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Aug 11, 2021

Texas hospitals short on ICU beds as COVID-19 cases surge

The U.S. Postal Service is proposing surcharges for retailers and customers. The BBC reports on the recovery of the airline industry through the lens of London’s Heathrow Airport, and we can add shipping containers to the list of shortages to the global supply chain.

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HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 10: People wait outside of the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital on August 10, 2021 in Houston, Texas. The Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital has set up medical tents in preparation for an overflow of patients being treated for the COVID-19 Delta variant. The Houston metropolitan area has seen an upward increase of Delta infections, and research is showing the Delta variant to be 60% more contagious than its predecessor the Alpha variant, also known as COVID-19.
HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 10: People wait outside of the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital on August 10, 2021 in Houston, Texas. The Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital has set up medical tents in preparation for an overflow of patients being treated for the COVID-19 Delta variant. The Houston metropolitan area has seen an upward increase of Delta infections, and research is showing the Delta variant to be 60% more contagious than its predecessor the Alpha variant, also known as COVID-19.
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