Pandemic

(Reuters) - Iran imposed a 10-day lockdown across most of the country on Saturday to curb the spread of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, state media reported. FILE PHOTO: Iranians wearing protective face masks against the coronavirus walk in a crowded area of the capital Tehran, Iran, March…

We’ve suffered from Zoom fatigue. We’ve hit the pandemic wall. We’ve suffered from Zoom fatigue. We’ve hit the pandemic wall. And now, many Canadians are grappling with a new COVID-19 co-morbidity: vaccine envy. Over the past few days, there has been no shortage of stories about how Canadians are turning…

By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A health worker checks the patients queue during the COVID-19 vaccination campaign with AstraZeneca vaccine in Santander, Spain. Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images Latest coronavirus…

The conversations about where the 2021 Gonzaga Bulldogs ranked in historical context were already taking place before the national championship game of the men’s NCAA tournament against Baylor. The Zags were the team on the brink of history, entering at 31-0 and one win away from becoming men’s college basketball’s…

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The economist Robert Mundell died on April 4. Although known primarily for his work on international economics—he’s popularly known in economic circles as the “father of the Euro”—he played a vital role in the creation of what came to be known as supply-side economics: the idea that big tax cuts…

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Thousands of children became eligible during the pandemic OVER 2,000 children in Oxfordshire became eligible for free school meals during the pandemic, figures show. The Children’s Society described the increase in eligible children as worrying and said the figures highlighted the damaging impact of Covid-19 on struggling families. Department for…

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Author of the article: TOKYO — Japanese health authorities are concerned that variants of the coronavirus are driving a nascent fourth wave in the pandemic with just 109 days remaining until the Tokyo Olympics. The variants appear to be more infectious and may be resistant to vaccines, which are still…