June 22, 2020
As New York reopens, a $1000-per-cut hair salon has waitlist of 1,200
Reuters
Spain to decide this week which non-European tourists can visit
Reuters
Saudi Arabia Announces This Year's Hajj Will Be 'Very Limited'

Officials announce on Monday that this year's pilgrimage to Mecca will be restricted in size and limited to Saudi residents. In a typical year, millions of Muslims would make the journey.
NPR
Traffic jams signal return to normal in New York but COVID-19 cases jump elsewhere
Reuters
Covid-19 or migraine? Here’s how to tell and what to do about it

CNN
Initial COVID-19 infection rate may be 80 times greater than originally reported

A new study from Penn State tracked excess influenza-like illness data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to estimate that the number of early COVID-19 cases in the U.S. may have been more than 80 times greater and doubled nearly twice as fast as originally believed.
PSU
California Hits New High In COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Officials attribute at least part of the rise to a decline in social distancing as people venture out into the world again. The majority of new cases are in Southern California and the Central Valley.
NPR
Use of aerosolised medications at home for COVID-19
The Lancet
The Double Pandemic Of Social Isolation And COVID-19: Cross-Sector Policy Must Address Both
Health Affairs
Going back in time for an antibody to fight COVID-19

An antibody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2.
Nature
Black Medicare Patients With COVID-19 Nearly 4 Times As Likely To End Up In Hospital

An analysis of claims data shows stark racial disparities among Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with COVID-19.
NPR
California urges people to wear masks amid record Covid-19 hospitalizations

More than 3,700 people hospitalized on Sunday in state, which has seen more than 178,000 cases and 5,500 deaths
The Guardian
Florida Passes 100,000 COVID-19 Cases

Florida is one of a handful of states that's seeing a surge of record daily high cases. The governor says the jump is because of increased testing for the coronavirus.
NPR
The Great Pause Was an Economic Revolution

Governments stopped the world in its tracks during the pandemic—and our relationship to the economy will never be the same again.
Foreign Policy
Steve Bannon’s COVID Podcast Is Being Distributed by a Convicted Crook
The network that distributes “War Room: Pandemic” is run by Colorado-based Robert Sigg, who has a criminal background and has historically donated to Democratic candidates.
The Daily Beast
Graph shows stark difference in US and EU responses to Covid-19

CNN
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Washington Post
Prominent Researchers Say a Widely Cited Study on Wearing Masks Is Badly Flawed

'Masks matter. So does good science. Let's do both.'
Reason
Man without mask shoves Walmart employee trying to enforce rule, video shows
The mask-less man shoves the Walmart employee several times, and even falling on the ground during one of his attempts.
Fox News
Mask shaming men won’t work. Here’s what will
LA Times
Four potential consequences of wearing face masks we need to be wary of
The Conversation



