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11 June
International
The Guardian
11 June. Is the worst of the pandemic behind us? Here’s what scientists know so far | A second wave of coronavirus cases would be disastrous – but there are ways to prevent this happening – By Devi Sridhar.
11 June. ‘In 12 weeks we can turn the tide’: now we can ask – was PM right? | Coronavirus deaths and infections are dropping, but experts fear lockdown is being eased too soon – By by Robert Booth, Heather Stewart and Richard Partington.
10 June. Enforcing UK lockdown one week earlier ‘could have saved 20,000 lives’ | Former scientific adviser to No 10 says earlier restrictions could have halved death toll – By Heather Stewart and Ian Sample.
The New York Times
10 June. As Virus Infections Surge, Countries End Lockdowns | Still struggling with rising coronavirus cases, India, Mexico, Russia, Iran and Pakistan have decided they must end lockdowns and restart their economies – By Jeffrey Gettleman.
10 June. What Will Greetings Look Like in a Post-Coronavirus World? | It might be a while before we can offer a hug or handshake. But that’s OK. By Allie Volpe.
9 June. Can a Vaccine for Covid-19 Be Developed in Record Time? – Panelists: Siddhartha Mukherjee, Dan Barouch, Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg, Susan R. Weiss and George Yancopoulos – A discussion moderated by Siddhartha Mukherjee.
The Washington Post
10 June. Brazil’s favelas, neglected by the government, organize their own coronavirus fight | When the coronavirus hit Brazil, 24-year-old Laryssa da Silva signed up to help her neighbors as street president of Viela da Harmonia in the São Paulo favela of Paraisópolis. “We play the role of the government,” she said. “Covid-19 is already coming very close to us, people infected in the community, with deaths happening. But better than fear is the feeling of helping others.” – By Marina Lopes.
10 June. As coronavirus cases rise nationwide, public health experts urge caution | When Gov. Doug Ducey allowed Arizona’s stay-at-home order to expire on May 15, 340 patients were in intensive care units statewide due to the novel coronavirus — the largest number since the beginning of the pandemic. Public health experts at the University of Arizona spent the week before publicly pleading with Ducey to postpone reopening, suggesting cases in the state were still projected to grow. – By Chelsea Janes, Isaac Stanley-Becker and Rachel Weiner.
10 June. We are living in a bipartisan state of denial about the coronavirus | I have some good news and bad news. The good news: At last, there is some bipartisan agreement in America. The bad news: It’s a tacit agreement to pretend that the threat from the novel coronavirus has somehow gone away. Covid-19 has become the forgotten plague — and it’s nowhere near ending. – By Max Boot.
10 June. Coronavirus vaccine developers have a ‘bizarre’ problem. There’s not enough sick people. | The top teams rushing to develop coronavirus vaccines are alerting governments, health officials and shareholders that they may have a big problem: The outbreaks in their countries may be getting too small to quickly determine whether vaccines work – By William Booth and Carolyn Y. Johnson.
Deutschland
Die Zeit
11 Juni. Preissenkung für Corona-Tests verärgert Ärzte und Labore | Die Krankenkassen wollen für Tests künftig ein Drittel weniger zahlen. Der Kassenverband begründet das mit dem gestiegenen Bedarf – derzeit etwa 400.000 pro Woche.
Der Spiegel
11 Juni. Alter Impfstoff gegen neues Virus | Einige Impfstoffe schützen nicht nur vor einer speziellen Krankheit, sondern stärken die Immunabwehr insgesamt. Lässt sich das für den Kampf gegen das Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 nutzen? – Von Nina Weber.
11 Juni. Blutwerte warnen vor schwerem Krankheitsverlauf | Anhand zweier Abwehrzellen im Blut von Corona-Patienten lässt sich laut einer Studie abschätzen, wer wahrscheinlich schwer erkrankt. Sie könnten somit als Frühwarnsystem dienen.
11 Juni. Zweite Corona-Welle in Iran – Gefährlich locker | Kurz vor Beginn der Sommerferien wird Iran von einer zweiten Corona-Welle erschüttert. Trotzdem will Präsident Hassan Rohani keinen erneuten Lockdown verhängen. – Von Raniah Salloum.
11 Juni. Mallorca öffnet im Pilotprojekt – “Wir können uns keinen Rückschlag leisten” | Nach drei Monaten Coronakrise empfängt Mallorca in einem Pilotprojekt die ersten Gäste. Eine Finca-Besitzerin, eine Hotelkettenmanagerin und eine Politikerin berichten, wie es ihnen damit geht.
10 Juni. Immunreaktion auf Coronavirus – Amoklauf im Körper | Warum erkranken einige Menschen so schwer an Covid-19, während andere überhaupt keine Symptome zeigen? Die Antwort könnte eine Fehlfunktion des eigenen Immunsystems sein. – Von Julia Köppe.
9 Juni. Balearen im Stresstest – So geht der Mallorca-Urlaub | Knapp 11.000 Deutsche dürfen ab Montag auf die Balearen reisen. Spanien will mit diesem Pilotprojekt testen: Wie funktioniert Urlaub in der Corona-Pandemie? Ein Überblick.
España
El País
11 junio. Las mascarillas, claves para evitar una segunda oleada de la pandemia | Su uso masivo combinado con restricciones puntuales evitaría el rebrote del coronavirus, según modelos matemáticos – De Miguel Ángel Criado.