24/7 Wall St: US COVID update: https://247wallst.com/special-report/2020/07/28/states-where-the-virus-is-growing-the-fastest-3/ .
WSJ: US round-up: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-news-07-27-2020-11595840413 . We know why changes in deaths and cases in the same period can’t be compared – and lagging indicator is a common concept in economics … Brief comments on India and Britain at the end (not in print article) …
WSJ: NYC aims to improve test waiting times: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-aims-to-improve-wait-times-on-covid-19-testing-11595886676 .
WSJ: NYC COVID-19 memorial: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-councilmember-to-propose-memorial-for-covid-19-victims-11595893758 .
WSJ: Fed’s outlook gloomier: https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-outlook-turns-gloomier-as-coronavirus-spreads-11595842200 .
Above-average hurricane season predicted; questions on emergency response: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/05/hurricane-planning-coronavirus-covid-pandemic/612016/ .
Trump criticizes governors for not re-opening: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/27/trump-says-states-should-reopen-as-us-coronavirus-outbreak-shows-signs-of-slowing.html . But this criticism is at odds with CDC guidance on managing R0 and previous experience that most states re-opened too quickly.
State re-closure strategies vary: https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-charting-own-paths-in-coronavirus-reclosings-11595928601 .
AFT may call “safety strikes” if school re-openings do not include proper safeguards: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/28/aft-strikes-school-reopening-384133 .
WSJ: Virus fells dollar: https://www.wsj.com/articles/dollar-on-course-for-worst-month-in-almost-a-decade-11595855269 .
WSJ: Auto manufacturing up, but other areas less robust: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-orders-for-long-lasting-goods-gained-in-june-11595860966 .
Vaccine trials advance; Moderna, Pfizer vaccine volunteers given first dose: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/07/27/large-scale-trials-possible-covid-19-vaccines-begin/5518981002/ . WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/modernas-coronavirus-vaccine-begins-final-stage-testing-11595854440 .
WSJ: Long-term COVID-19 sufferers: https://www.wsj.com/articles/suffering-from-covid-for-monthsand-battling-murky-test-results-too-11595865869 .
Miami medical workers under stress: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-miami/miami-medical-teams-feel-helpless-as-covid-19-devastates-south-florida-idUSKCN24S27J .
WSJ: Nicaragua: Doctors fired: https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-nicaragua-doctors-who-spoke-up-about-covid-19-also-lost-their-jobs-11595852072 .
Report criticizes British effort to bring tourists home in initial outbreak: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/28/foreign-office-neglected-britons-abroad-after-covid-19-travel-bans-says-report .
Rising cases in Europe: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/27/europe-braces-for-second-wave-of-coronavirus .
WSJ: Cases surge in Spain: https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-cases-surge-in-spain-threatening-tourism-recovery-11595882014 .
WSJ: Philippines seeks vaccine from China: https://www.wsj.com/articles/philippines-duterte-asks-china-for-access-to-successful-coronavirus-vaccine-11595858296 .
WSJ: AstraZeneca cancer drug deal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/astrazeneca-strikes-6-billion-cancer-drug-deal-11595845775 .
WSJ: India’s drug industry may benefit over time: https://www.wsj.com/articles/drug-industrys-china-habit-will-take-time-to-kick-11595851558 .
More on Republican relief proposal: https://thehill.com/policy/finance/509294-gop-bill-includes-175-billion-for-construction-of-new-fbi-building (link replaced 9/23/21). More: Lawyers criticize tort liability relief provision: https://lawandcrime.com/covid-19-pandemic/legal-experts-mcconnells-heals-act-is-bonkers-if-goal-was-to-make-coronavirus-litigation-less-costly/ .
Republican convention revisions: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/28/trump-republican-nomination-north-carolina-383950 (link replaced 9/23/21). As previously reported, much financial loss in Charlotte and Jacksonville, and now back to the original (revised) plan.
NY and social distancing: https://pitchfork.com/news/chainsmokers-concert-under-investigation-for-social-distancing-violations-gov-cuomo-says/ . The Cheddar Need2Know comment: Imagine risking your life to see the Goldman Sachs CEO open for the Chainsmokers. And their re-tweet: @KidJsn: I called the cops on my own party once Bc I was ready to go to bed.
Status and discussion of rapid testing: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/07/26/covid-testing-cheap-quick-home-rapid-test-needed-experts-say/5491744002/ .
Is testing employees more trouble than it is worth?: https://www.dwt.com/blogs/employment-labor-and-benefits/2020/07/california-employee-covid-19-testing . Opinions vary. However, the following story indicates an employer may have no choice.
WSJ: Sports: Turmoil in baseball with Marlins’ outbreak: https://www.wsj.com/articles/miami-marlins-virus-outbreak-throws-mlbs-pandemic-season-into-turmoil-11595862310 . The US literally cannot open anything properly …
The language of happiness: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-glossary-of-happiness .
The Earth has lungs. This incredible NASA video from 2014, generated by a supercomputer, shows the seasonal concentrations of carbon dioxide (and monoxide) over 2006. Watch as the forests in the Northern Hemisphere become active in June and (through photosynthesis) “inhale” the carbon dioxide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1SgmFa0r04 . There’s narration, so turn on the sound if possible.
WSJ: Latest from Portland: https://www.wsj.com/articles/leaders-in-portland-other-liberal-cities-pressured-by-both-left-and-right-11595860108 . The print headline says “All Sides Angered”; the content describes affected business owners who march with the protesters. Everyone in Portland, as well as the mayors of other affected cities, is united in wanting the federal agents out. Multiple lawsuits are now filed in Portland against the federal agents for injuries caused to peaceful protesters, legal observers and journalists, as the federal agents have gone well beyond protecting the federal courthouse to occupy the surrounding areas. There are not multiple sides here relative to the federal intervention. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/28/portland-blm-protestors-wall-moms-sue-trump-administration/5524660002/ (link replaced 9/23/21).