The US plans to borrow $3 trillion in the second quarter to finance stimulus efforts, more than five times what it borrowed in a single quarter during 2008. 1/18 The US and UK begin talks for a post-Brexit trade agreement. 2/18 For the third time in two
Europe's longest coronavirus lockdown ends in Italy today, as four million people return to work. 1/17 South Korea says it traded gunfire at the DMZ with North Korea, and reports no casualties. 2/17 Pompeo says there is "enormous evidence" the coronavirus pandemic began in
The FDA has authorized the use of remdesivir in patients who are severely ill with suspected or diagnosed COVID-19. 1/21 Canada's Trudeau: "Effective immediately, it is no longer permitted to buy, sell, transport, import or use military-grade assault weapons in this country." 2/
Half of American adults say they find it difficult to sift through what’s true and what’s false right now. Part of that is likely due to the pandemic’s scale and pace, but part is our own fault as humans. 1/23 Related: A simple method for spotting
"What it has proven is that a drug can block this virus." A clinical trial of remdesivir shows promising results—though an earlier trial in China found no "significant clinical benefits." 1/28 "If the first results from antibody surveys in the US are anything
The United States passed 1 million confirmed Covid-19 cases on Tuesday. 1/19 Frontline officials from other countries explain what the US needs to do to re-open. 2/19 About rebuilding: “The notion of putting 7,000 people in a building may be a thing of the past.
A state-by-state breakdown of COVID-19 testing shows many fall short of the levels needed for a safe reopening. 1/29 See also: A new model shows contact reduction is tied to how sharply the death toll rises in each US state. 2/29 Texas will allow certain
Vietnam begins easing its aggressive containment campaign after few infections and no deaths. 1/20 China says all coronavirus patients in Wuhan have now been discharged. 2/20 Another bright spot: During a pandemic, the odds of a war between major powers seem to go down, not up. Also, we’
In the past week, the African continent has seen a more than 40 percent rise in Covid-19 cases. 1/20 In Kenya and in other countries, a tragic question for some communities: to eat or to heal? 2/20 "Governance failures, economic inequalities, societal resilience." A range
A new model estimates that instead of the 23 cases confirmed in five major US cities on March 1, there were actually 28,000. 1/23 See also: Antibody tests show one in five New Yorkers may have had COVID-19. 2/23 In LA County, the coronavirus is now
