Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Many people began teleworking during the pandemic, however teleworking has only been suitable for a tiny group of workers. Highly educated workers, usually in white-collar professions have been able to telework more than other working environments. For those still commuting to work despite the pandemic or other factors, transport remains vital.
The pandemic put tremendous strain on the American incarceration system due to crowds of vulnerable inmates and limited access to medical care. [57] The social distancing required to minimize the spread of infection has been difficult if not impossible to practice in compliance with existing standards of practice; and facilities were slow to ...
Several thousand people gathered at the state capitol in Madison on April 24 to protest the state's "Safer at Home" rules requiring social distancing and the closure of nonessential businesses. On that day the state health department announced 304 new positive tests—the most new cases most since the pandemic began. [77]
During the pandemic, managers went the extra mile to ensure their workers were coping during stressful, uncertain times. Now, it's business as usual. Workplace well-being has declined to pre ...
This response was the highest, surpassing other reasons such as education (76%), staying in touch with friends and family (74%), and work-related activities (67%). It underscores the crucial role of social media in people's lives during the pandemic. [citation needed] Due to the pandemic, people reduced their social activities to safeguard others.
From October 2022, a year after the end of social distancing due to the pandemic, many customers of Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SCB), one of Vietnam's major banks, protested at the bank branch to request a refund of a customer's bond purchase. The protests were considered to be motivated by the difficult economic and financial ...
[146] [147] The protests, mostly organized by conservative groups and individuals, [148] [149] decried the economic and social impact of stay-at-home orders, business closures, and restricted personal movement and association, and demanded that their respective states be "re-opened" for normal business and personal activity.
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated inequalities through uneven effects across social domains. [11] Some of these impacts include disproportionate financial toll, crime, education, human rights, xenophobia and racism, disproportionate impacts by gender, and racial inequalities.