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@EU_Eurostat shared
On Jan 9, 2023
💻☀️In Q2 2022 in the EU, coastal holiday destinations recorded the most guest nights booked via online platforms. Most popular regions: 🇪🇸Andalucia (6.5 million guest nights) 🇭🇷Jadranska Hrvatska (5.5 million) 🇫🇷Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (5.2 million) 👉https://t.co/w9Ph8J20BF https://t.co/YpRVKlezSe
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Nights booked online up 9% in the Summer of 2022

Nights booked online up 9% in the Summer of 2022

During the third quarter of 2022, which included the traditional summer holiday months of July and August, guests spent around 251 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the ...

@NPR shared
On Jan 10, 2023
As COVID testing returns to some airports, here's a guide on how to stay safe while flying. https://t.co/UWhSQcqTrM
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Coronavirus FAQ: How do I avoid catching COVID while flying in 2023?

Coronavirus FAQ: How do I avoid catching COVID while flying in 2023?

You'll see testing in some airports these days — it's just like we're going back in time! And speaking of looking back, the things that protected fliers from COVID then are still a good ...

@TheEconomist shared
On Jan 6, 2023
Acidic droplets become death traps for covid-19 viruses in a room in under a minute if the acidity of the air is increased sufficiently. And that suggests an intriguing idea https://t.co/BWZsALU7UT
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Acidifying the air may protect against covid

Acidifying the air may protect against covid

A soupçon of nitric acid could do the trick

@bbchealth shared
On Jan 4, 2023
What is known about new Covid variant XBB 1.5? https://t.co/BzhTV7VVH0
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What is known about new Covid variant XBB.1.5?

What is known about new Covid variant XBB.1.5?

The latest Omicron variant is making scientists take notice in the US - so what do you need to know?

@TheEconomist shared
On Jan 5, 2023
Many around the world believe that the pandemic is over. But it isn’t. Covid still kills 10,000 people a week and many of those deaths are preventable https://t.co/9Vyzx07evK
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All around the world, covid surveillance is faltering

All around the world, covid surveillance is faltering

That, rather than the surge of cases in China, is the main reason for worry

@bbchealth shared
On Jan 4, 2023
China Covid: WHO warns about under-representing Covid deaths https://t.co/cfMVPssTow
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China Covid: WHO warns about under-representing Covid deaths

China Covid: WHO warns about under-representing Covid deaths

The health body says it is worried about the risk to life and again urges Beijing for better data.

@TheEconomist shared
On Jan 5, 2023
RT @mattholehouse: The inside piece on the road forward to a better relationship. There is a path to a wider, deeper trade agreement, and more productive relations within three years. After that, it quickly gets trickier. And things could quickly fall apart. https://t.co/VrqWbIh6IT
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Assembling a better British relationship with Europe

Assembling a better British relationship with Europe

The components are there. Putting them together will not be easy

@TheEconomist shared
On Jan 5, 2023
RT @gadyepstein: Dr Yang swallowed an ibuprofen, put on a second mask, and went to see his patients. Three medics share their tales of coping with China’s massive covid surge -- while being infected themselves. From @TheEconomist's 1843 magazine https://t.co/SerJoMQWsA
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These Chinese medics caught covid. They still had to show up for work

These Chinese medics caught covid. They still had to show up for work

China’s doctors are battling panic, overcrowding and their own fevers