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18h ago 
from WDIV
Northville Public Schools: More than 75 students in quarantine after out-of-school parties
The protocols in place in our classrooms and schools appear to be effective," reads her letter. 1"We do not, thus far, have any evidence of positive cases of COVID-19 tracing back to exposure at school or during school hours, and the number of students quarantined as a result of close contacts at school has been minimal up to this point." 1
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19h ago 
from Nytimes
Biden's Call for 'National Mask Mandate' Gains Traction in Public Health Circles
"Instead of making it about the president's coercive authority under law it should be about whether the president can support a norm that supports public health, which is in people's self interest," said Harold Hongju Koh, a law professor at Yale University and an expert in national security and human rights. 1
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2d ago 
from Evening Standard
Covid-19 rates top 100 cases per 100,000 in every London borough
Every London borough has now seen the Covid-19 rate go above the key threshold of 100 new cases a week per 100,000, according to official figures. 1
Three boroughs had a rate of more than 200 in the week to October 23, around double the areas least hard hit in the city. 1
The 100/100,000 was one of the trigger indicators used for moving London into Tier 2 restrictions 12 days ago. 1
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2d ago 
from The Independent
France braces for lockdown as Covid deaths mount
Many French doctors are urging a new nationwide lockdown, noting that 58% of the country's intensive care units are now occupied by COVID patients and medical staff are under increasing strain. 1
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Economists warn that a full lockdown could impact Europe more broadly if other European countries hit hard by rising infections then follow France's lead. 1
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5d ago 
from POLITICO
Czech PM calls on health minister to resign over coronavirus rules breach
PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš on Friday asked his health minister, Roman Prymula, to resign after the head of the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic was caught violating the strict restrictions he had imposed just days earlier. 1
"We must lead by example. 1Such a mistake cannot be excused," Babiš said. 1
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It is unacceptable." 1
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"If the public wishes it, I will resign," Prymula said. 1
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AngelaPerea
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12d ago 
from Science | AAAS
'It's been so, so surreal.' Critics of Sweden's lax pandemic policies face fierce backlash
Some doctors who insisted on wearing a mask at work have been reprimanded or even fired. 2
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Stockholm's nursing homes ended up losing 7% of their 14,000 residents to the virus. 2
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The response was swift. 1
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Herd immunity is still not well understood, but scientists estimate that in the case of COVID-19, between 40% and 70% of a population would have to be immune to arrest the spread of the virus. 1
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10d ago 
from Futurism
Scientists: Yes, the COVID-19 death toll is really that high
While exact numbers may not be finalized until the pandemic is over, scientists are certain that the death toll is at least close to that figure. 1
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They argue that the other 94 percent of deaths - about 207,000 lives lost - happened due to comorbidities or old age. 1
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10d ago 
from BBC News
Coronavirus: Belgium facing 'tsunami' of new infections
Italy announced a raft of measures on Sunday after recording its highest daily infection rate, while nine major French cities have been placed under curfew. 1
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From Monday, under new government restrictions designed to tackle the fresh outbreak, residents will only be allowed to see one other person from outside their household and should work from home if possible. 1
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AngelaPerea
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11d ago 
from Nytimes
Pandemic weariness is making it harder to stem outbreaks, health officials say.
But a similar phenomenon is sending off alarms across Europe, where researchers from the World Health Organization estimate that about half of the population is experiencing "pandemic fatigue." 1
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"If anything," he added, "there's a lot of pushback against governments for not doing enough to contain the virus." 1
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16d ago 
from Washington Post
Europe Today: Closing schools is latest front in virus fight
But many medical workers are demoralized by what they see the ineffective leadership of authorities who have tried to protect public health as well as ailing economies. 1
European countries, and even regions inside countries, are applying drastically contrasting strategies. 1
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Here's a look at key virus topics in Europe: 1
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