Science Magazine
Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech
~16 min read · 2020-08-07 · Mandates for mask use in public during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, worsened by global shortage of commercial supplies, have led to widespread use of homemade masks and mask alternatives. It is…
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Our World in Data
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Statistics and Research
From 2020 · Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is a new global problem. This is our overview of the early research and data on the outbreak. We will extend this page in the days ahead.
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The Economist Data Team
Which parts of Africa will be hit hardest by covid-19?
2 min read · 2020-07-11 · The true extent of the damage will probably never be known
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The Economist Data Team
Tracking covid-19 excess deaths across countries
4 min read · 2020-07-15 · In many parts of the world, official death tolls undercount the total number of fatalities
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github.com
TheEconomist/covid-19-excess-deaths-tracker
From 2020 · Source code and data for The Economist's covid-19 excess deaths tracker - TheEconomist/covid-19-excess-deaths-tracker
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POLITICO
Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.
20+ min read · From 2020 · The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the 2008 financial crisis changed how Americans perceive their country and the world. The coronavirus pandemic has quarantined people in their homes, and altered their relationships and how they view the institutions that govern them. As with earlier crises, the coronavirus crisis may change people and US society as a whole in fundamental and lasting ways. No one can predict how this will play out. Politico Magazine asked experts and thinkers for their visions of the future.
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The New York Times
How the Virus Got Out
7 min read · From 2020 · We analyzed the movements of hundreds of millions of people to show why the most extensive travel restrictions to stop an outbreak in human history haven’t been enough.
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Bloomberg
Boeing Quietly Pulls Plug on the 747, Closing Era of Jumbo Jets
2020-07-02 · Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg.
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Oxford University Press
Social distancing alters the clinical course of COVID-19 in young adults: A comparative cohort study
1 min read · 2020-07-01 · AbstractBackground. Social distancing and stringent hygiene seem effective in reducing the number of transmitted virus particles, and therefore the infectivity
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Covid-19: Langsame Erholung trotz milder Erkrankung
4 min read · 2020-06-27 · Nach einer Infektion mit dem neuen Coronavirus gibt es die leichten und die schweren Krankheitsverläufe. Eine dritte Gruppe erholt sich trotz milder Infektion nur sehr zögerlich.
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The Economist Data Team
Tracking covid-19 excess deaths across countries
7 min read · From 2020 · Official covid-19 death tolls still under-count the true number of fatalities
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The Economist
The case for mandatory masks
2 min read · 2020-05-29 · In places where covid-19 is still rife, governments should require people to wear face coverings in crowded public spaces
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National Library of Medicine
A RAPID SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EFFICACY OF FACE MASKS AND RESPIRATORS AGAINST CORONAVIRUSES AND OTHER RESPIRATORY TRANSMISSIBLE VIRUSES FOR…
20+ min read · 2020-06-13 · The pandemic of COVID-19 is growing, and a shortage of masks and respirators has been reported globally. Policies of health organizations for healthcare workers are inconsistent, with a change in…
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rs-delve.github.io
Face Masks for the General Public
~19 min read · 2020-06-13 · An earlier version of this document was communicated to SAGE in April 2020.
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