pandemic
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What Toilet Paper and Game Shows Can Teach Us About the Spread of Epidemics
Human reactions to the spread of disease can be as important as the behaviour of the disease itself.
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Pandemic-Fuelled Car Price Hikes Reportedly Contributed to Inflation
Inflation is touching all of our daily lives in different ways — just ask anyone who has tried to buy eggs this year. New research published by the Bureau of Labour Statistics has found that markups at car dealerships have been a driver of that inflation.
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Severe Strep A May Be Rising in U.S. After 24 Child Deaths in UK
Severe cases of strep A may be climbing in parts of the world outside of the UK, where the surge was first reported. Several children’s hospitals in the U.S. have documented an increase, while doctors in Montreal, Canada recently reported a possible rise in the area as well, along with two child deaths. These surges…
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China to Stop Welding Homes Shut Over COVID After Protests
China announced on Wednesday the country’s strictest COVID-19 rules will be lifted, allowing more freedom of movement for people who are living under some of the harshest health regulations in the world three years after the start of the pandemic.