logoCOVID-19 History

July 12, 2020

The future of film: can cinema survive Covid-19?
The future of film: can cinema...
Film fans flocked online during lockdown. As restrictions ease, what’s happening to revive cinema-going and restart shoots?
The Guardian
The long-term biological effects of COVID-19 stress on kids’ future health and development
The long-term biological effec...
The Conversation
Comparing COVID-19 to past world war efforts is premature — and presumptuous
Comparing COVID-19 to past wor...
The Conversation
Love in the time of coronavirus: Couples share how they found matches in the middle of a pandemic
Love in the time of coronaviru...
CNN
Trump Aides Undercut Fauci as He Speaks Up on Virus Concerns
Trump Aides Undercut Fauci as ...
New York TImes
Task force member says no downside to wearing mask after Trump calls it a ‘double edged sword’
Task force member says no down...
CNN
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Go To A ‘Covid Party’
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Go To...
A 30 year old male died after recently attending a 'Covid party' in San Antonio, Texas. The motivation for holding such parties appears to be a curiosity if the virus is real, and to see if anyone gets infected.
Forbes
Hundreds of people celebrated the July 4 weekend at a Michigan lake. Now some have Covid-19
Hundreds of people celebrated ...
CNN
This is what the Surgeon General had to say about mask mandates
This is what the Surgeon Gener...
CNN
Churches amid the pandemic: Some outbreaks, many challenges
Churches amid the pandemic: So...
NEW YORK (AP) — Crowded bars and house parties have been identified as culprits in spreading the coronavirus. Meat packing plants, prisons and nursing homes are known hot spots. Then there’s the complicated case of America’s churches. The vast majority of these churches have cooperated with health authorities and successfully protected their congregations.
CBS Austin
Dr. Qanta Ahmed: Waging war on coronavirus – my struggle to save a COVID-19 patient at death’s door
Dr. Qanta Ahmed: Waging war on...
In almost 50 days rotating in the ICU I took care of dozens of critically ill patients. Only two of my patients survived.  
Fox News
World's first Covid-19 vaccine? Russia successfully completes clinical trials
World's first Covid-19 vaccine...
The clinical trials of the world's first coronavirus vaccine on volunteers at Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University has been successfully completed.'The vaccine corresponds to the safety of those vaccines that are currently in the market,' said director of Russian medical school
Live Mint
COVID-19 and the city: The future of pandemic-proofed buildings
COVID-19 and the city: The fut...
COVID-19 has thrown the shortcomings of the built environment into sharp relief. But a quiet revolution in health-conscious architecture hints at how to pandemic-proof our buildings for the future.
CGTN
Walmart adds 'health ambassadors' to remind customers of local coronavirus mask mandates
Walmart adds 'health ambassado...
Walmart is adding 'health ambassadors' to the front of select stores nationwide to remind customers of state and local coronavirus mask mandates.
Fox News