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AP: Europe reels as it sets virus records, slaps on new rules “Fears rose Thursday that Europe is running out of chances to control its fall coronavirus outbreak, as infections hit record daily highs in Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, and Poland. France slapped a 9 p.m. curfew on many…
AFRICA PRI: What the U.S. can learn from West Africa to slow the spread of coronavirus (4/6). Reuters: Lockdowns: Saving lives, but ruining livelihoods in Africa (Akwagyiram et al., 4/7). Thomson Reuters Foundation: Coronavirus: Africa braces for impact ‘like nothing we have seen’ (Bhalla/Goering, 4/6). ASIA New York Times: CIA…
AFRICA PRI: Coronavirus lockdown: A tale of two South Africas (Gikandi, 4/7). Science: South Africa hopes its battle with HIV and TB helped prepare it for COVID-19 (Nordling, 4/7). Thomson Reuters Foundation: Ethiopia taps army of women health workers to fight coronavirus (Wuilbercq, 4/7). ASIA Al Jazeera: Coronavirus lockdown complicates…
AFRICA The Guardian: Coronavirus in Africa: what happens next? (Hodal/Okiror, 4/8). The Hill: Ethiopia declares state of emergency due to coronavirus (Klar, 4/8). NPR: 10,000 Cases and 500 Deaths in Africa. Health Officials Say It’s Just the Beginning (Huang, 4/8). Reuters: U.N. seeks $130 million to prevent hunger catastrophe in…
The Atlantic: The Best Hopes for a Coronavirus Drug (Zhang, 4/8). Financial Times: Covid-19 drugs could be made for $1 per day, say academics (Mancini, 4/9). The Lancet: Regulators split on antimalarials for COVID-19 (Jaffe, 4/11). Nature: If a coronavirus vaccine arrives, can the world make enough? (Khamsi, 4/9). New…
AFRICA AP: Africa to roll out more than 1 million coronavirus tests (Anna, 4/16). Science: South Africa flattens its coronavirus curve — and considers how to ease restrictions (Nordling, 4/15). U.N. News: Africa mobilizing to minimize losses as COVID-19 pandemic continues worldwide advance (4/15). Washington Post: ‘Killing in the name…
AP: Draft U.N. resolution urges global access to COVID-19 material “…The proposed resolution obtained by the Associated Press requests Secretary-General António Guterres to work with the World Health Organization and recommend options to ensure timely and equitable access to testing, medical supplies, drugs, and future coronavirus vaccines for all in…
AP: Poorer nations face bigger risk in easing virus restrictions (Karam et al., 4/17). AP: ‘Tip of the iceberg:’ Nations struggle to count virus toll (Parra et al., 4/17). Reuters: Africa may see millions of coronavirus cases, tentative WHO forecast shows (Miriri/Houreld, 4/16). U.N. News: Coronavirus pandemic threatens crises-ravaged communities,…
AFRICA AP: Africa dangerously behind in global race for virus gear (Anna et al., 4/24). AP: Africa’s 43% jump in virus cases in 1 week worries experts (Imray, 4/23). New Humanitarian: Township lockdown: How South Africa’s poor bear the cost of coronavirus (Oliver, 4/23). PRI: In fight against coronavirus, Ghana…
The Guardian: U.S. stays away as world leaders agree action on Covid-19 vaccine “Global leaders have pledged to accelerate cooperation on a coronavirus vaccine and to share research, treatment and medicines across the globe. But the United States did not take part in the World Health Organization initiative, in a…
