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July 08, 2020

Coronavirus recovery – the new economic thinking we need
Coronavirus recovery – the new...
The Conversation
How a coronavirus vaccine will get to market
How a coronavirus vaccine will...
Here's a look at some of the top contenders in the effort to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as the challenges public health officials will face when that vaccine is finally ready for use.
PBS
Warning of serious brain disorders in people with mild coronavirus symptoms
Warning of serious brain disor...
UK neurologists publish details of mildly affected or recovering patients with serious or potentially fatal brain conditions
The Guardian
Learning from the best: Evaluating Africa’s COVID-19 responses
Learning from the best: Evalua...
Youssef Travaly and Aretha Mare share insights and opportunities from COVID-19 responses across Africa.
Brookings
Working parents are key to COVID-19 recovery
Working parents are key to COV...
For working parents, the uncertainty surrounding child care and in-person instruction for school-aged children is unprecedented, with a cascading set of consequences on family life, education, and earnings.
Brookings
Why children and teens with symptoms should get a COVID-19 test, even if you think it’s ‘just a cough’
Why children and teens with sy...
The Conversation
Gay sports bar Gym closes West Hollywood location due to COVID-19 pandemic
Gay sports bar Gym closes West...
Gym Sportsbar is closing its West Hollywood location after a nearly 11-year run because of the pandemic.
Out Sports
U.S. reports record single-day spike of 60,000 new coronavirus cases
U.S. reports record single-day...
Cases are growing, on average, by at least 5% in 37 states as of Tuesday, according to a CNBC analysis of data collected by Johns Hopkins.
CNBC
This chart should be getting Trump’s attention
This chart should be getting T...
CNN
Trump threatens to cut funding for schools, slams CDC reopening guidelines as too tough and expensive
Trump threatens to cut funding...
The threats came as the White House ramped up an administration-wide pressure campaign on schools to fully reopen this fall, despite the soaring rates of coronavirus infections around the country.
CNBC
Tucker Carlson wrongly claims coronavirus prevention measures aren’t backed by science
Tucker Carlson wrongly claims ...
The Hill
More than a fifth of Americans live in counties with new highs in coronavirus cases
More than a fifth of Americans...
Washington Post
Leaders like Trump fail if they cannot speak the truth and earn trust
Leaders like Trump fail if the...
The Conversation
Some Americans refused to wear masks during the 1918 pandemic. Here’s how it worked out.
Some Americans refused to wear...
The Hill
‘They Want To Put Chips Inside Us’: Kanye West Cites Debunked Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Theories
‘They Want To Put Chips Inside...
The billionaire rapper says he’s serious about his bid for president, which appears to be based around a set of right-wing, evangelical views.
Forbes
‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs
‘Desperation science’ slows th...
Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamoring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste.
NBC
Hospitals continue to bear the burden of the COVID-19 surge
Hospitals continue to bear the...
The AHA is asking Congress for financial support with other relief in regulatory measures, the biggest being the use of telehealth.
Health Care Finance News
Trump administration begins formal withdrawal from World Health Organization
Trump administration begins fo...
CNN
Summer camps close after Covid-19 outbreaks among campers and staff
Summer camps close after Covid...
CNN
‘A hot mess’: Americans face testing delays as virus surges
‘A hot mess’: Americans face t...
“We are several months into this,” said an Alabama minister. “How can it be that we can’t go in and get a test?”
Tampa Bay Times
Ohio State pauses all voluntary workouts following COVID-19 testing results
Ohio State pauses all voluntar...
The Ohio State Department of Athletics announced Wednesday evening it has paused all voluntary workouts on campus following the results of its most recent COVID-19 testing of student-athletes. Ohio State said seven teams' workouts are affected by this pause: men's and women's basketball, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball.
ABC 6
Brooks Brothers is permanently closing 51 stores as it enters bankruptcy during the pandemic. See which have shut down so far.
Brooks Brothers is permanently...
Brooks Brothers decided to close 51 stores before filing for bankruptcy. Some of them have already shuttered.
Business Insider
McConnell and Trump disagree on following CDC coronavirus guidelines for school reopenings
McConnell and Trump disagree o...
Courier-Journal
What happens if President Trump contracts COVID-19
What happens if President Trum...
John Hudak writes that the president contracting COVID-19 could lead to a few different scenarios: business as usual, the president invoking Section 3 of the 25th Amendment himself, or in the case of his sudden incapacitation, the vice president and Cabinet invoking Section 4.
Brookings
Grim projection: 200,000 dead by Election Day
Grim projection: 200,000 dead ...
Recent surge in infections and Trump policies prompt a serious reassessment by forecasters, who now see no end in sight for coronavirus crisis.
Politico
As Trump threatens funding cuts, NH school officials say reopening decisions will be made locally
As Trump threatens funding cut...
WMUR