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What it's like returning to China's zero-COVID bubble

by Jennifer Pak
Nov 17, 2022
China is simplifying some of the rules to enter its zero-COVID bubble, but many hurdles remain.
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The pandemic delayed milestones in millennials' lives

by Kristin Schwab
Nov 8, 2022
Everyone lost time, but for millennials, they were years often marked by dating, marriage and family formation.
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Can pandemic relief money help schools bring kids up to speed academically?

by Stephanie Hughes
Oct 26, 2022
National reading and math scores are way down. But school leaders say it can be hard to put all that money toward instruction.
School districts have until September 2024 to spend the last of the $190 billion allocated to them in COVID relief funds.
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Locked out of China by its zero-COVID policy, their lives changed course

by Jennifer Pak
Oct 5, 2022
China’s borders shut in March 2020 to contain COVID-19. It's been rough for people who made a life in China but were forced to leave.
China's rigorous COVID restrictions have made it difficult for some residents to return. Above, a woman at Hong Kong International Airport makes her way to hotel quarantine on Sept. 23.
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China's lockdowns continue to disrupt personal lives and the global economy

by Amy Scott and Anais Amin
Sep 12, 2022
"There was a convenience shop owner nearby me who ate nothing but instant noodles for weeks," says Marketplace's Jennifer Pak.
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Remote workers have stayed in Truckee, California, but not the local workforce

by Matt Levin
Aug 16, 2022
Skyrocketing housing costs are driving out the local labor force, leaving all kinds of businesses in the small town short-staffed.
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Are we back to normal? In a new normal? Economy gives mixed signals on the pandemic.

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 21, 2022
Some consumer and business behavior has rebounded. But as the BA.5 subvariant spreads, other trends show persistent trepidation.
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Shanghai's lockdown has eased, but businesses are still tallying the costs

by Jennifer Pak
Jul 14, 2022
Shanghai's lockdown crippled supply chains and logistics. Materials and transport costs climbed, and there have been personal struggles too.
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Health professionals wonder about future of COVID drugs as federal funding wanes

by Lily Jamali
Jun 29, 2022
Drugmaker Eli Lilly will supply the government with another 150,000 doses of its monoclonal antibody to meet short-term demand.
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Corporations' decisions seem to signal the end of the pandemic

by Kristin Schwab
Jun 22, 2022
“Some companies are large enough that they can be the trendsetters,” one health economist tells us.
Broadway, which has been stringent on COVID-19 restrictions, is lifting its mask mandate on July 1.
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