Migrant workers

UAE allows private companies to change employee contracts: How will this impact foreign workers?

With coronavirus scare and lockdown threatening employee job security across industries and particularly those of foreign workers abroad, an announcement by UAE's Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation allowing private companies to change their contracts with employees could indicate layoffs and pay cuts for the migrant workforce. Let's gauge the impact of this move on foreign workers. Mar 30, 2020
Coronavirus stays in the air for 30 min

Your eyes might tell if you have Coronavirus: Two new indicators seen in Covid-19 patients

Medical practitioners do rely on the change in colour of a patient's eyes as indicators to identify a major health issue. While WHO (World Health Organisation) has not mentioned in its symptomatic guidelines that red eyes could be a warning sign of Covid-19 positive case, researches and noted observations by medical staffers on coronavirus patients indicate otherwise. Mar 27, 2020