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The current coronavirus pandemic is a global incident that has not been witnessed in living memory so it is understandable that mistakes would have been made. However, it is starting to become clear that both here in America as well as in the United Kingdom.

Public health group Well Being Trust has conducted recent analysis that shows up to 75,000 Americans are at risk of dying from substance abuse or suicide as a direct result of covid-19. With the economy continuing to suffer and unemployment increasing daily.

It has long been acknowledged that working for Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook has some benefits that many other companies just cannot compete with. Alongside a number of health and wellness benefits the company likes to support their employees’ family life.

Enduring the coronavirus pandemic and remaining indoors for an indefinite amount of time is truly like something we’ve never experienced before. Finding ways to pass the time has been the largest struggle for many of us, so it’s no surprise that binge-watching our favorite television shows and movies on the multitude of streaming platforms that exist now has been one of the most popular options. 

In the UK, a shipment of 400,000 surgical gowns bought for National Health Service (NHS) frontline staff and hailed by government ministers as the answer to the country’s personal protective equipment (PPE) issues has been deemed unusable.

If you are in isolation with family, a partner, or friends you may have noticed an increased strain on your relationship. There is an unprecedented level of stress on everyone right now during the direct and indirect consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

For many countries in Europe and beyond, the COVID-19 pandemic is beginning to ease, meaning that some governments are in discussions on how best to restart their economies. Many have indicated that this will be done slowly to prevent a second peak of the virus.

Germany’s top two soccer leagues have been cleared to resume on May 16. The German government and soccer regulatory body (DFB) have worked together to give the green light for the season to resume, but no fans will be present at matches.

Contact tracing is a standard procedure in limiting the spread of most contagious diseases, in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, it proved useful. However, as the pandemic slowly overwhelmed many health services, contact tracing became difficult to maintain for many countries.