South Korea has been widely held up as the “model” for fighting COVID-19, yet now appears to be facing a second wave… https://www.wionews.com/world/south-korea-closes-bars-and-clubs-fears-second-wave-of-covid-19-297461
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/06/health/tuberculosis-deaths-lockdown-scli-intl/index.html Coronavirus may be interfering with the progress in the ability for tuberculosis to become eradicated.
” When asked to explain past events, historians are quick to assert the importance of context. If you want to understand how or why something happened, you must attend to local circumstances. But there is something about epidemics that has elicited an opposite reaction from historians: a desire to identify universal truths about how societies … Read more
If returning to school depends on vaccines being widely available, this article seems hopeful! Schmidt, Nadine and Howard, Jacqueline. “Potential coronavirus vaccine being tested in Germany could ‘supply millions’ by end of year.” CNN. April 29, 2020.
Biden has had his share of scandals these past few weeks, with the Tara Reade allegation taking up much of the news coverage about him. However, he has also benefitted this past week as the American people start to turn against Trump’s handling of the coronavirus. This includes making himself a leader to governors despite … Read more
The Lancet editor on Britain’s response to coronavirus — and being labeled a pariah – https://www.ft.com/content/8e54c36a-8311-11ea-b872-8db45d5f6714 “Horton’s philosophy is, however, faithful to the spirit of Lancet founder Thomas Wakley, a surgeon and social reformer once described as an “honest denouncer of invidious distinctions betwixt the rich and the poor”. Wakley named the journal after a … Read more
New York Times podcast, The Daily, released an episode entitled “Who’s Organizing the Lockdown Protests?” on April 22. A few participating in lockdown protests in states such as Ohio and Michigan are interviewed. It is clear that some people are protesting so that they can return to work and make money to survive, while others … Read more
