COVID 19 Info Basket- Articles #18

Pakistan COVID-19 infections pass 100,000

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/pakistan-covid-19-infections-pass-100-000-200608101336824.html

Brazil’s Covid Data Fiasco Fuels Outrage Against Bolsonaro

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-08/protests-break-out-in-brazil-amid-coronavirus-data-controversy

New Zealand lifts all Covid restrictions, declaring the nation virus-free

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52961539

Premier League to resume on June 17 with Man City vs Arsenal among the first fixtures and all matches to be shown live

https://www.goal.com/en/news/premier-league-resume-june-17-man-city-vs-arsenal-fixtures/1knx9fxf64aij16kxjfrafu98z

South African schools reopen as COVID-19 lockdown is eased

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/south-african-schools-reopen-covid-19-lockdown-eased-200608114354812.html

Authors retract study showing hydroxychloroquine was dangerous to hospitalized COVID-19 patients

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/04/coronavirus-live-updates-us/

Where Are We in Quest for Coronavirus Drugs and Vaccines?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/where-are-we-in-quest-for-coronavirus-drugs-andvaccines/2020/06/08/93da68b4-a9a2-11ea-a43b-be9f6494a87d_story.html

Coronavirus: Abia cases quadruple as Nigeria records 260 new infections

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/396620-coronavirus-abia-cases-quadruple-as-nigeria-records-260-new-infections.html

Lagos, Osun, Kwara retain ban on religious centres          

https://m.guardian.ng/news/lagos-osun-kwara-retain-ban-on-religious-centres/

Mosques, Churches in Lagos to Reopen from June 19 and 21 -Sanwo-Olu

https://www.channelstv.com/2020/06/04/mosques-churches-in-lagos-to-reopen-from-june-19-sanwo-olu/

UPDATE: 812 healthcare workers infected with COVID-19 — PTF

UPDATE: 812 healthcare workers infected with COVID-19 — PTF

France Releases Contact Tracing App StopCovid

France releases contact-tracing app StopCovid

Mexico and parts of Brazil reopen after lockdown — despite surging coronavirus case

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/02/americas/latin-america-coronavirus-reopening-intl/index.html

Coronavirus: Iran fears second wave after surge in cases

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52903443

Will Protests Set Off a Second Viral Wave?

First Rohingya refugee dies from coronavirus in Bangladesh: Official

https://www.thejakartapost.com/seasia/2020/06/02/first-rohingya-refugee-dies-from-coronavirus-in-bangladesh-official–.html

Southeast Asia’s Lazada says its online grocery sales in Singapore jumped due to coronavirus

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/02/coronavirus-singapore-online-grocery-sales-lazada.html

(South Africa) schools will reopen on June 8        

https://www.dailysun.co.za/News/schools-will-reopen-on-8-june-20200531

Coronavirus: Primary schools back but mixed picture on turn-out

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-52854688

COVID-19 Update: HCQ Study Questioned, Protests and Outbreaks

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/931545

COVID-19: FG bans street trading, hawking          

COVID-19: FG bans street trading, hawking

Jigawa doctor dies after treating COVID-19 patients         

Jigawa doctor dies after treating COVID-19 patient

Madagascar announces first COVID-19 death

Madagascar announces first COVID-19 death

COVID-19: Madagascar drug to get quick lab analysis, says NAFDAC         

COVID-19: Madagascar drug to get quick lab analysis, says NAFDAC

Lesotho becomes last African country to record coronavirus case

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/lesotho-african-country-record-coronavirus-case-200513154809818.html

Brazil Health Minister Nelson Teich Resigns?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/15/brazil-health-minister-nelson-teich-resigns?track_entry=push&uc_msg=gcm%2735032649145661952%270

French Boy Dies from Coronavirus-linked Kawasaki Disease

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/16/french-boy-dies-from-coronavirus-linked-kawasaki-diseae

Burundi expels WHO Coronavirus Team as Election Approaches

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/14/burundi-expels-who-coronavirus-team-as-election-approaches

Jacinda Ardern Rejected from Cafe at Coronavirus Capacity

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/16/jacinda-ardern-rejected-from-cafe-at-coronavirus-capacity

Loneliness and lockdown exploited in romance scams     

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/business-52664539?__twitter_impression=true

“Incredible things are happening” in virtual reality say architects in lockdown

https://www.dezeen.com/2020/05/13/incredible-virtual-reality-coronavirus/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Why are some OPEC nations struggling to make any money right now?

https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/countingthecost/2020/05/opec-nations-struggling-money-200516120541961.html

Coronavirus and the prospect of mass involuntary euthanasia

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/indepth/opinion/coronavirus-prospect-mass-involuntary-euthanasia-200515122939558.html?__twitter_impression=true

What African Nations Are Teaching the West About Fighting the Coronavirus

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/what-african-nations-are-teaching-the-west-about-fighting-the-coronavirus?utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&mbid=social_twitter&utm_brand=tny

Jonathan Adewumi, Who Made Everyone Feel at Home, Dies at 57

Dealing with COVID-19 in Somalia and Somaliland amidst an ongoing humanitarian crisis

https://msf.or.ke/en/magazine/dealing-covid-19-somalia-and-somaliland-amidst-ongoing-humanitarian-crisis

First coronavirus case found in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/05/coronavirus-case-bangladesh-rohingya-refugee-camps-200514143543211.html?__twitter_impression=true

Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS) Novel paediatric disease from past corona virus infection

https://www.chla.org/blog/health-and-safety-tips/pediatric-inflammatory-multisystem-syndrome-pims-what-parents-should

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fox2detroit.com/news/new-child-illness-multisystem-inflammatory-syndrome-believed-to-be-connected-to-covid-19.amp

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/10/health/coronavirus-mystery-children-symptoms/index.html

British PM reveals conditional plan to reopen society     

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52609952

Billionaire Peter Lim pays for $1 million worth of meals for front-line healthcare workers

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/billionaire-peter-lim-pays-for-1m-worth-of-meals-for-frontline-healthcare-workers?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=sttw&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1588932677

Finally, a virus got me- Ebola and HIV scientist    

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/finally-virus-got-me-scientist-who-fought-ebola-and-hiv-reflects-facing-death-covid-19

Epidemiologist calls US Coronavirus response ‘close to genocide’

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epidemiologist-coronavirus-genocide-by-default_n_5eb2a5ebc5b63e6bd96f5d81

Professor behind lockdown quits after breaking rules to meet lover

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/professor-behind-coronavirus-lockdown-plan-21979710

Teachers going above and beyond for their students during the coronavirus pandemic

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/03/time-take-seriously-link-vitamin-d-deficiency-serious-covid/

We are workers, not heroes.

https://africasacountry.com/2020/05/we-are-workers-not-heroes