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This Day in COVID: July 31, 2020

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School Closures in the Spring Saved Lives, Study Asserts

New York Times

School responses to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic during the 2019-2020 academic year

Ballotpedia

The Price Students Pay When Schools Are Closed

Seven ways children, and the nation, lose out when school buildings do not open

Education Next

Gov. Greg Abbott says local health officials can shut down schools only in limited circumstances

Abbott said local health authorities can't shut down in-person instruction before school starts, but an outbreak on campus once students have arrived could prompt a closure.

Texas Tribune

5 Small Business Owners Talk the Effects of the Coronavirus

Five small business owners explain how COVID-19 affected their businesses and how they've been strategizing and pivoting in response.

US Chamber

Fauci resists Republican effort to turn testimony against protesters

Reuters

Fauci says Trump’s coronavirus policy decisions helped save lives

Testifying before Congress on Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly credited President Trump for coronavirus policy decisions that saved lives. Those measures included Trump’s decisions to ban…

New York Post

Dr. Fauci tried to warn Trump about a global outbreak before he took office

Dr. Fauci warned the Trump administration in early 2017 it would face a surprise disease outbreak

Salon

Bill Gates: Dr. Fauci allowed to tell truth on 'some days' unless 'contradicted by his leadership'

Yahoo

You're putting words in my mouth': Fauci and Rep. Jim Jordan clash over police-brutality protests at House coronavirus hearing

Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan repeatedly tried to corner Dr. Anthony Fauci into saying the government should limit protests, but Fauci refused to do so.

Business Insider

A Covid-19 vaccine, amazingly, is close. Why am I so worried?

Despite pressure to approve thalidomide in 1960, the FDA's Frances Oldham Kelsey said 'no' after spotting a toxicity risk. May her spirit inspire today's FDA leaders if asked to approve a Covid-19 vaccine that isn't ready.

STAT News

Huntsville doctor in viral video faces backlash for his comments about treating COVID-19

WHNT

Protect yourself and others from COVID-19

WHO

Our Mission

The COVID-19 History Project is a curated archive of the events and policy decisions surrounding the emergence of COVID-19.

The pandemic era of 2020-2022 saw massive increases in restrictions on daily life—enforced by the government and by social stigma—accompanied social protests that roiled cities worldwide

In the United States alone, trillions of dollars were spent by the federal government to offset the forced closure of businesses and the devastation of normal life.

The impacts of these policy decisions are still being felt today.

Some would like us to forget the actions and people that played a significant role during the pandemic.

But we of the COVID-19 History Project don't want to forget. Through our work, we hope there will always be an archive to learn from and interpret this fascinating, disturbing, time in world history.

The Timeline

In order to learn from the mistakes of the past, and give COVID-19 decision makers the credit—both good and bad—they deserve, we have compiled a media timeline from every day of the pandemic.

We have endeavored to make the timeline comprehensive without being duplicative, following the major trends as they unfolded.

We provided analyses for each month highlighting major events, but encourage readers to make their own conclusions about these events as well.

This Day in COVID: July 31, 2021

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Ammunition shelves bare as U.S. gun sales continue to soar

AP News

China races to curb Delta-fuelled COVID outbreak, worst in months

High contagiousness of Delta variant combined with the peak tourist season leads to new cases in several provinces.

Al Jazeera

Supporting clinicians to diagnose and assess Covid-19 severity using AI and Chest X-rays - Microsoft Research

Overview Microsoft Research’s Project InnerEye team in Cambridge (UK) worked with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust to develop deep learning models to analyze anonymized chest X-Rays and chest computed tomography (CT) scans to assist clinicians in determining disease severity, aid decision making, and improve our understanding of the disease. This collaborative project in Microsoft’s Studies In […]

Microsoft

There's Vaccine Drama In Arkansas, Where Rates Are Low And Everyone Has An Opinion

The state has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S. And this weekend, 80,000 doses will expire because of lack of demand. The campaign is on to get people to sign up.

NPR

No Longer ‘Hidden Victims,’ Children Are Dying as Virus Surges in Indonesia (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Covid-19: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Is Another Hurdle For Europe (Published 2021)

The New York Times

West African health officials race to vaccinate amid spikes

A resurgence of coronavirus cases in West Africa is hitting the region hard, inundating cemeteries where funeral numbers are rising and hospitals where beds are becoming scarce.

PBS

Effect of co-infection with intestinal parasites on COVID-19 severity: A prospective observational cohort study

The Lancet

The pandemic has exacerbated existing political discontent

The problem is worst in middle-income countries

The Economist

US memorials to victims of COVID-19 pandemic taking shape

AP News

Biden, Republicans and the Pandemic Blame Game (Published 2021)

The New York Times

How a Remote Indigenous Community Fought the Pandemic

Thanks to a response based on local culture and values, India’s Nicobar islanders haven’t had a single infection during the nation’s horrific second wave

Scientific American

Charity alone will not end the calamity of COVID-19 in Africa

In the absence of vaccines, accountability, rather than charity, may be the continent’s best route out of the pandemic.

Al Jazeera

The pandemic is worsening mental health for women, middle-aged adults, a new survey finds

University of Michigan researchers have published new findings about the groups whose mental health has seen the greatest declines during COVID-19.

Business Insider

The pandemic turning point the White House didn’t want | CNN Politics

CNN

Covid vaccine: Halifax circus and London festivals in jabs push

Pop-up vaccine clinics are opening to encourage more people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

BBC

Covid vaccine will not be compulsory for university lectures

Ministers are no longer considering making two doses mandatory for students in England, the BBC learns.

BBC

How the pandemic killed a record number of rural hospitals | CNN

CNN

About 99.999% of fully vaccinated Americans have not had a deadly Covid-19 breakthrough case, CDC data shows | CNN

CNN

Why have some places suffered more covid-19 deaths than others?

Income inequality is a big part of the answer

The Economist

Sumatran tigers at Jakarta zoo recovering from coronavirus

Reuters