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Lockdown
How Shanghai's DIY supply chains helped us live through the long COVID lockdown
by
Jennifer Pak
Jun 6, 2022
What happens when supply chains collapse and it's up to district governments, neighbors and friends to fill the gap?
Need a CT scan? You may have to wait weeks, thanks to lockdowns in China and dye shortages
May 31, 2022
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, a critical Shanghai plant that produces the dye has been operating at reduced capacity for weeks.
Cities in China not under lockdown still feel the pain
by
Jennifer Pak
May 23, 2022
Dozens of cities are under lockdown or COVID-19 restrictions, and that is affecting businesses across China.
Shanghai firms drift back to work but hurdles remain
by
Jennifer Pak
May 4, 2022
Shanghai is allowing a small number of firms to resume operations. In a heavily locked-down environment, many of them are finding it's not that easy.
A look at lockdown life in Shanghai
Apr 22, 2022
COVID cases still number about 18,000 per day, and many people have had to make sacrifices.
Inside Shanghai's indefinite lockdown: isolation, outcry and food shortages
by
Jennifer Pak
Apr 12, 2022
Shanghai's latest citywide lockdown has left residents anxious about being separated from their children, pets and struggling to find food.
"Looking after children during the pandemic is uplifting"
by
Sean McHenry
Jan 13, 2021
Roopam Carroll runs a day care center in Nottingham, England. She explains how caregivers enable other kinds of work.
For public good, not for profit.
When your true-crime pod teaches you Spanish
by
Andy Uhler
Oct 22, 2020
Duolingo saw a 100% increase in new users in March. With growing competition, it's using bilingual stories in a bid for more ears.
As the COVID-19 lockdown took hold, savings rates spiked
by
Justin Ho
Jul 31, 2020
Government relief has boosted some incomes, and shutdowns have made it harder to spend.
How do businesses (and customers) decide what’s safe during a pandemic?
by
Jack Stewart
Jul 28, 2020
As States attempt reopening, and see COVID-19 cases flare, what does the science say about risky situations?