This year, it’s safer to celebrate on Zoom.
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Christmas could end up being a superspreader event. It's much safer to stay home.
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From having their pain dismissed to being charged additional fees, ethnic minority and migrant women face significant barriers to accessing healthcare during a pandemic.
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There's more to successful coronavirus policy than the R number.
The UK’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer has urged his own mother to take the Covid-19 vaccine when it’s released.
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Personal stories work better than statistics when it comes to converting sceptics.
Can the Bank of England stimulate the economy out of a crisis? It may just be delaying the inevitable.
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QE has been used for more than a decade since the global financial crisis, but the impact has not been as governments had hoped.
How to be resilient when everything feels out of control.
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Locking down again? You need a wellbeing plan.
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Current contact-tracing statistics do not track coronavirus positive cases from receiving test results, nor factor in all close contacts for cases. Here's how to make it better.
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Financial support is the way to protect health and the economy. Right now, Boris Johnson is achieving neither.
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We are not all in this together.
Rishi Sunak is faced with the task of managing the nation’s finances.
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Financial winners in WWI were taxed on their 'excess profits' to help pay for the costs of the war on other parts of the economy.
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There are any more sophisticated programs available for managing health data. Why did Public Health England use Microsoft Excel?
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The test and trace fiasco shows what happens when a government demands certainty from an unpredictable virus.
One Scottish restaurant company quickly devised a home dining experience during lockdown.
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Innovating, thinking outside the box and even a complete business model overhaul is helping some companies survive – and thrive – in a time of crisis.
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Areas with the highest levels of mortality in the first wave do not show a significant resurgence of cases this time around. But why?
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Folklore isn't a whimsical fancy - it's happening all around us all the time.
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It's not just children designated as being 'at risk' who are vulnerable. There are thousands of others who have not been assessed and who need the 'safe haven' of school.
Sunak’s got a new jobs plan.
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The chancellor’s plan lacks both the broader reforms and vision needed to tackle the crisis. It also fails to offer any clear plan for recovery.
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Universities should be open to changing their teaching models, and should keep student vulnerability in mind when designing courses during the pandemic.
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Here's what you need to know about the UK's new coronavirus rules – and what else might be needed.
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Eventually, mortality rates from COVID-19 will fall as the proportion of people who have had the disease rises.