Tag: Social
Amended IT Rules For Social Media: Mixed Bag of Reforms?
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On-off social distancing may be needed until 2022: Harvard study
WASHINGTON: A one-time lockdown won’t halt COVID-19 and repeated periods of social distancing may be required into 2022 to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, Harvard scientists who modeled the pandemic’s trajectory said Tuesday (Apr 14). Their study comes as the US enters the peak of its COVID-19 caseload and states eye an eventual easing of tough lockdown
Movement of people into Jakarta set to tighten as surrounding satellite towns enact own social restrictions against COVID-19
JAKARTA: More than 100 checkpoints in the Greater Jakarta area are set to be erected by Tuesday evening (Apr 14), as the satellite towns surrounding the capital city rolled out their own measures in the fight against COVID-19. Five suburbs bordering Jakarta to the south and east are slated to impose so-called “large-scale social restrictions” at midnight on
COVID-19: Crowds, minor infractions on first working day after social restrictions imposed in Jakarta
JAKARTA: Despite so-called “large-scale social restrictions” being imposed in Jakarta, streets in the Indonesian capital appeared to be fairly crowded on Monday (Apr 13), with those working in essential services thronging the thoroughfares. The city implemented the restrictions last Friday as the number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise across the country. Advertisement Advertisement But as it was the
‘Social unrest’ warning as Modi looks to extend India’s lockdown
NEW DELHI: Key industries are warning of social unrest unless India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes concessions when he announces any extension Tuesday (Apr 13) to a three-week pandemic-lockdown for the country’s 1.3 billion people. The lockdown ends at midnight Tuesday, but several state chief ministers have already said they plan to extend it for at
COVID-19: With plastic sheets, Japan’s convenience stores target social distancing
TOKYO: Some of Japan’s ubiquitous convenience stores have taken a novel approach to social distancing by hanging plastic sheets from the ceiling to provide a barrier between customers and staff at the cash register during the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures last week
‘We are social animals’: Hong Kong residents flout COVID-19 rules to throng popular sites
HONG KONG: People in Hong Kong thronged beaches, ferries and outlying islands on Sunday (Apr 12), many of them violating a ban on gatherings of more than four people aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus. Clear blue skies lured people to popular areas across the territory over the long Easter weekend and
COVID-19: Jakarta on verge of massive Eid exodus amid social restrictions, layoffs for low-wage workers
JAKARTA: It has been more than a decade since Mr Sunarso made the seven-hour journey from Jakarta to his village in Central Java on his motorcycle. He was barely 30 when he last took the 350km trip down Java’s Northern Coast Road which leads to his village at the foot of a Central Java volcano, Mount
NY governor says social distancing working as more deaths reported
NEW YORK: New York’s efforts at social distancing are working to get the coronavirus outbreak under control even as the state reported an additional 779 deaths, a record high for a second day, the Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday (Apr 8). Cuomo, who has emerged as a leading national voice on the outbreak, said
Police warn of fake cash giveaways on social media
SINGAPORE: There has been a spike in the number of scam cases involving fake cash giveaways on social media, said the police on Wednesday (Apr 8), adding that there had been at least 13 reports lodged since December last year. Scammers would use social media platforms like Facebook to advertise the giveaways, instructing victims to share
Hong Kong extends social distancing restrictions to contain COVID-19
HONG KONG: Hong Kong said on Wednesday (Apr 8) social-distancing restrictions including the closure of some bars and pubs and a ban on public gatherings of more than four people would be extended until Apr 23 as it battles to halt the spread of coronavirus. The government said a “drastic” more than two-fold spike in the
Commentary: Social distancing works, even if it doesn’t immediately show results
ANN ARBOR, Michigan: The last few weeks have brought previously unimaginable changes to the lives of people throughout the United States. Americans everywhere are waking up to a new reality in which they can’t go to work or school outside the home and they have to stay six feet away from others. Advertisement Advertisement More than
South Korea extends intensive social distancing to reach 50 daily coronavirus cases
SEOUL: South Korea said on Saturday (Apr 4) it will extend its intensive social distancing campaign scheduled to end on Monday by two weeks in a bid to curb the rate of coronavirus infections to around 50 a day. The country has largely managed to bring under control Asia’s largest epidemic outside China with around 100
Commentary: It’s not just work and the economy. COVID-19 is also changing how we use social media
SINGAPORE: COVID-19 has been a highly disruptive period for individuals and societies the world over, as we learn to adjust to a lifestyle where social distancing and virtual communication are the norm, replacing physical intimacy and interactions. While social media has been an integral part of our lives for the past decade, COVID-19 has caused