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This Day in COVID: August 8, 2020

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Stress from the pandemic can destroy relationships with friends — even families

Washington Post

How these small businesses are surviving during the coronavirus pandemic

Three women-led small businesses are revamping their strategies and finding ways to bring in new revenue amid the coronavirus pandemic.

CNBC

3 color-coded charts illustrate the relative coronavirus risks built into activities you might do each day

Golfing and picnicking aren't as risky as dining indoors or at a bar. Here's how your daily summer activities stack up in terms of coronavirus risk.

Business Insider

Sweden’s pandemic no longer stands out

Financial Times

Global deforestation accelerates during pandemic

Financial Times

From the wreck of the pandemic we can salvage and resurrect an inner life

Covid gives us an opportunity to weigh up what truly belongs and what can be left back in the life before the plague

The Guardian

From seats that change color when clean to staggered rows, here’s what airplane cabins could look like post-pandemic

London-based design firm PriestmanGoode re-imagined what airplane cabins could look like in a post-pandemic world. Here's what the economy cabin could look like, and the features they dreamed up.

CNBC

AP FACT CHECK: Trump misleads on mail ballots, virus vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a week of relentless attacks by President Donald Trump and his allies on mail-in voting for the November election, and truth took a beating at every turn.

These are the problems with Covid-19 testing accuracy

CNN

Federal spending on COVID-19 vaccine candidates tops $9 billion, spread among 7 companies

USA Today

COVID-19 mask guidance in America has evolved — but rejecting science isn't the answer

Doctors aren't infallible, but our commitment and ability to constantly learn and update our findings highlights precisely why science is so valuable.

NBC

Researchers created a test to determine which masks are the least effective

CNN

Inside the federal prison where three out of every four inmates have tested positive for coronavirus

CNN

How coronavirus devastated Texas’s vulnerable borderlands

The pandemic has overwhelmed hospitals in the state’s lowest-income, primarily Hispanic communities.

Vox

Without Federal Protections, Farm Workers Risk Coronavirus Infection To Harvest Crops

Labor advocates say the lack of enforceable federal standards to ward off the coronavirus allows farmers to prioritize the harvest over worker safety.

NPR

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine again tests negative for coronavirus

The governor initially tested positive for the virus ahead of a meeting with President Donald Trump.

Politico

Everyone tested positive': Covid devastates agriculture workers in California's heartland

The virus is surging in the Central Valley, where hundreds of thousands labor in the food industry. Workers say companies did little to prevent the spread

The Guardian

They thought COVID-19 was a hoax, until they fell ill

“The mindset that people have is that it’s not real until it gets close to home.'

NBC

Extended Families Living Together Raise Risks For COVID-19 Transmission

Public health experts are concerned about the spread of the coronavirus within multigenerational households. Families of color tend to live in such households more than white families.

NPR

China reports 23 new COVID-19 cases in mainland, vs 31 day earlier

Reuters

Children Can Get Severe COVID-19, CDC Says — Especially Black And Hispanic Children

One out of three children hospitalized for the coronavirus was admitted to the intensive care unit, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, analyzing data from 14 states.

NPR

UK PM orders PR campaign for schools to reopen in September: Sunday Times

Reuters

U.S. sets record as coronavirus cases top 5 million

Reuters

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: August 8, 2021

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How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected global trade?

The World Economic Forum

Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants

Reuters

Medals On, Masks Off: Winners Mingle and the I.O.C. Frets (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Paris calling: After Tokyo, Olympians hanker for 2024 Games

AP News

Is the coronavirus pandemic over at last?

As Scotland loosens most of its remaining restrictions, is the devastating pandemic finally at an end?

BBC

World food program says the coronavirus pandemic has worsened hunger around the world

The Coronavirus pandemic has not only spread death across the globe, but has imperiled food supplies.

Fox News

Books offer a healing retreat for youngsters caught up in a pandemic

New research shows how reading books can help young people escape from their sources of stress, find role models in characters and develop empathy.

The Conversation

Candace Owens Says She's 'Proud' to Not Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19: 'I Trust My Gut'

Newsweek

Barack Obama Dances the Night Away at 60th Birthday Bash

Barack Obama danced the night away.

TMZ

Florida's largest school districts impose mask mandates, but some students can opt out

Florida's largest school districts impose mask mandates, but students can opt out .

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Impacts of the vaccine intellectual property rights waiver on global supply

In a policy reversal, the US has announced its support for a proposed temporary waiver of intellectual property rights on COVID-19-related pharmaceuticals, although it is unclear how much of the undisclosed information regarding unpatented elements would be disclosed in order to facilitate technology transfer to developing countries. This column argues that most efficient way to achieve equitable vaccine access would be to concentrate production in a smaller number of countries with sufficient p...

CEPR

Schools Reopen to Mask Confusion

WSJ

Arkansas’ governor says it ‘was an error’ to ban mask mandates. (Published 2021)

The New York Times

'If customers are sick, I have nothing': Businesses confront new round of mask mandates

After a largely mask-free summer, it's a reversal no one wanted to see, brought on by the fast-spreading delta variant and new guidance from the CDC.

USA Today

Protests against vaccines, COVID restrictions, span the globe

Axios

Opinion | The Case Against Masks for Children

WSJ

Pandemic set off deadly rise in speeding that hasn’t stopped

AP News

Tuberculosis, the forgotten pandemic relying on a 100-year-old vaccine

COVID has shown us we can develop a range of safe and effective vaccines. Now we need to do the same for TB.

The Conversation

Novavax Says U.S. Will Pause Funding for Production of Its Vaccine (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Spectators Will Be Barred at Tokyo Olympics Amid New Covid Emergency (Published 2021)

The New York Times

On GPS: Dr. Anthony Fauci on defeating Covid | CNN

CNN

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: Sheriff Reports Biggest Crowds In Years As Fauci ‘Very Concerned’ Event Will Cause New Surge

The motorcycle rally is expected to draw approximately 700,000 attendees.

Forbes

Surviving the Pandemic and Finding Their Tribes (Published 2021)

The New York Times

The Pandemic Has Some of the Best Boxers Watching the Olympics From Afar (Published 2021)

The New York Times