COVID-19 Updates
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To get people to use face masks, we need solidarity, not shaming | Frances Ryan
These things happen in quick succession now. On Friday, Boris Johnson floated the idea of making face coverings mandatory in shops in England (it is already compulsory in Scotland). Within…
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Coronavirus vaccine tracker: How close are we to a vaccine?
Pre-clinical vaccines not yet in human trials 138 Phase 1 vaccines in small-scale safety trials 17 Phase 2 vaccines in expanded safety trials 9 Phase 3 vaccines in large-scale efficacy…
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America is not prepared for schools opening this fall. This will be bad | Siva Vaidhyanathan
The public school district in Charlottesville, Virginia, has proposed a model for schooling this fall that resembles what most districts are trying to do. Because state health officials recommend putting…
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The world needs grown-up leadership. Time for Germany to step up | Shada Islam
With Trump’s US missing in action from the global stage, the European Union should be stepping into the vacuum. Germany, which has just taken over the bloc’s rotating presidency, could…
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Hong Kong postpones book fair, other events amid third wave of Covid-19
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) has announced it will postpone the city’s annual book fair and three other major public events this month amid mounting concerns over a…
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About CDC COVID-19 Data
Summary CDC reports COVID-19 case counts, deaths, and laboratory testing numbers daily online. Data on the COVID-19 website and CDC’s COVID Data Tracker are based on the most recent numbers…
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Considerations for Non-emergency Vehicle Transportation for Tribal Communities During COVID-19
If a passenger is sick with COVID and being transported for medical care Tribal members who have tested positive for COVID-19, who are sick, or who have recently had a close…
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Before he died, a 30-year-old US man told nurse of his ‘mistake’ attending a ‘Covid party’
A 30-year-old man from Texas died from the new coronavirus after attending a “Covid-19” party hosted by an infected person, a doctor has revealed, underlining the risk to younger people.Jane…
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How serious is Hong Kong’s third wave of Covid-19 infections and what can be done to beat it?
Barely two weeks since people began returning to Hong Kong’s gyms and cinemas, and venturing out for dim sum in larger groups as social-distancing regulations were eased after the apparently…