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Bookmark or Share- Here's how the pandemic has changed societies – for good | World ...Two years later, the signals are somewhat mixed. One survey initially found that up to 65% of businesses were planning to invest in supply chain regionalization, but a more recent study showed that many businesses are far more likely to raise their inventories to reconfigure more resilient supply chains, than they are to actually regionalize capacity.
- Scientists warn of more pandemics unless we stop harming nature | World ...But we can prevent future pandemics by better protecting Earth’s natural resources. There are 1.7 million ‘undiscovered’ viruses in mammals and birds, 827,000 of which could infect humans. But it’s not too late to change course and rebuild our defences. Experts say switching our efforts to prevention would reduce the threat.
- A visual history of pandemics | World Economic ForumDespite the persistence of disease and pandemics throughout history, there’s one consistent trend over time – a gradual reduction in the death rate. Healthcare improvements and understanding the factors that incubate pandemics have been powerful tools in mitigating their impact.
- COVID-19 and geopolitics – 5 lessons from past pandemicsCOVID-19 is the latest in a long series of pandemics that have shaped the course of history and hold lessons for today. The 1918-19 Spanish flu is thought to have led to increased global cooperation around pandemic preparedness.
- 10 COVID-19 lessons shaping our post-pandemic futureWe have reached the end of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic with more problems on the horizon. Covid-19 lessons can be drawn from the previous two years about how to handle future and long-standing challenges.
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