Catching COVID-19 at home: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/people-are-more-likely-to-contract-covid-19-at-home-study-finds-idUSKCN24M1NK .
Why Uruguay is succeeding: https://www.wlrn.org/post/small-uruguay-big-proof-committing-public-health-can-contain-covid-19#stream/0 . They’re just strictly following public health advice. The US does not look good in comparison.
WSJ: Vaccine update: https://www.wsj.com/articles/oxford-university-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-front-runner-shows-promise-in-trials-11595254222 .
WSJ: European infection rates stay low: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-europe-slowed-its-coronavirus-cases-from-a-torrent-to-a-trickle-11595240731 .
WSJ: China managing virus clusters: https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-snuffs-out-one-covid-19-cluster-wages-war-on-another-11595246471 .
WSJ: Rules tighten as cases surge: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-news-07-20-2020-11595237858 .
State-by-state guide to mask rules: https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2020/states-mask-mandates-coronavirus.html .
WSJ: NYC re-opening advances: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-enters-last-phase-of-reopening-after-coronavirus-lockdown-11595261197 . It’s all about managing R0.
WSJ: EU relief package adopted: https://www.wsj.com/articles/european-union-spending-plan-offers-rescue-to-troubled-south-11595350098 .
WSJ: US relief package negotiations: https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-put-schools-jobs-at-top-of-coronavirus-priorities-11595264186 . The main takeaway from today’s coverage is that individual Republican senators are advocating (different) individual pieces of the (Democratic) package passed by the House in May. Negotiations are unpredictable, but there does not seem to be much open support for the payroll tax cut outside the White House.
More criticism of the payroll tax cut: https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-payroll-tax-cut-gop-economy-congress-jobless-americans-stimulus-2020-7 .
WSJ: More tax relief for corporations?: https://www.wsj.com/articles/corporations-seek-tax-credit-cash-out-in-next-coronavirus-relief-plan-11595237402 . As the article suggests, this has no chance of passing the House, at least without major concessions on the relief package.
WSJ: COVID-19 mortality rates: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-deadly-is-covid-19-researchers-are-getting-closer-to-an-answer-11595323801 . Did these people read yesterday’s note? I wasn’t expecting to see the 0.33% to 1.5% estimate in print. We still really need to know about infection rates …
Another take on excess mortality: https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/more-people-are-dying-in-the-u-s-but-its-not-from-coronavirus . Not where I expected to hear about the rise of the tomato …
Global collateral damage from COVID-19: https://www.vox.com/2020/6/17/21289483/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-vaccinations-measles-malaria-tuberculosis .
WSJ: Bayer Round-up litigation: https://www.wsj.com/articles/bayer-loses-roundup-appeal-11595275537 .
WSJ: Chevron buys Noble Energy: https://www.wsj.com/articles/chevron-nears-5-billion-takeover-of-noble-energy-11595239202 .
WSJ: New poll finds majority of Americans believe our society is racist: https://www.wsj.com/articles/majority-of-voters-say-u-s-society-is-racist-as-support-grows-for-black-lives-matter-11595304062 .
The Wall of Moms in Portland have now been joined by groups of grandmothers, fathers and grandfathers. So the protests are getting larger, with these peaceful older groups trying to stay between the federal agents and the protestors. But it looks like tear gassing again tonight.