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COVID-19
Curated by Peter Hulm
Special sections: Science, Impact, Response, Economy, UN
COVID-19 scoreboard
Reported cases and deaths by country, ordered by totals
Science
Co-founder of MyData Geneva:SwissCovid's development reminds me of the Cargo Cult religions — genevasolutions — 17 October 2020
Remdesivir Fails to Prevent Covid-19 Deaths in Huge Trial — nytimes — 15 October 2020
Doing These 4 Things Will Help Make Your Flu Shot More Effective — travelandleisure — 15 October 2020
'Long COVID' may affect multiple parts of body and mind, doctors say — reuters — 15 October 2020
Covid reinfection: 25-year-old Man in U.S. gets Covid twice and second hit 'more severe' — bbc — 13 October 2020
Coronavirus: test that can detect pathogen in 5 minutes developed by Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna — scmp — 10 October 2020
Coronavirus FAQ: What's The Deal With The '15 Minute Rule'? — npr — 9 October 2020
Facebook removes Trump post comparing COVID-19 to flu — thehill — 6 October 2020
Dutch COVID death toll much higher than reported in first wave: statistics agency — reuters — 1 October 2020
Impact
COVID-19 causes drop in remittances — dw — 18 October 2020
Victoria’s Covid restrictions ease as Daniel Andrews reveals 25km travel bubble and scraps exercise time limit — theguardian — 18 October 2020
Covid-19 update: New community case confirmed in New Zealand — odt.co.nz — 18 October 2020
Thailand reports three more local coronavirus infections — reuters — 18 October 2020
Global Coronavirus Cases Rise By One-Day Record Of 400,000 — reuters/huffpost — 17 October 2020
WHO reports record-setting 392,471 new cases of COVID-19 in last 24 hours — cheknews — 17 October 2020
Europe crosses 150,000 daily coronavirus cases mark, a week after reporting 100,000 daily cases — reuters — 17 October 2020
US wholesale prices up 0.4% in September as food costs surge — abcnews — 14 October 2020
Study finds 40 per cent of homeless in greater Paris test positive for Covid-19 — france24 — 11 October 2020
We're seeing an "unprecedented loss of small businesses" — and economists fear a major crash looms — salon — 6 October 2020
Billionaire Wealth Hits $10 Trillion For First Time Ever Thanks To Government Stimulus — forbes — 6 October 2020
President Trump, first lady Melania test positive for coronavirus — cnbc — 2 October 2020
Response
New rules in Switzerland as COVID-19 cases rise fast — lenews — 19 October 2020
Sweden considers 'local lockdowns' as cases rise — Daily Telegraph/nzherald — 19 October 2020
Covid-19: Italy tightens rules after coronavirus cases surge — bbc — 19 October 2020
French ski season begins with COVID-19 rules — euronews — 19 October 2020
Covid-19: New three-tier restrictions come into force in England — bbc — 14 October 2020
Peru, Bahamas and Puerto Rico sign up to WTTC’s global safety and hygiene stamp: now more than 120 destinations — travelweekly — 13 October 2020
China Joins WHO-Led Global Coronavirus Vaccine Effort, As U.S. Sits It Out — npr — 9 October 2020
Alt-Right Media: "Backflip: W.H.O. Condemns Coronavirus Lockdowns, Just 'Doubling' Global Poverty" — from Britain's WHO envoy — breitbart — 11 October 2020
Coronavirus: 'Dr Johnny Bananas' and 'Dr Person Fakename' among medical signatories on British pro 'herd immunity' open letter — sky — 9 October 2020
UNECE Cities Promote Cooperation on COVID-19, Climate, SDGs — iisd — 8 October 2020
China, 25 other countries call on Western nations to lift sanctions amid coronavirus — globalnews — 6 October 2020
Four innovative design responses to the climate emergency — source — 4 October 2020
Coronavirus: German cities issue 35,000 fines to rulebreakers, collecting more than €3 million — dw — 4 October 2020
New joint programme will support countries in upholding rights and dignity of older persons during COVID-19 and beyond: 9 of 10 deaths in UNECE region are over 65s — unece — 2 October 2020
Economy
Job loss is a concern for half of workers across the world — ipsos — 19 October 2020
Catchup: Belt and Road Initiative: Chinese workers leave Africa as lending slows — scmp — 17 October 2020
G20 agrees to additional 6-month debt suspension for poor nations — aljazeera — 14 October 2020
Bank of America profit falls 15.6% in third quarter — abcnews — 14 October 2020
Wells Fargo Fires More Than 100 Employees For Covid Relief Fund Abuse — forbes — 14 October 2020
Trump urges Congress to provide $25 billion bailout for U.S. airlines — reuters — 7 October 2020
We're seeing an "unprecedented loss of small businesses" — and economists fear a major crash looms — salon — 6 October 2020
Debt cancellation needed to help poorest countries: World Bank president — reuters — 5 October 2020
'A devastating experience:' Temporary layoffs just became permanent for millions of American workers: final jobs report before election — source — 5 October 2020
COVID-19 and no-deal Brexit could cost UK $174 billion a year, with 6% GDP drop and losses for a decade — source — 4 October 2020
Sources for good information about coronavirus
Geneva Environment Network page of sources on COVID-19 — added 28 September 2020
Country charts of deaths from COVID-19: US
Country charts of deaths from COVID-19: Switzerland
Reported cases and deaths by country, ordered by totals
A Swiss scientist's infographic about COVID-19 in Switzerland: much the best source — Added 31 August 2020
Official Swiss COVID-19 page (LINK)
John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center — Added 30 August 2020
New W.H.O. advisory on corticosteroids for COVID-19 — 2 September 2020
NYTimes report: Steroids Can Be Lifesaving for Covid-19 Patients, Scientists Report