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Tag: lockdown around the world
From Series: Lockdown Around the World: The Individual Stories – The Realities of Social Distancing in a Township
Umlazi, South Africa This lockdown story isn’t mine, it is my friend Xolani’s experience, which he has shared with me … More
From Series: Lockdown Around the World: The Individual Stories – Stuck in the Middle
It’s 12.30 PM on Saturday, March 14 th . I’m watching a livestream of the news in Cyprus. The president … More
From Series: Lockdown Around the World: The Individual Stories – Community in Isolation
My name is Leire and I’m a first year student at Glasgow Uni. I come from San Sebastian in the … More
From Series: Lockdown Around the World: The Individual Stories – Life in Pakistan During a Pandemic
Global news, social media feeds and conversations have all been revolving around the same topic – coronavirus. This pandemic has overhauled … More
From Series: Lockdown Around the World – The Individual Stories – The Hurdles We Face
[Content warning: suicide attempt] The frustrations many of my compatriots in Guangdong, China experienced in the last two months, you, in … More
From Series: Lockdown Around the World: The Individual Stories – Uniting against Coronavirus
On 23 rd of January, just two days before Chinese New Year, the city Wuhan, in Hebei province, went into … More
From Series – Lockdown Around the World: The Individual Stories – A Year Abroad Abandoned
I had survived all the other challenges and tests that come with a year studying abroad: new city, living in a … More