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The aim of this study was to informin decision-makers in the humanitarian sector as to how COVID-19 has impacted humanitarian needs

This review provides a mapping of the evidence examining the effectiveness of health interventions in humanitarian settings in LMICs

In a randomized controlled trial, Richard A. Bryant and colleagues study the effectiveness of the Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention to improve the mental health of Syrian refugees aged 10-14 years living in Jordan.

Acknowledgments: We thank all health care workers, Slovak armed forces, and countless volunteers who helped with the execution of the mass testing campaign. Further, we thank all participants who contributed their time to help curb the pandemic and particularly those who had to quarantine as a result of their or their household’s or contact’s test result. Funding: This work was supported by a Sir Henry Dale Fellowship jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Royal Society 208812/Z/17/Z...

Work is continuing on developing and implementing plans around school improvement, despite the on-going impact of Covid-19 on learners education. Cllr Guy Woodham, the Pembrokeshire County Councils cabinet member for education and lifelong learning has said: “While the ongoing pandemic continues to make this a tough time for learners, their families and schools we have not lost our focus on school improvement and delivering the 21St Century Schools Band B programme (21C Programme). “T...

mass rapid antigen testing in Slovakia Abstract Mass antigen testing in Slovakia conducted in October and November 2020 is a source of important data. We perform its statistical analysis and study epidemic geographical patterns. We observe exponentially distributed test positivity and exponential trends in its geographical distribution, and its approximately 10 km spatial characteristic correlation length. A small correlation between positivity in two consecutive testing rounds appeared on the...