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Asia-Pacific region overview

Sat, 2020-10-17 11:16 — mike kraft

Asia Today: Sydney lifts quarantine for N. Zealand travelers SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s largest city, Sydney, lifted quarantine restrictions on travelers from New Zealand on Friday while the second largest city, Melbourne, marked the 100th day of one of the... AP NEWS

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New virus restrictions in Europe; Merkel warns of hard days

Sat, 2020-10-17 10:44 — mike kraft

New virus restrictions in Europe; Merkel warns of hard days BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to come together like they did in the spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the country posted another daily record of new cases... AP NEWS

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to come together like they did in the spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the country posted another daily record of new cases Saturday.

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COMMENT: Preexisting Conditions of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Fri, 2020-10-16 20:05 — mike kraft

The Preexisting Conditions of the Coronavirus Pandemic An enormous new data set peers into the health of the world’s population before 2020—and how the coronavirus turned that into a global disaster. Adam Rogers Wired

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Global rise in chronic diseases combined with Covid-19 bodes ill for world health

Fri, 2020-10-16 19:37 — mike kraft

Global rise in chronic diseases combined with Covid-19 bodes ill for world health Many countries are not doing enough to decrease the common risk factors associated with chronic diseases, leaving populations vulnerable to health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic -- that's one of the main messages emerging from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study. Andrea Kane, CNN CNN

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ANALYSIS: Inside the Fall of the CDC- in depth

Fri, 2020-10-16 11:37 — mike kraft

Inside the Fall of the CDC How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the… James Bandler,Patricia Callahan,Sebastian Rotella,Kirsten Berg ProPublica

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Extra safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine worries grow

Fri, 2020-10-16 10:35 — mike kraft

Extra safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine worries grow Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer... AP NEWS

Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer experts call vital.

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Covid in Europe: how countries are tackling second wave

Fri, 2020-10-16 09:43 — mike kraft

Covid in Europe: how countries are tackling second wave A roundup of the measures affecting mask-wearing, schools and more across mainland Europe Europe correspondents the Guardian

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Europe, US reel as virus infections surge at record pace

Thu, 2020-10-15 17:28 — mike kraft

Europe, US reel as virus infections surge at record pace Coronavirus cases around the world have climbed to all-time highs of more than 330,000 per day as the scourge comes storming back across Europe and spreads with renewed speed in the U.S., forcing... AP NEWS

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Living with COVID: NIHR publishes dynamic themed review into ‘ongoing COVID’

Thu, 2020-10-15 14:56 — mike kraft

Living with COVID: NIHR publishes dynamic themed review into ‘ongoing COVID’ The National Institute for Health Research Centre for Engagement and Dissemination has today published its first dynamic themed review of the scientific evidence on, and lived experience of, long-term ‘ongoing’ COVID-19.

The National Institute for Health Research Centre for Engagement and Dissemination has today published its first dynamic themed review of the scientific evidence on, and lived experience of, long-term ‘ongoing’ COVID-19.

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