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This Day in COVID: July 11, 2020

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Fauci is sidelined by the White House as he steps up blunt talk on pandemic

Washington Post

Rift grows between Trump, health experts amid coronavirus surge

As the coronavirus pandemic worsens in large swaths of the country, President Donald Trump is publicly disputing his top health experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci.

ABC

Expert warns the US is approaching ‘one of the most unstable times in the history of our country’

CNN

Cooper shakes head at Trump remark: 'That is just nonsense'

CNN

Trump just wore a mask in public for the first time

President Donald Trump wore a face mask during a visit to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a rare instance of doing so publicly as coronavirus cases continue to pile up.

Fortune

Filling middle seats on airplanes doubles the risk of catching COVID-19, according to an MIT study

Filling the middle seat on airplanes doubles the risk of someone catching COVID-19 from an infected passenger, an MIT study found.

Business Insider

Did care homes use powerful sedatives to speed Covid deaths? Number of prescriptions for the drug midazolam doubled during height of the pandemic

Official figures show out-of-hospital prescribing of the drug midazolam increased by more than 100 per cent in April compared to previous months. The claims are unverified and disputed.

Daily Mail

Reopened schools in Europe and Asia have largely avoided coronavirus outbreaks. They have lessons for the U.S.

Washington Post

Coronavirus FAQ: How Do I Protect Myself If The Coronavirus Can Linger In The Air?

Researchers say airborne transmission is possible, especially in cramped indoor settings, but it's unclear how much it contributes to the spread. Here's how to lower your risks, just in case.

NPR

Pushing the frontiers': Long lines for COVID tests, stressed labs delay results as demand spikes

USA Today

‘Latter-day Saints are not immune’: Church leaders ask Utah members to wear face masks

SALT LAKE CITY (KSL.com) — The Utah Area Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is asking members to wear face masks in public amid rapidly rising numbers of coronavirus cases in the Beehive State. A letter sent Friday, signed by Elder Craig C. Christensen, Elder Randy D. Funk and Elder Walter …

East Idaho News

Our Mission

The COVID-19 History Project is a curated archive of the events and policy decisions surrounding the emergence of COVID-19.

The pandemic era of 2020-2022 saw massive increases in restrictions on daily life—enforced by the government and by social stigma—accompanied social protests that roiled cities worldwide

In the United States alone, trillions of dollars were spent by the federal government to offset the forced closure of businesses and the devastation of normal life.

The impacts of these policy decisions are still being felt today.

Some would like us to forget the actions and people that played a significant role during the pandemic.

But we of the COVID-19 History Project don't want to forget. Through our work, we hope there will always be an archive to learn from and interpret this fascinating, disturbing, time in world history.

The Timeline

In order to learn from the mistakes of the past, and give COVID-19 decision makers the credit—both good and bad—they deserve, we have compiled a media timeline from every day of the pandemic.

We have endeavored to make the timeline comprehensive without being duplicative, following the major trends as they unfolded.

We provided analyses for each month highlighting major events, but encourage readers to make their own conclusions about these events as well.

This Day in COVID: July 11, 2021

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Serbian rock festival goes ahead as partygoers check for coronavirus

The Novi Sad rock festival in Serbia went ahead without face masks or social distancing after all participants were screened for coronavirus.

Euronews

Peru extends COVID state of emergency until end of August

As political uncertainty persists after June presidential elections, Peru has struggled to stem coronavirus infections.

Al Jazeera

Ugandan minister blames west for Covid vaccine shortage

Chris Baryomunsi says Uganda unable to obtain more shots because ‘western world has focused on its population’

The Guardian

With mask confusion reigning, the chin mask is the summer’s latest look - The Boston Globe

On its website, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises against wearing the mask around your neck or your forehead. But the chin mask’s message is one of benevolence. Tucked away when it’s not needed, whipped over the nose and mouth when called for. It lives to serve.

The Boston Globe

Fox Won’t Stop Anti-Vaccine Scare Campaign Even as Delta Variant Spreads

Conservative commentators, including those who have been vaccinated themselves, appear willing to endanger their audience for ratings.

Vanity Fair

PHOTOS: What Item Is Giving You Joy In A Pandemic? Your Beautiful And Quirky Answers

We asked NPR readers to share photos of the objects they can't live without during the pandemic. Their responses are funny, surprising — and some might make you tear up.

NPR

A Covid Test as Easy as Breathing (Published 2021)

The New York Times

POLITICO-Harvard poll: Americans sharply divided over vaccine mandates

Politico

(PDF) The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work from home and employee productivity

ResearchGate

Taiwan tech giants Foxconn and TSMC to buy 10m Covid jabs

The government has come under intense pressure to speed up its vaccine programme.

BBC

Fauci says Americans who are fully vaccinated do not need booster shots at this time | CNN Politics

CNN

Coronavirus: Thailand opens up for tourism

The program, called the "Phuket Sandbox," allows for vaccinated adults to come to the island of Phuket along with unvaccinated children, subject to strict health protocols.

The Jerusalem Post