This is an article that discusses the problems with GA reopening the economy and businesses too soon. It outlines how many peoples lives are at stake with this rash decision. We are already seeing the numbers and mortality/case rates double in the past 24 hours. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/why-georgia-reopening-coronavirus-pandemic/610882/
This Wall Street Journal article discusses how schools are adjusting to the national quarantine, which has forced students to work remotely. https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-students-stuck-at-home-parents-turn-to-online-tutoring-services-11588196846?mod=hp_lista_pos1
This Wall Street Journal article discusses how medical professionals are struggling with the psychological effects of treating coronavirus patients. https://www.wsj.com/articles/young-doctors-struggle-to-treat-coronavirus-patients-we-are-horrified-and-scared-11588171553?mod=hp_lead_pos7
This article from the New York Times highlights the imbalanced burden upon women, especially working mothers, who are forced to juggle their professional careers as well as domestic work. A particularly telling quote, “The way we’ve been able to MacGyver a career as a woman is completely under attack by a global pandemic.”
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indian-migrant-worker-with-covid-19-infection-found-dead-in-singapore-11587705794620.html A worker in Singapore with a positive COVID-19 case was found dead in his dorm, after falling down the stairs. The police do not suspect foul play but are still investigating. Migrants in Singapore are stuck in dorms as cases skyrocket, and the cramped conditions often lead to further infection.
This article discusses how the medical sector in the United States underwent the largest jobless in a month during the initial coronavirus outbreak because they had to halt non-life threatening procedures. However, hospitals are beginning to resume non-life threatening surgical procedures. https://www.wsj.com/articles/hospitals-aim-to-resume-procedures-postponed-by-coronavirus-11587568784?mod=hp_lead_pos6
On Monday night, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the country, which had been on lockdown since March 17, would likely begin to re-open on May 11. Schools would be amongst the first to re-open; other establishments such as restaurants and bars could remain closed until mid-July. Roe, David and van der Made, Jan. “French … Read more
The coronavirus and social distancing policies are adversely affecting sex workers’ ability to make a living. Here is a personal account of an in-person sex worker based in London and an article on the conditions of foreign sex workers in Germany.
