COVID-19 Updates
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First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Public Services
Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. Linking…
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Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Triage of Suspected COVID-19 Patients in non-US Healthcare Settings: Early Identification and Prevention of Transmission during Triage
Edits to clarify how healthcare workers can protect themselves during triage Update to triage algorithm to allow for fever (>38°C) OR history of fever This document is provided by CDC…
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Coronavirus: how masks, hand-washing helped Japan prevent heavy death tolls
Mask-wearing – anathema to many in the US – is one reason why Japan has avoided the heavy coronavirus death tolls seen in many parts of the world, according to…
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UK closes embassy in North Korea, evacuates diplomats amid coronavirus restrictions
Britain temporarily closed its embassy in North Korea and all diplomatic staff have left the country, the UK ambassador said on Thursday, the latest foreign delegation to leave amid strict…
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EU plans tech reboot to help it bounce back from coronavirus crisis, compete better with US and China
From ramping up 5G’s roll-out to exploiting its data, the European Union is turning to technology to help it bounce back from the coronavirus crisis and compete better in key…
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Coronavirus: Singapore-style stimulus not for Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, say economists
One size does not fit all. Economists say Southeast Asian governments should heed this axiom in fiscal policy as they decide whether to follow regional economic powerhouse Singapore in adding…
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COVID-19 Forecasts: New Hospitalizations
Columbia Universityexternal icon Model name: CU-Select Intervention assumptions: This model is based on assumptions about how levels of social distancing will change in the future. It assumes a 20% reduction…
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What makes New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern an authentic leader
The qualities that have made Jacinda Ardern the most popular prime minister of New Zealand in a century were on display this week as she took an earthquake in her…
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How loneliness from social isolation harms the elderly and dementia sufferers – and ways to help them overcome it
Forty-three-year-old Cindy Teo is a carer for her mother, Loh Yok Hing, who has mild to moderate dementia and is wheelchair-bound.The Covid-19 pandemic has had a minor impact on their…
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Coronavirus: EU’s diplomatic service launches probe over China disinformation leak
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Hans von der Burchard on politico.com on May 27, 2020.The European Union’s diplomatic service has…