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Coronavirus Updates
WHO warns there’s no going back to ‘old normal’ as coronavirus accelerates in three countries
PUBLISHED THU, JUL 23 202011:50 AM EDT UPDATED THU, JUL 23 20209:08 PM EDT Berkeley Lovelace Jr.@BERKELEYJRWill Feuer@WILLFOIAKEY POINTS
- The WHO warned there is no going back to the “old normal” as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates in the United States and poorer, developing countries.
- Half of all Covid-19 cases reported so far are from the United States, Brazil and India, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
- The U.S. has the worst outbreak in the world with more than 3.8 million Covid-19 cases so far, according to data from the WHO.
Prognosis
Virus Death Toll Hits 150,000 Even as New U.S. Cases Plateau
By David R Baker and Jonathan LevinJuly 29, 2020, 6:57 PM EDT Updated on July 29, 2020, 7:57 PM EDT
- In hot spots, patients infected weeks ago are succumbing
- Daily fatalities set records in Texas, Florida and California
Coronavirus pandemic: Tracking the global outbreak
By The Visual and Data Journalism TeamBBC News
Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world, with more than 17 million confirmed cases in 188 countries. Nearly 700,000 people have lost their lives.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51235105
Politics & Policy
Britain’s Deadly Covid Mistakes Are Laid Bare
England has had the highest excess mortality rate in Europe during the pandemic. No wonder Boris Johnson is desperate to do things differently.
By Therese RaphaelJuly 31, 2020, 3:30 AM EDT
U.S. Surpasses 150,000 Coronavirus Deaths As States Set New Fatality Records
BY EMILY CZACHOR ON 7/29/20 AT 4:10 PM EDT
A Viral Epidemic Splintering Into Deadly Pieces
- There’s not just one coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. There are many, each requiring its own mix of solutions.
- As of Tuesday, the pathogen had infected at least 4.3 million Americans, killing almost 150,000. To assess where the country is heading, we interviewed 20 public health experts.
By Donald G. McNeil Jr. July 29, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/health/coronavirus-future-america.html
At least 145,000 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S.
At least 4,317,000 cases have been reported.
By Joe Fox, Brittany Renee Mayes, Kevin Schaul, Leslie Shapiro and Bonnie BerkowitzData as of July 28 at 4:45 p.m.
Prognosis
Florida Reports Record Covid-19 Deaths, Hospitalizations
By Michael SmithJuly 28, 2020, 10:41 AM EDT
Europe Fears Coronavirus Second Wave Amid Spikes in Spain, France, Germany
BY SOO KIM ON 7/27/20 AT 11:47 AM EDT
Worldwide coronavirus deaths pass 650,000 as new surges prompt fresh curbs
- Curfews, closures and quarantine measures return as countries struggle to balance economic recovery with risk of Covid-19 flare-ups
- Despite grim figures, World Health Organisation argues against wholesale closing of borders
Agence France-Presse Published: 4:31am, 28 Jul, 2020
Coronavirus latest: Vietnam evacuating 80,000 from Da Nang as Asian governments battle second wave
- Records set for daily increases in the Australian state of Victoria and in India, where epidemic is spreading faster than anywhere else in the world
- Indonesia’s confirmed number of coronavirus cases has surpassed 100,000, the most in Southeast Asia
Agencies Published: 11:15am, 27 Jul, 2020
This Week in Asia / Health & Environment
Coronavirus: Indians seek ancient ayurvedic home remedies to boost immunity
- Many people have been trawling the web for various herbs and spices to boost their immune systems; others are taking up yoga or cycling
- Milk and turmeric drinks are selling out as the country’s coronavirus cases surge past 1 million
Amrit Dhillon Published: 2:00pm, 26 Jul, 2020
How the coronavirus transformed human activities globally
By Pablo Robles | Published June 2, 2020
THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
An outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China. It has since spread across the world and the World Health Organisation has declared a global pandemic. Seeking to distinguish the virus from the disease it causes, the virus has been named SARS-CoV-2 and the disease Covid-19.
https://www.scmp.com/coronavirus
10 years of talking about death, and life, at Death Cafés, and why the taboo-busting movement is having a moment
- Jon Underwood launched the Death Café movement – open forums to discuss life and death – in 2010 to break some of the taboos about dying and grief
- The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many to consider their own mortality, and virtual Death Cafés are springing up around the world
Luisa Tam Published: 8:45pm, 27 Jul, 2020
Coronavirus 'most severe health emergency' WHO has faced
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-53557577
Moderna and Pfizer Begin Late-Stage Vaccine Trials
The studies each aim to enroll 30,000 people and determine whether the vaccines are safe and effective.
By Denise Grady July 27, 2020Updated 6:32 p.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/health/moderna-vaccine-covid.html
Pfizer, BioNTech Begin Phase II/III Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine, Switching Lead Candidate
July 28, 2020
https://www.genengnews.com/news/pfizer-biontech-begin-phase-ii-iii-trial-of-covid-19-vaccine-switching-lead-candidate/
Vaccine Effectiveness: How Well Do the Flu Vaccines Work?
Questions & Answers Español
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/vaccineeffect.htm
WSJ NEWS EXCLUSIVE POLITICS
Kodak Shifts Into Drug Production With Help of a $765 Million U.S. Loan
Onetime photography leader is shifting into production of drug ingredients using a loan provided under the Defense Production Act
By Rachael Levy July 28, 2020 6:00 am ET
‘That’s Ridiculous.’ How America’s Coronavirus Response Looks Abroad.
From lockdowns to testing, we showed people around the world the facts and figures on how the U.S. has handled the pandemic.
Video by Brendan Miller and Adam Westbrook July 27, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/opinion/covid-19-global-response.html
EXCLUSIVE-Vaccine alliance eyes range of prices for COVID shots, says $40 would be maximum
by ReutersMonday, 27 July 2020 17:13 GMT
By Kate Kelland and Julie Steenhuysen LONDON/CHICAGO, July 27 (Reuters)
https://news.trust.org/item/20200727162625-unftp/
Notes From A Pandemic
Confessions of a California Covid Nurse
A California county’s efforts to stop the spread has also become a battle with the public’s denial. Erica Dykehouse will wait for minds to change.
By Michael LewisJuly 30, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT
Scientists uncover SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity in recovered COVID-19 and SARS patients
Date:July 16, 2020Source:Duke-NUS Medical SchoolSummary:The T cells, along with antibodies, are an integral part of the human immune response against viral infections due to their ability to directly target and kill infected cells. A Singapore study has uncovered the presence of virus-specific T cell immunity in people who recovered from COVID-19 and SARS, as well as some healthy study subjects who had never been infected by either virus.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200716101536.htm
Coronavirus Updates
Rapid Decay of Anti–SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Persons with Mild Covid-19
July 21, 2020
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2025179 Metrics
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2025179?query=featured_home
Italy Is Slowly Waking From the Nightmare
This is a very strange, subdued summer for a country with an economy that relies heavily on tourism and merrymaking. But E.U. aid is on the way.
By Beppe Severgnini Mr. Severgnini is a contributing opinion writer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/opinion/italy-coronavirus.html
Prognosis
Get the latest updates on the pandemic and efforts to stop the spread and reopen economies.
Prognosis
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies fade quickly in mild cases- study
Jul. 21, 2020 4:01 PM ET|By: Douglas W. House, SA News Editor
CONTAGION OF FEAR
SPECIAL REPORT
One month inside a New York hospital as a virus took over the worldBY SIMON SHUSTER PHOTOGRAPHS BY MERIDITH KOHUT FOR TIME
https://time.com/wyckoff-hospital-brooklyn-coronavirus/
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Drops Push for Payroll Tax Cut
The president’s proposal had emerged as an obstacle to Senate Republicans’ plans for a stimulus package. Alabama, California, Idaho and Texas recorded daily death records.
New state unemployment claims in the U.S. rose last week for the first time since early in the pandemic, to more than 1.4 million, amid new fears of an economic backslide.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Senate Republicans are expected to unveil a roughly $1 trillion virus aid plan.
- California and Texas are among the states setting new daily records.
- A map of coronavirus hospitalizations in the U.S.
- New unemployment claims in the U.S. rose last week for the first time since early in the pandemic.
- For workers who cobble together employment, the pandemic has exposed deep holes in the safety net.
- Belgium orders masks to be worn outside and warns of harsher restrictions amid a ‘second wave.’
- Landlords are jumping the gun as an eviction moratorium wanes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/world/coronavirus-covid-19.html#link-c0f44d3
CDC Says Real Coronavirus Case Count in Parts of U.S. Could Be 13 Times Higher Than Reported Figure
BY MATTHEW IMPELLI ON 7/21/20 AT 2:52 PM EDT
COVID-19 Spiked Where Restaurants, Bars and Gyms Reopened Earliest: Study
BY BRENDAN COLE ON 7/22/20 AT 7:01 AM EDT
Prognosis
Florida Virus ‘Out of Control,’ Los Angeles Is on the Brink
By Emma Court and Tony CzuczkaJuly 19, 2020, 10:50 AM EDT Updated on July 19, 2020, 3:14 PM EDT
- Shalala says state needs to shut down again to control Covid
- Blames White House, Florida governor for too-hasty reopening
Coronavirus Live Updates: C.D.C. Says Case Numbers Could Be 2-13 Times Higher Than Reported in Parts of U.S.
A landmark stimulus deal in the European Union would issue grants to hard-hit members of the bloc. A temporary hospital in New York City that cost $52 million treated only 79 virus patients.
The Justice Department accused a pair of Chinese hackers of targeting vaccine development on behalf of the country’s intelligence service as part of broader campaign of cybertheft.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The C.D.C. says the number of people infected ‘far exceeds the number of reported cases’ in parts of the U.S.
- American officials accuse two hackers of trying to steal virus data for China.
- Getting the European Union to agree to a landmark stimulus package required compromises.
- Senate Republicans outline their opening proposal for the next round of relief.
- Pharmaceutical executives tell Congress a vaccine might be ready within six months.
- China is using a visit by the W.H.O. to extol its response to the pandemic.
- Covid-19 patients are prone to problems with blood clots, a study finds.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/world/coronavirus-covid-19.html
Peter R. Orszag, David Gluckman and Stephen H. Sands
Anthony Fauci doesn’t believe coronavirus will ever be eradicated
By Lia Eustachewich July 23, 2020
https://nypost.com/2020/07/23/dr-fauci-doesnt-believe-coronavirus-will-ever-be-eradicated/
What happens next, as coronavirus vaccine trials move to a new phase?
- Teams from China, Britain, the US and Germany have shown their potential products are safe but there’s still a long way to go
- Broad testing across a diverse range – including elderly and less healthy subjects – is crucial to assessing how a vaccine might work on a population
Simone McCarthy Published: 11:00pm, 21 Jul, 2020
85 Infants COVID-19 Positive in Texas as State Records Over 10,000 New Cases
BY ARISTOS GEORGIOU ON 7/19/20 AT 6:45 AM EDT
https://www.newsweek.com/nfants-coronavirus-texas-1518891
Prognosis
U.S. Cases Rise 2.2%; Nation’s Deaths Pass 140,000: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsJuly 18, 2020, 6:53 PM EDT Updated on July 19, 2020, 5:59 PM EDT
Italy’s earliest coronavirus strains did not arrive from China, study suggests
- Strains from Covid-19 patients in the Lombardy region ‘did not contain viral strains isolated in the first months of the outbreak in China’
- One possible route to Italy was from Central Europe, where strains with similar mutations were detected, researchers say
Stephen Chen in Beijing Published: 5:00am, 22 Jul, 202
Coronavirus Updates
A Record 5.4 Million Americans Have Lost Health Insurance, Study Finds
Published July 13, 2020 Updated July 16, 2020
Read live coronavirus updates here.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/world/coronavirus-updates.html
POLL WATCH
Despite White House Broadsides, Most Americans Stick by Fauci
As President Trump and his allies have sown doubts about Dr. Anthony Fauci, many Republicans have turned against him. But over all, nearly two-thirds of the country expressed faith in Dr. Fauci.
By Giovanni Russonello July 17, 2020, 7:03 a.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/us/politics/fauci-trump-coronavirus.html
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Reports a Record 75,600 New Daily Cases
The number of deaths in the country is increasing, and more than half the states have enacted mask orders. Brazil surpasses 2 million total cases, and India has hit a million.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain could reach a “significant return to normality” by Christmas.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The U.S. shatters its daily case record for the 11th time in a month.
- After the recent surge in coronavirus cases in the U.S., deaths are now rising, too.
- India hits a million cases in a surge that has forced a return to lockdowns.
- C.D.C. delays school reopening guidelines until the end of July.
- Boris Johnson says Britain could reach a ‘significant return to normality’ by Christmas.
- China is offering unproven vaccine candidates to workers at state-owned companies and the armed forces.
- Learn about 20 of the most talked-about possible coronavirus treatments with this new tracking tool.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/world/coronavirus-updates.html
Coronavirus: are two strains together deadlier than one?
- Researchers in the United States say some people could be infected by two variations of the pathogen at once, sending the immune system into overdrive
- Major study needed to confirm whether theory is supported, Chinese scientist says
Stephen Chen in Beijing Published: 11:00pm, 17 Jul, 2020
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3093690/coronavirus-are-two-strains-together-deadlier-one
EU in talks with Moderna, BioNtech, CureVac to secure possible COVID vaccines, sources say
Francesco Guarascio, Reuters July 17, 2020
https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-eu-talks-moderna-biontech-112912434.html
Prognosis
Texas Readies Morgue Trucks in Preparation for Virus Surge
By Susan Warren, Rachel Adams-Heard, and Daniel FlatleyJuly 15, 2020, 4:33 PM EDT Updated on July 15, 2020, 5:42 PM EDT
- FEMA sends 22 units as officials seek places to store bodies
- ‘Why won’t people see what’s happening?’ asks a county judge
Coronavirus Drug and Treatment Tracker
By Jonathan Corum, Katherine J. Wu and Carl ZimmerJuly 16, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-drugs-treatments.html
Federal Scientists Finally Publish Remdesivir Data
A clinical trial led to the authorization of the only drug shown to work in Covid-19 patients. But until now, few experts had seen the numbers.
By Gina Kolata Published May 23, 2020Updated July 10, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/health/coronavirus-remdesivir.html
All Diagnostics Treatments Vaccines
Fight the Pandemic
VACCINES
https://www.av.co/covid-vaccines
Prognosis
Covid-19 Infections on the Rise in Kids and Teens With School Approaching
By Anna EdneyJuly 16, 2020, 1:59 PM EDT
- California, Mississippi near 10% of overall cases in children
- CDC long touted 2% prevalence despite having updated data
Covid Vaccine Front-Runner Is Months Ahead of Her Competition
The University of Oxford candidate, led by Sarah Gilbert, might be through human trials in September. AstraZeneca has lined up agreements to produce 2 billion doses. Could this be the one?
July 15, 2020, 12:01 AM EDT Updated on July 15, 2020, 9:04 AM EDT By Stephanie Baker
By Dana Sparks
Herd immunity and COVID-19: What you need to know
June 30, 2020
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/herd-immunity-and-covid-19-what-you-need-to-know/
Coronavirus Live Updates: As Cases Rise in 41 States, Officials Scramble to Add Restrictions
“Let’s stop this nonsense,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said after attacks by Trump aides, urging people to focus on the virus. Alabama breaks its record for most deaths in a day, Oklahoma’s governor tests positive, and Walmart says it will require customers to wear masks.
The Houston Independent School District, the nation’s seventh largest, said it would start the school year virtually. Students will have at least six weeks of online classes, with a tentative plan to start in person on Oct. 19.
Here’s what you need to know:
- With cases up in 41 states, local officials scramble to contain the outbreak.
- After attacks by Trump aides, Fauci says focus should be on the virus rather than ‘games people are playing.’
- Houston becomes the latest large school district to go online in the fall.
- The Philippines is sending the police to search for those with the virus.
- The C.D.C. director defends the shift of virus data collection away from his agency.
- The failure to contain the virus in the U.S. is clouding hopes for a rapid economic rebound.
- As record temperatures sear the South and Southwest, the outbreak makes it harder to open cooling centers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/world/coronavirus-updates.html
Coronavirus antibodies may not help with cure, after Dutch study sees harmful effect in ICU patients
- The blood from seriously ill Covid-19 patients on ventilators was found by researchers to be highly inflammatory and harmful to the body
- Chinese epidemiologist says scientists cannot put all their bets on antibodies to control virus
Stephen Chen in Beijing Published: 7:00am, 15 Jul, 2020
Child vaccinations fall sharply amid pandemic, UN says
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-53420409
Prognosis
Nurses’ Pleas Spur U.S. Pledge to Tap 44 Million-Mask Stockpile
By Shira Stein, Margaret Newkirk, and David R BakerJuly 31, 2020, 3:28 PM EDT
- Admiral is devising distribution plans, but the need is now
- In replay of the spring, states compete for gear once again
Coronavirus Updates
Fauci Says COVID-19 Could Reach Level of 1918 Spanish Flu, the 'Mother of All Pandemics'
BY ARISTOS GEORGIOU ON 7/15/20 AT 5:09 AM EDT
A Resurgence of the Virus, and Lockdowns, Threatens Economic Recovery
Hopes for a rebound are endangered by prolonged closures of schools, renewed state restrictions on business and fears of a difficult autumn and winter.
By Jim Tankersley and Ben Casselman July 15, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET WASHINGTON —
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/business/economy/economic-recovery-coronavirus-resurgence.html
Coronavirus Live Updates: Florida Breaks Its Record for Most Deaths in a Day
Refrigerated morgue trucks are needed in Texas and Arizona. The Trump administration backed away from stripping foreign students of their visas.
An experimental coronavirus vaccine made by the biotech company Moderna provoked promising immune responses and appeared safe in the first 45 people who received it, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Florida breaks its record for most deaths in a day, and Texas and Arizona are readying refrigerated morgue trucks.
- The Trump administration abandons a plan to strip visas from international students taking only virtual courses.
- The administration orders hospitals to bypass the C.D.C. with key virus data, alarming health experts.
- Facing test processing delays, California once again gives priority to testing symptomatic patients.
- Dr. Fauci says: ‘You can trust respected medical authorities.’
- A vaccine maker reports more details of an early, encouraging study.
- England is mandating face coverings in shops and supermarkets, the government announced.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/world/coronavirus-update.html
Coronavirus Live Updates: Bleak Outlook in U.S. as Cases Rise in 39 States
As cases mount in the Southeast and West, troublesome signs are emerging across the country. Administration officials are targeting Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the U.S.
Hong Kong announced that it would close gyms and cinemas and ban public gatherings of more than four people in response to a new wave of locally transmitted infections.
Here’s what you need to know:
- A new week begins with a grim outlook: More than 100,000 new cases were identified over the weekend.
- As Fauci becomes more vocal, Trump aides are moving to undercut him.
- Hong Kong closes gyms, cinemas and bans gatherings of more than four people to stem outbreak.
- Reducing health risks by shifting life outdoors.
- A virus outbreak at U.S. bases in Japan is testing an already uneasy relationship.
- After Trump first wore a mask in public, administration officials urge the public to do so, too.
- A health worker in Italy raised concerns about the coronavirus. Then he lost his job.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/world/coronavirus-updates.html
Trump Official Breaks With President, Says There's Still an 'Inexcusable' Problem With Coronavirus Testing
BY JASON LEMON ON 7/13/20 AT 1:35 PM EDT
Coronavirus: White House targets US disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53392817
PrognosisCovid-19 Reinvades U.S. States That Already Beat It Back Once
Millionaires Ask for Higher Taxes to Help Pay for Virus Aid
Data in $521 Billion PPP Bailout Are Riddled With Errors
Florida Cases Rise Again; Pfizer Gets Fast Tracked: Virus Update
Hong Kong / Health & Environment
Coronavirus: Hong Kong introduces most sweeping social-distancing rules yet as 52 new cases emerge
- Dine-in service at restaurants will be banned from 6pm until 5am the following day
- Passengers on public transport will be required to wear masks
Elizabeth Cheung, Lilian Cheng, Chris Lau and Kimmy Chung
Published: 1:18pm, 13 Jul, 2020
biotecNOVA™ - Let The Light In
Jul. 11, 2020 12:00 PM ET|About: Amgen Inc. (AMGN), BGNE, GILD, GSK, NVAX, PFE, AZN, JNJ
Summary
some encouraging biotech news events and hopeful USA investments in vaccine development and anti-viral development.
The number of Covid-19 cases in the USA is the highest in the world and getting worse.
a temporary truce between politicos and the biopharma community.
if there is a business sector that can unite Americans, Europeans and Chinese more than any other sector it is the biotech sector.
https://seekingalpha.com/instablog/5205071-danwatson888/5471018-biotecnova-let-light-in
Florida's Miami Is the New Wuhan As Coronavirus Cases Surge, Health Official Says
BY JACOB JARVIS ON 7/14/20 AT 9:47 AM EDT
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Last updated: July 13, 2020, 15:25
GMTGraphs - Countries - Death Rate - Symptoms - Incubation - Transmission - News
Coronavirus Cases:
13,113,308
Deaths:
572,893
Recovered:
7,635,546
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
biotecNOVA™ - Let The Light In
biotecNOVA™ - Let The Light In
Jul. 11, 2020 12:00 PM ET|About: Amgen Inc. (AMGN), BGNE, GILD, GSK, NVAX, PFE, AZN, JNJ
Summary
some encouraging biotech news events and hopeful USA investments in vaccine development and anti-viral development.
The number of Covid-19 cases in the USA is the highest in the world and getting worse.
a temporary truce between politicos and the biopharma community.
if there is a business sector that can unite Americans, Europeans and Chinese more than any other sector it is the biotech sector.
https://seekingalpha.com/instablog/5205071-danwatson888/5471018-biotecnova-let-light-in
Coronavirus Live Updates: Florida Sets Single-Day U.S. Record With Over 15,000 New Cases
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pushes for U.S. schools to reopen. Trump wears a mask publicly for the first time. And India’s latest surge includes a top Bollywood star.
South Africa’s president has again banned the sale of alcohol, saying he wants to avoid using up hospital beds for alcohol-related injuries as coronavirus infections begin to peak.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Florida reports more than 15,000 new cases, a daily record for the U.S.
- Cases are reaching alarming levels in the Midwest.
- A day after Trump first sported a mask in public, administration officials urge the public to do so, too.
- 25 states now require masks in at least some settings.
- A Texas beach city went from apparent success to major outbreak in just a few weeks.
- At least 60 are infected on Marine bases on Okinawa, part of the doubling of U.S. military cases in a month.
- One of Bollywood’s biggest stars tests positive for the virus.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/12/world/coronavirus-updates.html
Gilead's remdesivir cut mortality risk 62% in COVID-19 study
Jul. 10, 2020 9:08 AM ET|About: Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)|By: Douglas W. House, SA News Editor
Gilead Presents Additional Data on Investigational Antiviral Remdesivir for the Treatment of COVID-19
Fri July 10, 2020 8:30 AM|Business Wire|About: GILD
-- Data Presented Includes a Comparative Analysis of Clinical Recovery and Mortality Outcomes from the Phase 3 SIMPLE Trial Versus Real-World Cohort of Severe COVID-19 Patients Receiving Standard of Care --
-- Traditionally Marginalized Racial/Ethnic Groups Treated with Remdesivir Had Similar Clinical Outcomes as Overall Patient Population --
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Antiviral Activity of Remdesivir (GS-5734™) in Participants With Severe Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04292899?cond=Covid19&intr=remdesivir&phase=2&draw=2&rank=2
‘Unknown pneumonia’ deadlier than coronavirus sweeping Kazakhstan, Chinese embassy warns
- Statement from embassy warns that death rate is ‘much higher’ than coronavirus and says local authorities have yet to identify cause
- Kazakh authorities have reimposed Covid-19 lockdown in some parts of the country amid a spike in pneumonia cases last month
Wendy Wu Published: 10:51pm, 9 Jul, 2020
Jul 10, 2020,10:00am EDT
Worse Than Covid-19? China And Kazakhstan Disagree Over ‘New’ Virus
Kenneth RapozaSenior Contributor
Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China
By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online
30 June 2020
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53218704
Prognosis
U.S. Cases Maintain Record Pace; Disney Parks Open: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsJuly 11, 2020, 4:58 PM EDT
BY EBEN SHAPIRO UPDATED: JULY 12, 2020 7:07 AM EDT | ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JULY 9, 2020 11:26 AM EDT
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla Raises Expectations That the Pharmaceutical Giant Can Deliver a COVID-19 Vaccine by Fall
https://time.com/5864690/pfizer-vaccine-coronavirus/
Prognosis
China Points to Shrimp as Virus Carrier After Salmon Debacle
Bloomberg News July 10, 2020, 4:19 AM EDT Updated on July 10, 2020, 3:42 PM EDT
Virus tested positive on inside and outside of packaging
Shrimp from three Ecuador plants will be halted for imports
China Points to Shrimp as Virus Carrier After Salmon Debacle
Prognosis
WHO Says Pandemic to Linger; Cases Pass 13 Million: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsJuly 13, 2020, 6:32 PM EDT
Prognosis
Germany Warns of Second-Wave Risks as Tourists Flock to Mallorca
By Arne DelfsJuly 13, 2020, 6:35 AM EDT
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Last updated: July 12, 2020, 21:47 GMTGraphs - Countries - Death Rate - Symptoms - Incubation - Transmission - News
Coronavirus Cases:
13,009,710
Deaths:
570,679
Recovered:
7,567,982
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Mapping the Coronavirus
Outbreak Across the World
Updated: July 13, 2020, 6:34 PM EDT
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-coronavirus-cases-world-map/?srnd=premium
Mapping the Coronavirus Outbreak Across the World
Coronavirus Live Updates: Death Tolls Rise in Some U.S. States, Signaling a Possible End to the National Decline
The country recorded its sixth single-day record in 10 days with almost 60,000 cases on Thursday. In South Africa, virus rules are forcing some to choose between breaking tradition and breaking the law.
Ohio reported 1,525 new coronavirus cases, exceeding its previous single-day record reported in April.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The death toll is edging up in several states, possibly ending months of declining national death totals.
- Other early hot spots curbed their outbreaks. But the United States is seeing record numbers of new cases.
- A war of words between Trump and Fauci is playing out through interviews with the news media.
- The Los Angeles teachers union calls to keep campuses closed in the fall.
- Facing a third wave of virus cases, Hong Kong shuts its schools.
- Cases in the U.S. military have more than doubled in one month.
- Is your state doing enough virus testing?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/world/coronavirus-updates.html
PrognosisU.S. Cases Rise 1.9%; California Deaths Up Again: Virus
Signs of a coronavirus infection might be found in subtle changes in your voice, MIT research shows
- Researchers found that changes in the movements of vocal muscles could be an indicator of whether someone has suffered an inflammation from Covid-19
- Detection could eventually be used in apps to help identify asymptomatic carriers
Published: 10:00pm, 10 Jul, 2020
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says if Walmart is open, schools should be too
July 10, 2020 | 2:40pm | Updated
and look I do all that so I'm not gonna,FL Gov. says if people can go to Walmart, they can reopen schools0:15/0:56
Fauci Says He Hasn't Briefed Trump in 'at Least Two Months,' Chuckles at His Claim 99% of COVID Cases Are Harmless
BY JOCELYN GRZESZCZAK ON 7/10/20 AT 12:29 PM EDT
Coronavirus: A Texas Medical Center continuing update
By Texas Medical Center July 9, 2020
UPDATE | July 9, 2020, 9 p.m.: People are dying at home from COVID-19 before help arrives, according to information from Houston’s health authority and the city fire chief as well as a new ProPublic/NBC News analysis.
https://www.tmc.edu/news/2020/07/coronavirus-connection-a-texas-medical-center-continuing-update/
Millions of Americans Have Moved Due to Coronavirus
Young adults are most likely to have relocated, new data show.
By Breanna T Bradham July 7, 2020, 4:00 AM EDT
How America Lost the War on Covid-19
It wasn’t because of our culture, it was because of our leadership.
By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist July 6, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/opinion/covid-19-trump.html
The Pandemic Experts Are Not Okay
Many American public-health specialists are at risk of burning out as the coronavirus surges back.
ED YONG7:00 AM ET
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/pandemic-experts-are-not-okay/613879/
A Devastating New Stage of the Pandemic
The U.S. has seen more cases in the past week than in any week since the pandemic began.
ROBINSON MEYERALEXIS C. MADRIGALJUNE 25, 2020
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/06/second-coronavirus-surge-here/613522/
WHO says coronavirus deaths could start to rise again after cases accelerated in recent weeks, shouldn’t ‘be a surprise’
PUBLISHED TUE, JUL 7 202012:58 PM EDT Noah Higgins-Dunn@HIGGINSDUNN
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/07/who-says-coronavirus-deaths-could-start-to-rise-again-after-cases-accelerated-in-recent-weeks-shouldnt-be-a-surprise.html
New York and New Jersey expand list of states that trigger quarantine orders for travelers
PUBLISHED TUE, JUL 7 202011:47 AM EDTUPDATED 2 HOURS AGOJasmine Kim@JASMINEJHKIM
Fauci calls focus on lower coronavirus death rate, touted by Trump, ‘a false narrative’
By Brittany Shammas, Adam Taylor, Hannah Denham, Meryl Kornfield, Reis Thebault,
National and breaking news reporters Michael Brice-Saddler, Felicia Sonmez and Hannah Knowles
July 7, 2020 at 4:10 p.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/07/coronavirus-live-updates-us/
Opinion
Winston Mok
Bumbling, wasteful US should learn from China’s coronavirus response
- China has Covid-19 under control with draconian measures and tech-based monitoring while the US is struggling with uncoordinated and premature reopenings
- The disease has exposed many institutional weaknesses in US society and economy, which, despite their strengths, are not structured to withstand pandemic shocks
Winston Mok Published: 10:00pm, 7 Jul, 2020
Coronavirus Live Updates: W.H.O., in Reversal, Affirms Virus May Be Airborne Indoors
As President Trump seeks further reopenings, the country set its fifth record in nine days. India’s caseload is soaring, weeks after lockdowns were lifted.
RIGHT NOW
Starbucks says it will require face masks inside all U.S. locations beginning on July 15.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/world/coronavirus-updates.html
Revealed: Seven year coronavirus trail from mine deaths to a Wuhan lab
INSIGHT INVESTIGATION
Revealed: Seven year coronavirus trail from mine deaths to a Wuhan lab
The world’s closest known relative to the Covid-19 virus was found in 2013 by Chinese scientists in an abandoned mine where it was linked to deaths caused by a coronavirus-type respiratory illness
Insight: George Arbuthnott, Jonathan Calvert and Philip Sherwell Saturday July 04 2020, 6.00pm BST, The Sunday Times
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/seven-year-covid-trail-revealed-l5vxt7jqp
Covid-Like Virus Was Sent to Wuhan in 2013, Sunday Times Says
7/5/2020, 11:32:55 AM
239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive.
Politics
Trump Pandemic Response Turns ‘America First’ Into America Last
By Nick WadhamsJuly 7, 2020, 4:00 AM EDT
- EU travel guidelines allow Chinese visitors, but not Americans
- U.S. strategy toward Iran, North Korea, Venezuela has stalled
PoliticsTrump Pandemic Response Turns ‘America First’ Into America Last
BREAKING|481,923 views|Jun 30, 2020,09:51am EDT
A National Mask Mandate Could Save The U.S. Economy $1 Trillion, Goldman Sachs Says
Sarah Hansen Forbes StaffMarketsI cover breaking news.Updated Jun 30, 2020, 10:24pm EDT
Coronavirus cases per 10,000 people = White 23 All 38 Black 62 Latino 73
The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus
By Richard A. Oppel Jr., Robert Gebeloff, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Will Wright and Mitch Smith July 5, 2020
Coronavirus Live Updates: New Caseload Records Across the U.S.
More federal workers are returning to their offices. New data shows the pandemic’s disproportionate effect on Black and Latino people in the United States.
The drug manufacturer Regeneron will begin late-stage clinical trials of its experimental treatment for Covid-19 after an initial safety study showed good results.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Outlook worsens in parts of the U.S. as July begins with a crush of cases.
- Medical groups urge Americans to ‘resist confusing reopening with returning to normalcy.’
- The fullest look yet at the racial inequity of the virus in the U.S.
- The Louvre reopens, with considerably fewer tourists.
- Israel tightens restrictions and is ‘a step away from a full lockdown.’
- As the virus surges in Florida, the parties roll on.
- Regeneron will begin late-stage clinical trials on mild and severe forms of Covid-19.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/world/coronavirus-updates.html
Prognosis
Months of Trial and Error in the ICU Offer Clues on How to Save Covid Patients
By Jason GaleJuly 6, 2020, 9:44 AM EDT
- Up to 1,000 coronavirus research papers are released daily
- WHO says it’s studying elements crucial to saving lives
Vaccine aims 'unrealistic', say Indian scientists
The country's medical council set a 15 August date for a Covid-19 vaccine for public use.
WORLDVaccine aims 'unrealistic', say Indian scientists
Indian scientists say the August vaccine deadline - set by the country's medical council - is unrealistic
The head of the US drugs regulator has also cast doubt on President Trump's prediction that a vaccine will be ready this year
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-53303387
U.S. Seven-Day Average for New Coronavirus Cases Hits Record for 27th Straight Day
BY BRYAN KIRK ON 7/6/20 AT 10:25 AM EDT
How to Reopen Schools: What Science and Other Countries Teach Us
The pressure to bring American students back to classrooms is intense, but the calculus is tricky with infections still out of control in many communities.
By Pam Belluck, Apoorva Mandavilli and Benedict Carey
July 11, 2020Updated 10:24 a.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/11/health/coronavirus-schools-reopen.html
Coronavirus: more than 200 scientists accuse WHO of ignoring aerosol transmission risk
- Experts contend that aerosol particles play a significant role in spread of contagion
- WHO officials say such transmission usually occurs during medical procedures
Tribune News Service Published: 11:27am, 5 Jul, 2020
Weekly Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics
Provisional Death Counts for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm
EYE ON THE NEWS
Death By Policy
Mortality statistics show that many people have died from lockdown-related causes, not from Covid-19.Joel Zinberg July 9, 2020 Covid-19
https://www.city-journal.org/deadly-cost-of-lockdown-policies
Survival of aerosolized coronavirus in the ambient air
Volume 115, January 2018, Pages 158-163
Highlights
Airborne MERS virus survival has been investigated and characterised.
The virus demonstrated high survival compared to influenza strains.
The virus inactivation was found to be more efficient at high air temperature and low humidity.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021850217302239?via%3Dihub
Sweden Has Become the World’s Cautionary Tale
Its decision to carry on in the face of the pandemic has yielded a surge of deaths without sparing its economy from damage — a red flag as the United States and Britain move to lift lockdowns.
By Peter S. Goodman July 7, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/business/sweden-economy-coronavirus.html
As Coronavirus Slams Houston Hospitals, It’s Like New York ‘All Over Again’.
As Coronavirus Slams Houston Hospitals, It’s Like New York ‘All Over Again’
The death toll is lower, but there are echoes of March as cases spike, doctors fall ill and supplies run short. Now, Texas is trying to adapt hard-won lessons while addressing a new set of challenges.
By Sheri Fink July 4, 2020 HOUSTON
Arizona Reports ICUs Are 91% Full As Nearly 1 in 4 Tested for Coronavirus Came Back Positive
BY JAMES CROWLEY ON 7/4/20 AT 11:00 AM EDT
Coronavirus: more than 200 scientists accuse WHO of ignoring aerosol transmission risk
- Experts contend that aerosol particles play a significant role in spread of contagion
- WHO officials say such transmission usually occurs during medical procedures
Published: 11:27am, 5 Jul, 2020
2 Texas counties urge residents to shelter in place as hospitals reach capacity
By Alta Spells and Susannah Cullinane
Updated 6:31 AM ET, Sat July 4, 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/04/us/texas-hospitals-coronavirus/index.html
Florida reports record number of coronavirus cases amid nationwide surge
Health experts fear coronavirus cases will continue to climb after the July 4 weekend.
By JORDAN MULLER 07/04/2020 06:51 PM EDT
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/04/florida-record-coronavirus-cases-surge-348780
INSIGHT INVESTIGATION
Revealed: Seven year coronavirus trail from mine deaths to a Wuhan lab
The world’s closest known relative to the Covid-19 virus was found in 2013 by Chinese scientists in an abandoned mine where it was linked to deaths caused by a coronavirus-type respiratory illness
Insight: George Arbuthnott, Jonathan Calvert and Philip Sherwell Saturday July 04 2020, 6.00pm BST, The Sunday Times
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/seven-year-covid-trail-revealed-l5vxt7jqp
Covid-Like Virus Was Sent to Wuhan in 2013, Sunday Times Says
7/5/2020, 11:32:55 AM
Politics
U.S. Urged to Stock Antibody Therapy; Houston Plea: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsJuly 4, 2020, 6:03 PM EDT Updated on July 5, 2020, 2:33 PM EDT
239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive.
By Apoorva Mandavilli July 4, 2020
Coronavirus Live Updates: A Muted, Even ‘Surreal’ U.S. Holiday Weekend
Assessing the pandemic’s real death rate could offer clues on what to expect next. And thousands of residents of public housing towers in Melbourne, Australia, are subjected to a five-day lockdown.
RIGHT NOW
Mayor Kate Gallego of Phoenix says she asked FEMA to send in teams to do community-based tests, but was told “they’re moving away from that — which feels like they’re declaring victory while we’re in crisis mode.”
Here’s what you need to know:
- In Texas, caseloads soar as hospital beds dwindle and political divisions sharpen.
- Health experts push back on Trump’s false claim that 99 percent of U.S. infections are ‘totally harmless.’
- The pandemic has dulled some July 4 weekend celebrations — but not all.
- How deadly is the coronavirus? Scientists are searching for a definitive answer.
- In Australia, thousands are told they can’t leave their homes, effective immediately.
- Voters endorse Tokyo governor’s handling of the pandemic by re-electing her.
- A large-scale study in Britain will look at lasting effects on those who survive Covid-19.
American leadership has politicized the pandemic instead of trying to fight it.
What Sweden Can Teach Us About Coronavirus
The Swedish approach is rooted in a history of collective action, in which everyone has a role to play in keeping the country safe.
By ELISABETH BRAW 07/03/2020 08:24 AM EDT
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/07/03/what-sweden-can-teach-us-about-coronavirus-348462
Graphs - Countries - Death Rate - Symptoms - Incubation - Transmission - News
Coronavirus Cases:
11,103,388 view by country
Deaths:
526,586
Recovered:
6,217,858
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
WORLD / COUNTRIES / UNITED STATESLast updated: July 04, 2020, 16:32 GMT
United States
Coronavirus Cases:
2,912,166
Deaths:
132,196
Recovered:
1,237,806
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us
Trump promised to pay for Covid care. But patients with long-term symptoms see huge bills.
Doctors are discovering life-threatening and costly long-term health effects ranging from kidney failure to heart and lung damage.
By SUSANNAH LUTHI 06/24/2020 07:55 PM EDT
"The death toll, as devastating as it is, is a small part of the whole story, because you don’t know what the disability toll is."
Prognosis
Florida Cases Jump by Single-Day Record: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsJuly 3, 2020, 5:44 PM EDT Updated on July 4, 2020, 11:34 AM EDT
In West Texas, Lingering Distrust in Public Health Measures as Virus Spreads
Early in the pandemic, much of rural Texas had low case counts and few worries. Now, conservative areas are seeing a surge in cases, but distrust in government mandates endure.
By J. David Goodman July 4, 2020, 11:13 a.m. ET LUBBOCK, Texas
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/us/coronavirus-texas-lubbock.html
Business
U.S. Cases Rise 2.1%; Baseball Reports First Tests: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsJuly 3, 2020, 5:44 PM EDT Updated on July 3, 2020, 6:18 PM EDT
Dr. Fauci Says It's 'Disturbing' U.S. Is Setting New Coronavirus Records Nearly Every Day
BY KASHMIRA GANDER ON 7/3/20 AT 4:31 AM EDT
https://www.newsweek.com/fauci-record-coronavirus-1515230
Do Americans Understand How Badly They’re Doing?
In France, where I live, the virus is under control. I can hardly believe the news coming out of the United States.
American leadership has politicized the pandemic instead of trying to fight it.
7:00 AM ETThomas Chatterton WilliamsAuthor of Self-Portrait in Black and White
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/america-land-pathetic/613747/
The 3 Weeks That Changed Everything
Imagine if the National Transportation Safety Board investigated America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Story by James Fallows
Coronavirus: 'Crystal clear' drunk people will not socially distance
American leadership has politicized the pandemic instead of trying to fight it.
Opinion
Macroscope by Nicholas Spiro
Coronavirus infection numbers take a back seat as optimism drives markets
- Covid-19’s fallout is still causing anxiety, but investors take comfort from central banks’ massive liquidity injections and signs of US economic recovery
- However, the resurgence of the virus in some parts of the US should not be ignored
Published: 1:00am, 3 Jul, 2020
Beijing’s coronavirus outbreak
Just when China’s capital was thought to be coronavirus-free, a second wave of infections has been traced to a wholesale market in Beijing. Here’s what happened:
By Han HuangPublished on June 24, 2020
Georgia's Republican Governor Says There's No Time For Politics While Promoting Face Masks
BY MEGHAN ROOS ON 7/2/20 AT 5:36 PM EDT
Do Americans Understand How Badly They’re Doing?
In France, where I live, the virus is under control. I can hardly believe the news coming out of the United States.
American leadership has politicized the pandemic instead of trying to fight it.
7:00 AM ETThomas Chatterton WilliamsAuthor of Self-Portrait in Black and White
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/america-land-pathetic/613747/
The 3 Weeks That Changed Everything
Imagine if the National Transportation Safety Board investigated America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Story by James Fallows
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Reaches 50,000 Daily Cases for the First Time
As domestic abuse reports rose during lockdowns, Britain left victims in peril. Are N.Y.C. children going back to school this fall? Yes, says the mayor. We’ll see, says the governor.
RIGHT NOW
The U.S. has now set single-day case records on six of the last nine days.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The U.S. hits another record, surpassing 50,000 new cases in a single day.
- The governor of Texas orders most residents to wear masks in public.
- Locked down with their abusers, women in the U.K. can expect little help from the government.
- Young patients are vulnerable, too, a W.H.O. official says. And colleges are wary about communal living spaces.
- Congress eyes more spending as the virus surges and the economy falters.
- Only a dozen states have managed to keep new case levels flat or declining.
- The mayor and the governor sow confusion about reopening New York City’s schools.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/world/coronavirus-us.html
Prognosis
U.S. Cities Tighten Rules; Cases in Americas Jump: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsJuly 2, 2020, 5:40 PM EDT Updated on July 2, 2020, 8:37 PM EDT
Populists Inflame the Coronavirus Outbreak Across Latin America
By Jon Lee Anderson July 2, 2020
Coronavirus Cases Are Peaking Again. Here’s How It’s Different This Time.
By Lauren Leatherby and Charlie SmartJuly 2, 2020
The first wave of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States never really ended, and cases are surging again. But this time, a different and much bigger swath of the country is feeling the effects.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/02/us/coronavirus-cases-increase.html
Why Americans Say They Are, or Aren’t, Wearing Face Masks
‘Spectacular Incompetence’ Deals Blow to Virus Response, Summers Says
Texas Makes Face Masks Compulsory in Reversal by Governor
U.S. Outbreak Spiraling Out of Control
Coronavirus Live Updates: 30 Days of New Cases Show the U.S. Outbreak Spiraling Out of Control
The United States set a single-day case record for the fifth time in a little over a week. Heading into the Fourth of July holiday, officials warn residents to stay home.
RIGHT NOW
Florida reported more than 10,100 new coronavirus cases, a record for new cases reported on a single day.
Here’s what you need to know:
- If June was the month the pandemic spiraled out of control in the U.S., July may show how bad it can get.
- The U.S. economy added nearly 5 million jobs in June.
- Congress is eyeing more spending as the virus surges and the economy struggles.
- Will Europe’s economy recover faster than America’s? The debate is on.
- Days after a wedding in India, the groom died and at least 100 guests tested positive for the virus.
- Researchers find new evidence that a mutation helped the virus spread, but questions linger.
- Tokyo’s nightlife districts see a surge in new cases.
Prognosis
Florida Cases Rise Most Ever; Houston’s ICU Surge: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsJuly 1, 2020, 6:40 PM EDT Updated on July 2, 2020, 12:56 PM EDT
Fear of seeking care in hospitals overwhelmed by pandemic may have caused thousands of deaths
Heart conditions drove a spike in deaths beyond those attributed to covid-19, a Washington Post analysis shows
By Reis Thebault, Lenny Bernstein, Andrew Ba Tran and Youjin Shin https://www.washingtonpost.com/
Prognosis
Life, Liberty and Face Masks: Virus Preys on Divided America
‘What type of dystopian situation are we in, when a face mask is a political statement?’
By Brian BremnerJuly 2, 2020, 12:00 AM EDT Updated on July 2, 2020, 6:05 AM EDT
U.S. coronavirus cases soar by more than 50,600 in record single-day jump
PUBLISHED THU, JUL 2 202011:04 AM EDTUPDATED 2 HOURS AGONoah Higgins-Dunn@HIGGINSDUNN
Live updates: ‘We are not flattening the curve right now,’ official says as Florida reveals 10,000 new covid-19 cases
By Antonia Noori Farzan, Rick Noack, Lateshia Beachum, Kim Bellware, Siobhán O'Grady, Hamza Shaban, Hannah Knowles and Jacqueline Dupree
July 2, 2020 at 1:17 p.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/02/coronavirus-live-updates-us/
Trending in China: Dazed and Confused – China’s Elderly in Online Pandemic World
Yilin Chen / Jun 30, 2020 06:14 PM / Trending Stories
Researchers find neurological damage in four children with coronavirus inflammatory syndrome
PUBLISHED THU, JUL 2 202012:55 PM EDTUPDATED 22 MIN AGOJasmine Kim@JASMINEJHKIM
Apple to reclose 30 more retail stores as coronavirus cases spike
PUBLISHED WED, JUL 1 20202:33 PM EDTUPDATED WED, JUL 1 20203:24 PM EDTKif Leswing@KIFLESWING
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/01/apple-to-re-close-30-more-retail-stores-as-coronavirus-cases-spike.html
U.S. Daily Coronavirus-Case Count Crosses 50,000
California announces new restrictions affecting 70% of population; India extends food-aid program through November
By David Hall and Nick Kostov Updated July 2, 2020 12:50 pm ET
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-news-07-02-2020-11593675909?mod=hp_lead_pos2
Covid Comparisons, Europe and U.S.
The America-is-a-failure reporting has a heavy dose of partisanship.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-comparisons-europe-and-u-s-11593381626?mod=opinion_lead_pos1
California to close indoor businesses in some counties
Coronavirus live updates: California rolls back reopening, NYC pauses indoor dining plans
PUBLISHED WED, JUL 1 20207:41 AM EDTUPDATED 11 MIN AGOKif Leswing@KIFLESWINGChristina Wilkie@CHRISTINAWILKIEKevin Breuninger@KEVINWILLIAMB
Oregon Coronavirus Among Under 10 Kids Grows Fivefold, to Nearly as Many Cases as People Over 80
BY MEGHAN ROOS ON 7/1/20 AT 3:35 PM EDT
Prognosis
U.S. Reopenings Scaled Back; Vaccine Shows Promise: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsJuly 1, 2020, 6:40 PM EDT Updated on July 1, 2020, 6:59 PM EDT
Official U.S. coronavirus death toll is ‘a substantial undercount’ of actual tally, Yale study finds
PUBLISHED WED, JUL 1 202011:41 AM EDTUPDATED 5 HOURS AGOBerkeley Lovelace Jr.@BERKELEYJR
By Brian M. Rosenthal, Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Otterman and Sheri Fink
July 1, 2020Updated 6:09 p.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/nyregion/Coronavirus-hospitals.html
Here’s What Recovery From Covid-19 May Look Like for Many Survivors
Continuing shortness of breath, muscle weakness, flashbacks, mental fogginess and other symptoms may plague patients for a long time.
By Pam Belluck
July 1, 2020, 3:42 p.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/health/coronavirus-recovery-survivors.html
Bars At Delaware Beaches Closed To Curb Coronavirus
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Tyler Waldman, WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5
https://www.wbal.com/article/466877/2/bars-at-delaware-beaches-closed-to-curb-coronavirus
McDonald’s Halts Reopening Plans as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Grow
Burger chain is suspending additional dine-in service ahead of holiday weekend
By Heather HaddonJuly 1, 2020 5:30 pm ET
Prognosis
Texas Cases at Record; Pennsylvania Mandates Masks: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsJune 30, 2020, 6:49 PM EDT Updated on July 1, 2020, 5:01 PM EDT
Georgia Breaks Single-Day Coronavirus Record For Second Day in A Row
BY KATHERINE FUNG ON 7/1/20 AT 5:10 PM EDT
https://www.newsweek.com/georgia-breaks-single-day-coronavirus-record-second-day-row-1514819
US reports second-highest day of new coronavirus cases as Arizona, California set records
PUBLISHED WED, JUL 1 20203:28 PM EDTUPDATED 46 MIN AGONoah Higgins-Dunn@HIGGINSDUNN
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/01/us-reports-second-highest-day-of-new-coronavirus-cases-as-arizona-california-set-new-records.html
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/florida/
Last updated: July 01, 2020, 23:21 GMT
Coronavirus Cases:
2,775,356
Deaths:
130,763
Recovered:
1,159,577
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us
novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) 病毒：新型冠状病毒 2019-nCoV
PrognosisWe Will Be Living With the Coronavirus Pandemic Well Into 2021
Most experts believe a vaccine won’t be ready until next year. It’s time to reset our expectations and change our behavior.
LatAm Infections Surge; Beijing Cancels Flights: Virus UpdateFauci Says ‘Football May Not Happen This Year’ Due to VirusTulsa Arena Asks Trump Campaign for Written Virus Safety Plan
We Will Be Living With the Coronavirus Pandemic Well Into 2021
Most experts believe a vaccine won’t be ready until next year. It’s time to reset our expectations
Michelle Fay CortezJune 18, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT
The virus is winning. That much is certain more than six months into a shape-shifting pandemic that’s killed 450,000 people worldwide, is gaining ground globally and has disrupted lives from Wuhan to Sao Paulo.
While promising, fast-moving vaccine projects are underway in China, Europe and the U.S., only the most optimistic expect an effective shot to be ready for global distribution this year.
As the pandemic rolls into the summer, this much is clear. The virus will not “fade away” even without a vaccine, as Trump predicted this week.
“This was never something that would be containable or would disappear,” said Adalja at Johns Hopkins. “It spreads too efficiently between humans. That’s all it needs to do.”
— With assistance by Jason Gale, Corinne Gretler, John Lauerman, and James Paton
BioHazard2020 I Will Fear No More
BioHazard2020 I Will Fear No More
Jun. 9, 2020 5:29 PM ET|About: AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), AZN, BMY, GILD, GSK, MRK, MRNA, RHHBY
Summary
We seem to have entered into what I’ll call the “404 Pandemic”.
significant positive product news on the medical biotech front during May & June 2020.
The Camden NJ waterfront and the city of Camden NJ has come a long way from where it was, but it has taken many years to achieve it’s current level.
Many segments of American cities population were already disconnected from the economic growth and success in America.
The Importance of Placemaking.
https://seekingalpha.com/instablog/5205071-danwatson888/5458301-biohazard2020-i-will-fear-no
Record spike in new coronavirus cases reported in six U.S. states as reopening accelerates
PUBLISHED WED, JUN 17 20206:11 AM EDTUPDATED WED, JUN 17 20209:21 AM EDT
Prognosis
California Has Biggest Jump in Cases; Texas Record: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsJune 17, 2020, 6:55 PM EDT Updated on June 18, 2020, 2:41 PM EDT
TOPICAL
COVID-19: Spike in new cases continues Tuesday, as Oklahoma reports another new high
By Harrison Grimwood Tulsa World Jun 17, 2020
University of Oxford-Led Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in Brazil
Brazil becomes first country to test Oxford vaccine outside the UK,
with funding from the Lemann Foundation
https://fundacaolemann.org.br/noticias/university-of-oxford-led-covid-19-vaccine-trials-in-brazil
The Data Are In: It’s Time for Major Reopening
Four new analyses of actual results show how the initial projections overestimated the value of lockdowns.
By David R. Henderson and Jonathan Lipow June 15, 2020 7:36 pm ET
Covid-19 Doctors: Fatigued, Mourning and Bracing for More
We’re keeping empty units available. The virus is still here.
By Daniela J. Lamas Dr. Lamas is a critical care doctor.
June 16, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/16/opinion/coronavirus-hospital-second-wave.html
On the Future, Americans Can Agree: It Doesn’t Look Good
Battered by a health crisis and fury about racial injustice, voters are mourning the past, worried about the present and fearful of what comes next.
By Lisa Lerer and David Umhoefer June 12, 2020 Updated 5:22 a.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/us/politics/election-coronavirus-protests-unemployment.html
How the coronavirus transformed human activities globally
By Pablo Robles | Published June 2, 2020
Prognosis
N.J. Will Enter Second Reopening Stage on June 15, Governor Says
By Elise YoungJune 11, 2020, 1:21 PM EDT
Decoding Covid-19
Seven human coronaviruses in seven graphics
By Pablo Robles | March 16, 2020
As of today, 7,384,438 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed, resulting in 417,028 fatalities worldwide.
Saying Goodbye During the Coronavirus Pandemic in “The Last Call”
June 11, 2020
Quarantine fatigue: Governors reject new lockdowns as virus cases spike
State officials, reluctant to damage reopening economies, contend they are better equipped for a new wave of cases.
By ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN and DAN GOLDBERG
06/10/2020 07:55 PM EDT
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/10/quarantine-governors-lockdowns-coronavirus-312146
Tracking the Spread of the
Coronavirus Outbreak in the U.S.
Updated: June 11, 2020, 3:09 PM EDT
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-united-states-coronavirus-outbreak/?srnd=premium
Covid-19: our explanatory graphics collection
By SCMP GRAPHICS
Prognosis
Record Jump in Texas; WHO Warns on Latin America: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsJune 9, 2020, 6:42 PM EDT Updated on June 10, 2020, 5:38 PM EDT
Coronavirus hospitalizations rise sharply in several states following Memorial Day
Hospitalizations for the virus are on the rise in North Carolina and several other states. (Andrew Dye/Winston-Salem Journal/AP)
By Samantha Pell, Candace Buckner and Jacqueline Dupree June 9, 2020 at 9:40 p.m. EDT
As of Tuesday, at least 110,000 people in the United States have died of covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and almost 2 million cases have been reported.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/06/09/coronavirus-hospitalizations-rising/
Lancet retracts major Covid-19 paper that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs
PUBLISHED THU, JUN 4 2020 4:09 PM EDT Andrew Joseph
‘Out Of Control’: 80% Of Americans Say Country Is Off The Rails
"It's one of the few things Americans can agree upon".
https://heisenbergreport.com/2020/06/07/out-of-control-80-of-americans-say-country-is-off-the-rails/
America Is Giving Up on the Pandemic
Businesses are reopening. Protests are erupting nationwide. But the virus isn’t done with us.
ALEXIS C. MADRIGALROBINSON MEYERJUNE 7, 2020
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/06/america-giving-up-on-pandemic/612796/
One Hospital. One Virus. The Fear Won’t End for These Doctors.
June 8, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007179767/coronavirus-hospital-philadelphia.html
Inexpensive steroid shows treatment benefit in severely ill COVID-19 patients
Jun. 16, 2020 9:02 AM ET|About: Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)|By: Douglas W. House, SA News Editor
Dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19
RESEARCHSCIENCEHEALTHCORONAVIRUS
In March 2020, the RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexamethasone
Prognosis
Beijing Reports 31 New Cases; Japan Export Slumps: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsJune 16, 2020, 6:49 PM EDT Updated on June 16, 2020, 9:02 PM EDT
China’s economic recovery from coronavirus in doubt as Beijing outbreak forces businesses to ‘wait and see’
- China has reported over 100 cases that can be traced back to the sprawling Xinfadi food market since Thursday, forcing Beijing into a ‘wartime’ contingency mode
- Coronavirus outbreak came at the same time data appeared to be showing signs of recovery within the world’s second largest economy
Frank Tang in Beijing
Published: 7:15pm, 16 Jun, 2020
One Hospital. One Virus. The Fear Won’t End for These Doctors.
June 8, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007179767/coronavirus-hospital-philadelphia.html
United States passes 100,000 coronavirus deaths
United States passes 100,000 coronavirus deaths
By Marcelo DuhaldePublished May 28, 2020
The United States reached a grim milestone with a confirmed death toll much higher than any other country in the world
The United States surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths on May 27, 2020 - defying President Donald Trump’s predictions a month earlier it faced about 60,000 to 70,000 dead.
Coronavirus deaths in US top 100,000
The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak in less than four months.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52821090
Coronavirus: From 'We've shut it down' to 100,000 US dead
Jon Sopel North America editor 27 May 2020
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52775216
Loved and Lost: Portraits of our NJ family, friends and neighbors taken by coronavirus
NorthJersey.com Published 12:33 p.m. ET April 22, 2020 | Updated 10:42 a.m. ET May 28, 2020
Rebuilding America: Supermarkets have probably changed forever
David P. Willis, Asbury Park Press Published 5:02 a.m. ET May 28, 2020 | Updated 7:13 a.m. ET May 28, 2020
Trump team failed to follow NSC’s pandemic playbook
The 69-page document, finished in 2016, provided a step by step list of priorities – which were then ignored by the administration.
By DAN DIAMOND and NAHAL TOOSI 03/25/2020 08:00 PM EDT
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/25/trump-coronavirus-national-security-council-149285
Coronavirus Live Updates: C.D.C. Suggests Radical Changes to the American Office Space
More than 100 scientists are questioning an influential study on the use of malaria drugs to treat Covid-19. The G.O.P. is pressuring North Carolina’s governor to approve a safety plan for its convention.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/us/coronavirus-us-usa.html
Prognosis
Scientists Question Study Linking Malaria Drugs to Covid Risks
By John LauermanMay 29, 2020, 5:47 AM EDT
- WHO halted an arm of global drug trial based on concerns
- Letter calls for more transparency in data and analysis
U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Reported, C.D.C. Data Suggests
By Josh Katz, Denise Lu and Margot Sanger-Katz April 28, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/28/us/coronavirus-death-toll-total.html
All 50 States Have Eased Restrictions, but Rules Vary Widely
Coronavirus Live Updates: All 50 States Have Eased Restrictions, but Rules Vary Widely
Connecticut’s stay-at-home-order lifts today, making it one of the last states to return to business. The C.D.C. released more detailed guidance, once rejected by the White House, for reopening schools and businesses.
The coronavirus has killed at least 91,900 people in the United States, according to a New York Times database, and sickened more than 1.5 million.
'We've been muzzled': CDC sources say White House putting politics ahead of science
By Robert Kuznia, Curt Devine and Nick Valencia, CNN
Updated 10:58 AM ET, Wed May 20, 2020
White House was focused on China instead of Europe, source says
Trump administration has sidelined the CDC in coronavirus response, sources say
If US had started social distancing a week earlier, about 36,000 fewer people would have died, study says
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN
Updated 11:30 AM ET, Thu May 21, 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/21/us/us-social-distancing-study-trnd/index.html
Economics
America Has Opted for a Bad Recession
The coronavirus dilemma isn’t about lives versus the economy.
By Narayana KocherlakotaMay 22, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT
Will the Coronavirus Kill What’s Left of Americans’ Faith in Washington?
In 2019, just 17 percent of Americans said they trusted the federal government to do the right thing. The pandemic appears to be eroding their faith even more.
By Sabrina Tavernise May 23, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/us/coronavirus-government-trust.html
The Most Patriotic Thing You Can Do Right Now
Our nation is rising, however imperfectly, to meet the challenge posed by the coronavirus pandemic. That needs to be said more often.
The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.
May 24, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/opinion/coronavirus-us.html
Conor Sen and Noah Smith
Prognosis
Why New York Suffered When Other Cities Were Spared by Covid-19
The mayor, the CDC and a New York disease expert weigh in
By Drew Armstrong, Henry Goldman, and Keshia ClukeyMay 28, 2020, 9:51 AM EDT
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-28/why-was-new-york-hit-so-badly-with-covid-19
PoliticsBeijing Warns Americans Are Pushing Countries Towards ‘New Cold War’
U.S. Hits Back at China’s Alleged Attempts to Restrict Airlines
Xi Says China Won’t Return to Planned Economy, Urges Cooperation
How China Pounced on Hong Kong While Covid Overwhelmed the World
Tear gas fired, arrests made as thousands protest against Beijing’s planned national security law for Hong Kong
- Police say at least 180 people arrested in crackdown as protesters spread out along streets of Causeway Bay and Wan Chai
- Top Chinese officials seek to ease fears about new law’s impact on local freedoms but remain stern about seeing it implemented
Published: 1:10pm, 24 May, 2020
‘Political virus’ is spreading in US along with Covid-19, says Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
- Minister uses annual press conference to reach out to friends and neighbours, but hits out at ‘political forces’ in America that he says are undermining relationship
- Despite criticisms of US, Wang insists Washington and Beijing should look for ways to avoid a new cold war
Published: 4:59pm, 24 May, 2020
PoliticsChina Strongly Condemns U.S. Blacklisting Dozens of Its Firms
China Warns U.S. Politicians Pushing Nations Into ‘New Cold War’
China Says Hong Kong Judiciary to Stay Independent Under New Law
Hong Kong Protests Roar Back After China Tightens Grip on City
China’s Wolf Warrior diplomats battle on Twitter for control of coronavirus narrative
- Donald Trump’s favourite social media platform is the latest arena for back-and-forth blame game between US and China
- The real audience for strident Chinese diplomacy is probably at home, in an effort to fuel nationalist sentiment, analysts say
Sarah Zheng Published: 11:25am, 23 Mar, 2020
France is no longer allowing hydroxychloroquine as a treatment.
Time is running out for the free world to speak up.
Will President Trump Stand With Hong Kong?
Time is running out for the free world to speak up.
The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. May 27, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/opinion/china-hong-kong-law-protests.html
As Protests Engulf the United States, China Revels in the Unrest
Chinese officials and state media are seizing on the moment to tout Beijing’s authoritarian system and condemn American hypocrisy — a narrative that ignores many of their own issues.
By Javier C. Hernández June 2, 2020U pdated 8:22 a.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/world/asia/china-george-floyd.html
An Incalculable Loss New York Times May 24 2020
AN INCALCULABLE LOSS
The New York Times May 24 2020
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
The descriptions of the lives of a thousand people in the United States who died because of the coronavirus were drawn from hundreds of obituaries, news articles and paid death notices that have appeared in newspapers and digital media over the past few months. They have been lightly edited for clarity.
They were compiled from the following publications:
Acadia Parish Today The Ada News The Advocate T Akron Beacon Journal Th e Albany Herald The Alliance Review The Argus Leader The Arizona Republic The Asbury Park Press The Asheville Citizen-Times The Associated Press The Baltimore Sun The Barre-Montpelier Times ArgusThe Battle Creek Enquirer
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The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier The Waxahachie Daily Light
Daily death data is from a New York Times database of reports from state and local health agencies.
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Additional research by Yuriria Avila, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Penn Bullock, Sophia June, Lauren Leatherby, Alex Lemonides, Denise Lu, Aimee Ortiz, Anjali Singhvi and Chi Zhang. Additional editing by Jason Bailey, Eric Morse and Alison Peterson.
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Death Toll, Highest in World, Surpasses 100,000
Scientists are revising the timeline of how the virus spread. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said she would direct public school districts to share federal aid with private schools.
The House of Representatives held its first partly remote vote on Wednesday, using a new proxy voting system instituted for the pandemic.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/us/coronavirus-live-updates.html
China’s New Outbreak Shows Signs the Virus Could Be Changing
World
China’s New Outbreak Shows Signs the Virus Could Be Changing
Bloomberg NewsMay 20, 2020, 2:02 AM EDT Updated on May 20, 2020, 5:00 AM EDT
- Patients in new cluster take longer to show symptoms, recover
- Uncertainty over virus mutation is hindering control efforts
Second Waves That Are Hard to Trace Plague Asia’s Virus Recovery
Over 100 Million in China’s Northeast Face Renewed Lockdown
Let’s Remember That the Coronavirus Is Still a Mystery
Respond to it with humility, and apprehension, too.
Opinion Columnist
May 20, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/opinion/us-coronavirus-reopening.html
Chinese agency world’s biggest funder of coronavirus research, Oxford study finds
- National Natural Science Foundation of China has given financial support to 124 studies published in top journals, researchers say
- That was more than the US Department of Health and National Institutes of Health combined
- Seven of the 10 most prolific institutes that also owned the research were from China. The Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Wuhan University, both in Wuhan, were at the top of the list. Harvard Medical School, the only American institute in the top 10, ranked third. Other Chinese institutes included the University of Hong Kong, Zhejiang University, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Fudan University.
Stephen Chen in Beijing
Published: 5:15am, 22 May, 2020
There is "little evidence" coronavirus is under control in most states, report says
https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-spread-fauci-989c3082-5194-418c-9962-825cde5e9656.html
Coronavirus: 'Baffling' observations from the front line
By Chris MorrisBBC Reality Check
When you talk to intensive care doctors across the UK, exhausted after weeks of dealing with the ravages of Covid-19, the phrase that emerges time after time is, "We've never seen anything like this before."
https://www.bbc.com/news/52760992
Here’s How Wuhan Tested 6.5 Million for Coronavirus in Days
The Wuhan government is close to completing its citywide testing drive. Thousands of medical and other workers were mobilized in a feat that some health experts and residents questioned.
By Sui-Lee Wee and Vivian Wang May 26, 2020, 6:50 a.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/world/asia/coronavirus-wuhan-tests.html
Wuhan Tests Millions in 12 Days as China Fears Second Virus Wave
Bloomberg NewsMay 26, 2020, 4:46 AM EDT
- Wuhan found 206 asymptomatic patients from 6.68 million people
- Mass testing campaign launched after several cases found
No Covid-19 cure but Chinese herb capsule shortens fever, fatigue and coughing: research
- Zhong Nanshan among notable researchers to publish study of Lianhuaqingwen capsules in treatment of symptoms
- Herbal compound has met resistance in the West with US and Canadian authorities warning against use as a treatment
Phoebe Zhang in Shenzhen Published: 6:00pm, 27 May, 2020
Donald Trump blames China’s ‘incompetence’ for ‘mass worldwide killing’
Donald Trump blames China’s ‘incompetence’ for ‘mass worldwide killing’ in early morning tweet
- With his heated rhetoric, the US president appears to be making attacks on Beijing a centrepiece of his November re-election bid
- The White House has also suggested, without offering evidence so far, that the virus originated in a laboratory and was accidentally released
Published: 9:50pm, 20 May, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/19/opinion/trump-biden-china.html
In China’s Crisis, Xi Sees a Crucible to Strengthen His Rule
China’s leader is using the country’s success — and the criticism against it — to urge the party and the people to weather tough days ahead.
By Steven Lee Myers and Chris Buckley May 20, 2020 6
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/world/asia/coronavirus-china-xi-jinping.html
China to propose hugely controversial national security law in Hong Kong
By James Griffiths and Steven Jiang, CNN
Updated 12:30 PM ET, Thu May 21, 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/21/asia/hong-kong-npc-article-23-intl-hnk/index.html
Bill to delist Chinese stocks moving at ‘warp speed’ as a crackdown gains bipartisan support
PUBLISHED THU, MAY 21 20201:09 PM EDT Thomas Franck@TOMWFRANCK
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/21/bill-that-could-delist-chinese-stocks-in-the-us-moving-at-warp-speed.html
PoliticsHong Kong Opposition Decries China’s Planned Power Grab in City
Senators Propose Sanctions on Chinese Officials Over Hong Kong
Traders Bet on More Pain for Hong Kong With FX Forwards, ETFs
Pelosi Says House Will Review Bill to Delist Chinese Companies
Two Sessions 2020: Beijing ‘out of patience’ after long wait for Hong Kong national security law, plans to proscribe secession, foreign interference and terrorism in city
- Amid hostile political environment in deeply divided city, resolution for law will be presented as motion to National People’s Congress on Friday
- Opposition politicians warn that enacting the legislation through promulgation is akin to announcing the death of ‘one country, two systems’
Published: 1:58pm, 21 May, 2020
Coronavirus poses test for Russia and China’s friendship
- Moscow and Beijing have become increasingly close in recent years, but border closures and imported cases have ‘cast a shadow’ over their relationship
- One observer said the two countries have ‘passed this test so far’ but a thaw between the US and Russia may pose a challenge for the future
Kristin Huang and Laura Zhou in Beijing
Published: 10:00pm, 17 May, 2020
Russia summits are on the cards for Xi Jinping in July
- Moscow preparing to go ahead with meetings of BRICS emerging economies and SCO security bloc in St Petersburg as planned
- It would be the Chinese president’s first overseas trip since the coronavirus hit and could be a boost for the alliance amid growing backlash over pandemic
Laura Zhou in Beijing
Published: 11:00pm, 20 May, 2020
Germany’s Lessons for China and America
Better to love your country with a broken heart than love it blind.
By Roger Cohen Opinion Columnist May 22, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/opinion/coronavirus-germany-china-america.html
US slaps sanctions on 33 Chinese companies and institutions, dialling up the tension amid the lowest point in US-China relations
- Two dozen companies and institutions including the tech giant Qihoo 360 Technology were placed on the first so-called entity list for “supporting procurement of items for military end-use in China”
- Nine entities were put on a second list for their alleged roles in rights violations in the Xinjiang region
Cheryl Arcibal Published: 6:00pm, 23 May, 2020
U.S. Raises Ante in Vaccine Race With $1.2 Billion for Astra
By John Lauerman and Suzi RingMay 21, 2020, 2:18 AM EDT Updated on May 21, 2020, 6:50 AM EDT
- Astra to deliver 300 million doses to the U.S. by October
- U.S. funding for Astra follows previous deal with Sanofi
AstraZeneca scores first supply deal for COVID vaccine
May 21, 2020 4:24 AM ET|About: AstraZeneca PLC (AZN)|By: Yoel Minkoff, SA News Editor
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3576640-astrazeneca-scores-first-supply-deal-for-covid-vaccine
AstraZeneca advances response to global COVID-19 challenge as it receives first commitments for Oxford’s potential new vaccine
PUBLISHED21 May 2020
This announcement contains inside information
21 May 2020 07:00 BST
Company working on a number of agreements in parallel to ensure broad and equitable supply of the vaccine throughout the world at no profit during the pandemic
First agreements to supply at least 400 million doses; Company has total capacity sourced for one billion doses through 2020 and into 2021; continues to increase capacity further
More than $1bn US BARDA investment to support development and production of the vaccine
https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AZN
Oxford, AstraZeneca Begin Advanced Trials of Covid Vaccine
By John LauermanMay 22, 2020, 3:47 AM EDT
May 22, 2020 - Health
Fauci on Moderna vaccine: "I'm cautiously optimistic"
https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-fauci-vaccine-moderna-faf27af3-ee23-4b0c-9ab9-d0d8b3f06655.html
Prognosis
Oxford University Vaccine Trials Run Into Hurdle
By Anchalee WorrachateMay 24, 2020, 5:08 AM EDT
- Falling rate of infection means success rate may drop to 50%
- It’s ambitious to expect vaccine in September, professor says
Why American life went on as normal during the killer pandemic of 1969
May 16, 2020 | 10:23am | Updated
Vaccine trial shows promising results
By Wang Xiaodong | China Daily | Updated: 2020-05-24 09:50
http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202005/24/WS5ec7e423a310a8b241157b7c.html
Cuomo, de Blasio blame ignorance, but not themselves, in wake of damning report
By ANNA GRONEWOLD, SALLY GOLDENBERG and ERIN DURKIN
05/21/2020 02:58 PM EDT Updated 05/21/2020 04:30 PM EDT
Xi Jinping says China must strengthen health system after coronavirus pandemic
- Chinese leader says overhaul of monitoring and warning systems are needed after the Covid-19 outbreak exposed shortcomings
- System has been hampered by lack of staff and resources and president said it must be strengthened at the grass-roots level
Sidney Leng Published: 11:08pm, 24 May, 2020
Coronavirus: 'Baffling' observations from the front line
By Chris MorrisBBC Reality Check
When you talk to intensive care doctors across the UK, exhausted after weeks of dealing with the ravages of Covid-19, the phrase that emerges time after time is, "We've never seen anything like this before."
https://www.bbc.com/news/52760992
NJ coronavirus update: Cases up to 155,092 as deaths rise to 11,144 statewide (May 25)
NorthJersey.comPublished 1:09 p.m. ET May 23, 2020 | Updated 1:05 p.m. ET May 25, 2020
Coronavirus latest: WHO pauses trial of Trump-backed drug hydroxychloroquine over safety concerns
- British PM’s top aide Dominic Cummings refuses to resign over lockdown breach allegations
- Trump defends decision to play golf as US death toll rises; Spain revises death toll down by nearly 2,000
Compiled by SCMP’s Asia desk and Agencies
Published: 1:37am, 26 May, 2020
novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) 病毒：新型冠状病毒 2019-nCoV
Biotech-WAR$™ Biohazard2020 Peace Be Still
Biotech-WAR$™ Biohazard2020 Peace Be Still
May 11, 2020 1:11 PM ET|About: Amgen Inc. (AMGN), BGNE, BMY, LLY, REGN, VIR, WXXWY
Summary
staggering and growing rift between the world’s 2 economic powerhouses.
there are some China based biotech companies that should be considered as strong investments going forward.
biotech investments are critical and important for the health of all countries.
at this point I do not think the origins of the virus matter much as the USA/China relationship could not get much worse.
When Did the Coronavirus Arrive in the U.S.? Here’s a Review of the Evidence.
By Mike Baker
May 15, 2020 SEATTLE
Was the virus here in January? In December? Earlier? Here’s a look at the evidence of how the virus emerged from China and landed in the United States.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/coronavirus-first-case-snohomish-antibodies.html
From ‘Respect’ to ‘Sick and Twisted’: How Coronavirus Hit U.S.-China Ties
A sharp escalation of tensions over the handling of the pandemic has raised the specter of a new Cold War.
By Chris Buckley and Steven Lee Myers
Published May 15, 2020Updated May 17, 2020, 1:06 a.m. ET
Pressed for an inquiry into the virus’s origin, China floats its own theories.
Pandemic Shatters World Order, Sowing Anger and Mistrust
Pandemic Shatters World Order, Sowing Anger and Mistrust
China Faces Angry World Seeking Virus Answers at Key WHO Meeting
Vaccine Nationalism Puts Global Advocate on Covid Front Line
Chinese Political Extravaganza Focuses on Growth
China Faces Angry World Seeking Virus Answers at Key WHO Meeting
By Karen Leigh and Jason ScottMay 16, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT
- U.S., Australia, EU to pressure Beijing on virus probe, Taiwan
- China likely to prevail thanks to its economic influence
PoliticsTrump Aide Accuses China of Using Air Travelers to ‘Seed’ Virusan hour ago
Americans Are Giving Made-in-China the Cold Shoulder
I'VE CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT CHINA. AMERICA SHOULD TOO. | OPINION
JIM DEMINT , CHAIRMAN, CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE
ON 5/15/20 AT 9:00 AM EDT
We gave China a chance. They blew it. It's time to face the fact this so-called "partner" is in reality a corrupt, aggressive and vicious rival—strategically, militarily and economically. It's time for Congress to face that fact and act upon it.
https://www.newsweek.com/ive-changed-my-mind-about-china-america-should-too-opinion-1504210
Wuhan lab staff should clear up coronavirus rumours and lies and defend institute’s name, says scientist
- Former staff member says the virology institute is at the centre of a smear campaign and staff should be proactive in clearing its reputation
- Zhao Fei says it is important during the pandemic for the lab to reveal the truth promptly and openly, despite the fear of criticism
Published: 3:29pm, 18 May, 2020
Tracking coronavirus’ global spread
Tracking coronavirus’ global spread
Since December, the virus has spread to nearly every continent and case numbers continue to rise
By Henrik Pettersson, Byron Manley and Sergio Hernandez, CNN
Last updated: May 13, 2020 at 9:45 p.m. ET.
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Fight Over Virus’s Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle
May 9, 2020
By Matthew Rosenberg and Jim Rutenberg
Published May 9, 2020Updated May 11, 2020
America’s True Covid Toll Already Exceeds 100,000
The reported numbers leave out thousands of deaths clearly resulting from the pandemic.
By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist May 13, 2020
U.S. Deaths Are Up Sharply, Though Covid-19’s Precise Toll Is Murky
Disease caused by the new coronavirus is a leading cause of death in the U.S., especially among middle-aged men and blacks
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May 15, 2020 11:14 am ET
China confirms unauthorised labs were told to destroy early coronavirus samples
China confirms unauthorised labs were told to destroy early coronavirus samples
- National health authority says this was done for biosafety reasons and to ‘prevent secondary disasters caused by unidentified pathogens’
- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Beijing declined to provide samples and destroyed them at the start of the outbreak
Zhuang Pinghui in Beijing
Published: 8:04pm, 15 May, 2020
Chinese magazine Caixin reported in February that some hospitals had sent samples to private gene sequencing companies to identify the mystery virus early in the outbreak. Some of those results came back as early as December 27 and were identified as being from the same coronavirus family as Sars, the report said. One company had been told to destroy all virus samples, according to the report.
The National Health Commission started investigating the virus on December 31 and informed the World Health Organisation of the outbreak the same day. On January 3, it ruled out that the virus was a known pathogen causing respiratory disease, and on January 9, it said the illness was caused by a novel coronavirus. It was later named Sars-CoV-2, and the disease it causes Covid-19.
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Russian Deaths Rise; India Is New Asian Hot Spot: Virus Update
Bloomberg NewsMay 15, 2020, 7:38 PM EDT Updated on May 16, 2020, 5:35 AM EDT
How Coronavirus Spreads through the Air: What We Know So Far
The virus that causes COVID-19 can persist in aerosol form, some studies suggest. But the potential for transmission depends on many factors, including infectiousness, dose and ventilation
- By Tanya Lewis on May 12, 2020
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Over 100 Million in China’s Northeast Face Renewed Lockdown
Bloomberg NewsMay 18, 2020, 2:58 AM EDT Updated on May 18, 2020, 5:42 AM EDT
- Conditions return to height of China’s epidemic in February
- Frustration as restrictions tighten again after earlier easing
Coronavirus patient puzzles New York doctors with rare symptoms
- There were no telltale signs of the virus in lung scans or swabs of the upper respiratory tract, new study says
- It took a highly invasive test to confirm the case of Covid-19, with the results coming back just before the man left hospital
Stephen Chen in Beijing
Published: 11:00pm, 19 May, 2020
Coronavirus Vaccine From Moderna Shows Early Signs of Viral Immune Response
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Coronavirus Vaccine From Moderna Shows Early Signs of Viral Immune Response
By Robert LangrethMay 18, 2020, 7:35 AM EDT Updated on May 18, 2020, 10:00 AM EDT
- Shares rise to record; first vaccine result in humans
- Company plans to take shot into phase 3 testing in July
Moderna Announces Positive Interim Phase 1 Data for its mRNA Vaccine (mRNA-1273) Against Novel Coronavirus
Mon May 18, 2020 7:30 AM|Business Wire|About: MRNA
After two doses all participants evaluated to date across the 25 µg and 100 µg dose cohorts seroconverted with binding antibody levels at or above levels seen in convalescent sera
mRNA-1273 elicited neutralizing antibody titer levels in all eight initial participants across the 25 µg and 100 µg dose cohorts, reaching or exceeding neutralizing antibody titers generally seen in convalescent sera
mRNA-1273 was generally safe and well tolerated
mRNA-1273 provided full protection against viral replication in the lungs in a mouse challenge model
Anticipated dose for Phase 3 study between 25 µg and 100 µg; expected to start in July
Conference call to be held on Monday, May 18 at 8:30 a.m. ET
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Moderna, Inc. (MRNA)
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How Coronavirus Spreads through the Air: What We Know So Far
The virus that causes COVID-19 can persist in aerosol form, some studies suggest. But the potential for transmission depends on many factors, including infectiousness, dose and ventilation
By Tanya Lewis on May 12, 2020
Coronavirus particles spread by talking can remain in the air for up to 14 minutes, researchers find
PUBLISHED TUE, MAY 19 202011:18 AM EDTUPDATED 2 HOURS AGONatasha Turak@NATASHATURAK
The airborne lifetime of small speech droplets and their potential importance in SARS-CoV-2 transmission
View ORCID ProfileValentyn Stadnytskyi, View ORCID ProfileChristina E. Bax, View ORCID ProfileAdriaan Bax, and Philip AnfinrudPNAS first published May 13, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2006874117
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COVID-19: First convalescent plasma transfusion in Canada takes place in Montreal
Daniel J. RoweDigital reporter
The Canadian PressStaff
Published Friday, May 15, 2020 9:59AM EDTLast Updated Friday, May 15, 2020 7:38PM EDT
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