Top news of the week: 15.09.2020.

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Coronavirus

On Sep 9, 2020
@DrTomFrieden shared
Households across the US have suffered serious financial and health problems due to #COVID19. A new poll from @NPR, @RWJF and @HarvardChanSPH shows how wide and deep the effects have been. Public health is the route to economic recovery. https://t.co/uwIZhUxYl9
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The Impact of Coronavirus on Households Across America

The Impact of Coronavirus on Households Across America

This NPR, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and RWJF polling series examines the most serious health and financial problems facing households across America prior to the expiration ...

On Sep 8, 2020
@guardian shared
'Still stand with Dan?': Victorian premier's career will live or die by his coronavirus gamble https://t.co/c3z9fDr2yb
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'Still stand with Dan?': Victorian premier's career will live or die by his coronavirus gamble

'Still stand with Dan?': Victorian premier's career will live or die by his coronavirus gamble

There are far more than just the usual Dan-haters who are dismayed, or even angry, at the painfully slow easing of restrictions

On Sep 10, 2020
@guardian shared
Global report: Trump admits playing down Covid as total deaths pass 900,000 https://t.co/rpw5KmPk3c
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Global report: Trump admits playing down Covid as total deaths pass 900,000

Global report: Trump admits playing down Covid as total deaths pass 900,000

US president proud of effort despite grim figures; deaths forecast to hit a million in weeks

On Sep 9, 2020
@ScienceInsider shared
RT @ddale8: Trump to Woodward Feb. 7: "It’s also more deadly than your -- you know, your -- even your strenuous flus...This is 5%, versus 1% percent and less than 1%." https://t.co/Fsy6kS4pBq Trump to Americans Feb. 26: "This is a flu. This is like a flu." https://t.co/kFNoHALrkf https://t.co/3e6vzgbIP9
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'Play it down': Trump admits to concealing the true threat of coronavirus in new Woodward book

'Play it down': Trump admits to concealing the true threat of coronavirus in new Woodward book

President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed US coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and "more deadly than even your ...

On Sep 8, 2020
@guardian shared
Covid-19 death rate among African Americans and Latinos rising sharply https://t.co/FkBvandUlG
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Covid-19 death rate among African Americans and Latinos rising sharply

Covid-19 death rate among African Americans and Latinos rising sharply

Revealed: new figures show that both total number of deaths and per capita death rates have increased dramatically

On Sep 10, 2020
@guardianworld shared
Coronavirus live news: Fauci says US needs to ‘hunker down’ this winter; global cases near 28m https://t.co/e1XPcqo7rc
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Coronavirus live news: Trump claims US has one of the lowest case-fatality rates as country's deaths near 200,000

Coronavirus live news: Trump claims US has one of the lowest case-fatality rates as country's deaths near 200,000

Dr Fauci warns US to ‘hunker down’ this winter; France records nearly 10,000 new cases; UN calls for ‘quantum leap’ in vaccine funding. Follow latest update

On Sep 9, 2020
@guardian shared
Coronavirus: ‘rule of six’ to apply in England from Monday https://t.co/Bo8iQqQXVs
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Coronavirus: ‘rule of six’ to apply in England from Monday

Coronavirus: ‘rule of six’ to apply in England from Monday

Boris Johnson restricts gatherings in attempt to prevent second national lockdown

On Sep 8, 2020
@guardian shared
First Thing: vice-presidential candidates launch campaign season in Wisconsin https://t.co/ztShvveXHf
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First Thing: vice-presidential candidates launch campaign season in Wisconsin

First Thing: vice-presidential candidates launch campaign season in Wisconsin

Kamala Harris met the family of Jacob Blake as the vice-presidential candidates visited Wisconsin on Labor Day. Plus, California wildfires reach record 2m acres