Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University studied 286 people from Austria during a strict lockdown in April 2020 that limited time they could spend outside.
Cambridge [England], January 8 (ANI): A new study has found that spending time outdoors and switching off our devices is associated with higher levels of happiness during a period of COVID-19 restrictions.
ARU psychologists to offer practical advice about contamination fears
Psychologists from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) will discuss the issue of children’s COVID-19 contamination fears – and offer practical advice about how parents and carers can help – during a free public online event on Thursday, 14 January (7-8pm).
There has been a rise in reports of mental distress amongst people of all ages since the start of the pandemic. A study from the US published in October found that a sample of young adults showed a rise in washing symptoms, coronavirus-related anxiety, and a considerable increase in fears of being contaminated, as well as behaviours directed towards feeling safer.
SORT head among top picks for DCP
Sunday 20 December 2020
File photo: Sgt Mark Hernandez, left, accompanies Police Commissioner Gary Griffith, to the Buju Banton concert at the Queen s Park Savannah, in 2019. - ROGER JACOB
A police sergeant who heads one of the elite tactical units in the service is one of the front-runners in the shortlist of 12 candidates vying for three vacancies of Deputy Commissioner of Police.
Sunday Newsday was able to confirm from at least three reliable sources that Sgt Mark Hernandez, who heads the Special Operations Response Team, was among the top candidates selected by a local recruitment firm hired by the Police Service Commission to identify the best officers for the job.