News for July 30

WSJ: US round-up: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-news-07-29-2020-11596011647 .

Guardian: Global round-up: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/jul/31/coronavirus-live-news-england-tightens-restrictions-who-says-young-people-behind-some-spikes .

WSJ: Relief bill is stalled: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-backs-short-term-aid-deal-to-prevent-evictions-11596035705 .

WSJ: NJ relief for undocumented immigrants: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jersey-coronavirus-relief-program-to-help-illegal-immigrants-11596035605 .

More on heart damage from virus: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/07/30/covid-19-patients-suffer-heart-injury-months-after-recovery-study/5536249002/ .

Vision problems are collateral damage of COVID-19: https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-07-29/cataracts-glaucoma-part-of-covid-19s-collateral-damage?src=usn_nl_coronavirus .

WHO: COVID-19 not seasonal: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-07-29/who-coronavirus-isnt-seasonal-world-experiencing-one-big-wave-of-transmission?src=usn_nl_coronavirus .

CDC Support of Vietnam’s COVID-19 Response: https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/healthprotection/fetp-40th-anniversary/stories/vietnam-covid-response.html .

Wired: CDC data issues: https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-data-in-the-us-is-an-information-catastrophe/ .

WSJ: FDA near decision on convalescent plasma: https://www.wsj.com/articles/fda-nears-decision-authorizing-covid-19-treatment-with-convalescent-plasma-11596055376 .

Colleges increasingly going online for fall classes: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/07/29/covid-college-fall-semester-2020-reopening-online/5530096002/ .

Children may carry high virus loads, complicating school re-openings: https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/sns-nyt-coronavirus-children-20200730-vrqpbr44tjbr5l4ard4h2cwt4y-story.html (link updated 8/15/20).The CT (cycle threshold) value is inversely correlated to the COVID-19 virus load: https://www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/home/topics/covid19/ct-value-may-inform-when-patients-with-covid-19-can-be-safely-discharged/ .

WSJ: Risk assessment: https://www.wsj.com/articles/learning-to-live-with-coronavirus-risk-11596027601 . Unfortunately for this journalist, the information in the previous link appeared after he wrote his article.

Defense agency involved in vaccine research: https://www.c4isrnet.com/industry/2020/04/07/how-past-investments-positioned-darpa-to-take-on-coronavirus/ .

WSJ: Congo, Ebola and COVID-19: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jersey-coronavirus-relief-program-to-help-illegal-immigrants-11596035605 .

WSJ: Russia races to register first vaccine: https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-seeks-to-register-first-coronavirus-vaccine-in-august-11596047326 . Is it called Sputnik 2?

WSJ: Rep. Gohmert positive for COVID-19: https://www.wsj.com/articles/rep-louie-gohmert-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-11596040422 .

Herman Cain, 2012 presidential candidate, dies from COVID-19: https://www.businessinsider.com/herman-cain-dies-after-being-hospitalized-for-covid-19-2020-7 .

Drug use on veterans: https://apnews.com/2edd19decf58ed921d9b7ba9f6a2b44e . A House subcommittee is currently investigating this matter.

WSJ: Fed committed to stimulus: https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-maintains-stimulus-commitment-as-economic-outlook-dims-11596045601 .

WSJ: Record US economic contraction in 2nd quarter: https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-economy-gdp-report-second-quarter-coronavirus-11596061406 .

WSJ: European banks take charges for expected COVID-19 loan losses: https://www.wsj.com/articles/deutsche-bank-posts-small-profit-as-it-boosts-bad-loan-provisions-11596002631 .

WSJ: PPP tax snafu: https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-seeks-to-fix-120-billion-tax-snafu-in-ppp-loans-11596037094 .