Pandemic

Books for distraction, escape or deep-dives into current events: Canada’s award-winning authors reflect on their literature consumption amidst COVID-19 Since 1936, GGBooks have been celebrating the best books in Canada across genres. Each year, writers from all corners of the country are nationally recognized for their contributions to Canadian literature,…

Adam Amin had just arrived at dinner with the rest of the crew that would be broadcasting the American Athletic Conference men’s basketball tournament in Fort Worth, Texas when he saw the news that would soon change the world as we know it. Rudy Gobert had tested positive for coronavirus,…

A fines de marzo, poco después que el estado de Nueva York cerrara negocios no esenciales y pidiera a la gente que se quedara en casa, Ashley Laderer comenzó a despertarse cada mañana con un terrible dolor de cabeza. “Sentía que mi cabeza iba a estallar”, recordó la escritora de…

Chicago Tribune | Oct 15, 2020 at 5:00 AM Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle listens in as speakers discuss the impact of a potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act during a news conference at Cook County Health in Chicago on Oct. 7, 2020. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is snuffing out the promoters behind a Chainsmokers concert for violating his executive order in July by hosting a concert that violated public health law.Cuomo announced Wednesday that the promoters will face a $20,000 fine for holding a large gathering in Southampton, a direct violation…

Author of the article:Publishing date:Oct 14, 2020  •   •  2 minute readLONDON — Britain, Italy and Spain had the highest rates of so-called “excess deaths” from all causes, including COVID-19, among 21 developed countries during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, an international study has found.Some 206,000 more people…

Author of the article:Lisa JohnsonPublishing date:Oct 14, 2020  •   •  3 minute readAlberta NDP leader Rachel Notley (right) and health critic David Shepherd (left) criticize the Alberta UCP government's plan to revise the province's public health care system on Tuesday October 13, 2020. Photo by Larry Wong/PostmediaArticle contentAlberta’s plan to…

Southeast Asia, home to some of the most tourism-reliant countries in the world, is reeling from the coronavirus-induced global lockdowns — and many of the region's travel industries are struggling to survive.Even though other regions like Europe have seen travel-related activities lifted, Southeast Asia's borders have remained largely closed.The World…

On Oct. 5 — three days after President Donald Trump confirmed via Twitter that he and his wife had tested positive for the novel coronavirus — Murray's Restaurant in downtown Minneapolis announced that 13 of their employees were entering quarantine.  As the Associated Press reported, the 13 had catered a…

Photo credit: Universal Pictures I’ve covered many film premieres over the years — grand affairs with red carpets packed with guests and reporters clamoring to score face-to-face interviews with talent before the screening begins. But the coronavirus pandemic has changed all of that. The world premiere of “Freaky” — the…