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Priya Iyer

Priya Iyer is a public health professional and freelance writer. In 2019, she was a Fellow in Global Journalism at the University of Toronto.

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A Pandemic Across Time Zones

For the millions of Torontonians with family overseas, COVID has meant not just navigating our own lockdowns, but living through theirs as well.

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