Important, if depressing, summary: Two months into the U.S. fight against the most severe pandemic to arise in the age of globalization, neither the health nor the economic war has been won. What did eight weeks and $3 trillion buy the U.S. in the fight against coronavirus? https://t.co/mUa008xQxT by @hpschneider pic.twitter.com/kYUyWFiR9b — Reuters (@Reuters) May …
COVID-19 Coronavirus Update – Sunday / Monday, May 17-18Post + Comments (17)
The UK government pledged over $100 million in additional funding for British researchers working on potential coronavirus vaccines https://t.co/ahXLjgHgww pic.twitter.com/Rd9BjCVQiC
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 18, 2020
Spain records 87 deaths in the past 24 hours – the first drop under 100 since the lockdown began
Latest: https://t.co/FzrCyDS8dn pic.twitter.com/5o48BjwQQf
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 17, 2020
A Barcelona funeral home has closed a temporary morgue it had set up inside its parking garage to handle the overflow of victims of the Spanish city’s coronavirus outbreak. More than 3,200 victims of COVID-19 passed through the temporary morgue in 53 days. https://t.co/lw1lB80wI9
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) May 17, 2020
Ireland begins first phase of easing lockdown rules, with some construction firms returning to work and garden centres and hardware stores reopening https://t.co/uw28M6Hk6G
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 18, 2020
France coronavirus death toll rises to 28,108: ministry https://t.co/sBkDMyQo31 pic.twitter.com/tLKwFxJF2d
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 18, 2020
The gravediggers of Kano, Nigeria, one of the biggest cities in West Africa, say they are working overtime. And so many doctors and nurses have been infected with the coronavirus that few hospitals are now accepting patients. https://t.co/g0ABAB8Hh6
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 17, 2020
South Africa's strict lockdown measures include a ban on cigarettes and alcohol. We take a look at the impact of the banhttps://t.co/A4MIxanVbL pic.twitter.com/A0HglNh0sq
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 17, 2020
The daily death toll in Brazil rose by 816 to 15,633 – the world's fifth highesthttps://t.co/oGHY5mvKmc
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 17, 2020
Mexico prepares to resume economic activity as coronavirus cases continue to rise https://t.co/mi1qYQNFqI pic.twitter.com/NUA7x0E5tV
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 18, 2020
Coronavirus: Heath workers face violent attacks in Mexico https://t.co/xCKHAc3157
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 17, 2020
Honduras extends blanket curfew again to halt spread of coronavirus https://t.co/PbTZpp2Q09 pic.twitter.com/hqlwNMVFyH
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 18, 2020
Before the lockdown was introduced, teams from other nations would visit Bharati base
Since measures were put in place, the team hasn’t seen anyone from elsewhere in Antarcticahttps://t.co/DnNTELWLgS pic.twitter.com/z3LY6ZqIS3
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 17, 2020
In this thread @EricTopol ends up explaining why all three types of #COVID19 tests are flawed. And what are some other ways to screen ppl for infection. For all the "Test! Test! Test!" rhetoric, it would be nice to have ample supplies of reliable tests. https://t.co/srzyIOJO1K
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) May 17, 2020
Masks stop symptomatic & asymptomatic #SARSCoV2 spread in new tests. Infected hamsters in a cage adjoining one of uninfected hamsters: Result? Infection. Then, infected animals' cage blocked w/ surgical masks & put next to uninfected animals. No infection. https://t.co/l4rwf3IHs8 pic.twitter.com/I829LEQRnX
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) May 17, 2020
Vaccine research: Thousands of people want to be exposed to Covid-19 for science – CNN https://t.co/FOMp2jljbb
— Marc Lipsitch (@mlipsitch) May 15, 2020
Coronavirus: Why Africans should take part in vaccine trials https://t.co/bzSlZwJwgo
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 17, 2020
Takeaway sale of alcohol at Robertson Quay stopped after photos of gatherings draw flak amid Covid-19 outbreak https://t.co/pe0TihOtTk
— The Straits Times (@STcom) May 17, 2020
WATCH: Hundreds of Germans got their party fix with the country's first drive-in rave pic.twitter.com/NcpGjYeq9h
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 17, 2020