Top news of the week: 01.09.2020.
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Coronavirus
RT @MaxHorberry: “If parents haven’t heard from their schools about whether or not testing is being conducted, then they should start asking questions.”
My latest for @nytimes
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OpenSchools Find Health Risks in Water After Covid-19 Lockdowns
A number of schools found the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease in their water, and experts say more should expect to see it.
Clear and concise profile piece on the leader of @WHOAFRO. 🌍
Part of @TimesLIVE ‘Women of Wonder’ series.
Proud @MoetiTshidi is a member of our alumni family. Keep the great work going.
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OpenDr Matshidiso Moeti leads Africa's fight against Covid-19
Africa, like the rest of the world, is engulfed by the Covid-19 pandemic, but the continent has one of the finest minds leading the fight against the deadly coronavirus.
Boris Johnson has said that he will meet with bereaved families who have lost loved ones to covid-19. In what seemed to be a u-turn on his previous stance, the prime minister said that he would reply to letters from bereaved families
https://t.co/3iVvC7EcwW @Abi_Rimmer reports
OpenCovid-19: Prime minister agrees to meet bereaved families
Boris Johnson has said that he will meet with bereaved families who have lost loved ones to covid-19. In what seemed to be a u-turn on his previous stance, the prime minister, speaking to ...
Coronavirus: Obesity 'increases risks from Covid-19'
Researchers also warn that a vaccine against coronavirus could be less effective among the obese.
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OpenSmall States and COVID-19
The webinar is jointly organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre on Health Systems and Policies in Small States and the Small States Health Platform (SSHP), ...
From wartime Italy to Australia: family mourns great-grandmother lost to Covid-19 https://t.co/ykS4sogvov
OpenFrom wartime Italy to Australia: family mourns great-grandmother lost to Covid-19
Emerenziana Lucia Favaro Balla was stoic and generous but those closest to her treasured her mischievous nature
UK research bodies have committed £8.4m to fund three new studies examining immune responses to #COVID19 https://t.co/xevBZvXpPz
OpenCovid-19: £8.4m announced to fund new immune response research in UK
UK research bodies have committed £8.4m (€9.4m; $11.1m) to fund three new studies examining immune responses to covid-19. Two studies will focus on key questions about covid-19 immunity, ...
When politicians cite Covid-19 statistics, they may be wrong – it doesn't mean the numbers are | David Spiegelhalter https://t.co/kjPqFX06mi
OpenWhen politicians cite Covid-19 statistics, they may be wrong – it doesn't mean the numbers are
Statisticians would welcome an inquiry into their role in this crisis, says David Spiegelhalter