Tag: COVID-19
Remaining positive during COVID-19
What is life during quarantine? Everyone has gone through something different, but we are all surely going through a lot. My experience as a...
Hunger surges along with unemployment in South Florida
Feeding South Florida, an organization that delivers meals to the needy, is providing food distribution at numerous sites in response to the COVID-19-related economic...
Introverts versus extroverts: mental health during the pandemic, Part 3 (includes...
The coronavirus pandemic has created a sudden shift of lifestyle, and not everyone has been able to handle social distancing, the decrease of income...
Elementary school parents and faculty worried about prospective school reopening
Parents and faculty are concerned about the prospective reopening of Miami-Dade County public elementary schools in August and the effects of remote learning on...
Mental health doctors concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic, Part 2
Monica Snyder used to see patients in her office at Wellspring Counseling, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she has been consulting with them...
Quarantine Affects Students’ Mental Health, Part 1
Many students have felt a decline in the state of their mental health since the quarantine began.
With long periods of isolation and confinement, and...
Pandemic accelerates the rise of gig economy in Miami and beyond
College student Marco Ramirez lost his job because of the pandemic. So he began marketing logo designs and introduction videos for YouTube through Fiverr,...
College freshmen scheduled to begin FSU, UF, FIU Georgia Tech with...
Across the nation, college freshmen will remotely complete their incoming orientation online due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to university websites.
As increasing cases of...
The environment: 99 problems but the pandemic isn’t one
Every media platform seems to include information about the COVID-19 pandemic. With the constant talk of case statistics and regulations by political and public...
Travel incentives abound, but are they enough to convince wary tourists?
Some countries, airlines, cruise companies and hotels are offering special deals to incentivize travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 caused many countries to implement travel...