These are the "tripledemic" holidays

Our daily selection of the global stories that really matter. Discover the news beyond the headlines with Curio. Every morning, host Manish Verma selects analytical and thought-provoking articles from the world’s leading publications, leaving you better informed and ready for your day. In today's episode... Social distancing, masks and lockdowns kept seasonal viruses such as the flu in check. But now, they’re back and worse than before. WIRED explains how a "tripledemic" is pushing hospitals to its limits in the US and asks whether it's time to go back to some of those COVID coping mechanisms. Later, as a triple threat of viruses spread during the winter months, how do working parents juggle work and sick children? Bloomberg talks to the overwhelmed mums and dads about how they manage.