Pandemic

France has recorded a historic decrease in acute gastroenteritis that public health officials have linked to measures in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the first lockdown because of coronavirus very low levels were recorded from March 2020 in the 2019 and 2020 winter monitoring season that ran from mid-November…

SEATTLE -- Washington state’s Department of Health says preliminary data shows more people died of drug overdoses in 2020 than any other year in at least the last decade. Authorities say the effects of the coronavirus pandemic likely led to a drug use surge. The Seattle Times reports fatal drug…

May 10, 2021Updated: May 10, 2021 1:13 p.m. 1of3In this aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, base camp is seen on May 25, 2020. China will draw a “separation line” atop Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from being spread by climbers…

The US is approaching a turning point where Covid vaccinations are sharply reducing infection and hospitalization rates, key figures in the fight against the disease said on Sunday, though the Biden administration is facing mounting pressure to do more to help other nations still in the grip of the disease.…

The monthly employment report from the Department of Labor may be the most closely watched economic statistic there is: investors, economists, and government officials all examine it for information about how the U.S. economy is doing. But it is far from being an entirely reliable indicator. In May of 2016,…

By any financial measure, TFI International Inc. has had a great pandemic. Revenue at the Montreal-based trucking conglomerate, excluding fuel surcharges, rose in 2020. Net income jumped by double digits, in part because TFI moved quickly to cut its work force expenses. The company made a string of 13 acquisitions…

Among the lessons of this pandemic is that inadequate planning leads to improvisation. Let's not make that mistake again. Author of the article: Robert Libman  •  Special to Montreal Gazette Corner of Peel and Ste-Catherine Sts. during a peak in the pandemic in March 2020. Recovery will be difficult, Robert…

Eating disorders have quadrupled since the start of the pandemic and emergency rooms are overwhelmed with young patients who have suicidal thoughts. Author of the article: Katherine Wilton  •  Montreal Gazette “Everything must be put in place for a return to school as normal as possible next fall, including attendance…

Pope Francis on Thursday hailed "tireless" work of medics in India during the second wave of coronavirus pandemic that has stretched the country's healthcare machinery beyond capacity. Pope urged the medics to stay strong in his message for India. In a message to the Catholic Bishops' Conference in India, the…

Robin Harper, an administrative assistant at a preschool in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, grew up showering every day. “It’s what you did,” she said. But when the coronavirus pandemic forced her indoors and away from the general public, she started showering once a week. The new practice felt environmentally virtuous, practical…