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New York Times: 239 Experts With One Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne “…The World Health Organization has long held that the coronavirus is spread primarily by large respiratory droplets that, once expelled by infected people in coughs and sneezes, fall quickly to the floor. But in an open letter…
The Hill: WHO records new single-day high in global coronavirus cases “The World Health Organization (WHO) reported more than 210,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus around the world on Saturday, marking a new high in infections over a 24-hour period. Data from the agency showed that 211,411 cases of…
AP: Trump’s ‘strong wall’ to block COVID-19 from China had holes (Braun et al., 7/4). Bloomberg: Building Trust in a Vaccine (Edney, 7/5). The Hill: FDA commissioner says he can’t predict when vaccine will be ready after Trump’s timeline claims (Wise, 7/5). New York Times: Trump Falsely Claims ’99 Percent’…
AFRICA AP: Sex workers lack food for taking HIV drugs during COVID-19 (Ssuuna, 7/4). CNN: South Africa battles coronavirus and tuberculosis (McKenzie, 7/4). The Guardian (Nigeria): COVID-19: Nigeria may record spike in malaria, TB deaths, Global Fund warns (Onyedika-Ugoeze, 7/4). Thomson Reuters Foundation: Powerless in a pandemic: Solar energy prescribed…
The Hill: CDC: Coronavirus may have infected 10 times more Americans than known “Nearly 25 million Americans may have contracted the coronavirus, a figure 10 times higher than the number of confirmed cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday. In a briefing with reporters Thursday, CDC…
Rio Times: New Zika Virus Strain Circulating in Brazil May Lead to Epidemic, Study Says “A new strain of the zika virus is in circulation in Brazil, according to researchers at the Center for the Integration of Data and Knowledge for Health (CIDACS), of Fiocruz Bahia. Through a tool that…
AP: Who hasn’t heard of COVID-19 by now? More than you think “A half-year into the most momentous pandemic in decades, it’s hard to imagine that anyone, anywhere has not heard of the coronavirus. But scores of migrants arriving in Somalia tell United Nations workers every day that they are…
AFRICA Reuters: South Africa rolls out continent’s first trials for COVID-19 vaccine (Heiberg, 6/24). VOA News: Africa Seeks Equitable Access to Any COVID-19 Vaccine (Marks, 6/24). ASIA ABC (Australia): Coronavirus fears leave pregnant PNG women at risk despite nation’s low infection rate (Whiting, 6/24). AP: New Delhi plans mass screening effort…
The Hill: Fauci gives Congress COVID-19 warning “Anthony Fauci, the administration’s top infectious disease doctor, told a House panel on Tuesday that rising U.S. cases of COVID-19 are ‘disturbing’ as new signs emerged of the United States falling further behind other countries in containing the novel coronavirus. The coronavirus is…
AFRICA Reuters: All African countries now have coronavirus lab testing capacity — WHO chief (Paravicini, 6/24). U.N. News: Devastating South Sudan coronavirus deaths,’a tragedy that can be prevented,’ Security Council hears (6/23). ASIA Al Jazeera: Indonesia children at risk as COVID-19 disrupts vaccination drive (Washington, 6/23). CNN: The country where…