Child speech delays increase following lockdowns
Pupils needing language support rises by 10% in post-pandemic school starters, BBC analysis finds. Source link
Study links coronavirus lockdowns to birth rate drop in Europe
January 2021 saw a 14% birth rate drop in Europe in comparison with previous years, research suggests. Source link
How Weather Apps Could Predict Your COVID Risk
Aug. 17, 2022 – Tapio Schneider is a climate scientist, and his wife a mechanical engineer. In many ways, they were like many other families affected by COVID: two young…
China’s covid lockdowns could threaten half of economy
Widespread lockdowns in China akin to the measures just taken in the southern technology hub of Shenzhen could affect half of the country’s gross domestic product. Authorities on Sunday placed…
New Covid wave, localised lockdowns may shave off 100 bps growth in toll collections in FY22: ICRA
The recent surge in fresh Covid infections as well as subsequent localised lockdowns emanating from Omicron spread are likely to shave off around 100 bps of growth in toll collections…
Factory output grows 3.2 per cent in October
India's factory output registered a growth of 3.2 per cent in the month of October led by growth in primary goods. The growth comes on the back of 4.5% rise…
Pandemic Lockdowns, Cleaner Air Tied to Fewer Heart Attacks
Nov. 30, 2021 -- When skies were blue and air pollution was reduced during stay-at-home lockdowns at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were fewer severe heart attacks in…
Men, Women Behaved Differently During Pandemic Lockdowns
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- How do men and women respond to a crisis? A look at their behavior during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 offers a…
Automated debit transaction failure rate stays high in June
Failure rates in automated debit transactions have remained stubbornly high in June indicating that financial stress due to localized lockdowns to curb the spread of the Covid 19 pandemic has…
GST collections drop to Rs 92,849 crore in June, break 8-month streak of crossing Rs 1 lakh crore
Goods and services tax collections for June grossed Rs 92,849 crore, dropping below Rs 1 lakh crore mark for the first time this year. Collections spanning from June 5 to…