Azadeh Ansari

CNN Multimedia Journalist RT ≠ endorsements. Instagram: @AzadehCNN

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

Children may not be dying from #COVID19, but millions already have lost parents and caregivers.

Many more may lose them before the pandemic ends, leaving countries potentially facing an epidemic of orphanhood in the wake of the virus.

Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/JyWDZr4fUc

[NIH @NIH]

News: More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic https://t.co/57J8ze8Dsn

[MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @MRC_Outbreak]

For every 2 adults who die due to #COVID19, 1 child is left without a family-caregiver.

A global study in @TheLancet uncovers the impact of this hidden #pandemic – more than 1.5M children worldwide growing up without family-caregivers.
https://t.co/f1qMIXOmt1

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Losing a parent 👩 or caregiver 👨‍🦳 is devastating for children & can erode the productive capacity of future generations. Countries need to implement proven strategies to support family-based care to protect all vulnerable children.

More:
https://t.co/2Gbl49N7pH

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

🆕 study reveals 1.5 million children lost primary caregivers incl. at least 1 parent 👨‍🦰 or grandparent 🧓 to #COVID19 during the first 14 months of the pandemic. Advancing #VaccinEquity through #COVAX is urgently needed to save lives & protect children

👉https://t.co/2Gbl49N7pH

[MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @MRC_Outbreak]

Before this report, there were no global figures to quantify how many children have been affected by the loss of a caregiver during the COVID-19 pandemic

Read the study in @TheLancet 👇
https://t.co/7HxYcRMnBd

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

NEW—Over 1.5 million children lost a parent, custodial grandparent, or other relative who cared for them during the first 14 months of the #COVID19 #pandemic, first global study estimates.

🔗 Read https://t.co/Ug2ADTvO8G (1/2)

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Authors call for urgent inclusion of psychosocial and economic support in #COVID19 response plans—children who have lost a parent or caregiver are at risk of profound adverse effects on their health, safety, and wellbeing.

[Maggie Fox maggie.34 @maggiemfox]

This effect of the Covid-19 pandemic will last for a lifetime https://t.co/dnO21iOY5N

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

The number of bereaved children worldwide could grow exponentially in the pandemic. Their grief and their future are the global community’s responsibility, Lucie Cluver writes. https://t.co/cakjE6wmXl

[CDC @CDCgov]

For every 2 adults who die due to #COVID19, 1 child is left without a family-caregiver. A new CDC led global assessment in @TheLancet uncovers the impact of this hidden #pandemic – more than 1.5M children growing up without family-caregivers. https://t.co/ZOxlOGf5V2

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

This pandemic has hit communities of color particularly hard. Black Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans are 4x as likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 as others.

@JoeBiden and I are committed to confronting these disparities head-on.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

This election is about so much more than @JoeBiden or me. It’s about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let’s get started.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

We did it, @JoeBiden.

[CNN @CNN]

BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died, the court says. She was 87. https://t.co/l0knZF4rdi

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

🎉 GOOD NEWS 🎉

The 10th #Ebola outbreak in #DRC 🇨🇩 is OVER!

WHO congratulates all those involved in this tough and often dangerous work to end the almost 2-year long outbreak.

https://t.co/sBP2MHh77V

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

More than 3,900 women and men have lost their lives serving with @UNPeacekeeping since 1948.

On UN Peacekeepers Day, and every day, we honour their service, sacrifice and selflessness.

#PKDay

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Trump says U.S. to withdraw from World Health Organization and announces new broadsides against Beijing.

He says the U.S. will no longer treat Hong Kong as separate from China in move that could have major economic implications. https://t.co/luIGZaEzlq

[Azadeh Ansari @Azadeh]

“The Great Realisation” a touching #coronatime #2020 bedtime story by @probstomfoolery via @YouTube https://t.co/Lx05xpuzE9

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Uncollected bodies lie for days in the streets of Guayaquil, Ecuador, the emerging epicenter of the coronavirus in Latin America https://t.co/gXimSFZoqZ