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Dive deeper into the week’s biggest stories from the Middle East and around the world with The National’s foreign desk. Nuances are often missed in day-to-day headlines. We go Beyond the Headlines by bringing together the voices of experts and those living the news to provide a clearer picture of the region’s shifting political and social landscape.
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Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
On May 16, the European Union will no longer require people to wear masks on planes.
Many countries around the world have already started to relax Covid-19 restrictions.
And some, like Greece, New Zealand and Japan, are preparing to drop all rules in time for summer.
So is it finally time to get back to normal? At least to the way life was before the pandemic. Or is it time to simply embrace the ‘new normal'?
This week on Beyond the Headlines, host Suhail Akram asks experts and health care professionals if the pandemic is truly over.