Author: Tuula Pohjola
Tulevaisuustutkijan mukaan koronaepidemia on hyödyllinen oppitunti nykyhallitukselle
“Hyvinvointiyhteiskuntaa ei voi virittää ajatuksella, että meillä on koko ajan maksimaalinen tuotto” Tulevaisuustutkija Ilkka Halava muistuttaa, että hyvinvointiyhteiskunta kehittyy kriiseissä. Maaseudun tyhjät talot voisi hänestä…
Lääkäriliitto huolissaan vastaanottoaikojen perumisesta
Liitto pelkää terveydenhuollon ajautuvan kriisiin koronaepidemian laannuttua. Lääkärit ovat huolissaan siitä, että koronaepidemian takia potilaat jättävät tulematta vastaanotoille, eivät hakeudu tarvittaviin tutkimuksiin ja jopa peruvat…
US anti-Semitic acts hit record high: Jewish NGO
The United States saw a record number of anti-Semitic incidents in 2019, the Anti-Defamation League said Tuesday, as it warned that extremists are exploiting the…
EU adds EUR 72m to fund 8 major coronavirus research projects
The EU is to increase to EUR 72m its funding for 8 large-scale European research projects aimed at developing treatments and diagnostics for the coronavirus,…
EU will push to unlock borders as coronavirus ravages travel and tourism
The European Union executive will recommend on Wednesday that border restrictions be gradually lifted and travel stalled by the coronavirus pandemic allowed to restart in…
Portugal pins economic hopes on early reopening of tourism
With about 30 million tourists visiting Portugal every year, the sector is of huge importance for jobs and economic growth. Despite coronavirus fears, authorities are…
Vienna crowned world’s greenest city for its parks and public transit
Vienna has been declared the world’s greenest city by a Canadian-American consulting company. The firm, Resonance, analysed the air quality, numbers of parks and access…
WHO sees ‘potentially positive data’ in treating coronavirus
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that some treatments appear to be limiting the severity or length of the COVID-19 disease and that it…
COVID-19 pandemic ‘quickly becoming a child rights crisis’: Daily death rate could spike by 6,000 for under-fives
As the coronavirus outbreak enters its fifth month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that the health crisis is “quickly becoming a child rights crisis”,…
Connection between low vitamin D and COVID-19 severity
A new study has been looking at patients with low vitamin D levels and COVID-19 severity levels. The data suggests that there is a connection,…
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