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Efforts arise to support street vendors during lockdown
When people stopped walking the streets, street vendors’ business evaporated. But in several cities, efforts have arisen to help these…
Epidemiologist update: US has one-third of all reported cases globally
An update from Global Data Senior Epidemiologist Ana Fernandez-Menjivar: Globally, over 3 million confirmed cases have been reported. The US…
One in three English care homes have suffered an outbreak of Covid-19
Nearly one in three care homes across England have seen outbreaks of Covid-19, new figures revealed today. The data –…
Chart: How the path “down” is bringing more deaths than the path “up”
Two things are clear from our latest charts plotting the rise and fall of Covid-19 deaths across the world. The…
Daily deaths up – but trend still downwards
Daily deaths from Covid-19 rose in the US, Italy and the UK yesterday – but all three countries now appear…
Morning briefing: UK building a stockpile of face masks
UK: Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has confirmed the UK is accumulating a stockpile of non-medical face masks that would…
For the homeless, vacant hotels pose their own risks during quarantine
Hotel rooms are sitting empty around the world right now, while millions of people experiencing homelessness are unable to safely…
What we're reading: Carbon emissions continue, and retail's post-Covid reality
Still emitting: This year could see the biggest decrease in carbon emissions ever recorded, with one forecast estimating a 5%…
French PM's post-lockdown plan requires face masks on public transport
Shops and markets will reopen when France leaves lockdown on 11 May, but restaurants and bars will not, accordring to…
Epidemiologist update: Brazil becomes a hotspot
An update from Global Data Senior Epidemiologist Ana Fernandez-Menjivar: Globally, there have been 3,061,521 cases of Covid-19 reported. The US,…