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This Day in COVID: October 3, 2020

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How the pandemic and politics gave us a golden age of conspiracy theories

CNN

Before Trump, another US president downplayed a pandemic and was infected

CNN

The virus slams into a broken Washington

Most D.C. crises follow an expected pattern. Not this one.

Politico

‘There’s no joy in being right’: Biden makes cautious return to the campaign trail

Word spread quickly within Joe Biden’s campaign: No public gloating over Trump’s positive Covid-19 test.

Politico

Why Trump’s testing strategy failed him

Testing is important, but it's not enough to keep the virus in check.

Politico

This is so irresponsible!' Lana Del Rey angers fans as she wears a MESH face mask for a meet and greet book signing event in LA amid Covid crisis

The singer, 35, wore a silver sparkly fishnet face covering which had holes in it to sign copies of her new poetry book Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass.

Daily Mail

Lana Del Rey sparked backlash from fans as she appeared to wear a mesh face mask at a public book signing in LA

Some fans begged Lana Del Rey to wear a 'real mask' after the singer appeared in a face covering with tiny holes that left her nose and mouth exposed.

Insider

Police set up traffic controls as Madrid heads back into lockdown

Reuters

Former New Jersey governor Christie checks into hospital after testing positive for coronavirus

Reuters

What we know — and don’t know — about Trump’s coronavirus treatment

The president's age and weight puts him at higher risk of complications.

Politico

At Least 8 People Test Positive For Coronavirus After Rose Garden Event For Barrett

Multiple officials have now tested positive for the coronavirus following last week's ceremony for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett.

NPR

Opinion: How Could The President Get The Coronavirus

NPR's Scott Simon talks about the president's diagnosis following months of his dismissing the growing, devastating pandemic.

NPR

Trump Is Taking Remdesivir. Here's How It Works To Control The Coronavirus

President Trump is on day two of a planned 5-day course of remdesivir. The medication, approved for treating COVID-19, works by making it harder for the coronavirus to replicate within the body.

NPR

French coronavirus cases reach record level with nearly 17,000 new infections

Reuters

‘I Feel Much Better Now,’ Trump Says

President Trump released a video update on his health from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The message came after a day of confusing reports.

New York Times

For a tired nation, Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis provides a wake-up call

Analysis: The president's coronavirus case is a turning point not seen since March. But politicization of the pandemic means it might not matter.

NBC

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As Massachusetts’s health officials reported new deaths and additional cases of COVID-19 Saturday, the state Department of Correction reported new cases at a Plymouth facility.

Boston Globe

Nepal Prime Minister's advisers test positive for COVID-19

Reuters

Trump spends first night at Walter Reed for Covid-19 treatment

Updates on President Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis.

NBC

Inside the White House Event Now Under Covid-19 Scrutiny

Multiple attendees of a Sept. 26 celebration for Judge Amy Coney Barrett have since tested positive for the virus.

New York Times

It’s a hoax. There's no pandemic': Trump's base stays loyal as president fights Covid

News that the president has contracted coronavirus prompted alarm and confusion among Trump supporters in Missouri

The Guardian

Our Mission

The COVID-19 History Project is a curated archive of the events and policy decisions surrounding the emergence of COVID-19.

The pandemic era of 2020-2022 saw massive increases in restrictions on daily life—enforced by the government and by social stigma—accompanied social protests that roiled cities worldwide

In the United States alone, trillions of dollars were spent by the federal government to offset the forced closure of businesses and the devastation of normal life.

The impacts of these policy decisions are still being felt today.

Some would like us to forget the actions and people that played a significant role during the pandemic.

But we of the COVID-19 History Project don't want to forget. Through our work, we hope there will always be an archive to learn from and interpret this fascinating, disturbing, time in world history.

The Timeline

In order to learn from the mistakes of the past, and give COVID-19 decision makers the credit—both good and bad—they deserve, we have compiled a media timeline from every day of the pandemic.

We have endeavored to make the timeline comprehensive without being duplicative, following the major trends as they unfolded.

We provided analyses for each month highlighting major events, but encourage readers to make their own conclusions about these events as well.

This Day in COVID: October 3, 2021

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Cartoon helps indigenous children to fight COVID-19

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How Israel Became a World Leader in Vaccinating Against Covid-19 (Published 2021)

The New York Times

New Zealand says foreign nationals must have coronavirus vaccination to enter country from November | CNN

CNN

Senior doctors urge secondary school pupils to get vaccinated

Advice follows death of healthy 15-year-old Jorja Halliday from Covid as infections rise in English schools

The Guardian

Covid fight hinges on swaying older vaccine-hesitant people

To avert devastating winter wave, focus turns to most vulnerable group declining jabs

Financial Times

COVID-19: Mother warns coronavirus 'can happen to anybody' after teenage daughter dies on day she was to get vaccine

Jorja Halliday, 15, was scheduled to have her vaccine on the day she died. Her mother described her as a talented kickboxer and aspiring musician.

Sky News

Fauci sees hope in new Merck drug

Politico

Fauci notes COVID-19 progress but warns more surges are possible

Dr. Anthony Fauci noted the U.S. is making COVID-19 progress but warned that more surges are possible on ABC News' "This Week."

ABC News

Opinion | Unlearned AIDS Lessons for Covid

WSJ

How Effective Are Cloth Masks?

Bloomberg.com

Evidence shows that, yes, masks prevent COVID-19 – and surgical masks are the way to go

KRQE

Health workers are among the COVID vaccine hesitant. Here’s how we can support them safely

While the vast majority of health workers are prepared to accept COVID vaccinations, we need to make sure the concerns of the minority are heard and don’t compromise safety.

The Conversation

From a pandemic to plastic surgery: how Covid changed the way we see our faces

Staring at their own face in video meetings has people fretting over imagined flaws: ‘Zoom has made me want to be invisible’

The Guardian

Facing Covid vaccine mandates, some students withdraw from college

To protest Covid vaccine mandates at colleges, these students dropped out.

CNBC

Diapers Are the Latest Pandemic Shortage (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Opinion | Protests Are Taking Over the World. What’s Driving Them? (Published 2021)

The New York Times