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Here’s How To Make Public Transport Safer During COVID-19

September 28, 2020

As people around the world emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and return to work, the question of how to provide safe and sustainable public transport is becoming increasingly urgent. With the…

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New Report Gives Covid-19 Testing Strategies To Help America’s Communities Open Safely

September 28, 2020

A new, first-of-its kind report provides a framework for public health officials and community leaders in schools, businesses and other institutions on how to use Covid-19 screening test strategies to…

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Gates Foundation’s Annual Goalkeepers Report Shows COVID-19 Has Stalled 20 Years of Progress, Calls for Global Response to End the Pandemic

September 24, 2020

Report shows how economic damage has reinforced inequities and derailed achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; spotlights countries innovating to meet challenges The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched…

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How COVID-19 Is Shaping Our Cities And Communities

September 23, 2020

The emergence of COVID-19 in early 2020 turned our world upside down, forcing the global population indoors and making us fearful of getting too close to other people. In an…

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Cities

Coronavirus Hasn’t Killed The City. Here’s Why

September 16, 2020

No city has escaped the deadly spread of COVID-19. But the virus has had a profoundly uneven impact on different groups of people, even within the same city. When New…

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Alcohol And Junk Food Companies Are Exploiting The Pandemic

September 14, 2020

From marketing beer with pandemic lingo to giving money to governments, a report argues that corporate capture of COVID-19 is putting lives at risk. Alcohol and junk food companies have…

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Cities

This ‘Self-Sufficient’ Chinese City Is Being Built With Future Pandemics In Mind

September 14, 2020

A new city near Beijing featuring wooden apartment blocks, rooftop farms and renewable energy is being designed with drone-friendly terraces and ample space from which to work at home in…

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Cities

Connected City Streets Mean Healthier Residents And Communities

September 7, 2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, cities around the world are rediscovering the value of walkable and bikeable streets. From Oakland, Calif., to Amman, Jordan, cities have restricted driving…

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History Tells Us Trying To Stop Diseases Like COVID-19 At The Border Is A Failed Strategy

September 2, 2020

To explain why the coronavirus pandemic is much worse in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world, commentators have blamed the federal government’s mismanaged response and the lack of…

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People

COVID-19: It’s Time To Rethink Where, How And Why We Work

September 1, 2020

COVID-19 has hit consumer industries hard. These industries employ 20% of all workers worldwide with retail as the world’s largest private-sector employer. In addition to staggering business struggles and even…

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