Reflection on COVID-19 response and future improvements
A reader argues early isolation in care homes was essential and criticizes strict visitor bans. They urge faster, focused protections for the elderly, better tests for past infection, and stricter entry controls at borders. The piece notes lessons for future pandemics and calls for practical, science-based measures.
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Manitoba
China
Canada
Reflections on COVID-19 impacts and future health policies
The writer questions the speed and scope of vaccine testing, notes rising death counts and untallied losses from untreated cancer and heart disease, and argues for revisiting mask rules as Canada moves beyond the COVID-19 crisis. They call for civil discourse and better preparation for future health emergencies.
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Canada
Climate links and flood causes amid global rainfall
The piece argues that heavy rains in Germany and China reflect normal patterns, not climate change. It cites warnings ignored in Germany over the River Ahr floods and in China over Henan, lists broad flood-cause categories from infrastructure to urban development, and cites NASA and quotes by Burnett and Ingersoll.
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Germany
China
Ahr
Rhine
Karl August Seel
Henan
Zengzhou
Danjiangkou
New Orleans
Houston
Los Angeles
Venice
NASA
H. Sterling Burnett
Robert Green Ingersoll
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