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Up to one in five people can get long COVID — a condition in which someone keeps on feeling ill for months after their initial symptoms have cleared up. (Paul Botes)
COLOMBIA

Covid-19 caused a loss of more than $500 million in KwaZulu-Natal alone

A World Bank study has found that the pandemic put a strain on healthcare workers, which affected the health system

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read
End despair: Artist Banksy’s 2019 tribute to the Extinction Rebellion, a movement that wants states to stop global warming, which causes extreme weather and disrupts ecosystems. (Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto)
BANGLADESH RED CRESCENT

Disaster preparedness can’t wait

But solutions can only be truly effective if funding and threat information reaches the local level

  • Jagan Chapagain
  • Andrew Steer
5 min read