July 06, 2020
New Jersey Sees Highest Covid-19 Rate Of Transmission In 10 Weeks

Gov. Phil Murphy warned of several outbreaks linked to out-of-state travel to other hot spots across the country.
Forbes
Some US airlines will start operating full flights

Health officials, including Anthony Fauci, the country’s leading expert on infectious diseases, criticized the move.
Lonely Planet
Delaware COVID-19 contact tracers really need you to answer your phone

Delaware Online
In a Pandemic, Healthcare as a Right
Colby College
DeSantis blames expanded testing, younger Floridians for surge in COVID-19 cases

Jacksonville
Anti-mask shoppers at Costco and Target throw tantrums and tear down mask displays, revealing a growing crisis for retail workers
The coronavirus pandemic has created a new crisis for retailers, as anti-mask customers harass and — in some cases — assault workers.
Business Insider
Britain ‘lags way behind’ in wearing face masks, scientists say
Financial Times
Republican official apologises for cartoon comparing order to wear masks to Nazi extermination camps
‘It’s apparent I previously lacked an adequate understanding of the severity of [Holocaust victims’] experience,’ Dane Hicks admits
Independent
Washington’s ‘No Mask, No Service’ Rule Goes Into Effect Tuesday
Restaurants in Seattle will be required to refuse service to those who don’t wear face coverings
Seattle Eater
The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Dating Life? Wear a Mask

The simple act of wearing a mask on a first date speaks volumes about your values. Not wearing one can be an immediate deal breaker.
Voguue
Half of Nevada’s businesses failed to follow rules on masks, state investigators say

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak is threatening swift, decisive action against rule-flouters. Casinos are cracking down internally, warning employees will be fired for failing to follow regulations.
CNBC
The Cutest Face Masks For Kids They'll Actually Want To Wear

We found face masks that are kid-friendly, colorful and come in cute prints.
Huffpost
COVID-19 vaccine: the challenges of running a trial in the middle of a pandemic
The Conversation
How Israel’s COVID-19 mass surveillance operation works

Israel's reliance on Shin Bet's 'The Tool' for digital contact tracing is an unprecedented violation of privacy and blow to democracy and human rights.
Brookings
Reopening the World: Reopening schools—Insights from Denmark and Finland

Emiliana Vegas reviews the experiences of Denmark and Finland with reopening K-12 schools after COVID-19.
Brookings
Covid-19 cases are rising, but deaths are falling. What’s going on?
By the time coronavirus deaths start rising again, it’s already too late.
Vox
Lockdown-focused Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter

A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has become a hub of misinformation and conspiracy theories that have pivoted to a variety of new targets: Black Lives Matter and the nationwide protests of racial injustice.
CNBC
The pandemic has boosted freelance work — and hiring for these jobs is booming

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc in the global jobs market, but a new report suggests freelance roles are booming as employers and employees look for more flexible positions.
CNBC
As Americans Avoided Restaurants And Doctors' Offices, Those Businesses Got Loans

The small business sectors that received the largest share of federal loans from the coronavirus relief package known as PPP include restaurants, doctors' offices, car dealerships and law firms.
NPR
13 million gig workers getting unemployment benefits, 41% of the total

There are about 13 million people getting unemployment benefits through a program meant for previously ineligible groups of workers, and the share is rising.
CNBC
WATCH: Fauci says state of virus in U.S. is ‘not good’

In an online conference call with National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins, Fauci said, 'we're still knee-deep in the first wave of this.'
PBS
Amid COVID-19 resurgence, fewer deaths. Dr. Fauci explains why.

White House coronavirus task force member Anthony S. Fauci, MD, examines the apparently lower death rate and tackles other pandemic hot topics.
American Medical Association
Evictions are likely to skyrocket this summer as jobs remain scarce. Black renters will be hard hit.
Washington Post
New York City’s Biggest Decision: How to Safely Reopen Schools
New York Times


