NuseReal
COVID-19
Curated by Peter Hulm
Special sections: Science, Impact, Response, Economy, Good sources
COVID-19 scoreboard
Reported cases and deaths by country, ordered by totals
Science
WHO experts warn of 'strong likelihood' of new concerning variants — news24 — 15 July 2021 (LINK)
CDC encourages schools to open for in-person learning — thehill — 9 July 2021 (LINK)
Impact
Shipping container shortage inflicts pain on German shoppers — dw — 16 July 2021 (LINK)
Market information shows that between 25-30% of available capacity is simply not operating. The average cost of transporting a 40-foot steel box of cargo by sea has more than quadrupled from a year ago.
23M children missed vaccines in 2020, nearly 4M more than year before: UN — anadolu online — 15 July 2021 (LINK)
14 of 32 competitors at Miss Mexico pageant had coronavirus — ap /outlookindia — 7 July 2021 (LINK)
'Our Economies are Shattered': Island Countries Cry Out for Help to Fight COVID-19 and Climate Change — healthpolicy-watch — 2 July 2021 (LINK)
Response
Large majority of U.S. unvaccinated say they don't intend to get the shot: poll — thehill — 23 July 2021 (LINK)
World's Tallest Sandcastle Erected in Denmark With COVID-19 as Motif — sputniknews — 7 July 2021 (LINK)
Economy
How Thailand became a crisis country from a Covid model — blick — 4 July 2021 (LINK)
"For a long time, Thailand was considered a model nation in the fight against Corona.. But the government basked in success and failed to make important decisions in time. The intensive care units in Bangkok are full, there is a lack of vaccines."