Front-line health care workers reflect on early days of COVID 5 years after WHO declared pandemic
Five years after the WHO declared the COVID global outbreak to be a pandemic, frontline health care workers reflect on what they remember of the early days of COVID.
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How the pandemic changed the world of disease control for worse -- and for better
Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the ...
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New method predicts prices in uncertain times
Artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning models can help businesses set optimal prices for goods or service by extrapolating prices from historical sales data, which generally show that sales go ...
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Yearly 18% rise in ADHD prescriptions in England since COVID-19 pandemic
Prescriptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in England have risen 18%  year on year since the pandemic. This is higher than previously reported, and masks wide regional ...
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KZN disaster teams on high alert following level 5 flood warning
Disaster management teams across KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are on high alert as heavy downpours will continue until Tuesday. The South African Weather Services (Saws) has issued an Orange Level 5 ...
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Food insecurity in Western New York reaches pandemic level
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Food insecurity is on the rise here in Western New York, with demand for assistance reaching levels not seen since the pandemic, according to FeedMore WNY. RELATED: A new ...
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Tourist arrivals bounce back, near pre-pandemic levels — BI
MANILA, Philippines — International travel has bounced back to nearly its pre-pandemic level as tourist arrivals continue to rise, indicating that the country's tourism has regained its momentum after ...
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Heavy rains lead to road closures across Durban, weather alert for KZN upgraded to level 5
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has now upgraded the weather alert to Level 5, warning of intensified downpours, strong winds, and potential hail. Several key roads have been flooded ...
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Phivolcs maintains Alert Level 3 for Kanlaon Volcano, recommends evacuation amid increased unrest
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has maintained Alert Level 3 over Kanlaon Volcano, warning of increased magmatic unrest and recommending the evacuation of residents ...
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A look back at the Covid-19 pandemic, five years on from New Zealand's first case
The country went to Alert Level 3 on 28 April and people could not wait to use ... But, in 2023, a New Zealand Medical Journal study showed restrictions during the pandemic probably saved around ...
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Who is Amy Gleason, the woman who actually heads DOGE?
The Associated Press reports that Gleason worked with the White House in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "She recognized that technology can improve healthcare, and spent years building and ...