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The Lessons of Ebola: 2014 Epidemic Drove Many Girls Out of School Permanently
The Ebola epidemic’s effects on education for girls in two African countries may help aid workers predict the effects of…
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Young Damascus Doctors Are on the Pandemic’s Front Lines in Hospitals and Patients’ Homes
Fresh Syrian medical school graduates learning their profession in hospitals and starting public health initiatives are at high risk of…
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‘Life Must Go On’: Syria’s Universities and Schools Prepare to Reopen
With Syria apparently experiencing many more cases of Covid-19 than the government publicly acknowledges, parents and students are wary about…
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Dust Left by Beirut’s Massive Explosion May Be a Major Danger to Health
The threat of toxic dust is just one facet of the mammoth task of restoring Beirut after the port blast.…
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How to Reopen Universities Safely: A ‘Toolkit’ Offers Guidance
A new report offers guidelines and assessment tools universities can use as they work out how to reopen safely during…
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Arab Universities Begin Reopening After Covid-19 Closures
Officials in several countries called the openings tentative and said they could be reversed if the number of infections rises.
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Society Through the Lens of a Pandemic: What Anthropologists Are Learning
Anthropologists aren’t surprised at the stigmatizing and blaming that followed Covid-19. It’s a typical human response to events too complicated…
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Afraid of Infection, Medical Students in Egypt Want to Postpone Exams
Exams for students in the final three years of medical training are scheduled in July. With Covid-19 cases on the…
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Across the Arab Region, Covid-19 Has Scrambled Scientists’ Plans
Arab researchers have changed gears to find a way to help fight Covid-19 or understand its impact.
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Jordanian Researchers Create a Cheaper, Faster Coronavirus Test
Researchers in Jordan have developed a new way to extract genetic material from a virus to speed up coronavirus tests.
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