The 2020 coronavirus and the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemics share many similarities, but also diverge on one key point. “A big difference between the Spanish flu and COVID-19 is the age distribution of deaths,” according to Deutsche Bank DB, + 4.40%. “For COVID-19, the elderly have been overwhelmingly the most …
Read More »This is what the rest of the year can expect for the stock market, according to analysts who correctly responded to the pandemic.
There is a lot of uncertainty in the financial markets right now, and a lot of hesitation, which can sometimes seem the same. Many analysts believe that markets will bounce back and forth for some time, fueled by headlines, not fundamentals, until some major issues are resolved: the US presidential …
Read More »Coronavirus can spread in the air “beyond any reasonable doubt”, more than 200 scientists tell the World Health Organization
LONDON (AP) – More than 200 scientists have asked the World Health Organization and others to recognize that the coronavirus can spread in the air, a change that could alter some of the current measures being taken to stop the pandemic. In a letter published this week in the journal …
Read More »Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line recruits health experts to shape security protocols for cruise ships in the pandemic era
Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb, left, and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt, center, are advising Royal Caribbean and Norwegian on security protocols for navigating the pandemic era. Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain says the findings will be made public. Getty Images (1); Bloomberg (2) Text size …
Read More »“It is dangerous NOT to send a clear message to Americans”: The United States reaches 120,000 cases of coronavirus during the weekend of July 4, with sudden increases in Florida, Arizona and Texas
The United States has recorded at least 120,168 new cases of coronavirus over the weekend of July 4. COVID-19, first identified in Wuhan, China in December, had infected 11,317,637 people worldwide and 2,852,807 in the US as of Sunday, up from 2,732,639 on Thursday by night before the long weekend, …
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