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COVID-19
Curated by Peter Hulm
Special sections: Science, Impact, Response, Economy, UN
Latest
The most expensive high school in America may have the best reopening strategy — 4 August 2020
Republicans call the $600 unemployment boost a disincentive to work. Many experts disagree — 3 August 2020
News Aggregators, Sources
Trade
Daily update of COVID-19 trade measures
macmap (LINK)
ePubs from leading economists: e.g. face masks reduced infections by 40% in Germany
CEPR Policy Portal (LINK)
News roundups from the World Economic Forum
weforum (LINK)
New Humanitarian weekly roundup
COVID-19 stories from Tanzania, aid agencies, Jordan, Burundi, Syria, West Africa, Latin America
thenewhumanitarian (LINK)
ReliefWeb updates on COVID-19
Focusing on the countries with humanitarian situations, with information from the United Nations, INGOs, NGOs, aid organizations and the donor community.
reliefweb (LINK)
New America/ASU Coronavirus Daily Brief
The Coronavirus Daily Brief is a daily news and analysis roundup edited by New America's International Security Program and Arizona State University. Launched on 23 March 2020. Includes weekly podcast.
The Coronavirus Daily Brief is a daily news and analysis roundup edited by New America's International Security Program and Arizona State University. Launched on 23 March 2020. Includes weekly podcast.
newamerica (LINK)
U.N. / Environment
Updates on COVID-19 and the environment
A page of links from the Geneva Environment Network
genevaenvironmentnetwork (LINK)
Science Reports
Axios: graphics and commentary
axios (LINK)
Science
The Risk That Students Could Arrive at School With the Coronavirus: large parts of the U.S. would likely see infected students if classrooms opened now. — 31 July 2020
Do the drugs being used to treat COVID-19 really work? Euronews debunks the myths — 29 July 2020
Impact
At least 49,369 U.S. meatpacking, food processing and farmworkers have contracted Covid-19 since March 2020 — 30 July 2020
Thailand ranks #1 globally for its handling of coronavirus. What about the rest of SEA? — 28 July 2020
Coronavirus-linked hunger kills 10,000 children a month, says UN — 28 July 2020
Response
Six million Euros made available for conservation action to counter COVID-19 impacts — 4 August 2020
The most expensive high school in America may have the best reopening strategy — 4 August 2020
Economy
1,100 U.K. jobs at risk as PizzaExpress looks at closing 67 restaurants — 4 August 2020
Republicans call the $600 unemployment boost a disincentive to work. Many experts disagree — 3 August 2020
Daily update of COVID-19 trade measures
macmap (LINK)