Groups of six or more will be drinking and dining outside for another month as the final lifting of lockdown restrictions was delayed.
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COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations have risen over the past month, but more time to vaccinate people could stem the tide.
Predictions about the death of globalization were, in hindsight, grossly exaggerated. Recovery efforts took hold early compared to two other major economic crises of the past 100 years, suggesting global trade is much more resilient than anticipated.
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The outbreak of COVID-19 could be used as a building block in the future to reinforce international co-operation and strengthen the pillars of globalization.
While there have been calls to increase support for women, particularly mothers, it would seem that no one is asking fathers to step up.
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Despite the disproportionate burden mothers have faced during lockdown, encouraging parents to share child care and housework more equally is almost never suggested as part of the solution.
Stuffed bears in windows were a common sight during the early 2020 lockdowns.
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Different people and groups have differing, and often opposing, goals that they value differently. That makes public discussion, compromise and agreement difficult.
The amount of online data and transactions are growing exponentially. Related is the increasing possibility of cyberattacks — one way to address these is by regulating parts of the internet.
The closed O2 Institute in Digbeth, Birmingham, which was due to re-open on 25 June, 2021.
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The restrictions that have hurt the live scene will remain for a little while longer, following Boris Johnson’s announcement
For workplace teams returning to the office post-pandemic, it will still be important to protect the benefits of remote work: uninterrupted time for strategically important projects, and respect for personal preferences.
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Post-pandemic, the world of work will probably never be the same again. And that’s probably a good thing. We now have an opportunity to make it better.
We recently heard reports of a new and dangerous ‘hybrid’ variant circulating in Vietnam. There is such as a thing as a hybrid viral variant — but this doesn’t appear to be it.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is sinking in the polls under intense criticism over his handling of the Tokyo Games. And yet, he may still get over the line in national elections this year.
Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand