Sweden has been a great area for global epidemics: it has reduced lockdowns and kept restaurants, bars, schools, movie theaters and gyms largely open. And while mortality rates were higher compared to its Nordic neighbors, it was higher than in larger European countries. Now, the second wave has brought a …
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Latest updates Almost all forecasting models now show a slight northern shift in our Nor’Ester storm track, forming a low pressure center in Cape May, NJ (instead of open water to the south and east). That’s a remarkable one Hot Solutions for us, pushing the rain-snow line to the far …
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JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes told CNBC on Tuesday that he is hopeful that the deployment of coronavirus vaccines will help start the demand for air travel around the world, and based on his experience with his own family. “I called my mother in the UK just before she came to …
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A stinging official report released on Tuesday states that the Swedish government has failed to adequately protect the elderly in care homes from COVID-19 and is ultimately responsible for the impact of the epidemic in the country, according to a stinging official report released on Tuesday. Unlike others, the lockdown …
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