Here’s what you need to know: Trump suggests that the F.D.A.’s new vaccine approval plans may be driven by politics. Israel will tighten its national lockdown as infection rates soar. The ranks of jobless workers in the U.S. seeking aid rose last week. England finally releases a contact-tracing app. Fears …
Read More »Covid-19 Live Updates: Top U.S. Health Officials Try to Defend Their Integrity Before the Senate
Here’s what you need to know: Hahn says F.D.A. decisions are based on science and the agency would ‘not permit any pressure from anyone to change that.’ Johnson & Johnson begins the final stage of clinical trials for its vaccine, sparking optimism. The Metropolitan Opera cancels its entire 2020-21 season. …
Read More »How A M’sian Coworking Space Bagged RM10mil Funding Despite COVID-19 & WeWork’s Delayed IPO
“The delayed WeWork IPO and COVID-19 pandemic has definitely made funding a little harder to raise than in previous rounds,” Stephanie Ping, WORQ CEO and co-founder told Vulcan Post. “Investors are much more discerning in this environment and demand solid numbers and conduct heavy due diligence on our business model. …
Read More »Covid-19 Live Updates: Drugmaker Has Begun Final Tests of a One-Shot Vaccine
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Dr. Robert R. Redfield and other members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force update lawmakers on the government’s pandemic response.CreditCredit…Pool photo by Erin Scott Here’s what you need to know: Johnson & Johnson begins the final stage of clinical trials for its vaccine. With the …
Read More »Covid-19 Live Updates: Fourth-Largest U.S. School District to Allow Students Back in Classrooms
Here’s what you need to know: Miami-Dade County, Fla., one of the largest school districts in the U.S., will reopen classrooms to students next month. The virus death toll in the U.S. surpasses 200,000. China and the U.S. square off over the virus at the General Assembly. Notre Dame pauses …
Read More »Covid-19 Live Updates: More Chaos for Students as Virus Upends College Admissions Tests
Here’s what you need to know: The virus and wildfires stopped many students from taking the ACT Saturday. The same may happen with the SAT this week. The C.D.C. removes guidance acknowledging the virus is transmitted mainly in the air, days after posting it. An N.I.H. official was perpetuating conspiracy …
Read More »Covid-19 Live Updates: Health Officials Tiptoe Around Trump’s Vaccine Timeline
Here’s what you need to know: Health officials sidestep questions about Trump’s timeline for ‘enough vaccines for every American by April.’ Representative Jahana Hayes of Connecticut is the latest member of Congress to test positive. Indoor dining in Maryland will rise to 75 percent of capacity Monday. The U.S. military …
Read More »In South Korea, Covid-19 Comes With Another Risk: Online Bullies
BUSAN, South Korea — The scandal that riveted South Korea’s online busybodies began when Kim Ji-seon checked into a beachside condominium in February. A 29-year-old office worker planning a June wedding, she had nothing more salacious in mind than meeting with members of her church to organize a youth program. …
Read More »After Criticism, C.D.C. Reverses Covid-19 Guidelines on Testing People Who Were Exposed
Here’s what you need to know: The C.D.C. reverses its guidance on testing for people who were exposed to the virus and aren’t showing symptoms. Emails by a former top Trump health official and his science adviser show efforts to silence the C.D.C. Trump acknowledged that distribution of an authorized …
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