Angelina Jolie stands up for children vulnerable to abuse during coronavirus lockdowns in new op-ed

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference after a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill February 1, 2022 in Washington, DC. McConnell told reporters he disagrees with fo WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is going against the Republican National Committee calling the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Deputy Director-General of Public Health Services, Dr. Hemanth Herath has slammed the organizing of mass gatherings in the wake of the COVID-19 spread in the island.‘This is not something that needs to be said over again.

Truckers paralysing the Canadian capital in anger at Covid rules show no sign of backing down, as several of the nation's provinces announced it was time to roll back restrictions that count among the world's toughest.

First nasal spray for covid-19 treatment in India: For the treatment of adult patients suffering from Covid-19, pharma company Glenmark has launched Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (FabiSpray) in India. The nasal spray was launched by the pharma company in partnership with SaNOtize. "Phase 3 trial in India met the key endpoints and demonstrated reduction of viral load of 94 per cent in 24 hours and 99 per cent in 48 hours. Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (NONS) was safe and well-tolerated in COVID-19 patients. Glenmark to market NONS under the brand name FabiSpray," the company said in a statement.

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ladies tights such as pantyhose on your face could reduce the risk of getting Covid, more so than masks.A major risk identified with commonly worn face masks is that they do not fit tightly enough to block viral particles from being inhaled or exhaled significantly.Cambridge University researchers have tested seven hacks to improve the fit of masks.Their new study outlined DIY hacks people have used to make masks fit better, including using rubber bands or tape.They found the most effective tactic was to wrap pantyhose around the bottom half of the face or on top of a mask.Researchers have said that this could reduce the number of viral particles by up to seven times more than a loose mask on its own by sealing the gaps around the nose and mouth.They raised that the social and physical impact of wearing tights on your face in public was "unlikely to be tolerated for an extended period of time".Tight-fitting medical masks are great at blocking out the virus, but many describe them as uncomfortable.The study raised that the most common surgical or cloth masks are far less resistant to Covid.Cambridge researchers recruited four volunteers to try seven different mask hacks - the study looked at both surgical and KN95 masks.Other methods included tying the ear bands to make the masks fit more tightly or stuffing the gaps with bandages.Participants did seven minutes of various exercises designed to mimic real-world interactions such as talking, smiling, nodding and eating.The researchers measured how well the masks fit by monitoring the filtration efficiency and calculating a 'fit factor' score.Pantyhose and cloth tape were most effective, increasing the fit factor by 27.7 and 14.7.Surgical masks performed better if worn in

Epik High frontman Tablo has tested positive for COVID-19.OURS, Epik High’s management agency, confirmed the news through a press statement released earlier today (February 9).“Tablo experienced minor symptoms on February 3 and underwent PCR testing, and his results came back negative the next day (January 4),” the agency said, as translated by Soompi. “However, he voluntarily got tested again on February 8, and his results came back positive this morning.”The statement also noted that the rest of Epik High and staff members who were recently in contact with Tablo underwent rapid antigen testing following the hip-hop artist’s diagnosis.

New Zealand anti-vaccine mandate protesters faced off with police outside parliament today, as demonstrators camped inside the Wellington legislature's grounds vowed to stay "as long as it takes".

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced the province’s public health restrictions will now be lifting, while a blockade of protesters demanding an end to mandates resumes at the U.S.-Canada border crossing near Coutts. Heather Yourex-West looks at the province’s plan, and whether it will be enough to satiate demonstrators.

Director Kamika Bianca Guerra-Walker joins Global News’ Linda Olsen to discuss how she is using her experiences growing up Black in Calgary and how that has inspired her art.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to press hard on the importance of COVID-19 vaccines. But Quebec Liberal MP Joël Lightbound is challenging his own government’s strategy, demanding Trudeau to stop driving up divisions and deliver a roadmap to end public health mandates.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Thousands of Sri Lankan health workers are on strike for the third consecutive day, citing several demands.The trade unions demand that the authorities eliminate existing salary disparities in the sector just as they eliminated the teacher and principal salary anomalies.Health workers across Sri Lanka including nurses, and Public Health Inspectors are on strike citing multiple demands.They resorted to the indefinite trade union action from Monday (7).As a result of the strike activities at the Colombo General Hospital, Kandy General Hospital, 24 Teaching Hospitals, 26 General Hospitals, 46 Base Hospitals, 410 District Hospitals, and 293 MOH Officers came to a complete standstill.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are searching for two men wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a Domino’s Pizza in North Philadelphia. According to police, the robbery took place on Monday around 1:00 a.m. at the location on 2628 N.

China enacted a similar traffic light change after one case was detected in November, only to repeal it amid outcry on social media. 

Freedom Convoy” trucks and say their presence “complicates” efforts to end the demonstration.More than 100 of the trucks remaining as part of the nearly two-week-long protest in downtown Ottawa are estimated to have kids living in them, OPS Deputy Chief Steve Bell told media in a briefing Tuesday afternoon.“Almost 25 per cent of the 418 trucks have children living in them — children who could be at risk during a police operation,” Bell said.“There’s a multitude of concerns” he said, citing effects from carbon monoxide, diesel fumes, cold, noise and a lack of access to sanitation on kids. Trucker convoy — Here’s what the 10-day injunction against horns includes Ottawa police have tapped the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) for advice on how to proceed with enforcement operations in the downtown core.They’re not seeking to take the kids out of the trucks or away from their parents at this stage, Bell said, but will follow the recommendations of CAS.“We’re not at the stage of looking to do any sort of enforcement activity around that,” he said.“We just think it’s an important factor that complicates and makes this an even more challenging operation.”To date, police and bylaw officers have issued more than 1,300 tickets for traffic violations, made 23 arrests and have 85 active criminal investigations related to the protest, which began as a response to vaccination mandates but has expanded to include a wide umbrella of anti-government sentiment.OPS are also liaising with U.S.

COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight In a letter to school authorities, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange outlined the impact that relaxing COVID-19 restrictions will have on schools and students.“I have been encouraged to see a downward trend in the number of Alberta schools shifted to at-home learning over the last few weeks,” she said.“At the peak of the fifth wave, there were 29 schools that were shifted to at-home learning, and today, only seven of the over 2,500-plus schools in our province remain learning at home.”Please see my letter to school authorities below: pic.twitter.com/Z3sph78dDv— Adriana LaGrange (@AdrianaLaGrange) February 9, 2022LaGrange said the masking requirement that will be removed effective Feb. 14 will apply to any students in schools or on school buses.

Winter Olympics since 1998 in Nagano, Japan.She has a decade’s worth of knitted red mittens, purchased every year since their debut as part of the Canadian Olympic uniform in 2010.But this year Reid says she won’t be buying anything, because after the merchandising partnership changed hands from Hudson’s Bay to Lululemon, she considers the prices too steep to justify.“They were a great, affordable way to show Canadian Olympic pride and some of the money goes to support our national team,” Reid says of her iconic mittens.“I looked at the Lululemon site and I was pretty surprised to see the prices. I was OK with The Bay’s mittens going up to $20, but $68 for a pair is too much for me.”Reid isn’t alone.

₹808 crore to families of 1,616 deceased healthcare workers from 33 states and UTs, who were involved in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry said that it is conducting a study on the possibility of vaccinating children below the age of 12.Deputy Director-General of Health Services, Dr. G.

PHILADELPHIA - Gas prices continue to climb across the nation as experts claim rising tensions at the Russia-Ukraine border is pushing up the cost of crude oil. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of gas jumped roughly 7 cents last week. Closer to home, AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.44."Financially, yeah, it hurts," said Fatima Robinson, a Lyft driver from Fairmount.

PHILADELPHIA - As a winter surge of COVID-19 cases brought on by the highly-infectious Omicron variant continues to recede, some states have set a deadline for lifting mask mandates in schools. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stood by its recommendation for students to wear masks in school, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said this week that individual districts will have the power to set mask rules after Mar.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced significant changes to its guidance for health professionals carrying out Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments across the UK.

coronavirus cases have surged to 41,610,976. On the other hand, the fatalities count has surged to 5,05,279, which accounts for 1.19% of the total caseload.

Their love story was the focus of media attention for years and when they announced their divorce in 2016, it sent shockwaves around the globe. The sadness the split caused often focused on the fate of their six children – who would they live with and how would they cope with this seismic shift in their daily lives.  Angelina Jolie  and  Brad Pitt  were given shared custody of Knox, Vivienne, Pax, Shiloh, Maddox and Zahara, but it’s only now been revealed how their education is going to pan out.

© Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Angelina Jolie wrote a powerful TIME op-ed on the vulnerability of children living in dangerous domestic situations amid the coronavirus pandemic Angelina Jolie is putting her focus on the plight of vulnerable children during the coronavirus pandemic as millions of people have been told to stay at home.

Angelina Jolie is asking others to join her in standing up for vulnerable children during the coronavirus pandemic. The actress penned an essay for Time, published Thursday, in which she urged American citizens to be on the lookout for children who may be experiencing domestic violence while isolating in their homes.

Angelina Jolie doesn’t want us to forget about the dangers children are facing during the coronavirus pandemic — and she isn’t talking about the virus itself.

Angelina Jolie has written a new article for TIME about the ways in which children are at risk during the pandemic.From witnessing domestic violence, to being subjected to abuse, some children may be put at a greater risk during self-isolation and quarantine.Jolie also noted that many children are without their support networks: "Lockdown also means fewer adult eyes on their situation."In an new article for TIME magazine, Angelina Jolie has highlighted the often unseen ways in which children are affected during a pandemic.

 Angelina Jolie has spoken out to voice her concerns about the safety of children forced to live with their abusers in self-isolation. “The social distancing that is necessary to stop COVID-19 is one that will inadvertently fuel a direct rise in trauma and suffering for vulnerable children.

Angelina Jolie is standing up for vulnerable children amid the coronavirus pandemic and is asking the public to do the same. The award-winning actress urged American citizens to be on the lookout for children who may be at risk of harm at home as communities far and wide remain on lockdown.

Globally, about 1.6 million people have been infected by the coronavirus, and about 100,000 have lost their lives. As the situation continues to get worse, many countries have declared lockdown to encourage social distancing in an attempt to control the spread of the deadly virus. While the shutdown is keeping people away from the virus by locking them up in their homes, there are children who would feel safer outside. Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, there has been an increase in child abuse cases and Angelina Jolie is raising her voice against it.

Angelina Jolie has penned a powerful piece on the rise in child abuse amid the coronavirus lockdown, using her voice to bring to light the struggles of many vulnerable kids.

Angelina Jolie has penned a powerful letter in which she begs for vulnerable children to be protected across the globe amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Like many productions this year, Marvel Studios' The Eternals has also hit the breaks on the filming owing to Coronavirus outbreak. The star-studded film serves as a platform to several international actors to mark their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. This includes Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, and Kit Harington to name a few. While Marvel remains tight-lipped about the project, a new rumour reveals insights with regard to Harington's role in the movie. If the rumour is to be believed, the Game of Thrones alum reportedly sported an incomplete Black Knight costume during the filming. 

Angelina Jolie has urged her fellow Americans to keep in touch with at-risk families during the coronavirus lockdown and report child abuse fears to the authorities.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reportedly reached an agreement on “traditional schooling” for their children as part of the exes’ custody arrangement.

Angelina Jolie is looking out for children while the coronavirus spread rages on.

Angelina Jolie is speaking out in support of children. In an op-ed for , the 44-year-old actress writes about the safety of children amid the coronavirus pandemic. Though kids aren't as susceptible to the virus itself, Jolie writes that they are «especially vulnerable to so many of the secondary impacts of the pandemic on society.»

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reportedly come to an agreement over their children’s education and want them to now have ‘traditional schooling’.

Meghan Markle is reportedly looking to grow a relationship with Hollywood star Angelina Jolie.

Owing to the Coronavirus pandemic, several international films were postponed from their original release dates. This includes The Eternals. The Marvel Cinematic Universe movie stars Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayak, Lia McHugh, Don Lee and Kit Harrington in crucial roles. The Marvel movie was originally planned to hit cinemas in November. Now, Marvel Studios has confirmed the MCU Phase 4 movie will release in February 2021, pushing Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings (planned for Feb release) to May.

The Coronavirus crisis across the globe has shaken up the Hollywood calendar this year. Several Hollywood releases set to hit cinemas in the summer were postponed. Mavel Cinematic Universe Phase 4's first movie Black Widow was among the summer release mix. Marvel Studios had previously confirmed that the Scarlett Johansson starrer was not going to release on May 1, 2020, as per the schedule. Now, the superhero movies producing house has confirmed Scarlett will be seen wearing the superhero suit on the big screen in November. 

First, the bad news: Marvel is making some adjustments to their Phase 4 slate due to theater closures amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Which means we’re going to have to wait a little longer to see Black Widow and Thor and Doctor Strange on the big screen.

Eighties heartthrob Val Kilmer reveals he's been single since the year 2000 in his new memoir, I'm Your Huckleberry.'I haven't had a girlfriend in 20 years. The truth is I am lonely part of every day,' wrote the 60-year-old Grammy nominee - according to People.'I've always found women infinitely more interesting than men.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's son Maddox returned from South Korea amid the Coronavirus outbreak. The Asian country has reported 10,062 confirmed cases until today with 174 deaths. Amid the crisis, the 18-year-old lad's college, Yonsei University, cancelled classes and as a result, Maddox returned to LA. It was previously reported that the youngster is spending quarantine with his mother and siblings, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne. Angelina has now revealed Maddox will return to Seoul as soon as the COVID-19 crisis is resolved. 

In these times of uncertainty during the COVID-19 crisis, Angelina Jolie, 44, and Brad Pitt, 56, are doing everything they can to keep life as normal as possible for their kids. Angelina is big on structure and sticking to a schedule when it comes to parenting, a source tells HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY, and that includes maintaining her normal custody arrangement with her ex-husband for their five youngest kids — Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne, and Knox.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s children are enjoying some time all together after Maddox’s return from South Korea. However, the sweet reunion is only temporary. The actress confirmed to DorigA Daily that her son will return to Yonsei University in Seoul, “as soon as things settle with coronavirus.” “I could not be happier about Mad’s choice of university. It is, of course, closed at the moment because of the pandemic, but he’s not transferring school,” she said to the media outlet.

ANGELINA Jolie has opened up about how the global coronavirus has affected her eldest child Maddox, and his education. Angelina, 44, spoke about her 18-year-old son and what he's doing to keep occupied despite his college closing because of COVID-19.