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We’re likely to see clusters of cases pop up and outbreaks that are hard to stamp out. But we can’t stay in lockdown forever. We have other options.
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Emergency welfare relief during the pandemic shows ‘transformational’ child poverty action is politically and economically possible.
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Let’s not shut the debate down.
People have sought more security and safety in their reading.
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From reading more to re-reading safe favourites, there are early signs that the COVID-19 has influenced how and what we are reading.
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Online learning is not automatically inferior to face-to-face teaching.
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Cut yourself some slack. For most people, the pandemic has been a unique challenge.
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Folklore isn’t a whimsical fancy - it’s happening all around us all the time.
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Students can still have a good experience at university this year – if universities take their needs and concerns seriously.
Researchers asked over 1,200 women about their experiences with breastfeeding during lockdown.
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New research finds that while some women thrived during lockdown, others found breastfeeding to be difficult and overwhelming.
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Fewer patients attended hospital with mild strokes during the spring, but the reasons behind this are a mystery.
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Lockdowns have a key role in controlling COVID-19 but we must be aware of the risks of isolating people who are vulnerable to suicidal distress.
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Despite taking different approaches, both countries have won praise for their handling of the coronavirus outbreak. So what can we learn from that?
Life online isn’t ideal, but it is manageable.
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From setting passwords to cultivating patience, a mindful approach to virtual working, studying and socializing can make life online manageable.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Education Minister Stephen Lecce, right, on July 30, 2020, before announcing the government’s plan for reopening schools in the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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With sufficient testing and co-ordination, reopening schools and businesses in areas without active outbreaks can be as effective as a wide lockdown in minimizing COVID-19 cases, according to a new model.
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With a month to until polling day on October 17, the 2020 general election defies conventional analysis.
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Low income workers are suffering much more than high income ones. It’s a pattern that dates back millennia.
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Some children are not socially engaging with their peers in the way they did before the pandemic. It’s understandable if parents are worried.
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Lockdown is a drastic solution to limit the impact of COVID-19 and has many costs, as this long read explains.
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Marcus Rashford has spoken eloquently about what happens when the government does not provide adequate support for food-insecure families. Children we interviewed said the same thing.
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As we clear the path towards a COVID-normal, mental illness prevention must be prioritised. Including it as a focus of the National Preventive Health Strategy could be a start.