David Steven
International relations, global risks, resilience. Also Pakistan, Nigeria. At: Center on International Cooperation, NYU; Brookings, River Path; Global Dashboard
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expert reaction to ICNARC report on the first reported 775 patients critically ill with COVID-19 | Science Media Centre
David Steven
Even worse than I thought. Glad you got all the clicks dude but really.
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson taken into intensive care – live updates
UK prime minister, who has coronavirus, has been moved into hospital intensive care
Boris Johnson taken to intensive care
The PM has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise for him, a No 10 spokesman said.
Ideas for Tackling COVID-19 in the Short-Term
Already, our contributors to the newly relaunched Global Dashboard are churning out new ideas for tackling the coronavirus pandemic in the
Lombardy insists on face masks outside homes to stop Covid-19
Officials look to make U-turn on covering nose and mouth despite equipment shortages
David Steven
And - sure enough - a week later, Lombardy goes it alone and makes masks compulsory. [18/17]
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Italy gave China PPE to help with coronavirus — then China made them buy it back
A senior Trump administration official says China forced Italy to buy back the same PPE supply it had donated to China earlier in the outbreak
Call for more people to use contact-tracing app
About one million people here have downloaded Singapore's contact-tracing app TraceTogether so far, but National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said more need to come on board for the tool to be truly effective in combating Covid-19.. Read more...
Nightingale emergency coronavirus hospital may not be needed as urgently as expected
London’s intensive care units were expected to be overflowing at this point but are only three-quarters full
3M says Trump officials have told it to stop sending face masks to Canada. Trudeau responds
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kept his cool Friday under a barrage of with questions about whether Canada’s supply of the masks is now in jeopardy
Compared to Contagion, citizens are doing much better, politicians much worse
Contagion predicted the rapid breakdown of law and order — not so far. And it didn’t predict the incompetence of governments.
David Steven
‘I’ve been scientifically certified, let’s breed!’
Great piece by @JulesEvans11 on what Contagion teaches us about this new Age of Emergency.
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Weekly Jobless Claims Rise to 6.6 Million: Live Business Updates
Live updates on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.
Taglio capelli in casa: la lezione del parrucchiere di Paola Barale
Prenditi cura dei tuoi capelli a casa con la guida di un esperto
The lessons Italy has learned about its COVID-19 outbreak could help the rest of the world | CBC News
Only epidemiological studies will bring to light exactly how and why COVID-19 took off in northern Italy with such speed. But experts say there are already lessons to be gleaned from Italy's fatal errors.
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David Steven
Today's #coronadiary in #Pisa 02/04/20 - I just can't face covering the avalanche of stories arguing the death rate is MUCH higher than in the official stats (read this if you want to depress yourself)...
...so let's talk haircuts. [1/x]
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Fragility and Pandemics: Finding the right equation to steer action
To date, infections and fatalities have hit mainly middle and high-income countries – perhaps unsurprising, as these are the locations with the greatest number of international travellers. But with each passing day, more cases are appearing in...
More on the Coronavirus and Slums
Clear information and advice on COVID-19 are critical for achieving buy-in to policies from slum residents.
Court commutes Daniel Pearl murderer’s death sentence to seven-year imprisonment | SAMAA
Other three convicts freed by Sindh High Court
Coronavirus, Conte firma dpcm proroga, blocchi fino al 13 aprile - Politica
All'interno il video della conferenza - I blocchi fino al 13 aprile. 'C'è una sparuta minoranza di
persone che non rispetta le regole: abbiamo disposto sanzioni severe e misure onerose. Non ci
possiamo permettere che l'irresponsabilità di alcuni...
David Steven
And then it's kids back inside.
Italy's PM: "We haven't said you can take your children for a walk. We just said that it was ok for your kids to accompany you when shopping." @TheLocalItaly
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UK likely to postpone Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow until 2021
Coronavirus pandemic could force crucial UN conference to be delayed until May next year
The real reason the UK government pursued “herd immunity” – and why it was abandoned
On 12 March Boris Johnson warned the country that, as a result of Covid-19, “families are going to lose loved ones before their time”, yet took little immediate action to stop the virus spreading. Four days later, on 16 March, his tone was far more...