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Coronavirus: Why it’s so deadly in Italy
Medium
As we study the numbers on the coronavirus cases and the deaths related to COVID-19, a similar question comes up again and again: This question relates both to the absolute number of deaths , which…
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Will covid 19 bankrupt Canadian cities? Power & politics
CBC News
Cities are on the front lines of the pandemic, but unlike other levels of government, they can't run a budget deficit. Toronto Mayor John Tory said his city ...
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Covid 19 challenges New York’s future
Economist
Cities around the world, take heed
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How smart city planning could slow future pandemics
Wired
The Covid-19 crisis is an opportunity to rethink how cities are designed—and make them better equipped to stop disease from spreading.
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The pandemic will change american retail forever
The Atlantic
The big will get bigger as mom-and-pops perish and shopping goes virtual. In the short term, our cities will become more boring. In the long term, they might just become interesting again.
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Coronavirus crisis: new hygiene measures for wa’s hospitality sector
The West Australian
WA hospitality staff will be required to complete mandatory COVID-19 hygiene training ahead of the eventual re-opening of bars, restaurants and cafes.
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Covid-19 and its impact on gig working
People Matters
The COVID-19 situation has brought in further changes to the way we work and some of these changes might be here to stay The biggest shift can be seen in the shape of the workforce with a rise in gigs and solopreneurship with organizations enthusiastically embracing the gig economy both globally and in India
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Startups rethink what it means to be high-touch during a pandemic
Tech Crunch
Glossier NYC, in normal times, is typically visited by more than 2,000 people every day, with lines of people from all over the world curling out the door. And when you enter, it’s tempting to touch, well, everything. The walls are adorned with flowers, mirrors and giant versions of the makeup company’s flagship product: Boy […]
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E-learning becomes new standard as schools close due to Covid-19
Governing
Indiana is among the many states that have switched to e-learning during the coronavirus outbreak. While education leaders concede it’s not ideal, “I think once people get more adjusted to it… I think it’ll be really good for the kids.”
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What the pandemic teaches about the need to redesign education
Governing
Schools need to be better positioned for the next crisis. That means making technology available, preparing students and teachers for online learning, and bringing an equity focus to assessment tools.
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5 predictions about how coronavirus will change the future of work
Forbes
The current crisis will eventually pass and a new normal will emerge—and there is plenty of reason to believe that future will be bright.