 'absolute chaotic disaster'   edition.cnn.compo20/05/09/politics/obama-trump-cov-response-flynn-case/
*The other four curves we need to flatten to truly overcome CoV: Our modern day 'vesuvius'   thriveglobal.com/stories/arianna-huffington-chronic-disease-mentl-health-structural-inequalities-cov-crisis/
*CoV: Lufthansa, Europe's leading global airline is losing $1m an hour and needs bailout   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/05/business/lufthansa-bailout-cov/
*Covid-19: AU in talks with Madagascar over Covid-organics   punchng.com/covid-19-au-in-talks-with-madagascar-over-herbal-remedy/
*Do West Africans need to be afraid of Covid-19?   https://youtu.be/fnjaw7ecnxA   httpa://youtu.be/Goa-XOrBrMQ
*Ethnography at an impasse? Fieldwork reflections during a pandemic   https://allegralaboratory.net/ethnography-at-an-impasse-fielswork-reflections-pandemic/
*Wuhan shows the world that the end of lock-down is just the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/29/asia/wuhan-cov-lockdown-analysis-intl-hnk/
*How to simultaneously tackle Covid-19 & malaria   https://www.devex.com/news/how-to-simultaneously-tackle-covid-19-and-malaria/
*CoV: UAE develops Covid-19 treatment   english.aljazeera.net/en/cov/2020/05/01/cov-uae-develops-covid-19-treatment/
*CoV pandemic could change who opts to live in big cities   edition.cnn.com/2020/05/02/us/cities-population-cov/
*Tanzanian opposition MPs boycott Parliament after 3 MPs die   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/tanzania-oppposition-boycott-parliament-after-3-mps-die/
*People put on ventilators for Covid-19 mat need lengthy rehabilitation   newscientist.com/article/2241664-people-put-on-ventilators-for-covid-19-may-need-lengthy-rehab/
*Ancient viruses buriedin our DNA may reawaken and cause illness (diabetes, MS, schizophrenia)   newscientist.com/article/mg24532710-700-ancient-viruses.../
*How CoV is affecting your dreams and what to do about it   newscientist.com/article/2242379-how-cov-is-affecting-your-dreams.../
*Cyberpunk suit designed for concert-goers in our post-pandemic future   https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/micrashell-covid-19-suit-for-clubbing/
*Expert report predicts up to two more years of pandemic misery   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/30/health/report-covid-two-more-years-of-pandemic-misery/
*Covid-19 responses in Africa: Implications for peace, security & public health - Johannes John-Langba et.al   https://kujenga-amani.ssrc.org/category/covid-19-in-africa/
*CoV vaccine wont be ready until at least end of 2021   edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/cov-pandemic-04-28-20-intl/
*The world is shrinking: Warren buffett dumps US airline stocks, saying 'the world has changed' after Covid-19   https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/03/warren-buffett-dumps-us-airline-stocks.../
*Protesting during a pandemic is not new: Meet the 'Anti-Mask League of 1918   forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2020/04/29/protesting-during-pandemic-isnt-new.../
*With the kids stuck at home, ER Doctors see more cases of child abuse   https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/04/30/child-abuse-reports-cov/
*The 13 impact layers of the Covid-19 pandemic   https://hubs.ly/H0q2WNrO
*Covid-19 in West Africa: Vulnerabilities, threats, risks and scenarios  wanep.org/wanep/index.php
*Covid-19 is a 'crisis in a crisis' for refugees & IDPs   https://www.drc.ngo/covid/
*CoV conspiracy theories are dangerous: This is how to stop them spreading   http://theconversation.com/cov-conspiracy-theories-are-dangerous.../
*Covid-19 could stall Africa's integration agenda   https://issafrica.org/iss-today/covid-19-could-stall-africas-integration-agenda/
*France: Two-wheeled approach to prevent second wave of CoV   https://bit.ly/3aSPGIR
 *About 1,000 women murdered in Mexico in 3 months as dmestic violence concerns rise amid CoV   htts://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mexico-cov-domestic-violence-women-murder-femicide-lockdown/
*Why social distancing won't work for us in Nigeria/Africa   thecorrespondent.com/378/why-social-distancing-wont-work-for-us/
*Peace-building response to Covid-19   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
*Covid-19 thought: Securing hospital beds - Patrick Okigbo III   web,facebook.com/patrick.okogboiii/posts/1022250.../
*How decoding African DNA can help fight disease   bbc.com/news/world-africa-50205190
*The place Chinese travelers want to visit in 2020 is...Wuhan   edition.cnn.com/travel/article/wuhan-travel-destination-survey/
*What 4 CoVs from history can tell us about Covid-19   newscientist.com/article/mg24632800-700-what-4-covs-from-history-can-tell-us-about-covid-19/
*India finds Chinese CoV testing kits are only 5% accurate   dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8264259/india-finds-chinese-cov-testing-kits-only-5%-accurate/
*CoV: Favourite products for productivity while working from home   us.cnn.com/2020/04/24/cnn-underscored/underscored-favourite-products-for-productivity/
*Beyond lockdown: Africa's  options for responding to Covid-19   https://www.chatamhouse.org/expert/comment/beyond-lockdown-africas-options-for-responding-to-covid-19/
*How many people have really died from Covid-19 so far?   newscientist.com/article/mg24632804-100-how-many-people-have-died-from-cov-so-far/
*Unpacking falsehood: Covid-19 & responses in Kano state, Nigeria   https://cddlibrary.org/.../unpacking-falsehood-covid-19-in-kano-state/
*Covid-19 spreads from Europe to Africa, inverting colonial images of African disease & challenging inherited hierarchies   https://africasacountry.com/2020/05/corona-how-are-you/
*Was the new CoV accidentally released from a Wuhan laboratory? It's doubtful   https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/05/01/was-new-cov-accidentally-relased-from-wuahn-lab/
*Inside the dystopian, lock-down world of Wuhan: The first epicentre is coming back to life, but not as anyone knew it   bloomberg.com/news/feature/2020-04-23/wuhan-return-to-life-temperature-checks-constant-anxiety/
*CoV: Boeing cuts 16,000 jobs after posting a massive loss   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/29/business/boeing-loss-staff-cuts/index.html
*CoV in the US: Scammers target stimulus cheques   ow.ly/Kmxk50zhpkV
*Google's video calling App to host meetings with up to 100 participants   https://www.khaleejtimes.com/technology/mobiles/free-video-calling-app-host-meetings-up-to-100-participants/
*American idols: New action figures, toys immortalise heroes of the CoV pandemic   https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/04/29/cov-heroes-pandemic-front-line-workers-action-figures/
*The virus hunters who search bat caves to predict the next pandemic   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/26/health/virus-hunters-bat-cave-cov-hnk-intl/
*Patents vs the CoV pandemic   https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/patents-vs-cov-pandemic/
*Nigeria: Report of distribution of Covid-19 relief materials in Kaduna state   www.cddwestafrica.org   https://t.co/uzJp70VQqF
*Nigeria's Covid-19: How female lawmakers are taking legislative action   https://newsdiaryonline.com/covid-19-how-female-legislators-covid-19/
*How to ensure that CoV doesn't stop peace efforts in Africa   accord.org.za/analysis/how-to-ensure-cov-doesnt-stop-peace-efforts-in-africa/
*Lock-downs: UN raises alarm about Police brutality in Nigeria, others   emergencydigest.com/2020/04/27/lockdown-un-police-brutality/
*Buhari locks down Kano for 2 weeks as @ 27th April 2020 as probe of 'strange deaths' continues   https://www.thecable.ng/buhari-locks-kano-down-for-two-weeks/
*CoV: Fayemi slashes political appointees' salaries by 50%   https://web.facebook.com/photos/...
*CoV: What a feminist economic recovery plan looks like  https://www.thelily.com/this-state-says-they-have-feminist-economic-recovery-plan/
*Lorna Breen, ER Doctor who continued to treat patients after she recovered from Covid-19, has died by suicide   wdition.cnn.com/2020/04/28/us/er-doctor-cov-help-death-by-suicide-trnd/
*Are local & international aid worker disparities worsening under Covid-19?   https://www.devex.com/news/are-local-international-aid-worker-disparities-worsening-covid-19/
*Howto avoid screen dependency during a pandemic   thriveglobal.com/stories/does-screen-time-matter-during-pandemic/
*CoV: China is installing surveillance cameras outside people's front doors, &sometimes inside their homes   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/27/asia/cctv-cameras-china-hnk-intl/
*CoV: It's time to return to globalisation: But this time, let's do it right   https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/its-time-to-return-to-globalisation.../
*As Germany lock-down eases, spread of CoV worsens   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/germany-lockdown-eases-spread-cov-worsens/
*3 women killed in Spain as CoV sees rise in domestic violence cases   https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/apr/28/three-women-die-spain-domestic-violence/
*Most inUs will avoid public events until vaccine available for Covid-19 - Poll   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/poll-avoid-public-events-vaccine/
*Nigeria turns to local debt as Covid-19 shuts Eurobond markets   bloomberg.com/news/article/2020-04-28/mg-senate-approves-buharis-22b-debt-plan/
*IMF approves $3.4b for Nigeria's Covid-19 fight   https://www.channelstv.com/
*Nigeria's political leaders need to win trust to beat Covid-19   chatamhouse.org/expert/comment/nigerias-political-leaders-trust-cov/
*Assessing legislative response to Covid-19 in Nigeria - YIAGA Africa   https://web.facebook.com/yiaga.org/photos/...
*Why the world will stretch after the pandemic   https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-science-behind-behaviour/
*CoV & truma mind: The state that ruins relationships   https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-other-side-relationships/2020/trauma-mind.../
*We may not have the cure for Covid-19, but we do have for hunger: Food banks overwhelmed by demand   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/28/opinions/covid-19-hunger-food-insecurity-us-meals-school-lunch-shore/
*The Covid-19 crisis may be the turning point for health disparities   thriveglobal.com/stories/cov-shines-light-health-dispariies.../
*CoV: Migration & Africa's eternal lock-down   https://africasacountry.com/2020/04/migration-and-africas-eternal-lockdown/   
*CoV: The world is in the early stages of a revolution in economic policy-making   economist.com/briefing/2020/03/26/rich-countries-experimenting-with-radical-new-economic-policies-to-counter-cov-pandemic/
*Women academics seem to be submitting fewer papers during CoV   https://www.the-lily.com/women-academics-submitting-fewer-papers-cov/
*Covid-19: Arik Air cuts salaries by 80%, places 90% of staff on leave without pay   https://www.premiumtimesng.com/business-news/389578-covid-19-arik-cuts-salaries-by-80-percent/
*Pandemic policy will influence world politics, economyfor decades   https://www.timesofisrael.com/yuval-harai-pandemic-policy-influence-world-politics-economics/
*From private testing for the rich to unrest in banlieues, CoV highlights France's stark divide   https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/26/europe/cov-france-inequality-intl/
*Poll reveals 3 pandemic personalities: Accepters, Sufferers, & Resisters   dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8259295/accepters-sufferers-resisters-3-pandemic personalities/
*ECOWAS meets on Covid-19: Appoints Buhari Covid-19 Response Champion   uk'2020-04-23-communique_extraordinary_summit_cov_v2   https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/389220-ecowas-appoints-buhari-covid-19-response-champion/
*How consumer credit can raise over N2.5trn for Nigeria during CoV pandemic  https://www.story.dataphyte.com/economy/how-consumer-credit-can-raise-money-for-cov/
*My grandfather's nightmare of living through the 1918 Spanish flu - John Kirby   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/25/opinions/spanish-flu-pandemic-covid-19/
*The market economy has become the market society: CoV could reverse that trend - the economy must yield to human values/
*New Zealand claims it has 'eliminated' CoV, with new cases in single digits   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/27/asia/new-zealand-elimination-cov-jacinda-ardern-intl/
*Wuhan as @ 27th April 2020, is on a slow path back to normality after 76 days of lock-down   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/23/asia/wuhan-cov-after-lockdown-intl.hnk/
*Impact of Covid-19 on peace & security in Africa   https://issafrica.org/impact-of-covid-19-on-peace-security-in-africa/
*CoV: Publix is buying milk & produce that farmers would've been forced to dump, & donating same to food banks   https://www.businessinsider.com/publix-buying-milk-produce-for-food-banks/
*What it is like to be a Covid-19 Contact Tracer & what do they do?   newscientist.com/article/2241591-what-is-it-like-to-be-covid-19-contact-tracer.../
*What is 'deep listening' & how can it help during CoV pandemic?   thriveglobal.com/stories/deep-active-listening-support-mental-health-empathy-cov-connection/
*Inter-sectional Feminism, Covid-19 & Revolution   https://yalla/feminists.home.blog/2020/04/24/intersectional-feminism-covid-19-revolution/
*CoV: Pet food can contain drug-resistant bacteria that may pass to humans   newssientist.com/article/2241580-pet-food-contains-bacteria-pass-to-humans/
*Covid-19: Some less discussed outcomes & possibilities   https://globalsentinel.com/2020/04/25/covid-19-some-less-discussed-outcome-possibilities/
*Covid-19: Up to half of deaths in Europe in care homes   newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-us-not-involved-in-global-who-plan-to-tackle-pandemic/
*CoV: Working from home is the new normal   https://thriveglobal.com/categories/work-from-home-solutions/
*New Zealand's PM may be the most effective leader on the Planet   https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-leadership-cov/610237/
*Nigeria: Almajiri children & unaccompanied minors in the Covid-19 crisis
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*How Covid-19 lock-down is pushing low, middle class Nigerians to the wall without palliatives - ICRC Report   https://www.icirnigeria.org/report-how-lockdown-pushing-nigerians-wall/
*Covid-19 pandemic: Stakeholders chart pathways to credible elections - YIAGA Africa   https://www.yiaga.org/covid-19-pandemic-stakeholders-path-credible-elections/
*Earth Day under lock-down   https://mailchi.mp/postcarbon.org/earth-day-50-under-lockdown/
*CoV in Nigeria: This is the time for comprehensive economic reforms   https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/04/23/this-is-the-time-for-comprehensive-economic-reforms/
*WHO says no evidence shows that having CoV prevents a second infection   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/25/us/who-immunity-antibodies-covid-19/
*When Denver backed off social distancing in the 1918 pandemic, the results were deadly   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/22/opinions/denver-1918-lesson-avlon/
*Donations to AU Covid-19 Response Fund - as @ 26th April 2020 total = $16.5m   https://.co/SmOSQXXKyL
*Social distancing: Loneliness is other people - CoV Diary (Essay)   theparisreview.org/blog/2020/04/20/loneliness-is-other-people/
*The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has asked President Buhari to include compulsory wearing of face masks for all Nigerians, inter-state free movement with restrictions & lock-down of flights in his next Presidential address   https://www.icirnigeria.org/governors-forum-writes-buhari.../
*UK hospital CoV deaths pass 20,000 as @ 26th April 2020   bbc.co.uk/mews/uk-52424413.../
*What is the role of innovation in Covid-19 response?   https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-what-is-the-role-of-innovation-in-covid-19-response/
*What is herd immunity & why some think it could end the CoV pandemic   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/23/health/cov-herd-immunity-explainer-wellness-scn-trnd/
*Stress in the age of CoV: How to cope in unsettling times   thriveglobal.com/stories/stress-in-the-age-of-the-cov/
*WHO appoints Nigeria's former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Special Envoy for Access to Covid-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator   https://lnkd.in/dq3dgPA
*Citizens' feedback on government's response to Covid-19 in Nigeria - Distribution of relief materials/Cash transfers/Human rights/GBV/ Availability of essential services/Insecurity   www.yiaga.org 
*Astronomical time can help us put lock-down in perspective   newscientist.com/article/mg24632792-700-astronomical-time-help-put-lockdown-in-perspective/
*Up to half of deaths in Europe in Care Homes   newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-us-not-involved-in-global-who-plan-to-tackle-pandemic/
*CoV: Can Africa afford lock-downs?   https://businessday.ng/lead-story/article/covid-19-can-africa-afford-lockdowns/
*Nigeria: Panic as 40 health workers test positive for CoV   https://m.guardian.ng/news/panic-as-40-health-workers-test-positive-for-cov/
*CoV: Nigeria's perfect storm   issafrica.org/iss-today/nigerias-perfect-storm/
*Overcoming the 'tyranny of the urgent': Integrating gender into disease outbreak preparedness & response   https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080.../
*Angelique Kidjo reworks classic song 'Pata Pata' (originally by Mariam Makeba) for Covid-19 awareness   https://www.okayafrica.com/angelique-kidjo.../
*Covid-19 causes sudden stroke in young adults   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/22/health/strokes-cov-young-adults/
*CoV & food in Africa: Food is power   africasacountry.com/2020/04/food-is-power/
*Covid-19: US not involved in global WHO plan to tackle pandemic   newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-us-not-involved-global-who-plan-to-tackle-cov/
*Africa dangerously behind in global race for CoV gear   https://apnews.com/da37120ce6ac
*CoV: About Vitamin C   thriveglobal.com/stories/vitamin-c-context-cov-immune-system/
*Pandemics in crisis-affected settings: Ensuring women & girls are not forgotten   https://giwps.georgetown.edu/pandemics-in-crisis-affected-settings-women/
*CoV: Why some racial groups are more vulnerable   https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200420-cov-wht-some-racial-groups-more-vulnerable/
*CoV in the US: Return of the drive-in movie   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/24/us/cov/drive-in-movie-theatre-trnd/
*90% of the world's students are in lock-down: It's going to hit poor kids much harder than rich ones   https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/22/world/cov-vulnerable-children-intl-gbr/
*Trump is threatening to block immigration due to CoV: But immigrants are at the fore-front of the pandemic   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/21/us/immigrants-cov-frontlines/
*CoV in the US: National Spelling Bee Competition cancelled for first time since WWII   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/21/us/scripts-national-spelling-bee-cancelled-trnd/
*Our approach to Covid-19 can also help tackle climate change   newscientist.com/article/mg24532763-500-our-approach-to-covid-19-can-help-tackle-climate-change/
*Footprints of the invisible enemy: Why a study showing Covid-19 is everywhere is good news   economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/04/11/why-study-showing-covid-19-is-everywhere-is-good-news/
*Air pollution falls by unprecedented levels in major global cities during CoV lock-down   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/22/worldwide-air-pollution-reduction-cities-cov-intl-hnk/
*Ghana leads the world as 1st nation using drones to speed up Covid-19 testing   https://yen.com.gh/154409-ghana-leads-world-1st-nation-using-drones-covid-19-testing/
*Bill Gates on how to fight future pandemics   https://www.economist.com/.../2020/04/23/bill-gates-on-how-to-fight-future-epidemics/ 
*The pandemic will accelerate trends that were already shaping business: Less globalisation, more technology   economist.com/briefing/2020/04/11/the-changes-covid-19-is-forcing-on-to-business/
*Nigeria's lockdown: Report fraud in FG's cash transfer, ICPC tells Nigerians   punchng.com/lockdown-report-fraud-in-fgs-cash-transfer-icpc-tells-nigerians/
*US: Social distancing is an act of patriotic love   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/21/opinions/social-distancing-protests-miss-point-perry/
*What to put in a Covid-19 emergency home care kit   wsj.com/articles/what-to-put-in-a-covid-19-emergency-home-care-kit/ 
*Dissident artist, Ai Weiwer says CoV has only strengthened China's 'Police State'   edition.cnn.com/style/article/ai-weiwer-cov-pandemic/
*10 key CoV symptoms & what to do   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/20/health/10-key-cov-symptoms-wellness/
*See how CoV can spread through a population & how countries flatten the curve   https://www.theguardian.com/world/datablog/ng-interactive/2020/apr/22/see-how-cov-can-spread.../
*Study finds no benefit, higher death rate, in patients taking hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19   https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/health/hydroxychloroquine-veterans-study/
*Efficient provision of water & sanitation is essential in the fight against CoV   http://mif-media/fp-covid19
*CoV pandemic will cause global famine of 'biblical proportions' - UN   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/22/africa/cov-famine-un-warning-intl/
*CoV period: 'It's the best of times, it's the worst of times - Make the most of it' - Margaret Atwood   https://time.com/collection/finding-hope-cov-pandemic/
*Policy lessons from Covid-19 in Africa   democracyinafrica.org/policy-lessons-cov-19-africa/
*CoV: It's time for billionaires to stop worrying about their fortunes and start worrying about the world   https://www.businessinsider.com/billionnaires-should-worry-about-health-of-people-not wealth-stocks-2020-4/
*An unequal society means Covid-19 is hitting ethnic minorities harder   newscientist.com/article/2241278-an-unequal-society-means-covid-19-hitting-ethnic-minorities-harder/
*US: CDC Chief says there could be second, possibly worse CoV outbreak this winter   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/21/politics/second-cov-cdc-director-robert-redfield/
*Missouri sues China for the CoV pandemic   dailmail.co.uk/news/article-8242159/missouri-sues-china-cov-pandemic.html
Russia demands a 'thorough study' into whether CoV was made in a lab: Reports 5,642 new cases as at 21st April 2020   dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8240207/russia-reports-record-5-642-new-cases-51-deaths.html
*Delays in vaccination, delays in care: How fear of Covid-19 is affecting children's health   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/18/health/cov-children-delayed-care/
*Brazil likely has 12 times more CoV cases than official count - Study   https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cov-brazil-cases-12-times-more-than-reported/
*Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's short story on how vaccines change the course of history - Commissioned by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation   https://link.medium.com/MNLtXghBLS   https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p03knxjw
*CoV puts systems for international cooperation to the test   usip.org/publications/2020/03/cov-puts-systems-international-cooperation-test/
*National security & pandemics  un.org/en/chronicle/article/national-security-and-pandemics/
*International responses to global pandemics   journals.openedition.org/poldev/2178/
*UN Security Council 'missing in action' in CoVfight   nytimes.com/2020/04/02/world/americas/cov-united-nations-guterres.html/
*The world before CoV & after cannot be the same   theconversation.com/theworld-of-cov-and-after-cannot-be-the-same-134905/
*Ban wildlife markets to avert pandemics: There are links between destruction of nature & new human illnesses   theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/ban-live-animal-markets-pandemics-un-biodiversity-chief-age-extinction
*Human rights dimensions of Covid-19 response   hrw.org/news/2020/03/19/human-rights-dimensions-covid-19-response/
*Covid-9: US unemployment claims more than 22 million   newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-latest-pro-gun-push-us-social-distancing-protests/
*Flattening the Coid-19 curve in developing countries   weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/flattening-the-covid-19-curve-in-developing-countries/
*'Someone in our building has it' - Covid-19 fuels tension in apartments & condos   washingtonpost.com/local/someone-in-our-building-has-it covid-19-fuels-tension-in-apartments-and-condos
*Lady Gaga's star-studded 'One World' Concert raises $128m for CoV relief efforts   dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8234043/one-world-concert-raises-$128m-cov-relief-efforts.html/
*Covid-19: White House petitioned to investigate Bill Gates for 'Medical Malpractice' & 'Crimes Against Humanity' - Staggering 289,000 signatures, far beyond the required 100,000   https://web.facebook.com/hashtag/white_house_petitioned_to_investigate_bill_gates.../
*CoV: US oil prices crash below $0 per barrel: Global stocks are mixed   editiion.cnn.com/2020/04/19/technology/global-stocks/index.html
*When will lockdown end? Nations look for CoV exit strategies   newscientist.com/article/mg24632773-600-when-will-lockdown-end.../
*CoV: Patients with heart attack, stroke, appendicitis vanish from hospitals   washingtonpost.com/health/patients-with-heart-attack-stroke-appendicitis-vanish-from-hospitals-cov/
*CoV has turned the idea of  celebrity upside down   dailymail.ca.uk/debate/article-8233155/alexandra-shulman-cov-turns-celebrity-idea-upside-down/
*Will Americans wear masks to prevent CoV spread?: Politics, history, race & crime factor into tough decision   https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/cov-masks-america/2020/04/18.../
*Some anti-vaxxers are changing their minds because of the CoV pandemic   edirion.cnn.com/2020/04/20/health/anti-vaxxers-cov.intl/
*China's disappeared: 1 dead, the rest not heard of for months   dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8233203/china-disappeared-happened-dares-speak-cov.html/
*Don't just avoid the virus, defeat it by strengthening your immunity   thriveglobal.com/stories/strengthen-your-immunity-to-defeat-cov-pandemic/
*US: Pro-gun activists using Facebook groups to push anti-quarantine protests   https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/19/pro-gun-push-anti-quarantine-protests.../
*Nigeria, others need $114b to fight Covid-19 - IMF   punchng.com/nigeria-others-need-114b-covid-19
*Meet the black (Nigerian) woman mechanic teaching other women how to fix cars   https://www..blackbusiness.com/2020/04/sandra-aguebor-black-Nigerian-woman-mechanic.../
*Coroner says inability to test the dead for Covid-19 puts lives at risk   https:www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2020/04/12/covid-19-coroners-inability
*UW team illustrates the adverse impact of 'visiting just one-person' during the Covid-19 lockdown   washington.edu/news/2020/gf/13/just-one-friend-covid-19/ 
*Covid-19: Buhari's COS, Abba Kyari (82 years old) dies on 17th April 2020, 26 days after testing positive for CoV   https://thenationonlineng.net/covid-19-buharis-chief-of-staff-abba-kyari-dies.../
*Digital Pay-TV company, Star Times Nigeria, has introduced a solar panel system for subscribers to access the latest info on the Covid-19 pandemic   nigeriaelectricityhub.com
*Ventilator from old car parts? Afghan girls pursue prototype   apnews.com/f733dc6ab.../
*Nigeria: Concerns mount as at 19th April 2020 as Covid-19 cases rise sharply by 86 to 627   https://www.thisdaylive .com/index.php/2020/04/20/concerns-mount-as-covid-19-cases-rise-sharply.../
*'Dead bodies of CoV patients can't be infectious, so cremation not necessary - WHO   https://tribuneonline.com/dead-bodies-of-cov-patients-not-infectious.../
*Are those against the lock-down saying: 'Stop trying to protect me & others Give me liberty & give me death'?   https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/17/give-me-liberty-give-me-death/
*Distribution of Covid-19 relief materials in Kaduna state, Nigeria: Issues at stake    www.cddwestafrica.org
*Open letter from African intellectuals to leaders on Covid-19: Use the CoV pandemic crisis as opportunity to spur 'radical change'    aljazeera.com/indepth/features/open-letter-from-african-intellectuals-to-leaders-on-covid-19/
*Generation X women were already exhausted, then came CoV pandemic   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/20/health/generation-x-cov-calhoun-kalita-wellness/
*Avoiding a CoV-induced cold war with China   https://www.chatamhouse.org/expert/comment/voiding-virus-induced-cold-war-with-china/
*How Micro-economics could accelerate Covid-19 recovery   thriveglobal.com/stories/real-and-rapid-redistributing/
*The CoV pandemic, natural disasters & climate change   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/18/politics/cov-natural-disasters-response-fema/ 
*Africa needs more than $200b to respond to pandemic - UN Chief    uk-reuters.com/article/worldbank-un/africa-needs-200-billion-to-fight-cov/
*South Africa's one-sided lock-down: Coercing the poor, cuddling the rich   https://africasacountry.com/2020/04/south-africas-one-sided-lockdown/
*New Covid-19 crisis hits ICUs as more patients need dialysis   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/17/health/cov-kidney-dialysis-need/
*How the Spanish flu of 1918-1920 was largely forgotten   https://www.economist.com/international/2020/04/18/how-the-spanish-flu-of-1918-1920-was-largely-forgotten/
*Covid-19in the US: It's time to build   a.16z.com/2020/04/18/its-time-to-build/
*Nationalism is a side effect of CoV   ft.com/content/644fd920.../
*Uncertainty is certain: Trusting God is certain for very tomorrow   https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/uncertainty-is-certain/
*NASA visualisation reveals dramatic, hidden effect of the CoV on the US   https://www.inverse.com/science/cov/shutdown-hidden-effect-of-cov-on-us/
*Broadway Star, Nick Cordero to have his right leg amputated due to cov complications   people.com/theatre/nick-cordero-to-have-leg-amputated-cov/
*CoV immunologist under investigation for tweets suggesting CoV is genocide   dailymail.co.uk/news/aticle-8233119/cov-researcher-tweeted-doctors-let-blacks-die-covid-19.html/
*Tips (from China) for getting through the CoV quarantine   thriveglobal.com/stories/cov-quarantine-tips-get-through/
*End of life medical decisions being rushed through due to CoV   newscientist.com/article/2240401-end-of-life-medical-decisions-rushed-cov/
*Why prioritising sleep in the time of CoV is so important   thriveglobal.com/stories/prioritising-sleep-important-cov/
*Reasons why Covid-19 contact tracing Apps may not work   newscientist.com/article/221041-reasons-why-covid-19-contact-tracing-apps-may-not-work/
*The social distancing deniers have arrived   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/16/politics/what-matters-april-16/
*Covid-19: What Africa can learn from Africa - Community Care Centres   https://africanarguments.org/2020/04/17/covid-19-what-africa-can-learn-from-africa/
*Lagos' size & slums will make stopping the spread of Covid-19 a tough task   theconversation.com/lagos-size-and-slums-make-stopping-spread-of-covid-19-tough/
*Michelle Obama is hosting a weekly story time for kids during the CoV pandemic  edition.cnn.com/2020/04/17/politics/michelle-obama-pbs-read-aloud-series-trnd/
*The world is scrambling to buy ventilators in the Covid-19 pandemic era   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/18/africa/covid-19-ventilator-shortage-intl-scli/
*China committed an act of 'war' by covering up scale of CoV outbreak - Economist   dailymail.co.uk/news/articles-8229963/economist-claims-china-covered-early-cov-outbreak.html/
*Video: NHS saved me from CoV says Boris Johnson, PM of Britain  https://www.channelstv.com/2020/04/12/video-nhs-saved-me-from-cov.../
*Is the UN Security Council doing enough to be a sustainable part of our future? - CoV: Exactly what is the UNSC doing?   https://bit.ly/2RIU406   wilpf.org/covid-19-the-united-nations-security-council-is-doing-what-exactly/
*China admits the cov death toll in Wuhan was 50% higher than reported - but China denies that it covered up the figures   on.forbes.com/601412BGQ
*Governments trying smartphone against CoV   washingtonpot.com/technology/2020/04/17/governments-trying-smartphone-against-cov/
*The political economy of Covid-19 & security in Western Kenya   repository.rongovarsity.ac.ke/handle/123456789/...
*Covid-19: No country will be spared in sub-Saharan Africa - IMF   aljazeera.com/ajimpact/country-spared-saharan-africa-imf.../
*Poorer nations face bigger risk in easing virus restrictions   https://apnews.com/bd4c07877.../
*How to show 'loving kindness' despite social distancing/
*Only victory in Africa can end the pandemic everywhere   ft.com/content/8f76a4cb...
*Rural areas think they are the CoV exception: They are not   https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinion/rural-areas-not-immune-from-cov/
 *Could the CoV trigger post-viral fatigue syndrome?   newscientist.com/article/mg24632783-400-could-the-cov-trigger-fatigue-syndrome/
*Africa feels the repercussion of the US-China global spat   issafrica.org/iss-today/africa-feels-the-repercussion-of-us-china-global-spat/
*Millionaires to reap 80% of benefit from the tax change -cov-stimulus-act-millionaires-billionnaires/
*US: The government shouldn't try to save all businesses during the CoV crisis   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/13/perspectives/business-recession-failure/
*The fratricidal war in Cameroon: Are the international community & the AU really powerless to stop the war, or are they just indifferent?   https://africasacountry.com/.../i-mourn-in-defeaning-silence/
*Dirty Naira notes & Covid-19   https://www.thisday.com/index.php/2020/04/15/dirty-naira-notes-and-covid-19/
*Why teens may never be the same after the pandemic   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/16/us/teens-cov-coping-wellness-trnd/
*UN donates 10,000 test kits, 15 oxygen concentrators to Nigeria   https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/04/17/un-donates-10000-test-kits...nigeria/
*WWII Veteran, aged 99, raises more than 20m Euros (17.5 British Pounds) for NHS   https://www.euronews.com/2020/04/16/wwii-veteran-aged-99-raised-14-million-for-nhs/
*The lock-down relief package in Nigeria   https://www.thidaylive.com/index.php/2020/04/15/the-lockdown-relief-package-nigeria/
*Covid-19: China's economy shrinks by 6.8% in worst downturn since the 70's   https://www.euronews.com/2020/04/17/china-s-economy-in-worst-dwnturn-since-70s.../
*America's new normal will be anything but ordinary   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/16/us/cov-pandemic-new-normal/
*As the lock-down bites, it's women who are taking the strain   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/17/lockdown-women-working-mothers-take-strain/ 
*Post-CoV contingency planning for contractors, owners   htttps://www.constructiondrive.com/news/post-cov-contingency-planning-for-contractors-owners/575586/
*Africa to roll out more than 1 million CoV tests   https://apnews.com/99582147.../
*CoV could erode fight against other diseases   https://apnews.com/d9f396c628.../
*Covid-19 patients recovering quickly after getting experimental drug ('Remdesivir')   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/16/health/cov-remdesivir-trial/
*California to give $125m in cheques to illegal immigrants hurt by CoV   dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8224653/california-governor-newson-reveals-125m-plan-illegal-migrants.html
*More than 140 seemingly recovered patients have re-tested positive for Covid-19, says South Korea   edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/cov-pandmic-intl-04-16-20/
*Unicornspace & well-being under lock-down: The 'happiness trio'   thriveglobal.com/stories/eve-rodsky-fair-play-self-care-quarantine-new-normal-happiness/
*South Africa's Covid-19 responsibility on the UN Security Council   https://issafrica.org/iss-today/south-africas-coid-19-responsibility-on-the-un-security-council/
*Covid-19: Facing the fears   nextierspd.com/archives/3201.../
*Police Department warns public not to click links in scam Covid-19 messages   https://www.abc12.com/content/news/police-department-warns-public-not-to-click-links-in-scam-covid-19-messages/
*China must pay reparations to Africa for its CoV failures   https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/16/china-must-pay-reparations.../
*Social distancing: WHO prefers 'physical distancing'   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/15/world-social-distancing-language-change-trnd/
*CoV destroys lungs, kidneys, etc   washingtonpost.com/health/cov/destroys-lungs-kidneys-etc/
*Security forces kill more Nigerians than CoV   bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-52317196.../
*Drones & Robots in fight against CoV: Are they necessary?   https://bit.ly/2K6fTlV
*AU appoints Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 3 others as Special Envoys to mobilise international support against CoV in Africa   www.thisday.com/index.php/2020/04/12/au-appoints-okonjo-iweala-others-special-envoys.../
*On Christians spreading CoV conspiracies: Gullibility is not a spiritual gift   https://www.chritianitytoday.com/edstetzr/2020/april/christians-and-cov-conspiracies.html
*Law enforcement agents in Nigeria have extra-judiciously executed 18 persons to enforce Covid-19 lock-down - NHRC   www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/04/15/lockdown.../
*People might be most infectious with CoV before they show symptoms - Study   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/health/cov-symptoms-infection-study/
*Tackling Covid-19: The need for a Nigerian response   https://buff.ly/34BasoG
*The pandemic can be a catalyst for decolonisation in Africa   aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/pandemic-catalyst-decolonisation-africa...html/
*A feast in the time of the Spanish plague   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/a_feast_in_time_of_plague
*CoV might survive exposure to high temperatures   https://bgr.com/2020/04/15/ov/tips-covid-19-virus-might-survive.../
*How the spread of CoV is testing Africa   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa.../
*Covid-19 & Rice in Nigeria   https://assets.kpmg/.../kpmg/ng/pdf/.../rice-industry-review.pdf
*The Spanish flu killed more than 5 million people: Some lessons for Covid-19   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/16/health/spanish-flu-cov-lessons-learned/
*CoV: Nigeria's mega churches adjust to empty auditoriums   https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa.../
*CoV: Significant social distancing needed until vaccine is found   bbc.co.uk/news/uk-5230820/
*13 conversation topics that will help you stay connected without talking about CoV   thriveglobal.com/stories/cov-conversation-starters-topics-stay-connected/
*Supporting students during Covid-19: Resources for remote learning   emersoncollective.com/covid-19-resources-for-remote-learning/
*Covid-19 & Gender   https://bit.ly/2yYtUQi
*PM Jacinda Arden & New Zealand Cabinet take pay cut over CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/15/world/jacinda-arden-pay-cut-cov-intl/
*The impact of Covid-19 on Arbitration   https://t.co/Yc0EM4xCgR
*Hospitals in Britain 'are running out of body bags & wrapping CoV victims in bed sheets   dailymail.co.uk/news/article-821109/hospitals-britain-running-out-body-bags-wrapping-cov-victims-bed-sheets.html/
*5 ways to acquire customers during lock-down   www.ayeonline.org
*Barefoot Doctors & pandemics: Ethiopia's experience & Covid-19 in Africa   africanarguments.org/2020/04/08/barefoot-doctors-and-pandemics/
*CoV: Blaming China is a dangerous distraction   https://www.chatamhouse.org/expert/comment/laming-china-dangerous-distraction/
*Practicing self-care when everything is uncertain   thriveglobal.com/stories/practicing-self-care.../
*Globalisation linkage to Covid-19: How Africa's economy is impacted   https://www.nepad.org/.../gobalisation-linkage-covid-19-how-africas-economy-is-impacted/
*Deciding how to end lock-down will be hard, but we should do it soon   newscientist.com/article/mg24632773-200-deciding-how-to-end-lockdown.../
*France to gradually lift lockdown starting May11   https://wwd.com/business-news/government-trade/france-to-gradually-lift-lockdown.../
*CoV pandemic in Africa   https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/
*Refugees offer medical experience to help tackle CoV crisis in France   unhcr.org/news/stories/2020/4/5e9460f74/refugees-offer-medical-experience-cov.../
*Drew Whitted (Gym owner) in Illinois, gave out $40,000 worth of equipment to members so they could work out at home   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/14/us/gym-lendo-equipment-trnd/
*China failed to warn public of CoV threat for days   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/china-failed-to-warn-public-cov-threat-for-days.../
*Lockdown without palliatives amounts to hunger - WHO on poor countries   https://aljazeeranews.com/lockdown-without-palliatives-amount-to-hunger/
*CoV: US Universities consider cancelling in-person classes until 2021   edirion.cnn.com/2020/04/14/us/universities-may-cancel-fall-2021-trnd/
*What does feminist leadership look like in a pandemic?   medium.com/@leila_billing/what-dies-feminist-leadership-look-like-in-pandemic/
*Psychology tips for maintaining social relationships during a lock-down   newscientist.com/article/2240487-psychology-tips-for-maintaining-social-relationships-during-lockdown/
*Women Heads of State are doing a disproportionately great job at handling the CoV pandemic. So, why aren't there more of them?   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/14/asia/women-government-leaders-cov-hnk-int/
*South Dakota Governor resisted ordering people to stay home. Now it has one of USA's largest CoV hot spots   https://www.boston.com/news/...2/2020/04/14/south-dakota-cov/
*Social distancing may be needed until 2022 to stop the spread of CoV - Harvard study   dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8218883/social-distancing-needed-2022-fight-covid-19-study-finds.html/
*Measles resurgence fear amid CoV   bbc.co.uk/news/health-52278925?at_medium=custom.../
*Nigeria: Lagos residents defend bandits against curfew bandits   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/lagos-residents-defend-homes-against-curfew-bandits/
*Trump cuts WHO funding over CoV pandemic   aljazeera.com/news/2020/trump-cuts-funding-cov-pandemic/
*McDonald's China apologises for banning black people from a store   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/14/business/macdonalds-china-cov-sign-trnd/
*Sultan to Buhari: Hunger viruskilling Nigerians more than CoV   https://www.westafricareports.com/sultan-to-buhari-hunger-virus-killing-nigerians-more-than-cov/
*'Unacceptable': Nigeria condemns treatment of citizens-china-20041417.html/
*Respiratory therapist with CoV gives birth to a daughter while in a medically-induced coma   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/14/health/birth-under-cov-coma-trnd/
*CoV: The rule of the game is solidarity at the national level & solidarity at the global level - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, DG WHO   https://web.facebook.com/DrTedros.Official/?_tn.../
*Buhari orders 4,000 CoV tests daily   https://t.co/vogvPVtMDf
*CoV: How to eat healthy even when money is tight & you have a family to feed  edition.cnn.com/2020/04/14/health/how-to-eat-healthy-on-budget-cov-wellness/
*18 things to be grateful for during the CoV crisis   thriveglobal.com/stories/urprising-things-grateful-happiness-challenging-times/
*Poorer nations in Europe's could teach the West a lesson on CoV   https://www.wsj.com/article/poorer-eastern-european-nations-could-teach-the-west-a-thing-cov/
*Economic impact of CoV on women is 'devastating' and exacerbating inequality, says Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg   https://www.newsweek.com/economic-impact-cov-on-women-devastating.../
*CoV: Digital worship may create America's next spiritual awakening   harvest.org/resources/gregs-blog/post/digital-worship-may-create.../   newsparliament.com/2020/04/14/digital-worship-may-create.../
*Why positioning Covid-19 patients on their stomachs can save lives: It allows oxygen more easily into the lungs   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/14/health/cov-prone-positioning/
*Nigeria should build peace like it fights CoV   https://www.usip.org/publications/2020/04/nigeria-should-build-peace-like-it-fights-cov/
*Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (GOP Congressman) says letting more Americans die of CoV is lesser of two evils compared to economic tanking   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/politics/trey-hollingsworth-cov
*Nearly 30% of Americans believe CoV was made in a lab - Pew poll   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/13/us/cov-made-in-lab-poll-trnd/
*IMF on Covid-19: Global recession  worst since the 1930s & recovery is far from certain   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/14/business/imf-world-economic-outlook/...
*CoV & Conflict: The Security Sector Response   usip.org/event/cov-and-conflict-security-response/
*CoV: Misinformation, partisanship marred sharing of relief materials in Lagos - CDD   https://www.premiumtimes.com/news/headlines/387823-cov-misinformation-partisanship-lagos/
*Socio-economic challenges must be addressed in Covid-19 response- UNDP   https://www.devex.com/news/socio-economic-challenges-must-be-addressed-in-covid-19-response/
*From the hospitals to the laboratory, black scientists are fighting Covid-19   https://www.forbes.com/sites/linhanheat/2020/04/11/black-scientists-fighting-covid-19/
*President Buhari directs MDAs to develop a comprehensive policy for a 'Nigerian economy functioning with Covid-19   web.facebook.com/cddwestafrica/posts/3171226676..._tn_=K-R
*5 years after, half of poor Nigerian households benefit from FG's cash transfer   https://www.icirnigeria.org/five-years-after-only1-1-million-poor-nigerians-benefitting-from-fgs-cash-transfer/
*The post-CoV world   https://www.project-syndicate.org/bigpicture/the-post-pandemic-world/
*Fear of a fragile planet: CoV & fake news   https://www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/fear-of-a-fragile-planet/
*Cov: We cannot sacrifice our elders for the sake of the economy   https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/sacrifice-elders-sake-economy.../
*The CoV pandemic is accelerating our mental health crisis   thriveglobal.com/stories/arianna-huffington-com/pandemic-accelerating-mental-health-crisis/
*An ER Doctor loses custody of daughter due to CoV fears   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/13/us/custody-cov-er-doctor-trnd/
*New Zealand PM, Jacinda Arden's CoV plan is working because unlike others, she's behaving like a true patriot/leader   independence.co.uk/voices/cov-new-zealand-jacinda-arden-cases-deaths-leadership.html/
*Great grandmother, 97, becomes Brazil's oldest CoV survivor   uk.reuters.com/brazil-survivor/great-grandmother-97-becomes-brazils-oldest-cov-survivor/
*Europe gets back to work as UK remains on CoV lockdown   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8215425-europe-gets-work-life-restrictions-uk-remains-cov-lockdown.html
*'I feel abandoned' - HIV positive Tanzanians brace up for Covid-19   aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/feel-abandoned-hiv-positive-tanzanians-brace-covid...html/
*USA keen to learn from Greece's world-leading response to Covid-19   https://usa-greekreporter.com/2020/04/11/usa-keen-to-learn-from-greece-world-leading-response-to-covid-19/
*How the Covid-19 pandemic will affect informal workers: Insights from Kenya   theconversation.com/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-will-affect-infomal-workers/
*CoV: What is the EU doing to manage the crisis?   https://theconversation.com/cov-what-is-the-european-union-doing-to-manage-the-crisis-15097/
*Anti-body testa & the CoV pandemic   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/14/health/antibody-test-explainer/imdex.html.../
*Isolation of nation states is not the way forward during CoV   aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/isolationism-cov-2004060.html/
*'We need food: Tunisians struggle under CoV lockdown   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/food-tunisians-struggle-cov-lockdown-2004111...html/
*Cameroon: Paths to peace in a pandemic   https://doc.google.com/...1FAlpQLSfqYyjzbjc.../viewform/
*South Africa: Covid-19 impact on poverty & income   issafrica/iss.today/sa-still-has-choices-covid-19.../
*Beware of China & Russia positioning for after the CoV pandemic   https://www.chatamhouse.org/.../beware-russian-and-chinese-positioning.../
*Six shot at California party during state lock-down   bbc.co.uk/world-us-canada-52265989.../
*CoV: Private jet carrying vacationers turned back after landing in the South of France   cnn.com
*Italy orders rescued migrants to quarantine ships   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/italy-orders-rescued-migrants-quarantine-ship/
*'Time to act is now': Letter to African leaders on the Covid-19 crisis   webfacebook.com/jibrin.ibrahim/posts/10219125.../
*Africa needs debt relief to fight Covid-19 - Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala   https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/africa-needs-debt-relief-to-fight-covid-19/
*Disease Sitrep Report in Nigeria: CoV & Lassa fever   ncdc.gov.ng
*Re-imagining the post-covid-19-political scene in Zimbabwe  https://www.newsday.co.zw/.../re-imagining-the-post-covid-19-political.../
*'Test CoV drugs/vaccine in Africa': Medical colonialism in Africa is not new   https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/medical-colonialism-africa/
*Africa will suffer more fom the effect of covid-19 - Bill Gates  https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/bill-gates-on-outlook-for-covid-19-vaccine-where-pandemic-will-hurt-most/
*Botswana Parliament in quarantine   bbc.co.uk/programme/w172xlgds
*Allergies & CoV: How to potect your lungs   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/09/health/allergies-cov-wellness/
*CoV will not overcome us, says Queen in her first ever Easter message   https://news.sky.com/story/cov-will-not-overcome-us-says-queen-in-first-ever-easter-message/
*CoV: Recovery methods for burnout   thriveglobal.com/stories/burnout-guide-to-recovery-methods-research-says-work/
*CoV: 7 strategies to keep your hands healthy while while washing them often   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-keep-your-skin-healthy-washing-hands-often/
*CoV: App for contact tracing   bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0894f6s.../
*5 ideas on how to ease Covid-19 lock-down in Kenya   https://www.thenewhumnitarian.org/news/2020/04/06/kenya-cov-lockdown/
*Sweden challenges scientific mainstream by refusing to lock-down   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/10/europe/sweden-lockdown-turmp-intl/
*AU Chair, President Cyril Ramaphosa, appoints Special Envoys to mobilise international economic support for continental fight against Covid-19   au.int/pressreleases/africa-union-chair-president-ramaphosa-appoints-special-envoys-to-mobilise-support-covid-19/
*AU appoints Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, others as Special Envoys to mobilise international support for Africa's effort to address the economic impact of Covid-19   www.truenews.ng/africa-union-appoints-dr-ngozi-okonjo-iweala-as-special-envoy-to-mobilise-international-support-for-africas-effort-to-address-economic-impact-of-covid-19/
*Policy responses to Covid-19 by IMF   www.imf.org/topics/imf-and-covid-19/policy-responses-to-covid-19.../
*US: Cops charge people for coughing on grocery store shelves, Police Officers, during CoV pandemic   https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/police-charge-people-for-coughing-on-grocery-store-shelves.../
*CoV: What happens when pilots don't get their flying hours?   edition.cnn.com/travel/article/pilots-recency-flying-hours/
*More CoV patients testing positive after recovery   thehill.com/policy/healthcare/491950-cov-patients-testing-positive-after-recovery-report/
*The Spanish flu of 1918 killed about 500,000 people in Nigeria   https://web.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid...
*Anti-Ebola drug to treat CoV?   dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8210211/anti-ebola-drug-shows-early-signs-cov.../
*The Nigeria Covid-19 project   coronanigeria.com/about
*Crime drops around the world as Covid-19 keeps people inside   apnews.com/bbb7adc88d...
*The CoV pandemic could threaten global food supply   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/10/asia/cov-food-supply-asia-intl-hnk/
*Covid-19 & Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) https://massliteracy.blogspot.com/2020/04/covid-19-and-indigenous-knowledge.html/
*How the spread of CoV is testing Africa   bbc.com/news/world-africa-52230991.../
*How Nigeria is faring nearly two weeks into the Covid-19 lock-down   theafricareport.com/25998/how-nigeria-is-doing-two-weeks-into-covid-19-lockdown/
*CoV: Deadly resurgence if curbs are lifted too early - WHO   bbc.com/news/world-52248516/
*CoV: The Polymath Advantage: People with multiple skills mor likely to succeed   thriveglobal.com/stories/skillset-work-polymath-advantage-future-needs-cov/
*CoV: Collaboration between state and non-state actors necessary   https://africasacountry.com/.../the-need-for-people-dimension.../
*The CoV requires global cooperation: The pandemic threatens massive losses in war-torn states   https://www.usip.org/publications/2020/cov-requires-global-coperation-now/
*BCG against CoV: Less hype & more evidence, please   forbes.com/sites/madhukarpai/2020/04/12/bcg-against-cv-less-hype-more-evidence.../
*4 lessons from the outbreaks in Africa for the age of CoV   https://www.usip.org/publications/2020/03/four-lessons-from-outbreaks-in-africa.../
*Is lock-down wrong for Africa?   https://mg.co.za/article/2020-04-08-is-lockdown-wrong-for-africa/
*How isolation can be easier in crowded communities (in Africa)   businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2020-03-30-neva-makgetla-how-we-can-make-it-easier-to-isolate.../
*Covid-19 has reiterated how lack of imagination is Nigeria's nemesis   https://businessday.ng/columnist/article/covid-19-has-reiterated-how.../
*The secret weapon in the fight against CoV: Women   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/11/secret-weapon.../
*Taiwan's CoV response is among the best globally   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/04/asia/taiwan-cov-response-who-intl-hnk/
*Are viruses alive?   newscientist.com/term/viruses/
*Lock-downs should not be fully lifted until CoV vaccine found - Study warns   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/09/world/lockdown-lift-vaccine-cov-lancet-intl/
*China imposes restrictions on research into origins of CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/10/asia/china-cov-research-restrictions-intl-hnk/   
*Gender & covid-19: Where can research help?   www.psnews.net/2020/04/gender-covid-19-can-research-help/
*How to make CDC-approved cloth face mask   https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-make-cdc-approved-clith-face-masks.../
*Surviving covid-19: Why we need to listen to African women's organisations   https://medium.com/@awdf/surviving-covid-19-why-we-ned-to-listen-to-African-womens-organisations/
*Plagues follow bad leadership in ancient Greek tales  https://theconversation.com/plagues-follow-bad-leadership-in-ancient-greek-tales   https://theconversation.com/plagues-follow-bad-leadership-greek-tales/
*Cats can catch CoV   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/cats-catch-cov/
*Rihana's Clara Lionel Foundation & Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey co-found $42m grant for domestic violence victims   https://www.billboard.com/article/rihanna-clara-lionel-foundation-twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-co-found-$42m-grant-domestic-violence/
*CoV Airlines & TSA report   96% drop in air travel   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/09/politics-airline-passengers-decline/
*CoV: Africa's leaders forced to confront healthcare systems they neglected for years   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/african-leaders-healthcare-cov-intl/
*Covid-19: Emerging gender data and why it matters   data.unwomen.org/resources/covid-19-emerging-gender-data-why-it-matters/
*How singles can fight loneliness during social distancing   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-singles-can-fight-loneliness-during-social-isolation/
*Tanzania & 'The Devil CoV'   africasacountry.com/2020/04/the-devil-cov/
*US: Frances Perkins (Great depression) and her legacy of 'unemployment benefit' for citizens during a crisis like CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/10/business/unemployment-benefits.../
*Parentingduring the CoV pandemic   thriveglobal.com/stories/parenting-cov-stress-mental-health-grief-tips/
*New York is preparing mass graves for unclaimed bodies as CoV death toll rises   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/10/us/new-york-hart-island-burials/
*Using lessons from Ebola response to address covid-19   https://www.sfcg.org/events/using-lessons-from-ebola-response-to-address-covid-19/
*Nigeria: Police allegedly kill 4 youth for violating stay-at-home order in Kaduna   dailytrust.com.ng/police-allgedly-killl-4-youth-for-violating-cov-stay-at-home-order
*The CoV crisis could fundamentally alter the internet   newscientist.com/article/mg24532773-100-the-cov-crisis.../
*CoV: Nigeria reduces 2020 budget, slashes revenue projection by 40%   premiumtimesng.com/news/.../nigeria-reduces-2020-budget-slashes-revenue-projected-by-40.html/
*CoV fuels a surge in fake medicines   https://www.bbc.com/news/health/cov-fuels-surge-in-fake-medicines/
*Face masks don't stop healthy people catching CoV - WHO   dailymail.com.uk/news/article-8199959/face-masks-not-stop-healthy-people-catching-cov/
*Remote work trend report: Meetings   https://msft.it/60077eAfJ
*Lock-down love story: Jeremy Cohen (a photographer), asks out a neighbour with a drone, shares video   nypost.com/2020/03/23/brooklyn-guy-uses-drone-to-hit-on-girl-during-cov-lockdown/
*Barber dies from covid-19 after continuing to cut hair during pandemic   powe99.i.heart.com/features/cosmic-kev/content/2020-04-08-barber-dies---during-pandemic/
*CoV pandemic boosts Amazon's sales   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/09/tech/amazon-dominance-cov/
*Bill Gates warned about CoV: 'The next outbreak? We are not ready   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
*China exploiting fallout of CoV after giving it to the world   dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8202067/alex-brummer-china-exploits-fallout-cov-giving-world.html/
*Covid-19: We can ward off some of the negative impact on children   newscientist.com/article/mg24532773-000-covid-19-we-can-ward-off-negative-impact-children
*Mood boosters during CoV lock-down   thriveglobal.com/stories/small-mood-boost-tips-lift-spirit-social-distancing/
*CoV & mental health: Long term social distancing could be traumatic. Here's what to expect & what to do   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/09/health/cov-mental-health-long-term-wellness/
*Fears in Uganda over CoV outbreak in refugee camps   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/fears-uganda-cov-outbreak-refugee-settlements.../
*Uganda's President, 75 year old Museveni, has made an exercise video o encourage people to exercise during lockdown   https://bbc.in/2Xo6dLG
*6 tips to maintain a healthy relationship when you are quarantined together   thriveglobal.com/stories/prtect-tour-relationship-during-quarantine-cov-pandemic-work-from-home-couples/
*8 habits of highly productive remote workers   thriveglobal.com/stories/habits-productive-people-work-from-home-remotely-priorities/
*Only 10 African countries provide free universal healthcare for their citizens   /rp-covid-19/
http://mif.media/rp-covid-19/
*How being in quarantine can change the world   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v/
*How 100-year-old vaccine for tubeculosis could help fight CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/09/health/tuberculosis-bcg-accine-cov/
*Prisons & jails across the US are turning into 'petri-dishes' for CoV: Deputies are falling ill too   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/09/us/cov-jails-prisons/
*When will lock-down end? Nations look for CoV exit strategies   newscientist.com/article/mg24632773-600-when-will-lockdown-end.../
*CoV & death's new rules   africasacountry.com/2020/04/deaths-new-rules/
*CoV: Children & domestic violence   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/09/opinions/children-domestic-violence-cov-torre/
*Do face masks work against the CoV and should you wear one?   newscientist.com/article/2240288-do-face-masks-work-against-cov.../
*Cytokin storm: When patient's response to CoV infection goes into overdrive   newscientist.com/term/cytokine-storm/
*CoV: Keep yourself busy at home - Massive online courses:
Udemy Courses - http://bit.ly/udemylead
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You Tube - http://bit.ly/youtubetutoriallead
*CoV: US unemployment claims pass 16 million as @ 10th April, 2000   newscientist.com/article/2237475-cov-us-unemployment-claims.../
*CoV: Microsoft is giving workers 12 weeks of paid parental leave because of school disruptions   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/09/tech/microsoft-12-weeks-parental-leave/
*There are 3 separate types of CoV (A, B, C)   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/secretariat/article/.../three-separate-types-cov.html/
*Melania Trump encourages face mask use with a photo of herself   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/09/politics/melania-trump-face-mask-cov/
*UBSC met fo the first time on 9th April, 2020: 'Gender should be at the heart of its response' - WILPF   https://it.ly/WPS-COVID
*CoV in Africa: What happens next?   https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/apr/08/cov.../
*Lock-down is the world's biggest psychological experiment - and we'll pay the price   https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/this-is-the-psychological-side-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-that-we-are-ignoring/
*The BBC is looking for scripts about self-isolation to be made into short films   https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-03-23/bbc-scriptwriting-competition/
*The CoV pandemic will disproportionately affect covid-19's invisible victims   https://bit.ly/3e7RGcR
*Covid-19 Global Response Database   www.epicafrica.com   #innovate4covid-19   http://epicafrica.com/covid-19-global-response/
*CoV & GBV   http://unwo.men/WXEQ50z6C6W
*Your 5G guide: Will we all benefit from super-quick mobile phone internet   newscienist.com/article/mg4/32202-300-year-5g-guide-will-we-all-benefit.../     
*US records about 2,000 CoV deaths in one day- 10th April, 2020   punchng.com/us-records-nearly-2000-deaths-in-one-day/
*Cuban Doctors are in high demand as COVID-19 spreads worldwide   theeconomist.com
*US: Meat plants are shutting down as workers get sick from CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/08/business/meat-plant-closures-cov/
*BCG vaccination policies make  10 times difference in covid-19 incidence, mortality   economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/nations-without-bcg-vaccination-saw-higher-cases-covid-19/
*Zimbabwe approves herbal treatment for covid-19   https://face2faceafrica.com/article/zimbabwe-approves-herbal-medicine.../
*More than 100 Doctors have died in Italy's CoV outbreak   https://www.thelocal.it/20200409/more-than-100-doctors-dead-italy/
*Mapping covid-19 risk factors   https://africacentre.org/spotlight/mapping-risk-factors-spread-covid-19-africa/
* Risks & opportunities for digital/information rights during the CoV pandemic   tinyurl.com/covid-19-justice-series/
*5 insights on Nigeria's covid-19 pandemic   https://businessday,ng/short-take/article/five-insights-on-nigerias-covid-19.../
*Will CoV reverse globalisation?   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52104978/
*CoV: What to do when uncertainty feels unbearable   thriveglobal.com/stories/dealing-with-uncertainty/
*Nigeria & COVID-19: Funke Akindele arrested for holding party during lockdown   https://punchng.com/cov-police-arrest-funke-akindele.../
*Nigeria & COVID-19: Funke Akindele, hubby convicted, get 14-day Community Service   https://www.legit.ng/1318673-funke-akindele-hubby-convicted-get-14-day-community-service/
*5G network not connected to COVID-19   https://wwwvanguardngr.com/...5g-network-not-connected-to-covid-19/
*CoV & 'Solution Aversion': Why some people resist advice on how to behave in the pandemic   https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/why-some-people-resist-advice-on-how-to-behave-in-pandemic/
*Heart damage in COVID-19 patients   https://www.scientificamerican.com/articl/heart-damage-in-covid-19-patients/
*What makes things cool? How autonomy influences perceived coolness   usrfiles.com/ugd/93c98c_
*Chinese tourist sites packed as country comes out of lockdown   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/06/asia/china/cov/tourist-warning-intl-html/
*Security force brutality in South Africa's & CoV lockdown   https://africasacountry.com/2020/04/who-will-watch-the-watchman/
*Estimates of the predicted CoV death toll have little meaning    newscientist.com/article/mg24532763-600-estimates-predicted.../
*Emerging lessons from COVID-19   https://www.chatamhouse.org/expert/comment/emerging-lessons-from-covid-19
*Antonio Guterres (UN Secretary-General) on GBV & COVID-19   webtv.un.org/watch/antonio-guterres-unsg-on-gbv
*CoV: Amid the global pandemic, lessons for Africa   https://www.brokings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2020/03/20/cov-amid-global-pandemic-lessons-for-africa/
*Preparing for the CoV & other epidemics in Africa   https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2020/02/28/preparing-for-the-cov-other-pandemics-in-africa/
*Strategies for coping with with the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic-in-africa   https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2020/03/18/strategies-for-coping-with-health-economic-effects-cvid-19/
*What COVID-19 means for international cooperation   brookings.edu/opinions/what-covid-19-means-for-international-cooperation/
*Here's why CoV & 5G are not connected   usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2020/03/did-5g-cause-covid-19/
*The CoV is forcing us to ask: What's really important/essential to our life?   thriveglobal.com/stories/arianna-huffington-cov-question-what-is-essential-good-life/
*What the 1918 Spanish flu can teach us about CoV drug trials - Laura Spinney   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/05/1918-flu-pandemic-cov-drug-trials-scientists-treatment-evidence/
*CoV test kits heading o the UK found to be contaminated with COVID-19   msn.com/en-nz/news/world/cov-testing-kits-heading-to-the-uk-found-to-be-contaminated with-covid-19
*'Gender blind' CoV policies could hinder disease fight   https://www.scidev.net/global/gender/news/gender-blind-cov-policies-could-hinder-disease-fight/
*Using blue shop towels in homemade face masks can filter particles 2x & 3x better than cotton   https://www.businessinsider.com/homemade-mask-using-hydro-knit-shop-towel-better-than-cotton/
*How we can gain strength & resistance during the CoV outbreak   thriveglobal.com/stories/gaining-strength-and-resilience-from-the-cov/
*The mystery of why the CoV kills some young people   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/05/health/young-people-dying-cov-sanjay-gupta/
*French Doctor apologises for saying COVID-19 treatment be tested in Africa   https://yen.com.gh/152551-im-french-doctor-apologises-for-suggesting-covid-19-treatment-be-tested-in-africa
*Global strategies we must prioritise to overcome the CoV crisis   thriveglobal.com/stories/global-strategies-we-must-prioritise-overcome-cov-crisis/
*How realistic is 'Contagion'?: The movie doesn't skimp on science   newscientis.com/article/2239913-how-realistic-is-contagion/
*Apple is making 1 million face shields for medical workers   edition.cnn.com/business/live-news-dow-stock-market-today/
*Irish PM, Leo Varadkar, picks up shifts as Mdical Doctor to help tackle CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/06/europe/ireland-leo-vadadkar-cov-doc/
*CoV: The enduring spirit of volunteering   https://www.vsointl.org/news/blog/enduring-spirit-of-volunteerism/
*What is the unique role of women in curbing disease outbreak like COVID-19?   https://bit.ly/2xHAv18
*How to makeup for lost time on COVID-19 by Bill Gates   https;//www.washingtonpost.com/opinion/bill-gats-heres-how-to-make-up-for-lost-time-on-covid-19-bill-gates/
*A tiger with the Bronx Zoo tested positive for COVID-19 after coming in contact with an asymptomatic caretaker   https://www.businessinsider.com/tiger-test-positive-covid-19-after-coming-in-contact-with-asympomatic-caretaker/
*Hydroxychloroquine & COVID-19: An explainer   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/06/health/hydrxychloroquine-and-covid-19-an-explainer/
*African nations missing from CoV trials   https://www.nature.com/article/d41586-020.../
*CoV lockdown proving fatal for women in Turkey: 21 killed in 20 days   https://meaww.com/cov/womens-death-domestic-abuse-complaints-turkey-amid-lockdown-measures-21-dead/
*Miss England, Bhasha Mukherjee, hangs up her crown to return to work as a Doctor during CoV pandemic   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/06/uk/miss-england-cov-doctor-scli-intl-gbr/
*How CoV reveals the paradoxes of neo-liberal logic   https://africasacountry.com/2020/04/how-covid-19-reveals-the-paradox-of-neoliberal-logic/
*A zoo had been trying to get two pandas to mate for 10 years. When CoV shut the zoo down, the pandas finally did   edition.cnn.com/travel/article/pandas-mate-ocean-park-trnd/
*Newzealand Health Minister, David Clark, demoted after driving 20km to beach , breaking lockdown rules   nzherald   .co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=123229668&utm
*Tips to ensure the stress from CoV doesn't lead you to burnout   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-avoid-burnout-cov-stress-work-life-integration/
*Hidden sufering of CoV: Stigma, blaming & shaming   apnews.com/994c98d37d.../
*India hospital shuts down after surge in CoV cases among staff   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/india-hospital-shuts-down-after-surge-in-cov-cases-among-staff/
*What to eat for better immunity   thriveglobal.com/stories/michele-promaulayko-eat-better-immunity/
*How did CoV break out? Theories abound as researchers race to solve genetic detective story   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/06/us/cov-scientists-debate-origin-theories-inv/
*Fewer migrants to Europe, bigger problems for Africa in CoV era   issafrica.org/iss-today/fewer-migrants-to-europe-bigger-problems-for-africa/
*Landlord who owns 18 apartment buildings cancels rent for more than 200 tenants   https://www.goalcast/2020/04/06/landlord-waives-rent-for-hundreds-tenants-cov-lockdown/
*Britain should pursue China through the ICC for CoV compensation -Study   dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8188185/britain-pursue-beijing-courts-cov-compensation-study-claims.html/
*Germany donates Euros5.5m to Nigeria amid COVID-19 pandemic   https://punch.com/germany-donates-e5-5m-to-nigeria.../
*7 skills to learn online to make money during lockdown: Automation will displace 75m jobs, but generate 133m new ones  worldwide by 2022 - WEF   https://web,facebook.co/photo.php.../wef.org
*I cancelled a 200-person conference due to CoV: Here's how I dealt with the stress   thriveglobal.com/stories/i-cancelled-200-person-conference-because-of-cov.../
*What scientists have learnt about the deadly CoV during pandemic   https://www.dailymail.co.ok/health/.../what-science-learned-deadly-bug-pandemic.html
*Post COVID-191 future: Spain to become first country in Europe to roll out a universal basic income   https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/cov/spain-universal-basic-income-europe/
*How to make a non-medical CoV mask, no sewing required   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/06/how-to-make-no-sew-face-mask/
*What to put in a COVID-19 emergency home-care kit   https://on.wsj.com/
*Does the ACE 2protein explain COVID-19 risk for underlying conditions   newscientist.com/article/mg24632773-500-does-the-ace2-protein-explain-covid-19-risk.../
*Why Black Americans are at a higher risk for CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/07/us-cov/black-americans-race/
*COVID-19 & Africa: On-the-ground perspectives from 5 countries   https://www.wilsoncentre.org/event/webcast-covid-19-and-africa.../
*WHO condemns proposal to have COVID-19 vaccine test done in Afrca   https://yen.com.gh/152767-who-condemns.../
*20 year old ABU Zaria student produced Manual Ventilator for COVID-19    newswirengr.com/2020/04/07/video-how-20-year-old abu-student-produced-manual-ventilator/
*Loneliness during lock-down could be detrimental to longevity   newscientist.com/article/mg23531351-900-feeling-lonely-you-are-not-on-your-own
*US: Grocery workers die of CoV   https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/06/supermarket-workers-deaths-cov.../
*Congo's deadliest ever Ebola epidemic is drawing to a close. But a growing concern is the number of COVID-19 cases   https://buff.ly/3dYJO8F
*COVID-19 responses in Africa must include migrants & refugees   https://issafrica.org/iss-today-covid-19-responses-in-africa-must-include-migrants-refugees/
*Drones in Africa: How they could become lifesavers   bbc.com/new/business-51837296.../
*Message from Wuhan: Learn from our mistakes   https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-52210273/
*Senegal's street kids & COVID-19   https://web.facebook.com/reuters/
*CoV: How do I get tested, and how does the test work?   newscientist.com/article/2236610/cov-how-do-i-get-tested.../
*Tunisians self-isolate in factories to make masks   https://www.bbc.com/news/world/africa-52068520/
*Google releases location data to showif CoV lockdowns are working   https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/03/google-releases-location-data-to-how-if-lockdowns-are-working/
*People are burning 5G masts over claims they are linked to CoV   dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8185073/theories-linking-cov-5G-baseless-networks-say-mast-fire.html/
*Jeff Bezos is donating $100m to American food banks   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/03/technology/jeff-bezos-food-bank-donation-cov/
*WHO warns more younger people are falling severely ill with COVID-19   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/who-warns-younger-people-falling-ill-cov/
*COVID-19 & its human resources dimennsions   ohchr.org/en/.../covid-19.aspx/
*Global feminist perspective on the CoV pandemic: What 'normal' do we expect when the crisis is over?   www.migrantwomennetwork.org/2020/03/31/global-feminist-perspective-on-the-cov-pandemic.../
*You're from where? CoV pandemic stigmatises New Yorkers fleeing city   https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/cov-new-yorkers-stigmatised/2020/04/03...
*The Gaza Strip & COVID-19: Preparing for the worst   crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/eastern-Mediterranean/israel/palestine/b75-gaza-strip-covid-19.../
*A Doctor describes watching patients fighting for life against CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/03/opinion/doctor-patients-fighting-for-life/
*Tunisia deploys Police robot on lock-down patrol   bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-52148639/
*CoV in Africa tracker   bbc.co.uk/news/resources/...
*CoV: Oprah Winfrey is donating $10m to assist Americans   https://twentytwowords.com/oprah-wnfrey-donates-$10m-assist-americans/
*CoV: Tracking the emergency together   bit.ly/2UU1v5f  #TogetherUnited
*CoV treatment: Scientists are investigating new drugs   newscientist.com/article/mg24532760-900-cov-treatment-what-drugs-covid-work.../
*IWMF COVID-19 Relief Fund 2020 for Women Journalists   bit.ly/34deXWb
*Experts & Trump's advisers doubt White House's 240,000 CoV deaths estimate   https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/02/experts-doubt-trumps-240000-deaths-estimate/
*Which businesses will COVID-19 disrupt and why? An assessment based on firm-level data by Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)   https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/which-businesses-will-covid-19-disrupt.../
*CoV will play out very differently in world's poorest nations   newscientist.com/article/2239612/cov-will-play-out-differently-in-poor-countries/
*CoV: Plane Finder Maps highlight why everyone really needs to avoid air travel   https://www.dmarge.com/2020/04/plane-finder-map-insight.html
*How to keep your business moving during this COVID-19 epidemic   https://doc.google.com/forms/d/e/...
*Social distancing & 'flatten the curve' - Africa can do it   coronatimes.net/social-distancing-africa-can-do-it/
*Academic freedom in times of COVID-19   coronatimes.net/academic.freedom-covid-19/
*Fear & Democracy in times of COVID-19   youtube.com/watch?v=BOvQYhjpPaE
*CoV & Philosophers   journal-psychoanalysis.eu/cov-and-philosophers/
*War on COVID-19: Why Tanzania must unite in flattening the curve/1840340-550260
*COVID-19 in South Africa: What does it mean to flatten the curve?   iol.co.za/news/south-africa/watch-what-does-it-mean-to-flatten-curve-45368533
*In Africa, social distancing is a privilege few can afford   aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/africa-social-distancing-privilege-afford-2003...html
*Reflections on plague in African history (14th - 19th century)   journal.openedition.org/afriques/2228...
*Why a one size fits all approach to COVID-19 could have lethal consequences   theconversation.com/why-a-one-size-fits-all-approach-to-covid-19-could-have-lethal-consequences/34252
*CoV: We are grieving the world we have now lost   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
*CoV & Stoicism: How Marcus Aurelius responded to a pandemic   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
*China's new 'fortress'  against CoV   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
*Churches defy CoV restrictions in Brazil & Africa   ft.com/content/churches-defy-cov-restrictions-brazil-africa
*CoV: Women are using code words in pharmacies to escape domestic violence during lock-down   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/02/europe/domestic-violence-cov-lockdown-intl/
*How to CoV-proof your home   edition.cnn.com/interactive/2020/03/health/cov/tipsheets/cov-proof-your-home/
*Portugal gives migrants full citizenship rights during CoV outbreak   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/europe/portugal-migrants-citizenship-rights-cov.intl/
*AUDA-NEPAD launches Response to COVID-19 & other Epidemics   https://www.nepad.org/publication/auda-nepad-response-coivd-19-other-epidemics/ 
*What to do if you've lost your job due to COVID-19   thriveglobal,com/stories/cov-how-to-cope-job-loss-laid-off/
*WHO opens door to broader use of masks to limit spread of  CoV   https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cov/who-opens-door-broader-use-face-masks/
*How to make your own face mask   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/04/health/how-to-make-your-own-facial-mask-wellness/
*5 digital metrics for non-profits  http://www.nptechforgood.com/.../5-digital-metrics-for-non-profits/
*CoV: From belly dancers to florists: 6 African CoV heroes   bbc.com/news/world-africa-52123492/
*CoV: How to train yourself not to touch your face   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/04/health/how-to-train-yourself-not-to-touch-your-face/ 
*How COVID-19 will affect the fight against BH   nextierspd.com/archives/3211.../
*CoV: Peace-builders aren't the side dish. We're the delivery service - SFCG   https://bit.ly/2RGfw1
*COVID-19: Why xenophobia is bad for the health of all in South Africa   https://africasacountry.com/2020/04/why-xenophobia-is-bad-for-health.../
*What can HR learn from the CoV crisis? Time for radical re-think   https://bit.ly/2Jz4YRp
*CoV: How to network with people while staying at home   https://www.linked.com/pulse/how-network-people-staying-at-home/
*COVID-19 may inspire a new generation of Doctors & Scientists   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/02/opinion/covid-19-new-generation-health-care-workers-zelizer/
*The CoV pandemic is making the earth shake less: Fewer vehicles on the road, less pollution   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/02/work/cov-earth-seismic-noise-scn-trnd/
*Now's the time to quit smoking: It could increase your odds of beating CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/03/health/cov-quitting-smoking-wellness/
*CDC data shows danger of CoV for those with diabetes, heart/lung disease, etc.   washingtonpost.com/health/cdc-data-on-underlying-health-conditons-in-cov-patients/
*Can a world aleady in despair save Africa from CoV?   https://issafrica.org/iss-today/can-a-world-already-in-crisis-save-africa-from-cov/
*How to stop a CoV anxiety spiral   wired.com/story/how-to-stop-cov-anxiety/
*The hilltop fortress in Spain that cut itself off from the outside world to fight CoV: No case recorded   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/03/europe/zahara-de-la-sierra-cov-intl/
*Neuroscience & nutrition in the era of CoV   thriveglobal.com/stories/neuroscience-nutrition-health-food-eating-elderly-children-parents/
*CoV: College student makes masks for the deaf   lex18.com/news/cov/college-student-makes-masks.../   
*CoV: Delivery divers face pandemic without sick pay, insurance or sanitiser   https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cov-delivery/drivers-face-pandemic/
*CoV: Nigeria's Naira remains under strain after devaluation   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-24/oil-plunge-puts-pressure-on-nigeria-to-devalue-the-nira-further/
*How these disabled actors are taking matters into their own (sanitised) hands by Matthew Green   https://bit.ly/2J7NR92
*CoV: How to survive a plague by Andrew Sullivan   https://nym.ag/3bcZTKl
*How to fight infection by turning back your immune system's clock   newscientist.com/article/mg24532754-000-how-to-fight-infection-by-turning-back-your-immune-systems-clock
*CoV & 'Stay @ home' order: A guide to manging your remote workers   https://app.phlow.com/@carlo/journals/a-managers-guide-to-remote-working/
*CoV: The nature of the cells, estimates of number of casualties across the globe by Rupert Beale   London Review of Books, Vol. 42, No 6, 9th March 2020
*CoV in Nigeria: CBN issues guidelines to access N506b COVID-19 credit facility
*Andrew Cuomo's inspiring words on the fight against CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/24/politics/andrew-cuomo-new-york-cov
*CoV Humour: Daily CoV quarantine schedule   newyorker.com/humour/daily-shouts/daily-cov-quarantine
*5 ways to manage CoV stress   thriveglobal.com/stories/harvard-michelle-williams-shatehar-saxena-how-manage-anxiety-sress-cov/
*Why the CoV may be killing more men than women - smoking, drinking & general poor health   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/24/health/cov-gender-mortality-intl/
*COVID-19: Triaging App - wellvis.org   https://covid19-wellvis.org/
*COVID-19 song by Funk F. Monk (a.k.a. Sachin Iceguy)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v/
*No, COVID-19 CoV was not bioengineered: Here's the research that debunks that idea   https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/03/17/covid-19-cov-did-not-come-from-a-lab-study-shows-natural-origins/
*CoV outbreak: Where are the Jeff Bezos & Mack Zukerberg?   forbes.com/sites/petercsathy/2020/03/16/jeff-bezos-mack-zuckerberg
*CoV in Nigeria: Economic impact of COVID-19 hits Nigeria's trade, supply chain   https://m.guardian.ng/news/economic-impact.../
*You could be spreading the CoV without realising you've got it   newscientist.com/article/2238473-you-could-be-spreading-cov-without-realising-youve-got-it/
*CoV in Nigeria: 7 million Nigerians, 13 states to experience food shortage - FAO   https://nairametrics.com/2020/03/20/7-million-nigerians/.../food-shortage
*The politics behind the Ebola crisis   https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/west-africa/politics-behind-ebola-crisis/
*CoV: South Korea sect leader apologises for virus spread   bbc.com/news/world-asia-51701039.../
*Human nature explains why some people aren't taking CoV seriously   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/human-nature-explains-why-some-people-arent-taking-cov-seriously/
*CoV in Nigeria: Tougher measures against those who refuse to self-isolate on return from trips   https://the-nation/meng.net/breaking-covid-19-be-ready-for-tougher-measures/
*Why is the CoV so much more deadly for men than for women?   https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020/03-21/why-is-the-cov-more-deadly-for-men-than-for-women
*The CoV outbreak is a test of our systems, values & humanity   https://www.telegraph.co.wk/global-health/science-and-disease/cov-outbreak-is-test-of-our-systems-values-humanity
*CoV: How to be lonely   https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/opinion/con-loneliness.html
*Why societal distancing is so important in the era of CoV   https://www.linkedin.com/ariannahuffington.../
*Pandemics & Peacebuilders by Ken Cloke   https://lnkd.in/dFABY-v
*Small ways to kake care of your mental health in a time of pandemic   thriveglobal.com/stories/mental-health-in-a-time-of-pandemic/
*From cholera to cov: The politics of plagues in Africa   https://africasacountry.com/2020/03/from-cholera-to-cov-politics-paandemics-africa/
*CoV: The Doctor who helped defeat smallpox explains what's coming   https://www.wired.com/story/cov-interview-larry-brilliant-smallpox-epidemiologist/
*COVID-19: Facing the fears   https://nextierspd.com/archives/3201/
*CoV: Visualising the history of pandemics   https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/
*CoV could re-shape global order   https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2020-13-18/cov-could-reshape-global-order/
*CoV: The real risks & human biases behind the panic   https://markmanson.net/cov-risks-and-biases/
*CoV proves thatnationalism is worse than globalism   https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/cov-trump-era-proves-nationalism-worse-globalism-world/
*How can international developmant organisations prepare their projects for the impact of CoV?    https://onfrontiers.com/blog/how-can-international-development-organisations-prepare-projects-impact-cov
*How pandemics change history   https://www.newyorker.com/news/question-and-answer/how-pandemics-change-history/
*The psychology of uncertainty: How to cope with COVID-19 anxiety   https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2020/03/12/the-psychology-of-uncertainty....covid-19-anxiety/
*CoV & the Sun: A lesson from the 1918 influenza pandemic   https://link.medium.com/OZ270vm
*CoV will change how we shop, travel and work for years   https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/cov-change-shop-travel-years.html
*France is putting domestic violence victims in hotels during CoV lockdown   https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/y3mj4g/france-is-putting-domestic-violence-victims-in-hotels/
*COVID-19: Why reacting early & aggressively is the key to avoiding crisis   https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/covid-19-why-reacting-early-aggressively-key-to-avoiding-crisis
*Africa imposes strict measures over over CoV   https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51906053.../
*How cancelled events and self-quarantine save lives in one chart   https://www.vox.com/2020/03/10/21171481/cov-us-cases-quarantine-cancellation-save-lives/
*CoV: So much depends on our resilience and ability to make good decisions   https://www.theatlantic.com/how-will-cov.../608719/
*CoV: An example of the kind of community spirit we need to overcome COVID-19
*What does feminist leadership look like in a pandemic?   https://medium.com/@leila-billing/what-does-feminist-leadership-look-like-in-pandemic/
*How long does CoV stay on surfaces and can they infect you?   newscientist.com/article/2238494-how-long-does-cov-stay-surfaces.../
*The Nigerian Feminist Forum's response to the impact of COVID-19 on VAWG in Nigeria   https://www.nigerianfeministforum.org/2020/03/24/the-nigerian-feminist-forum-response-cov/
*Can we catch the CoV twice? We don't know yet   newscientist.com/article/mg24532754-600-can-you-catch-cov-twice.../
*CoV patients overwhelm US hospitals: Severely ill patients outnumber ventlators   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/25/health/cov-covid-hospitals/
*Italy records 651 new CoV deaths, slowdown in infection   https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/italy-reports-651-new-cov-deaths.../
*Italian Mayors losing it at people violating quarantine   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
*How does CoV testing work and will we have a home test kit soon?   newscientist.com/article/2238477-how-does-cov-testing-work/
*CoV: National Cahedral finds 5,000 masks that had been stached away by its crypt for more 10 years   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/cov-national-cathedral-masks-trnd/
*Eating too much salt may impair body's ability to fight infection   newscientist.cm/article/2238629-eating-too-much-salt-impairs-ability-fight-infection/
*CoV: Airlines are doing away with middle seats and beverage service   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/25/business/us-airlines-in-flight-changes/
*We are beginning to understant the biology of the COVID-19 virus   newscientist.com/article/mg24532743-500-were-beginning -understand-biology-covid-19
*CoV: Abuja opens new treatment, isolation centre in Idu   dailypost.ng/2020/03/25/covid-19-abj-opens-new-treatment-isolation-centre/
*FG alerts Nigerians to dangerous computer CoV ('Ransomeware App')   punch.com/fg-alerts-nigerians-to-dangerous-computer-cov
*How & where to allocate stockpiled ventilators during a pandemic   scienmag.com/how-where-allocate-stockpiled-ventilators.../
*CoV deaths in the US could reach peak in 3 weeks - Epidemiologist   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/25/health/cov/death-peak-3-weeks/
*CoV: How to navigate working from home with your partner   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-work-from-home-with-partner/
*Michelle Obama describes her family's daily routine during their CoV self-quarantine   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/26/us/michelle-obama-family-cov-routine-trnd/
*The US is asking other countries for everything from sanitisers to ventilators to help fight the CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/us/global-appeal-corona-supplies/
*UNSG, Antonio Gueterres appeals for global ceasefire in the face of the unprecedented CoV   https://www.un.org/.../secretary-generals-appeal-for-global-ceasefire-cov/
*Wife of President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari calls for total lockdown of Nigeria to contain CoV spread   https://newswirengr.com/.../wife-of-president-calls-total-lockdown
*CoV threatens to wipe out California's $216b surplus   https://twitter.com/i/events/
*People intentionally spreading CoV could be charged for terrorism   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/cov-terrorism-justice-department/
*Jordan eases lockdown after total curfew leads to chaos   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/25/middleeast/jordan/lockdown-cov
*Why US society is so vulnerable to the cov pandemic   newscientist.com/article/mg24532753-500-why-us-vulnerable-pandemic
*CoV & accountability in Nigeria   punchng.com/nigeria-cov-and-accountability/
*A grcery store threw out $35,000 in food that a woman intentionally coughed on, sparking CoV fears   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/26/us/woman-coughed-on-produce-trnd/
*CoV: Homesick - Notes on lockdown   https://africasacountry.com/2020.../homesick.../
*Inspiring CoV moment: Muslim & Jewish paramedics pause to pray together   https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/26/middleeast/israel-muslim-jew-cov-paramedics-intl/
*Nigeria tracing 4,370 people who may have contacts with CoV patients   https://guardian.ng/news/tracing-4370-people-who-contacts-cov-patients/
*CoV: Doctor describes what we can't see on TV: 'The sickest patients are terrifying   edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/cov-outbreak-03-26-20-intl-hnk/
*CoV: Economic impact of pandemic worse than 2008   newscientist.com/article/2237475-cov-economic-impact-pandemic/
*COVID-19: How the world will look after the pandemic   https://foreignpolicy.com/.../world-order-after-cov.../
*CoV: Dyson designed a new ventilator in 10 days. Now the company is making15,000 for the pandemic fight   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/26/technology/dyson-ventilators-cov/
*96-year-old woman now the oldest South Korean to fully recover from CoV   edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/cov-outbreak-03-26-20-intl-hnk/
*The G20's pandemic moment   https://www.chatamhouse.org/.../g20-pandemic-moment/
*CoV: Staying calm while stuck at home   thriveglobal.com/how-to-stay-calm-stuck-home/
*How to keep the greater good in mind during the CoV outbreak   thriveglobal.com/.../cov-compassion-how-to-cope/
*CoV: From ceasefire to divestment & disarmament   wilpf.org/from-ceasefire-divestment-disarmament/
*How robots could help us combat pandemics in future   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/25/world/robots-pandemics-cov-scn/
*Today's hotel is tomorrow's CoV hospital   edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hotels-turned-hospitals-cov/
*Fear can spread from person to person faster than CoV: Ways to slow it down   thriveglobal.com/.../fear-contagious-crisis-mental-health/
*Refugee women promote hygiene in camps amid CoV fears   news.trust.org/item/20200311121342-ncyuh/
*#COVID-19: Nigeria & the leadership question   https://businessday.ng/opinion/article/covid-19-nigeria.../
*Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response   unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus-gender-equality-in-covid-19-response/
*What UBA Group is doing to support a comprehensive Pan-African response to the CoV global pandemic   https://lnkd.in/d7ybbye
*4 gendered impacts of CoV   https://lnkd.in/dWNidq4
*Gender & Data Resources related to CoV: https://lnkd.in/gxya279
*9 waays to maintain your business during COVID-19 crisis   http://quest.ng/9-ways-to-maintain-business-during-covid-19/
*CoV: Nigeria's out-of-school children increase from 10m to 40m   https://www.vanguardngr.com/.../covid-19-south-sahara-offer.../
*Rwanda was the first Afrcan country to impose total lockdown to fight #COVID-19: Free door-to-door distribution of food/electricity units/water   https://t.co/k4DhKrFwt
*CoV: 15 plants & herbs that can boost lung health, heal respiratory infections and repair pulmonary damage   https://mercadonews.com/v5/index.php/science/15-plants-herbs-boost-lung-health.../
*How to cope with radical uncertainty: Focus on the things you can control   https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/28/things-you-can-control-coping-with-uncertainty.../
*Video reveals lung damage in CoV patient   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/26/health/covid-19-lung-damage-video/
*CoV & immuno-compromised persons   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/19/health/immunosuppressed-cov/wellness/trnd/
*CoV & persons with OCD   huffpost.com/entry/ocd-covid-19-pandemic_n_5e792011c56f5b/
*Can wearing mask stop the spread of viruses?   https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51205344.../
*COVID-19 in Africa   http://mif.link/covid19
*COVID-19: Why we should be comfortable with being uncomfortable   thriveglobal.com/stories-being-comfortable-with-being-uncomfortable/
*CoV prompts 40% increase in demand for Domestic Violence services in NSW   http://www.abc.net.com/news/2020-03-27/cov-domestic-violence-covid-19/
*CoV: Smoking, vaping, drug use might increase risk   edition,cnn.com/2020/03/20/health/coronavirus-vaping-drugs/
*CoV first line responders: How to tell when stress level is harmful (burnout)   thriveglobal.com/stories/naigating-stress-cov-crisis-first-responder-burnout/
*Whatever you do during a pandemic, don't get caught doing dumb stuff   slate.com/technology/2020/03/cov-pandemic-household-injuries.html/
*Tips to get better night's sleep & improve your health   newscientist.com/article/2149792-tips-to-get-better-nights-sleep.../
*Nigeria: Angry mob attacks and burn down Police station in Katsina state for halting Jumat service over CoV fears   https://newswirengr.com/2020/03/29/angry-mob-burns-down-police-station.../
*CoV: Wear glasses instead of contact lenses to stop spread   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/27/health/contact-lenses-glasses-wellness/
*Angelina Jolie donated $1m to help children affected by CoV   https://www.instyle.com/news/angelina-jolie-donate-1-million-children/
*RJI's statement on COVID-19's impact on prisons and jails (March 27, 2020)   www.restorativejusticeinternational.com/2020/...
*CoV preys on what terrifies us - dying alone   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/29/world-funerals-dying-alone-cov/
*UK-Senegal partnership to try 10-minute CoV test   https://www.ft.com/content/
*Maine: Armed vigilantes blocked a neighbour's driveway with a tree to force him into quarantine   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/29/us/maine-cov-forced-quarantine-trnd/
*Lockdowns around the world bring rise in domestic violence   https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/28/lockdowns-world-rise-domestic-violence/
*Meaningful actions to help your family bond during the CoV pandemic   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-bond-with-family.../
*In Borno, two Nigerian soldiers test positive for CoV   newswirengr.com/2020/03/30/in-borno-two-nigerian-soldiers.../
*Does a high viral load of infectious dose make COVID-19 worse?   newscientist.com/article/2238819-does-a-high-viral-load-or-infectious-dose-make.../
*Opinion: COVID-19 will change us as a species   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/26/opinion-covid-19-will-change-us-as-a-species-gleiser/
*What to do to manage our CoV anxiety   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-i-deal-with-the-cov-is-not-personal/
*Will a home antibody test be a game changer?   newscientist.com/article/2238834-will-a-home-antibody-test-be-game-changer/
*A Manager's guide to remote working   https://app.phlow.com/@carb/journals/a-managers-guide-remote-working/
*Stay home and spend some time expanding your knowledge   http://unwo.men/WYgi50yPpDb
*Lagos state exco makes history with first virtual meeting   https://web.facebook.com/followlasg/photos/
*Chanel launches face masks to help combat CoV   hapersbazaar.com/wk/fashion-news/a31973471/chanel-launches.../
*COVID-19 Visualiser   https://covidvisualiser.com/...
*Nigerian CoV survivor, Seun Osowobi (CEO #StandToEndRape) narrates experience: 'I thought I was going to die'   web.facebook.com/groups/16735406...
*Shutdown order: Buhari signs COVID-19 regulations   https://www.icirnigeria.org/shutdown-order-buhari-signs.../   The Quarantine Act (CAP Q2 LFN 2004); COVID-19 Regulation 2020
*Commend women health workers: They constitute 70% of the health & social sector   https://web.facebook.com/hashtag/commend-women-health-workers/
*#COVID-19: How can Nigeria cater for the poor?   https://web.facebook.com/africadevelopmentdiscourse/
*Replicating global responses to COVID-19 may not work for Africa   https://iss.africa.org/iss-today/replicating-global-responses.../
*Immigrants and their positive contributions in the CoV era   https://twitter.com/niktraykov/status/124418.../
*CoV: Interventions saved 59,000 lives in 11 countries   newscientist.com/article/2237475-cov-interventions.../
*CoV: Nigeria's Directory of COVID-19 State helplines - FCT: 08099936312, 07080631500; LAGOS: 08000CORONA, 08000-267662   https://web.facebook.com/yiaga.org/photos/a.68178695.../
*The untold story of the N95 mask   https://www.fastcompany.com/90479846/the-untold-origin-story-of-the-n95-mask
*CoV: White House Task Force projects 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the US, even with mitigation efforts   https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/31/cov/
*Quarantine song: 'Dancing with myself ' by Billy Idol   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v/
*US death rates vs UK, Italy & S. Korea   youtube.com/watch?v.../
*Nigeria must break the chain of COVID-19 spread, or be the next epicentre   tribuneonline.com/covid-19-nigerians-must-break-chain-of-spread-naqs-dg-says/
*COVID-19 in Africa: A call for coordinated governance, improved health services and better data   https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2020/covid-19-africa-call-coordinated-governance.../
*Nigeria: 'We don't work, we don't eat': Workers face stark choices as Africa's largest mega city (Lagos) shuts down   edition.cnn.com/2020/03/31/africa/nigeria-lockdown-daily-wage-earners-intl/
*Iceland lab's testing suggests 50% of CoV cases have no symptoms   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/europe/iceland-testing-cov-intl/
*Challenges of non-profits in the era of CoV   https://nnngo.org/wp-content/2020/03/covid-19-advisory-3.pdf
*FBI issues warning, NY Attorney General makes inquiry after wave of zoom hijackings   gizmodo.com/fbi-issues-warning-ny-attorney-general-makes-inquiry-zoom-hijacks/
*How to survive working from home with your partner   thriveglobal.com/stories/working-from-home-significant-other.../
*Rich countries try radical economic policies to counter COVID-19   economist.com/briefing/2020/03/26/rich-countries-try-radical-economic-policies-to-counter-covid-19
*Calls for funds to house domestic violence victims during COVID-19 outbreak   https://wwww.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/31/call-for-domestic-violence-refugees-to-get-cov-funding/
*CoV: How to fight infection by turning back your immune system's clock   newscientist.com/article/mg24532754.000-how-to-fight-infections-by-turning-back-your-immune-systems-clock/
*How CoV affects young people's mental health   bbc.com/news/stories-52110460/
*The etiquette of face masks in Hong Kong   economist.com/china/2020/03/08/theetiquette-of-face-mask-in-hong-kong/
*Will the effect of CoV be affected by changing seasons?   newscientist.com/article/2239380-will-the-spread-of-cov-be-affected-by-changing-seasons/
*How to emotionally handle social distancing with your family   thriveglobal.com/stories/cov/social-distancing-family-boundaries-emotions-stress-tips/
*Before a Washington mother died of CoV, her six children used a walkie-talkie to say goodbye   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/health/us-cov-sundee-rutter-death-children-walkie-talkie/
*COVID-19 isn't simply a medical epidemiological crisis of sovereignty   https://africasacountry.com/04/the-necropolitics-of-covid-19/
*The world's largest CoV lockdown is having a dramatic effect on pollution in India   dition.cnn.com/2020/03/31/asia/cov-lockdown-impact-pollution-india-intl-hnk/
*Non-violent action in the time of CoV   https://www.usip.org/03/nonviolent-action-time-cov/
*CoV & the future of democracy in Europe   chatamhouse.org/expert/comment-cov-and-future-democracy-europe/
*More than half of Americans have prayed for the end of CoV - Poll   https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/0/30/prayer-cov-church-faith-americans/
*CoV: Under the shadow of the pandemic   economist.com/leaders/2020/03/19/praying-to-stop-the-pandemic/
*A Facebook group matches RVs that are sitting idle with health care workers who need a place to isolate after long hours of work   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/u/cov-rvs-4-mds-healthcare-isolate-trnd/
*Don't violate human rights while enforcing lock-down, Sanwo-Olu charges Security Operatives in Lagos   https://newswirengr.com/2020/03/31/dont-violate-human-rights.../
*CoV: Booze sales are booming as people stockpile alcohol   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/business/alcohol-sales-cov-trnd/
*CoV: Top South African HIV scientist, Gita Ramjee, dies   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa.../
*Contributions to COVID-19 Relief Fund hit N15b - CBN   https://tribuneonlineng.com/contributions-to-cacovid-19-relief-fund.../
*CoV: NAFDAC raises alarm over unregistered hand sanitisers in circulation   https://tribuneonlineng.com/nafdac-raises-alarm-over-unregisterd-hand-sanitisers/
*93% of people around the world live in countries with CoV travel ban   edition.cnn.com/travel/article/countries-with-travel-restrictions-CoV/
*In Panama, CoV lock-down means separating men from women   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/world/panama-cov-sex-intl/
*Andrew Jack, 'Star Wars' actor, dies from COVID-19   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/entertainment/amdrew-jack-star-wars-cov-dies-gbr-intl-scli/
*The dangerous disconnect between Trump's rhetoric & the reality of potential CoV treatments   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/politics/turning-chloroquine-drugs-CoV-treatment/
*9 ways to maintain your business during the COVID-19 crisis   quest.ng/9-ways-to-maintain-your-business-during-covid-19-crisis/
*Nigeria begins N20,000 conditional cash transfer to poor households   https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria-n20000-cash-transfer-poor-households-289472/
*CoV: Face masks now compulsory in Cross River State, Nigeria    https://newswirengr,com/2020/04/02/covid-19-face-masks-compulsory.../
*How COVID-19 could re-define labour in America   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/business/cov-labour-cross-industry-hiring-employee-sharing/
*Rapid assessment of community well-being and safety in Nigeria during COVID-19 pandemic   docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FIpQLSc,,,/
*COVID-19: The AU must adapt   https://africanarguments.org/2020/04/01/covid-19-au-adapt/
*How the pandemic will end   https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-cov-end/
*Canada's response to CoV is almost entirely led by women   https://www.freshly.ca/news/2020/03/canada-response-covid-19-pandemic-women/
*Isolation has profoundly creepy effects onthe human body & brain. Here's what happens   https;//www.sciencealert.com/isolation-has-effect-on-body.../
*G20 prepares CoV rescue package for Africa   https://www.politics.com/news/2020/04/01/g-20-prepares.../
*Nurse, 28, murdered Doctor girlfriend for giving him CoV   https://dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8178507/italian-nurse-strangled-doctor-girlfriend/
*Men wash their hands much less than women, and that matters in the era of CoV   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/health/handwashing-gender-gap-wellness/
*Experts tell White House CoV can spread through talking or even just breathing   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/02/health/aerosol-cov-spread-white-house-letter/
*CoV: Boeing offering buyouts as it projects recovery will take years   edition.cnn.com/2020/04/02/business/boeing-buyouts-layoffs/
*How CoV will change national security   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52122991.../
*'I'm so afraid': CoV isolation brings grave new hardship for the world's poor   https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2020/3/27/cov-inequality/
*South Africa: State (Police) abuses could match the threat of COVID-19 itself   https://issafrica.org/iss-today/state-abuses-could-match-threat-cov
*COVID-19 info   https://bit.ly/2JuD5dv
*CoV cases edge towards 1 million worldwide: Death toll soars in US, Italy, Spain & France   https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/02/cov-latest-news/
*Oranguatuan & other apes under threat from COVID-19 pandemic   newscientist.com/article/2239524-oranguatuans-and-other-apes.../
*How to communicate with your partner while quarantining together (or social distancing) at home   thriveglobal.com/stories/esther-perel-podcast-social-distancing-communication-partner/

*US: Maine wedding outbreak offers a cautionary Covid-19 tale for the holidays (November 2020)     https://cnn.it/35uJ.../

*Responding to the second wave of Covid-19 in Africa: Guidelines    https://bit.ly/3lDZRjt

*The MBA Class of Covid-19    eonomist.com

*Covid-19 outbreak in Manaus suggests herd immunity may not be possibe    newscientist.com

*The Dramademiology of Covid: A pandemic manifesto of here and now by Dr. David L. Katz (MD)    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/drama-respect-data/

*Some Legislatures have held governments to account during Covid-19    https://theconversation.com/some-legislatures-hold-governments-to-account/

*Release excess Covid-19 vaccines you have hoarded - Ramaphosa to rich countries    https://www.polity.org.za/article/release-excess-covid-vaccines-hoarded/

*Nigeria's President Buhari signs Executive Order making wearing of face mask anywhere in the country compulsory: Prescribes 6 month jail term for flouting Covid-19 protocols    https://www.thecableng/buhari-signs-law-prescribing-6-month-jail-term-for-flouting-covid-protocols/

*Everyone should be wearing N95 masks now    https//www.washingtnpost.com/opinion/2021/26/n95-masks-safest-next-best-options/

*Vaccines, disinformation & people like me    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/vaccines-disinformation.../

*Why Britons go to work with Covid-19    economist.com

*Andrew Brooks who discovered a Covid spit test dies @ 51    nytimes.com

*Covid-19 is hitting poor countries hardest - World Bank    blogs.worldbank.org

*The impact of Covid-19 on governance, peace & security in the Horn of Africa   dalberg.com

*Why vaccinated people may still be able to spread Covid-19        bbc.com

*There are 4,000 variants of virus that cause  covid-19 - UK Minister    reut.rs/3jhY3NJ

*Covid-19 raising cancer deaths    guardian.ng

*What will Biden's Covid-19 $1.9 trillion stimulus mean for Africa?    one.org

*Policy Brief on Covid-19 vaccine management in Nigeria    yiaga.org

*The latest Dictionary.com words include African-American, Vernacular English & Pandemic terms    cnn.com

*De-mystifying Covid mortality: The weight of evidence by David L. Katz    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/demystifying-covid-mortality.../

*Covid-19: One year on, human rights remain sidelined    https://www.alexneve.ca/blog/covid-19-one-year-on-human-rights-sidelined/

*10 lessons learned in year of CoV lock-down    cnn.com

*The pandemic is having a severe effect on kids' mental health    time.com

*Vaccine envy: The feeling that envelopes one - jealousy, disappointment or  resentment felt when someone else gets the vaccine for Covid-19 and you can't    bit.ly/3OC8mnb

*Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine provides less protection in cancer patients than healthy individuals after a single dose - Study    edition.cnn.com

*Most viruses around us are benign, some are even life-saving    washingtonpost.com

*How the pandemic changed the way we read: People turned to books for comfort, distraction and escape    nytimes.com

*Irish vaccine task force recommends temporary halt after reports of blood clots among those who received the Covid jab    aje.io/6b6qd

*How useful are vaccine passports?    econmist.com

*The pandemic forced a massive remote-work experiment    cnn.com

*The booming industries that are in a Covid-19 world    entrepreneur.com