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...researchers also conceded that closing schools could have unintended consequences. Up to one-third of healthcare workers in developed economies are the main carers for dependent children. Close schools and many of those people would have to take time off, compromising the effectiveness of health services. Mass absenteeism could also damage already fragile economies. The U.S. government has said that the decision on whether to close schools will rest with local officials. In China, no plans to close schools have been announced, but the authorities have urged educators to limit all unnecessary travel and gatherings. But plans may change suddenly...
...county with more than 1 million residents and a tourist industry that cycles through 49 million visitors in a typical year. He says he has eight nurses in the schools and 20 other nurses ready to do immunizations. But if they each spend five minutes per injection, it would take them a month and a half - working 24 hours a day - to deliver the vaccine to all the local students. "For most of the local health departments, they are not going to have the resources to do the job," Sherin says. "We are really going to be relying on volunteers...
...strong. But that’s still a long way off, and there’s no telling if that will pan out. It’s enough of a gamble for me to move all the way out west. I don’t know if I can take another risk investing my baseball fandom in something tentative...
...childhood obsession with the 1960s, I couldn’t pass up the Hatch Shell’s free, outdoor concert series, sponsored by Oldies 103.3. And when I found out that on July 25, in the height of summer, the most quintessential So-Cal band would take the stage? Well, it didn’t really seem like a choice...
...Popsicles made to resemble famous buildings. "The name of our umbrella company is Farchitecture," says Estreller, who didn't study architecture but currently works in low-income housing development. "Coolhaus is just one of our projects. There will definitely be other projects." Future Frank Lloyd Wrights may want to take note: perhaps you should study food service instead...