The Northern Bruce Peninsula in Ontario has been a popular domestic tourism destination during COVID-19.
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Large Canadian cities, usually major tourist destinations, have have experienced drastic declines in tourists and tourism spending while some regional hotspots have been overwhelmed with visitors.
South Africa has led efforts to share intellectual property relating to COVID-19 treatments, vaccines and tests.
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The US has backed a proposal to waive intellectual property relating to COVID measures – but global efforts need to go beyond vaccine patents.
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Various strategies are being pursued to boost worldwide vaccine coverage.
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Increased demand and falling supplies in India risk leaving many countries empty handed.
Relatives performing the last rites during cremation at Nigambodh Ghat crematorium in New Delhi, India.
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The dreadful statistics coming out of India are not just numbers – they relate to people and to suffering.
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The change in the US position signals how clearly the success of every country in fighting the pandemic depends on vaccinating the whole world.
Paramedics walk gurneys back to a multi-patient transport bus at Kingston General Hospital on April 30 after dropping off COVID-19 patients from the Toronto area.
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The need to transfer 2,500 COVID-19 patients around Ontario, and bring in extra doctors from other provinces, exposes two fallacies about Canada’s health-care system.
The US has agreed to ‘free the vaccine’, but will it work?
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It’s not clear whether the TRIPS agreement is what’s getting in the way of vaccine supply, and waiving intellectual property rights may stifle future innovation.
Indian healthcare workers take a rest outside the hospital mortuary in New Delhi, India, 29 April 2021.
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The Indian government spends just US$38 per person on healthcare each year.
‘Look less bored, this is your final warning.’
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Companies are using myriad ways to check up on employees at home, from keylogger software to webcam monitoring.
Stocking up on food can be tough when using a wheelchair, motorized scooter, walker or cane.
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While long lines and food shortages are frustrating for most consumers, they can be physically and emotionally grueling for people with disabilities.
Cuba’s Soberana 02 coronavirus vaccine is one of two in phase 3 clinical trials.
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Plus, a psychologist on how we look back at our big decisions in life. Listen to episode 14 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Family members of COVID-19 infected patients stand in a queue with empty oxygen cylinders outside the oxygen filling centre in New Delhi, India.
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An effective oxygen system requires prompt recognition of who needs oxygen, a reliable oxygen supply and safe delivery to those who need it.
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The pandemic has highlighted our expat population. And yet we don’t have precise or up-to-date information about Australians overseas.
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If you live in an area where virus fragments have been found in wastewater samples, the most important thing to do is follow your state health department’s advice.
Workers manufacture partitions made from cardboard and chipboard material in Mississauga, Ont., in January 2021.
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The pandemic has changed many aspects of our lives, and new study shows it’s also changed workplace dynamics — mostly to the detriment of workers.
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An imperfectly applied risk model led to the devastating situation India is facing today.
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More needs to be done to support South Africa's township communities.
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, receives the COVID-19 vaccine. Leaders have publicly taken the vaccine to encourage others to do the same.
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Recent uncertainty over blood clots and vaccine expiration dates have taken a toll on public confidence.
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Coronavirus is 30,000 RNA ‘letters’ long, meaning there are over a quintillion possible genome permutations.