Global Health Community Publishes Blog Posts, Podcasts Addressing Various Aspects Of COVID-19 March 11, 2020 News Summary BMJ Opinion: Salil Patel: Covid-19 — why putting a name to it matters Salil Patel, academic foundation doctor in London and research fellow at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at University of Oxford (3/10). Foreign Policy’s “Don’t Touch Your Face”: Surviving Self-Isolation James Palmer, senior editor, and Amy Mackinnon,…
CEPI Approves $4.4M In Additional Funding For Coronavirus Vaccine Research, Bringing Total To $23.7M March 11, 2020 News Summary Reuters: Epidemic response group ups coronavirus vaccine funding to $23.7 mln “The CEPI global epidemic response coalition said on Tuesday it will put a further $4.4 million into deals with the biotech firm Novavax and Britain’s University of Oxford to rapidly develop potential vaccines against COVID-19. The Coalition for Epidemic…
News Outlets Report On COVID-19 Epidemiology, Experts’ Advice On Related Issues March 11, 2020 News Summary CNBC: WHO gives advice on handling mental health toll from the coronavirus (Miller, 3/10). Mother Jones: 4 Recommendations for Dealing With the Coronavirus from a Public Health Dream Team (Peischel, 3/10). STAT: Why ‘flattening the curve’ may be the world’s best bet to slow the coronavirus (Branswell, 3/11). VOA: World…
President Trump Calls Emergency Meeting Of Top U.S. Health Officials; Nation’s COVID-19 Response Hurt By Lack Of Funding, House Lawmakers Hear March 11, 2020 News Summary CNBC: Trump calls emergency meeting with top U.S. health officials at the White House Wednesday “President Donald Trump has called top U.S. health officials to an emergency meeting at the White House Wednesday morning, cutting a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill short, said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, chairwoman of the House…
White House Coronavirus Task Force Holds Press Briefing On U.S. Efforts To Address COVID-19 March 11, 2020 News Summary White House: Press Briefing by Vice President Pence and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force During this press briefing, Vice President Pence and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, discuss U.S. efforts to address the ongoing outbreak (3/10).
COVID-19 Outbreak Impacting U.S., China Relations March 11, 2020 News Summary The Guardian: Republicans face backlash over racist labeling of coronavirus “Senior Republican figures are facing backlash over an apparent effort to label Covid-19 as ‘Chinese coronavirus’ — as China accused some U.S. politicians of ‘disrespecting science’ in order to ‘stigmatize’ the country. Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, and Mike…
E.U. Leaders Vow United Response To COVID-19 Outbreak As Italy Reports Highest Daily Deaths Globally; Other Nations Worldwide Work To Respond To New Cases March 11, 2020 News Summary AP: E.U. vows united response as virus hits its political heart “European Union leaders vowed Tuesday to stand united in combating the spread of the coronavirus ravaging member country Italy, and agreed to draft a plan to address any medical shortages and set up a fund to help overburdened health…
KFF Data Note Assesses Donor Funding For COVID-19 Response March 10, 2020 News Summary KFF: Donor Funding for the Global Novel Coronavirus Response This new data note provides an accounting of publicly available information on donor funding to date for the global coronavirus (COVID-19) response (Moss, 3/10).
KFF Regularly Updating COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker March 10, 2020 News Summary KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker — Updated as of March 9, 2020 This tracker provides the number of cases and deaths from the novel coronavirus by country, the trends in case and death counts by country, and a global map showing which countries have cases and deaths. The data are drawn…
Blog Posts Address Various Aspects Of COVID-19 Outbreak March 10, 2020 News Summary Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Announcing the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator Mark Suzman, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (3/9). World Bank: Swift action can help developing countries limit economic harm of coronavirus Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, vice president for Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions at the World Bank Group (3/9).…