Articles for Pandemic Support

Public wants more from government now than at any point in decades, survey finds
1 year, 3 months ago

Public wants more from government now than at any point in decades, survey finds

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. now seems a world away Sir John Curtice, National Centre for Social Research Some …

Support Labour British Survey Spending State John
World Bank to lend $1 billion to support India’s health sector
1 year, 9 months ago

World Bank to lend $1 billion to support India’s health sector

The Hindu  

The World Bank is lending up to $1 billion to help India with preparedness for future pandemics as well as to strengthen its health infrastructure. Through this combined financing of $1 billion, the bank will support India’s flagship Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, launched in October 2021, to improve the public healthcare infrastructure across the country. The $500-million Public …

India World Bank World Bank Service Pandemic Preparedness Phspp
As Omicron spreads, it's bad news for the 2022 economy as COVID stirs fear — again
2 years, 11 months ago

As Omicron spreads, it's bad news for the 2022 economy as COVID stirs fear — again

ABC  

When sailors wake to a red-sky morning, the adrenaline starts to build. "You know this should be boom time for Hobart, and it's much quieter than normal," Dr Jackson says. When the national mood begins to sour, it's not a bad time to announce "new" Treasury forecasts showing the economy is doing OK. Josh Frydenberg hit up the media first …

Economy Economic Work Hobart Dr Jackson Frydenberg
Is the U.S. Fed’s faster tapering too optimistic?
2 years, 11 months ago

Is the U.S. Fed’s faster tapering too optimistic?

New Indian Express  

It was the raging pandemic that was the villain. A study by Brookings explains how the Fed stepped “in with a broad array of actions to keep credit flowing to limit the economic damage from the pandemic”. Even more intractable was the legacy of bonds issued in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, when the Fed began to …

Market Inflation Fed Pandemic Support Bonds Issue
European Central Bank keeps pandemic support going
3 years, 1 month ago

European Central Bank keeps pandemic support going

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank decided Thursday to keep its pandemic stimulus efforts unchanged even as consumer prices spike and central banks in other parts of the world look to dial back support as their economies bounce back from the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak. Bank President Christine Lagarde underlined that the burst of inflation was temporary and …

Support Pandemic Inflation Bank Central Banks Rate Banks
230,000 jobs, 5,300 businesses saved by gov't Covid support: Rabobank
3 years, 5 months ago

230,000 jobs, 5,300 businesses saved by gov't Covid support: Rabobank

NL Times  

A massive 230 thousand job losses and 5,300 bankruptcies were prevented during the coronavirus pandemic, Rabobank calculated. "Economists assume certain laws," Hugo Erken of Rabobank said. These support measures had a hefty price tag, with the State paying out some 20 billion euros in advances through the NOW regulation alone. "Then confidence would have been hit people would have started …

Rabobank Support Measures
US announces USD 41 million additional Covid-19 assistance to India
3 years, 5 months ago

US announces USD 41 million additional Covid-19 assistance to India

India Today  

The US has announced an additional USD 41 million assistance to help India respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and strengthen the country’s preparedness for future health emergencies, taking the total aid to more than USD 200 million. USAID announced an additional USD 41 million in support to help India respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and strengthen the country’s preparedness for …

Health India Pandemic Biden Usa Million Usd
Amid COVID Gloom, Betting on Brand India is a Good Wager
3 years, 6 months ago

Amid COVID Gloom, Betting on Brand India is a Good Wager

News 18  

At the India-EU summit in early May, French President Emmanuel Macron declared, “India does not need to listen to lectures from anyone about vaccine supplies. It may be difficult to comprehend at this moment of distress, but if not for India’s earnest global engagement over the past few years—and, its proactive assistance to many nations during the first wave of …

Global India Support World Pandemic Middle East Indian
Australia to send 8,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to PNG, asks AstraZeneca and Europe for 1 million more
3 years, 9 months ago

Australia to send 8,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to PNG, asks AstraZeneca and Europe for 1 million more

ABC  

Australia will send 8,000 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine supply to Papua New Guinea next week and is asking AstraZeneca and European authorities to divert another 1 million doses to the country. "The immediate 8,000 vaccinations for healthcare workers is vital, and the proposed allocation of 1 million vaccines for PNG is an act of leadership by the Prime Minister …

Europe Australia Minister Morrison Cairns Papua New Guinea Million Vaccine
Bill for coronavirus support tops £400bn as Rishi Sunak says UK will be paying for decades to come
3 years, 9 months ago

Bill for coronavirus support tops £400bn as Rishi Sunak says UK will be paying for decades to come

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And the official forecaster’s projection of long-term “scarring” remained unchanged, with the economy expected to …

Tax Income Tax British End Cent Rate Increase
Union Budget 2021: Favour extension of pandemic support measures, thrust on infra investment, says IMF
3 years, 10 months ago

Union Budget 2021: Favour extension of pandemic support measures, thrust on infra investment, says IMF

Firstpost  

Washington: Ahead of India’s annual budget presentation next week, IMF’s chief economist Gita Gopinath has favoured the extension of the pandemic support measures, thrust on investment in infrastructure and expanding health sectors programmes like Ayushman Bharat, and a very credible divestment path for commercially viable companies. “And you want to revisit it and see how effectively that is working and …

India Support Imf Measures Gopinath Pandemic Support Measures
IMF favours extension of pandemic support measures, thrust on infra investment in Budget
3 years, 10 months ago

IMF favours extension of pandemic support measures, thrust on infra investment in Budget

The Hindu  

Ahead of India’s annual Budget presentation next week, International Monetary Fund’s Chief Economist Gita Gopinath has favoured the extension of the pandemic support measures, thrust on investment in infrastructure and expanding health sector programmes such as Ayushman Bharat and a very credible divestment path for commercially viable companies. “And you want to revisit it and see how effectively that is …

India Budget Imf Gita Measures Pandemic Support Pandemic Support Measures
Saint Paul mayor: Now that Democrats are in control, let’s really help struggling Americans
3 years, 11 months ago

Saint Paul mayor: Now that Democrats are in control, let’s really help struggling Americans

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Melvin Carter is the mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Disappointingly, the one-time $600 stimulus payments and $300 per week supplemental unemployment benefits authorized in the second coronavirus relief package fall far short of the ‘all-in’ national response this pandemic demands. Indeed, incoming Majority Leader Schumer wasted no time, upon learning of the Georgia results, in referring to calls …

Local Congress Families Help Unemployment Benefits Saint Paul
Residents of UK to Ring Bells and Bang Saucepans on Christmas Eve to Spread Hope amid Pandemic
4 years ago

Residents of UK to Ring Bells and Bang Saucepans on Christmas Eve to Spread Hope amid Pandemic

News 18  

Christmas is just around the corner and while the Covid-19 pandemic has taken its toll around the world, people are finding ways to withstand the hardships and come out strong in the face of the challenge. Under the campaign, people would stand on their doorsteps and ring bells or bang saucepans for two minutes on Christmas Eve. The event named …

Christmas Campaign Eve Christmas Eve
Thousands of asylum seekers in hotels need cash support during pandemic, Home Office admits
4 years, 1 month ago

Thousands of asylum seekers in hotels need cash support during pandemic, Home Office admits

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In September, the High Court ordered the Home Office to review whether asylum seekers …

Support Accommodation Hotels Independent Office Asylum Need
Trump on defense, courting voters in two must-win states
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump on defense, courting voters in two must-win states

Associated Press  

MACON, Ga. — Backed into a corner and facing financial strains, President Donald Trump went after his opponent’s family and defended his own struggle to contain the pandemic on Friday as he fought to energize his sagging reelection bid in the nation’s Sun Belt. “He’s living in a dream world,” Biden said of Trump’s rosy predictions of the pandemic. The …

Georgia Florida Pandemic Michigan Republican President Biden Trump
Unemployment marches higher in Europe as pandemic grinds on
4 years, 2 months ago

Unemployment marches higher in Europe as pandemic grinds on

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — Unemployment rose for a fifth straight month in Europe in August and is expected to grow further amid concern that extensive government support programs won’t be able keep many businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions afloat forever. While Europe’s unemployment rate is still modest compared with the spike seen in many other countries, economists predict it could hit …

Support Europe Unemployment End Laskos
India extends $250 million in financial support to Maldives to overcome impact of COVID-19
4 years, 3 months ago

India extends $250 million in financial support to Maldives to overcome impact of COVID-19

The Hindu  

India has provided financial assistance of $ 250 million to the Maldives to help it mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian embassy here said on Sunday. The grant, provided under the most favourable terms possible, was in response to the request made by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to overcome the difficult …

India Indian Maldives Covid
Striking the balance: How to support parents as they go back to work
4 years, 3 months ago

Striking the balance: How to support parents as they go back to work

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Job Parents Pandemic Balance Work Help Good
Coronavirus creates mental health 'obstacle race' for culturally diverse communities
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus creates mental health 'obstacle race' for culturally diverse communities

ABC  

Sari Bui still remembers the day she had her first public anxiety attack. Key points: People seeking help with their mental health should speak to their GP They can get a second opinion if their doctor doesn't understand their cultural background Beyond Blue has a 24/7 coronavirus support line — 1800 512 348 — linked to an interpreter service "It …

Health Support Mental Health Pandemic Coronavirus Australia New Zealand