New WHO Model Predicts COVID-19 Spread In Africa; Minorities In U.K. At Higher Risk Of Death From Virus; Iran Fears 2nd Wave; Scientists Defend Venezuelan Colleagues Over Study
AFRICA
NPR: New WHO Model Forecasts A Different Coronavirus Spread Pattern In Africa (Peralta, 6/2).
Reuters: Uganda to lose $1.6 billion in tourism earnings as a result of COVID-19 (Biryabarema, 6/2).
ASIA
AP: Wuhan tests 10 million people, finds few infections (6/3).
AP: Indonesia cancels hajj pilgrimage due to coronavirus (Tarigan, 6/2).
Reuters: New virus cluster spurs Hong Kong to extend border curbs and limit on gatherings (Kwok, 6/2).
Reuters: India approves Gilead’s remdesivir to treat severe COVID-19 cases (Mitra/Mishra, 6/2).
Reuters: South Korea approves emergency use of Gilead’s anti-viral drug to treat COVID-19 (Smith et al., 6/2).
Thomson Reuters Foundation: Health workers, slum dwellers face housing bias as lockdowns lift (Chandran/Batha, 6/3).
EUROPE
AP: U.K. study finds minorities at higher risk of COVID-19 death (Pylas/Lawless, 6/2).
AP: Virus-tracking app angers thousands in Moscow with fines (Litvinova, 6/2).
Reuters: Sweden should have done more to combat coronavirus, health chief says (Ahlander/Johnson, 6/3).
Reuters: Black and Asian people in England more likely to die from COVID-19, says report (Smout/MacLellan, 6/2).
LATIN AMERICA
ABC (Australia): As coronavirus restrictions decimate Guatemala’s economy, white flags are flying in desperation (Capper, 6/2).
New Humanitarian: In Peru’s Amazon, the church fills COVID-19 aid void for indigenous people (Fraser, 6/2).
Reuters: Venezuela government, opposition agree to seek funds to fight coronavirus (Kinosian, 6/2).
Science: Scientists rush to defend Venezuelan colleagues threatened over coronavirus study (Ortega, 6/2).
MIDDLE EAST
AP: Group: Lack of virus tests pushes Afghanistan toward crisis (Faiez, 6/2).
The Guardian: Iran’s rapid rise in Covid-19 cases stokes fears of second wave (Wintour, 6/1).
NORTH AMERICA
The Hill: White House shifts focus from coronavirus (Samuels/Sullivan, 6/2).
Reuters: Coronavirus reaches maximum intensity in Mexico, health official says (Barrera/Eschenbacher, 6/2).
Wall Street Journal: Fauci ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Coronavirus Vaccine (Abbott/Loftus, 6/2).
The KFF Daily Global Health Policy Report summarized news and information on global health policy from hundreds of sources, from May 2009 through December 2020. All summaries are archived and available via search.