What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 13 August

COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 13 August: Top stories: India reports record rise; Peru announces new restrictions; new field hospital in Spain.

Eric Klopfer on the meaning of masks

3 Questions: Eric Klopfer on the meaning of masks: Masks clearly reveal something about mask wearers. Right now, they are being politicized. Masks are conspicuous, so it is easy to use them as political identifiers if one chooses to do so. But we can and should change the meaning of this treasured item. In this pandemic era, what a mask really says is, “I care about YOU.” That is an important and powerful message. It is one that we should champion and commend.

We can also have fun with masks.

A Covid-19 vaccine, amazingly, is close. Why am I so worried?

A Covid-19 vaccine, amazingly, is close. Why am I so worried?: It’s a truly impressive a feat and a testament to the power of basic and applied medical sciences. Under normal circumstances, vaccine approvals are measured in decades. Milestones that once took months or years have been achieved in days or weeks. If these efforts are successful, the Covid-19 vaccine could take a place alongside the Apollo missions as one of history’s greatest scientific achievements.

Projected poverty impacts of COVID-19

Projected poverty impacts of COVID-19 (coronavirus): Poverty projections suggest that the social and economic impacts of the crisis are likely to be quite significant. Estimates based on growth projections from the June 2020 Global Economic Prospects report show that, when compared with pre-crisis forecasts, COVID-19 could push 71 million people into extreme poverty in 2020 under the baseline scenario and 100 million under the downside scenario. As a result, the global extreme poverty rate would increase from 8.23% in 2019 to 8.82% under the baseline scenario or 9.18% under the downside scenario, representing the first increase in global extreme poverty since 1998, effectively wiping out progress made since 2017. While a small decline in poverty is expected in 2021 under the baseline scenario, projected impacts are likely to be long-lasting.

Covid-19 in America, explained in 18 maps and charts

Covid-19 in America, explained in 18 maps and charts: It’s now clear the United States has failed to contain its Covid-19 epidemic, with case counts far ahead of other developed nations and more than 1,000 deaths reported a day for over two weeks and counting.

Asked if America’s coronavirus outbreak is the worst in the world, White House adviser and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci admitted it was on August 5: “Yeah, it is. Quantitatively, if you look at it, it is. I mean, the numbers don’t lie.”

It didn’t have to be this way.

Russia vaccine claim faces scepticism as nations renew virus battle

Russia vaccine claim faces scepticism as nations renew virus battle: Russia claimed Tuesday (11 August) it has developed the world’s first vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the coronavirus, despite mounting scepticism about its effectiveness as fears grow over a second wave of infections across the globe.

'They've jumped the gun': scientists worry about Russia's Covid-19 vaccine: Rising chorus of concern over Sputnik V vaccine stems from opaque development and lack of mass testing

Stayaway Covid: probabilidade de contágio na app

Stayaway Covid: Como é avaliada a probabilidade de contágio na aplicação?

A Stayaway covid vai funcionar através de mensagens Bluetooth de
baixo consumo e as informações partilhadas entre dispositivos são
códigos aleatórios que não revelam identidades pessoais, mas ainda assim
são guardados exclusivamente nos telemóveis que os recebem.

Caso
um determinado utilizador seja diagnosticado com o vírus os códigos que
difundiu nos últimos quatorze dias serão partilhados publicamente num
servidor oficial. Regularmente a Staway covid vai descarregar do
servidor oficial os códigos de pessoas recentemente diagnosticadas com a
covid-19 e cruzar estes com os códigos recebidos de outros dispositivos
nos últimos quatorze dias. Na hipótese de estar infetado, o utilizador é
alertado pela aplicação.