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Long delays in getting test results hobble coronavirus response

Mon, 2020-07-13 10:13 — mike kraft

Long delays in getting test results hobble coronavirus response It can take a week or more to learn the outcome — so long that it’s of little use in the effort to control the disease. Rachel Weiner, William Wan, Abigail Hauslohner Washington Post

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No one is safe until everyone is safe': Vaccine nationalism threatens global coronavirus effort

Sun, 2020-07-12 22:04 — mike kraft

USA Today July 12, 2020

'No one is safe until everyone is safe': Vaccine nationalism threatens global coronavirus effort Instead of collaboration, coordination and sharing, vaccine nationalism pits nation against nation to get and keep enough doses for their citizens. Elizabeth Weise USA TODAY

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Pittsburgh Seemed Like a Virus Success Story. Now Cases Are Surging.

Sun, 2020-07-12 19:53 — mike kraft

PITTSBURGH — A little more than three weeks ago, officials in Pittsburgh announced a milestone enviable for almost any major city in America: A day had gone by without a single new confirmed case of the coronavirus. It was good news for a city that had seen only a modest outbreak all along, even as the virus raged through places like Philadelphia and New York.

That was then.

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As US grapples with virus, Florida hits record case increase

Sun, 2020-07-12 14:54 — mike kraft

As US grapples with virus, Florida hits record case increase ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — With the United States grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, Florida hit a grim milestone Sunday, shattering the national record for a state's... AP NEWS

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — With the United States grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, Florida hit a grim milestone Sunday, shattering the national record for a state’s largest single-day increase in positive cases.

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Study of 17 Million Identifies Crucial Risk Factors for Coronavirus Deaths

Sun, 2020-07-12 12:19 — mike kraft

New York Times Juily 8, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/health/coronavirus-risk-factors.html

By Katherine J. Wu

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US Covid-19 cases are climbing but some state and local leaders clash over moves to curb the spread

Sun, 2020-07-12 10:09 — mike kraft

US Covid-19 cases are climbing but some state and local leaders clash over moves to curb the spread With coronavirus cases climbing across the US, local and state leaders have found themselves at odds over the types of restrictions that should be in place to move forward effectively. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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Coronavirus pandemic prompts record drop in global emissions, study finds

Sun, 2020-07-12 09:48 — mike kraft

The Guardian

Coronavirus pandemic prompts record drop in global emissions, study finds Lockdowns, travel bans and factory closures drive 4.6% reduction but dramatic decline falls short of efforts needed to limit global heating Valerie Yurk the Guardian

The Guardian, July 10, 2020

by Valerie York

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Daily Virus Death Toll Rises in Some States

Fri, 2020-07-10 21:25 — mike kraft

By Farah Stockman, Mitch Smith and Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio

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3 things the U.S. can do to stop coronavirus

Fri, 2020-07-10 13:50 — mike kraft

3 things the U.S. can do to stop coronavirus What strategies have been shown to work, but that the U.S. has not adopted on a wide scale? Public health experts say these tactics could still make a difference in saving lives. PBS NewsHour

PBS Health Jul 9, 2020 6:21 PM EDT

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Fwd: Statement on the October 2018 meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee on the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fri, 2018-10-19 04:06 — mdmcdonald

GRS. All Africa RS

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