August 29, 2020

Coronavirus cases begin climbing in the Midwest, following warnings from health officials about the region’s vulnerability. The University of Alabama reports over 1,000 student infections since classes resumed, and similar outbreaks on other campuses underscore the difficulty of containing spread in congregate settings even with testing and distancing protocols in place. The RNC wraps up its adapted convention, with NPR noting the disconnect between the administration’s optimistic tone and the economic reality for millions of unemployed Americans.

In Germany, thousands protest coronavirus restrictions in Berlin, with QAnon supporters and a sign reading “End the plandemic” visible among the crowd. EcoHealth Alliance, the bat coronavirus research group that had its NIH grant revoked earlier in the year, quietly receives a new federal grant for emerging infectious disease research, though the funding explicitly excludes revisiting the earlier work that had drawn political scrutiny.

I’m Optimistic That We Will Have a COVID-19 Vaccine Soon

But will everyone be able to get it?

The Atlantic

India struggles to contain its growing Covid-19 cases

CNN

Coronavirus cases climb in the Midwest as more states report growing outbreaks

Coronavirus cases in the Midwest are beginning to emerge following warnings from top U.S. health officials.

CNBC

Group Whose NIH Grant For Virus Research Was Revoked Just Got A New Grant

EcoHealth Alliance is one of 11 recipients of funds to set up the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases. But the grant won't let them revisit earlier research on bats and coronavirus.

NPR

Adapting To A Pandemic, GOP Confab Sets Tone For Trump Reelection Campaign

Whatever the validity of Trump's claims about the past, current reality for millions of the unemployed is dire. With the virus still far from controlled, the economic climb could get steeper as well.

NPR

Why Scapegoating Is A Typical Human Response To A Pandemic

It's happened with outbreaks going back for centuries: We blame 'outsiders.' We make them scapegoats. Researchers have theories as to why. Public health groups have plans to stop it.

NPR

What happens when pandemic locks down a globe-trotting pope?

ROME (AP) — On the March day that Italy recorded its single biggest jump in coronavirus fatalities, Pope Francis emerged from lockdown to offer an extraordinary prayer and plea to his flock to reassess their priorities, arguing the virus had proved they needed one another.

QAnon supporters join thousands at protest against Germany's coronavirus rules

One protester carried a sign that read 'End the plandemic immediately,' suggesting that COVID-19 was an artificial event.

NBC

More than 200 new coronavirus cases reported at ICE facility in Arizona

ICE spokeswoman Yasmeen Pitts O’Keefe said in a statement that the agency recently expanded virus testing at La Palma, testing 1,000 detainees.

NBC

Scientists Explore Why Some People Are Able To Live With An Infection Unscathed

What if your body could corral an infection instead of eliminating it? Immunologists who see this sort of 'disease tolerance' in plants wonder what role it might play in asymptomatic human infections.

NPR

Over 1,000 students have tested positive for Covid-19 at University of Alabama since classes resumed

CNN

August 29, 2020

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