Even countries celebrated for their handling of the pandemic are seeing a resurgence in Covid-19 cases.
The renewed outbreaks serve as a stark warning to global leaders of how quickly an apparent success story can unravel. https://t.co/fBG1w8ce3X
— CNN (@CNN) August 4, 2020
The U.S. will need to bring its daily coronavirus case count down to 10,000 by September to gain some level of control over the pandemic before fall, Dr. Fauci says. https://t.co/Zjwr88omNM
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 4, 2020
36 states are now coronavirus #hotspots — based on cases and positivity rates increasing, or meeting specific thresholds.
That means ~76% of the U.S. population is now living in a hot spot.
Dig into our criteria in the state data dashboard: https://t.co/3ww4dGJLvT pic.twitter.com/6GIquqcxT0
— KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) (@KFF) August 3, 2020
I suspect I’ll be reposting this link during prime time, once I’ve had a chance to read the whole essay, but here’s a heads-up now that it’s out (and *not* behind a paywall):
If your emotional reserves are strong this morning, read this amazing piece by @edyong209. If they are not, do what you need to do to take care of yourself. https://t.co/s1XynGO9EW
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) August 3, 2020
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More than 18 million confirmed cases in 188 countries – where are the world's coronavirus hotspots? https://t.co/cFaWoa8h3y
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 3, 2020
Philippine capital returning to lockdown as #coronavirus cases surge throughout Manila and surrounding provinces. A strict quarantine will be imposed starting Tuesday for two weeks https://t.co/ifwW2fqQeW via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) August 3, 2020
Coronavirus: Melbourne police rebuke 'sovereign citizens' for breaking rules https://t.co/AEFGbi8b4w
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 4, 2020
The number of deaths from Covid-19 in Iran is nearly triple what the Iran govt claims, a BBC investigation has found.The govt's own records appear to show almost 42,000 people died with symptoms up to 20 July, vs 14,405 reported by its health ministry. https://t.co/9dPg6JrhR0
— Yalda Hakim (@BBCYaldaHakim) August 3, 2020
Germany already dealing with second coronavirus wave: doctors' union https://t.co/8K1hm2W3W5 pic.twitter.com/WRYsAW40BH
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 4, 2020
Spain is seeing a second wave of coronavirus infections as young people socialize and families go on summer vacations. The surge is threatening to derail hopes of a rebound in tourism. https://t.co/NgoEmQsxSa
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) August 3, 2020
Latin America breaks through 5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, @Reuters tally shows https://t.co/66n8Qet499 pic.twitter.com/oGGLB2WGNy
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 4, 2020
Brazil reports 16,641 new coronavirus cases, 561 new deaths https://t.co/StMD9N9kaN pic.twitter.com/TSrax9Hs36
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 4, 2020
Norwegian cruise ship company Hurtigruten halts trips, apologizes for errors after coronavirus outbreak hits one ship and 40 people test positive. https://t.co/WRsFS2oYBv
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) August 3, 2020
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Yes, PCR tests can detect “the COVID virus” https://t.co/ocueelCtAS
— ɪᴀɴ ᴍ. ᴍᴀᴄᴋᴀʏ, ᴘʜᴅ ?????? (@MackayIM) August 4, 2020
Britain has hardly been first-in-class in COVID response, but here’s one more indicator of how disastrously bad US response has been. They’re working to get from avg 24-hour testing response down to 90 minutes. Here, you’re lucky if you get it in a week.https://t.co/tTo6asp7S2
— Brad Lander (@bradlander) August 3, 2020
The #vaccine race is going into hyper-drive. On Aug12 Russia will register the world's 1st #SARSCoV2 #vaccine, "developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Inst & the Russian Direct Investment Fund…may be approved for civilian use w/in 3 to 7 dys of registration"https://t.co/sM5TNuU9OJ
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 3, 2020
When you're counting on something for a rescue, bail-out, it's best to have healthy skepticism. That's the perspective from @nataliexdean, with this clear-eyed essay on a vaccine for #SARSCoV2 https://t.co/HpU3kIazvR @nytopinion pic.twitter.com/mOveKTGWVR
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 3, 2020
"We must resist the desire to rush out a product. Creating vaccines is hard, and we should be prepared for the reality that some promising ones will not meet the F.D.A.’s criteria." — @nataliexdean injects a dose of reality into the #Covid19 projections. https://t.co/fw3FsbNT4T
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) August 3, 2020
“A senior administration official refused to promise that any emergency approval of a vaccine would be vetted through the Food and Drug Administration’s outside advisory panel of experts.” https://t.co/9XRKYGStGg
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 3, 2020
I’ll believe that Jared Kushner is growing into his role as a White House staffer when he stops viewing ethical conflicts of interest as a good thing. https://t.co/9XRKYGStGg pic.twitter.com/92mXdowRUy
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 3, 2020
States are told by the National Governors Association to get going on planning to deploy #Covid19 vaccines. https://t.co/oOMbo8IXQQ
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) August 3, 2020
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America's essential workers & #COVID19 risk:
"Using 2018 data, an estimated 40% of US adults would be categorized as essential workers during the current #pandemic, with 13% living in high-risk households."
At least 11% have no health insurance.https://t.co/RUbCDVXiKP pic.twitter.com/1GfPtZOSgk
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 3, 2020
NY has #COVID19 under real control — one of only 8 states to have managed it. But the cost in human lives, jobs and the economy have been very steep. Horrible. https://t.co/FjFxOOSPl7
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 3, 2020
A Michigan state senator who has pushed back against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s efforts to fight the coronavirus has tested positive, leading to a temporary shutdown of the state Legislature. https://t.co/WAAxHPLZnl
— AP Central U.S. (@APCentralRegion) August 3, 2020
Asked by @Acosta to explain why members of the task force are correcting his coronavirus misinformation, Trump responds by spreading more coronavirus misinformation pic.twitter.com/AenZx7yI56
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 3, 2020
I guess I need to say this again: Navarro is the President’s trade advisor and has no expertise on the pandemic and media should not ask him about it. He also has no expertise on trade policy, but that’s a different story. https://t.co/nI6TkWEQ9S
— Sean Ehrlich (@SeanDEhrlich) August 3, 2020
.@jonathanvswan: “Oh, you’re doing death as a proportion of cases. I’m talking about death as a proportion of population. That’s where the U.S. is really bad. Much worse than South Korea, Germany, etc.”@realdonaldtrump: “You can’t do that.”
Swan: “Why can’t I do that?” pic.twitter.com/MStySfkV39
— Axios (@axios) August 4, 2020
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