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How nations respond to adversities in times of crisis determines their future course of success. Following the global outbreak of COVID-19 earlier this year, Qatar has emerged as a country that has dealt with this challenge head-on and built resilience in its people and institutions during the process.

To restrict the tragic irreversible loss of human lives caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, different variations of lockdowns have been implemented across the world. However, these lockdowns come with a huge economic and social cost, which can have far-reaching and grave consequences, both in the present and the future.

Have you ever sat feeling clueless in front of a doctor, while they hold your X-ray and explain their observations? Cluelessness, coupled with nervousness, often makes the experience of an X-ray diagnosis an unpleasant one for the patient.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been termed the largest disruption in the history of education, according to a recent policy brief by the United Nations. The brief, which focuses on education during COVID-19 and beyond, estimates that a staggering 1.6 billion learners in more than 190 countries across all continents have been affected due to the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has been termed the largest disruption in the history of education, according to a recent policy brief by the United Nations. The brief, which focuses on education during COVID-19 and beyond, estimates that a staggering 1.6 billion learners in more than 190 countries across all continents have been affected due to the coronavirus pandemic.