COVID-19
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'Covid inquiry is a sideshow led by smug lawyers with 20-20 hindsight'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By The Week UK Published
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'Unstaffed railway ticket offices leave us at the mercy of faltering machines'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By The Week UK Published
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The curious case of the vanishing Westminster WhatsApps
Talking Point Revelations from Covid inquiry 'reopen big questions about government transparency in the digital age'
By The Week UK Published
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'The government is masking its failure to get a grip on Covid-19'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By The Week Staff Published
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'For Israel, what exactly is proportionate to genocide?'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By The Week Staff Published
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Skeletal remains debunk myth around 1918 flu pandemic
Under the Radar New research casts doubt on widely held assumption that 1918 virus predominantly affected the young and healthy
By The Week Staff Published
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How do we calculate mass deaths?
The Explainer Recent revisions to 9/11, Libyan flood and Covid-19 death tolls raise questions over estimates
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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You can now get a new Covid booster shot. Should you?
Unless you are old or otherwise at high risk, it isn't a 'slam dunk'
By Peter Weber Published
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Empty office buildings are blank slates to improve cities
Speed Read The pandemic kept people home and now city buildings are vacant
By Devika Rao Published
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Is it time to mask up again?
Today's Big Question A rise in Covid-19 cases brings back the possibility of mask mandates
By Joel Mathis Published
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The NHS plan for virtual wards to beat winter crisis
feature Patients with respiratory infections to be given wearable devices that allow doctors to monitor them at home
By The Week Staff Published
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Inflation vs. deflation: which is worse for national economies?
Today's Big Question Lower prices may be good news for households but prolonged deflation is ‘terrible for the economy’
By The Week Staff Published
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Understanding the new Covid-19 variant, Eris
Speed Read The formally named EG.5 is making the rounds, but we don't have to worry just yet
By Devika Rao Published
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‘Irony’ as Zoom calls staff back to office
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By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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