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Mon, 6 Jul 2020 09:14:45 -0400
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A First-of-its-Kind Book on COVID-19 Problems and Solutions

  

The COVID-19 Solutions Guide provides tools for readers that assist them with the pandemic’s personal, financial, and emotional impacts.

 

TORONTO, Canada, July 6, 2020: In response to the impacts of COVID-19 on society, recently we launched the e-book The COVID-19 Solutions Guide <https://thecovidguide.com/>.  This innovative publication provides many solutions for current issues. A blog <https://thecovidguide.com/blog> provides regular updates.

COVID-19 has disrupted economic growth, social norms, health and safety. Over 11.5 million individuals worldwide have been infected; over 535,000 have died.

The authors are well qualified to write this book. Dr. Ronald Baecker is Emeritus Professor of Computer Science and Bell Chair in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Toronto, He recently was awarded the 2020 Social Impact Award of ACM SIGCHI.

Dr. Gary Feldman is a retired physician who served as the Public Health Officer of Ventura County and Riverside County in California for 14 years.  Professor Judith Langer is a Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Education who specializes in language, literacy, and learning. Justin Stein is a Toronto-based financial advisor with a practice focused on helping families and business owners protect and manage risk. 

The COVID-19 Solutions Guide is now available for purchase <https://thecovidguide.com/book> on the team’s website and at Lulu Books. It will soon also be available on the Kindle, Nook, and Kobo.

 
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