Pandemic

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Nearly 7 out of 10 Canadian buyers (69%) made all-cash purchases. getty Anyone who bought a home – or tried to – over the past couple of years knows that it was rip-roaringly competitive, with bidding wars and all-cash deals. But it actually could have been worse. One group all…

Shanghai Health Commission reported a total of 4 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases this morning, Tuesday, July 19. A further 19 local asymptomatic cases were also reported. Of the 4 new local cases reported, 4 tested positive during central quarantine, while 0 tested positive during regular screening. Of the 19 new local asymptomatic…

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Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state, and federal levels, recasting America’s future battles against infectious diseases. Galvanized by what they’ve characterized as an overreach of covid-related health orders issued amid the…

The entire country is still reeling from the impact of the pandemic. Luckily, businesses from Washington to Connecticut are eligible for small business grants to ease the burden. This week, several state and local governments and organizations launched new initiatives to support small businesses. Read about the latest small business…

There were 29 graduates from the Indigenous Pre-Cadet Training Program, aimed at giving Indigenous people between ages of 19 and 29 a first-hand look into a potential career in policing. The RCMP Academy hosted the Indigenous Pre-Cadet Training Program (IPTP) graduation on July 15, 2022 in Regina. Candidates arrived at…

The number of overdose deaths involving methadone decreased after the implementation of an early-pandemic policy that allowed some patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) to take methadone at home, new research shows. Overdose deaths both with and without methadone rose sharply in March 2020, when the policy was announced. Of…

The CDC reports that, in 2020, 12.2 million Americans seriously contemplated dying by suicide.Image: Pau Barrena (Getty Images) As our country continues grappling with its ongoing mental health pandemic, a new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number—988—is launching July 16 to support those struggling with suicidal ideation. 988 is the new…

The Covid pandemic left India’s immunisation programme in tatters, with an estimated three million children not having received the first dose of the DPT vaccine in 2020, according to Unicef. The percentage of children who globally received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3), fell five…