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Jul 14, 2020

Hong Kong warns of a third wave of infections, Australian state uses jail as a deterrent

By Atlantic Council

Officials in Hong Kong warned of a high risk of a third wave of infections, while in Tokyo a theater in a night-life spot was the focus of an outbreak. An Australian state threatened quarantine breakers with six months in jail. Meanwhile, mainland China and Belgium saw either fewer or zero new cases emerge.

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Jul 13, 2020

Europe’s exporters struggle, Heathrow down to one runway; Florida cases increase

By Atlantic Council

Europe’s exporters continue to struggle and China may be of limited help to revive the world economy, while London's Heathrow, the region’s busiest airport before the pandemic, will now get by with just one runway for several months. As US President Donald J. Trump wore a face mask in public for the first time, cases continue to rise in Florida, which shattered a daily record.

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Jul 10, 2020

WHO experts head to China, where copper appetite may show recovery in economy

By Atlantic Council

An advance party of World Health Organization experts headed to Beijing to set the groundwork into the search for the origins of coronavirus, while pandemic-weary American were told to take more precautions as infections increase. Copper production may show that China’s economy is recovering.

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Jul 9, 2020

Brazil, India, and US cases rise; silver mist on subways may deter virus in Tokyo

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus cases continued to increase in Brazil, India, and the United States, as cases worldwide now top 12 million. Authorities worldwide took measures from face-mask orders to mandatory spraying Tokyo subway trains with a fine mist of virus-deterring silver and limits to students’ return to school.

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Jul 8, 2020

Brazil’s Bolsonaro tests positive, weddings mooted as Israel factor; UK acts on jobs

By Atlantic Council

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a coronavirus skeptic, tested positive for the virus, while researchers said new outbreaks in Israel may be down to a flurry of June weddings. The United Kingdom’s finance minister set out a series of measures aimed at averting a jobs crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Jul 7, 2020

Melbourne restarts city-wide lockdown; virus to take graver toll on Europe’s economy

By Atlantic Council

The Australian city of Melbourne imposed a new lockdown of six weeks to contend with a spike in coronavirus cases. The pandemic continued to take its toll on the economy, including a gloomier outlook by European officials, while US cases prompted the closure of bars and restaurants in Miami.

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Jul 6, 2020

Coronavirus measures reset from Spain to Israel; scientists warn of airborne spread

By Atlantic Council

Authorities in countries including Spain, Australia, and Israel restarted or extended restrictions to halt an uptick in coronavirus cases. India overtook Russia on infections, while more than two hundred scientists urged the World Health Organization to take the airborne spread of the virus more seriously.

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Jul 2, 2020

Tokyo cases increase, WHO warns on Eastern Mediterranean; US cases rise at record pace

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus cases increased in Tokyo at the quickest pace in two months, while the World Health Organization warned of the outbreak continuing to affect an area from Morocco to Pakistan. Masks were in the news as US President Donald J. Trump said he now favors them, as infections in the United States rose at the highest daily rate so far.

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Jul 1, 2020

Job losses in Germany, IMF predicts Asia contraction; Fauci warns of possible US spike

By Atlantic Council

Unemployment surged in Germany, while International Monetary Fund predictions say Asia’s economy will shrink “for the first time in living memory." Infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that daily coronavirus infections could spike in the United States.

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Jun 29, 2020

Grim virus milestones marked by India, Brazil, and US; Amazon workers stay home

By Atlantic Council

The number of coronavirus cases topped 10 million and deaths surpassed 500,000 worldwide, with the grim milestones marked by an increase in cases in India, Brazil, and the United States. Amazon workers in Germany stayed off work on safety concerns.

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