The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts credit at least partly to increased wearing of masks — even as the outbreak continues to claim nearly 1,000 lives in the U.S. each day. https://t.co/UrzuHd5Dd0
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 25, 2020
In the Western world, the US tops the list at 1290 deaths a day.
Spain is in second place.
At 52.
— Pwn All The Things (@pwnallthethings) August 26, 2020
Sure, ok, let's try this tweet again, but this time scaling up everyone's numbers as if they had the same population as the United States
US: 1290
Germany: 35
UK: 78
Canada: 61Hmm. Still not greathttps://t.co/Cj9k2fuQ59
— Pwn All The Things (@pwnallthethings) August 26, 2020
31 times Trump said the coronavirus would go awayhttps://t.co/fswjvFlRoS pic.twitter.com/bwo2McDfBR
— The Fix (@thefix) August 25, 2020
US Food and Drug Administration chief apologises for overstating benefits of plasma for treating coronavirus patients https://t.co/3BxGeuNOhH
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 25, 2020
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Track the COVID-19 spread ? https://t.co/6kN6yIQ0OL pic.twitter.com/MskrxeIrf3
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 26, 2020
Many countries in the Southern Hemisphere apparently blocked the flu during the pandemic. But there’s no guarantee the Northern Hemisphere will avoid dueling epidemics as its own flu season looms while the coronavirus still rages. https://t.co/Hsn2dVshJX
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 26, 2020
South Korean health officials order thousands of striking doctors to return to work as the country counts its 13th straight day of triple-digit jumps in coronavirus cases. https://t.co/9JwHYPZj1N
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 26, 2020
South Korea closes Seoul schools amid rise in coronavirus cases https://t.co/ODNkqHsB8r
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 25, 2020
Indonesia reports 2,306 new coronavirus infections, 86 deaths https://t.co/AcepskDD1L pic.twitter.com/WcsApoPPG6
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 26, 2020
Coronavirus restrictions 'severely hampering' South Asia flood relief https://t.co/XwdapJgSHT
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 25, 2020
How India's Silicon Valley saw its COVID-19 success come undone https://t.co/BrSnIWlNol by @sachinr27 @derekfrancis089 @tweetsfromnivi pic.twitter.com/csdPf4IIC6
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 26, 2020
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,576 to 236,429: RKI https://t.co/9zvGuKLQ3p pic.twitter.com/htPaQOMJjX
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 26, 2020
#UPDATE Spain will call in the army to help identify those who have been exposed to people infected with #coronavirus as part of efforts to curb the spread of the disease, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Tuesday https://t.co/cjaWShlrLN pic.twitter.com/cqskMNFDXU
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 25, 2020
A representative of Lebanon's hospitality sector said Tuesday that service and tourism businesses would defy a newly reinstated coronavirus lockdown that has compounded the crisis-hit country's economic woes https://t.co/z1irHBpuZm
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 25, 2020
Across Africa and elsewhere, local aid workers are exposed on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic with painfully few means to help the vulnerable communities they know so well. https://t.co/GIjvOmMWZn
— AP Africa (@AP_Africa) August 26, 2020
Woman in Australia jailed for six months over quarantine breach https://t.co/XyRNgKZ18R
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 25, 2020
Carnival and coronavouchers: Brazil’s economic struggles https://t.co/Efsr3765Xk
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 26, 2020
"Where did the money go? Nobody knows"
Ingrid dos Santos has no idea who's been receiving the paychecks from her job as a nurse at a COVID-19 field hospital in Rio de Janeiro, but she knows it isn't her https://t.co/cgrua3oeXn pic.twitter.com/fvQFBpv0kn
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 26, 2020
Mexico's confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 568,621, deaths reach 61,450 https://t.co/GCphPHB6Ru pic.twitter.com/gYhDYBxxMz
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 26, 2020
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Most adults with lupus or inflammatory arthritis are not at greater risk of hospitalization from COVID-19, a pair of studies said Tuesday, in what researchers said was reassuring news https://t.co/Y8J7XS7GMD
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 25, 2020
Trial data for the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca’s possible coronavirus vaccine could be given to regulators this year but corners cannot be cut to speed up approval for emergency use, a scientist leading the trials said https://t.co/2R92MsDMDK
— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) August 26, 2020
Three-quarters of patients who recover from #COVID report long-term effects. 81 of 110 patients were still experiencing breathlessness, fatigue & muscle aches weeks after discharge. Researchers say findings hold "significant implications." Preprint. https://t.co/PY8rh2kAN5 pic.twitter.com/0wazu3820M
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) August 25, 2020
Such a smart piece from @Dereklowe: Phase 3 #Covid19 vaccine results are coming. We all need to be ready for surprises and take some deep breaths.
Headline writers should read this piece. So should everyone else. https://t.co/WlG7krgBvY— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) August 25, 2020
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Texas had >6k new cases today
California had >5k
Florida and Georgia had >2k each
Four other states (IL, NC, MO, VA) had >1k each pic.twitter.com/XGb5g1jmZu— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) August 26, 2020
Yes, I plan to give this story [caveat: IT’S A PRE-PRINT] its own post, later:
Holy moley: The 2-day Biogen conference in a Boston Marriott in February led to 20,000 cases of coronavirus in the state, including 122 people living or working at homeless shelters, according to a new study. https://t.co/QfVi4fVUgx
— Ellen Barry (@EllenBarryNYT) August 25, 2020
Ohio Republicans draft articles of impeachment against GOP governor over coronavirus orders https://t.co/uOlXYprHlg pic.twitter.com/6KzF0GSDpS
— The Hill (@thehill) August 25, 2020
Universities sound alarm as coronavirus cases emerge just days into classes — 530 at one campus https://t.co/uMAxnQrOZ5
— Chris Mooney (@chriscmooney) August 25, 2020
The University of Alabama, seen as a test case for returning to in-person learning amid the pandemic, has reported close to a thousand positive coronavirus cases since reopening https://t.co/SVZX3kRER1
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 25, 2020
I'm sure @KimReynoldsIA and @joniernst will speak conscientiously about this and the choices they have made thus far that *bursts into laughter* https://t.co/xfOjuZvYdw
— The Cyberpunk Landsknecht (@cakotz) August 25, 2020
Anti-mask confrontations have gotten so bad, the CDC says retailers should install panic buttons https://t.co/39QtXbH96I
— Fast Company (@FastCompany) August 25, 2020
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