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<p>For more than 60 days, residents of China's Shanghai were stuck in a lockdown. Confined to their homes or apartment blocks, they were plagued by problems like food shortages, accessing medical care etc. Now, as their seclusion is finally ending, with most people allowed to venture out, to markets, to work and on public transport, China has cracked down on media for 'calling a spade a spade'.&nbsp;According to a Guardian report, a leaked directive from the city has ordered media to not use the phrase "ending the lockdown" while reporting the end of what clearly was a lockdown.</p>

<p>The leaked directive, which was obtained by China Digital Times said "unlike Wuhan, Shanghai never declared a lockdown, so there is no 'ending the lockdown'."</p>

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<p>It further said that “All parts of Shanghai underwent static management-style suppression and suspensions, but the city’s core functions kept operating throughout this period. Emphasise that related measures were temporary, conditional, and limited.”</p>

<p>For more than two months people of the Chinese city with a population of 25 million had to stay cooped up, sometimes for just living in the same apartment building as a Covid positive person. Businesses and factories also suffered.</p>

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<p>After weeks of that finally on Thursday curbs were lifted for about 22.5 million people living in low-risk areas. However, masks still remain a requirement and public gatherings are frowned upon.</p>

<p>Cafes and other businesses have returned, but restaurant dining is still prohibited, shops can only function at 75 per cent capacity, and gyms will reopen later.</p>

<p>Shanghai's shutdown was the outcome of China's "zero COVID" approach of eradicating outbreaks at all costs, despite international consensus that coexistence with the virus was unavoidable.</p>

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For more than 60 days, residents of China's Shanghai were stuck in a lockdown. Confined to their homes or apartment blocks, they were plagued by problems like food shortages, accessing medical care etc.

For more than 60 days, residents of China's Shanghai were stuck in a lockdown. Confined to their homes or apartment blocks, they were plagued by problems like food shortages, accessing medical care etc. Now, as their seclusion is finally ending, with most people allowed to venture out, to markets, to work and on public transport, China has cracked down on media for 'calling a spade a spade'. According to a Guardian report, a leaked directive from the city has ordered media to not use the phrase "ending the lockdown" while reporting the end of what clearly was a lockdown. The leaked directive, which was obtained by China Digital Times said "unlike Wuhan, Shanghai never declared a lockdown, so there is no 'ending the lockdown'." Watch | Gravitas: How Zero Covid ravaged Chinese economy It further said that “All parts of Shanghai underwent static management-style suppression and suspensions, but the city’s core functions kept operating throughout this period. Emphasise that related measures were temporary, conditional, and limited.” For more than two months people of the Chinese city with a population of 25 million had to stay cooped up, sometimes for just living in the same apartment building as a Covid positive person. Businesses and factories also suffered. Also read | In pics - Shanghai starts coming back to life after two-month long lockdown After weeks of that finally on Thursday curbs were lifted for about 22.5 million people living in low-risk areas. However, masks still remain a requirement and public gatherings are frowned upon. Cafes and other businesses have returned, but restaurant dining is still prohibited, shops can only function at 75 per cent capacity, and gyms will reopen later. Shanghai's shutdown was the outcome of China's "zero COVID" approach of eradicating outbreaks at all costs, despite international consensus that coexistence with the virus was unavoidable. (With inputs from agencies)

Shanghai residents spent 2 months 'locked' up, but China bans media from calling it a 'lockdown'

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<p>On Monday evening, American comedian Bo Burnham released an extended video featuring deleted material from his 2021 Netflix special, ‘Bo Burnham: Inside.'</p>

<p>Variety reported that the video, titled 'THE INSIDE OUTTAKES,'&nbsp;is nearly 63 minutes long, just 24 minutes shorter than the 83-minute runtime of the original 'Inside.'</p>

<p>The comedian had started editing the extra footage into a cohesive video back in April, which consists of a cascade of pandemic isolation feelings.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He had first announced the debut as a surprise through Twitter.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>He wrote, "a year ago today, I released a special called inside. I’ve spent the last two months editing together material that I short for the special but didn’t end up using. it will be on my YouTube channel in one hour. I hope you enjoy it."&nbsp;</p>

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<p>‘Inside has been written, directed, shot, sound edited, and cut together by Burnham inside his house over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic before releasing it on Netflix in May 2021.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As per Variety, Burnham also released the music from the special in an album titled ‘Inside (The Songs)’, which hit No. 1 on Billboard’s comedy albums chart and eventually climbed to No. 7 on the Top 200.&nbsp;<br />
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On Monday evening, American comedian Bo Burnham released an extended video featuring deleted material from his 2021 Netflix special, ‘Bo Burnham: Inside.' Variety reported that the video, titled 'THE INSIDE OUTTAKES,' is nearly 63 minutes long, just 24 minutes shorter than the 83-minute runtime of the original 'Inside.

On Monday evening, American comedian Bo Burnham released an extended video featuring deleted material from his 2021 Netflix special, ‘Bo Burnham: Inside.' Variety reported that the video, titled 'THE INSIDE OUTTAKES,' is nearly 63 minutes long, just 24 minutes shorter than the 83-minute runtime of the original 'Inside.' The comedian had started editing the extra footage into a cohesive video back in April, which consists of a cascade of pandemic isolation feelings. He had first announced the debut as a surprise through Twitter. Also Read: BTS' Jungkook removes all Instagram posts ahead of White House visit, leaves fans baffled He wrote, "a year ago today, I released a special called inside. I’ve spent the last two months editing together material that I short for the special but didn’t end up using. it will be on my YouTube channel in one hour. I hope you enjoy it." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bo Burnham (@boburnham) × ‘Inside has been written, directed, shot, sound edited, and cut together by Burnham inside his house over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic before releasing it on Netflix in May 2021. As per Variety, Burnham also released the music from the special in an album titled ‘Inside (The Songs)’, which hit No. 1 on Billboard’s comedy albums chart and eventually climbed to No. 7 on the Top 200.

Comedian Bo Burnham releases deleted footage from his 2021 Netflix special 'Inside'

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<p dir="ltr"><b id="docs-internal-guid-9eb7626c-7fff-60a3-2f4c-c7c3fbeff02c">The offices in Shanghai have opened up after two months of complete lockdown. Shanghai, is the economic hub of the country and saw a huge decline in economy in the last two months due to the restrictions because of rising Covid 19 cases.&nbsp;</b></p>

<p><b id="docs-internal-guid-9eb7626c-7fff-60a3-2f4c-c7c3fbeff02c">From June 1st the business also doesn't need to take any sort of permission, an official said to Reuters.&nbsp;</b></p>

<p><b id="docs-internal-guid-9eb7626c-7fff-60a3-2f4c-c7c3fbeff02c">The city is planning to have regulations in place to curb down Covid cases as well as boost the economy.</b></p>

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<p dir="ltr"><b id="docs-internal-guid-8d769a0e-7fff-ed50-975c-944dc195f64f">The small businesses will get loans and financial support from the government to revive business. The action plan will consist of 50 economic policies. The real estate projects are also supposed to green signal and resume the industry.&nbsp;</b></p>

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<p>A 10,000 yuan subsidy will also be granted to people looking to switch to an electric vehicle.&nbsp;</p>

<p><b>The taxes on purchase of electric vehicles will be reduced. Even in 2021, to boost the economy the passenger number plates were increased to 135,000. This year they have increased to 40,000.</b></p>

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<p dir="ltr"><b id="docs-internal-guid-8a91b53d-7fff-13b1-303a-d793e5acbbf6">The authorities will be taking care of the companies that have been impacted by providing subsidies and giving them more time for insurance and rent deposit.&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>

<p><b id="docs-internal-guid-8a91b53d-7fff-13b1-303a-d793e5acbbf6">The industries impacted the most, like e- commerce, cultural, tourism etc will be given handout vouchers.&nbsp;</b></p>

<p><b id="docs-internal-guid-8a91b53d-7fff-13b1-303a-d793e5acbbf6">According to a report by Reuters, "In short, we will do our best to help all kinds of enterprises... and work together to restore and revitalize Shanghai's economy," said Wu.</b></p>

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The offices in Shanghai have opened up after two months of complete lockdown. Shanghai, is the economic hub of the country and saw a huge decline in economy in the last two months due to the restrictions because of rising Covid 19 cases.

The offices in Shanghai have opened up after two months of complete lockdown. Shanghai, is the economic hub of the country and saw a huge decline in economy in the last two months due to the restrictions because of rising Covid 19 cases. From June 1st the business also doesn't need to take any sort of permission, an official said to Reuters. The city is planning to have regulations in place to curb down Covid cases as well as boost the economy. Also read | China seals deal with Samoa causing fresh jitters in western sphere The small businesses will get loans and financial support from the government to revive business. The action plan will consist of 50 economic policies. The real estate projects are also supposed to green signal and resume the industry. Watch | China: Beijing eyes 10 Pacific islands, announces 5-year deal A 10,000 yuan subsidy will also be granted to people looking to switch to an electric vehicle. The taxes on purchase of electric vehicles will be reduced. Even in 2021, to boost the economy the passenger number plates were increased to 135,000. This year they have increased to 40,000. Also read | China seals deal with Samoa causing fresh jitters in western sphere The authorities will be taking care of the companies that have been impacted by providing subsidies and giving them more time for insurance and rent deposit. The industries impacted the most, like e- commerce, cultural, tourism etc will be given handout vouchers. According to a report by Reuters, "In short, we will do our best to help all kinds of enterprises... and work together to restore and revitalize Shanghai's economy," said Wu. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>Dream-enactment behaviour is a phenomenon in which a person physically acts out vivid, unpleasant dreams while sleeping in the rapid eye movement (REM) stage, which is the deepest stage of sleep, with vocal noises and quick, frequently violent actions of the limbs.</p>

<p>Researchers have discovered that during the epidemic, the incidence of people with dream-enactment behaviour, also known as rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD), increased by two to four times.</p>

<p>COVID-19's long-term consequences, according to the study's authors, can produce neuropsychiatric symptoms and anomalies in COVID-19 patients.</p>

<p>Even though muscle paralysis is supposed to happen during REM sleep, people with RBD don't get it, making it difficult for them to get a decent night's sleep and act out their dreams.</p>

<p>"They may punch or flail their arms in the air, make running movements, or even jump out of bed, sometimes resulting in injuries to themselves or their partner," study author Prof Yaping Liu of the Chinese University of Hong Kong stated.</p>

<p>Officials arrived at their results after analysing data from the International COVID-19 Sleep Study (ICOSS), which took place during the epidemic between May and August 2020. The online survey asked participants if they had had RBD during the pandemic and gathered data from 15 countries around the world. Around 26,539 people participated in the survey.</p>

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Dream-enactment behaviour is a phenomenon in which a person physically acts out vivid, unpleasant dreams while sleeping in the rapid eye movement (REM) stage, which is the deepest stage of sleep, with vocal noises and quick, frequently violent actions of the limbs.

Dream-enactment behaviour is a phenomenon in which a person physically acts out vivid, unpleasant dreams while sleeping in the rapid eye movement (REM) stage, which is the deepest stage of sleep, with vocal noises and quick, frequently violent actions of the limbs. Researchers have discovered that during the epidemic, the incidence of people with dream-enactment behaviour, also known as rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD), increased by two to four times. COVID-19's long-term consequences, according to the study's authors, can produce neuropsychiatric symptoms and anomalies in COVID-19 patients. Even though muscle paralysis is supposed to happen during REM sleep, people with RBD don't get it, making it difficult for them to get a decent night's sleep and act out their dreams. "They may punch or flail their arms in the air, make running movements, or even jump out of bed, sometimes resulting in injuries to themselves or their partner," study author Prof Yaping Liu of the Chinese University of Hong Kong stated. Officials arrived at their results after analysing data from the International COVID-19 Sleep Study (ICOSS), which took place during the epidemic between May and August 2020. The online survey asked participants if they had had RBD during the pandemic and gathered data from 15 countries around the world. Around 26,539 people participated in the survey. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai will reopen four of its 20 subway lines Sunday as it slowly eases pandemic restrictions that have kept most residents in their housing complexes for more than six weeks.</p>

<p>The city will also restart 273 bus lines connecting major urban centers, airports, train stations and hospitals as it resumes cross-district public transit, Yu Fulin, director of the Shanghai Transport Commission, said at a daily pandemic briefing Thursday.</p>

<p>It wasn't immediately clear how frequent the service would be. Bus service resumed on a trial basis within three outlying districts this week, with buses running every 30 to 90 minutes during daylight hours.</p>

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<p>The lockdown of China's largest city has dealt a blow to the economy and frustrated residents, particularly as many countries elsewhere in the world move away from such harsh measures as they try to live with the virus.</p>

<p>But officials have stuck to a zero-COVID' approach, saying that lifting restrictions could strain the public health system and lead to more deaths, particularly among the not fully vaccinated elderly.</p>

<p>The outbreak in Shanghai has taken 580 lives, according to official statistics, making it the deadliest one since the initial outbreak in the city of Wuhan in early 2020.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Even as the number of new cases plummets, authorities are relaxing restrictions in a slow and deliberate manner as they try to ensure that the virus no longer spreads anywhere outside of quarantine facilities and areas with known infections.</p>

<p>The city of 25 million people recorded about 700 new cases on Wednesday, accounting for most of the about 1,000 cases nationwide.</p>

<p>Authorities in Beijing, which reported 55 new cases, closed some subway stations and bus lines, banned dining in restaurants and strongly encouraged residents to work from home as they try to prevent a Shanghai-scale outbreak in the Chinese capital.</p>

<p>Elsewhere in China, the city of Guang'an in in China's southwestern Sichuan province was locked down on Wednesday. The province recorded about 150 new cases.</p>

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The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai will reopen four of its 20 subway lines Sunday as it slowly eases pandemic restrictions that have kept most residents in their housing complexes for more than six weeks.

The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai will reopen four of its 20 subway lines Sunday as it slowly eases pandemic restrictions that have kept most residents in their housing complexes for more than six weeks. The city will also restart 273 bus lines connecting major urban centers, airports, train stations and hospitals as it resumes cross-district public transit, Yu Fulin, director of the Shanghai Transport Commission, said at a daily pandemic briefing Thursday. It wasn't immediately clear how frequent the service would be. Bus service resumed on a trial basis within three outlying districts this week, with buses running every 30 to 90 minutes during daylight hours. Also read | Investigators probe whether China Eastern Airlines jet crash was an intentional act: Reports The lockdown of China's largest city has dealt a blow to the economy and frustrated residents, particularly as many countries elsewhere in the world move away from such harsh measures as they try to live with the virus. But officials have stuck to a zero-COVID' approach, saying that lifting restrictions could strain the public health system and lead to more deaths, particularly among the not fully vaccinated elderly. The outbreak in Shanghai has taken 580 lives, according to official statistics, making it the deadliest one since the initial outbreak in the city of Wuhan in early 2020. WATCH | US: China eastern airlines jet crash caused by someone in the cockpit Also read | India-China border dispute: China constructing massive bridge near Indian border, says report Even as the number of new cases plummets, authorities are relaxing restrictions in a slow and deliberate manner as they try to ensure that the virus no longer spreads anywhere outside of quarantine facilities and areas with known infections. The city of 25 million people recorded about 700 new cases on Wednesday, accounting for most of the about 1,000 cases nationwide. Authorities in Beijing, which reported 55 new cases, closed some subway stations and bus lines, banned dining in restaurants and strongly encouraged residents to work from home as they try to prevent a Shanghai-scale outbreak in the Chinese capital. Elsewhere in China, the city of Guang'an in in China's southwestern Sichuan province was locked down on Wednesday. The province recorded about 150 new cases. WATCH WION LIVE HERE: You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>A senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday that high levels of transmission of the coronavirus among unvaccinated people, such as in&nbsp;North&nbsp;Korea, creates a higher risk of new variants.</p>

<p>The isolated country, a WHO member, is grappling with its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak, fuelling concerns over a major crisis due to a lack of vaccines and medical infrastructure.</p>

<p>"Certainly it's worrying if countries ... are not using the tools that are now available," said WHO emergencies director Mike Ryan in response to a question about the outbreak in&nbsp;North&nbsp;Korea.</p>

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<p>"WHO has repeatedly said that where you have unchecked transmission, there is always a higher risk of new variants emerging," he said.</p>

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<p>At the same press briefing, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said he was "deeply concerned" about the spreading virus among an unvaccinated population with many underlying conditions.</p>

<p><strong>Also watch |&nbsp;North Korea covid-19 outbreak: UN voices concern, offers to provide assistance and jobs&nbsp;</strong></p>

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<p>The UN health agency has previously said Pyongyang has yet to inform it officially of the outbreak in an apparent violation of the country's legal obligations under the WHO's International Health Regulations.</p>

<p>Asked about how the WHO would respond, Ryan said that the body was ready to help but had no power to interfere in a sovereign country.</p>

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A senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday that high levels of transmission of the coronavirus among unvaccinated people, such as in North Korea, creates a higher risk of new variants.

A senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday that high levels of transmission of the coronavirus among unvaccinated people, such as in North Korea, creates a higher risk of new variants. The isolated country, a WHO member, is grappling with its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak, fuelling concerns over a major crisis due to a lack of vaccines and medical infrastructure. "Certainly it's worrying if countries ... are not using the tools that are now available," said WHO emergencies director Mike Ryan in response to a question about the outbreak in North Korea. Also read | As Covid outbreak turns messier, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slams 'immature' response "WHO has repeatedly said that where you have unchecked transmission, there is always a higher risk of new variants emerging," he said. Also read | Kim Jong Un orders North Korea's military to 'stabilise' medicine supply as COVID-19 outbreak surges At the same press briefing, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said he was "deeply concerned" about the spreading virus among an unvaccinated population with many underlying conditions. Also watch | North Korea covid-19 outbreak: UN voices concern, offers to provide assistance and jobs The UN health agency has previously said Pyongyang has yet to inform it officially of the outbreak in an apparent violation of the country's legal obligations under the WHO's International Health Regulations. Asked about how the WHO would respond, Ryan said that the body was ready to help but had no power to interfere in a sovereign country. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

N Korea Covid outbreak could lead to new coronavirus variants: WHO

<p>Visitors are once again jamming the narrow streets of Barcelona's Gothic quarter as global travel bounces back from the pandemic, reviving tensions over mass tourism in the Spanish port city.<br />
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Hotel occupancy in the city rose in April, which included the Easter long weekend, to nearly 85 percent, close to its pre-pandemic levels, according to the Barcelona Hotel Guild.<br />
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"There are more and more cruise ships, more and more tourism, more and more massification," said Marti Cuso, a high school biology teacher who has long campaigned against mass tourism invading the city centre.&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
"This has been a shock after two years of pandemic," said Cuso, 32, who had hoped the city would use the pandemic pause to change its tourism model. &nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Cuso, who grew up in the Gothic quarter, said he enjoyed the calm that descended on the neighbourhood, which is normally flooded with tour groups visiting its mediaeval buildings.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
After receiving a record of nearly 12 million visitors at its hotels and tourist apartments in 2019, arrivals plunged by 76.8 per cent in 2020, mirroring declines across Europe.<br />
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"People reclaimed the squares, children played in the streets again," said Cuso. The pandemic also showed the dangers of having an "economic monoculture based on tourism," he said.<br />
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"The majority of residents who worked in tourism found themselves out of work overnight," said Cuso. Tourist arrivals in Barcelona had risen steadily before the pandemic and the tourism sector accounted for around 15 percent of the economy of Spain's second-largest city before the health crisis.<br />
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'Control the damage' -</p>

<p>The boom in tourism sparked a backlash, with regular protests, including one in 2017 where vigilantes slashed the tyres of an open-top tourist bus and spray-painted its windshields.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Barcelona residents identified tourism as the city's main problem in a poll carried out that year by city hall.<br />
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"We must change the model to reconcile the two worlds. We can't have the tourists' city on one side and the city of locals on the other," Francesc Munoz, who heads an Observatory studying Urbanisation at Barcelona's Autonomous University, told AFP.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
With terraces once again full of tourists drinking sangria, Barcelona's leftist city hall said recently it plans fresh measures to tame the sector.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Access to the busiest squares could be restricted and the circulation of tourist buses more tightly regulated.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Barcelona city hall has already cracked down on illegal listings on online rental firms like Airbnb and banned tour groups from entering the historic La Boqueria market during peak shopping times.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
"Tourism is an important economic, social and cultural asset for Barcelona," said Xavier Marce, the city councillor in charge of tourism.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
"We need to optimise the benefits and control the damage. This is the debate which all European cities are having," he added.<br />
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'Find a balance' -</p>

<p>Marce rejected the argument that the city did not use the two-year slump in arrivals due to the pandemic to change the city's tourism model.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
"Two years have not been lost. It is very difficult to solve the problems of tourism when there is no tourism," he said.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Tour guide Eva Marti, 51, said she understands the concerns of residents, but believes formulas must be found to maintain an activity which provides a living to many locals.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
"During this 13 years I have worked as a guide, it is harder and harder to show tourists around," she said in a reference to measures such as rules limiting the size of tour groups to 15 people in some areas.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
"We have to find a balance," she added at a sun-drenched esplanade in the Gothic quarter before taking a tour group back to their cruise ship in Barcelona's port.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Cuso, the anti-mass tourism campaigner, agreed with her. "We are not asking for zero tourism. There will always be tourism, but we have to have a diversified city, where tourism coexists with other types of economic activity," he said.<br />
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Visitors are once again jamming the narrow streets of Barcelona's Gothic quarter as global travel bounces back from the pandemic, reviving tensions over mass tourism in the Spanish port city.

Visitors are once again jamming the narrow streets of Barcelona's Gothic quarter as global travel bounces back from the pandemic, reviving tensions over mass tourism in the Spanish port city. Hotel occupancy in the city rose in April, which included the Easter long weekend, to nearly 85 percent, close to its pre-pandemic levels, according to the Barcelona Hotel Guild. "There are more and more cruise ships, more and more tourism, more and more massification," said Marti Cuso, a high school biology teacher who has long campaigned against mass tourism invading the city centre. "This has been a shock after two years of pandemic," said Cuso, 32, who had hoped the city would use the pandemic pause to change its tourism model. Cuso, who grew up in the Gothic quarter, said he enjoyed the calm that descended on the neighbourhood, which is normally flooded with tour groups visiting its mediaeval buildings. After receiving a record of nearly 12 million visitors at its hotels and tourist apartments in 2019, arrivals plunged by 76.8 per cent in 2020, mirroring declines across Europe. "People reclaimed the squares, children played in the streets again," said Cuso. The pandemic also showed the dangers of having an "economic monoculture based on tourism," he said. "The majority of residents who worked in tourism found themselves out of work overnight," said Cuso. Tourist arrivals in Barcelona had risen steadily before the pandemic and the tourism sector accounted for around 15 percent of the economy of Spain's second-largest city before the health crisis. 'Control the damage' - The boom in tourism sparked a backlash, with regular protests, including one in 2017 where vigilantes slashed the tyres of an open-top tourist bus and spray-painted its windshields. Barcelona residents identified tourism as the city's main problem in a poll carried out that year by city hall. "We must change the model to reconcile the two worlds. We can't have the tourists' city on one side and the city of locals on the other," Francesc Munoz, who heads an Observatory studying Urbanisation at Barcelona's Autonomous University, told AFP. With terraces once again full of tourists drinking sangria, Barcelona's leftist city hall said recently it plans fresh measures to tame the sector. Access to the busiest squares could be restricted and the circulation of tourist buses more tightly regulated. Barcelona city hall has already cracked down on illegal listings on online rental firms like Airbnb and banned tour groups from entering the historic La Boqueria market during peak shopping times. "Tourism is an important economic, social and cultural asset for Barcelona," said Xavier Marce, the city councillor in charge of tourism. "We need to optimise the benefits and control the damage. This is the debate which all European cities are having," he added. 'Find a balance' - Marce rejected the argument that the city did not use the two-year slump in arrivals due to the pandemic to change the city's tourism model. "Two years have not been lost. It is very difficult to solve the problems of tourism when there is no tourism," he said. Tour guide Eva Marti, 51, said she understands the concerns of residents, but believes formulas must be found to maintain an activity which provides a living to many locals. "During this 13 years I have worked as a guide, it is harder and harder to show tourists around," she said in a reference to measures such as rules limiting the size of tour groups to 15 people in some areas. "We have to find a balance," she added at a sun-drenched esplanade in the Gothic quarter before taking a tour group back to their cruise ship in Barcelona's port. Cuso, the anti-mass tourism campaigner, agreed with her. "We are not asking for zero tourism. There will always be tourism, but we have to have a diversified city, where tourism coexists with other types of economic activity," he said.

Mass tourism returns to Barcelona - so does debate 

<p>It's been two years of this pandemic, two years since the coronavirus overshadowed everything and emerged as a bane in all of our lives.</p>

<p>Two years of staying cooped up in our houses, two years of staying away from the things, the people, the experiences we love and two years of work from home (WFH).</p>

<p><strong>Watch |&nbsp;Gravitas: Will offices go extinct in a post-pandemic world?</strong></p>

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<p>Okay, the last thing was actually good. Only a small group of people would say that they missed working from the office, waking up early, and the commute time. We didn't realise how much time we actually wasted on those things and now that we have, a large number of people don't want to go back to it.</p>

<p>This is what happened with over 800 employees of WhiteHat Jr, a startup, one of India's premier education technology firms.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>As per a report by Inc42, over 800 employees from different sections of the company have handed in their papers in the last 60 days.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The firm, which was acquired by Byju's sent out emails on 18th March, to its employees, asking them to return to offices in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Mumbai. The company reportedly gave its employees a one month notice of relocation, but what followed the email was a mass resignation.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/work-from-home-employees-are-quitting-instead-of-returning-to-the-office-389202">Work from home: Employees are quitting instead of returning to the office</a></strong></p>

<p>The move to end WFH ruffled some feathers and hundreds of employees chose to quit instead. Some of the employees say that one month's time isn't enough.</p>

<p>As per a report by Inc42, another factor behind this mass resignation is salaries. This is because affected employees believe that the move to these expensive cities should've come with a pay hike.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


It's been two years of this pandemic, two years since the coronavirus overshadowed everything and emerged as a bane in all of our lives. Two years of staying cooped up in our houses, two years of staying away from the things, the people, the experiences we love and two years of work from home (WFH).

It's been two years of this pandemic, two years since the coronavirus overshadowed everything and emerged as a bane in all of our lives. Two years of staying cooped up in our houses, two years of staying away from the things, the people, the experiences we love and two years of work from home (WFH). Watch | Gravitas: Will offices go extinct in a post-pandemic world? Okay, the last thing was actually good. Only a small group of people would say that they missed working from the office, waking up early, and the commute time. We didn't realise how much time we actually wasted on those things and now that we have, a large number of people don't want to go back to it. This is what happened with over 800 employees of WhiteHat Jr, a startup, one of India's premier education technology firms. Also read | 'Yes' to work from home; survey finds that not even 15% Europeans want to go back to office As per a report by Inc42, over 800 employees from different sections of the company have handed in their papers in the last 60 days. The firm, which was acquired by Byju's sent out emails on 18th March, to its employees, asking them to return to offices in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Mumbai. The company reportedly gave its employees a one month notice of relocation, but what followed the email was a mass resignation. Also read | Work from home: Employees are quitting instead of returning to the office The move to end WFH ruffled some feathers and hundreds of employees chose to quit instead. Some of the employees say that one month's time isn't enough. As per a report by Inc42, another factor behind this mass resignation is salaries. This is because affected employees believe that the move to these expensive cities should've come with a pay hike. (With inputs from agencies)

Post-pandemic woes: Hundreds in Indian start-up opt to quit instead of going back to office

China's capital city is racing to contain the covid cases. Beijing has kicked off a fresh round of mass testing and officials have continued to tighten covid restrictions. Various subway stations have been shut down and at least 15% of the transportation network remains closed.

China struggles to contain covid surge, Beijing ramps up mass testing

Amid china's zero-covid policy, cases in the Chinese capital Beijing continue to surge. The city reported 39 new covid infections in the last 24 hours taking its total tally to 727. Authorities continued to conduct regular mass testing.

Covid Update: China's capital Beijing witnesses surge in covid cases

China is facing the worst outbreak of covid despite the zero-covid policy. Amid covid cases hike, tourists are visiting Beijing's temple of heaven. Meanwhile, Taiwan has reported more than 10,000 new covid cases.

China: Amid covid hike, tourists visit Beijing's temple of heaven

Beijing authorities are now imposing strict covid-19 curbs, they are ramping up measures to control the spread of the virus. However, Shanghai officials ease covid curbs because no cases have been reported outside quarantine areas.

Covid-19 in China: Authorities in Beijing impose strict covid curbs

A new peer review study published in Journal Nature has said that rapidly warming earth has emerged as an opportunity for viruses and increased the probability of future pandemics.

Global warming can spark pandemics : Study

US infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci has now issued a grim warning that the pandemic is far from over. He added that it is impossible for US to completely eliminate COVID but they should strive to control the spread of the virus

US can't eliminate the COVID-19 virus completely : Anthony Fauci

Authorities in China are now moving quickly to try and prevent a massive outbreak, one that could trigger a city-wide lockdown. They want to avoid a Shanghai-like situation because the political stakes are too high this time.

China: Is Xi Jinping trapped in his own lockdown policy?

<p>Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Alphabet - Google's parent company, revealed numbers for the first quarter of this year and their numbers indicate that the big tech is not immune to market instability.</p>

<p>While the US tech behemoths raked in billions of dollars and posted results in line with lower expectations, their stocks fell as investors speculated that the problems would not be resolved anytime soon, reports AFP.</p>

<p>According to eMarketer analyst Paul Verna, the companies may be suffering from a "post-pandemic hangover."</p>

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<p>"While the epidemic wasn't a party for these enterprises, it did significantly enhance their sales," Verna was quoted as saying by AFP.</p>

<p>Amazon reported its first quarterly loss since 2015, weighed down by its investment in electric truck startup Rivian, and warned of further troubles in the coming months. The e-commerce company reported a $3.8 billion loss in the first three months of the year.</p>

<p><strong>Watch |&nbsp;Meta reports quarterly profit of $7.5 bn, shares surge after increase in Facebook users</strong></p>

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<p>"This was a tough quarter for Amazon with trends across every key area of the business heading in the wrong direction and a weak outlook" for the second quarter, said Insider Intelligence principal analyst Andrew Lipsman.</p>

<p>iPhone maker Apple announced higher-than-expected profits amid strong customer demand but warned that the China Covid-19 blockade and other supply chain issues will cost the company $4 to $8 billion in the June quarter.</p>

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<p>Acknowledging supply chain disruptions driven by Covid and silicon shortages, the war in Ukraine, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said "we are not immune to these challenges."</p>

<p>Digital marketing is very important for Alphabet and Facebook parent Meta, and their financial reports reveal that marketers are being more cautious with their spending.</p>

<p>Paul Verna noted that the pandemic's rapid expansion was not sustainable and that the tech giants should have foreseen this.</p>

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Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Alphabet - Google's parent company, revealed numbers for the first quarter of this year and their numbers indicate that the big tech is not immune to market instability.

Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Alphabet - Google's parent company, revealed numbers for the first quarter of this year and their numbers indicate that the big tech is not immune to market instability. While the US tech behemoths raked in billions of dollars and posted results in line with lower expectations, their stocks fell as investors speculated that the problems would not be resolved anytime soon, reports AFP. According to eMarketer analyst Paul Verna, the companies may be suffering from a "post-pandemic hangover." Also read | Digital Services Act: What it means & and how EU will regulate tech giants "While the epidemic wasn't a party for these enterprises, it did significantly enhance their sales," Verna was quoted as saying by AFP. Amazon reported its first quarterly loss since 2015, weighed down by its investment in electric truck startup Rivian, and warned of further troubles in the coming months. The e-commerce company reported a $3.8 billion loss in the first three months of the year. Watch | Meta reports quarterly profit of $7.5 bn, shares surge after increase in Facebook users "This was a tough quarter for Amazon with trends across every key area of the business heading in the wrong direction and a weak outlook" for the second quarter, said Insider Intelligence principal analyst Andrew Lipsman. iPhone maker Apple announced higher-than-expected profits amid strong customer demand but warned that the China Covid-19 blockade and other supply chain issues will cost the company $4 to $8 billion in the June quarter. Also read | Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s purchase of initial 9% stake in Twitter under scrutiny, says report Acknowledging supply chain disruptions driven by Covid and silicon shortages, the war in Ukraine, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said "we are not immune to these challenges." Digital marketing is very important for Alphabet and Facebook parent Meta, and their financial reports reveal that marketers are being more cautious with their spending. Paul Verna noted that the pandemic's rapid expansion was not sustainable and that the tech giants should have foreseen this. Watch WION LIVE HERE: (With inputs from agencies)

Tech giants that got drunk on profits earlier now suffer a 'post-pandemic hangover'

The US economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases and drop in pandemic relief money from the government, but the decline in output is misleading as domestic demand remained strong.

US economy shrinks in first quarter of 2022

China has sharpened Covid screening in Beijing to prevent chaos like what we saw in Shanghai but many commuters are not happy about the restrictions. For Chinese commuter workers, waking up in the early mornings to travel miles away for work has gotten even tougher than before.

China: Commuter workers unable to go home or find other work

<p>More than 500 million instances of SARS-CoV-2 infection have been documented worldwide as of April 2022. Do you remember the initial days of the pandemic? The panic, the deaths, the loss? Even after battling COVID-19 for more than two years, we are yet to be rid of it.</p>

<p>As per a new study, the coronavirus may be here to stay and like so many other things that are just a little bit more problematic for women, this virus seems to affect the fairer gender worse.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/traditional-chinese-medicine-to-fight-covid-chinas-health-platform-disagrees-472325" hreflang="en">Traditional Chinese medicine to fight COVID-19? China's health platform disagrees</a></strong></p>

<p>The study says that for patients with long COVID, there are no effective pharmacological or non-pharmacological therapies.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Even after a year of infection and subsequent hospitalisation, not even one in four people can report a full recovery. This indicates that the virus is here to stay and it is on its way to becoming a common condition.</p>

<p>"Without effective treatments, long Covid could become a highly prevalent new long-term condition," said Christopher Brightling of the University of Leicester, one of the study's co-leads.</p>

<p><strong>Watch |&nbsp;COVID-19 case spike in South Africa: One new death reported</strong></p>

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<p>The study of over 2,300 persons also discovered that women were 33 per cent less likely than men to fully recover.</p>

<p>The research looked at the health of 807 persons who were discharged with Covid from 39 British hospitals between March 2020 and April 2021 and then assessed their recovery five months and one year later.</p>

<p>According to the study published in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal, only 26 per cent of patients reported complete recovery after five months, and that figure rose only marginally to 28.9 per cent after a year.</p>

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<p>"The limited recovery from five months to one year after hospitalisation in our study across symptoms, mental health, exercise capacity, organ impairment and quality-of-life is striking," said Rachel Evans of the National Institute for Health and Care Research, study co-leader.</p>

<p>Fatigue, muscle ache, poor sleep, physical slowdown, and breathlessness were the most prevalent long-Covid effects.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


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More than 500 million instances of SARS-CoV-2 infection have been documented worldwide as of April 2022. Do you remember the initial days of the pandemic? The panic, the deaths, the loss? Even after battling COVID-19 for more than two years, we are yet to be rid of it. As per a new study, the coronavirus may be here to stay and like so many other things that are just a little bit more problematic for women, this virus seems to affect the fairer gender worse. Also read | Traditional Chinese medicine to fight COVID-19? China's health platform disagrees The study says that for patients with long COVID, there are no effective pharmacological or non-pharmacological therapies. Even after a year of infection and subsequent hospitalisation, not even one in four people can report a full recovery. This indicates that the virus is here to stay and it is on its way to becoming a common condition. "Without effective treatments, long Covid could become a highly prevalent new long-term condition," said Christopher Brightling of the University of Leicester, one of the study's co-leads. Watch | COVID-19 case spike in South Africa: One new death reported The study of over 2,300 persons also discovered that women were 33 per cent less likely than men to fully recover. The research looked at the health of 807 persons who were discharged with Covid from 39 British hospitals between March 2020 and April 2021 and then assessed their recovery five months and one year later. According to the study published in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal, only 26 per cent of patients reported complete recovery after five months, and that figure rose only marginally to 28.9 per cent after a year. Also read | Hong Kong reopens venues, extends dining hours as covid cases fall "The limited recovery from five months to one year after hospitalisation in our study across symptoms, mental health, exercise capacity, organ impairment and quality-of-life is striking," said Rachel Evans of the National Institute for Health and Care Research, study co-leader. Fatigue, muscle ache, poor sleep, physical slowdown, and breathlessness were the most prevalent long-Covid effects. (With inputs from agencies)

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<p>Next pandemic may be caused by insect-borne pathogens, as per the World Health Organization. They seem to be posing a great risk, a Daily Mail report said.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>Arboviruses, such as yellow fever, Zika, Chikungunya and dengue, are pathogens spread by arthropods like mosquitoes and ticks. &nbsp;</p>

<p>They seem to have become a huge concern as they top the list for the next potential outbreak, which may lead to a pandemic. &nbsp;</p>

<p>They thrive in tropical and sub-tropical areas, where around four billion people live. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>The experts are looking to come up with strategies to avert another pandemic. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>At a briefing on Thursday, Dr Sylvie Briand, director, Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness team at the WHO, said, "We have been through two years of Covid pandemic and we have learned the hard way what [it costs] not to be enough prepared for high impact events." &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We had [a] signal with Sars in 2003 and the experience of the influenza 2009 pandemic – but there were still gaps in our preparedness. The next pandemic could, very likely, be due to a new arbovirus. And we also have some signals that the risk is increasing,” added Briand, who was speaking at the launch of the WHO's new Global Arbovirus initiative. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The initiative looked to bring together work to tackle insect-borne threats under one-roof. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>Over 89 countries have faced Zika outbreaks since 2016. Since the early 2000s, yellow fever risk has been on the rise. Dengue fever infects 390 million people every year in 130 countries.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Dr Mike Ryan, head, World Health Organisation's Emergency Programme, said, "For each of these diseases, there have been gains in different aspects of surveillance response, research and development. But sustainability is often limited to the scope and duration and scope of disease-specific projects. There is an urgent need to re-evaluate the tools at hand and how these can be used across diseases to ensure efficient response, evidence-based practice, equipped and trained personnel and engagement of communities." &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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Next pandemic may be caused by insect-borne pathogens, as per the World Health Organization. They seem to be posing a great risk, a Daily Mail report said. Arboviruses, such as yellow fever, Zika, Chikungunya and dengue, are pathogens spread by arthropods like mosquitoes and ticks.

Next pandemic may be caused by insect-borne pathogens, as per the World Health Organization. They seem to be posing a great risk, a Daily Mail report said. Arboviruses, such as yellow fever, Zika, Chikungunya and dengue, are pathogens spread by arthropods like mosquitoes and ticks. They seem to have become a huge concern as they top the list for the next potential outbreak, which may lead to a pandemic. They thrive in tropical and sub-tropical areas, where around four billion people live. Also Read: In a first, complete human genome published by scientists The experts are looking to come up with strategies to avert another pandemic. At a briefing on Thursday, Dr Sylvie Briand, director, Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness team at the WHO, said, "We have been through two years of Covid pandemic and we have learned the hard way what [it costs] not to be enough prepared for high impact events." "We had [a] signal with Sars in 2003 and the experience of the influenza 2009 pandemic – but there were still gaps in our preparedness. The next pandemic could, very likely, be due to a new arbovirus. And we also have some signals that the risk is increasing,” added Briand, who was speaking at the launch of the WHO's new Global Arbovirus initiative. The initiative looked to bring together work to tackle insect-borne threats under one-roof. Watch: What is 'Saifan' spyware? A weakened version of Pegasus for surveillance on Israeli citizens? × Over 89 countries have faced Zika outbreaks since 2016. Since the early 2000s, yellow fever risk has been on the rise. Dengue fever infects 390 million people every year in 130 countries. Dr Mike Ryan, head, World Health Organisation's Emergency Programme, said, "For each of these diseases, there have been gains in different aspects of surveillance response, research and development. But sustainability is often limited to the scope and duration and scope of disease-specific projects. There is an urgent need to re-evaluate the tools at hand and how these can be used across diseases to ensure efficient response, evidence-based practice, equipped and trained personnel and engagement of communities." (With inputs from agencies)

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