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Fauci: US is ‘still knee-deep in first wave’ of pandemic as it nears 130,000 deaths
Top public health expert urges further action as new cases surge to record highs of around 50,000 a day across country More
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Stop making sense: why it's time to get emotional about climate change | Rebecca Huntley
Stop making sense: why it’s time to get emotional about climate change The science has been settled to the highest degree, so now the key to progress is understanding our psychological reactions More
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Trump is scooping up the world’s remdesivir. It’s a sign of things to come | Devi Sridhar
Trump is scooping up the world’s remdesivir. It’s a sign of things to come Devi Sridhar The case of the Covid-19 drug shows how national interests will continue to define the allocation of research products Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More
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Love of science, not Trump's ignorance, will make America great again
Love of science, not Trump’s ignorance, will make America great again Amid a pandemic, the president rails against reason itself. The passions of his predecessors throw his failure into sharp relief More
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US buys up world stock of key Covid-19 drug remdesivir
No other country will be able to buy remdesivir, which can help recovery from Covid-19, for next three months at least Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Remdesivir is patented by California-based Gilead. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters The US has bought up virtually all the stocks for the […] More
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Coronavirus live news: New Zealand records first new cases for weeks as Beijing bans high-risk travellers from leaving city
China reimposes partial lockdown in capital to tackle new cluster; US authorities revoke emergency use of hydroxychloroquine; two imported cases in NZ. Follow the latest updates New Zealand ends Covid-free run with two cases from UK Beijing lockdown tightens as new coronavirus outbreak spreads US revokes emergency approval of hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 Covid-19 can damage […] More
COVID-19 Casts a Shadow Over Swedish Exceptionalism
Sweden has dealt with the global COVID-19 pandemic very differently from the other Nordic countries. All but Sweden are led by women. The female prime ministers in Denmark, Norway and Finland closed down their countries in the middle of March and have dealt with the pandemic in an open, inclusive and democratic way you would […] More
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Exclusive: US has three months to rebuild medical supplies stockpile, Obama administration scientists warn
A seven-page report from the former president’s science advisers is an implicit criticism of Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic Donald Trump speaks to employees during a visit to a medical equipment distributor in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters Nine top scientists who advised Barack Obama in the White House are warning that the US […] More
