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02 junho 2020

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO: Chinese government labs only released the genome after another lab published it ahead of authorities on a virologist website on Jan. 11. Even then, China stalled for at least two weeks more on providing WHO with detailed data on patients and cases, according to recordings of internal meetings held by the U.N. health agency through January — all at a time when the outbreak arguably might have been dramatically slowed.
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Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis: Transmission of viruses was lower with physical distancing of 1 m or more, compared with a distance of less than 1 m
A cohort study to evaluate the effect of combination Vitamin D, Magnesium and Vitamin B12 (DMB) on progression to severe outcome in older COVID-19 patients: Conclusions: DMB combination in older COVID-19 patients was associated with a significant reduction in proportion of patients with clinical deterioration requiring oxygen support and/or intensive care support. This study supports further larger randomized control trials to ascertain the full benefit of DMB in ameliorating COVID-19 severity.
Les États-Unis sont-ils en voie de "tiers-mondisation"? Avec plus d’un million et demi de cas et plus de 100 000 décès recensés, les États-Unis paient un lourd tribut au Covid-19. Mais la crise sanitaire révèle surtout un pays miné par les inégalités, profondément ségrégué, où le rêve américain ne semble plus qu’un lointain souvenir.

Et si la première puissance mondiale entrait dans une phase d'appauvrissement généralisé sans précédent?
The Coronavirus Revealed America’s Failures
El futuro ya está aquí: entre el miedo y la esperanza