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This Day in COVID: July 7, 2020

Beware of those going ‘nose commando’ during COVID-19 pandemic

Perhaps wearing a face mask under the nose — as opposed to over it — is a political compromise. It demonstrates that you are neither a liberal nor a Trumpite.

Chicago Sun Times

Anthony Fauci: The Last American Hero?

Handed a golden opportunity to speak truth to power, the good doctor remains a team player in an administration bent on disaster.

The Nation

Fauci warns US is ‘knee-deep’ in first wave of coronavirus as new cases hit record numbers in some states

The U.S. is still 'knee-deep' in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, as officials continue to announce record-breaking surges of new cases in some parts of the country.

Fox News

Trump vows to pressure governors to reopen schools in the fall

The president again downplayed the severity of the current spike in coronavirus cases and insisted that schools must open in the fall.

CNBC

EPA approves two Lysol products as the first to effectively kill novel coronavirus on surfaces

CNN

I got Covid-19 two months ago. I’m still discovering new areas of damage – Richard Quest

CNN

Celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Hudson were criticized for wearing face masks early in the pandemic. Here's what changed.

Though masks don't provide full protection, health officials urge the public to wear them to prevent virus spread.

Business Insider

Covid-19 testing: A spike in demand, a delay on results

CNN

The Emotional Evolution of Coronavirus Doctors and Patients

For many, initial concerns about equipment and recovery have been replaced with the recognition that the fight is not a momentary disruption but a new way of life.

New Yorker

Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro recalls drinking from a 'colored' water fountain at Woolworth’s

'My awakening on the race issue was when I was eight years old in a Woolworth's store in West Palm Beach'

Salon

U.S. to offer 'surge' coronavirus testing to help with shortages, ease delays in results

Temporary sites will be in Florida, Louisiana and Texas.

NBC

CDC Releases Considerations for COVID-19 Testing of Students in Schools

School Transportation News

Novavax soars after U.S. government awards firm $1.6 billion for coronavirus vaccine development

The U.S. government has awarded Novavax $1.6 billion to cover testing, commercialization and manufacturing of a potential coronavirus vaccine in the United States, with the aim of delivering 100 million doses by January 2021.

CNBC

Tulane official calls behavior of COVID-19 compliance defying students ‘shameful’

The dean of students at Tulane University slammed the behavior of students who had parties and large gatherings over the holiday weekend while not practicing social distancing or wearing masks.

Fox8Live

Anthony Fauci says wear masks to limit surging coronavirus cases

Press Democrat

Is the Coronavirus Killing the World Health Organization?

New York Times

Cash and the coronavirus: COVID-19 is changing our relationship with money

The Conversation

Coronavirus: Thousands say debilitating symptoms last 'for weeks'

Thousands of people with Covid-19 report recurring symptoms for far longer than 14 days.

BBC

After coronavirus, telemedicine is here to stay

The COVID-19 pandemic has given telemedicine a massive boost. What does this mean for the future of healthcare in emerging markets?

World Bank

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19 after months of dismissing the seriousness of the virus

CNN

This Is Not a Normal Mental-Health Disaster

If SARS is any lesson, the psychological effects of the novel coronavirus will long outlast the pandemic itself.

The Atlantic

Kanye West's company granted millions in coronavirus stimulus

Questions of potential conflict of interest raised as rapper has been a vocal supporter of Trump

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: July 7, 2021

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From Wuhan to Paris to Milan, the search for ‘patient zero’

Washington Post

COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 7 July

The World Economic Forum

How Boeing and Airbus Plan to Survive as Coronavirus Reshapes Aviation

WSJ

SARS-CoV-2-specific immune response in COVID-19 convalescent individuals - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Nature

COVID and the brain: researchers zero in on how damage occurs

Growing evidence suggests that the coronavirus causes ‘brain fog’ and other neurological symptoms through multiple mechanisms.

Nature

China Spins Tale That the U.S. Army Started the Coronavirus Epidemic (Published 2020)

The New York Times

Single-cell transcriptomics reveals neuroinflammation in severe COVID-19 - Nature Reviews Neurology

Nature

Palestinian campaign of repression

Palestinian security forces have intensified their crackdown on protesters since Nizar Banat's death

Amnesty International

Coronavirus: New 'Lambda' variant causes concern for WHO

The Lambda Coronavirus variant is circulating in South America at high rates, and one study showed some vaccines to be less effective against it.

The Jerusalem Post

Unvaccinated San Diegans Account for Nearly All COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths

Almost all COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths being reported in the region are occurring in San Diegans who are not vaccinated or are only partially immunized.

San Diego County News Center

COVID and schools: the evidence for reopening safely

After a school term filled with anxiety and vitriol, researchers assess the spread of coronavirus and the prospects for a return to normal.

Nature

Fighting COVID with COVID | Penn State University

Researchers have designed a synthetic defective SARS-CoV-2 virus that is innocuous but interferes with the real virus’ growth, potentially causing the extinction of both the disease-causing virus and the synthetic virus.

Penn State University

The Downtown Office District Was Vulnerable. Even Before Covid. (Published 2021)

With the future of office work deeply uncertain, the debate has sharpened about what downtowns should be.

The New York Times

Clinical characterization of dysautonomia in long COVID-19 patients - Scientific Reports

Nature

New Study Shows Mathematical Models Helped Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 in Colorado

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

US zoos giving special animal coronavirus vaccine to tigers, bears and gorillas | CNN

CNN

Tennessee doctor accused of using wrong COVID-19 test to clear patients

FOX4KC.com

Coronavirus almost certainly came from an animal, not a lab leak, top scientists argue | CNN

CNN

Coronavirus: Vaccines & Variants with Céline Gounder, MD, and Ashish K. Jha, MD

The Washington Post

Behind China’s Twitter Campaign, a Murky Supporting Chorus (Published 2020)

The New York Times

In Pictures: Health workers vaccinate Kashmir nomads

Many residents, mainly in remote areas, believe vaccines cause impotence, serious side effects and could even kill.

Al Jazeera

Maryland offers chance at scholarships for teens who get vaccinated

The Washington Post

Protesters shut down a Utah school board meeting by yelling, ‘No more masks!’ Now 11 of them face charges.

The Washington Post

Antibody epitopes in vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopaenia - Nature

Alanine-scanning mutagenesis is used to identify the PF4 epitope that is recognized by anti-PF4 antibodies in patients with vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopaenia, revealing that the epitope corresponds to the heparin-binding site on PF4.

Nature

Infection and Vaccine-Induced Neutralizing-Antibody Responses to the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 Variants

The New England Journal of Medicine

Biden’s Covid vaccine push crashes into reality

Politico

A Pandemic Landscape of Optimism and Uncertainty

Nationally, infection rates are close to their low point and many Americans are resuming their usual activities, but the more transmissible Delta variant is spreading and vaccinations are still low in some areas. We asked Yale SOM's Dr. Howard Forman where things stand now.

Yale Insights

7 ways to invest in better digital technology to fight pandemics

The World Economic Forum

‘A vicious cycle’: Food workers speak out about confrontations during the pandemic

Restaurant workers have dealt with increasing levels of bad behavior from customers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

TODAY.com

Wildlife and livestock a risk factor in future pandemics, say studies

Researchers said risk factors also include human encroachment on wildlife habitats

The Guardian

Covid-19: School pupils lost a third of education time in pandemic

A study by UK universities has found students have missed out loads of study time since pandemic started in 2020.

BBC

US Black and Latino communities often have low vaccination rates – but blaming vaccine hesitancy misses the mark

People who haven’t gotten vaccinated for COVID-19 often have complex reasons for their relunctance or may face other barriers. Lumping them all together undercuts the vaccination campaign.

The Conversation