A recent study indicates that pandemic lockdowns have raised ADHD rates in 10-year-old children. The University of Copenhagen in Denmark’s research noted that children predisposed to the condition due to their genetics showed a “notable rise” in diagnoses following the pandemic. To discuss this and more, NTD spoke with the president and founder of the […]
Floridians are weighing down their cars with sandbags and stocking up on water and gas, as Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall on Wednesday. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell warned that while such hurricanes are defined by devastating winds, the leading killer is actually flooding due to storm surges and heavy rain. Schools are still […]
Children whose parents lost their jobs or were furloughed during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced problems in their social and emotional development, a study in the U.K. has found. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) study published Aug. 1 surveyed 6,095 parents in the U.K. with children aged 4 to 16. The parents were asked whether […]
A federal watchdog revealed that tens of billions of dollars in COVID-19 aid over the years might have been stolen via two large, Congress-passed relief programs. The federal U.S. Small Business Administration inspector general, in figures released Tuesday (pdf), show fraud that was much greater than previously forecast. It found that the most significant amounts […]
The Biden administration on April 10 announced a $1.7 billion grant program aimed at helping small businesses in underserved communities access the capital and financing services they need to recover from COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled the program during a news conference alongside Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo where she called small businesses “the backbone” of the […]
The Pentagon on Thursday released a video showing a Russian jet flying toward a U.S. military drone, which then crashed into the Black Sea. Washington called the fighter jet’s actions “unsafe” and “reckless.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention purchased data from tracking companies to monitor compliance with lockdowns, according to contracts just published […]
The United States made multiple mistakes in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including widespread lockdowns and the aggressive promotion of faulty vaccines, experts testified to a new congressional panel on Feb. 28. “During the last three years, we have seen the worst public health mistakes in history,” Martin Kulldorff, a professor of medicine on […]
Inside China, changes are taking effect. Mandatory virus tests for travelers have been dropped and most infected COVID-19 patients are now allowed to isolate at home. Some have embraced the new freedoms. But for others, habits formed under months of stifling lockdowns are proving hard to break.
NTD has been covering how the Chinese regime forcibly takes people from their homes to quarantine camps even if they tested negative for COVID-19. Now, a video of a former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official’s daughter opposing these acts went viral among Chinese netizens on Dec. 6.
Chinese police have begun countering the anti-lockdown protests. What do Chinese lockdowns mean for the world? NTD spoke with David Hochman, chief analyst at BuyAlerts.com, to discuss the economic impacts of the protests and the Chinese lockdowns.
Rare mass protests against COVID-19 lockdowns have broken out across China, including in major cities, following the horrific deaths of at least 10 people in Xinjiang’s capital city of Urumqi in north-western China, when first responders were unable to reach an apartment fire that was left to burn for hours due to COVID-19 blockades and locks throughout […]
Almost one in five children are developmentally behind in their talking and understanding of words, according to the charity Speech and Language UK. Lockdown restrictions affected some children by limiting their social interactions, meaning their grasp of the language is trailing behind. NTD spoke to a clinical speech and language expert to learn more.
Besides those new variants, China saw its number of new, daily cases triple in the first week of October. It’s a special week in China—marking the week-long National Day holiday. The situation prompted fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions across the country.
More protests in China are sparking over COVID-19-driven lockdowns. Students in at least five colleges in the Central Chinese city of Zhengzhou gathered at the entrances of their campuses—demanding lockdown orders be lifted.
Public resentment is growing in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. Residents there who tested positive for COVID-19, and people living in the same compounds, are being put under quarantine in stadiums, schools, warehouses, and even unfinished buildings.
In southwest China, protests broke out Monday over lockdown orders in the city of Guiyang. Authorities there are imposing stricter health controls. But the prolonged lockdown are getting worse, with residents complaining about a lack of food and supplies. As those complaints grow, a number of residents organized and tried to break down a barrier […]
As summer is coming to an end, which previously lead to a rise in covid cases and thus lockdowns in some places, Dr. Pamela Popper told NTD that she thinks lockdowns can’t contain a virus—they can only postpone the virus’s spread. Data by John Hopkins indicates that lockdowns don’t result in fewer COVID cases.
BEIJING—Chinese authorities have locked down Chengdu, a southwestern city of 21 million people, following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Residents have been ordered to stay home, and about 70 percent of the flights have been suspended to and from the city, which is a major transit hub in Sichuan province and an economic center. The […]
