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While enrolments for men over the age of 25 increased, numbers fell for women in this age group. A likely reason for the difference is caring responsibilities, which increased during the pandemic.
Face masks work well to stop the spread of diseases like coronavirus in the lab, but in the real world they seem to be less effective.
The pandemic has driven Australian workers and their employers to embrace the option of working remotely. And that has opened people’s eyes to the possibilities of living in regional Australia.
An increase in cyclists due to the COVID-19 pandemic means that cities need to look at what it means to develop and maintain inclusive bicycle infrastructure.
In the disturbing scenario of human-to-mink-to-human COVID-19 transmission, the virus may mutate in mink prior to re-infecting people. That possibility makes vaccine design even more crucial.
Waste management should be treated as an essential service, and in Nigeria that means recognising informal workers.
In surpassing opposition stalwart Kizza Besigye, Robert Kyagulanyi has done what many Ugandans thought impossible. But can he topple Museveni?
The Biden administration plans to push for a bold stimulus package to bolster the ailing American economy. An economist explains what he’s up against.
Here’s what the west can learn from South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and more.
Hospitals are losing staff to quarantines as rural COVID-19 cases rise, and administrators fear flu season will make it worse. And then there’s the politics.
Being indoors with other people is a recipe for spreading the coronavirus. But removing airborne particles through proper ventilation and air filtration can reduce some of that risk.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a spotlight on another US medical emergency: a serious shortage of nurses.
Because Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have been developed in record time, many wonder whether companies cut corners or compromised safety.
Almost all food safety authority from most countries in the world agreed that no strong scientific proof that SARS-CoV-2 is transferable through food chain.
Detection of a virus in wastewater implies the presence of infected people in a community. It’s not quite so simple though.
Migrant workers’ families suffer from limited access to pandemic-related health care and loss of income.
Clear messaging about who needs to get tested is better than stigmatising people who are understandably worried about their health.
Inaction over the next few months could cost tens of thousands of lives. Here are things you should do now to stay safe and to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Saving the economy requires minimizing, if not eliminating, community COVID-19 transmission.
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