Child speech delays increase following lockdowns
Pupils needing language support rises by 10% in post-pandemic school starters, BBC analysis finds. Source link
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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 kids out of school and endless Zoom meetings from home. But the two weren’t just making sourdough bread and taking walks during lockdown: They were … Read more
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 Shenzhen’s 17.5 million residents into lockdown for at least a week amid a surge of Covid-19 infections in the city, an action that Bloomberg Economics … Read more
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 in fiscal year 2021-22, domestic rating agency on Wednesday said. ICRA further said given that passenger vehicles (PV) category account for 20-25 per cent of … Read more
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 witnessed in the same period last year as the economy was recovering from the first round of lockdown-induced contraction. The consumer durables sector failed to … Read more
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 the United States, a new study suggests. The researchers examined air pollution levels and numbers of severe heart attacks reported by emergency medical service personnel … Read more
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 clue: Women flocked to their phones for long conversations with a few trusted contacts. Men, chafing at being cooped up, headed out and … Read more
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 still not subsided. Data from the National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) National Automated Clearing House (NACH) platform shows that failure rates for debit transactions … Read more
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 July 5 due to compliance deadline relaxations, show the impact of lockdowns by various states amid the second Covid wave, breaking the eight-month streak of … Read more