Date Published: June 23, 2020
Source: BBC
For the first time since Germany began lifting restrictions in May, a lockdown has been reintroduced where a meatpacking plant experienced an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Over 1,500 workers tested positive [...]
Date Published:June 22, 2020
Source: The Guardian
Although South Korea had begun easing physical-distancing in early May, they are experiencing a second wave of the coronavirus in and around Seoul. Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, Jeong Eun-kyeong explains “We originally predicted that the second wave would emerge in fall or winter. Our forecast turned out to be wrong. As long as people have close contact with others, we believe that infections will continue.” The mayor of Seoul has said stronger physical-distancing measures will be introduced if infections are not below an average of 30 in the next three days. [...]
Date Published:June 21, 2020
Source: BBC
In response to COVID-19, Spain declared a national state of emergency on March 14 and entered one of the strictest lockdowns in the world. Three months later, Spain has lifted its state of emergency and is now allowing tourists from most European countries to enter. [...]
Date Published: June 19th, 2020
Source: The Guardian
Endorsed by all four chief medical officers, the UK has lowered its nation-wide COVID-19 alert level from 4 to 3. This means that the transmission of the virus is no longer found to be “high or exponentially rising” [...]
Date Published: June 15, 2020
Source: The Guardian
Mauro Giacca, a professor in cardiovascular science at King’s College London, has reviewed autopsies of patients who died in Italy after 30 to 40 days in intensive care. He explains that in the findings “you see massive thrombosis. There is a complete disruption of the lung architecture. There are large numbers of very big fused cells which are virus positive with as many as 10, 15 nuclei. I am convinced this explains the unique pathology of COVID-19. This is not a disease caused by a virus which kills cells, which had profound implications for therapy.” These findings highlight there is still much to learn about COVID-19. [...]
Date Published: June 12, 2020
Source: BBC
The global stock markets have fallen following warnings from the US Federal Reserve that the American economy faces a long road to recovery. Yesterday, the three main share indexes in the US saw their worst days in weeks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling almost 7%. In prior weeks [...]
Date Published: June 12, 2020
Source: Global News
The Office for National Statistics said the British economy has shrunk by 20.4% in April. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warns that the country is heading for one of its deepest recessions ever [...]
Date Published: June 11, 2020
Source: The Washington Post
In the United States, many states issued guidance to allow for re-opening of their economies despite evidence and urging from public health that the first waves of COVID-19 had not yet passed. The effects of those guidelines are now coming to a head. Arizona is one example of this - two weeks after the state opened, which is aligned with the time it takes for the virus to incubate, Arizona saw a precipitous rise in infections and hospitalizations, forcing the state’s hospitals to activate its emergency plans.[...]
Date Published: June 11, 2020
Source: Global News
South Korea rose to global prominence a few months ago after having successfully managed its first wave of COVID-19. However, another surge of cases in Seoul, the capital of South Korea where 51 million people live, is threatening that success story. As South Korean officials race to stem the new increase in infections, which as of last Thursday was tallying around 45 cases daily, mostly in the Seoul metropolitan area, they are trying to balance restoring the economy with implementing stricter public health measures. [...]
Date Published: June 9, 2020
Source: The New York Times
As COVID-19 spreads rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, the director of the Pan American Health Organization, warns that the unfolding crisis had “pushed our region to the limit.” Across Latin America, cases are surging in both countries which had implemented early isolation efforts - like Peru, as well as those who had ignored recommendations, such as Brazil [...]
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