At first, residents of Senegal were hesitant to wear their face masks until the government threatened to penalize those who didn't comply. Throughout the pandemic, the nation has never reached the point of lockdown, although they have declared a series of curfews along with state of emergency conditions.
Cyprus is conducting a thorough surveillance campaign in order to stymie the spread of COVID-19. If residents leave the house, they must send a text message to a government-monitored phone number; the government has made different numbers available depending on the reason for leaving the house. Each message grants a three-hour pass, and residents are only allowed to leave the house up to two times per day for a total of six hours. Listen as Valentina describes these lockdowns and more. ...
Episode 3 of "Behind the Mask" features Vegard Bergset, a senior from Norway living on-campus in Oswego. Starting this week, Norway began to allow daily commuters from Sweden and Finland under strict standards, although travelers from other European nations are not yet able to do so. To learn more about what traveling to and from Norway during the pandemic has been like for Bergset, tune in. ...
Resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Nepal faced an economic recession, which resulted in many losing their jobs as well as shortages in food and supplies. Nepal's situation led officials to improvise penalties for those who skipped mandatory quarantine as only the border shared with China was closed. That was not the case for the border shared with India. All that and more on this episode of "Behind the Mask." ...
