CURRENT SITUATION
From Worldometer on Covid-19 Coronavirus Outbreak:
Coronavirus cases: 190,932
Deaths: 7,531
Recovered: 80,889
Serious/critical: 6,521
Countries/territories affected: 163
For more detailed information:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
NEWS ARTICLES & VIDEOS
[reflecting different perspectives]
BEFORE 13 MARCH 2020
Title: Coronavirus and the Sun: a Lesson from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Published: Medium, 10 March 2020
Focus: General
From the article:
* Fresh air, sunlight and improvised face masks seemed to work a century ago; and they might help us now.
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Title: Coronavirus could trigger capital flight from Africa Pandemic
Published: fin24, 11 March 2020
Focus: Africa
From the article:
* The spread of the coronavirus and tumbling oil prices could trigger a capital exodus from Africa, where governments have few tools available to battle external shocks, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Title (Video): President Trump Meets with Bankers on COVID-19 Response
Published: The White House via YouTube, 11 March 2020
Focus: United States of America
From the video:
* Sharing information on meeting between President Trump & Bankers.
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Title: Super-rich jet off to disaster bunkers amid coronavirus outbreak
Published: The Guardian, 11 March 2020
Focus: General
From the article:
* Like hundreds of thousands of people across the world, the super-rich are preparing to self-isolate in the face of an escalation in the coronavirus crisis. But their plans extend far beyond stocking up on hand sanitiser and TV boxsets..
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Title: Whither Covid-19? An interview with SA's chief virus hunter
Published: DailyMaverick, 12 March 2020
Focus: South Africa
From the article:
* Professor Lynn Morris has a lifetime of experience fighting viruses. In her last 27 years at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, she has encountered HIV, Ebola, TB, Listeria, Klebsiella and a multitude of ‘lesser’ pathogens.
* She thinks that Covid-19 presents one of the greatest challenges yet to both South Africa and the world.
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13 MARCH 2020
Title (Video): 10 Things You Can Do to Manage COVID-19 at Home
Published: CDC via YouTube, 13 March 2020
Focus: General
From the video:
* If you are sick with COVID-19 or suspect you are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, follow these steps to help prevent the disease from spreading to people in your home and community.
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Title (Video): What happens if the homeless population gets infected with coronavirus?
Published: Fox News via YouTube, 13 March 2020
Focus: General
From the article:
* Radio show host Jason Rantz on the homeless crisis and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Title (Video): Will the Coronavirus pandemic cause a global recession?IInside Story
Published: Aljazeera English via YouTube, 13 March 2020
Focus: General
From the article:
* Stock markets around the world have had a turbulent week with some of the worst losses in over 30 years.
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14 MARCH 2020
Title: In Pictures | Plane with 114 South Africans returning from Wuhan arrives in SA
Published: Sowetan Live, 14 March 2020
Focus: South Africa
From the article:
* The Airbus A340-600 was part of a military led evacuation of the South Africans from the Chinese city.
* The South Africans will be taken to The Ranch Resort 25km outside Polokwane where they will be quarantined for 21 days.
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15 MARCH 2020
Title (Video): Buses undergo UV disinfection in China during COVID-19 outbreak
Published: CGTN via YouTube, 15 March 2020
Focus: China
From the video:
* Armed with 210 ultraviolet tubes, the company, Yanggao, converted a regular cleaning room into a UV light disinfection chamber, which condenses a 40-minute cleaning process down to five minutes.
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Title (Video): COVID-19: Singapore concerned as some countries have given up on containment, says minister
Published: CNA via YouTube, 15 March 2020
Focus: Singapore
From the video:
* "It's not just about the numbers, but the fact that these countries have abandoned any attempt at containing the spread the virus ... especially the UK and Switzerland," Singapore's National Development Minister Lawrence Wong on Sunday (Mar 15) explained the need for new border control measures to guard against COVID-19.
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16 MARCH 2020
Title: COVID-19 Educational Disruption and Response
Published: UNESCO, 16 March 2020
Focus: General
From the article:
* An unprecedented number of children, youth and adults are not attending schools or universities because of COVID-19.
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Title: ICC-WHO Joint Statement: An unprecedented private sector call to action to tackle COVID-19
Published: WHO, 16 March 2020
Focus: General
From the article:
* In a coordinated effort to combat the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed to work closely to ensure the latest and most reliable information and tailored guidance reaches the global business community.
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17 MARCH 2020
Title: Australian researchers say immune response to coronavirus mapped
Published: Aljazeera, 17 March 2020
Focus: Australia
From the article:
* As scientists scramble to develop a vaccine, researchers at Australia's Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity said they had taken an important step in understanding the virus by mapping the immune responses from one of country's first coronavirus patients.
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Title (Video): Corona-Cure Tracker: After India, US, Australia Sees COVID-19 Patient Recover With HIV/Malaria Drugs
Published: India Today via YouTube, 17 March 2020
Focus: Australia, India
From the video:
* Australian researchers on Monday claimed to have found two drugs — an HIV and anti-malaria medicine — to treat novel coronavirus which has claimed five lives and infected over 350 others in the country.
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Title: Coronavirus: Europe plans full border closure in virus battle
Published: BBC News, 17 March 2020
Focus: Europe
From the article:
* The European Commission is planning to ban all non-essential travel throughout Europe's Schengen free-travel zone as more countries close their borders to try to limit the spread of coronavirus.
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Title (Video): COVID-19: How to Keep Your Head When All About You Are Losing Theirs
Published: Bill Whittle via YouTube, 17 March 2020
Focus: United States of America
From the video:
* With panic sweeping the news media, social media, official Washington D.C., and the toilet paper aisle at the local grocery store, Bill Whittle deals with the taproot of fear. He explodes in righteous indignation against the craven acts of opportunistic politicians.
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Title: Italians share what they wish they'd done 10 days ago to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
Published: Business Insider South Africa, 17 March 2020
Focus: Italy
From the article:
* Many people in the video say they wish they had listened to directives to stay inside and practice social distancing before it became mandatory.
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Title: New Evidence Shows How COVID-19 Has Affected Global Air Pollution
Published: ScienceAlert, 17 March 2020
Focus: General
From the article:
* The COVID-19 pandemic is getting more overwhelming by the day, with increasing lockdowns, a death toll of more than 7,000 people across the world, and a direct hit to the global economy.
* But if there's a sliver of good news, it's about how the spread of the new coronavirus has been decreasing air pollution, and possibly even saving lives in the process.
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Title (Video): Ontario declares state of emergency amid COVID-19 outbreak
Published: CBC News via YouTube, 17 March 2020
Focus: Canada
From the video:
* Ontario Premier Doug Ford declares a state of emergency as the province looks to combat the spread of COVID-19 and prevent the coronavirus from overwhelming its health-care system.
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Title: Pastor from Sarawak is first Covid-19 fatality in Malaysia
Published: The Star, 17 March 2020
Focus: Malaysia
From the article:
* The victim, 60-year-old Pastor David Cheng (pic), from Emmanuel Baptist Church here, passed away at 11am at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH).
* The state Health Department is still in the process of identifying the source of his infection.
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Title: The real economic victims of coronavirus are those we can't see
Published: Phys.org, 17 March 2020
Focus: General
From the article:
* The COVID-19 coronavirus is officially a pandemic, the US and Australian share markets have collapsed, both governments have unveiled stimulus packages, and Australia's trade union movement is worried about the position of casuals.
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Title (Video): Tourists in Spain ignore emergency measures despite rise in coronavirus cases
Published: ITV News via YouTube, 17 March 2020
Focus: Spain
From the video:
* Spain has become the fourth most virus-infected nation in the world, as the coronavirus outbreak worsens in the country, despite strict new measures to try and limit the spread.
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Title: Undetected cases may be driving coronavirus spread, study finds
Published: Medical Xpress, 17 March 2020
Focus: General
From the article:
* About 86% of COVID-19 cases in China were milder and went undetected during the two-week ramp-up of the epidemic in January, prior to the country imposing travel restrictions, researchers conclude in the March 16 issue of Science.
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Title: Why South Korea has so few coronavirus deaths while Italy has so many
Published: CNN, 17 March 2020
Focus: South Korea
From the article:
* Though testing is known to effectively reduce the risk of transmission, many experts are beginning to also associate more widespread testing with the statistic of greatest concern -- survival from the disease.
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