COVID: Hong Kong death toll prompts coffin shortage
Hong Kong's deadliest coronavirus outbreak has cost about 6,000 lives this year -- and the city is now running out of coffins.
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Hong Kong's deadliest coronavirus outbreak has cost about 6,000 lives this year -- and the city is now running out of coffins.
As the city runs out of coffins, one company is offering a cardboard alternative.
We discuss: 1) The decision not to give Oded Goldreich the Israel Prize 2) Whether all gov't offices should be moved to Jerusalem 3) Whether the models used to forecast Israel’s demography in 2050 produce self-fulfilling prophecies
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