Pandemic Patois‘Blursday,’ ‘Covidiot,’ ‘Doomscrolling’ — How the Covid19 Pandemic Changed the English Language Forever ...we focused on during the pandemic, possibly giving us a window into what we considered important or relevant at the time. It not only introduces pandemic-specific terms but also heavily... By Rajvi Desai
Ripple EffectsPandemic Lifestyle Has Worsened Health of University Students, Study Finds ...habits after pandemic restrictions end. This could increase health risks for this population not only during the pandemic but also long term. The four-month-long study involved 125 graduate and undergraduate... By Satviki Sanjay
The Burden of CareIndia’s Mental Health Professionals Are Burning Out Amid the Pandemic Rush on Their Services “I haven’t seen my therapist in over a month, and I miss her,” Nithya Rao says with a sigh. Rao sounds like many people during the pandemic — uncertain, alone,... By Liesl Goecker
A War of WordsDescribing the Pandemic As a ‘War’ Is Ineffective and Dangerous ...use of violence as a metaphor for describing a contagious pandemic like Covid19 can be dangerous, divisive, and at times, fatal. When the pandemic is framed as a war, the... By Shashikant Yadav
It Doesn't MatterWhy People Feel the Need to Blame China For the Pandemic ...be seen reflected in the way conspiracy theories regarding the coronavirus pandemic evolved. As the pandemic spread and claimed more lives, people started suspecting whether the coronavirus was born in... By Rajvi Desai
BenchedPay Cuts, No Plan to Restart Play — Women’s Football Faces Pandemic Setback A global union of football players, Fifpro, conducted a survey on how women footballers have fared in the Covid19 pandemic, only to find that a majority of players across 62... By Rajvi Desai
A New And Better NormalPandemic Isolation Has Been a Relief for Many Who Don’t Fit into Society’s Norms People have been clamoring to get back to their pre-pandemic lives ever since the pandemic began. They miss their old routines, they say, their friends and colleagues — and, of... By Devrupa Rakshit
Heirarchy of Self-PreservationElite Housing Complexes Are Increasingly Policing, Segregating Domestic Workers Amid the Pandemic ...disruptions the pandemic had caused in our daily lives. The notice reiterated the need to isolate, wear a mask, and sanitise. At the end of this rather generic message, the... By Aishwarya Chandran
This Is Not A DrillFlu‑Like Viral Pandemic Will Soon Kill 80 Million, Wipe Out 5% of World Economy ...of an epidemic or pandemic on the scale predicted will be calamitous. “The World Bank estimates that a global influenza pandemic akin to the scale and virulence of the one... By Pallavi Prasad
Everyone Has Their RoleAre You the Pandemic Prepper, or the Freeloading Denier? ...less about the current pandemic and more about how we personally cope in the face of stress — styles that are very closely linked to our individual personalities. Pandemic preppers... By Liesl Goecker
How Much Is Too MuchPeople Are Using ‘Pandemic Productivity’ as a Distraction From Grief, Vulnerability Journalist Gayatri Shah recently hosted an InstaLive talk on the future of luxury retail post the pandemic. She says that her motivation to set up the session stemmed, partially, from... By Gretchen Ferrao Walker
Coming SoonPharma Firms Unprepared for the 10 Infectious Diseases Likely to Cause Next Pandemic: Report ...society at large, was ill-prepared for the Covid19 pandemic,” the report states, adding pharma giants only moved to develop Covid19 drugs when it became clear the pandemic was going to... By Rajvi Desai
Who Did Better?Cultures in Which Following Rules Is Important Have Fared Better Amid the Pandemic: Study ...pandemic, it’s important we look back and analyze our response, in order to avoide a backslide in this crisis and to better prepare for the next pandemic for which experts... By Rajvi Desai
What's Coming?The Buzz Cut: Will the Pandemic Usher in Another Roaring 20s? ...the next decade: the ‘roaring 20s,’ akin to the decade of extravagance that happened a century ago after the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918. The hardship of 2020, they say,... By Rajvi Desai
Basic Services1.3 Million Indian Women Lost Access To Birth Control, Abortions During Pandemic: NGO A report by an international NGO has found that almost two million women, across 37 countries, have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services amid the pandemic — with India... By Devrupa Rakshit
Lockdown No BarAmid the Covid19 Pandemic, Volunteers Risk Their Health to Rehabilitate Delhi Pogrom Survivors ...was helping with relief work at a camp set up for people displaced by the pogrom when the coronavirus pandemic hit India. Soon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day-lockdown,... By Meghna Prakash
Essential ServiceSanitation Workers on the Frontlines of the Pandemic Are Overlooked, Unprotected ...after six months and, if needed, to be fixed or replaced. But even before the pandemic hit, this regulation was seldom followed. “We are exposed to lethal bacteria and viruses... By Varsha Torgalkar
Widening InequityMost Frontline Workers Are Women, But Only 24% of Pandemic Decision‑Makers Are Women: Global Report Despite their significant presence in frontline work during the pandemic, women are still largely left out of Covid19 response and recovery plans, a survey of 17,000 people across 17 countries... By Devrupa Rakshit
