The BRICS response to COVID-19

Since late 2019, SARS-CoV2 pandemic has spread worldwide. After several generations without a severe pandemic, the mixture of health and economic crisis has hit populations in all continents. The high degree of connectivity that States share, enabled by the current transportation and communication technologies, caused different regions of the world to be affected by coronavirus disease at almost the same time. Yet States responses to the SARS-CoV2 pandemic were not the same. This brief focuses on the BRICS countries individual, bilateral and collective responses to the international health crisis caused by coronavirus disease, from the early detection of COVID-19 cases in China in late December 2019 to the current surge of cases in Brazil.

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Importancia de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación en la primera infancia

Revista Científica Sinapsis ◽

10.37117/s.v1i8.81 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (8) ◽

Author(s):

Enrique Javier Macías Arias ◽

Blanca Celina Meza Cruz ◽

Sandy Raúl Chun Molina ◽

Gregorio Isoldo Mendoza Cedeño

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Nature Of Technology ◽

The World ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Native Nature ◽

Continued Use ◽

High Degree ◽

Sobre Todo

La tecnología avanza notablemente en el mundo, las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (tics) han causado revuelo en la primera infancia, los niños de hoy tienen un alto grado en el manejo de la tecnología pero es preciso direccionarlos en un buen camino. Los niños se consideran nativos naturaleza de la tecnología pero debe ser acompañado pues trae consigo necesidad de conocimiento y en ocasiones se puede utilizar de forma inadecuada, es por esto que se debe capacitar en las tics, ya que hacen parte de la vida. Las tics cobran la mayoría de la parte del tiempo en infantes y adultos, sobre todo en los juegos pero es necesario darles tiempo para explorar y en compañía de sus padres se puede lograr una mejor comprensión del mundo del internet y las Tics, como consecuencia de la necesidad de información en la actualidad se han originado por parte de los docentes un interés por beneficiar a niños y niñas con el uso continuo de las Tics, donde los padres se hagan participes de dicho proceso y esto contribuya a mejorar no solo la parte académica de los estudiantes sino que al mismo tiempo se cree una cultura de pensamiento dirigida al mundo Las tecnologías de la información en la infancia de la internet donde se aborden competencias que se puedan desarrollarse con la integración y acceso a las tics desde la primera infancia. Palabras claves: Niños, enseñanza, competencia, información The technologies of information and communication in early childhood Abstract Technology advances greatly in the world, technologies of information and communication technologies (tics) have caused a stir in early childhood, children today have a high degree in technology management but we must address them in a good way. Children are considered native nature of technology but should be accompanied it brings need for knowledge and sometimes can be used improperly, is why should be trained in tics, and that are part of life. The tics charge most of the time in infants and adults, especially in games but you need to give them time to explore and accompanied by their parents can gain a better understanding of the world of Internet and tics, as a result of the need for information today have originated by teachers an interest benefit children with continued use of tics, where parents become participants in this process and this will help to improve not only academics students but at the same time a culture of thinking led to the world of the internet where skills that can be developed with integration and access to early childhood tics from addressing believed. Keywords: Niños, enseñanza, competencia, información

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Analisis Pergeseran Makna Partisipasi Politik Perempuan Berdasarkan Karakteristik Feminitas dan Maskulinitas dalam Kepemimpinan Perempuan: Studi Kasus Penanganan COVID-19 di Jerman, Selandia Baru, dan Taiwan

Jurnal Sentris ◽

10.26593/sentris.v1i2.4294.91-108 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 91-108

Author(s):

Bella Aprilia ◽

Florencia Maria Surya ◽

Mentari Svarna Pertiwi

Keyword(s):

Prime Minister ◽

International Health ◽

Political Leadership ◽

Female Leaders ◽

Health Crisis ◽

The World ◽

Femininity And Masculinity ◽

Angela Merkel ◽

New Perspective ◽

The Impact

ABSTRAK COVID-19 merupakan salah satu permasalahan global yang sedang dihadapi oleh banyak negara di seluruh dunia. Selain menyebabkan krisis kesehatan internasional, pandemi COVID-19 juga mengancam dinamika kehidupan masyarakat secara luas, baik itu di tingkat lokal, regional, hingga internasional. Tak hanya memberikan ancaman multidimensional, besarnya dampak yang diakibatkan oleh pandemi ini juga turut menguji kepemimpinan para pemimpin negara dalam mengendalikan rantai penyebaran COVID-19 secara efektif. Lebih jauh, berbagai pihak pun mengaitkan kesuksesan seorang pemimpin negara melalui kacamata gender. Pasalnya, terdapat stigmatisasi pada karakteristik perempuan yang kerap kali dianggap tidak mumpuni untuk memimpin dan membuat keputusan secara rasional. Dengan menggunakan perspektif feminisme, tulisan ini akan membahas bagaimana karakteristik feminitas dan maskulinitas yang tercermin dalam preferensi kebijakan Kanselir Jerman Angela Merkel, Perdana Menteri Selandia Baru Jacinda Ardern, dan Presiden Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen, secara efektif dapat mengendalikan penyebaran COVID-19 dan pemulihan kondisi multidimensi negara. Keberhasilan ketiga pemimpin perempuan dalam menangani COVID-19 ini menunjukkan adanya perspektif baru dalam kepemimpinan politik yang tidak dapat dibatasi oleh stigma gender terhadap kemampuan perempuan. Kata Kunci: pemimpin perempuan; kepemimpinan politik; pandemi COVID-19; feminisme; kebijakan publik ABSTRACTCOVID-19 is a global problem that is being faced by many countries around the world. Apart from causing an international health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic also threatens the dynamics of people's lives, be it at the local, regional, and international levels. Not only provide a multi-dimensional threat, but the impact caused by this pandemic also tests the leadership of state leaders in controlling the spread of COVID-19 effectively. Furthermore, various parties try to associate the success of a state leader through a gender perspective. This is due to the stigmatization of women's characteristics who are often considered incompetent to lead and make rational decisions. With a feminist perspective, this paper will discuss how the characteristics of femininity and masculinity reflected in the policy preferences of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, can effectively control the spread of COVID-19 and multi-dimensional recovery of the country. The success of the three female leaders in dealing with COVID-19 shows a new perspective in political leadership that cannot be limited by gender stigma on women's abilities.

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Loss of Smell and Taste: Potential of Using Them as Markers for Early Detection of Covid-19

Advances in Neurology and Neuroscience ◽

10.33140/an.03.02.04 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Keyword(s):

Early Detection ◽

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

Virus Disease ◽

Age Groups ◽

Viral Disease ◽

Human Race ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Corona Virus ◽

The World

The world is currently witnessing a severe health crisis of its time. Everyone is juggling and struggling to fight a viral disease named Covid-19 (Corona virus disease 2019) caused by SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2). The genome of newly identified virus is less than 30,000 letters long where pathogenesis involve from being asymptomatic to deadly in all age groups. Almost everybody is at a grave risk in such an unpredictable scenario where range of symptoms are so variable from people to people making this pandemic a threat to human race.

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EFFECTS OF DIGITALIZING THE INDIAN ECONOMY DURING COVID-19

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/11905 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 814-819

Author(s):

Mahhin Ahuja ◽

Keyword(s):

International Health ◽

Economic Effects ◽

Economic Base ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Indian Economy ◽

Existing Structures ◽

The World ◽

Precautionary Measures

Coronavirus outbreak, which was first reported in Wuhan, China on December 31, 2019 has been sending ripples across the globe and has amplified to the stature of an international health crisis. With lakhs of deaths and new cases being reported in a span of six months in varied countries, the virus has forced governments and administrations to take precautionary measures such as complete lockdown of the cities, and strict isolation for the reported cases. In this regard, my project seeks to study the devastating effect that this isolating and threatening lockdown has had on the Indian Economy, as well as the role of digital connectivity in supporting the economic base of India during the crisis. For this, I have studied the economic effects of digitalisation on the existing structures of Indian businesses, and have analyzed them in light of various factors that determine growth. The project is not just aimed at conducting a first-hand study of this rare crisis that the world is facing, but is also an innovative attempt to gauge the digital potential of Indian economy and present the data for the industries to revise and review their digital structures.

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The COVID-19 era: the view from Nigeria

QJM ◽

10.1093/qjmed/hcaa297 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

O O Oleribe ◽

P Oskouipour ◽

O Nwanyanwu ◽

S D Taylor-Robinson

Keyword(s):

Control Strategies ◽

National Laboratory ◽

International Health ◽

Laboratory System ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Health Authorities ◽

The World ◽

Public Health Authorities ◽

Level 3 ◽

Antiviral Medications

Abstract If we were told that one day the entire world would take its guidance for managing a health crisis from empirical thought, nobody would have believed it. However, with the December 2019 arrival of COVID-19 in China, the world subsequently went into a frenzied state that resulted in the widespread adoption of untested strategies or potential cures; circumstantial evidence provided without randomized control trials (RCTs) was published rapidly and widely considered the gold standard in medical research and therapeutics. Nigeria and much of the rest of the world blindly adopted treatments like chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine and various prevention strategies, often without monitoring the efficacy of these treatment and social control strategies. COVID-19 provided Nigeria a critical opportunity to create or strengthen its national laboratory system by building up its Level 3 laboratories in all parts of the country with the capability to perform PCR tests and viral isolation. There was also an opportunity to establish hospitals in every region of a sufficient standard to reduce the numbers of Nigerians travelling abroad to seek medical treatment; to invest in building capacity to develop antiviral medications and vaccines in Nigeria, and to ensure better international health policies. Rather, Nigerian leaders, government and health managers decided (like most other nations of the world) to shut down the society using isolationist policies that were not necessarily tailored to local needs. Despite adopting these methods, COVID-19 cases continued to skyrocket in Nigeria. In the future, before adopting such broad sweeping policies, there should be local tailoring to assess their effectiveness in different communities. Given that the country has much experience in controlling Lassa and Marburg Fever outbreaks, Nigeria should lead by developing new strategies, new protocols and new local guidelines, based on validated and reproducible studies to ensure that the public health authorities are not caught unaware by any new outbreaks of emerging or remerging diseases.

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PUBLIC DIPLOMACY DURING CRISES AND CONFLICTS: THE COVID-19 CHALLENGE

STRATEGIES XXI - Security and Defense Faculty ◽

10.53477/2668-2001-21-29 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 237-243

Author(s):

Ecaterina HLIHOR

Keyword(s):

Economic Crisis ◽

Communication Technology ◽

International Organizations ◽

Public Diplomacy ◽

The Public ◽

Current Period ◽

The World ◽

The One ◽

High Degree ◽

The Impact

The spectacular evolution in communication technology, and not only, enabled the world to achieve today a high degree of interconnectivity and interdependence that would have been hard to fathom only a couple of decades ago. The economic, political and, alas, health crises swiftly cross political, cultural and religious borders and yield consequences not only where they appear. This phenomenon forces national institutions and international organizations to communicate with the public opinion at a transnational level, a process also achieved through public diplomacy. The present article suggests a framework of action in which public diplomacy may be used as an instrument of communication in the case of crisis provoked by the Covid-19 pandemic. The current period of time is seen as a critical moment, a crisis that can permanently shatter institutions and societies. There are considerable dangers beyond the impact of the pandemic on people’s lives, ranging from an economic crisis that might prove more serious than the one in 2008/9, to an accentuated crisis of democracy and geopolitical changes, while public diplomacy could mitigate or eliminate these possible evolutions.

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State Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jurnal Global & Strategis ◽

10.20473/jgs.14.2.2020.175-188 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 175

Author(s):

Vinsensio Dugis (Scopus ID: 57201258125)

Keyword(s):

Global Health ◽

Economic Crisis ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Initial Information ◽

Critical Moment ◽

State Response ◽

Fast Learning ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

The World ◽

Initial Attitude

In this edition, Global Strategis specifically presents articles about the experiences of seventeen different countries from various regions in the world, on how their respective governments respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus was on the first six months of 2020 as this period (January to June 2020) is considered a critical moment. It was during this period the world realizes that it is faced with a global health crisis, enforcing every country to 'fast learning' confronting this completely new pandemic, and hence to determine the most appropriate response in confronting the difficult choice between saving people's lives or preventing the country's economic crisis. Different experiences of each country seem to suggest that above various variables affecting each of them, the initial attitude of their respective governments in assessing the deadly level of COVID-19 pandemic and the speed to act according to what is most needed are crucial factors influencing the relative success or not of the response of their respective governments. When knowing the initial information about the transmission of the virus that originated in Wuhan, China, to what extent the governments of each country see this as a force that potentially deadly outbreak? Keywords: Global Health Crisis, Pandemic Covid-19, State Response.Pada edisi ini, Global Strategis secara khusus menghadirkan tulisan tentang pengalaman tujuh belas negara dari kawasan dunia yang berbeda, bagaimana pemerintah mereka merespons pandemi COVID-19. Fokus kajian pada periode enam bulan pertama tahun 2020 karena periode ini (Januari sampai dengan Juni 2020) dianggap momen kritis. Pada periode inilah dunia mengakui mulai sedang dihadapkan pada situasi krisis kesehatan global, memaksa setiap negara ‘belajar cepat’ menghadapi pandemi yang sama sekali baru ini, untuk selanjutnya secara tepat pula menentukan respons yang paling sesuai menghadapi pilihan sulit antara menyelamatkan nyawa penduduk atau mencegah krisis ekonomi negara. Pengalaman berbeda dari berbagai negara nampaknya membawa ke suatu kesimpulan bahwa di atas kompleksitas variabel yang masing-masing memengaruhi pilihan kebijakan, nampaknya sikap awal pemerintah di dalam menilai tingkat ‘mematikan’ wabah COVID-19 serta kecepatan bertindak atas dasar kebutuhan masing-masing menjadi faktor krusial menentukan keberhasilan masing-masing negara. Ketika mengetahui informasi awal tentang adanya penularan virus yang bermula dari Wuhan, China ini, sejauh mana pemerintah masing-masing negara melihat ini sebagai kekuatan yang berpotensi sebagai wabah mematikan? Kata-kata Kunci: Krisis Kesehatan Global, Pandemi COVID-19, Respon Negara.

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Evaluation of the "Kindergarten from Home" programme during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nastava i vaspitanje ◽

10.5937/nasvas2102189p ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 70 (2) ◽

pp. 189-204

Author(s):

Aleksandra Pajević ◽

Mirsen Fehratović

Keyword(s):

Early Literacy ◽

Formal Education ◽

International Health ◽

Education Systems ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Parents And Children ◽

Early Literacy Development ◽

Children And Parents ◽

The World ◽

Precautionary Measures

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in major changes in education around the world. According to UNESCO, due to the adoption of precautionary measures to combat the spread of the disease, over 1.5 billion students and children experienced the interruption of formal education, which is the biggest simultaneous shock for all education systems. The international health crisis has led to radical, comprehensive and serious changes in the lives of both children and their parents. Also, COVID-19 has presented early education systems around the world with serious operational challenges. The preschool institution "Đurđevdan" in Kragujevac, respecting the rights of children and ensuring the principles of education and pedagogy, designed the programme "Kindergarten from Home". The research presented in this paper aims to investigate the satisfaction of parents and children with the "Kindergarten from Home" programme during the COVID-19 pandemic - to determine the attitudes and scope of participation of children and parents. The sample included 488 parents and 302 children. The results show that the activities: spending time together with the family (43%), activities in the yard, nature (22%), and activities for motor skills (10%) produced the highest level of contentment in children. A large majority of children (73%) are motivated to continue the "Kindergarten from Home" programme. A majority of parents and children (over 60%) have given the "Kindergarten from home" programme the highest marks for interest and usefulness. The greatest percentage of the parents (42%) consider the "activities for early literacy development" exceptionally important for their child and family, whereas almost a quarter of the parents consider "working habits" as such. More than half of the parents regularly participated in the activities of the programme "Kindergarten from Home". The programme will be continued with the goal of providing support to the education of children and their families, even after the normalization of the work of kindergarten, for all children who are prevented from attending kindergarten.

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A Atuação do Novo Banco de Desenvolvimento dos BRICS no Enfrentamento da Pandemia de Covid-19 l The BRICS New Development Bank's Role in Overcoming The Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic

Revista Neiba, Cadernos Argentina Brasil ◽

10.12957/neiba.2021.58900 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. e58900

Author(s):

Rafaela Mello Rodrigues De Sá

Keyword(s):

Present Article ◽

Economic Crisis ◽

Large Population ◽

The Other ◽

Development Bank ◽

Brics Countries ◽

New Development ◽

The World ◽

World Ranking

Desde o final de 2019, o mundo vem lidando com desafios gerados pela pandemia da Covid-19. Os países que compõem o BRICS têm enfrentado grandes dificuldades, pois todos possuem características que facilitam o contágio do vírus, como por exemplo uma numerosa população. A China foi a primeira a enfrentar a crise, e agora os outros países do BRICS se encontram em posições elevadas no ranking mundial com mais casos de Covid-19. Dessa maneira, o presente artigo visa analisar de que forma o Novo Banco de Desenvolvimento (NBD) vem atuando durante o período de crise econômica gerada pela pandemia, examinando os pacotes de assistência direcionados aos países do BRICS. A partir da análise de documentos oficiais e projetos aprovados pelo banco, é possível constatar que a atuação do NBD é relevante para seus países-membros, os quais já obtiveram US$9 bilhões aprovados pela instituição direcionados ao enfrentamento da pandemia.Palavras-chave: Novo Banco de Desenvolvimento; Covid-19; BRICS.ABSTRACTSince the end of 2019, the world has been dealing with challenges generated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The countries that make up the BRICS have faced great difficulties, mainly because all of them have characteristics that facilitate contagion, such as a large population. China was the first to face the crisis, and now the other BRICS countries are in high positions in the world ranking with more cases of Covid-19. Thus, the present article aims to analyze how the New Development Bank (NDB) has been acting during the period of economic crisis generated by the pandemic, examining the assistance packages targeted at the BRICS countries. From the analysis of official documents and projects approved by the bank, it can be seen that the performance of NDB is relevant for its member countries, which have already obtained US$ 9 billion approved by the institution.Keywords: New Development Bank; COVID-19; BRICS. Recebido em: 03/04/2021 | Aceito em: 14/09/2021.

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From Extinction to the Recreation of the Living World: the Creative Dimension of Fatigue in the Posthuman Project

Journal for Social Media Inquiry ◽

10.18662/jsmi/3.1/17 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 64-77

Author(s):

Cosmin-Florentin Spaschi ◽

Keyword(s):

Economic Crisis ◽

Current Situation ◽

Ecological Crisis ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Living World ◽

The World

In this article, I will follow the posthuman vision to describe the contemporary era. As Rosi Braidotti illustrates, this moment is defined by a continuous balance between optimism and anxiety. Therefore, we are talking about a culture of fatigue that is more and more present today. On this subject, we find three fundamental forms: theory fatigue, post-work fatigue, and democracy fatigue. I will make a presentation of all these forms, proving that the current capitalist paradigm leads us to a series of crises. Whether we are talking about the health crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, an economic crisis, or an ecological crisis, the current situation is problematic. However, the position promoted by the posthuman project starts from these appearances and tries to develop an affirmative conception. As Braidotti illustrates, this aspect does not mean dismissing the crises in the world. On the contrary, we are talking about understanding the problematic aspects as an appeal for change. Therefore, in the model developed by Braidotti, we encounter a posthuman and post-anthropocentric turn that defines this model of thinking. Then, we observe an extension of the dimension of "us", which eliminates any forms of discrimination. Based on such premises, new disciplines are developed, illustrating the posthuman vision. Consequently, in the last part of the article, I will describe the posthuman project, to illustrate how these crises could be eliminated.

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