In the spring of 2020, one country after another went into lockdown as Covid-19 spread across the globe. In some places, e.g. China, the civilian population was kept inside by the authorities. Other ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study from the University of Washington found lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic prematurely aged teenage brains — marking increased risks for mental health issues ...

From English cities, to the Spanish seaside, to Australian housing estates, local lockdowns are cropping up all over the world as countries ease restrictions only to encounter new coronavirus ...

Long before Covid struck, economists detected a deadly pattern in the impact of natural disasters: if the executive branch of government used the emergency to claim sweeping new powers over the ...

Chronic violence, insecurity and now COVID-related restrictions have put tens of thousands of Central Americans at risk of increased hardship and even death, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) ...

GENEVA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's top emergencies expert said on Friday that authorities should try to avoid "punishing" lockdowns, as many countries see a sharp rise in the ...