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Wellbeing and Mental Health
How can we reduce the 'mental load' placed on mothers by the pandemic?
COVID-19 has increased the mental load, which is cognitive and emotional labour. Two experts explain how it operates - and what we should be doing about it.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What do we know about Omicron in 2022?
A new wave of COVID-19 infections is sweeping the globe, caused by the new Omicron variant. From symptoms to severity, here's what you need to know.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 10 January
Top COVID-19 news stories: New restrictions in India; COVID-19 infections pass 1 million in Australia; UK death toll from COVID-19 passes 150,000.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 7 January
Top COVID-19 news stories: Omicron might be less severe but not 'mild' - WHO; more record COVID-19 cases around the world; global confirmed cases pass 300 million since pandemic's start.
Health and Healthcare Systems
This is how genomic sequencing has revolutionized the handling of pandemics forever
Genomic sequencing allows researchers to understand if a virus is new to the human population, if it's a variant, and also how to develop a vaccine.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 6 January
Top COVID-19 news stories: Countries report record new confirmed COVID-19 cases; CDC recommends Pfizer's COVID-19 booster for 12 to 15-year-olds; Cuba, Bulgaria tighten travel restrictions.
Financial and Monetary Systems
Higher shipping costs may lift Asia’s low inflation
Inflation has risen in many emerging and developed economies. Levels remain lower in Asia than in many regions, but high shipping costs could change that.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 5 January
Top COVID-19 news stories: US reports nearly 1 million new COVID-19 infections; WHO sees more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptoms; countries around the world report rising COVID-...
Health and Healthcare Systems
From zero COVID-19 vaccines to 11.2 billion in a year
A vaccine has never been developed, tried, tested and manufactured faster than the COVID-19 vaccines have, with a record-breaking manufacturing scale-up.
Health and Healthcare Systems
In 2020, fewer Americans moved, exodus from cities slowed
Fewer people moved out of cities in the United States in 2020 than in the period before the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to research.
Health and Healthcare Systems
These smart face masks can tell you whether you have COVID-19
Researchers, scientists, engineers and innovators are joining the fight against COVID-19 with face masks designed to detect the virus.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 4 January
Top COVID-19 stories: US approves Pfizer booster shot for 12- to 15-year-olds; Omicron evades immunity better than Delta, Danish study finds; Indonesia to begin COVID-19 boosters from 12 ...