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WHO Meeting warns Coronavirus pandemic will be with us for a long time

Sun, 2020-08-02 14:53 — mike kraft

Coronavirus pandemic will be with us for a long time, WHO warns The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be "lengthy" after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the internation… France 24

The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be "lengthy" after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the international alarm.

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Children may carry coronavirus at high levels, study finds

Fri, 2020-07-31 02:06 — mike kraft

Children may carry coronavirus at high levels, study finds Infected children have at least as much of the coronavirus in their noses and throats as infected adults, according to the research. Indeed, children younger than age 5 may host up to 100 times as much of the virus in the upper respiratory tract as adults, the authors found. Apoorva Mandavilli chicagotribune.com

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OPINION:To defeat COVID, bring America's full power to the international fight:

Tue, 2020-07-28 17:05 — mike kraft

To defeat COVID, bring America's full power to the international fight: Albright & Hadley The stakes are immeasurably high for the global community to get this right. The world needs US resources, conflict resolution and democracy support. Madeleine Albright and Stephen Hadley USA TODAY

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WHO says COVID-19 pandemic is 'one big wave', not seasonal

Tue, 2020-07-28 13:41 — mike kraft

WHO says COVID-19 pandemic is 'one big wave', not seasonal The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus did not behave like influenza that tended to follow seasonal trends. Reuters Editorial U.S.

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus did not behave like influenza that tended to follow seasonal trends.

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The need for global cooperaton on vaccine allocation

Tue, 2020-07-28 01:43 — mike kraft

The Tragedy of Vaccine Nationalism Global cooperation on vaccine allocation would be the most efficient way to disrupt the spread of the virus Foreign Affairs

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Book Review COVID-19: "The Pandemic That Never Should Have Happened, and How to Stop the Next One "

Sun, 2020-07-26 03:08 — mike kraft

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Coronavrius cases hit record numbers in every global region-Reuters

Sat, 2020-07-25 14:09 — mike kraft

Record numbers of coronavirus cases in every global region: Reuters tally Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections over the past week, around double the number that did so the previous week, according to a Reuters tally showing a pick-up in the pandemic in every region of the world. Jane Wardell U.S.

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Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios

Thu, 2020-07-23 14:18 — mike kraft

Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios The study found the planet is most likely to warm 4.1 to 8.1 degrees if carbon dioxide doubles from preindustrial levels. Washington Post

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Foreign Aid from top donors drops even as need soars

Wed, 2020-07-22 15:03 — mike kraft

AP Exclusive: Aid from top donors drops even as need soars JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new snapshot of the frantic global response to the coronavirus pandemic shows some of the world’s largest government donors of humanitarian aid are buckling under the strain:... AP NEWS

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new snapshot of the frantic global response to the coronavirus pandemic shows some of the world’s largest government donors of humanitarian aid are buckling under the strain: Funding commitments, for the virus and otherwise, have dropped by a third from the same period last year.

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