Date Published: July 11, 2020
Source: BBC
Disney’s Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom reopened on Saturday in Florida, almost four months after Disney World was closed due to the outbreak of Covid-19 in the US. Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios are expected to open next Wednesday. Visitors will be required to wear masks and follow social distancing rules while at the entertainment complex. [...]
Date Published: July 9, 2020
Source: BBC
On Tuesday, the United States of America surpassed 3 million cases of COVID-19. Infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says the country is still in its first coronavirus wave. Despite the increasing number of cases, the White House continues to push for reopening schools and will have the CDC issue guidance on how to proceed. [...]
Date: July 6, 2020
Source: The Guardian
According to a UN report, diseases are expected to jump from animals to humans in the following years due to the destruction of nature and growing demands for meat. Prior to COVID-19, two million per year died from zoonotic diseases, largely in lower income countries. [...]
Date Published: July 4, 2020
Source: CNN
Segrià county in the Lleida region of northeastern Spain has been ordered back into lockdown, marking the first confinement order that Spain has imposed since lifting its national lockdown on June 21. The confinement applies to approximately 200,000 people, and will be monitored by 24 police checkpoints [...]
Date Published: July 3, 2020
Source: NBC News
The mayor of Miami-Dade county in southern Florida has announced an indefinite curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The move comes after beaches in southern Florida were ordered to be closed for the July 4th holiday weekend [...]
Date Published: July 2, 2020
Source: New York Times
As cases of COVID-19 surge in the United States, up to 50,000+ cases in one day as of yesterday, July 1st, Fourth of July celebrations south of the border are being ground to a halt. Although many places around the United States had implemented stay-at-home orders back in March at the onset of the pandemic, many states opened too early and are now setting single-day reporting records of COVID-19. Texas reported more than 8,000 new cases, North Carolina reported more than 1,750 new cases, and Tennessee reported more than 1,500 new cases. [...]
Date Published: June 29, 2020
Source: The Guardian
There are more than 10 million COVID-19 cases worldwide.
In the US, infections in 29 of the 50 states are increasing, and had their largest daily increase in cases, 44,000, this past Friday. The Republican governors of Florida, Texas and Arizona, three of the five states with the largest number of infections, have been criticised for pushing for aggressive reopenings following lockdown [...]
Date Published: 06/28/20
Source: Global News
As of Sunday, there have been over 10 million lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus globally, six months after the first case was reported in Wuhan, China. Most countries that were hit hard by COVID-19 near the beginning of the year have slowly flattened their curves [...]
Date Published: June 26, 2020
Source: BBC
On Thursday, the United states experienced an all-time high of 40,000 cases of coronavirus infections. The increase in new cases and hospitalizations has prompted Texas, Florida, and Arizona to pause their reopening plans. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the surge in cases is being driven by more young people testing positive, especially in southern and western states. [...]
Date Published: June 23, 2020
Source: CBC
As the world waits with bated breaths for a coronavirus vaccine, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the U.S., today made a statement that gives hope to the possibility of a vaccine by the end of the year [...]
