Tag: covid-19-over

China turns COVID quarantine centers into apartments : Goats and Soda : NPR

Dozens of makeshift centers were built and now stand empty. Now authorities…

Toronto’s office vacancy rate is now higher than it’s been for nearly 30 years — and peak vacancy could be years away

Study shows vacancy rate hits 15 per cent this year as companies…

The Ticking Time Bomb in America’s Downtowns

Office buildings are emptying, but rents won’t budge. Debt is mounting. What…

Opinion: How working from home gave Canadians a big pay raise – and why nobody wants to give it up

The Globe and Mail offers the most authoritative news in Canada, featuring…

‘It’s like a war zone’: Three years after Ontario declared a state of emergency for COVID, here’s where we stand

Illness continues to spread and the global death toll is nearing seven…

The ‘End’ of COVID Is Still Far Worse Than We Imagined

Even now, the coronavirus is killing three times as many people as…

Opinion | We Advised Biden on the Pandemic. Much Work Remains to Face the Next Crisis. – The New York Times

Even with the successes against Covid, there is much room for improvement….

When the history f COVID-19 is written, the politicalization of mask wearing…

which we can blame on Trump and his rat-fuckers…

you can tell you’re post covid-19 when.,..

you can tell you’re post covid when.,.. paying $38 for 2 subways…

The ‘End’ of COVID Is Still Far Worse Than We Imagined

Even now, the coronavirus is killing three times as many people as…

Is the COVID pandemic over? Stakes high as debate over ‘the end’ heats up

The uncertainty of a new viral pathogen and the relentlessness of its…

Human seasonal influenza under COVID-19 and the potential consequences of influenza lineage elimination | Nature Communications

Source: Human seasonal influenza under COVID-19 and the potential consequences of influenza…

Philip Cross: The Bank of Canada has failed, not just Tiff Macklem | Financial Post

Canada is undergoing its sharpest and most prolonged resurgence of inflation since…

1 in 3 Canadians are willing to change jobs to keep working from home: Ipsos poll – National | Globalnews.ca

Many working Canadians want to continue working from home and are even…

Is a four-day work week coming to an office near you? For some it already has, and both employers and workers are reaping the rewards

A handful of companies in Canada have adopted the truncated schedule with…

We’re Not at Endemicity Yet

Too many people still have no protection against the coronavirus. Source: We’re…

Endemicity Is Meaningless

The coronavirus will be with us forever. But we still have no…

White House gets set for cautious pivot on pandemic  

The White House is preparing to pivot on the pandemic — but…

Doug Ford unveils schedule to ease COVID-19 restrictions starting Jan. 31

The end of this month will mark the beginning of a “cautious”…

The Year Basic Income Programs Went Mainstream

Local guaranteed income pilots have given more than 5,400 U.S. families direct…

If the way we work is going to change, offices are going to change, too | CBC News

At organizations across Canada, decision-makers are looking at how their physical workspaces…

Personal Finance: Americans Need to Live More Like Europeans – Bloomberg

Supply-chain shortages are constraining U.S. consumers’ endless appetite for buying whatever they…

Interest rates are headed up. What it means for variable and fixed mortgage rates – National | Globalnews.ca

Whether you’re shopping for a home or about to renew your mortgage,…

A year later, 45% of COVID patients in Wuhan still have symptoms

Fatigue, sweating, chest tightness, anxiety and myalgia were most common. Source: A…

The debt jubilee: an Old Testament solution to a modern financial crisis?

The overhang of debt in Europe and the US has made recovery…

70 per cent of Canadian businesses struggling to find skilled talent, most seek to recruit outside of Canada. – TechBomb News

79 per cent said the pandemic changed the way they work, and…

Opinion: The blunt truth about what comes next with Covid-19 – CNN

The only real certainty we have is this: the world’s herd will…

Average pay for grocery store and restaurant workers is now over $15 an hour – The Washington Post

$15 an hour is suddenly the rule, not the exception, for U.S….

Here’s what employers in Canada are offering workers during the labour shortage | Globalnews.ca

Recruitment experts say the balance of power has shifted to workers in…

Here’s what Canada’s business leaders think about heading back to the office | CBC News

After 500 days of working from home, CBC News reached out to…

Opinion | 8 Hours a Day, 5 Days a Week Is Not Working for Us

The goal is “one reasonable job per person,” not “two for one…

Wall Street Sees Blowout Profits Ahead

Optimism blooms in earnings season After closing the books on the second…

That COVID-19 tracking app you were urged to download? It didn’t deliver — ‘far from it’ | National Post

After $20 million spent, a mere 20 per cent uptake and low…

Spain Is The Latest Country To Try A Four-Day Workweek

Spain has announced that it will experiment with a trial four-day workweek….

4 in 5 Canadians don’t want return to pre-pandemic work schedule: poll

Barbara Bowes, with Winnipeg’s Legacy Bowes Group, told 680 CJOB other surveys…

U.S. Companies Shifted To Make N95 Respirators During COVID. Now, They’re Struggling

When an N95 respirator shortage left hospitals scrambling in 2020, U.S. manufacturers…

Japan proposes four-day working week to improve work-life balance | Asia| An in-depth look at news from across the continent | DW | 22.06.2021

The Japanese government has just unveiled its annual economic policy guidelines, which…

Covid outbreaks in Chinese ports could cause global goods shortages

Combination of rise in demand for products as some countries reopen and…

What Cruise Lines Need To Admit To Unvaccinated Passengers

It’s time to be honest with unvaccinated passengers about how their experience…

Should Joe Biden worry about soaring lumber prices?

Lumber hit an all-time high of $1,686 per thousand board feet this…