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So far, the pandemic has claimed nearly 185,000 lives in Brazil. In particular the indigenous minority in the Amazon region has been left very vulnerable. A precarious public health support has aggravated this situation. The troubling story of a population facing multiple threats at the same time.
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Globally, the average number of new daily COVID-19 cases went up from 290,000 to 430,000 last month; the daily death toll from 5200 to 6300. Europe is largely responsible for these increases. The number of infections more than doubled. The Old Continent had to mourn 62,000 deaths, adding 27% to its death toll.
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There are those countries deliberately doctoring their COVID-19 data to look better. Other countries had to revise their figures because of unintentional, administrative mistakes. And then there is Belgium.
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So far, there has not been a single new COVID-19 case in the NBA-bubble. The league has received universal praise for its approach. But not from Rockets’ forward Danuel House, the first player being expelled from the bubble. Reason? An unauthorized guest with a surprising, yet appropriate job.
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Between August 8 and September 7, global COVID-19 deaths and cases have again progressed in near-perfect linear fashion. But infections have risen by 42%, fatalities by 25%. And for each continent a different picture emerges.
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Ever since the first references to a new viral disease, governments have leaned on the technology sector and specifically artificial intelligence (AI) to track and fight the pandemic. How hopeful the preliminary results may be, AI is not the sole solution to COVID-19.
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Looking at June and July, Luxembourg seems to have a 4 to 5 times higher corona incidence rate than Belgium. But how fair is the comparison? A detailed look, with a strange idea.
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Mid-May, the French government had launched a new corona testing strategy. Key objectives were to rapidly identify 75% of all cases and to realize 700,000 tests a week. 3 months down the stretch, how does France’s testing fare?
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On August 7, the COVID-19 death toll has risen to 714,168. More than 19 million people are infected. Over the past 30 days, global deaths and cases have progressed in near-perfect linear fashion. But differences between continents are huge.
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