The European Union: Coronavirus Pandemic

Monday, 30 March 2020 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination:
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(Latest update: 9 December 2023) Over the coming months, the world will now experience not only how individual states will deal with the global coronavirus pandemic, but also how governments can or cannot intercept the consequences. It can be observed in real time how a real and worldwide crisis is reacted to, who has made provisions and built up reserves or has only wobbled. Already the unemployment numbers and the number of bankruptcies in the first few weeks will provide sufficient information and thus also give an answer to which social and state systems are viable even in crises and take their weakest with them instead of having to leave them behind. It can be assumed that the countries will cope best with the crisis, that are regularly accused of charging too high taxes and having too strong social systems in “regular times” (some Americans would even call it “pure socialism” until a big crises hit in. Then more and more people are questioning why the richest country in the world cannot provide as excellent social security as Germany has for decades – everything always has its advantages and disadvantages), because these countries can now set their full strength come into effect and let it unfold. Whatever the outcome of this “competition” will be, let us all remain prudent, relaxed, reasonable and show solidarity and, of course, let’s stay at home if possible, because the more people abide by the rules, the sooner we can get this spook under control. Even if it will take months before a vaccine will be available, we shouldn’t give the virus the pleasure to let destroy us socially and economically. Stay healthy and #flattenthecurve #StayHomeSaveLives #Coronavirus #covid19 (Coronavirus warning app for Germany)

It can already be said that, in addition to all the negative aspects, Corona has also brought some absolutely positive aspects to light. This means that all countries worldwide have been shown their own strengths and weaknesses so that they can be better addressed in the future. At the same time, the global impact of the corona crisis has caught the world’s populists, autocrats and dictators and disenchanted them for their followers (The Emperor’s New Clothes). Hopefully thit will be reflected in the results of the next round of elections aroud the world.

Of course, it is important to get information from reliable sources in order to avoid fake news or to drive yourself nuts, because those who die of fear or panic are dead as well. A public source is e.g.: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, EU vs Disinformation. Relying on information from the current US, British, Chinese, Russian, Brazilian and some more weird governments has now proven to be a significant health hazard. It is therefore important to follow the reporting of the reputable and reliable media, which have set up corresponding sections on the subject: The New York Times, CNN, The Washington Post, The Hill, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times, The Atlantic, National Public Radio (NPR), Politico.com, Bloomberg, Financial Times, France24, The Times, The Guardian, BBC, Politico.eu, Haaretz, Times of Israel, Palestine Chronicle, Arab News, The National, Al Jazeera, Gulf Times, Al Arabiya. To hide the often imbecile comments under the reports, there are extensions or add-ons for browsers that can be installed very quickly and easily. This gives you the option to switch comments on website on or off at any time. This applies not only to news websites in general, but also to Facebook in particular. It then seems to become a bit “calmer” and you can deal with the actual topic.

Discussions are currently taking place at European level about alleged lack of solidarity, in connection with the assertion or threat that the EU could break up. A look across the pond to America shows that this is unfounded. The states there are currently also sealing themselves off from each others, in connection with travel restrictions (The New York Times, 10 April 2020: Driving and Travel Restrictions Across the United States) in order to at least slow the spread of the virus. Nevertheless, nobody there comes up with the idea of ​​questioning fundamental solidarity or even bringing the dissolution of the USA into play. Same counts for the present and future of the EU. In addition, the EU states have already relaxed the transport system so that the flow of goods within the Schengen area is guaranteed, so that there are no supply bottlenecks. Medical needs are exchanged and the distribution of intensive care patients is getting better and better to relieve hotspots. To top it off in economic terms: even after 244 years, there are no obligations on the part of the U.S. government or the U.S. states to protect other U.S. states from bankruptcy (just as old, by the way, are the constantly recurring disputes about the budget, which is also about the distribution of wealth from the northern states to the southern states. In this context, the EU is more of a trainee). It is hard to understand why this could be different, 27 years after the EU was founded, in the relationship between Brussels and the EU states or between the EU states. It is also clear, however, that the lessons from the banking and financial crisis 2009 cannot be that of responding to the upcoming economic challenges in Southern and Eastern Europe with the EU-typical “small small”. Although there was ample time after 2015 to correct the design flaws of the eurozone, it still does not seem to have happened, which is why there is now the same friction as five years ago. “Learning from crises and mistakes” does not seem to be a concept preferred by the EU states. That the countries of Northern Europe are not willing to risk their creditworthiness and very favorable interest rates by agreeing unconditional and unlimited funds to Southern and Eastern Europe and, at the same time, a debt pooling, to compensate for the inability and mismanagement of other EU states, is understandable. After all, it does not help anyone if all EU states are broke together. At the same time, “what ever it takes” support need to be provided to make sure that the economic downturns of the countries in Southern and Eastern Europe will be as soft as possible, because the shocks that would otherwise be given would naturally also spread to Central and Northern Europe. For example, if Italy were on its economic knees, Spain, Portugal and Greece would be pulled into the abyss as well and France would alarmingly wobble. With a delay, it then hits the north and may even blow up the euro zone as such. The resulting economic devastation would lead to mass unemployment and impoverishment and the resulting from it civil war-like conditions. Not even the most insane nationalist can seriously want that. Although the consequences of the banking and financial crisis have already shown this impressively, it obviously need to be pointed out again and again from time to time.

Germany’s foreign trade figures show how strongly the German economy is dependent on foreign trade, namely with almost 40% of the total economic output and the majority of this in turn with other EU states. In absolute self-interest, there can be no ducking away with regard to massive support in favor of EU states that have been hard hit by the corona crisis, unless you want to shoot yourself in both feet several times or in other words: If Germany does not support its best “customers”, that will lead to job and prosperity cuts in Germany. The Federal Government as the voice of the largest and strongest economy not only in the EU but in Europe as a whole decides on the extent, both positive and negative. It thus holds the fate of the EU in it’s hands, even if no federal government has really wanted to do so yet. If you are honest, it was the case almost from the beginning of the EU. The EU and all its predecessors since the end of the Second World War are built on exactly that, namely that Germany is an economic giant that should be integrated into narrow multinational Western frameworks for the benefit of all, also to prevent another crazy mustache to turn German voters into overly nationalistic, “Herrenrasse” idiots. The resulting opportunities and possibilities for Germany in Europe and the world are regularly missed out or even straight out denied by far left-wingers and far right-wingers in particular, although this doesn’t change the facts, but only makes it clear that they don’t have the slightest idea of this topic as well. Retailers, service providers and end customers have known the means to be used in customer loyalty for decades: discount programs, bonus miles, payback points, free promotions. If you transfer this to entire countries, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece now want to redeem their bonus miles and payback points in the form of a (reconstruction) fund or the significant expansion of the EU budget to cushion the consequences of the corona crisis. That makes a lot of sense, although the currently announced 500 billion euros will have to be multiplied and a mix of transfer and credit programs in connection with interest and repayment suspensions will have to be given, so that Germany’s “customers” have the necessary freedom to be able to get back on their feet. The sooner and better this succeeds, the sooner the productions in Germany will run under full steam again. This has been deliberately described in purely economic terms, especially since the term “solidarity” and the related matters that should be taken for granted within the EU doesn’t currently seem to be bestseller. Current critics of the mentioned solution will later try to sell it full-bodied as “a pure act of the benevolent and downright selfless northern states towards the greedy southern states” anyway. Of course, this will only work for the rather simple and/or nationalistically charged part of the populations (at this point we can also put an end to the old wives’ tale that it would be “gifts from the northern states to the southern states”. For everyone, who is interested, it has always been clear that for every tax euro invested there is at least a factor of 10 in returns due to various effects, often even a lot more. So that it’s not about Samaritanism, it’s about tough business). If you make yourself honest here, then the consequences of the corona crisis for the northern states, with all given problems, are Sunday walks in comparison to the devastations in the southern states, some of which still have to struggle with the consequences of the financial crisis 2008, so they weren’t able to build up adequate provisions. The northern states opened their own rescue packages weeks ago, which actually hold very well and will continue to do so. This also worked so well because the northern states generally got through the 2008 financial crisis much better than the southern states and were able to build up reserves through foreign trade surpluses – with money from abroad. This is why “Payback Time” is now. On the other hand, if you listen to the negative comments on the (reconstruction) fund or the significant expansion of the EU budget to cushion the consequences of the crisis of some politicians, even finance ministers, of the northern states, you can only be surprised. Either they are actually as stupid as they sound, they have never understood the EU, they have no macro-economic skills, or all of it. In any case, they practice what they accuse the southern states of: only wanting to take advantage of the EU, but not wanting to assume the resulting obligations. This won’t work. Anyway, for the foreseeable future, the so-called Eurobonds will only continue to take place in the wildest dreams of heads of state in southern Europe, because they are politically unenforceable in the north. A key promise when the euro was introduced was that there would be no debt pooling under any circumstances. In addition, the EU substructure, which would be necessary to talk about joint financing, i.e. a significant deepening of EU integration towards EU statehood, is missing, which means that partial sovereignty of the EU states is to be given to Brussels (in particular, options for access and control in financial policy). Surprisingly, the northern states would be more willing to do so than the southern and southeastern states, which makes the motivation of the latter seem rather doubtful when it comes to “debt sharing”. At least the “road map” becomes clear again before the toxic box “bonds” could even be opened. In the south this is of course known, but for domestic reasons they have to pretend that they have never heard of it before, being able to say after the conclusion of the negotiation “We fought hard, but more than what we got now wasn’t possible!”. On the other hand, there are more than enough possibilities and tools with which the north can actively support the south. This includes the ECB buying up government bonds/debenture bonds again on a large scale. In the meantime, even Greek trash papers are accepted as security. That says a lot about the will to help. Added to this is the European short-time work payment solution suggested by Ms. von der Leyen, which can be the entry point to a European social security system and directly benefits employers and employees in the EU member states. This maintains jobs on the one hand and sustains basic consumption on the other, so that economic downturns are cushioned very gently (the instrument has been known in Germany for several decades, but is new to other states). The ESM can provide funds of 240 billion euros for a limited period of time on favorable terms to deal with further economic hardships. In addition, there is a loan program from the European Investment Bank worth 200 billion euros, which is intended to benefit small and medium-sized companies. All in all, that’s over 500 billion euros plus the ECB’s purchases of 750 billion euros. If the going gets tough, the funds could go completely to southern and south-eastern Europe, because the north can finance itself on its own anyway. On the other hand, these are repayable loans, which can usually also be found in the government debt ratio of the states. With the exception of the conditioning of the ESM funds and the Eurobonds, there is vast agreement in Brussels about the support measures. The remaining EU states are still Germany’s largest trade partners. If the largest partners break apart, this naturally has a direct impact on the turnover of German companies, and thus on the number of jobs, taxes, etc. It is therefore in Germany’s own best interest to intervene as early as possible. The longer we wait, the more expensive it will become for everyone (Politico.eu, 27 March 2020: Only EU solidarity can avert economic disaster, Politico.eu, 29 March 2020: Virtual summit, real acrimony: EU leaders clash over ‘corona bonds’, Politico.eu, 29 March 2020: Von der Leyen brands corona bonds a ‘slogan,’ setting off firestorm in Italy, Politico.eu, 30 March 2020: EU budget to be at ‘heart’ of coronavirus response, von der Leyen says, Politico.eu, 1 April 2020: EU response to corona crisis ‘poor,’ says senior Greek official, Reuters, 1 April 2020: EU proposes short-time work scheme to avoid coronavirus lay-offs, Politico.eu, 1 April 2020: Europe’s coronavirus identity crisis, Politico.eu, 1 April 2020: Berlin and Paris pitch competing solutions to ‘corona bonds’ conundrum, Politico.eu, 2 April 2020: Von der Leyen calls for ‘tangible’ solidarity on €100B jobs scheme, Politico.eu, 2 April 2020: Italy’s future is in German hands, Politico.eu, 3 April 2020: EU cool on corona bonds as economic plan takes shape, The Guardian, 5 April 2020: Europe’s future is at stake in this war against coronavirus, France24, 9 April 2020: EU finance ministers reach agreement on coronavirus rescue deal, Politico.eu, 9 April 2020: Finance ministers strike deal to combat coronavirus recession, BBC, 10 April 2020: Coronavirus pandemic: EU agrees €500bn rescue package, Politico.eu, 10 April 2020: EU leaders to discuss recovery package on April 23).

With regard to the effects of the corona pandemic on the real estate industry (The European Union: Real Estate and Demography), it is not yet possible to make a clear forecast for Germany as of 26 March 2020, especially since the effects will depend on the duration of the restrictions. During this time, the rental and purchase market is practically frozen. On the one hand, there are little practical possibilities for relocations due to the Germany-wide ban on contacts (“social distancing” – The Times, 23 April 2020: Peter Brookes Times cartoon: April 23 2020 – Social Distancing: At last, a use for Rees-Mogg), on the other hand there are economic fears for the future, so that relocations are postponed anyway. Of course, this has negative effects especially for landlords, seller, property manager, developer, brokers, notaries, mortgage banks etc., because the market is now frozen for them too, so that the transaction volume from last year will certainly not be reached. Of course there will be catch-up effects, but complete cancellations due to economic uncertainties as well. With the help of the aid packages that have just been approved by the federal government, the country at large will be doing just fine economically for the next two to three months. In the long run, of course, such a state of emergency cannot be maintained. But the corona crisis affects a country that has just 10 years of continuous growth behind it, which is why the government debt is reduced to 60% while reserves could be built up. In addition, many companies have gone through so-called “fat years”, have also been able to build up reserves and have created a record number of jobs, with an unemployment rate of 5%, which means full employment. From an economic point of view, you can’t be much better prepared, even if you would like to do entirely without such an event. If Germany can be reopened in May, the country would have got away with a remarkable black eye. The economic output will decline compared to the previous year, also because the industry cannot restart as quickly as to just shut down (international supply chains), which means that unemployment figures can be expected to rise, but the feared “big clearcut” would be prevented. Related to rental apartments, however, it is already clear that it will have little impact on rents. There would have been well over 100,000 coronavirus deaths (which, fortunately, cannot be expected from the current state of affairs) with own apartments so that there would be a slight relaxation on the housing market. Even if it were, it would initially only reduce the hidden homelessness, i.e. people, who currently live with parents, relatives or friends because they cannot find own apartments. The situation is different in retail (except food), hotels, restaurants, tourism (how extensive the crisis would become became clear, among other things, after the federal eagle was displayed two days in a row in the smartphone’s news list and the travel app belonging to the Federal Foreign Office referred to the “Worldwide Travel Warning”, so that, in addition to the depressing feeling it created, the corona epidemic got an “upgrade” to corona pandemic), other service segments (the development on the market for office space will be pretty interesting, too), culture, arts, sport events etc.. Here, the Coronavirus can lead to noticeable changes and losses in sales. The longer the crisis lasts, the more business will have to be shifted from stationary retail to online shops and delivery services. This eliminates retail space because only intermediate storage space is required instead. With the increasing duration of the crisis, it is becoming more and more clear that video conferences are very practical and, above all, inexpensive alternatives to traditional business trips. The media in particular are doing this right now. More and more news and discussion groups are taking place from the home office. What is a relaxing experience for those involved, because even elderly seniors can easily use Skype, Zoom, WhatsApp, FaceTime & Co. (HowToGeek.com, 16 March 2020: The 6 Best Free Video Conferencing Apps), of course, has an unfavorable effect on those indirectly involved (hotels, restaurants, transport, etc.). So in the future it will be important for those involved to weigh up what makes more sense: having the own “studio” at home/suitably equipped workplaces in companies or the common good by making use of the services of others for a fee. Ultimately, it will be a question of developing a healthy mix of the two, because with all justified pursuit of profit, it is of no use to anyone if at the same time the common good falls apart and several thousand unemployed are “produced”, because this creates completely different problems that certainly should be avoided. As a rule, companies work in a profit-oriented manner, so that the question is largely answered by itself. The crisis will have a particularly positive impact on the progress of digitization. Even the most stubborn refusers will suddenly realize how important digitization really is. In the future, therefore, investments can be assumed because they are essential for the economic survival (Politico.eu, 25 March 2020: Europe is going bold on digital. You should support it., Politico.eu, 14 April 2020: EU Zooms ahead, despite worries over app, CNN, 22 May 2020: A ‘city’ for online shopping is being built in Dubai, BBC, 10 July 2020: The remote work experiment that upped productivity 13%). The hotel industry, gastronomy, tourism and the art and culture business will have to deal with the consequences of the crisis the most, because there can be no catch-up effects here (a dinner that has not taken place cannot be sold twice later, nor can a canceled trip, etc.), so it is unclear how many of these companies can open again after the crisis. After all, most other industries can expect to generate higher sales after the crisis.

All in all, after the crisis, we will find out that life goes on, that the earth has not plunged into the sun or crashed in any other way and that the vast majority of Germans aren’t experiencing economic consequences in daily life because only a limited number of people will be involved in the actual regulation of the economic damages. The vast majority of people will continue to live their everyday lives normally, maybe supplemented by a couple of alternatives that some got to know during the break. The current general uncertainty up to scaremongering (the famous “German Angst” has obviously become an export hit) is to be understood insofar as there is no effective remedy against Corona yet, but that will also come. Just like the completely meaningless precautionary purchases (one has to be very simple-minded, or at least dont have the slightest idea of the extent to which basic care is actually kept and guaranteed in Germany in order to fall into precautionary purchases. After all, in the second half of 2020 this will lead to half of the population of Germany having to eat canned food, so that the supermarkets will be empty, because fewer customers are on site, and offer a whole new, almost luxurious shopping experience. “Social distancing” thanks to canned food :-D But one number is remarkable: sales of soaps have increased by 337%. You have to ask yourself how many people before Corona have largely given up on hygiene and how many still do so today? And as a personal note: How could Germany actually have started two world wars and the Holocaust, with a people that has been raving about the end of the world when toilet paper wasn’t available in the supermarkets for two days in a row? This whining bunch can’t even tie their shoes, let alone hold a gun in the right direction. It is a mystery), the scaremongering concerning the economic downfall is meaningless as well. This is written by someone who should have experienced the end of the world at least four times and the outbreak of the Third World War (but of course one have to say that we all know who started the first two. So of course, there can be some fears about a third world abroad. Ultimately, however, we decide when it will start again and since we Germans have nothing like it in the planning at the moment, we can remain to stay totally relaxed on the topic) three times in the course of his life – none of this has actually happened. It will be the same with the forecasted consequences of the corona crisis. It can of course happen that there will be a significant downward swing for a short time, which will, however, quickly go up again, so that the full-year result compared to the previous year will be negative, but certainly no Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse will move through Germany. It is possible that there will be some manageable cuts, but not much more will happen in Germany. Germany is moaning at a very high level, while at the same time maintaining practically exemplary social security – yes, the short-time work payments in Germany is sometimes lower than in other EU states, but it is granted for much longer than in other states. Other EU states will be affected much more, in this case, unlike during the banking and financial crisis, through no fault of their own. Here, Germany, as all of Europe’s largest and strongest economy, not “only” of the EU, must clearly take the initiative to significantly weaken the expected shock waves. Every action that the Federal Government starts will be criticized from all sides, as it was during the banking and financial crisis. You can’t please everyone. It is important to want to achieve results with the best intentions and to have the backbone to enforce unpopular decisions. This is exactly what I learned from talking to US counterparts when I asked them how they deal with the constant criticism of US solutions (that was during the Obama presidency). Germany will take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2020, at a time when “the hut is likely to burn”. Angela Merkel’s chancellorship is characterized by crisis management. If anyone can do crisis management at EU level, she can. Let’s be confident that she will succeed again.

At the same time, in such situations, and when the federal government and the federal states open their wallets, the lobby organizations of various orientations speak out loud, of course, to indicate how “systemically relevant” they consider themselves to be so that they can get a piece of the cake. Few of these industries are systemically important or dependent on support, but of course they can give it a try. It is sometimes quite frightening, brazen and strange when you see who is speaking up. How badly must the management of stock corporations have operated if their companies cannot take three months off? How bad must large and traditional medium-sized companies have been doing business if their companies cannot last three months? On what basis were they given rental contracts at all? According to their own current information, they are constantly at risk of bankruptcy! Since when has it been the state’s task in a social market economy to take on entrepreneurial risks from the private sector (companies, investors etc.)? If the state provides aid so that companies can distribute dividends while at the same time having their staff financed at government costs (short-time work allowance), then something went badly wrong. This form of debt pooling isn’t acceptable and should therefore be ended immediately and punished in the same way as is already the case with non-beneficiaries for emergency aid in Berlin. In a free market economy, companies that cannot withstand the pressure of the market or the market situation are disappearing from the market and that is correct (and also applies during the Corona crisis). Their market shares are then taken over by their competitors or completely new players. It is a permanent self-cleaning process of the market. There is no comprehensive insurance for entrepreneurial risk or yield, but also no upper limit for profit from entrepreneurial activity or yield. If you want the latter, you must take the former into account. Anyone who rejects either of these has no business in the entrepreneurial camp. It’s different in socialist countries, of course. There, permanently deficient kolkhozes and combines are financed by the general public – until the state bankruptcy is inevitable. Fortunately, this form doesn’t exist in Germany, but instead the free, social market economy.

It is much more important that those who “kept the shop going” during the crisis, as Chancellor Merkel rightly said, will be better off in the future. Only when this has been done can we talk about other topics, because this group will remain at the forefront in future crises. Each chairperson of the board should also bear in mind that it is precisely these people who will be responsible for their care in the future. They should therefore think carefully about how to treat those from whom they want to be looked after/cared for in the future. Keyword: Karma :-) The fact that the community and city association has its say is very understandable. There is indeed a great economic burden here that must be absorbed by the federal and state governments. In this respect, the temporary extension and conversion of the “Soli” (an additional tax to cover the costs of the German reunification) would be justified. In addition there are micro-entrepreneurs and of course the cultural business:

At the height of WWII, Winston Churchill was challenged to defend a budget that called for an increase in arts funding.

“How can you propose this at a time of extreme national crisis?” asked one member of Parliament.

Churchill replied, “I do it, sir, to remind us what we are fighting for.”

All others can humbly say “thank you” for the aid programs and then think again about their own and actual roles in our society. The aid programs have just given them the time to do so. The “social distancing” that has been prescribed since March 2020 has of course led to restrictions, but also noticeably good sides, which should be maintained well beyond Corona. Conspiracy mystics are not happy to hear this or even let their actually promising careers go down the drain on their own initiative (just one of the many C and D celebrities from around the globe who are obviously massively overwhelmed with their role model functions: Jerusalem Post, 25 July 2020: Germany’s antisemitism czar calls to investigate German celebrity chef), but at the end of the day these small groups are dispensable for the overall social cohesion anyway.

Intermediate result: At the turn of the year 2020/2021 a lot of light can be seen at the end of the tunnel and it is not the light of an oncoming train, but an effective vaccine that will now be inoculated step by step to the EU citizens (or as Karl Valentin already knew to report: “First I waited slowly and then faster and faster”). A lot has happened so far. The following links to newspaper reports document this extensively. At the moment, of course, everyone is still familiar with this, but in five years’ time some will be wondering how it actually went “back then” and will then find a lot of information here. It is clear that most of the forecasts from spring 2020 were based on the basic orientations, with very few assuming such a long duration. So far, the countries that have come through the pandemic best have been able to offer broad support measures. Here the EU has been able to assert itself well and has also grown with its tasks. Measures have been taken that will strengthen the EU well beyond the pandemic and contribute to greater integration and solidarity. The course of the pandemic in the individual EU states was, however, in some cases considerably different. Germany has so far got away with a good deal, which is also due to its economic performance and is due to the fact that reserves could be built up in previous years, which are now being drawn from. The new borrowing has nevertheless reached remarkable heights, which have so far been manageable. It is unmistakable that the limits of the resilience of all those involved are slowly being reached. Some are even well beyond that (corona deniers and other Covidiotes). The vast majority of the population is nevertheless very disciplined, not least because the end of the spook is foreseeable in the middle of 2021 (or when at least 50 of the 80 million Germans have received their two doses of vaccine). It will probably go back to partial normality as early as April / May, especially since the number of infections will then decrease considerably. In retrospect, it was interesting to see how the majority of the population faced the pandemic. Initially rather incredulous or even helpless, because it became increasingly clear that it was not just a regional outbreak with a few thousand affected people, but that all 7.8 billion inhabitants of the planet are equally threatened, finally regaining their composure and taking the necessary measures in order to be able to survive the situation as best as possible based on the current state of affairs and increasing knowledge about Covid-19 (which sometimes changed on a daily basis). After all, it was clear early on that it was a virus, so there were no guilty parties who could be brought up and powerless, but the “slippery bastard” Corona could only be dealt with with a vaccine and drugs that had to be developed. Scientists and researchers from all over the world have teamed up on an unprecedented scale to develop this vaccine in record time and were successful in various ways by the end of 2020. Now production has to be ramped up successfully worldwide. This is a bumpy and anything but easy path, but it will also be crowned with success. Nevertheless, there is the usual and completely unjustified whining from the capitals of the federal states towards Brussels. Although Brussels was commissioned to procure the vaccines for all states, it can only implement this to a limited extent due to the lack of competencies and therefore had to include the special requests of the individual states, which are sometimes completely contradictory. It is quite a impudence when there are now increasing voices from the states who seriously want to make believe that it would not be due to their own inadequacies that the EU procurement channels now have to be the ones that they have now become. The simplest example of this is the cost per vaccine dose. While Western Europe, especially Germany, can easily afford any currently approved vaccine, Eastern Europe cannot. There is also the fact that western vaccines are not even trustedin the east, so that Hungary, for example, uses Russian (Sputnik V) and Chinese (Sinopharm) vaccines (in this case, of course, it is also because Orbán has been deep in Putin’s pocket for years and is hoping for strong Chinese investments in Hungary). Brussels cannot be held responsible for either one or the other. Still, there are enough simpleton who try anyway.

As was to be expected, most of the economy has come through the pandemic well thanks to government support programs. The prognosis is more difficult for the stationary retail trade (with the exception of the food retail trade), the gastronomy, hotel, art and sports business. How many of these companies switch from lockdown to closedown mode (insolvency) can only be roughly estimated so far. Obviously, however, Corona acts like a time lapse that significantly accelerates the developments that have already been evident for some time. Sales in online retail have increased to the same extent as stationary retail has recorded a decline in sales. To a large extent, this will remain the case after the pandemic. The winners were those retailers who already had an online shop before the outbreak of Covid-19. Losers are those who have missed the train (winning back market share afterwards is very difficult, especially for “lone fighters”). The logistics industry was also able to grow significantly. Manufacturers of household appliances of all kinds have made the business of their lives in Germany and hardware stores certainly had no problems either. Overall, it can be assumed that the inner cities will rearrange and realign themselves in the medium term. This also against the background of falling rents for retail space due to the expected oversupply of space.

On a business level, the desk could be cleared so far that for the first time in years the table top could be seen and not only guessed, and finally had enough time to calmly develop new projects, concepts and products. On a personal level, you could of course draw a lot of positive aspects from having more time for own fields of interest than in the previous 30 years, i.e. looking for a new hobby, deepening knowledge, reading books, opening up new individual topics, refreshing job-related topics or start a complete reorientation, etc. For a not that small number of German citizens, it was enough to simply “watch Netflix empty” or else, just the way everyone wanted to use the free time. Unimagined luxury that many people will certainly wish back after the pandemic.

One can be particularly excited to see how the “new normal” will affect professional life. Finding a good, healthy transition that is manageable for everyone will be a challenge, especially when it comes to speed and performance. It will not go from 0 to 100, but initially only from 0 to 60, and then gradually increase the pace.

Next interim result at the end of 2021: It has been clear to all interested parties since the summer of the year that Corona will be with us for a few more years. Up to now, booster vaccinations have to be given, but other treatment options will certainly be available in the future. Similar to the flu, Corona has a “boom” in autumn and winter, while spring and summer are much quieter. A gain in knowledge that everyone can work with and adjust accordingly. Politicians were once again “completely surprised” by this development, partly as the result of the Bundestag elections and the ongoing coalition negotiations. The executive federal government obviously and understandably no longer feels responsible for it and “Olaf and the traffic light men” (SPD (red), FDP (yellow) and Greens (green)) are not yet in office. So fate took its course once again and Germany runs knowingly and widely unprepared into the 4th wave, which is already running with full force. Again, almost all heads of the federal states have proven to be incapable of community solutions and this rubs off on their electorate, who now believe they can do what they want, which drives the infection and incidence numbers from one all time negative record to the next. The subject of “personal responsibility” is wrongly reinterpreted as “pure ego trip” and leads to the expected results. Obviously, it doesn’t work without clear government instructions and guidelines. Far too many are otherwise quite obviously completely overwhelmed with their (personal) responsibility.

Over the course of the year there became clear social divisions between those who have been vaccinated or those who have recovered on the one hand (around 75% of the population for whom the booster vaccination is due and has once again been remarkably poorly prepared, although the need has been known for many months) and unvaccinated people on the other hand visible. Except for those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons, it must be stated that a minority is tyrannizing a majority with their refusal by ensuring that Corona cannot be fought once and for all, but that it will instead remain permanently, associated with all the negative consequences for the economy, society and social affairs. Opponents of the vaccination can be divided into the group of those who have reservations about possible long-term effects (which do not exist: either you die relatively immediately after the vaccination or everything is good and will remain so) and the Covidiotes, who are already totally lost. At the beginning of the pandemic, I still had the hope of relatively few corona deaths. Since the pandemic is now largely a “pandemic of the unvaccinated”, I now think that some more thousands corona deaths would actually not be a bad thing: It would keep the unemployment figures and rates low and stable and at the the same time, wipe out the corona precariat with a damp cloth. Judging by how they have performed over the past few months, it’s hard to believe that anyone would miss them – not even at home. In this respect: they want it that way, so may Corona free them from their sufferings and miseries. It is also worrying that some of the guys have children, so that the child welfare risk can be assumed 100,000 fold.

In the past few months there have been repeated demonstrations, some of which have been extremely violent, although a clear distinction has to be made here as well: On the one hand, the largely peaceful demonstrations of professional groups and industries took place that are economically up to their necks or even beyond that, i.e. the basis of their livelihood is being pulled from under their feet by Corona and demonstrations are of course an effective means of drawing public attention to it and on the other hand, once again, the Covidiots, whose whining and yelling no one takes seriously anyway, because it is completely absurd and therefore irrelevant (from the news today, November 18th, 2021, I learned that the latest fad is to self-administer wormer cures for horses and cows, because they consider them to be more effective than the corona vaccinations. What else can you say about that? The psychiatric hospitals in Germany and the EU seem to be completely overcrowded. There is hardly any other way of explaining why the Covidiotes are still running around free and untreated instead of being forcibly admitted). One can only feel sorry for the medical staff who have to take care of the covidiots. In addition, they have much more important tasks to do, namely taking care of the lives of people who have not brought themselves into dire straits and should therefore receive priority treatment.

While on the one hand there is an abundance of vaccines in the economically strong countries of the West, also because vaccination offers are not taken up, the poor and poorest countries are still struggling to give their populations access to initial vaccinations at all. Ultimately, of course, it is clear that the pandemic can only be combated effectively if the entire world population has access to vaccination offers. As long as this is not the case, delivery failures, raw material shortages and disruptions in logistics and supply chains will remain, which of course will also affect the final prices of the products, as can be seen from the highest inflation rates in the West for decades. In retrospect, however, one can also see that those who predicted that retail / online sales (furniture, household appliances, clothing, etc.) would decline due to the pandemic, were so dramatically wrong .. my goodness, were they wrong, so incomprehensibly wrong. On the contrary, they exploded. The transactions in my bank account are impressive proof of this! 😯 Joking aside: In fact, sales have plummeted, especially of course in traditional, stationary retail. Online trading, which was able to absorb and intercept a lot, continued to benefit from this. For shopping enthusiasts, online shopping is of course not a full replacement for hours of stroling in stationary retail stores. The small, owner-run shops in particular are closing in rows and, unfortunately, with it the backbone of shopping, because after all, nothing is more boring than having to go to chain stores with their uniform offers because there is no adequate alternative on site. That, too, will change the inner cities permanently in the coming years.

After two years of the corona pandemic, it is already remarkable with which concentrated irresponsibility is proceeded by politicians at the end of the year and in view of the Corona variant Omikron. The presumably new government coalition around “Olaf and the traffic ligth men” scored a brilliant own goal even before the government took over. There is no need to even speak of the completely uncoordinated “State Minister’s Conference”. If there weren’t so many positively self-reliant citizens (that explicitly excludes the Covidiots. It is quite remarkable how much space the media gives to this comparatively very small bunch of screamers, rowdies, extremists and terrorists, instead of concentrating on those who have real problems with and because of Corona, but who are nevertheless and continue to make great efforts to remain within the social consensus. The reporting thus creates a distorted picture of the situation and gives the impression of a “social division”, which objectively doesn’t even exist. Germany has always had a share of 20 to 25% confused on various topics. Most of them are harmless weirdos, followers and everyday troublemakers who only have one thing in common that they want to be “against everything”. Today they are against corona measures, tomorrow against snow in winter and the day after tomorrow against sun in summer. They do not contribute to the “social division”, but in the worst case suffer from divided personalities, but mostly “only” have an ambivalent relationship to everyday situations. So among the opponents of the corona measures and especially the vaccinations, there are a lot of people who have actually already received the booster vaccination. The 20 to 25% confused also include 5 to 7% really crazy enemies of democracy and the constitution, whose political arm is the AfD and who are never concerned with the topics, but always with abolishing the rule of law and eliminating our free-democratic basic order including our established societal system. This sad bunch will certainly not achieve a “social split”. But they know which buttons have to be pressed so that the media jump on the bandwagon to try to turn a mosquito into an elephant, instead of reporting on the millions of sane people who are exemplary citizens and try to overcome the pandemic as prudently and quickly as possible), the country would already had gone belly up, given the political leaders. It is as if politics had learned absolutely nothing from the pandemic. The obviously completely counterproductive stumbling block “federalism” proves once again to be a first-rate creator of chaos (instead of creating a mechanism that, for example, in times of pandemics, concentrating the complete management and issuing of instructions on the Federal Chancellery), which at the same time ensures that every state leader is of the opinion to cook his own soup, only to make an already complicated situation worse, but in the end nobody wants to take the responsibility for the resulting social and economic failures – but at the same time seriously expecting to be re-elected for the swath of devastation left behind. That will probably not work. So it really comes as no surprise to anyone, that confidence in politics and their ability to act is noticeably dwindling. In addition, the unholy combination of “making any wild individual decisions, but not wanting to face any consequences” damages the role model functions of these people considerably, especially since this misses the realities of life. Of course, those who make decisions have to face the consequences of it – positive as well as negative. Also and in this respect, it would be only logical to concentrate the control of the pandemic measures on the Federal Chancellery.

It is now summer 2022: After the corona waves from autumn and winter subsided, there was a summer wave and further waves are already taking place around the world. However, Germany is on summer vacation for the time being, especially since the corona vaccinations suggest relative security for a weakened course of a corona infection. It is becoming apparent that in the future, in addition to the flu shots, you should also get a corona vaccination every year before the start of autumn to be on the safe side. The economic consequences of the past Corona months are currently mixed with the consequences of Russia’s war of aggression and annihilation against Ukraine and are piling up to veritable inflation rates, which the majority of the population is and can continue to cope with well, but not by everyone. In addition to the corona-related interruptions in global supply chains and the resulting disruptions in production, there is also a shortage of staff in Germany, which will become more noticeable in the coming years. All of this and in connection with the no longer guaranteed gas supply from Russia will hold some challenges for European societies as a whole for the upcoming autumn and winter. Internationally, potential conflicts with China are on the horizon, possibly also with Iran, so that when viewed subjectively, Corona, as one of the many crises to be overcome, seems to be getting smaller.

Corona is still an issue at the turn of the year 2023/2024. However, due to the now good vaccination rates, the topic is increasingly becoming a marginal issue, so that the “clean-up work” and the processing and evaluation of the safety measures taken are in full swing.

COVID-19 pandemic in the European Union:

COVID-19 pandemic in the EFTA states:

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COVID-19 pandemic in the Union for the Mediterranean:

COVID-19 pandemic in the Gulf states:

Media coverage: The Atlantic, 31 January 2020: The European Union’s Double Crisis of Legitimacy (the political union is not only desirable, it is long overdue. Instead of shifting decisions from one government to the next for fear of a few nationalist backbenchers, anti-German and EU-hostile anti-democrats and anti-constitutionalists, right-wing extremists and right-wing terrorists, it is high time for the next big step forward to make the EU more powerful and future-proof and at the same time due of the results to take the wind out of the sails of the nationalists, because the successes will expose the “critics” for what they are: substance-less simpletons), The Washington Post, 13 February 2020: Economic fallout from China’s coronavirus mounts across the world, Gulf Times, 17 February 2020: Global economic policy direction now hinges on China’s next move, The New York Times, 17 February 2020: Slowed by the Coronavirus, China Inc. Struggles to Reopen, BBC, 21 February 2020: US business levels fall sharply amid coronavirus, Politico.eu, 21 February 2020: The man behind the global struggle to create digital taxes, The Guardian, 23 February 2020: Economic impact of coronavirus outbreak deepens, Arab News, 23 February 2020: G20 ready to limit effects of coronavirus on global economy, Saudi finance minister, The National, 23 February 2020: G20 finance heads see moderate growth amid mounting challenges to global economy, CNN, 23 February 2020: Some of the world’s biggest economies are on the brink of recession, Politico.com, 24 February 2020: Global markets fall sharply as virus cases spread past Asia, CNN, 24 February 2020: Stranded lobsters and missing wedding dresses: The coronavirus is a daily reminder of China’s global reach, Al Arabiya, 27 February 2020: Saudi Arabia halts entry for Umrah in Mecca, tourism from coronavirus-hit states, Politico.com, 27 February 2020: U.S. stocks plummet and health experts warn against Trump’s claims: The latest on coronavirus, BBC, 28 February 2020: Coronavirus: Global shares suffer worst week since financial crisis, The Guardian, 29 February 2020: Markets expected to fall further as coronavirus hits China’s economy, CNN, 2 March 2020: Coronavirus is plunging the global economy into its worst crisis since 2009, France24, 2 March 2020: ‘Losing €1 billion a month’: Coronavirus hits European tourism, BBC, 3 March 2020: US in emergency rate cut as coronavirus spreads, CNN, 3 March 2020: Markets are swinging wildly. Here’s what you need to know, The Washington Post, 3 March 2020: Fed makes largest emergency cut to interest rates since the financial crisis, Politico.eu, 4 March 2020: Eurogroup pledges to spare no effort to shield economies from coronavirus impact, Politico.eu, 6 March 2020: Coronavirus forces Europe to confront China dependency, France24, 9 March 2020: Stock futures sink into the red as oil plummets and coronavirus fears spread, BBC, 9 March 2020: Global shares plunge after oil prices crash, CNN, 9 March 2020: Global stocks plunge as oil crashes and coronavirus fear spreads, Politico.eu, 9 March 2020: The end of Europe’s corona denial, BBC, 11 March 2020: World battles coronavirus, Politico.eu, 11 March 2020: Coronavirus: Live updates, BBC, 11 March 2020: Stock markets plunge after WHO declares pandemic, France24, 11 March 2020: Trump suspends US-Europe travel for 30 days over coronavirus fears; UK exempt (an obviously political decision that has very little to do with the corona virus), BBC, 12 March 2020: Coronavirus: Trump suspends travel from Europe to US, Politico.eu, 12 March 2020: Trump’s Europe travel ban explained, Politico.com, 12 March 2020: Trump’s travel ban sidesteps his own European resorts, CNN, 12 March 2020: European Union leaders disapprove of US travel restrictions over coronavirus, The Guardian, 12 March 2020: Coronavirus: EU condemns Trump travel ban as Ireland shuts schools, Politico.eu, 12 March 2020: EU leaders condemn Trump’s travel ban, France24, 12 March 2020: Americans in Europe rush to get back after Trump coronavirus order, BBC, 12 March 2020: Coronavirus: Six of President Trump’s claims fact-checked, CNN, 12 March 2020: Trump’s Europe travel ban caused US stocks to plummet and the Dow may be on pace for its worst day since October 26, 1987, NPR, 12 March 2020: Dow Drops 1,900 Points: Stocks In Meltdown After Temporary Trading Halt, The Guardian, 12 March 2020: US and European markets plunge further after Trump travel ban, Arab News, 12 March 2020: Saudi Arabia expands travel ban to and from EU, 12 more countries as coronavirus cases in Kingdom jump to 45, Politico.eu, 12 March 2020: ECB offers easy money but no rate cut to counter coronavirus, Arab News, 12 March 2020: LIVE: Coronavirus cases increase across Middle as UAE government employees work from home, France24, 12 March 2020: WHO warns Europe is coronavirus ‘epicentre’ as outbreak continues to spread, BBC, 13 March 2020: Europe ramps up support for ailing firms, France24, 13 March 2020: French finance minister takes Trump to task over coronavirus border closing, Politico.eu, 13 March 2020: How Europe is responding to the coronavirus pandemic, Arab News, 13 March 2020: Coronavirus sparks fears as cases rise in Middle East, The Washington Post, 13 March 2020: The companies that feed America brace for labor shortages and worry about restocking stores as coronavirus pandemic intensifies, Politico.eu, 13 March 2020: Coronavirus crisis: This time banks could be the good guys, France24, 14 March 2020: Tourists stuck in Morocco after links to Europe restricted over coronavirus, The New York Times, 14 March 2020: 2 New York State Lawmakers Test Positive for Coronavirus, CNN, 14 March 2020: What does Britain know about coronavirus that the rest of Europe doesn’t?, Politico.eu, 14 March 2020: Russia shutting borders with Poland and Norway over coronavirus, The New York Times, 14 March 2020: “We are not prepared.” A rise in patients could overwhelm New York City’s hospitals., BBC, 14 March 2020: Coronavirus: A visual guide to the pandemic, France24, 14 March 2020: Nations close borders after WHO declares Europe the new ‘epicenter’ of coronavirus, The New York Times, 14 March 2020: U.S. Extends Travel Ban to Britain and Ireland; Trump Says He Was Tested for Virus, BBC, 14 March 2020: Coronavirus: US to extend travel ban to UK and Ireland, France24, 14 March 2020: Doors slam shut across borderless Europe as coronavirus spreads, The Washington Post, 14 March 2020: Spain announces nationwide lockdown; U.S. expands travel ban, BBC, 14 March 2020: Coronavirus: UK deaths double in 24 hours, France24, 14 March 2020: Coronavirus in France: Prime Minister announces closure of cafes, shops, restaurants and cinemas, BBC, 14 March 2020: France orders non-essential public places to close, France24, 14 March 2020: Spain to announce lockdown after reporting 1,500 new coronavirus cases in a day, The Guardian, 14 March 2020: EU leaders divided on how to protect economies after coronavirus, Al Jazeera, 14 March 2020: Coronavirus could be Donald Trump’s Katrina moment, Arab News, 14 March 2020: Saudi Arabia suspends international flights starting Sunday to prevent spread of coronavirus, Gulf Times, 14 March 2020: World closes borders, restricts travel to contain coronavirus spread, Al Arabiya, 14 March 2020: Coronavirus: Denmark announces first death, closes borders, CNN, 14 March 2020: America has learned a lot about Trump during coronavirus crisis, NPR, 14 March 2020: U.S. Adds U.K. And Ireland To Travel Ban; New Restrictions In Multiple Countries, The Guardian, 15 March 2020: America has no real public health system – coronavirus has a clear run, BBC, 15 March 2020: Coronavirus: Australia orders all arrivals to self-isolate for 14 days, The Guardian, 15 March 2020: Coronavirus: Trump’s stumbles and testing failures pave way to disaster, experts say, The Guardian, 15 March 2020: This coronavirus crisis has forced the retirement of pantomime Johnson, BBC, 15 March 2020: Coronavirus: Isolation for over-70s ‘within weeks’, CNN, 15 March 2020: This pandemic risks bringing out the worst in humanity, The New York Times, 15 March 2020: C.D.C. Gives New Guidelines, New York to Close Restaurants and Schools and Italian Deaths Rise, The Washington Post, 15 March 2020: Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to ‘flatten the curve’, Politico.eu, 16 March 2020: Coronavirus: The incompetence pandemic, France24, 16 March 2020: Central banks unveil emergency measures as coronavirus death tolls rise in Europe, BBC, 16 March 2020: Rate cuts: US goes to almost zero and launches huge stimulus programme, CNN, 16 March 2020: Trump claims coronavirus is under control — contradicting reality and his own top expert, BBC, 16 March 2020: Coronavirus: Stocks plunge despite global central bank action, CNN, 16 March 2020: Dow futures plunge 1,000 points after Fed cuts interest rate to zero, BBC, 16 March 2020: Coronavirus: US man who stockpiled hand sanitiser probed for price gouging, Politico.eu, 16 March 2020: Von der Leyen calls for ban on travel to EU, CNN, 16 March 2020: Millions across the US wake up to massive shutdowns to curb spread of coronavirus, The New York Times, 16 March 2020: Public Schools to Shut in New York City and Suburbs, Gulf News, 16 March 2020: Coronavirus: Qatar to ban entry of non-Qataris, The Washington Post, 16 March 2020: Wall Street suspends trading for third time in two weeks, NPR, 16 March 2020: America Closed: Thousands Of Stores, Resorts, Theaters Shut Down, Politico.eu, 16 March 2020: EU weighs into German-American spat over vaccine company, The New York Times, 16 March 2020: Grieving for My Sick City, The National, 16 March 2020: Coronavirus offers a stinging rebuke to protectionists, Politico.eu, 16 March 2020: Coronavirus could break the EU, CNN, 16 March 2020: The global coronavirus recession is beginning, Khaleej Times, 16 March 2020: Coronavirus in UAE: Mosques close for four weeks, Independent, 17 March 2020: Coronavirus: Parisians flee capital as ‘overstretched’ hospitals in Alsace battle pandemic, France24, 17 March 2020: Football’s Euro 2020 postponed for a year due to coronavirus, BBC, 17 March 2020: Coronavirus: Spanish deaths surge close to 500, France24, 17 March 2020: French Open delayed to September due to coronavirus, CNN, 17 March 2020: The world’s biggest carmaker is shutting down in Europe, The Guardian, 17 March 2020: Markets rally as White House pushes for stimulus package – business live, Politico.eu, 17 March 2020: Europe hunkers down for war against coronavirus, The New York Times, 17 March 2020: Mayor Warns of Crisis Akin to Great Depression in New York City, Al Arabiya, 17 March 2020: EU imposes entry ban for 30 days due to coronavirus: Merkel, BBC, 17 March 2020: Trump angers Beijing with ‘Chinese virus’ tweet, The Guardian, 17 March 2020: When will a coronavirus vaccine be ready?, Reuters, 17 March 2020: Saudi Arabia closes mosques, calls G20 leaders to meet over coronavirus, Gulf News, 17 March 2020: Qatar shuts mosques amid coronavirus concerns, The Guardian, 17 March 2020: Iranian police disperse crowds from shrines after Covid-19 closures, NPR, 17 March 2020: Pence Warns Coronavirus Outbreak Could Last ‘Well Into July’, The New York Times, 17 March 2020: Defying Virus Rules, Large Hasidic Jewish Weddings Held in Brooklyn, Politico.eu, 17 March 2020: Belgium shuts down public life to fight coronavirus, France, 18 March 2020: EU leaders agree to close external borders amid coronavirus crisis, BBC, 18 March 2020: Las Vegas casinos ordered to shut for a month, France, 18 March 2020: Europe struggles with ‘socio-economic tsunami’ caused by coronavirus, CNN, 18 March 2020: Virus confronts leaders with one of modern history’s gravest challenges, Politico.eu, 18 March 2020: Europe’s economy is in safe hands — for now, The Guardian, 18 March 2020: Profit warnings from firms across Europe mount as Covid-19 bites, Der Spiegel, 18 March 2020: Greece, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Kenya: Fear Grows of a COVID-19 Outbreak in Refugee Camps, The New York Times, 18 March 2020: Nations Pledge Trillions to Stave Off Economic Catastrophe, Arab News, 18 March 2020: Europe facing a perfect political and economic storm, Israel Hayom, 18 March 2020: Saudi Arabia closes mosques in attempt to check coronavirus spread, Politico.eu, 18 March 2020: With coronavirus, the easyJet generation learns to live in a Europe with borders, France, 18 March 2020: Fearing coronavirus recession, France announces €45 billion in business aid, NPR, 18 March 2020: The coronavirus crisis: ‘A Socio-Economic Tsunami’: How The World Is Dealing With Pandemic, Politico.eu, 18 March 2020: China is winning the coronavirus propaganda war, The New York Times, 18 March 2020: New Yorkers Brace for Months of Restriction: Updates, Globes, 18 March 2020: Bank of Israel to sell $15b foreign currency to support shekel, Arab News, 18 March 2020: UAE stops issuing visas on arrival and bans citizens from traveling abroad over coronavirus, Al Arabiya, 18 March 2020: Coronavirus: Qatar closes all shops except food stores, pharmacies for 14 days, Newsweek, 19 March 2020: Bergamo: Italian army transports dozens of coffins out of city after crematorium overwhelmed with coronavirus deaths, France24, 19 March 2020: Coronavirus birthplace Wuhan reports zero new infections for first time, BBC, 19 March 2020: Europe sets up emergency lifeline worth billions, Der Spiegel, 19 March 2020: Deadly Fake News: Battling Virulent Coronavirus Rumors in Africa, The Washington Post, 19 March 2020: New York City is the epicenter of coronavirus in the U.S. Is this due to density — or testing?, France24, 19 March 2020: ECB launches €750 billion bond buyback for coronavirus-hit eurozone, CNN, 19 March 2020: Toilet paper makers: ‘What we are dealing with here is uncharted’, The Washington Post, 19 March 2020: China reports no new locally transmitted cases, The New York Times, 19 March 2020: World Feared China Over Coronavirus. Now the Tables Are Turned., Politico.eu, 19 March 2020: ECB rises to expectations with massive bond-buying move, DW, 19 March 2020: Traffic chaos at German-Polish border a threat to local supply chains?, The New York Times, 19 March 2020: Virus Hits Europe Harder Than China. Is That the Price of an Open Society?, NPR, 19 March 2020: People With Mild Symptoms Can Spread Coronavirus, European Researchers Warn, Politico.com, 19 March 2020: Coronavirus: who wins in the Senate GOP’s big bailout, NPR, 19 March 2020: ‘Stay Home,’ Californians Are Told By Governor As Coronavirus Spreads, France24, 19 March 2020: How are African nations coping with the continuing spread of coronavirus?, The Washington Post, 19 March 2020: Floridians fret over coronavirus as young revelers try to keep party going, The National, 19 March 2020: Trump’s bungling of coronavirus will reshape US politics, Haaretz, 19 March 2020: After Large Wedding and 240 Coronavirus Cases in N.Y.C. Orthodox Community, Rabbis Called on to Act, Gulf News, 20 March 2020: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspends prayers in arenas outside Mecca, Medina holy mosques, CNN, 20 March 2020: Governments are pumping trillions into their economies. But some people could still be left out, BBC, 20 March 2020: Coronavirus: California issues state-wide ‘stay at home’ order, France24, 20 March 2020: California governor issues ‘stay at home order’ for the entire state, CNN, 20 March 2020: California’s governor has ordered all 40 million residents to stay home and 45 million people have been ordered to stay home as Argentina enacts a nationwide lockdown, The Guardian, 20 March 2020: Coronavirus: the week the world shut down, Politico Magazine, 20 March 2020: Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How., Al Arabiya, 20 March 2020: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia halts prayer in courtyards of holy mosques in Mecca, Medina, Politico.eu, 20 March 2020: EU triggers deficit rules ‘escape clause’ to boost public spending, NPR, 20 March 2020: N.C. Sheriffs Find 18,000 Pounds Of Toilet Paper And Other Products In Stolen Truck, Politico.eu, 20 March 2020: Europe’s citizens back their leaders’ coronavirus response, say polls, NPR, 20 March 2020: America’s Shopping List: Here’s What We’re Buying The Most, The New York Times, 20 March 2020: New York Has Over 40 Percent of U.S. Cases: Updates, Arab News, 20 March 2020: Saudi Arabia announces 120 billion riyals worth of measures to mitigate coronavirus impact, The National, 20 March 2020: One million jobs are being lost every day as coronavirus hits travel and tourism industry, Gulf Times, 20 March 2020: New York expecting sharp rise in cases, Al Arabiya, 20 March 2020: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspends domestic flights, public transportation, Arab News, 20 March 2020: Middle East hospitality and tourism industry braced for hard times, Politico.eu, 20 March 2020: ‘This is crazy:’ Rage boils over at Amazon sites over coronavirus risks, Politico.eu, 20 March 2020: EU triggers deficit rules ‘escape clause’ to boost public spending, Haaretz, 21 March 2020: 88-year-old Holocaust Survivor From Jerusalem Is Israel’s First Coronavirus Fatality, Jerusalem Post, 21 March 2020: The real reasons coronavirus is spreading in my Hasidic community, France24, 21 March 2020: One in five Americans ordered to stay home as more states go on lockdown, France24, 21 March 2020: EU backs France’s €300 billion in aid to businesses hurt by virus, BBC, 21 March 2020: Coronavirus: One in five Americans ordered to stay at home, The Guardian, 21 March 2020: Coronavirus cases climb across Asia Pacific as lockdowns in US widen, France24, 21 March 2020: Hundreds of millions under lockdown as WHO says young people ‘not invincible’, Al Arabiya, 21 March 2020: Coronavirus: UAE temporarily shuts beaches, pools, cinemas, gyms, BBC, 21 March 2020: Coronavirus: Leaders tell citizens to stick to rules, The Guardian, 21 March 2020: Here’s what a ‘stay home’ order means for New York, CNN, 21 March 2020: 30 days that brought the world to the brink of a depression, Arab News, 21 March 2020: UAE shuts beaches, parks, pools, cinemas and gyms over coronavirus concerns, Al Arabiya, 21 March 2020: Coronavirus: Qatar bans all forms of gathering by law, confirmed cases at 481, NPR, 21 March 2020: African Countries Respond Quickly To Spread Of COVID-19, Politico.eu, 21 March 2020: Europe’s coronavirus crisis seen from the sky, The New York Times, 21 March 2020: Stabilization Package Would Exceed $1 Trillion, White House Adviser Says, Arab News, 21 March 2020: Saudi Arabia calls for G20 summit to help inoculate global economy, CNN, 21 March 2020: Google launches educational coronavirus website, Politico.com, 21 March 2020: Coronavirus: Will spring breakers become super-spreaders?, France24, 21 March 2020: As coronovirus spreads in Africa, number of cases exceeds 1,000, CNN, 21 March 2020: At least 30 cruise ships are at sea right now. Here’s what it’s like on board, NPR, 21 March 2020: Coronavirus Deaths Spike Abroad As New York City Becomes U.S. Virus Epicenter, France24, 21 March 2020: Germany to treat critically ill from virus hotspot in eastern France, Politico.com, 21 March 2020: Senate closing in on deal for $1.6 trillion rescue package, BBC, 22 March 2020: Coronavirus: Australian PM warns of lockdowns, CNN, 22 March 2020: Cultural events are being canceled amid the coronavirus. So what?, The Guardian, 22 March 2020: New York has 5% of Covid-19 cases worldwide as city becomes battlefront, Reuters, 22 March 2020: UPDATE 1-German, Swiss hospitals to treat coronavirus patients from eastern France, BBC, 22 March 2020: Coronavirus: Lombardy region announces stricter measures, Politico.eu, 22 March 2020: Italy closes all nonessential factories to halt spread of coronavirus, BBC, 22 March 2020: Coronavirus: Boris Johnson in Mother’s Day warning amid concern for NHS, The Guardian, 22 March 2020: EU states ‘dragging their feet’ over financial transparency, report finds, Politico.eu: Coronavirus in Europe, Reuters, 22 March 2020: Breakingviews – Corporate bailouts should be quick, big and wide, CNN, 22 March 2020: Spain to extend coronavirus state of emergency as deaths soar, Politico.com, 22 March 2020: Washington Is About to Pick Which Companies Survive, Arab News, 22 March 2020: Middle East shuts down more public spaces to curb coronavirus spread, DW, 22 March 2020: What are Germany’s new coronavirus social distancing rules?, Reuters, 22 March 2020: Canada coronavirus death toll jumps, officials could punish those ignoring precautions, Politico.eu, 22 March 2020: Spanish PM calls for EU ‘Marshall Plan’ to stop the coronavirus, The New York Times, 22 March 2020: Coronavirus Live Updates: As State Pleas Mount, Trump Outlines Some Federal Action; Senate Democrats Block Stimulus Package, The Washington Post, 22 March 2020: Clash between GOP, Democrats over stimulus bill intensifies, Al Jazeera, 22 March 2020: In Africa, social distancing is a privilege few can afford, Times of Israel, 22 March 2020: Crowds of Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox clash with cops enforcing virus lockdown, Times of Israel, 22 March 2020: Two ultra-Orthodox Jews die in London as coronavirus shutters most communities, Jerusalem Post, 22 March 2020: Extremist haredi men stone police on coronavirus enforcement patrols, NPR, 22 March 2020: Reporter’s Notebook: Crossing Into Canada Before Coronavirus Closes The Border, Haaretz, 23 March 2020: Palestinian PM Orders West Bank Lockdown; Coronavirus Cases in Israel Pass 1,000, Times of Israel, 23 March 2020: 65 out of 114 quarantined NY Chabad passengers now diagnosed with coronavirus, CNN, 23 March 2020: Dollars vs. deaths is the sickening choice created by coronavirus, France24, 23 March 2020: German state to take in Italian virus patients, Politico.eu, 23 March 2020: Locked-down Europe asks: How long can we afford this?, BBC, 23 March 2020: Coronavirus: Strict new curbs on life in UK announced by PM, The Guardian, 23 March 2020: Italian mayor flies his student daughters out of ‘unsafe’ England, Politico.eu, 23 March 2020: EU ministers suspend deficit limits to fight coronavirus slump, CNN, 23 March 2020: Chef: We need seismic change, right now, The Guardian, 23 March 2020: South Africa to go into 21-day lockdown on Thursday night, France24, 24 March 2020: New York ‘tough guy’ Cuomo center stage in US coronavirus fight, The Guardian, 24 March 2020: India’s 1.3bn population locked down to beat coronavirus, BBC, 24 March 2020: Coronavirus spreading in New York like ‘a bullet train’, CNN, 24 March 2020: Trump says he wants the country ‘opened up and just raring to go by Easter,’ despite health experts’ warnings, Politico.eu, 24 March 2020: Democracy in critical care as coronavirus disrupts governments, NPR, 24 March 2020: Spanish Military Finds Dead Bodies And Seniors ‘Completely Abandoned’ In Care Homes, The Guardian, 24 March 2020: Australia coronavirus live updates: NSW records more than 1,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 including two children under 10 – latest, France24, 24 March 2020: New York’s coronavirus cases spike, but Trump favours reopening US economy, BBC, 24 March 2020: Coronavirus: India enter ‘total lockdown’ after spike in cases, The Guardian, 24 March 2020: An unreal city: lockdown in London, CNN, 24 March 2020: 4 reasons the ‘American Resurrection’ won’t work, Politico.com, 24 March 2020: European Union finance ministers deadlock on coronavirus economic strategy, France24, 24 March 2020: France’s coronavirus death toll tops 1,000, lockdown likely to be extended, The Washington Post, 24 March 2020: Guide to the pandemic, CNN, 24 March 2020: Death of juvenile in California from coronavirus believed to be first in US of someone that age, Jerusalem Post, 24 March 2020: Coronavirus: Moscow says outbreak in Russia ‘much worse’ than it seems, The Guardian, 24 March 2020: New York governor issues dire warning as coronavirus rates rise faster than expected, The New York Times, 24 March 2020: Updates: People Who Recently Left N.Y.C. Are Asked to Self-Quarantine, The National, 24 March 2020: Coronavirus shows why Ronald Reagan was wrong about ‘big government’, The Washington Post, 24 March 2020: Trump wants ‘the country opened,’ but easing coronavirus restrictions now would be disastrous, experts say, Gulf Times, 25 March 2020: Qatar helps Gaza fight spread of Covid-19, Gulf Times, 25 March 2020: Europe’s bond market springs back to life after Fed lifts mood, Arab News, 25 March 2020: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to chair extraordinary virtual summit of G20 leaders, BBC, 25 March 2020: Coronavirus: At least 50 priests killed by coronavirus, Gulf Times, 25 March 2020: Qatar starts providing aid to Palestinians in Gaza, CNN, 25 March 2020: A coronavirus test can be developed in 24 hours. So why are some countries still struggling to diagnose?, France24, 25 March 2020: China: The slow return to normality, CNN, 25 March 2020: Coronavirus: Spain’s death toll surpasses China’s, France24, 25 March 2020: The race to save jobs: European governments step in to pay wages, Politico.eu, 25 March 2020: Michel: EU leaders to consider ‘Marshall Plan’ for Europe (European Civil Protection And Humanitarian Aid Operations: rescEU: What is it?), CNN, 25 March 2020: Coronavirus: One case lays bare America’s testing failure, NPR, 25 March 2020: Why Germany’s Coronavirus Death Rate Is Far Lower Than In Other Countries, Politico.eu, 25 March 2020: Berlin pushes back in coronavirus propaganda war, Politico.com, 25 March 2020: Coronavirus: NYC morgues near capacity, DHS briefing warns, The New York Times, 25 March 2020: Updates: New York Region, The Washington Post, 25 March 2020: Cuomo says more aid needed in N.Y., which has most cases in U.S., The Guardian, 25 March 2020: The shock of coronavirus could split Europe – unless nations share the burden, CNN, 25 March 2020: The US is asking other countries for everything from hand sanitizer to ventilators to help fight the coronavirus, BBC, 26 March 2020: A cultural history of the beloved corner shop, The Guardian, 26 March 2020: ‘A nightmare all over again’: after surviving Katrina, New Orleans battles Covid-19, CNN, 26 March 2020: Covid-19 will change us as a species, Moscow Times, 26 March 2020: 80% of Russia’s Coronavirus Aid to Italy ‘Useless’ – La Stampa, France24, 26 March 2020: ‘We will overcome’ coronavirus crisis, vow G20 leaders after video meeting, The Guardian, 26 March 2020: The economy v our lives? It’s a false choice – and a deeply stupid one, CNN, 26 March 2020: G20 videoconference gathered world leaders coping with coronavirus, The Guardian, 26 March 2020: Anger over Prince Charles’s Covid-19 test is a warning sign of divisions to come, The New York Times, 26 March 2020: Jobless Numbers Convey Scale of Economic Wreckage, The Washington Post, 26 March 2020: In fight against coronavirus, the world gives medical heroes a standing ovation, BBC, 27 March 2020: Covid-19: What makes a good leader during a crisis?, Politico.eu, 26 March 2020: Von der Leyen slams ‘only for me’ coronavirus response (the example of the USA shows that the EU will also survive the pandemic. In the meantime, the states there are also sealing themselves off from one another in order to at least slow the spread of the virus. But no one comes up with the idea of abolishing liberty rights in principle or dissolving the United States), CNN, 26 March 2020: McDonald’s and other brands are making ‘social distancing’ logos, Jerusalem Post, 26 March 2020: Why do some Christians believe coronavirus is an apocalyptic prophecy?, Politico.com, 26 March 2020: Democrats delayed stimulus bill to tighten ban on Trump family profiting, NPR, 26 March 2020: What’s Inside The Senate’s $2 Trillion Coronavirus Aid Package, Politico.eu, 26 March 2020: Merkel’s moment of truth, Politico.com, 26 March 2020: European Commission to develop coordinated ‘exit strategy’ from lockdowns, Politico.eu, 27 March 2020: Virtual summit, real acrimony: EU leaders clash over ‘corona bonds’, BBC, 27 March 2020: Coronavirus travel: China bars foreign visitors as imported cases rise, Der Spiegel, 27 March 2020: North-South Divide: Calls for Corona Bonds Met with Familiar “Nein”, The New York Times, 27 March 2020: Watch: Governor Andrew Cuomo Gives New York Virus Update, The New York Times, 27 March 2020: For France, Coronavirus Tests a Vaunted Health Care System, BBC, 27 March 2020: Dutch try to calm north-south economic storm over coronavirus, France24, 27 March 2020: EU leaders at loggerheads over economic response to coronavirus, BBC, 27 March 2020: Coronavirus: US overtakes China with most cases, The New York Times, 27 March 2020: Updates: Trump Lashes Out at Lawmaker Who Threatened to Delay Vote, The National, 27 March 2020: Coronavirus: Deserted streets across UAE as residents heed calls to stay home during sterilisation drive, France24, 28 March 2020: Italy coronavirus death toll tops 10,000, CNN, 28 March 2020: How Spain became a hotspot for coronavirus, NPR, 28 March 2020: Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Coronavirus In The U.S., France24, 28 March 2020: Macron vows support for Italy as country logs its highest one-day death toll, BBC, 28 March 2020: UK will do well to keep deaths under 20,000 – health official, CNN, 28 March 2020: The US hits a grim new record as Trump continues to preach optimism, France24, 28 March 2020: Turkey coronavirus deaths pass 100: health minister, BBC, 28 March 2020: Deserted London landmarks seen from above, The Guardian, 28 March 2020: France death toll passes 2,000 while 90,000 cases confirmed in Italy, The National, 28 March 2020: ‘We are at the point of collapse’: coronavirus pushes Spain’s hospitals and businesses to the brink, CNN, 28 March 2020: Italy’s coronavirus death toll passes 10,000. Many are asking why the fatality rate is so high, Politico.eu, 28 March 2020: Lockdown rules baffle Europeans, Gulf Times, 28 March 2020: German air force Airbus A-310 Medivac to assist fighting Covid-19, Cologne, Germany, The New York Times, 28 March 2020: New York Updates: Cuomo Dismisses Quarantine Idea, Haaretz, 28 March 2020: N.Y.C. Mayor: Synagogues That Don’t Comply With Coronavirus Rules May Be Shut Down Permanently (those who endanger the common good for purely selfish reasons don’t need to be surprised about the consequences. One can imagine what had happened in advance and must have gotten so out of hand to use such drastic means, even more so in a country in which religious freedom is one of the founding and cornerstones, laid down in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. One has to know that the spread of the measles epidemic in New York City (2019 New York measles outbreak, BBC, 9 April 2019: New York measles emergency declared in Brooklyn) has already been massively pushed by the ultra-orthodox (in no other city in the world (including West Jerusalem) do more ultra-Orthodox live than in New York City (which is pretty paradoxical, because ultra-orthodox actually want nothing to do with the rest of the world, but rather withdraw accordingly and then move in droves to the metropolitan area of New York City, the capital of the world, to achieve this goal, where they are confronted with cultures and religions from at least 180 countries of origin). There are also comparatively large ultra-Orthodox communities in the surrounding area and deep into the state of New York (Upstate New York)) because they refuse to vaccinate so that the measles worked from there through the large community of ultra-Orthodox in the state of New York and of course has caused significant collateral damage to other parts of the population, leading to an unprecedented wave of anti-Semitic incidents in New York City. But now it’s about the coronavirus, against which there is currently no vaccine. One can imagine the likely counter-reactions), CNN, 28 March 2020: One nation, under coronavirus: How two weeks changed America, Times of Israel, 29 March 2020: Haredi communities urged to ‘wake up’ as infections in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem soar, Times of Israel, 29 March 2020: Global coronavirus death toll passes 30,000, two-thirds in Europe, France24, 29 March 2020: Merkel shines in handling of Germany’s coronavirus crisis, CNN, 29 March 2020: Coronavirus: ‘Millions’ of Americans could be infected, expert warns, The Guardian, 29 March 2020: Bolsonaro threatens to sack health minister over coronavirus criticism, France24, 29 March 2020: Coronavirus deaths jump by 756 in Italy as total toll reaches 10,779, CNN, 29 March 2020: Coronavirus: Six months before UK ‘returns to normal’ – deputy chief medical officer, The Guardian, 29 March 2020: Coronavirus US live: Trump hails briefings’ high ratings as critics warn of misinformation, France24, 29 March 2020: Italy’s ‘very long’ lockdown to only end gradually, The Guardian, 29 March 2020: Italy sets aside €400m for food vouchers as social unrest mounts, The New York Times, 29 March 2020: ‘Thousands of People Will Pass Away,’ Cuomo Warns: Live Updates, The Guardian, 29 March 2020: Spain calls for action from Europe as daily death toll rises again, The Washington Post, 29 March 2020: Live updates: More than 700,000 cases reported worldwide; Fauci says U.S. could have 100,000 coronavirus deaths, The New York Times, 29 March 2020: Coronavirus Live Updates: State and City Leaders Clamor for Medical Supplies as U.S. Cases Top 135,000, France24, 30 March 2020: US Navy Ship arrives in NYC to offer Coronavirus relief, NPR, 30 March 2020: Cuomo Makes Plea To Medical Workers Nationwide: ‘Please Come Help Us In New York’, BBC, 30 March 2020: Coronavirus: Oil price collapses to lowest level for 18 years, The Guardian, 30 March 2020: Brazilian left demands Bolsonaro resign over coronavirus response, France24, 30 March 2020: UK coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,400 as Prince Charles leaves isolation, NPR, 30 March 2020: Florida Megachurch Pastor Arrested After Defying Order Not To Hold Gatherings, CNN, 30 March 2020: Model cited by White House says 82,000 people could die from coronavirus by August, even with social distancing, The Guardian, 30 March 2020: New York: makeshift hospitals set up as Cuomo warns ‘tsunami is coming’, ynet news, 30 March 2020: Haredi extremists hurl insults, stones at police enforcing coronavirus rules, The New York Times, 30 March 2020: New York Updates: Cuomo Says Worst Is Still to Come, The Washington Post, 30 March 2020: Trump steels nation for longer shutdown after experts warn virus could kill 200,000 in U.S., Politico.eu, 30 March 2020: Dutch face friendly fire as corona bond bad cops, Jerusalem Post, 30 March 2020: Police disperse hundreds of ultra-Orthodox from synagogues in Mea Shearim, Arab News, 30 March 2020: LIVE: Middle East at a standstill as coronavirus grips the world with rising cases, Haaretz, 31 March 2020: In Israel’s Haredi Coronavirus Hotspot, Biggest Challenge Is Quarantine, France24, 31 March 2020: Europe sends medical goods to Iran in test of sanctions bypass mechanism, Times of Israel, 31 March 2020: Hasidic community in Canada placed under lockdown after 20 diagnosed with virus, France24, 31 March 2020: Special programme: The impact of coronavirus on the Middle East, BBC, 31 March 2020: Coronavirus: ‘Greatest test since World War Two’, says UN chief, Arab News, 31 March 2020: Mafias looking to gain from Italy’s economic losses, CNN, 31 March 2020: Trump warns of ‘painful’ two weeks ahead as White House projects more than 100,000 coronavirus deaths, The Washington Post, 31 March 2020: Why are journalists skipping Trump’s daily coronavirus briefing? Not enough news to risk their health., The Guardian, 31 March 2020: The Guardian view on Jair Bolsonaro: a danger to Brazilians, France24, 31 March 2020: Hospital ships and makeshift morgues: New York prepares for coronavirus peak, The Washington Post, 31 March 2020: Governors plead for medical equipment from U.S. stockpile plagued by shortages, confusion, BBC, 31 March 2020: Coronavirus: Stock markets suffer worst quarter since 1987, CNN, 31 March 2020: Some ultra-Orthodox Jews are ignoring Israel’s coronavirus rules, despite a warning to ‘wake up!’, The New York Times, 31 March 2020: Why Asia’s New Wave of Virus Cases Should Worry the World, Politico.eu, 31 March 2020: Europe completes first export deal with Iran to dodge US sanctions, The Washington Post, 31 March 2020: Officials project 100,000 to 240,000 U.S. deaths, even with mitigation, Politico.eu, 31 March 2020: Dutch finance minister acknowledges lack of empathy on corona bonds, NPR, 31 March 2020: New York, ‘Still In Search Of The Apex,’ Sees Another Spike In Coronavirus Cases, Politico.eu, 31 March 2020: Dutch ‘no’ on corona bonds undermines European project, NPR, 31 March 2020: Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak, The New York Times, 31 March 2020: Updates: New York Region, Times of Israel, 31 March 2020: In ‘idiotic’ breach, hundreds from virus epicenters enter Israel with no checks, Politico.com, 31 March 2020: The next coronavirus hot spots are in states that aren’t testing enough, The National, 31 March 2020: Coronavirus cases in Europe: everything you need to know about Covid-19 across the region, Jerusalem Post, 31 March 2020: UK Jews overrepresented in coronavirus deaths, some theories as to why, Arab News, 31 March 2020: Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah minister tells Muslims to wait for coronavirus clarity on pilgrimage, Jerusalem Post, 31 March 2020: More than half of Americans have been praying for an end to coronavirus, Al Arabiya, 31 March 2020: Delivery of 5,000 urns undermines China’s coronavirus official death toll: Report, Jerusalem Post, 31 March 2020: The ultra-Orthodox radicals fighting the police coronavirus enforcement, Politico.eu, 31 March 2020: Europe’s coronavirus lockdown measures compared, Haaretz, 31 March 2020: As Coronavirus Spreads in N.Y., These U.S. Jewish Communities Pray They’re Not Next, The Washington Post, 1 April 2020: How a prayer meeting at a French megachurch may have led to scores of coronavirus deaths, Irish Times, 1 April 2020: How five days of evangelical worship set off the coronavirus outbreak in France, The New York Times, 1 April 2020: About 2 Million Guns Were Sold in the U.S. as Virus Fears Spread, Times of Israel, 1 April 2020: Bnei Brak evacuates 67 virus carriers to stadium, then to isolation hotels, The Wall Street Journal, 1 April 2020: The Soccer Match that Kicked Off Italy’s Coronavirus Disaster, CNN, 1 April 2020: More than 60 residents of an Italian elder care home died in a month, The Guardian, 1 April 2020: Coronavirus live news: rise in Italy, US and France deaths takes global confirmed toll past 40,000, The National, 1 April 2020: Coronavirus worst global crisis since Second World War, says UN chief, Arab News, 1 April 2020: Erdogan under fire over plea for cash, The National, 1 April 2020: US might rethink Iran sanctions in light of coronavirus outbreak, says Pompeo, France24, 1 April 2020: UK reports daily death toll of 563 in worst day of coronavirus crisis, BBC, 1 April 2020: Spanish deaths rise as European toll passes 30,000, The Guardian, 1 April 2020: Coronavirus could be final straw for EU, European experts warn, France24, 1 April 2020: France issues more than 350,000 fines for coronavirus lockdown violations, The Guardian, 1 April 2020: Coronavirus is now contaminating Europe’s democracy, CNN, 1 April 2020: The world’s largest coronavirus lockdown is having a dramatic impact on pollution in India, Der Spiegel, 1 April 2020: Corona Shockwave: Half a Million German Companies Have Sent Employees into Short-Time Work, The Guardian, 1 April 2020: Spain passes 100,000 cases, as UN says world faces worst crisis since WW2, Politico.eu, 1 April 2020: Russia and China push ‘fake news’ aimed at weakening Europe: report, Reuters, 1 April 2020: EU proposes short-time work scheme to avoid coronavirus lay-offs, The New York Times, 1 April 2020: A Month of Coronavirus in New York City: See the Hardest-Hit Areas, BBC, 2 April 2020: Coronavirus: More than 10,000 lives lost in Spain, Der Spiegel, 2 April 2020: Corona Compassion Around the World: People Are Finding Creative New Ways To Support Each Other, France24, 2 April 2020: EU chief apologises to Italy but baulks at ‘coronabond’ request, Haaretz, 2 April 2020: After N.Y.C. Outbreak, Fearful British ultra-Orthodox Fight to Stave Off Coronavirus, Times of Israel, 2 April 2020: Poorer NYC neighborhoods, including Jewish enclaves, hit hardest by virus, The Hill, 2 April 2020: Cities across the country in danger of becoming coronavirus hotspots, BBC, 2 April 2020: Coronavirus: US jobless claims hit 6.6 million as virus spreads, The Guardian, 2 April 2020: EU plans to spend €100bn on saving jobs amid coronavirus crisis, The New York Times, 2 April 2020: Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Administration Expected to Recommend Wearing Cloth Masks, The Washington Post, 2 April 2020: European leaders warn coronavirus could lead to the breakup of their union, France24, 2 April 2020: Wimbledon cancelled for first time since WWII over coronavirus, CNN, 2 April 2020: Millions of Europeans are losing their jobs. The EU wants to raise €100 billion to help, The Hill, 2 April 2020: NY paying 15 times going rate to get crucial medical equipment: report, The Guardian, 2 April 2020: Spies, hijacks and export bans: the global battle for coronavirus equipment, The New York Times, 2 April 2020: New York Updates: Deaths in City Top 1,500, The Washington Post, 2 April 2020: Coronavirus stimulus payments begin April 9, but some won’t receive checks until September, Politico.eu, 2 April 2020: Von der Leyen calls for ‘tangible’ solidarity on €100B jobs scheme, France24, 3 April 2020: Norway’s PM calls for ‘stronger multilateral cooperation’ amid Covid-19 crisis, The Guardian, 3 April 2020: Farmers across Europe bank on improvised armies of pickers to save harvest, France24, 3 April 2020: Coronavirus hotbed NY set to run out of ventilators in six days, says Governor Cuomo, The New York Times, 3 April 2020: In the American South, a Perfect Storm Is Gathering, Politico.eu, 3 April 2020: EU’s top diplomat: Coronavirus in Africa ‘of particular concern’, NPR, 3 April 2020: U.S. Lost 701,000 Jobs In March; Much Worse To Come, Dallas Observer, 3 April 2020: How Do Texas’ Coronavirus Numbers Compare to Other States?, The New York Times, 3 April 2020: ‘Stress-Free’: Coronavirus Aid Flows Quickly to Berlin’s Self-Employed, CNN, 3 April 2020: Bodies are being left in the streets in an overwhelmed Ecuadorian city, France24, 3 April 2020: US records 1,169 new coronavirus deaths, the highest one-day toll recorded in any country, The Guardian, 3 April 2020: Coronavirus: the week explained, Politico.eu, 3 April 2020: European citizens support strict coronavirus lockdown, say polls, BBC, 3 April 2020: Coronavirus: Europe’s care homes struggle as deaths rise, France24, 3 April 2020: The wave of solidarity in coronavirus-hit France, The Guardian, 3 April 2020: Unemployment in US and UK ‘may be worse than in Great Depression’, Arab News, 4 April 2020: LIVE: Mideast reports growing cases of coronavirus as more containment measures announced, Al Arabiya, 4 April 2020: Coronavirus: Canada won’t retaliate for US mask export ban, says Trudeau, The National, 4 April 2020: Coronavirus: Turkey’s Erdogan juggles economic and health concerns, France24, 4 April 2020: Spain reports second consecutive drop in daily coronavirus deaths, NPR, 4 April 2020: German, French Officials Accuse U.S. Of Diverting Supplies (well, what else can be expected from a criminal like Trum?), The Guardian, 4 April 2020: Bondi Beach: how the Australian icon became a coronavirus hotspot, The National, 4 April 2020: Coronavirus: another 708 people die in UK of Covid-19, Haaretz, 4 April 2020: The Silence of ultra-Orthodox Politicians in Israel Betrayed and Imperiled Their Own Community, Arab News, 4 April 2020: Saudi Arabia records 140 new cases of coronavirus infections, 4 new deaths, Al Arabiya, 4 April 2020: Dubai extends sterilization, enforces strict restrictions on movement, France24, 4 April 2020: Italy reports first drop in number of coronavirus patients in intensive care, BBC, 4 April 2020: Spain ‘close to passing peak’ as deaths fall again, The National, 4 April 2020: UAE doctors in Germany confident in country’s coronavirus response, Al Arabiya, 4 April 2020: Qatar reports 250 new coronavirus cases, total at 1325, Jerusalem Post, 4 April 2020: PA fears workers returning from Israel will raise number of coronavirus cases, Haaretz, 4 April 2020: Israel Considers Expanding Coronavirus Closure as Cases Top 7,800, Arab News, 4 April 2020: Dubai announces two week lockdown to disinfect city around the clock, France24, 4 April 2020: In New York state, total coronavirus deaths surpass 3,500 as cases rise outside NYC, CNN, 4 April 2020: As northern Italy is ravaged by coronavirus, there’s trouble brewing down south, France24, 4 April 2020: France reports fewer coronavirus hospital deaths in most recent 24-hour period, The Guardian, 4 April 2020: Sanctions are crippling Iran’s fight against coronavirus, Arab News, 5 April 2020: Kuwait reports its first death from COVID-19, CNN, 5 April 2020: Taiwan’s coronavirus response is among the best globally, BBC, 5 April 2020: New York virus deaths surge past 3,500, Reuters, 5 April 2020: Death at home: the unseen toll of Italy’s coronavirus crisis, Los Angeles Times, 5 April 2020: In coronavirus-stricken Italy, a new field hospital quickly rises with volunteers’ help, Gulf Times, 5 April 2020: SDG advocates voice solidarity with Covid-19 victims, France24, 5 April 2020: Palestinian, Syrian refugees in Lebanon camps brace for virus, Gulf Times, 5 April 2020: Qatar panel distributes food parcels to needy Gaza families, Times of Israel, 5 April 2020: As New York virus toll spikes, governor says worst yet to come, France24, 5 April 2020: Study finds about 20 million jobs in Africa at risk from coronavirus pandemic, CNN, 5 April 2020: Hope on the horizon for a European virus hotbed, Arab News, 5 April 2020: LIVE: Coronavirus cases, deaths rise across the Middle East, Irish Times, 5 April 2020: Coronavirus: Varadkar returns to practising medicine to help during crisis, The Guardian, 5 April 2020: Europe’s future is at stake in this war against coronavirus, Foreign Policy, 6 April 2020: Note to Nations: Stop Hacking Hospitals, Jerusalem Post, 6 April 2020: Belgian Jews concerned about large haredi population and coronavirus, Irish Times, 6 April 2020: EU must mobilise all its resources to help member states, France24, 7 April 2020: US death toll from coronavirus surpasses 10,000, ynet news, 7 April 2020: Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox are nine times more infected by coronavirus than other residents, CNN, 7 April 2020: Coronavirus may be giving Beijing an opening in the South China Sea, Der Spiegel, 7 April 2020: Coronavirus in South America: What the Death of a Maid Means for Brazil, France24, 7 April 2020: ‘Barrier of love’: Palestinian civilians set up virus checkpoints, Politico.eu, 7 April 2020: Mafia plots post-coronavirus pounce, The New York Times, 7 April 2020: Black Americans Bear Brunt of Infections and Deaths, France24, 7 April 2020: France’s coronavirus death toll passes 10,000 after steep rise at nursing homes, ynet news, 7 April 2020: Haredi extremists urge neighbors to ignore virus rules, The New York Times, 7 April 2020: Deaths in New York Region Hit New High, but Hospitalizations Slow, Politico.com, 7 April 2020: European Union science chief resigns, slamming bloc’s coronavirus response, The National, 7 April 2020: Europe’s ‘infodemic’: EU gears up to combat coronavirus disinformation, Politico.com, 7 April 2020: The reasons why the U.S. isn’t on track to open up, Politico.eu, 7 April 2020: Brussels drops lockdown exit plan after anger from capitals, BBC, 8 April 2020: US records highest death toll in single day, The Guardian, 8 April 2020: New York state suffers largest single-day increase in coronavirus deaths, The National, 8 April 2020: 100 days of coronavirus: How countries are defending their economies as they face the biggest challenge since the Great Depression, Politico.eu, 8 April 2020: Belgium to increase testing as part of coronavirus exit strategy, Jerusalem Post, 8 April 2020: US Department of Defense give 1 million masks to IDF for coronavirus use, Politico.com, 8 April 2020: How Europe failed the coronavirus test, Jerusalem Post, 8 April 2020: Swiss, German companies boost disinfectant production to fight coronavirus, France24, 8 April 2020: EU finance ministers fail to clinch coronavirus rescue deal, Gulf Times, 8 April 2020: Italian envoy thanks Qatar for medical aid, Arab News, 8 April 2020: Number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia could hit 200,000, says health minister, Politico.eu, 8 April 2020: ‘Nothing would have prevented’ virus spread, says health agency chief, France24, 8 April 2020: US reports biggest daily increase in coronavirus deaths, with NY at epicentre.


Politico.eu, 8 April 2020: WHO senior adviser: We had to work with China to understand COVID-19, BBC, 8 April 2020: Coronavirus: ‘Drop in global trade to be worse than 2008 crisis’, CNN, 8 April 2020: Worst recession in decades piles pressure on EU to agree new relief package, The Guardian, 8 April 2020: Germany heads for deep recession as EU ministers fail to agree Covid-19 rescue – business live, Politico.com, 8 April 2020: Trump’s evangelical supporters want China to pay a price for coronavirus, The National, 8 April 2020: Europe’s ‘coronabonds’ are a far-off solution to an urgent problem, Al Jazeera, 8 April 2020: The free market will only deepen the coronavirus crisis, Politico.eu, 8 April 2020: Germany’s corona bond offer to Italy is … nothing, BBC, 8 April 2020: The Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News to go into liquidation, Haaretz, 8 April 2020: Why Wikipedia Is Immune to Coronavirus, The New York Times, 8 April 2020: Europe Poised to Repeat Austerity Mistakes in Coronavirus Response, France24, 9 April 2020: WHO fires back after Trump dig about their handling of coronavirus pandemic, BBC, 9 April 2020: Coronavirus: EU could fail over outbreak, warns Italy’s Giuseppe Conte, The Guardian, 9 April 2020: How coronavirus spread across the globe – visualised, The Washington Post, 9 April 2020: Coronavirus killed a mother and her three sons, devastating their surviving relatives, The Guardian, 9 April 2020: The cluster effect: how social gatherings were rocket fuel for coronavirus, Haaretz, 9 April 2020: In Coronavirus Crisis, Erdogan Faces an Opponent He Can’t Silence, The New York Times, 9 April 2020: Updates: Merkel Says Coronavirus Numbers Give ‘Cautious Hope, Arab News, 9 April 2020: Iran needs to be on board if Middle East is to change, Al Jazeera, 9 April 2020: In Pictures: People in Gaza take no chances as virus threat looms, Arab News, 9 April 2020: LIVE: Cases continue to rise across the Middle East as Bahrain allows some shops to reopen, France24, 9 April 2020: Italy says number of doctors killed by coronavirus passes 100, The National, 9 April 2020: UN: coronavirus will widen global inequality, unless urgent action is taken, Jerusalem Post, 9 April 2020: Coronavirus: EU supports Palestinians with 71 million euros, Times of Israel, 9 April 2020: World faces potential new ‘Great Depression’ as virus toll mounts, Haaretz, 9 April 2020: ‘The Coronavirus Finally Gave the World a Chance to Feel What We Gazans Have Always Felt’, France24, 10 April 2020: UN chief calls for solidarity among discordant Security Council over coronavirus crisis, CNN, 10 April 2020: New York to resort to burying unclaimed coronavirus victims in mass graves on Hart Island, officials say, BBC, 10 April 2020: Coronavirus: New York ramps up mass burials amid outbreak, Irish Times, 10 April 2020: Euro zone deal explained: Breaking down the detail of the €500bn funding, The National, 10 April 2020: Mixed response to Europe’s €540 billion Covid-19 bailout fund, France24, 10 April 2020: Japan’s nearly $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus upends PM Abe’s debt fight, Der Spiegel, 10 April 2020: Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on the Coronavirus: I Find It Appropriate that Every Member State First Acted Nationally, CNN, 10 April 2020: The EU has bungled its response to coronavirus and it might never fully recover, The Guardian, 10 April 2020: A tale of two New Yorks: pandemic lays bare a city’s shocking inequities, Times of Israel, 10 April 2020: More basic than a crisis of faith: Will the virus upend ultra-Orthodox society?, Haaretz, 10 April 2020: ‘The Health System Is in Hysteria’: Israeli Doctors and Hospital Officials Warn of Major Coronavirus Fallout, Jerusalem Post, 10 April 2020: Turkey aids Israel in time of coronavirus despite tense relations, BBC, 10 April 2020: Coronavirus: German region eases Baltic coast travel ban, France24, 10 April 2020: Flying priests and empty churches: Easter in the time of coronavirus, Arab News, 10 April 2020: MENA economies face $116 billion hit from virus, oil slump: World Bank, The Guardian, 10 April 2020: Mafia distributes food to Italy’s struggling residents, Politico.eu, 10 April 2020: Romania shuns its diaspora in coronavirus fight, Miami Herald, 10 April 2020: Virus disrupts Miami area’s international trade and supply systems, Al Jazeera, 10 April 2020: Isolationism is not the way forward during coronavirus, Arab News, 10 April 2020: Driver smashes $750,000 Porsche on deserted Manhattan streets during New York COVID-19 lockdown (bad luck is, when you crash your car during a Corona-related lockdown right in the middle of New York City. No insurer on this planet will ever compensate you :-D Happy Easter!), The National, 10 April 2020: Germany to launch Europe’s first antibody testing programme, Politico.com, 10 April 2020: Crisis recovery fund needed urgently, ex-Italian PM Letta warns, The Guardian, 10 April 2020: EU members clash over pandemic economic rescue package, Politico.com, 10 April 2020: Italy’s Conte threatens to derail EU summit over corona bonds, Palestine Chronicle, 10 April 2020: Israel Opens Wastewater Tunnels to Smuggle Palestinian Workers into West Bank, Politico.com, 10 April 2020: Portugal’s Costa questions Dutch commitment to EU, France24, 11 April 2020: Turkey imposes strict 48-hour lockdown in all major cities in bid to contain coronavirus spread, BBC, 11 April 2020: US death toll overtakes Italy as world’s highest, NPR, 11 April 2020: NYC Mayor Says Schools Are Closed For Academic Year — But Governor Overrules Him, BBC, 11 April 2020: The couples meeting at closed borders, The Guardian, 11 April 2020: Covid-19 from the West Wing: ‘History’s verdict will be unforgiving’, France24, 11 April 2020: UK Covid-19 deaths approach 10,000 as PM Johnson continues recovery from virus, BBC, 11 April 2020: Coronavirus in New York: A paramedic’s diary, NPR, 11 April 2020: Governors Call For $500 Billion Bailout Amid Standoff Over Coronavirus Relief Funds, Arab News, 11 April 2020: Europe’s virus crunch time, Politico.com, 11 April 2020: Coronavirus hot spots erupt in nation’s high-risk communities, France24, 11 April 2020: US reports record daily virus toll as Easter opens in lockdown, Politico Magazine, 11 April 2020: Inside America’s Two-Decade Failure to Prepare for Coronavirus, The National, 11 April 2020: A comprehensive guide to face masks: types, management and safe disposal, The Guardian, 11 April 2020: Coronavirus live news: US overtakes Italy as country with world’s highest death toll, Politico Magazine, 11 April 2020: 5 Increasingly Hardball Versions of the Next Stimulus, Arab News, 11 April 2020: The poor will pay the biggest price for this pandemic, The National, 11 April 2020: Germany condemns anti-French virus insults in border zone (sometimes you just can’t believe what kind of idiots are allowed to hold a German passport), Al Arabiya, 11 April 2020: It might take years for global economy to take-off after coronavirus: Experts, France24, 11 April 2020: Empty churches belie Trump’s Easter promise, highlight science’s role in keeping faithful safe, Los Angeles Times, 11 April 2020: Tracking coronavirus across California, Tampa Bay Times, 11 April 2020: After DeSantis aide calls, Miami Herald’s law firm drops lawsuit seeking elder care records, Miami Herald, 11 April 2020: Florida nears 19,000 cases and more than 450 deaths, health officials say, Los Angeles Times, 11 April 2020: Trump, Congress scramble to revive virus-hunting agency that was marked for cuts, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 April 2020: Overcrowding on San Francisco’s Tenderloin streets — a bad scene getting worse in the coronavirus crisis, The New York Times, 11 April 2020: As They Console Coronavirus’s Victims, Italy’s Priests Are Dying, Too, BBC, 11 April 2020: Coronavirus in New York: 24 hours on the frontline, The New York Times, 11 April 2020: Burning Man Falls Victim to Pandemic, The Guardian, 11 April 2020: Burning Man cancels festival amid coronavirus and plans virtual event, Gulf Times, 12 April 2020: Deadly virus fails to trigger World Bank’s pandemic bonds, The New York Times, 12 April 2020: Israel’s Not-So-Secret Weapon in Coronavirus Fight: The Spies of Mossad, CNN, 12 April 2020: Why New York has been hit so hard by coronavirus, BBC, 12 April 2020: Coronavirus: Fauci says US ‘could have saved lives’ with earlier action, ynet news, 12 April 2020: 1 in 100 Bnei Brak residents infected by coronavirus, The Guardian, 12 April 2020: Bolsonaro dragging Brazil towards coronavirus calamity, experts fear, France24, 12 April 2020: Italy sees fewest new Covid-19 deaths since mid-March as infections slow, CNN, 12 April 2020: These countries are reopening — here’s how they’re doing it, Politico.eu, 12 April 2020: German foreign minister: EU ‘must correct mistakes’ exposed by crisis, The Guardian, 12 April 2020: Pope urges EU to show solidarity amid coronavirus crisis in Easter message, The Washington Post, 12 April 2020: Russia’s state-backed media uses the pandemic to spin anti-Western views. They are not alone., Politico.eu, 12 April 2020: What’s next for Europe’s economic recovery plan, Times of Israel, 12 April 2020: Coronavirus ‘extremely dangerous’ for Palestinian areas, UN envoy warns, Times of Israel, 12 April 2020: Xi Jinping’s China did this, NPR, 12 April 2020: No, You Don’t Need To Disinfect Your Groceries. But Here’s How To Shop Safely, Politico.eu, 12 April 2020: Central Europe battles coronavirus without the euro, France24, 13 April 2020: Italy’s Covid-19 death toll tops 20,000, Politico.com, 13 April 2020: Blank checks, taboos and bazookas: Inside the global battle to prevent another depression, BBC, 13 April 2020: Coronavirus: Don’t expect changes to UK lockdown this week – Dominic Raab, CNN, 13 April 2020: A storm system that spawned tornadoes and killed 24 people is now taking aim on the East Coast, NPR, 13 April 2020: Easter Tornadoes Kill At Least 6, Cause Damage In Several Southern States, France24, 13 April 2020: New York governor says ‘worst is over’ as Covid-19 deaths appear to decline, BBC, 13 April 2020: How factories change production to quickly fight coronavirus, CNN, 13 April 2020: Beijing tightens grip over coronavirus research, amid US-China row on virus origin, France24, 13 April 2020: Macron says France’s Covid-19 lockdown to last until May 11, BBC, 13 April 2020: World Bank warns South Asia’s economic growth to slump, Al Jazeera, 13 April 2020: The pandemic may change Russia’s calculus in the Middle East, The Guardian, 13 April 2020: Coronavirus US live: Cuomo announces plan to reopen New York and other states, France24, 13 April 2020: Spain eases restrictions as daily Covid-19 death toll continues to slow down, The New York Times, 13 April 2020: Putin’s Long War Against American Science, Al Jazeera, 13 April 2020: Belgium: How a ‘failed state’ managed to contain a coronavirus outbreak, The Guardian, 13 April 2020: A third of Americans believe Covid-19 laboratory conspiracy theory – study, France24, 13 April 2020: ‘Worse than 9/11 and the 2008 crash combined’: Global tourism takes a hit from Covid-19, Politico.eu, 13 April 2020: Inside the global race to prevent another depression, Politico.eu, 13 April 2020: Europe begins tentative easing of coronavirus lockdown, The New York Times, 13 April 2020: Millions of Children Are at Risk for Measles as Virus Fears Halt Vaccines, The Guardian, 13 April 2020: How did coronavirus start and where did it come from? Was it really Wuhan’s animal market?, The New York Times, 13 April 2020: New York: Cuomo Says ‘Worst Is Over’ if State Stays the Course, France24, 13 April 2020: US could start reopening in May, says top virus expert Fauci, The National, 13 April 2020: Putin warns Russia to brace for ‘extraordinary’ virus crisis, The Guardian, 13 April 2020: Coronavirus conspiracy theories targeting Muslims spread in India, Politico.eu, 13 April 2020: Von der Leyen: Life won’t return to normal until vaccine, Arab News, 13 April 2020: Virus has potential positive effect on foreign policy, The National, 13 April 2020: Coronavirus: From Brexit to Syria, the non-pandemic news you may have missed, Times of Israel, 13 April 2020: Israel said fuming at PA accusations it’s spreading virus in West Bank, Jerusalem Post, 14 April 2020: In some European Jewish communities, getting coronavirus carries a stigma, France24, 14 April 2020: COVID-19 Pandemic: Latin America’s health care system already strained by dengue fever epidemic, CNN, 14 April 2020: Hundreds of thousands return to work as Spain relaxes coronavirus lockdown, France24, 14 April 2020: French budget deficit forecast to hit 9% of GDP, a postwar record, The Guardian, 14 April 2020: Germany calls on migrant medics to help tackle coronavirus, France24, 14 April 2020: Turkey sees opportunity in virus crisis to bolster influence, France24, 14 April 2020: India extends world’s biggest Covid-19 lockdown until May 3, The Guardian, 14 April 2020: Investors brace for U-shaped Covid-19 recession — business live, France24, 14 April 2020: New York and other US states plan for reopening as Covid-19 cases ‘plateau’, The Guardian, 14 April 2020: Australian government plans to bring in mobile phone app to track people with coronavirus, France24, 14 April 2020: ‘Everything’s gone’: Deadly tornadoes destroy homes in southern US, Politico.eu, 14 April 2020: IMF predicts global contraction on par with Great Depression, Politico.eu, 14 April 2020: EU left behind as capitals plan coronavirus exit strategies, The New York Times, 14 April 2020: ‘Accelerate the Endgame’: Obama’s Role in Wrapping Up the Primary, Politico.eu, 14 April 2020: How Portugal became Europe’s coronavirus exception, France24, 14 April 2020: Spain, Austria ease Covid-19 restrictions, others extend lockdown measures, CNN, 14 April 2020: Women leaders are doing a disproportionately great job at handling the pandemic. So why aren’t there more of them?, Politico.eu, 14 April 2020: EU left behind as capitals plan coronavirus exit strategies, BBC, 15 April 2020: Coronavirus: Germany slowly eases lockdown measures, The New York Times, 15 April 2020: Think This Pandemic Is Bad? We Have Another Crisis Coming, The Washington Post, 15 April 2020: Americans are dying by the thousands. All Trump cares about is the show., France24, 15 April 2020: New York City death toll exceeds 10,000 as untested Covid-19 victims added to official count, The New York Times, 15 April 2020: A Catastrophic Month for Retailers, and Now a Race to Survive, Politico.com, 15 April 2020: Trump halts funding to World Health Organization (now that Donnie has successfully bankrupted many of his companies and is on the same track with the United States, he is now again targeting international organizations. It is becoming increasingly clear that the United States is no longer a leading country, which is a shame, but somebody finally voted in favour of the simpleton and therefore wanted exactly this result. By the end of Bush Junior’s tenure, American pop and rock stars were touring around the world to apologize for their president, and it worked, in parts because the Obama presidency started. After Trump, it will not be that easy to clean up the national and international chaos and mess he will leave behind), Financial Times, 15 April 2020: FT Interview: Emmanuel Macron says it is time to think the unthinkable, France24, 15 April 2020: Covid-19: G20 endorses temporary debt standstill for the poorest countries, The Washington Post, 15 April 2020: As U.S. discouraged mask use for public, White House raced to secure face coverings for senior staff, The Guardian, 15 April 2020: Coronavirus is killing far more US health workers than official data suggests, France24, 15 April 2020: Covid-19: France reports 1438 deaths in 24 hours, sharp increase due to unreported deaths from Easter, Al Jazeera, 15 April 2020: Coronavirus: Dubai extends shutdown of hotels, restaurants until further notice, France24, 15 April 2020: WHO voices ‘regret’ at US decision to halt funding, Politico.eu, 15 April 2020: Von der Leyen calls for ‘huge’ initiative within EU budget, Arab News, 15 April 2020: Saudi Arabia allocates SR50 billion for private sector support, France24, 15 April 2020: UK WWII veteran raises millions for the NHS by walking laps in his garden, Politico Magazine, 15 April 2020: ‘It Really Is the Perfect Storm’: Coronavirus Comes for Rural America, Arab News, 15 April 2020: Tunisia tourism could lose $1.4bn, as government eyes bond sale, Haaretz, 15 April 2020: 24 Hours in the Israeli Arab Town Hit Hardest by the Coronavirus, France24, 15 April 2020: France announces €1,500 bonus for health workers on Covid-19 front line, Politico.eu, 15 April 2020: G20 freezes poor countries’ debts to add $20B for pandemic fight, The National, 15 April 2020: Coronavirus: Europe to remain closed to the world until later in the year, Haaretz, 15 April 2020: Israel Shuts Palestinian Coronavirus Testing Clinic in East Jerusalem, Chicago Tribune, 15 April 2020: Chicago officials say city is ‘bending the curve.’ How do we know? What does it mean?, The Guardian, 15 April 2020: What does the WHO do, and why has Trump stopped supporting it?, The Economist, 16 April 2020: Pandemic geopolitics: Is China winning?, Haaretz, 16 April 2020: Angry at ultra-Orthodox Jews for ‘Defying’ Coronavirus Rules? It’s More Complicated Than That, Politico.eu, 16 April 2020: ‘It’s overwhelming’: On the frontline to combat coronavirus ‘fake news’, Jerusalem Post, 16 April 2020: Jewish communities in the Diaspora are collapsing – we should help, Politico.eu, 16 April 2020: EU Parliament struggles for influence due to coronavirus, Times of Israel, 16 April 2019: US alerted Israel, NATO to disease outbreak in China in November — TV report, France24, 16 April 2020: Twenty French sailors in hospital after aircraft carrier’s Covid-19 outbreak, Politico.com, 16 April 2020: Coronavirus ends China’s honeymoon in Africa, Politico.com, 16 April 2020: Von der Leyen: Europe is ‘world’s beating heart of solidarity’ on coronavirus, NPR, 17 April 2020: In South Korea, A Growing Number Of COVID-19 Patients Test Positive After Recovery, CNN, 17 April 2020: Wuhan officials have revised the city’s coronavirus death toll up by 50%, Politico.eu, 17 April 2020: Brussels urged to act as coronavirus sends milk, food prices plunging, NPR, 17 April 2020: Indonesia Now Has The Most Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Southeast Asia, BBC, 17 April 2020: China’s virus-hit economy shrinks for first time in decades, Politico.com, 17 April 2020: EU should back ‘recovery bonds’ in response to coronavirus, says European Parliament, France24, 17 April 2020: Covid-19: Postponing the Olympics, Japan’s costly conundrum, Politico.eu, 17 April 2020: Finland puts brakes on EU unemployment scheme, NPR, 17 April 2020: U.N. Agency Fears ‘Vulnerable’ Africa May Suffer At Least 300,000 COVID-19 Deaths, CNN, 17 April 2020: The EU is facing a ‘moment of truth’ as it tackles mammoth economic crisis, Macron warns, Jerusalem Post, 17 April 2020: How New York hassidic communities have been beaten by coronavirus, The New York Times, 17 April 2020: France Weighs Its Love of Liberty in Fight Against Coronavirus, The Washington Post, 17 April 2020: This photo of a protest against stay-at-home orders looked like a zombie movie. Zombie movie directors think so, too., NPR, 17 April 2020: Several European Leaders See A Popularity Boost During Coronavirus Pandemic, BBC, 17 April 2020: EU helps protect weak firms from foreign takeovers, The New York Times, 17 April 2020: Denmark became the first country in the Western world to reopen its elementary schools since the pandemic began., The New York Times, 17 April 2020: China’s Aggressive Diplomacy Weakens Xi Jinping’s Global Standing, France24, 17 April 2020: China’s economy suffers historic slump due to Covid-19, The Washington Post, 17 April 2020: Virus crushes China’s economy as Wuhan death toll is revised higher, The New York Times, 17 April 2020: The World’s No. 2 Economy Shrinks 6.8%, Ending 4 Decades of Growth, The Guardian, 17 April 2019: Israel’s first coronavirus victim survived Holocaust hiding in cellars, France24, 18 April 2019: Covid-19: Number of hospitalised people in France declines for fourth consecutive day, Times of Israel, 18 April 2019: 78-year-old woman is East Jerusalem’s first virus fatality, BBC, 18 April 2019: Coronavirus: Japan doctors warn of health system ‘break down’ as cases surge, France24, 18 April 2019: Turkey’s Covid-19 cases overtake Iran to become highest in Middle East, NPR, 18 April 2019: Clubbing In The Time Of COVID-19: Berlin Clubs Are Closed, So DJs Are Livestreaming, The Guardian, 18 April 2019: Beware a new wave of populism, born out of coronavirus-induced economic inequity, France24, 18 April 2019: The Rolling Stones join star-studded lineup for Covid-19 concert, NPR, 18 April 2019: Across America, Frustrated Protesters Rally To Reopen The Economy, The New York Times, 18 April 2020: Conservatives Fuel Protests Against Coronavirus Lockdowns, The Washington Post, 18 April 2020: Millions have lost their jobs. They’re losing their health insurance, too., The New York Times, 18 April 2020: Coronavirus in America: What the Next Year (or Two) May Look Like, Al Jazeera, 18 April 2020: Landmark Lebanon hotel closes over economic crisis, coronavirus lockdown, Arab News, 18 April 2020: Saudi Arabia announces $533m action plan to support food sector, Reuters, 18 April 2020: ‘Captain Tom’, 99, to help open hospital after raising $29 million, The Washington Post, 18 April 2020: #FloridaMorons trends after people flock to reopened Florida beaches, France24, 18 April 2020: No birthday celebrations for Queen Elizabeth as Covid-19 wracks UK, Times of Israel, 18 April 2020: At-home deaths spike in Brooklyn Jewish neighborhoods during pandemic, The Washington Post, 18 April 2020: He left his family to save strangers. He’s unsure if he’ll make it back., France24, 19 April 2020: Spain sees sharp drop in daily Covid-19 death toll, The Guardian, 19 April 2020: Coronavirus live news: Europe fatalities pass 100,000, but death rate slows in Spain and Netherlands, Al Arabiya, 19 April 2020: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia arrests 34 people for violating curfew, health measures, France24, 19 April 2020: In Europe, Covid-19 puts idea of universal income back into welfare debate, The Guardian, 19 April 2020: US and Russia blocking UN plans for a global ceasefire amid crisis, Politico.com, 19 April 2020: EU needs extra 500 billion for recovery, says eurozone bailout fund chief, CNN, 19 April 2020: The Mafia is poised to exploit coronavirus, and not just in Italy, Politico.eu, 19 April 2020: Belgium to unveil plan for easing coronavirus lockdown Friday, The Guardian, 19 April 2020: Migrant workers bear brunt of coronavirus pandemic in Gulf, Politico.eu, 19 April 2020: ‘Smart solutions’ will enable summer vacations, says Ursula von der Leyen, Politico.eu, 19 April 2020: Why is Belgium’s death toll so high?, The New York Times, 19 April 2020: New York: De Blasio Asks if Trump Is Telling City to ‘Drop Dead’, France24, 20 April 2020: Germany starts opening up as coronavirus outbreak ‘under control’, CNN, 20 April 2020: Italy records first fall in active virus cases, The Guardian, 20 April 2020: Germany opens some shops as Merkel warns of second wave of coronavirus, France24, 20 April 2020: Covid-19 deaths in France surpass 20,000 as hospitalisations continue to fall, BBC, 20 April 2020: Disney stops paying 100,000 workers during downturn, Al Arabiya, 20 April 2020: Coronavirus: Super rich flee to secret millionaire mansion bunkers in New Zealand, CNN, 20 April 2020: One of Australia’s biggest cities is so quiet that kangaroos are jumping through the center, The Guardian, 20 April 2020: Cuomo says New York cases ‘coming down’ but warns against rush to reopen, Arab News, 20 April 2020: COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia surpass 10,000, Der Spiegel, 20 April 2020: European Commissioner for Financial and Economic Affairs: “The EU Cannot Afford to Get Bogged Down in Past Discussions”, Al Arabiya, 20 April 2020: Middle East faces a long, ‘ugly’ recession amid coronavirus fallout: Experts, France24, 21 April 2020: Europe: Countries take tentative steps to ease Covid-19 lockdown, The Guardian, 21 April 2020: Coronavirus is the biggest disaster for developing nations in our lifetime, Politico.eu, 21 April 2020: Russia and China promote coronavirus ‘conspiracy narratives’ online, says EU agency, The Washington Post, 21 April 2020: Trump and his allies are using the pandemic to push an unrelated agenda, Bloomberg, 21 April 2020: Germany Cancels Oktoberfest Over Coronavirus Fears, NPR, 21 April 2020: Senate OKs Bipartisan Deal For $484 Billion More In Coronavirus Aid, The Guardian, 21 April 2020: ‘Bitter pill’: Bavaria cancels Oktoberfest over fears of coronavirus spread, France24, 21 April 2020: Violence flares in tense Paris suburbs as heavy-handed lockdown stirs ‘explosive cocktail’, CNN, 21 April 2020: Study finds no benefit, higher death rate in patients taking hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19, The New York Times, 21 April 2020: ‘Plague on a Biblical Scale’: Hasidic Families Hit Hard by Virus, NPR, 21 April 2020: Timeline: What Trump Has Said And Done About The Coronavirus, The Washington Post, 21 April 2020: South Africa is hunting down coronavirus with thousands of health workers, The Guardian, 21 April 2020: EU should use perpetual bonds to finance Covid-19 recovery fund, Politico.eu, 21 April 2020: EU leaders draft coronavirus recovery plan, Der Spiegel, 21 April 2020: Interview with EPP President Donald Tusk: “What the Economy Needs Is a Blitzkrieg”, Politico.eu, 21 April 2020: Joint response to coronavirus crisis will benefit all EU countries, The New York Times, 21 April 2020: Coogan’s Is Closing. This Is the New York That We’re Losing., The Washington Post, 21 April 2020: Anti-malarial drug Trump touted is linked to higher rates of death in VA coronavirus patients, study says, BBC, 22 April 2020: Where ‘quarantine’ was invented, Politico.eu, 22 April 2020: Spain to EU: Forcing debt on members will deepen crisis, France24, 22 April 2020: European Central Bank agrees to accept ‘junk’ bonds to keep economies afloat, Politico.eu, 22 April 2020: The eurozone’s problem country: Germany, Der Spiegel, 23 April 2020: The Dawn of a New Era: A Paradigm Shift Accelerated by the Coronavirus, The Guardian, 23 April 2020: How Covid-19 poured cold water on Netherlands’ EU romance, BBC, 23 April 2020: Coronavirus: Why fractious EU still believes together is better, Politico.eu, 23 April 2020: Why Italy should ❤ the ESM, France24, 23 April 2020: Germany, UK begin human trials of experimental Covid-19 vaccines, Jerusalem Post, 23 April 2020: UN chief warns against repressive measures amid coronavirus crisis, Der Spiegel, 23 April 2020: The Year of the Rat: How the Coronavirus Is Changing the World, Jerusalem Post, 23 April 2020: Mike Pompeo warns US may never restore WHO funding, Politico.eu, 23 April 2020: Angela Merkel: More time needed to discuss EU recovery fund, The Guardian, 23 April 2020: Bank of England warns of worst contraction in centuries, as economic activity slumps – business live, Irish Times, 23 April 2020: EU leaders face split over coronavirus recovery plan, The New York Times, 23 April 2020: ‘Sadness’ and Disbelief From a World Missing American Leadership, France24, 23 April 2020: Germany, UK begin human trials of experimental Covid-19 vaccines, Arab News, 23 April 2020: Ramadan 2020 will start on Friday: Saudi Arabia, Politico.eu, 22 April 2020: If you want a bailout in Europe, don’t use tax havens, Reuters, 23 April 2020: EU’s von der Leyen sees 2-3 year hike in EU budget firepower, Politico.eu, 23 April 2020: If you want a bailout in Europe, don’t use tax havens, Reuters, 23 April 2020: EU leaders agree on need for EU recovery fund, says Merkel after talks, The New York Times, 23 April 2020: Home Alone at the White House: A Sour President, With TV His Constant Companion (The Hill, 26 April 2020: Trump on ‘Noble’ Prize tweets: ‘Does sarcasm ever work?’), Politico.eu, 23 April 2020: Commission to present budget and coronavirus recovery plan on May 6, NPR, 23 April 2020: Trauma On The Pandemic’s Front Line Leaves Health Workers Reeling, CNN, 23 April 2020: Merkel warns Germany is on the ‘thinnest ice’ as Europe realizes social distancing is here to stay, The Guardian, 23 April 2020: ‘We’re in a prison’: Singapore’s migrant workers suffer as Covid-19 surges back, NPR, 23 April 2020: Coronavirus Has Infected A 5th Of New York City, Testing Suggests, France24, 23 April 2020: EU agrees trillion euro Covid-19 rescue deal – but procrastinates on details, The Times, 23 April 2020: ‘Pick for Britain’ website to recruit thousands for harvest, The Guardian, 23 April 2020: From an Italian hotel to a US state, coronavirus ‘lawfare’ takes off (Times of Israel, 16 April 2020: US alerted Israel, NATO to disease outbreak in China in November — TV report), NPR, 23 April 2020: N.Y.’s Met Museum Projects $150 Million Shortfall, Lays Off 81 Employees, CNN, 23 April 2020: Preliminary antibody testing in New York suggests much wider spread of coronavirus, The Guardian, 23 April 2020: Coronavirus delivers a ‘moment of truth’ on the meaning of the EU, France24, 23 April 2020: Fifth of New Yorkers infected with Covid-19, antibody test suggests, NPR, 23 April 2020: 8 In 10 Americans Support COVID-19 Shutdown, Kaiser Health Poll Finds, The Guardian, 23 April 2020: ‘What’s wrong with you Mexico?’ Health workers attacked amid Covid-19 fears, CNN, 23 April 2020: The dangerous morality behind the ‘Open it Up’ movement, DW, 23 April 2020: How the coronavirus impacts the book industry (it would be easy to create a common platform. You don’t need 2,000 people for this, just 20 and a data center. The connected publishers can do the rest themselves, thus keeping the costs low. However, there are probably once again single interests that prevent this step. Above all, the corona crisis shows that the German retail sector is hopelessly lagging behind in terms of digitalization. Individuals were well positioned before, but the majority were not. “Traditional retail” in particular will decline because of the crisis while it still believes that “personal advice” would be unbeatable compared to “this Internet that will go away anyway”. A remarkable misjudgment), NPR, 23 April 2020: EU Leaders Fail To Agree On Coronavirus Economic Recovery Program, The Guardian, 24 April 2020: US stays away as world leaders agree action on Covid-19 vaccine, The JC, 24 April 2020: UK Jewish coronavirus deaths rise to 335, CNN, 24 April 2020: Plenty of whiskey, few backpackers: The wild story behind Lonely Planet’s first Thailand guidebook, France24, 24 April 2020: Ramadan creates challenges for many in Gaza Strip during Covid-19 crisis, BBC, 24 April 2020: Recovery expert: ‘Some businesses will never reopen’, CNN, 24 April 2020: Coronavirus: US death toll passes 50,000 in world’s deadliest outbreak, Times of Israel, 24 April 2020: US ultra-Orthodox whistleblowers targeted as traitors, including amid pandemic, France24, 24 April 2020: Italy said to roll back lockdown over the course of four weeks, The Guardian, 24 April 2020: ‘Please don’t inject bleach’: Trump’s wild coronavirus claims prompt disbelief, Irish Times, 24 April 2020: Coronavirus: EU leaders reach agreement on everything but the big stuff, Politico.eu, 24 April 2020: Belgium to begin relaxing coronavirus restrictions on May 4, Politico.eu, 24 April 2020: EU leaders back budget reboot for coronavirus recovery, Vanity Fair, 24 April 2020: Prince William Earned a Few Laughs on the Coronavirus Telethon Big Night In, CNN, 24 April 2020: Prince William’s reason for not watching ‘Tiger King’ will make you laugh, The New York Times, 24 April 2020: Pressured by China, E.U. Softens Report on Covid-19 Disinformation (once again it depends on the wording, after all it has already worked perfectly fine: The so-called Spanish flu originated in Kansas in the United States. Patient Zero was a cook who became infected while working with pigs and subsequently infected a large number of other people, causing an explosion of infections within a very short period of time. By giving the virus the name Spanish flu, it was very successfully distracted from its actual origin. If you look at the “lines of argument” in dealing with Corona and Covid-19 by Trump and Xi Jinping today, you can see astonishing similarities), Politico.eu, 24 April 2020: Cash-strapped Greece weathers virus for now, but fears second wave, Politico.eu, 24 April 2020: Belgium to begin relaxing coronavirus restrictions on May 4, France24, 25 April 2020: UK passes grim milestone of 20,000 hospital deaths from Covid-19, DW, 25 April 2020: Austria persists with relentless hard line on asylum-seekers, Times of Israel, 25 April 2020: Virus drives US unemployment toward highest rate since Great Depression, The Washington Post, 25 April 2020: The cost of Trump’s deadly state of denial, NPR, 25 April 2020: Praised For Curbing COVID-19, New Zealand’s Leader Eases Country’s Strict Lockdown, France24, 25 April 2020: UK passes grim milestone of 20,000 hospital deaths from Covid-19, DW, 25 April 2020: Coronavirus and Germany: Why the world is looking to Angela Merkel, The Washington Post, 25 April 2020: Trump expands battle with WHO far beyond aid suspension, Times of Israel, 25 April 2020: Police shut down ‘despicable’ London Jewish wedding with dozens of guests, Politico.eu, 25 April 2020: China put pressure on EU to soften coronavirus disinformation report, The New York Times, 26 April 2020: New York: Some Upstate Businesses Could Open in May, Cuomo Says, DW, 26 April 2020: Wolfgang Schäuble: Coronavirus to cause ‘structural’ economic change, Politico.eu, 26 April 2020: Gentiloni: A €1.5T EU recovery fund should be ready by mid-September, The Guardian, 26 April 2020: France, Italy and Spain prepare to ease coronavirus lockdowns, France24, 26 April 2020: Sweden cracks down on bars as crowds flout corona rules, NPR, 26 April 2020: Science Becomes A Dividing Issue In Year Of Election And Pandemic, Arab News, 26 April 2020: Dubai financial district introduces COVID-19 directive, allows employment changes, protects jobs, CNN, 26 April 2020: From private testing for the rich to unrest in banlieues, coronavirus is highlighting France’s stark divide, The Washington Post, 26 April 2020: A pandemic of corruption: $40 masks, dubious contracts and rice-stealing bureaucrats, The New York Times, 26 April 2020: U.S. Can Expect Social Distancing to Last for Months, Official Says, Politico.eu, 26 April 2020: Italy and Spain announce plans to ease coronavirus lockdowns further, CNN, 26 April 2020: Social distancing in 100 square feet: Hong Kong’s cage homes are almost impossible to self-isolate in, NPR, 26 April 2020: Speaker Pelosi: President Trump’s Effort To Sideline The WHO Is ‘Dangerous’, Jerusalem Post, 26 April 2020: Palestinian medical officials fear disaster if the coronavirus spreads, The Guardian, 26 April 2020: Greece preparing new tourism rules with EU in wake of coronavirus, France24, 26 April 2020: New York aims to start re-opening from Covid-19 lockdown after May 15: Cuomo, Politico.eu, 26 April 2020: Heiko Maas warns against restarting tourism too early, The Guardian, 26 April 2020: Germany’s Covid-19 expert: ‘For many, I’m the evil guy crippling the economy’, Jerusalem Post, 27 April 2020: Coronavirus crisis devastates north African economies, France24, 27 April 2020: Italy unveils plan for life after Covid-19 lockdown, BBC, 27 April 2020: Belgians urged to eat more chips by lockdown-hit potato growers, The New York Times, 27 April 2020: Coronavirus Travel Restrictions, Across the Globe, CNN, 27 April 2020: Germans face fines of up to $5,000 as wearing a face mask becomes mandatory, France24, 27 April 2020: Europe prepares to roll back Covid-19 restrictions, BBC, 27 April 2020: New Zealand claims no community cases as lockdown eases, CNN, 27 April 2020: Coronavirus pandemic: Updates from around the world, France24, 27 April 2020: ‘World should have listened’ to WHO on Covid-19, its director says, BBC, 27 April 2020: Italy’s PM outlines lockdown easing measures, CNN, 27 April 2020: The world’s biggest car factory just reopened. Here’s what Volkswagen had to do, France24, 27 April 2020: Russia overtakes China with recorded Covid-19 cases at 87,000, Politico.eu, 27 April 2020: Macron, the lonely Europeanist, The Guardian, 27 April 2020: Inside the Bergamo hospital where Russia has planted a flag, Politico.eu, 27 April 2020: Beijing doubles down in EU propaganda battle, France24, 28 April 2020: Five-week voyage: Dutch students sail home amid Covid-19 travel restrictions, NPR, 28 April 2020: Blue Angels And Thunderbirds Salute New York Coronavirus Responders With Flyover, Politico.eu, 28 April 2020: EU leaders to discuss debt relief for Africa, CNN, 28 April 2020: US surpasses 1 million known coronavirus cases, The New York Times, 28 April 2020: Cuomo Calls Subway Cars Filled With Homeless People ‘Disgusting’: Live Updates, Politico.eu, 28 April 2020: Europe’s banks win relief but no free pass on coronavirus lending, France24, 28 April 2020: ‘We have to live with the virus,’ says France’s PM detailing plan to ease lockdown, The Guardian, 28 April 2020: Coronavirus has revealed the EU’s fatal flaw: the lack of solidarity, Der Spiegel, 28 April 2020: The Impact of the Pandemic: Coronavirus Forces Aid Organizations To Improvize, NPR, 28 April 2020: Coronavirus Has Now Killed More Americans Than Vietnam War, The New York Times, 28 April 2020: U.S. Passes 1 Million Known Coronavirus Cases, Politico.eu, 28 April 2020: Thomas Piketty: Willing EU countries should spearhead fiscal union, Der Spiegel, 28 April 2020: Fixing the Economic Damage: Italy Enters Chapter Two of the Corona Crisis, The New York Times, 28 April 2020: De Blasio Breaks Up Rabbi’s Funeral and Lashes Out Over Social Distancing (Jerusalem Post, 30 March 2020: Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn fight COVID-19 and antisemitism, The Guardian, 29 April 2020: New York mayor criticized for tweet about packed Jewish funeral, New York Post, 29 April 2020: De Blasio blasted after criticizing Jewish community for Brooklyn funeral, Business Insider, 29 April 2020: New York City Mayor de Blasio singles out the city’s Jewish community for flouting coronavirus rules and said cops will start arresting people gathered in large groups, NBC New York, 29 April 2020: Brooklyn Synagogue Apologizes for Crowd at Rabbi Funeral; De Blasio Bashed for Tweets, CNN, 30 April 2020: De Blasio apologizes for comments but frustrations rise over large gatherings violating NYC social distancing guidelines, France24, 1 May 2020: Can the unmasking of China’s Covid-19 ‘mask diplomacy’ stem Beijing’s global power grab?, The New York Times, 1 May 2020: Bill de Blasio Finds His Scapegoat, Haaretz, 1 May 2020: Bill De Blasio’s ‘Jewish Community’ Tweet Was Intemperate, but He Wasn’t Wrong, Times of Israel, 1 May 2020: New York City police break up another ultra-Orthodox funeral as crowds gather – they don’t even notice that anti-Semitism is increasing due to the current practices and disregard of public rules by the Orthodox egomaniacs. Already after the 2019 measles epidemic, which was significantly strengthened by the Orthodox community and left some collateral damage in other parts of the population, they should have known what the backlash would be, after they aggressively endangered other people’s lives for purely selfish reasons. The New York population was already thin-skinned (New York City and Upstate New York) a year after the measles epidemic and now the same drama is happening again during the corona pandemic, even more dangerous because there is actually no cure against Covid-19. If Orthodox Jews are prone to collective suicide, they are free to do so, but please do so that other parts of the population are not endangered in any way, because otherwise Mayor de Blasio, as mayor of all New Yorkers, has to take action accordingly. Criticizing him for doing his job (which he has only managed to a limited extent in dealing with the pandemic, especially since he, like Trump, has tried to play down the danger and thereby possibly contributed to the fact that New York City was hit so hard by corona. It has been shown earlier that he is not particularly sensitive. He gave a speech in Miami, where many Cuban exiles fled from the Castro regime, to actually quote Che Guevara) and on top of that trying to construct a reversal of guilt is hard to beat in boldness (it is not de Blasio’s reaction that leads to more anti-Semitism, but the brain-dead behavior of the participants is the trigger for it. It is true, however, that he could have named the specific group more clearly for non-New Yorkers. Anyone who is a little familiar with New York and its population distribution can safely bet a larger amount of money that a Jewish funeral of this size, especially in Brooklyn (where most of the city’s orthodox and ultra-orthodox communities are located at) would be a gathering of orthodox or ultra-orthodox Jews. Of course, this is not immediately apparent to outsiders). This is particularly because the New York administration has made great educational efforts, especially in the Orthodox community, to address and inform the senior rabbis so that they should pass the information on to their community members. This did not happen in many communities or only after the administration had made it absolutely clear that synagogues would be closed forever if the rules were still not observed. The prerequisites for this would now be in place – due to significant misconduct and acute health risks with deliberately accepted deaths for other residents by at least 2,500 Orthodox Jews. If de Blasio had had the participants arrested, he would have even received applause from the city’s liberal and secular Jews. They are increasingly uncomfortable with the appearance of their Orthodox “brothers and sisters” (what connects them to their liberal and secular brothers and sisters in Israel: there even the IDF had to move in part (Bnei Brak and Mea Shearim) to protect the population from these religious zealots and sectarians. The use of the New York police is very cautious, although the use of the National Guard to protect the other parts of the population could be considered), especially since they also suffer as a result of being classified as “ignorant, egomaniacal jerks” (Times of Israel vom 01.05.2020: New York City police break up another ultra-Orthodox funeral as crowds gather). Another of several negative events was a wedding with over 250 participants (despite the lockdown already imposed). Almost half of them got infected with Covid-19 and then traveled around the city as “super spreaders”) (in the reporting the terms “Haredim/Haredi” and “Hasidic Judaism” are used more often, terms most parts of the populations in Europe and the USA aren’t familiar with. To simplify, it is instead mostly spoken of Jews (not only as a whole group, but also the group of liberal/secular Jews are meant – the vast majority of the population group), Orthodox Jews (notably religious Jews) and Ultraothodox Jews (Jewish sectarians or Haredim/Hasidism (parts of this group are also known as “taliban with kippah” in Israel) – the smallest part of the population group – Times of Israel, 12 May 2020: Brooklyn synagogue blasted over funeral told to shut down services, The New York Post, 12 May 2020: Hundreds of Orthodox Jews defy social distancing for holiday in Brooklyn, Jerusalem Post, 13 May 2020: Hundreds of haredi Jews in Brooklyn celebrate Lag Ba’omer, break lockdown, Haaretz, 12 May 2020: 106% Rise in anti-Semitic Assaults in New York State in 2019, ADL Reports, Times of Israel, 18 May 2020: Police shut down a Brooklyn yeshiva with approximately 60 students, The New York Times, 18 May 2020: Brooklyn ZIP Code Has N.Y.C.’s Highest Death Rate: Live Updates, Times of Israel, 18 May 2020: US biggest source by far of Israel’s COVID-19 cases, genome sequencing shows, Jerusalem Post, 14 June 2020: Orthodox Jews sue de Blasio, Cuomo for discrimination over lockdown rules (it’s hard to believe, but the corona virus actually makes religious people from all over the world even crazier than they already were before), Times of Israel, 16 June 2020: Defying NYC mayor, Orthodox lawmakers cut chains off shut Brooklyn playground, Jerusalem Post, 24 June 2020: Bill de Blasio argued to be stricter on Orthodox Jews regarding COVID-19), Haaretz, 5 May 2020: ‘Primitive, Diseased Invaders’ Threatening America: How Scapegoating ultra-Orthodox Jews for Coronavirus Mirrors Islamophobia, Jerusalem Post, 6 May 2020: ‘Ultra-Orthodox suffering in COVID-19 pandemic due to sins of community’, Jerusalem Post, 7 May 2020: Lawfare Project investigates NYC for calling out Jews on social distancing, Jerusalem Post, 10 May 2020: Jewish, Christian congregations leaderless due to COVID-19 deaths, Globes.co.il, 6 April 2020: Covid-19 crisis draws haredi community to Internet (regardless of the headwind for de Blasio’s approach to prevention, he obviously also contributed to positive changes, at least afterwards), New York Post, 25 August 2020: NYC banquet halls hosting large weddings despite COVID-19 ban, Financial Times, 2 October 2020: Coronavirus puts Israel’s Haredi Jews at centre of political storm, Haaretz, 6 October 2020: N.Y. Governor Blasts Orthodox Jewish Community for Flouting COVID Restrictions, The New York Times, 6 October 2020: Cuomo Imposes Tight Virus Rules on Areas Hit by Spikes Across State, Haaretz, 7 October 2020: Anger, Locked Synagogues and a Divided Community: Brooklyn Jews Grapple With COVID Restrictions, CBS News, 7 October 2020: Protesters burn masks in Brooklyn coronavirus hotspot over Cuomo’s crackdown on religious gatherings, The New York Times, 7 October 2020: Backlash Grows in Orthodox Jewish Areas Over Virus Crackdown by Cuomo, Independent, 7 October 2020: Ultra-orthodox Jewish New Yorkers protest new coronavirus restrictions as Cuomo threatens to close synagogues, New York Magazine, 7 October 2020: A Brooklyn Protest Against Lockdown Measures Turns Violent, NBC News, 8 October 2020: Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn rebel against Cuomo’s Covid-19 clampdown on their neighborhoods, Daily Mail, 8 October 2020: Jewish man is left critically injured after being branded a ‘snitch’ by ultra-Orthodox rioters in Brooklyn who attacked him and a photographer for recording COVID-19 violations amid spike in coronavirus cases, Times of Israel, 8 October 2020: Jewish journalist assaulted by ultra-Orthodox mob at Brooklyn virus protest, The Washington Post, 8 October 2020: Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jews burn masks in violent protests as New York cracks down on rising coronavirus cases, Haaretz, 8 October 2020: Why ultra-Orthodox Trump-worshipping Mobs Are Attacking Fellow Jews in New York, Times of Israel, 8 October 2020: NYC mayor pans ‘disgusting’ attack on reporter at ultra-Orthodox virus protest, Jerusalem Post, 8 October 2020: Jewish reporter assaulted by ultra-Orthodox mob in Brooklyn, The New York Times, 9 October 2020: Cuomo’s Restrictions on Synagogues in Virus Hot Spots Can Go Forward (it’s pretty unbelievable: even before the second corona wave, the New York administration carried out active prevention, and this time too, parts of the ultra-orthodox are actively working against it. The New York State Police should completely seal off their residential areas to protect the rest of New York from these sectarians. The rate of those infected with Covid-19 is around 10 times higher among the ultra-Orthodox than in the rest of the population. Those who are inside the residential quarters can then continue to carry out their rituals without endangering others. Corona is not interested in religions or holidays. It is there and takes every opportunity to spread, which is why the restrictions apply to all parts of the population and every day – without exception. It’s not as if the communities in question don’t know about it. It is simply being actively ignored and there are indeed MPs on the city council trying to justify this ignorant wrongdoing), Times of Israel, 10 October 2020: In Brooklyn, ultra-Orthodox Jews defiant in face of virus shutdown, Jerusalem Post, 10 October 2020: Orthodox group sues Cuomo over NY religious gathering restrictions, Times of Israel, 10 October 2020: Brooklyn anti-lockdown protest leader says he’ll be arrested for ‘inciting riot’, New York Post, 11 October 2020: Defying COVID-19 restrictions, Brooklyn’s Ultra-Orthodox sing and pray in crowds, NPR, 12 October 2020: Police Arrest Anti-Lockdown Protest Leader In New York’s Orthodox Jewish Community, Times of Israel, 12 October 2020: Jewish Democrats and Republicans jointly condemn Brooklyn attack on journalist, Jerusalem Post, 13 October 2020: Understanding the haredi perspective on the coronavirus – analysis, Times of Israel, 13 October 2020: Home on bail, NY anti-lockdown leader vows to keep up fight, but not violence, Jerusalem Post, 13 October 2020: More than half of over-65s with COVID are from the ultra-Orthodox community, Newsweek, 12 October 2020: Orthodox Jews vs Bill De Blasio and Andrew Cuomo—Why New York is Battling Anti-lockdown Protests, Haaretz, 14 October 2020: Ultra-Orthodox Extremists Reopen Schools, Violating Israel’s COVID Lockdown, The Guardian, 15 October 2020: Blood and tears as Israeli police storm wedding during lockdown, Times of Israel, 15 October 2020: After wedding shutdown, family of bride say cops shattered bottle on son’s head, The New York Times, 15 October 2020: Inspired by Trump, Hasidic Backlash Grows Over N.Y.C. Virus Rules, Times of Israel, 15 October 2020: ‘Moser’ is one of the ugliest words in Judaism, Jerusalem Post, 15 October 2020: What is a ‘moser’? The ugly history of Judaism’s most dangerous accusation, Jerusalem Post, 16 October 2020: How New York Jews feel watching the unrest in Borough Park, Times of Israel, 17 October 2020: Dear New York, here’s how not to seem anti-Semitic during COVID, ABC News, 17 October 2020: NY shuts down 10,000 person wedding as Cuomo reveals new COVID-19 plan, NBC New York, 17 October 2020: NY Health Officials Order Shutdown of 10,000 Person Wedding in Brooklyn, New York Post, 17 October 2020: Wedding of Hasidic leader’s grandchild was expected to draw 10K to NYC, Times of Israel, 18 October 2020: New York said to halt planned Orthodox Jewish wedding with up to 10,000 guests, Jerusalem Post, 18 October 2020: Is Israel a failing state? – analysis, Times of Israel, 18 October 2020: Threatened with fines, top Haredi MK says community will not shut down schools, Jerusalem Post, 18 October 2020: Jerusalem Post photographer attacked by haredim, Jerusalem Post, 20 October 2020: NYC ‘End Jew Hate’ protest demands apology from Cuomo (what is wrong with these people? The sectarian ultra-Orthodox/Hasidic death cult of Brooklyn inexcusable endangered public health and life in New York City by violenting virtually all rules and regulations concerning Coronavirus/Covid-19 prevention, so that both, the mayor and the governor, had to react on it, and yet these ultra-Orthodox idots are asking for an apoligy because the mayor and the governor did their jobs by actively protecting other New Yorkers who don’t want to die because of the Coronavirus. The ultra-Orthodox even wanted to start a over 10,000 visitor’s strong wedding party. On the “End Jew Hatred” part: It’s quite simple. Don’t behave like an ignorant, selfish, irresponsible, religious extremist, and you won’t be treated as such), New York Post, 20 October 2020: De Blasio apologizes to ultra-Orthodox leaders over lack of COVID-19 communication, Israel Hayom, 20 October 2020: Ultra-Orthodox leadership has failed, Haaretz, 21 October 2020: What Fuels ultra-Orthodox Jews’ Unsettling Fervor for Donald Trump, Times of Israel, 21 October 2020: I blew the whistle on the planned 10,000 person Satmar wedding, Jerusalem Post, 22 October 2020: Police allow participation of 300 hassidim in illegal funeral – report, Haaretz, 25 October 2020: I Love My Haredi Community. But Our Persecution Complex Is Killing Us, Jerusalem Post, 26 October 2020: Contradictions in Orthodox Jewry highlighted at NY ‘Jews for Trump’ rally, Times of Israel, 1 November 2020: Ministers okay higher lockdown violation fines, but Haredim vow to foil measure, Haaretz, 6 November 2020: Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Were Part of Society. Then the Satmar Rabbi Showed Up, Daily Mail, 8 November 2020: De Blasio broke rules, so why can’t we? Hundreds of Orthodox Jews ignore social distancing for funeral of prominent rabbi in NYC’s Lower East Side – a day after mayor did the same to celebrate Biden’s victory, Jerusalem Post, 9 November 2020: Coronavirus: Infection rate rising in haredi sector – again, CNN, 26 November 2020: In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court sides with religious groups in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions in New York (the next superspreader events in the making), The New York Times, 26 November 2020: Midnight Ruling Exposes Rifts at Supreme Court Transformed by Trump, Haaretz, 26 November 2020: Orthodox Jewish Groups Celebrate Supreme Court Ruling Against N.Y. Virus Curbs (Covidiots), The Washington Post, 26 November 2020: Trump’s imprint on Supreme Court shows conservative effect in key coronavirus ruling, Times of Israel, 1 December 2020: ‘This is an emergency’: Top health official warns Israel is at start of 3rd wave, Arab News, 1 December 2020: Zarif ‘desperate’ to blame Saudi Arabia for anything negative that happens in Iran: Al-Jubeir, Jerusalem Post, 1 December 2020: Coronavirus crisis: ‘This is the beginning of the third wave’, Haaretz, 2 December 2020: SCOTUS ‘Religious Freedom’ Ruling: Supremely Irresponsible, Immoral and Profoundly unJewish, Israel Hayom, 4 December 2020: Thousand attend funeral of revered rabbi despite restrictions, Slate, 6 December 2020: Faith-based: “Somehow, I’ve Become the Threat”, Jerusalem Post, 7 December 2020: ‘We are not Americans,’ says Satmar grand rabbi, Jerusalem Post, 8 December 2020: Large crowds gather for Hasidic rabbi’s funeral in Brooklyn, Times of Israel, 8 December 2020: Thousands again defy restrictions to attend Brooklyn ultra-Orthodox funeral, Times of Israel, 11 December 2020: Efforts by NY Jews to unify and fight violent anti-Semitism undone by pandemic, Jerusalem Post, 11 December 2020: Dream vacation turns nightmare as Israelis argue about masks on flight, Times of Israel, 18 December 2020: Hundreds of maskless Haredim crowd in Jerusalem for Hanukkah candle-lighting, Times of Israel, 20 December 2020: Bnei Brak, Beitar Illit, Elad in top infection tier as cabinet to meet on rules, Israel Hayom, 24 December 2020: Poll: Half of secular Israelis unwilling to have Haredi neighbors, Haaretz, 25 December 2020: Israel to enter full lockdown on Sunday, Times of Israel, 25 December 2020: Ministers okay rules of 3rd lockdown, expected to cost NIS 2.5 billion a week, Jerusalem Post, 25 December 2020: Coronavirus lockdown starts Sunday. Here’s what you can and cannot do, Times of Israel, 3 January 2021: A quarter of all new virus cases diagnosed are among ultra-Orthodox, Jerusalem Post, 3 January 2021: COVID haredi unit head: Enforcement ineffective, Jerusalem Post, 6 January 2021: Hundreds attend hassidic wedding in city with highest rate of infections, Haaretz, 6 January 2021: Cops Suspended for Allowing Mass Wedding That Flouted Israel’s Coronavirus Rules, Times of Israel, 6 January 2021: As infections surge, mass ultra-Orthodox weddings held despite lockdown rules, Haaretz, 6 January 2021: Haredi Leader Orders to Open Religious Schools Despite Stricter Lockdown, Israel Hayom, 7 January 2021: 3rd lockdown to cost Israeli economy $1.3B a week, Israel Hayom, 8 January 2021: Haredim will respond to financial sanctions, not force, Jerusalem Post, 9 January 2021: Haredi newspaper photoshopped masks onto rabbis, Haaretz, 18 January 2021: With Enforcement Lax and Politicians Mostly Silent, Virus Runs Wild Among Israel’s Haredim, Haaretz, 19 January 2021: Haredi Values Have Been Erased in Our Failed Response to COVID-19, Times of Israel, 21 January 2021: Travelers returning from Dubai turn violent at Jerusalem quarantine hotel, Times of Israel, 21 January 2021: With Haredi lockdown violations rampant, health minister says jail the offenders, Haaretz, 22 January 2021: A Battle Over COVID Rules Breaks Out in Israeli Haredi City. This Is What It Looked Like, The Times, 22 January 2021: Police break up wedding party with 400 guests (Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls’ School), BBC, 22 January 2021: Covid: Wedding party in Stamford Hill broken up by police, Times of Israel, 22 January 2021: London cops bust mass wedding at Haredi girls school for violating lockdown, Haaretz, 22 January 2021: Coronavirus Israel Live: Police, ultra-Orthodox Groups Clash Over Restrictions; Minister Urges Calm, Irish Times, 22 January 2021: Wedding with 400 guests discovered at north London school, Haaretz, 22 January 2021: The COVID Sacrifice: The ‘New Jewish Martyrs’ Dying to Defend Israel’s Haredi Autonomy, The Times, 22 January 2021: ‘We feared for our lives,’ says cop attacked by ultra-Orthodox mob, Jerusalem Post, 22 January 2021: Haredi autonomy needs to stop so Israel can beat COVID-19, Haaretz, 23 January 2021: Leading Israeli Rabbi Okays Opening More ultra-Orthodox Schools During Lockdown, Times of Israel, 23 January 2021: Site of mass Haredi wedding in London: A school whose principal died of COVID, Haaretz, 23 January 2021: Police Pledged Minimal Enforcement of COVID Rules in Haredi Communities, Barring Attacks on Officers, Jerusalem Post, 23 January 2021: Viznitz grand rabbi instructs schools to open, Times of Israel, 24 January 2021: Hasidic rabbi calls for reopening ultra-Orthodox schools, then backtracks, Jerusalem Post, 24 January 2021: Haredi rioters clash with police across country – WATCH, Times of Israel, 24 January 2021: Cop shoots in air after ultra-Orthodox rioters surround and shove police, Haaretz, 24 January 2021: Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Clash With Police Over COVID Rules, Attack Bus Driver, Times of Israel, 24 January 2021: Fresh clashes in Bnei Brak as Haredi leaders blame police for violence, Al Jazeera, 24 January 2021: Israeli ultra-Orthodox clash with police over school closures, Haaretz, 25 January 2021: After Days of Clashes With ultra-Orthodox Over COVID Rules, Israeli Police Brace for More, Jerusalem Post, 25 January 2021: Skunk spray, burning bins highlight govt impotence to haredi resistance, Times of Israel, 25 January 2021: Police, firefighters stood by for an hour as ultra-Orthodox mob torched bus, Jerusalem Post, 25 January 2021: Haredi protests in Jerusalem continue against light rail construction, Haaretz, 26 January 2021: The ultra-Orthodox Street Has Been Ablaze for 5 Days, and Rabbis Can’t Stop the Flames, Jerusalem Post, 26 January 2021: Haredi rioters clash with police over lockdown enforcement, Jerusalem Post, 27 January 2021: Israel’s ultra-Orthodox and the future of the state, Times of Israel, 27 January 2021: Enfeebled and enraged, Haredi society feels forsaken on all sides, Jerusalem Post, 27 January 2021: Police warn hassidic communities not to hold Tu Bishvat celebrations, Jerusalem Post, 28 January 2021: Understanding haredi defiance to COVID-19 regulations – opinion, CNN, 29 January 2021: Violence and slurs from some of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews in battle over coronavirus lockdowns, Jewish Chronicle, 29 January 2021: The Charedi mindset is no excuse for this behaviour, Jerusalem Post, 29 January 2021: Oholei Menachem – The Chabad school blazing a trail with secular subjects, Jerusalem Post, 30 January 2021: It is time for the Ultra-Orthodox to be drafted by the IDF, Jerusalem Post, 30 January 2021: Haredi Jews in London hold illegal weddings regularly, Haaretz, 31 January 2021: This Picture Shows How Israel’s COVID Battle Is Spiraling Out of Control, Times of Israel, 31 January 2021: For 2nd time in day, thousands attend funeral of rabbi, flouting lockdown rules, Haaretz, 31 January 2021: For Second Time in One Day, Thousands Attend Funeral of ultra-Orthodox Rabbi in Jerusalem, Jerusalem Post, 31 January 2021: Thousands break COVID rules at Rabbi Meshulam Soloveitchik’s funeral, Haaretz, 31 January 2021: Shameless Netanyahu Turns a Blind Eye to ultra-Orthodox Anarchy, Times of Israel, 1 February 2021: Organizers of mass Jerusalem funerals said summoned for police questioning, Haaretz, 1 February 2021: Rabbi’s Funeral Amid COVID Lockdown Makes a Mockery of Israelis’ Trust in Gov’t, Times of Israel, 2 February 2021: Ten thousand flout rules in Tamra at funeral of student slain in police shootout, Jerusalem Post, 3 February 2021: Orthodox Jewry reels as rabbis die during COVID-19 pandemic, Haaretz, 3 February 2021: U.S. Chabad Rabbi Fired for Barrage of Anti-vaccine Social Media Posts, Times of Israel, 3 February 2021: Anti-vaxxer rabbi fired by Chabad over social media posts, Jerusalem Post, 3 February 2021: Coronavirus: Gov’t fails to meet on lockdown as cases remain high, Haaretz, 4 February 2021: How the Haredi Street Turned Racist and Ultra-nationalist, Times of Israel, 7 February 2021: Thousands pack Bnei Brak streets for funeral of senior rabbi who died of COVID, Jerusalem Post, 8 February 2021: 10,000 mourners gather for funeral of senior ultra-Orhtodox rabbi, Times of Israel, 10 February 2021: Israeli Society and the Haredim: A Turning Point?, Times of Israel, 12 February 2021: 15,000 Muslim worshipers pack Temple Mount in defiance of COVID restrictions, France24, 15 February 2021: Israel study touts Pfizer jab’s effectiveness as country fights Covid disinformation, BBC, 15 February 2021: Covid-19: Vaccine as good in ‘real world’ as in trial in Israel, CNN, 15 February 2021: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine sharply reduces symptomatic Covid-19 in the real world, Israeli researchers say, The New York Times, 17 Februaray 2021: ‘How Many Funerals Will Come Out of This One?’, DW, 17 February 2021: COVID-19: Israel’s vaccination drive hits stumbling blocks, The New York Times, 17 February 2021: As Ultra-Orthodox Defy Israel’s Rules, Virus Exacts a Grim Toll., The Guardian, 19 February 2021: Vaccinated people to enjoy bars and hotels with ‘green pass’, DW, 20 February 2021: Vaccine prevents 98.9% of COVID-19 deaths — Israel, Jerusalem Post, 22 February 2021: Coronavirus: Haredi, Arab cities had high unemployment during lockdown, Haaretz, 22 February 2021: Coronavirus Israel Live: Bill to Give Authorities Details of Unvaccinated Citizens Passes First Vote, Jerusalem Post, 22 February 2021: Buy one, get jabbed free: IKEA, Big offer vaccines to shoppers, DW, 24 February 2021: Israel launches ‘green pass’ for vaccinated people, Haaretz, 24 February 2021: Drop in Israel’s COVID Infection Rates Comes to a Halt, Raising Concerns of Renewed Outbreak, Times of Israel, 26 February 2021: Police break up over 100 parties, give 2,500 fines on 1st night of Purim curfew, Times of Israel, 27 February 2021: Traffic to Jerusalem blocked on 3rd night of Purim curfew to curb virus spread, Jerusalem Post, 27 February 2021: Passover reliefs could be at risk as thousands break Purim guidelines, Times of Israel, 27 February 2021: More illegal Purim partying Saturday as hundreds converge on Jaffa Flea Market, Times of Israel, 27 February 2021: Gantz, opposition scrutinize claim Haredim let into Israel while secular denied, Jerusalem Post, 28 February 2021: COVID crisis: Amid scenes of mass Purim gathering, ‘R’ approaches 1, Times of Israel, 28 February 2021: Mass gatherings in Jerusalem as thousands get together for banned Purim parties, Haaretz, 2 March 2021: Israel Rolls Out ‘Green Passport’ for Vaccinated. It’s a Security Disaster, Jerusalem Post, 4 March 2021: COVID-19: Haredim drift further from Israeli mainstream – opinion, Haaretz, 4 March 2021: Black Death Weakened the Catholic Church. COVID-19 Will Do the Same for Israel’s Rabbis, Times of Israel, 5 March 2021: As transmission rate rises above 1, virus czar says 4th lockdown a possibility, France24, 5 March 2021: Glimpse of normalcy: Hundreds of vaccinated Israelis attend Tel Aviv concert, Times of Israel, 5 March 2021: Tel Aviv hosts its first ‘Green Pass’ concert for the vaccinated, Jerusalem Post, 6 March 2021: Most red cities are Arab and Druze, says Arab sector commissioner, Haaretz, 7 March 2021: Israel Reopens Restaurants, Venues for Vaccinated, Lifts Restrictions on Arrivals, Times of Israel, 7 March 2021: Poll: Only 30% of Israelis see Arabs, ultra-Orthodox as integral part of society, Arab News, 7 March 2021: With many vaccinated, Israel reopens economy before election, Jerusalem Post, 11 March 2021: Coronavirus and the haredim: By the numbers, Times of Israel, 12 March 2021: Netanyahu speaks to Ukrainian leader, vows to renew Hassidic pilgrimages to Uman, Jerusalem Post, 12 March 2021: We must stop enabling haredi domination of religion and state – opinion, The Algemeiner, 13 March 2021: Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Jews Get COVID Vaccine But Still Face Resentment, Jerusalem Post, 13 March 2021: Quebec’s Hasidic Jewish community submits challenge on COVID-19 curfew, Jerusalem Post, 18 March 2021: Coronavirus: Israel’s rule-breakers defend their right to party, Jerusalem Post, 18 March 2021: Israel post-COVID-19: Haredi integration or end of liberal democracy?, Haaretz, 19 March 2021: Coronavirus Israel Live: Cases Continue Decline as Nearly Half of Israelis Fully Vaccinated, Jerusalem Post, 21 March 2021: COVID-19: Israel’s tourism industry renovates for post-pandemic tourists, The Algemeiner, 26 March 2021: Israel Relaxes Into a Passover Much Freer of COVID Closures Than Last Year, Times of Israel, 27 March 2021: For Israelis, this year, Passover marks a celebration of freedom from virus, Israel Hayom, 2 April 2021: Christians mark Good Friday in Jerusalem as pandemic winds down, The New York Times, 3 April 2021: ‘Like a Miracle’: Israel’s Vaccine Success Allows Easter Crowds in Jerusalem, Jerusalem Post, 5 April 2021: Pfizer halts corona vaccine shipments to Israel after country fails to pay, Al Araby, 5 April 2021: Pfizer suspends Covid-19 vaccine shipments after ‘banana republic’ Israel fails to pay, Jerusalem Post, 6 April 2021: Coronavirus damage on economy is four times worse than 2008 crisis, Times of Israel, 9 April 2021: Pfizer said to warn Israel: Pay up or go to the back of vaccine line, The Atlantic, 9 April 2021: Hasidic, Devout, and Mad as Hell About COVID-19, Haaretz, 11 April 2021: Why Are 700,000 Doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Meant for Israel Being Held Up?, Al Arabiya, 13 April 2021: Israel reopening to foreign tourists after year-long break, Jerusalem Post, 16 April 2021: Hasidic pilgrimage worries Hungarian villagers under COVID strain, Jerusalem Post, 17 April 2021: Leader of anti-Zionist haredi group Neturei Karta dies from coronavirus, Jerusalem Post, 29 May 2021: NYC initiative partners with communities to fight hate crime, antisemitism), BBC, 29 April 2020: Greeks ponder ban on fax machines in state offices (Coronavirus: the best and most efficient structural reform helper ever. Great! Italy (and Germany as well) should watch carefully and learn), CNN, 29 April 2020: Deaths soar in country that didn’t lock down. Officials identify big reason why, Politico.eu, 29 April 2020: The world after coronavirus, France24, 29 April 2020: UK has second-highest Covid-19 death toll in Europe, new figures show, France24, 30 April 2020: Romania’s seasonal workers sidestep lockdown out of necessity, Jerusalem Post, 30 April 2020: European Investment Bank to assist Israeli bio-convergence research (when the EIB is able to provide financial assistance to any Asian country, then it should be no problem at all to provide comprehensive transfers to the southern states of the EU), BBC, 30 April 2020: Eurozone economy shrinks at record rate, The New York Times, 30 April 2020: As Several States Loosen Rules, California Closes Some Beaches, Politico.eu, 30 April 2020: Eurozone economy declines by record 3.8 percent in first quarter, Arab News, 30 April 2020: Germany leading the way in Europe’s virus battle, France24, 30 April 2020: ECB cranks up pandemic stimulus measures amid record economic downturn, BBC, 30 April 2020: New York funeral home puts corpses in lorries, Politico.eu, 30 April 2020: Spain’s economy suffers record 5.2 percent lockdown slump, The New York Times, 30 April 2020: European Slump Is Worst Since World War II, Reports Show, CNN, 30 April 2020: Welcome to the worst economy ever, The Guardian, 30 April 2020: Coronavirus latest: at a glance, Politico.eu, 30 April 2020: EU education funds targeted by cybercriminals, The New York Times, 30 April 2020: Trump Officials Are Said to Press Spies to Link Virus and Wuhan Labs, The Washington Post, 30 April 2020: U.S. crafting retaliatory actions against China over coronavirus as Trump fumes, Politico.eu, 30 April 2020: German ‘corona presidency’ plan pivots to crisis management, NPR, 30 April 2020: With Trump’s Coronavirus Response, U.S. Forfeits Global Leadership Role, CNN, 30 April 2020: Trump contradicts US intel community by claiming he’s seen evidence coronavirus originated in Chinese lab, The Washington Post, 30 April 2020: France is blaming the poor for their own deaths. But look at how it treats them.,CNN, 1 May 2020: Lessons from China: How global business has changed forever, France24, 1 May 2020: In May Day address, Macron warns that life won’t return to ‘normal’ after lockdown ends, BBC, 1 May 2020: World marks May Day amid pandemic – at a distance, Politico.eu, 1 May 2020: Spain predicts unemployment will hit 19 percent, The Guardian, 1 May 2020: Unemployment is ravaging America. Trump should be worried for November, The New York Times, 1 May 2020: Tensions Rise as Many States Move to Reopen Businesses, Politico.com, 1 May 2020: Wearing a mask is for smug liberals. Refusing to is for reckless Republicans., Politico.eu, 1 May 2020: Melinda Gates: European leaders ‘understand need for global cooperation’, The Washington Post, 1 May 2020: Coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Belarus, but its leader denies there is a problem, Politico.eu, 1 May 2020: NATO preparing for second wave of coronavirus infections: report, Reuters, 2 May 2020: UK shadows Italy as worst hit in Europe: virus death toll passes 28,000, The New York Times, 2 May 2020: New York: ‘We Cannot Let Up Now’ de Blasio Says, Reuters, 2 May 2020: New York’s Cuomo warns against ‘blindly’ reopening states, The New York Times, 2 May 2020: With Pressure Growing, Global Race for a Vaccine Intensifies, CNN, 1 May 2020: Lessons from China: How global business has changed forever, The Washington Post, 2 May 2020: The pandemic is a hard enough story for journalists to cover. Leaders like Trump make it harder., France24, 2 May 2020: Travellers face quarantine as France extends Covid-19 health emergency, Reuters, 2 May 2020: New York’s Cuomo warns against ‘blindly’ reopening states, France24, 2 May 2020: Faced with the Covid-19 crisis, the Italian mafia sees business opportunities, The Washington Post, 2 May 2020: Trump moves to replace HHS watchdog who found ‘severe shortages’ at hospitals fighting coronavirus, France24, 2 May 2020: France records lowest Covid-19 daily death toll since March 22, France24, 2 May 2020: Spainards flock outdoors as European countries ease lockdowns, The Washington Post, 2 May 2020: Boom-and-bust federal funding after 9/11 undercut hospitals’ preparedness, France24, 2 May 2020: Greece is beating Covid-19, but more economic pain beckons, The Guardian, 2 May 2020: Ireland extends Covid-19 lockdown to 18 May before phased exit, BBC, 2 May 2020: US reported death toll passes 65,000, CNN, 2 May 2020: Another wave of coronavirus will likely hit the US in the fall. Here’s why and what we can do to stop it, The Guardian, 2 May 2020: How coronavirus is spurring the cause of a united Ireland, Irish Times, 2 May 2020: Coronavirus claims 25 more lives in Ireland and 343 more cases reported, NPR, 3 May 2020: Belgians Urged To Eat More Fries To Help Potato Farmers Amid Pandemic-Related Glut, The New York Times, 3 May 2020: The Pandemic Isn’t Changing Everything, NPR, 3 May 2020: Orange County Beaches Shut Down, But Legal Battle Still Making Waves, The New York Times, 3 May 2020: Covid-19’s Race and Class Warfare, NPR, 3 May 2020: Man Arrested For Camping At Abandoned Disney World Island, The Guardian, 4 May 2020: Mexico’s López Obrador holds daily briefings rivalling Trump’s: ‘A spectacle without any value’, CNN, 4 May 2020: ‘So many more deaths than we could have ever imagined.’ This is how America’s largest city deals with its dead, Politico.eu, 4 May 2020: Bailout Europe’s chance to go green is in danger, Der Spiegel, 4 May 2020: EU Fundraising Effort: Europe Launches Massive Campaign to Fund Coronavirus Vaccine, The Guardian, 4 May 2020: Coronavirus live news: cases in Germany likely to be 10 times higher than official count, say researchers, France24, 4 May 2020: European leaders push €7.5-billion vaccine financing drive to fight Covid-19, BBC, 4 May 2020: Italy relaxes lockdown as number of deaths falls, CNN, 4 May 2020: A ‘travel bubble’ between New Zealand and Australia could be a model for the future, Politico.eu, 4 May 2020: In China, a struggling America looks like ‘the disaster flick of 2020’, The Washington Post, 4 May 2020: Trumpers are resistant to experts — even their own, Politico.eu, 4 May 2020: Europe’s coronavirus lockdown exit strategies compared, France24, 4 May 2020: ‘We can’t afford to scale back’: S. Africa faces poaching threat amid Covid-19 lockdown, CNN, 4 May 2020: Europe is in a new phase of reopening, but it’s hardly a return to normal, DW, 4 May 2020: World leaders pledge €7.4 billion for European Commission’s coronavirus vaccine fundraising conference, Politico.eu, 4 May 2020: Europe’s economic future in German judges’ hands, The New York Times, 4 May 2020: Coronavirus Live Updates: Models Project Sharp Rise in Deaths as States Reopen, Politico.eu, 4 May 2020: EU leads (an almost) global effort to fight coronavirus, Politico.eu, 4 May 2020: Fish flourish under lockdown — but fishermen flounder, Politico.eu, 4 May 2020: Europe’s economic future in German judges’ hands, The New York Times, 4 May 2020: Coronavirus Live Updates: Models Project Sharp Rise in Deaths as States Reopen, Politico.eu, 4 May 2020: EU leads (an almost) global effort to fight coronavirus, CNN, 4 May 2020: Some retailers are too broke to go bankrupt, France24, 5 May 2020: WHO says no proof from US on ‘speculative’ claims virus came from Wuhan lab, The Washington Post, 5 May 2020: Andrew Cuomo gets it right: Govern by science, not your gut, France24, 5 May 2020: ‘Today is wonderful’: Relief in Lagos as Nigeria emerges from Covid-19 lockdown, BBC, 5 May 2020: Virus deaths pass 250,000 as countries lift curbs, Politico.eu, 5 May 2020: German high court warns ECB that bond buying could be illegal, France24, 5 May 2020: WHO says no proof from US on ‘speculative’ claims virus came from Wuhan lab, The Washington Post, 5 May 2020: Andrew Cuomo gets it right: Govern by science, not your gut, France24, 5 May 2020: ‘Today is wonderful’: Relief in Lagos as Nigeria emerges from Covid-19 lockdown, Yale Global Online, 5 May 2020: Irresponsible Superpowers Must Cooperate, BBC, 5 May 2020: Virus deaths pass 250,000 as countries lift curbs, Politico.eu, 5 May 2020: German high court warns ECB that bond buying could be illegal, Politico.eu, 5 May 2020: German court lays down EU law, CNN, 5 May 2020: Disney’s profit plunged 91% last quarter as its parks closed their doors, France24, 6 May 2020: China resists pressure for international investigation into virus origins, BBC, 6 May 2020: Coronavirus: EU facing ‘deep and uneven recession’, Politico.eu, 6 May 2020: Europe faces ‘recession of historic proportions’, France24, 6 May 2020: France, Tunisia urge UN Security Council to adopt Covid-19 resolution, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2020: The Coming Post-COVID Anarchy, Der Spiegel, 6 May 2020: A New Era for Beijing: China Is Happy to Fill the Leadership Vacuum Left by the U.S., BBC, 6 May 2020: Coronavirus: White House plans to disband virus task force, Times of Israel, 6 May 2020: Fears of second wave lurk as countries begin to ease virus lockdowns, Times of Israel, 6 May 2020: Thus passes the glory of Europe, The Guardian, 7 May 2020: ‘We are living in a catastrophe’: Peru’s jungle capital choking for breath as Covid-19 hits, CNN, 7 May 2020: How Angela Merkel went from lame duck to global leader on coronavirus, Al Jazeera, 7 May 2020: The US was sick long before coronavirus, Yale Global Online, 7 May 2020: Don’t Blame Supply Chains, The Guardian, 7 May 2020: Global report: Russia becomes Europe’s coronavirus hotspot, The New York Times, 7 May 2020: Travel From New York City Seeded Wave of U.S. Outbreaks, The Guardian, 7 May 2020: New Zealand ‘halfway down Everest’ as Ardern plans big easing of Covid lockdown, Politico.eu, 7 May 2020: Germany under pressure to lift coronavirus border closures, The Guardian, 7 May 2020: World tourism faces worst crisis since records began, says UNWTO, Arab News, 7 May 2020: Gatherings of more than 5 banned in Saudi Arabia as virus death toll reaches 219, Politico.eu, 7 May 2020: Madonna joins the EU!, Al Arabiya, 7 May 2020: Saudi Arabia bans family gatherings, crowds of more than 5 people, Politico.eu, 8 May 2020: Eurozone backs 10-year credit lines for coronavirus costs, BBC, 8 May 2020: Pandemic sends US jobless rate to 14.7%, Politico.eu, 8 May 2020: Trump says Merkel and others ‘view us as the world leader’ on fighting coronavirus (Europeans and Asians see Trump as world leader only when it comes to spreading fake news and lies), CNN, 8 May 2020: Bolsonaro continues to dismiss Covid-19 threat as cases skyrocket in Brazil, Politico.eu, 8 May 2020: Coronavirus prompts calls for ‘more Europe’ on health care, Politico.eu, 8 May 2020: Sassoli demands bigger European Parliament role in recovery plan, France24, 9 May 2020: US withdraws support for UN Security Council global ceasefire resolution, CNN, 9 May 2020: Coronavirus: Chinese official admits health system weaknesses, France24, 9 May 2020: France prepares to ease Covid-19 lockdown: What you need to know, CNN, 9 May 2020: Coronavirus: Obama calls US response ‘chaotic disaster’, France24, 9 May 2020: Obama calls Trump’s handling of pandemic a ‘chaotic disaster’, CNN, 9 May 2020: Obama says White House response to coronavirus has been ‘absolute chaotic disaster’, France24, 9 May 2020: Stewart prepared for first county wipeout since WWII, CNN, 9 May 2020: US blocks UN resolution on global coronavirus ceasefire after China pushes WHO mention, France24, 9 May 2020: World Food Programme head warns Covid-19 pandemic could provoke ‘famines of biblical proportions’, CNN, 9 May 2020: Allies despair as Trump abandons America’s leadership role at a time of global crisis, France24, 9 May 2020: Who is behind the fake news campaign around Covid-19 in DR Congo?, The Guardian, 9 May 2020: IMF warns of further drop in global growth due to Covid-19, France24, 9 May 2020: Brazil reports new daily record for Covid-19 deaths as country’s cases exceed 145,000, NPR, 9 May 2020: Haitian Doctor Says This Is The Worst Epidemic He’s Faced, France24, 9 May 2020: Covid-19: The pandemic heightens food insecurity in Benin, Politico.com, 9 May 2020: Coronavirus will increase number of Europeans at risk of going hungry, experts warn, France24, 9 May 2020: Travellers to Britain to face two-week quarantine, Times of Israel: Jewish lawyer dresses as the Grim Reaper to protest Florida beach reopenings, The Guardian, 9 May 2020: The right cannot resist a culture war against the ‘liberal elite’, even now, NPR, 9 May 2020: Anti-Vaccination Activists Join Stay-At-Home Order Protesters, Arab News, 9 May 2020: Coronavirus crisis changing public attitudes in the Middle East, polls suggest, France24, 10 May 2020: Iranians fearful as virus infections rise anew, The Guardian, 10 May 2020: Foxtons becomes a self-preservation society as house sales drop off a cliff, BBC, 10 May 2020: Coronavirus: Number of global cases rises above four million, France24, 10 May 2020: Brazil tops 10,000 deaths from COVID-19, The Guardian, 10 May 2020: Under Trump, American exceptionalism means poverty, misery and death, BBC, 10 May 2020: Coronavirus: Germany infection rate rises as lockdown eases, The Guardian, 10 May 2020: Coronavirus live news: China reports possible new wave of cases; Germany sees infections rise again, The New York Times, 10 May 2020: Why the Road to Reopening New York Will Be So Hard, Haaretz, 10 May 2020: OU Lays Out Guidelines for Reopening U.S. Shuls, but No End in Sight for New York, The National, 10 May 2020: US jobless rate likely to be above 20% before Covid-19 lockdown ends, Gulf Times, 10 May 2020: Australia to open crippled economy, restore lost jobs, Times of Israel, 10 May 2020: Two ultra-Orthodox bastions account for 37% of Israel’s virus deaths, Jerusalem Post, 10 May 2020: Jewish, Christian congregations leaderless due to COVID-19 deaths, Politico.eu, 10 May 2020: Paolo Gentiloni: EU emergency finance has no ‘draconian’ strings attached, BBC, 10 May 2020: Boris Johnson speech: PM unveils ‘conditional plan’ to reopen society, Politico.eu, 10 May 2020: Brussels eyes a bigger EU shareholder role in the coronavirus recovery, The Guardian, 10 May 2020: Elites have failed us. It is time to create a European republic, France24, 10 May 2020: Covid-19: UK’s Johnson announces phased easing of lockdown, Politico.eu, 10 May 2020: Von der Leyen considers infringement proceedings after German court ruling, The Guardian, 10 May 2020: It’s no accident Britain and America are the world’s biggest coronavirus losers, BBC, 11 May 2020: Coronavirus: French passengers exempt from UK quarantine plans, Politico.eu, 11 May 2020: Snake oil, quackery and deglobalization, NPR, 11 May 2020: In Coronavirus War Of Words With The U.S., China Pulls No Punches, France24, 11 May 2020: New York City virus deaths may be thousands more than official toll: study, Haaretz, 11 May 2020: U.S. Jewish Institutions Not Rushing to Reopen, Despite White House Pressure, Times of Israel, 10 May 2020: ‘God is telling us something’: Deri says 70% of Israel’s virus cases are Haredim, Politico.eu, 11 May 2020: Europe fears coronavirus second wave, CNN, 12 May 2020: Fauci tells Congress that states face serious consequences if they reopen too quickly, The Guardian, 12 May 2020: Trump is making America an obstacle in the global fight against Covid-19, The National, 12 May 2020: Coronavirus: Dubai releases post-Ramadan ‘reopening’ plan for malls and offices, The Washington Post, 12 May 2020: U.S. death toll surpasses 80,000, France24, 12 May 2020: How contagious? Conspiracies, lies and the Covid-19 ‘infodemic’, CNN, 12 May 2020: Putin’s coronavirus crisis deepens with fatal hospital fire and spokesman’s diagnosis, Politico.eu, 12 May 2020: The epidemic Russia doesn’t want to talk about, The Guardian, 12 May 2020: UK rail worker dies of coronavirus after being spat at while on duty, Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light (due to the corona pandemic, the Eurovision will be broadcasted in a correspondingly adapted format in Europe, Australia and Israel. They should have come up with this idea a few years earlier), France24, 13 May 2020: ‘World’s highest death rate’: Brazil’s nurses protest as fatalities mount, CNN, 13 May 2020: Europe promises to reopen for summer tourism in wake of coronavirus, France24, 13 May 2020: Saving summer: EU proposes three-stage plan to boost tourism amid Covid-19, CNN, 13 May 2020: Europe promises to reopen for summer tourism in wake of coronavirus, BBC, 13 May 2020: Coronavirus: Tui urges opening up tourism to safer countries, CNN, 13 May 2020: GLOBAL LIVE EU: We ‘will not go back to business as usual soon’, BBC, 13 May 2020: We will have summer tourist season, promises EU, France24, 13 May 2020: French pharma giant Sanofi to give US preference on future Covid-19 vaccine, France24, 14 May 2020: Covid-19: Sanofi backpedals on US vaccine priority after French outrage, Politico.eu, 14 May 2020: Sanofi faces more heat in France after CEO’s vaccine comments, France24, 14 May 2020: Coronavirus ‘may never go away’, WHO says, France24, 14 May 2020: Lebanon brings back lockdown for four days as IMF mulls $10 billion aid package, France24, 14 May 2020: Italy approves long-awaited €55 billion bailout package after two-month lockdown, BBC, 15 May 2020: Coronavirus pushes German economy into recession, France24, 15 May 2020: Populism and the pandemic: The great divide in Brazil, BBC, 15 May 2020: Coronavirus: Brazil’s Bolsonaro sees second health minister quit, France24, 15 May 2020: ‘We’ll bounce back’: New Yorkers face further lockdown extension, The Guardian, 15 May 2020: ‘The ship is sinking’: Bolsonaro battles to block foul-mouthed cabinet video, NPR, 15 May 2020: Police Back Off From Social Distancing Enforcement, BBC, 15 May 2020: Coronavirus: 14,000 lockdown-breach fines imposed, France24, 15 May 2020: Ethnic minorities in UK, US pay hefty price in Covid-19 crisis, Politico.eu, 15 May 2020: Get ready for a two-speed recovery, BBC, 15 May 2020: Coronavirus infection ‘R’ rate in UK creeps up, NPR, 15 May 2020: Northeast: Coronavirus-Related Restrictions By State, CNN, 15 May 2020: German cafe tells customers to wear pool noodles to enforce social distancing, The Guardian, 15 May 2020: World looks on in horror as Trump flails over pandemic despite claims US leads way, Irish Times, 15 May 2020: Coronavirus: Further 16 deaths in Ireland as confirmed cases approach 24,000, The Washington Post, 15 May 2020: Noose, ax, Trump-inspired insults: Protesters ramp up violent rhetoric, Al Arabiya, 15 May 2020: Coronavirus: Abu Dhabi businesses to reopen, employees to resume workplace attendance, Politico.eu, 15 May 2020: Criminals poised to take advantage of coronavirus crisis, NPR, 15 May 2020: Germany, Europe’s Largest Economy, Enters Recession Due To Coronavirus, The New York Times, 15 May 2020: The Richest Neighborhoods Emptied Out Most as Coronavirus Hit New York City, The Washington Post, 15 May 2020: Europeans emerging from lockdowns are wary of the cheek kiss, Times of Israel, 15 May 2020: US Orthodox rabbis split over resuming communal prayer amid virus fears, Al Arabiya, 15 May 2020: Coronavirus: Restaurants use mannequins, dolls to fill ‘social distancing’ voids, Arab News, 15 May 2020: Governments take measured steps to jumpstart economies amid coronavirus fears, DW, 15 May 2020: Which European Union countries are open for summer tourism?, The National, 15 May 2020: Iran and Italy cited by numerous countries as the source of cross-border infection, Arab News, 16 May 2020: From China to Saudi Arabia: Doctor fights COVID-19 on frontline, The National, 16 May 2020: Coronavirus: Fears grow as pandemic reaches Rohingya camps, CNN, 16 May 2020: Deserted Venice contemplates a future without tourist hordes after Covid-19, The Guardian, 16 May 2020: Barack Obama attacks Trump administration’s response to coronavirus pandemic, France24, 17 May 2020: Obama renews his attack on President Trump’s Covid-19 response, CNN, 17 May 2020: Exclusive: Lack of immunity means China is vulnerable to another wave of coronavirus, top adviser warns, BBC, 17 May 2020: Coronavirus: Obama criticises Trump administration’s virus response, CNN, 17 May 2020: Coronavirus has devastated Moscow. Now it’s spreading across Russia’s 11 time zones to ill-funded regions, The Guardian, 17 May 2020: Trump, Putin and Bolsonaro have been complacent. Now the pandemic has made them all vulnerable, CNN, 17 May 2020: Obama criticizes leadership on coronavirus response, gives three pieces of advice in virtual commencement addresses, Washington Post, 17 May 2020: Obama criticizes nation’s leaders for bungled handling of coronavirus pandemic, BBC, 17 May 2020: Coronavirus: Brazil overtakes Spain and Italy as new cases grow, Reuters, 17 May 2020: EU’s Vestager: Discrepancy in state aid distorts single market, hampers recovery, The Guardian, 17 May 2020: Coronavirus live news: daily death tolls fall in UK, Spain and Italy, France24, 17 May 2020: Sweden’s Covid-19 strategy has caused an ‘amplification of the epidemic’, CNN, 17 May 2020: Obama reminds us what a US president should sound like, France24, 17 May 2020: France’s medieval chateaus reopen to tourists after two months of lockdown, CNN, 18 May 2020: Germany and France try to break deadlock over how to rescue the EU, France24, 18 May 2020: Japan slips into recession due to Covid-19 crisis, worst yet to come, BBC, 18 May 2020: Coronavirus: France and Germany propose €500bn recovery fund, France24, 18 May 2020: Covid-19: France and Germany propose €500 billion EU recovery fund (in the end, the Federal Constitutional Court’s political judgment, which was influenced by lobbyists, did something good by strengthening the EU and financing the corona recovery funds through the EU budget instead of the ECB, which gives full democratic legitimacy. Some nationalists will now suffer heart attacks (a classic win-win situation. With Corona, they have already found the next field in which they can and will lose in the future), especially since their whining, complaining and howling of the past few years has only led to one thing, namely to an even stronger integration of the EU and especially the Eurozone and that is a good thing), The Guardian, 18 May 2020: Merkel and Macron propose €500bn EU rescue fund, The New York Times, 18 May 2020: Germany and France Propose $545 Billion Coronavirus Fund for Europe: Live Coverage (Merkel and Macron have now delivered a very respectable, solidary and future-oriented solution. Now the 25 others are about to do the same. It was also a tactical highlight: if the plan works as suggested, Merkel and Macron are the saviors of the euro. If it doesn’t work, the others have screwed it up. It remains exciting and interesting. In any case, one would like to see the Berlin-Paris tandem more often leading the pack then as been haunted by the pack), Politico.eu, 18 May 2020: Berlin buckles on bonds in €500B Franco-German recovery plan, France24, 18 May 2020: Europeans savour lockdown easing, but elsewhere virus cases surge, BBC, 18 May 2020: Europe’s supercomputers hijacked by attackers for crypto mining, France24, 18 May 2020: As US claims WHO ‘failure’, UN chief scolds countries that ‘ignored’ its warnings, Arab News, 18 May 2020: Arab countries of North Africa feel coronavirus’ economic pain, The Guardian, 18 May 2020: Coronavirus live news: Italy begins reopening bars and cafes as rate of deaths and new infections falls again, The New York Times, 18 May 2020: Brooklyn ZIP Code Has N.Y.C.’s Highest Death Rate: Live Updates, Politico.eu, 18 May 2020: In Europe, they’re burning witches again, Irish Times, 18 May 2020: European project and Ursula von der Leyen face an existential threat in Covid-19, The New York Times, 18 May 2020: Isolated Key West Will Reopen. For Some People, It Will Be Too Late., France24, 19 May 2020: As US claims WHO ‘failure’, UN chief scolds countries that ‘ignored’ its warnings, BBC, 19 May 2020: US slams WHO as ‘puppet of China’ (Putin’s puppet in the White House is trying to slam the WHO, to try to destored from his completely failed coronavirus response. Pretty funny), France24, 19 May 2020: Trump threatens to permanently cut off US funding to WHO over handling of Covid-19 outbreak, Politico.eu, 19 May 2020: Merkel’s milestone moment, The National, 19 May 2020: Coronavirus: Is Angela Merkel’s solution to EU’s problems feasible?, France24, 19 May 2020: WHO members agree to independent investigation of Covid-19 response, CNN, 19 May 2020: Europe promises to reopen for summer tourism in wake of coronavirus, Politico.eu, 19 May 2020: Ischinger: German-French recovery plan could transform EU and seal Merkel’s legacy, Politico.eu, 19 May 2020: Don’t save the economy. Change the economy., Politico.eu, 19 May 2020: Franco-German recovery deal meets resistance, Politico.eu, 20 May 2020: German conservatives’ eurobond awakening, Politico.eu, 20 May 2020: Italian PM: Franco-German recovery deal is not enough, Politico, 20 May 2020: Merkel warns against protectionism in face of coronavirus recession, France24, 21 May 2020: Spain to extend lockdown to June 6 despite outcry from protesters and right-wing opposition, BBC, 21 May 2020: Alarm as crowds flock to European beaches, CNN, 21 May 2020: Trump heads to Michigan as Washington fails in pandemic battle, The Guardian, 21 May 2020: Face masks and no duty free: EU issues coronavirus air safety guidelines, Politico, 21 May 2020: Juncker: EU internal border closures ‘nonsense’ (the Trump administration has announced, that the travel restrictions from Europe to the US will remain in place. The exorbitantly high number of Covid-19 infected and killed in the US given, there will be very few Europeans who would accept the risk of entering the US anyway. In this respect, it’s obviuosly just another misleading election campaign stunt by the Trump administration, to distract Trump voters from the real reasons why Europeans don’t travel to the United States at the moment), CNN, 22 May 2020: Wilson Jerman: Ex-White House butler dies of coronavirus, The Guardian, 22 May 2020: We lived the European dream. Will any politician stand up for open borders?, Der Spiegel, 22 May 2020: Half a Trillion Euros: Merkel and Macron Find the Strength for Europe, Der Spiegel, 22 May 2020: “Times of Struggle”: France and Germany Show the Way Forward in the COVID-19 Crisis, Politico.eu, 22 May 2020: This isn’t Europe’s ‘Hamilton’ moment, The Guardian, 22 May 2020: No masks allowed: stores turn customers away in US culture war, BBC, 23 May 2020: Anti-lockdown car protest draws thousands, CNN, 23 May 2020: Bolsonaro calls coronavirus a ‘little flu.’ Inside Brazil’s hospitals, doctors know the horrifying reality, The New York Times, 23 May 2020: As U.S. Nears 100,000 Deaths, Pandemic Swells in South America, Politico.eu, 23 May 2020: ‘Frugal four’ propose ‘loans for loans’ approach to coronavirus recovery fund, France24, 24 May 2020: New York Times marks grim Covid-19 milestone with 1,000 obituaries, The Guardian, 24 May 2020: Sweden ‘wrong’ not to shut down, says former state epidemiologist, Politico.com, 24 May 2020: Trump ‘has a point’ on WHO, German health minister says, Politico.eu, 24 May 2020: How Russia’s coronavirus crisis got so bad, The Guardian, 25 May 2020: The Guardian view on Europe and Covid-19: time for true solidarity, Politico.eu, 24 May 2020: American nationalists’ European vacation, Irish Times, 25 May 2020: EU divisions laid bare by ‘frugal four’ Covid recovery proposal, The Guardian, 26 May 2020: Coronavirus live news: Putin says Russia past peak of outbreak despite highest daily death toll, CNN, 26 May 2020: The EU is still divided over coronavirus relief. That could tear it apart, The Guardian, 26 May 2020: Franco-German plan for European recovery will face compromises, The Washington Post, 26 May 2020: The coronavirus pandemic will turn into a poverty pandemic unless we act now, The Guardian, 26 May 2020: Coronavirus US live: Trump pushes conspiracy theory and mask politics as death toll approaches 100,000, France24, 27 May 2020: EU Commission proposes €750 billion recovery fund in wake of Covid-19 crisis (as if she had read what was already outlined earlier in this blog entry. Congratulations to this sensationally good proposal with a lot of foresight and future orientation or according to the American motto “go big or go home!”), BBC, 27 May 2020: Von der Leyen calls €750bn recovery fund ‘Europe’s moment’, CNN, 27 May 2020: EU plans to raise $825 billion for coronavirus relief. Hard-hit countries need help soon, The Guardian, 27 May 2020: European commission: ‘Defining moment’ as EU executive pushes for €500bn in grants, Politico.eu, 27 May 2020: European Commission proposes €750B EU recovery package, The New York Times, 27 May 2020: A €750 Billion Virus Recovery Plan Thrusts Europe Into a New Frontier, The Washington Post, 27 May 2020: Pandemic has exposed nation’s vulnerabilities and dangerous divide, Politico.eu, 27 May 2020: Germany’s Scholz sees recovery fund as more than money, The New York Times, 27 May 2020: Coronavirus in N.Y.: Live Update, The Washington Post, 27 May 2020: E.U. proposes $825 billion coronavirus rescue plan giving Brussels power to raise money for first time, BBC, 28 May 2020: EU budget: Who pays most in and who gets most back?, The National, 28 May 2020: Europe prepares to reopen: the travel restrictions in place for the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, France24, 29 May 2020: Covid-19: Divided States of America, The Guardian, 29 May 2020: Norway and Denmark drop mutual border controls – but exclude Sweden, Arab News, 29 May 2020: Turkey eases coronavirus restrictions amid economic concerns, Politico.eu, 29 May 2020: Back off, Trump. Germany wants to Make Europe Strong Again, The Guardian, 29 May 2020: Coronavirus live news: Donald Trump says US is ending WHO relationship, Arab News, 29 May 2020: UAE to shorten COVID-19 prevention curfew by two hours, The Washington Post, 29 May 2020: Europeans emerging from lockdowns find conspicuous absence of Americans, Al Arabiya, 29 May 2020: Saudi Arabia sets guidelines for malls, industrial sector, as it reopens, Arab News, 29 May 2020: Saudi Arabia records more COVID-19 recoveries than infections in past 24 hours, The National, 29 May 2020: United Nations initiative will help countries tackle trade and transport challenges, The Hill, 29 May 2020: Cuomo: New York City on track to start reopening week of June 8, Al Arabiya, 29 May 2020: New York City is on track to lift coronavirus restrictions on June 8, The Guardian, 29 May 2020: Which European countries are easing travel restrictions?, NPR, 29 May 2020: OPINION: The Ghosts Of Colonialism Are Haunting The World’s Response To The Pandemic, France24, 30 May 2020: EU urges Trump to reconsider decision to end US relationship with WHO, Politico.eu, 30 May 2020: Don’t treat Italy as a leper colony due to coronavirus, says minister, CNN, 30 May 2020: Which international destinations are reopening to tourists?, Politico.eu, 30 May 2020: Nordic neighbors say no thanks to Swedish tourists, The New York Times, 30 May 2020: How We Broke the World, France24, 31 May 2020: Masks and no ablution: Saudis flock to reopened mosques, Politico.com, 31 May 2020: Trump’s national security adviser chief slams WHO as ‘corrupt’ (it is amazing to see what cheekiness and audacity the thoroughly corrupt and criminal Trump administration is showing), Arab News, 31 May 2020: Abu Dhabi bans travel in, out and within emirate to limit coronavirus spread, The Guardian, 31 May 2020: ‘People are going to go hungry’: pandemic effects could leave 54m Americans without food, Arab News, 31 May 2020: Saudi Arabia reopens mosques after 2 month coronavirus lockdown, Al Arabiya, 31 May 2020: Coronavirus: New York finance industry won’t recover until 2026, report says, The Guardian, 1 June 2020: Coronavirus will haunt US economy for a decade and wipe out $8tn, says CBO, Politico.com, 1 June 2020: Mass protests could undo hard-won progress in pandemic, NPR, 1 June 2020: Northeast: Coronavirus-Related Restrictions By State, Der Spiegel, 2 June 2020: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz: “The EU Consists of More than Just Two Member States”, The Guardian, 2 June 2020: Global report: Germany eases travel ban and cafe culture returns to Paris, The Guardian, 3 June 2020: We should have done more, admits architect of Sweden’s Covid-19 strategy, France24, 3 June 2020: Global vaccine group urges virus solidarity ahead of summit, DW, 3 June 2020: Coronavirus latest: Germany to scrap EU travel warnings by mid-June, The Guardian, 3 June 2020: The pandemic is being used as cover for a no-deal Brexit, Politico.eu, 3 June 2020: Germany to greenlight tourist travel to 31 European countries from mid-June, BBC, 3 June 2020: Sweden’s Tegnell admits too many died, The Guardian, 4 June 2020: Coronavirus live news: Germany reveals major stimulus plan as global cases grow by 100,000 a day, France24, 4 June 2020: Germany unveils 130-bn stimulus to kickstart virus-hit economy (that’s a really good signal for Germany), Politico.eu, 4 June 2020: Belgium loosening lockdown but crisis not over yet, PM warns, BBC, 4 June 2020: Eurozone in fresh emergency action to boost economy, Politico.eu, 4 June 2020: German coalition agrees €130B economic rescue package, The Guardian, 4 June 2020: How a small Spanish town became one of Europe’s worst Covid-19 hotspots, Politico.eu, 4 June 2020: UK and EU clash over British share of COVID-19 fund, NPR, 5 June 2020: How A Historic LA Guitar Shop Is Fighting To Stay Afloat During The Pandemic, The Guardian, 5 June 2020: Global report: South Africa records biggest jump in Covid-19 cases since pandemic hit, Politico.eu, 5 June 2020: EU eyes return to free travel by early July, DW, 5 June 2020: EU sets up financial crime unit in pandemic-hit economy, The Guardian, 6 June 2020: Merkel among winners as Europeans give verdict on anti-Covid battles, The Guardian, 6 June 2020: Europe’s big two kiss and make up for pandemic rescue deal, The New York Times, 7 June 2020: Mayor de Blasio, Don’t Make New York’s Budget Crisis Worse, France24, 7 June 2020: Is Germany’s ‘colossal’ recovery plan a role model for other coronavirus-hit economies?, BBC, 8 June 2020: New Zealand lifts all Covid restrictions, declaring the nation virus-free, The Guardian, 8 June 2020: World Bank warns Covid-19 pandemic risks dramatic rise in poverty, The New York Times, 8 June 2020: New York City Begins to Reopen, 100 Days After Its First Case, CNN, 9 June 2020: The illegal industry booming under lockdown in South Africa, NPR, 9 June 2020: U.N. Chief: Security Council Gridlock Blocks Effective Coronavirus Response, Politico.eu, 10 June 2020: Trump’s Scottish golf courses in line for £1M from corona bailout, BBC, 10 June 2020: Coronavirus: UK economy could be worst hit among leading nations, says OECD, The Guardian, 10 June 2020: EU says China behind ‘huge wave’ of Covid-19 disinformation, The New York Times, 10 June 2020: As U.S. Reopens, Some States See Virus Cases Rise, Politico.eu, 10 June 2020: European Commission accuses China of peddling disinformation, BBC, 10 June 2020: Outlook for virus-hit global economy ‘dire’, The New York Times, 10 June 2020: Threat of Military Action Rattles Brazil as Virus Deaths Surge, The Washington Post, 10 June 2020: Coronavirus hospitalizations rise sharply in several states, Gulf Times, 10 June 2020: Airlines set for ‘worst year’ on record; long road ahead for recovery, The Guardian, 11 June 2020: As lockdown slowly lifts in New York, the new normal is profoundly unsettling, France24, 13 June 2020: Beijing district on lockdown after coronavirus spike shuts market, BBC, 13 June 2020: Fear of second wave in Beijing after market outbreak, The Guardian, 13 June 2020: Argentina pastor turns church into bar in protest at uneven coronavirus restrictions, The Washington Post, 13 June 2020: Beijing goes into ‘wartime mode’ as virus emerges at market, Arab News, 13 June 2020: EU agrees purchase of 300 million coronavirus vaccine doses, Jerusalem Post, 13 June 2020: Brazil’s COVID-19 deaths surge past UK, now second in the world, France24, 14 June 2020: China reports highest number of new Covid-19 cases in two months, Politico.eu, 14 June 2020: Europe’s country-by-country travel restrictions explained, The National, 14 June 2020: Europe stands united with fiscal support package of requisite magnitude, IMF says, Politico.eu, 14 June 2020: Europe’s country-by-country travel restrictions explained, France24, 15 June 2020: Grand reopening? FRANCE 24 and Deutsche Welle at France-Germany border, France24, 15 June 2020: German tourists fly in to Mallorca in post-COVID test, France24, 15 June 2020: White House reporters hailed as ‘information heroes’, The Guardian, 15 June 2020: Germany and France reopen borders as Europe emerges from lockdown, France24, 15 June 2020: ‘Symbolic’ moment: Freedom of movement returns to Europe as borders re-open, France24, 16 June 2020: Italy’s Conte says EU virus recovery funds will be spent wisely, BBC, 16 June 2020: US retail sales in record monthly rebound, The Washington Post, 16 June 2020: Brazil ignored the warnings. Now, while other countries fret over a second coronavirus wave, it can’t get past its first., Politico.eu, 16 June 2020: New factions emerge in EU recovery fund fight, DW, 17 June 2020: Over 600 people test positive at German slaughterhouse, CNN, 17 June 2020: Days before Trump rally, Tulsa sets daily record for confirmed coronavirus cases, The Guardian, 17 June 2020: While other countries are recovering from Covid-19, Britain is still in intensive care, The Guardian, 18 June 2020: Global report: Germany orders local Covid-19 lockdowns as Spain boosts tourism sector, Politico.eu, 18 June 2020: Merkel: Coronavirus pandemic revealed Europe’s fragility, DW, 18 June 2020: Coronavirus latest: Germany imposes quarantines to counter fresh outbreaks, Arab News, 18 June 2020: EU leaders under pressure as bloc approaches crossroads, The Guardian, 18 June 2020: The end of tourism?, The National, 18 June 2020: Coronavirus: Nato to begin stockpiling medical equipment, CNN, 19 June 2020: Beijing’s new outbreak is a reminder to the world that coronavirus can return at anytime, The Guardian, 19 June 2020: Anxiety in Beijing as officials battle new coronavirus outbreak, DW, 20 June 2020: Coronavirus latest: Fresh clusters raise Germany’s reproduction rate, DW, 20 June 2020: Egypt tries to restart tourism during coronavirus pandemic, DW, 20 June 2020: Germany: Quarantined housing block residents attack police, Al Arabiya, 21 June 2020: Palestinian Authority closes two West Bank cities after coronavirus spike, The New York Times, 21 June 2020: Coronavirus: U.S. Cases Surge, With Clusters Linked to Bars and Parties, France24, 21 June 2020: Dutch arrest dozens at virus protest clashes, The Washington Post, 21 June 2020: Trump says he told officials to slow testing to find fewer cases, France24, 22 June 2020: Saudi Arabia to severely limit Hajj attendance over Covid-19 fears, The Washington Post, 22 June 2020: In countries keeping the coronavirus at bay, experts watch U.S. case numbers with alarm, BBC, 22 June 2020: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia bars international pilgrims for Hajj, Politico.eu, 22 June 2020: The Rock and Ursula von der Leyen to co-host corona event, NPR, 22 June 2020: Remembering Front-Line Workers Lost To COVID-19, The New York Times, 22 June 2020: Saudi Arabia Will Sharply Limit Hajj Pilgrimage, The Washington Post, 22 June 2020: The U.S. is falling behind its peers. Americans — if not their leaders — are starting to notice., BBC, 23 June 2020: Coronavirus: German outbreak sparks fresh local lockdowns, France24, 23 June 2020: Germany reimposes local lockdowns after regional coronavirus outbreak, BBC, 23 June 2020: Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro ordered to wear mask in public, CNN, 23 June 2020: Fauci concerned by ‘disturbing surge in infections’, The Guardian, 23 June 2020: Europeans believe in more cohesion despite EU’s Covid-19 failings, The New York Times, 23 June 2020: E.U. May Exclude U.S. as It Reopens Borders, Citing Failures on Virus, DW, 23 June 2020: Coronavirus latest: Hotspots flare in Europe and US, The New York Times, 23 June 2020: E.U. May Exclude U.S. as It Reopens Borders, Citing Failures on Virus, Politico.eu, 23 June 2020: America out, China in as EU looks to reopen external borders, CNN, 24 June 2020: A European ban on US travelers would send a humbling message, BBC, 24 June 2020: Coronavirus: New York imposes quarantine on nine US states, CNN, 24 June 2020: Texas governor urges people to stay home as states report surges of new Covid-19 cases, The Guardian, 24 June 2020: On different planets: how Germany tackled the pandemic, and Britain flailed, The New York Times, 24 June 2020: Surging Cases Set Records in Several States; Markets Drop Sharply, The Washington Post, 24 June 2020: The High Line has been sidelined. When it reopens, New Yorkers may get the park they always wanted., France24, 25 June 2020: Germany and France shore up support for WHO, seek ‘global answer’ to Covid-19, The Guardian, 25 June 2020: Trump administration sent $1.4bn in stimulus checks to dead people, BBC, 25 June 2020: Coronavirus: ‘Very significant’ resurgences in Europe alarm WHO, The New York Times, 25 June 2020: U.S. Cases Are Probably 10 Times Higher Than Reported, C.D.C. Says, BBC, 26 June 2020: Coronavirus: Sweden says WHO made ‘total mistake’ by including it in warning, France24, 26 June 2020: US has ‘serious problem’ with resurgent coronavirus, Fauci warns, BBC, 26 June 2020: Coronavirus: US has ‘serious problem’, says Fauci, New York Times, 26 June 2020: E.U. Plans to Bar Most U.S. Travelers When Bloc Reopens, BBC, 26 June 2020: Coronavirus: US hits record high in daily cases, New York Times, 26 June 2020: Fauci Urgently Warns of New Outbreaks as Pence Praises Response, The Washington Post, 26 June 2020: Europe prepares to reopen to foreign travelers, but Americans don’t even figure into the discussion, France24, 27 June 2020: Covid-19: Buenos Aires to reimpose lockdown after rise in coronavirus cases, Forbes, 27 May 2020: Canada Opens Door To International Students While U.S. Shuts It, Irish Times, 27 June 2020: Angela Merkel: UK will have to live with consequences of looser ties with EU, BBC, 27 June 2020: Coronavirus: UK to open up European holidays from 6 July, France24, 28 June 2020: Under pressure Johnson to launch UK post-virus spending drive, BBC, 28 June 2020: Number of virus infections tops 10m worldwide, France24, 28 June 2020: Virtual summit of world leaders, celebrities raises nearly $7 billion for Covid-19, The New York Times, 28 June 2020: Tensions and Risks Grow as U.S. Testing Sites Are Overwhelmed, France24, 28 June 2020: Global coronavirus cases top 10 million led by the United States, The Washington Post, 28 June 2020: With Trump leading the way, record surge in new infections exposes failures in U.S. response, France24, 28 June 2020: EU nears deal on opening borders that is likely to exclude US, Russia, Brazil, The Guardian, 29 June 2020: Poland should get less from Covid-19 fund due to rights record, claim EU member states (rightly so. As the Poles claim that they are a Christian nation (according to their reactions on the migratin crsis, they don’t even have the slightest idea what Christian values are), they should know the biblical “eye for an eye” concept pretty well), France24, 29 June 2020: As deaths reach half-million, some countries accused of hiding pandemic’s true cost, CNN, 29 June 2020: More than 500,000 people have been killed by Covid-19. A quarter of them are Americans, The Guardian, 29 June 2020: Europeans’ trust in US as world leader collapses during pandemic, NPR, 29 June 2020: Former NIH Director Calls Trump Administration’s Pandemic Response ‘Amateur Hour’, The New York Times, 29 June 2020: Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Abortion Restrictions, The Guardian, 30 June 2020: US buys up world stock of key Covid-19 drug remdesivir (the EU and Canada should first drive up prices so that the Trump administration has to pay properly and then suddenly drop out of the bidding process in order to ultimately be able to achieve much cheaper purchase prices for themselves), DW, 30 June 2020: Opinion: Angela Merkel’s moment to define the EU’s future, BBC, 30 June 2020: Fauci warns of 100,000 US cases per day, CNN, 30 June 2020: One graphic explains why Americans are facing an EU travel ban, Politico.eu, 30 June 2020: EU’s travel safe list emerges from battle for national interests, France24, 1 July 2020: Fauci says new US cases of Covid-19 could double to 100,000 per day, DW, 1 July 2020: Angela Merkel’s last EU Council Presidency — what to expect, The Guardian, 1 July 2020: US reports record one-day increase in Covid-19 cases as Trump stays silent, France24, 1 July 2020: Germany assumes EU presidency as Merkel pushes for massive bloc-wide recovery plan (it is becoming increasingly clear that it is once again time for big pictures and visions of an integrated EU and that real leaders must courageously go ahead, take the EU population with them, animate them, cheer them up – just as outstanding coaches in team sports have to do it in order to ultimately win the trophy. Because of and through Corona, the EU has once again been “given” a time window for major changes. This means that the most important basic requirements are already in place: money is there, there is general consensus, there is a spirit of optimism right up to impatience, and there is pressure to change for years. There is a lot to do, but it can be taken as a very positive challenge because it means work for everyone. What does it start with? Development clear specifications and requirements for the individual departments (economy, education, social issues, environment, digitization, EU defense etc.). After that, only one thing is missing, namely the starting shot! It is actually very simple and only needs to be done), The Guardian, 1 July 2020: Trump attacks plan to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ outside his New York City home – live, The New York Times, 1 July 2020: New York City and California Pull Back on Reopening as U.S. Cases Surge, NPR, 1 July 2020: Green, Yellow, Orange Or Red? This New Tool Shows COVID-19 Risk In Your County, The New York Times, 1 July 2020: The ‘Rocket Ship’ Economic Recovery Trump Promised Is Crashing, Politico Magazine, 1 July 2020: Why Coronavirus Is an ‘Existential Crisis’ for American Democracy, DW, 2 July 2020: Germany takes helm of EU presidency, Merkel urges resolve on virus recovery plan, BBC, 2 July 2020: Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’, DW, 2 July 2020: EU agrees to reopen borders to 14 countries, extends travel ban for US tourists, BBC, 2 July 2020: US firms create record 4.8 million jobs in June, France24, 2 July 2020: US states suspend re-opening plans as daily Covid-19 cases surpass 50,000, CNN, 2 July 2020: Trump’s approach to the presidency: Ignore the challenges and embrace the easy, The Guardian, 2 July 2020: Coronavirus live news: Florida reports a record 10,000 new cases in one day, Irish Times, 2 July 2020: Trump says economy ‘roaring back’ as coronavirus cases surge, NPR, 2 July 2020: Another Day, Another Coronavirus Record In Florida, The New York Times, 2 July 2020: The U.S. Is Lagging Behind Many Rich Countries. These Charts Show Why., The Washington Post, 2 July 2020: Live updates: ‘We are not flattening the curve,’ official says as Florida reveals 10,000 new covid-19 cases, NPR, 2 July 2020: How Chile Ended Up With One Of The Highest COVID-19 Rates, The New York Times, 2 July 2020: Virus Spiraling Out of Control in U.S., June Data Show, The Washington Post, 2 July 2020: Pandemic will scar U.S. labor market for the next decade, agency says, USA Today, 2 July 2020: College students going to ‘COVID parties’ to see who gets sick first, Alabama officials say, Times of Israel, 3 July 2020: Cyprus says it won’t waive quarantine requirement for Israeli tourists, The New York Times, 3 July 2020: European Workers Draw Paychecks. American Workers Scrounge for Food., Politico.eu, 3 July 2020: European Parliament leaders in Spanish spat, DW, 4 July 2020: Donald Trump slams ‘far-left fascism’ at Mt. Rushmore speech for July 4 (fortunately, our freak shows are not called Trump, but instead AfD, NPD, Reichsbürger, Rassemblement National, Partij voor de Vrijheid, Fidesz, PiS, English Defense League and how else Europe’s anti-constitutional and democratic freak shows, racists and fascists call/name themselves. So there is little reason for arrogance as long as we don’t get our own extremists under control), France24, 4 July 2020: England’s pubs, restaurants and hairdressers reopen as Covid-19 lockdown eases, DW, 4 July 2020: Opinion: Donald Trump is in crisis mode, BBC, 4 July 2020: People head to pubs as England’s lockdown eases, France24, 4 July 2020: Paris’s Louvre reopens on Monday after lockdown losses of ‘over €40 million’, BBC, 4 July 2020: Coronavirus clouds US 4 July Independence Day events, CNN, 4 July 2020: The UK is reopening for business. London may never be the same, France24, 4 July 2020: As much of US marks a muted Independence Day, Trump encourages big parties, CNN, 4 July 2020: Cracks in the Trump-Europe relationship are turning into a chasm, France24, 4 July 2020: Catalonia places 200,000 people under new lockdown following Covid-19 surge, CNN, 4 July 2020: Plastic screens, tracings apps and table service. English pubs reopen on bittersweet day, The Guardian, 4 July 2020: Trump claims US on way to ‘tremendous victory’ over Covid-19 as cases surge – live, Politico.eu, 4 July 2020: EU budget rules to come back after crisis: Dombrovskis, The Washington Post, 4 July 2020: U.S. enters holiday weekend facing a surge of infections, Al Arabiya, 4 July 2020: Coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia ranks at high risk: Expert metrics , DW, 5 July 2020: Coronavirus: Spain’s young lose out again, France24, 5 July 2020: Iran reports its highest one-day Covid-19 death toll, topping record set earlier in week, The New York Times, 6 July 2020: U.S. Is Still ‘Knee-Deep in the First Wave’ of the Pandemic, Fauci Warns, France24, 6 July 2020: Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years to stop Covid-19 spread, The New York Times, 6 July 2020: How America Lost the War on Covid-19, The National, 6 July 2020: UAE travel advice: Airline flights and testing for residents and tourists explained, BBC, 6 July 2020: US to withdraw visas for foreign students if classes moved fully online, CNN, 7 July 2020: The ugly truth about millions of American jobs: They are not coming back, France24, 7 July 2020: Eurozone economy to plunge 8.7% this year after hit from Covid-19, CNN, 7 July 2020: International students may need to leave US if their universities transition to online-only learning (this has, of course, undeniable advantages: Instead of exposing yourself to the risk of an infection from the Trump virus when studying at Harvard University or other US universities, you can instead study online from your safe home country, while enjoying the benefits of universal health care. The necessary literature is available in European university libraries as well. Only the study experience and networking in the US cannot be replaced by online studies. Foreign students spend approximately $ 45 billion annually. They will be missing in the future), France24, 7 July 2020: US says foreign students whose classes move online due to Covid-19 have to leave, CNN, 7 July 2020: There are more than 1 million international students in the US. Here’s where they’re from, BBC, 7 July 2020: Wuhan: City of silence, CNN, 7 July 2020: Trump administration begins formal withdrawal from World Health Organization, The New York Times, 7 July 2020: U.S. Gives Formal Notice of Withdrawal From W.H.O., Effective 2021, The Guardian, 7 July 2020: Americans can’t travel to Europe because of Covid-19. I’m glad, Politico.eu, 7 July 2020: EU foresees worse economic slide, warns of more lockdowns, Irish Times, 7 July 2020: The Irish Times view on the dual threat of coronavirus and Brexit, Politico.eu, 7 July 2020: Why the recovery fund won’t work, Arab News, 7 July 2020: Saudi Arabia records 3,392 new COVID-19 cases, BBC, 8 July 2020: How Covid-19 has changed grocery shopping, Politico.eu, 8 July 2020: Merkel looks east as ties fray between Germany and US, Al Jazeera, 9 July 2020: In Pictures: Belgrade protest over COVID-19 curfew turns violent, Jerusalem Post, 9 July 2020: Two Israelis arrested in Belgrade during anti-lockdown protests, DW, 9 July 2020: People die as Donald Trump lets the pandemic rage, The National, 9 July 2020: Beyond the Headlines: how did the US coronavirus outbreak become the world’s worst?, Politico.eu, 9 July 2020: Merkel sees tough road to EU budget and recovery deal, France24, 9 July 2020: Warning of possible virus resurgence, France rules out another ‘total lockdown’, BBC, 9 July 2020: Coronavirus: Serbia scraps curfew plan for Belgrade after protests, Politico.eu, 9 July 2020: European Parliament clashes with Merkel over rule of law in budget talks, The Guardian, 9 July 2020: South Africa warns of coronavirus ‘storm’ as outbreak accelerates across continent, The New York Times, 9 July 2020: U.S. Hits Another Daily Record for Cases, Its 6th in 10 Days, The Washington Post, 9 July 2020: Covid-19 pandemic creates openings for extremism worldwide, analysts warn, France24, 10 July 2020: WHO special envoy on Covid-19 ‘extremely worried’ about rise in cases worldwide, France24, 10 July 2020: Serbia drops plans for reimposed lockdown after days of violent protests, CNN, 10 July 2020: The US is diving into a dark Covid hole — and there’s no plan to get out (is the reelection actually worth 200,000 corona dead?), France24, 11 July 2020: Disney World reopens as US virus death toll surges, NPR, 11 July 2020: Masks And Mouse Ears: Disney World Reopens As Coronavirus Cases Climb In Florida, The New York Times, 11 July 2020: Disney World Opens Its Gates, With Virus Numbers Rising, CNN, 11 July 2020: ‘Please help us, we are abandoned here.’ Thousands of Moroccan seasonal workers stranded in Spain, The Guardian, 11 July 2020: Coronavirus live news: Trump makes first public outing in mask while global deaths tally over 560,000, The Washington Post, 11 July 2020: Stay away from South Carolina, CNN, 11 July 2020: ‘You cannot fight the pandemic with lies’ — Angela Merkel knows how to insert a dagger, The Washington Post, 11 July 2020: Economic recovery may be fizzling as disruption from virus lingers, The Guardian, 11 July 2020: Global ‘catastrophe’ looms as Covid-19 fuels inequality, DW, 11 July 2020: Foreign students in US face ‘huge amount of stress and fear’ after visa change, CNN, 11 July 2020: America’s passport now as weak as Mexico’s, The Guardian, 11 July 2020: Serbian police arrest 71 in coronavirus protests, CNN, 12 July 2020: Before the virus, Asia’s ecosystems were buckling under overtourism. When the tourists return, it has to be different, BBC, 12 July 2020: Florida sets new state daily case record of 15,299, CNN, 12 July 2020: Britain is the worst-hit country outside of the US and Brazil. But it STILL won’t wear masks, The Guardian, 12 July 2020: EU leaders are split over coronavirus recovery, BBC, 13 July 2020: South Africa bans alcohol sales again to combat Covid-19, CNN, 13 July 2020: Hundreds of people celebrated the July 4 weekend at a Michigan lake. Now some have Covid-19, France, 13 July 2020: Bastille Day: Muted celebrations in France under shadow of Covid-19, DW, 13 July 2020: Coronavirus latest: No return to old normal for foreseeable future — WHO, France, 13 July 2020: WHO warns pandemic will get ‘worse and worse and worse’ unless countries follow Covid precautions, DW, 13 July 2020: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says EU leaders ‘remain apart’ on coronavirus recovery deal, France, 13 July 2020: EU summit may not reach recovery fund deal: Merkel, CNN, 13 July 2020: Hundreds of people celebrated the July 4 weekend at a Michigan lake. Now some have Covid-19, BBC, 13 July 2020: Too many countries headed in wrong direction – WHO, CNN, 13 July 2020: Coronavirus cases in the US continue to surge, reaching nearly 1 out of every 100 American, The Guardian, 13 July 2020: Coronavirus live: ‘no return to normal for foreseeable future,’ says WHO; Latin America deaths pass US and Canada, NPR, 13 July 2020: NYC Has Its First Day In Months With No COVID-19 Deaths, The National, 13 July 2020: ‘Worse and worse’: WHO chief issues grim warning on coronavirus crisis, The New York Times, 13 July 2020: Los Angeles and San Diego Schools Will Go Online-Only in the Fall, Arab News, 13 July 2020: IMF predicts worst Mideast downturn in half century, The National, 13 July 2020: IMF cuts Middle East and Central Asia economic outlook as pandemic persists, France24, 14 July 2020: Trump administration reverses course on order barring some foreign students, CNN, 14 July 2020: Trump administration drops restrictions on online-only instruction for foreign students, NPR, 14 July 2020: Miami Is Becoming The ‘Epicenter Of The Pandemic,’ Expert Warns, BBC, 14 July 2020: California reimposes sweeping restrictions amid virus spike, NPR, 15 July 2020: New York City’s High Line Reopens In A Potential Boost To Local Business, Politico.eu, 15 July 2020: The coronavirus recovery plan that von der Leyen built, NPR, 15 July 2020: Ireland Delays Further Reopening, Keeping Bars Closed As Case Numbers Grow, France24, 16 July 2020: Top US infectious diseases expert Fauci calls White House smear campaign ‘bizarre’, France24, 16 July 2020: Nations scale back re-opening plans as Covid-19 numbers back on upswing, Irish Times, 16 July 2020: Coronavirus in Ireland: Further reopening delayed amid ‘worrying’ rise in infection rates, The Guardian, 16 July 2020: Coronavirus live news: Fauci says US must ‘stop nonsense’; South Africa cases top 300,000, Politico.eu, 16 July 2020: Live blog: EU summit on budget and coronavirus recovery fund, CNN, 16 July 2020: As Trump refuses to lead, America tries to save itself, France24, 16 July 2020: A green and better recovery… for all? Global South’s challenges after Covid-19, Politico.eu, 16 July 2020: The EU’s budget fight — by the numbers, DW, 16 July 2020: Germany finds new coronavirus generosity ahead of EU summit, The New York Post, 17 July 2020: New York City Eases Into Phase 4 of Reopening, but Indoor Limits Remain, France24, 17 July 2020: EU leaders open tortuous talks on controversial Covid-19 rescue plan, BBC, 17 July 2020: EU’s ‘moment of truth’ as leaders seek Covid funding deal, The Guardian, 17 July 2020: After bumps, bows and birthday gifts, EU leaders get down to business, The New York Post, 17 July 2020: U.S. Report Finds 18 States With ‘Red Zone’ Outbreaks, Politico.eu, 18 July 2020: EU leaders call it a night after Dutch block in budget talks, CNN, 18 July 2020: Fauci implores state and local leaders to ‘be as forceful as possible’ with mask orders, Irish Times, 18 July 2020: EU member states at loggerheads over fund in ‘moment of truth’, Arab News, 18 July 2020: COVID-19 sends Malaysia’s retail tourism in a downward spiral, CNN, 18 July 2020: Health experts urge Americans to wear masks and take other precautions as coronavirus cases continue to climb, France24, 18 July 2020: Iran estimates it has 25 million coronavirus infections, BBC, 18 July 2020: Coronavirus spike continues amid new Catalonia restrictions, CNN, 18 July 2020: I can’t shake Covid-19: Warnings from young survivors still suffering, Politico.eu, 18 July 2020: Live blog Day 2: EU summit on budget, coronavirus recovery fund, Arab News, 18 July 2020: Saudi Arabia hosts G20 talks on debt crisis, virus recovery, The National, 18 July 2020: Deadlock as EU’s Covid-19 bailout summit stretches into second evening, Al Arabiya, 18 July 2020: Hosted by Saudi Arabia, G20 vows to keep cooperating to bolster global economy, Politico.eu, 19 July 2020: Viktor Orbán: I don’t know why Mark Rutte hates me and Hungary, DW, 19 July 2020: Coronavirus latest: Record single-day increase in cases globally, CNN, 19 July 2020: ‘He’s unteachable’: Doctor blasts Trump’s latest mask remarks, Politico.eu, 19 July 2020: Belgian PM Wilmès: Now is not the time for regrets on coronavirus response, France24, 19 July 2020: EU summit drags on for third day over controversial Covid-19 rescue plan, The National, 19 July 2020: Coronavirus: UAE records lowest number of new Covid-19 cases for more than three months, BBC, 19 July 2020: Coronavirus: Third day of wrangling over huge EU recovery plan, DW, 19 July 2020: EU summit: Angela Merkel warns of possible no deal on recovery aid, CNN, 19 July 2020: Florida reports more than 12,000 new Covid-19 cases, again, as governor declines to mandate masks, Al Arabiya, 19 July 2020: Coronavirus: Dubai launches ‘Dubai assured’ stamp for tourism, retail establishments, The Washington Post, 20 July 2020: The crisis that shocked the world: America’s response to the virus, The National, 20 July 2020: Coronavirus: EU struggles to agree on recovery deal as global deaths surge, Politico.eu, 20 July 2020: Live blog Day 3: EU summit on budget, coronavirus recovery fund, The National, 20 July 2020: EU leaders fail to reconcile differences over recovery fund as talks continue, Irish Times, 20 July 2020: Irish economy to get injection of up to €7bn in stimulus measures, Al Arabiya, 20 July 2020: Coronavirus: EU grapples with ‘mission impossible’ at deadlocked recovery summit, France24, 20 July 2020: Macron clashes with Rutte and Kurz at EU summit, The National, 20 July 2020: US Republicans prepare a further $1 trillion stimulus in bid to stave off deepening recession, Al Arabiya, 20 July 2020: Coronavirus: US reports more than 60,000 new COVID-19 cases for six days in a row, Politico.eu, 20 July 2020: EU leaders see path to budget-and-recovery deal, France24, 20 July 2020: EU leaders deadlocked in talks over Covid-19 recovery plan, Politico.eu, 20 July 2020: Why the EU can’t agree on anything, France24, 20 July 2020: Dutch PM Mark Rutte, the thrifty europhile holding Europe hostage, Politico.eu, 20 July 2020: Live blog Day 4: EU summit on budget, coronavirus recovery fund, CNN, 20 July 2020: EU’s future at stake as tempers fray over recovery fund, The Guardian, 20 July 2020: EU Macron seeks to end acrimony as pandemic recovery fund summit enters fourth day, France24, 21 July 2020: EU leaders agree landmark 750 bn euro recovery deal (in the light of the previous, unworthy monkey business of the “stingy four” and the “new Eastern bloc”, one can hardly speak of a success. A lot of porcelain has been smashed unnecessarily and this has damaged the image of the EU internationally. Only people who have no idea how important the EU really is to their allotment gardens can act so unintelligent), BBC, 21 July 2020: EU agrees €750bn virus recovery fund, The Guardian, 21 July 2020: EU Leaders seal deal on €750bn Covid-19 recovery plans, France24, 21 July 2020: EU leaders adopt Covid-19 rescue package after marathon summit, BBC, 21 July 2020: Coronavirus: EU leaders reach recovery deal after marathon summit, France24, 21 July 2020: It’s a ‘deal’ as EU leaders end marathon summit with historic rescue package, Politico.eu, 21 July 2020: POLITICO’s guide to the EU budget deal, CNN, 21 July 2020: EU leaders have reached an agreement on a $858 billion coronavirus stimulus package, France24, 21 July 2020: EU rescue deal: ‘The most important moment in the life of our Europe,’ says Macron, Politico.eu, 21 July 2020: EU leaders agree on €1.82T budget and coronavirus recovery package, Politico.eu, 21 July 2020: Toward an ever closer imperfect union, The New York Times, 21 July 2020: E.U. Adopts $857 Billion Stimulus to Fight Coronavirus Recession, The Washington Post, 21 July 2020: E.U. leaders agree to $859 billion stimulus package, Politico.eu, 21 July 2020: European Parliament ‘cannot accept’ aspects of EU budget deal, say negotiators, France24, 22 July 2020: Mexico’s Covid-19 death toll passes 40,000 mark, The Guardian, 22 July 2020: With its recovery deal, is the EU finally starting to act like a unifying force?, The New York Times, 23 July 2020: U.S. Nears 4 Million Coronavirus Cases as Multiple States Set Records, Arab News, 23 July 2020: Why EU’s historic breakthrough is a major milestone, The New York Times, 23 July 2020: Millions of Americans Are About to Lose Their Homes. Congress Must Help Them., The Guardian, 23 July 2020: Face masks mandatory in shops, takeaways and stations in England from Friday, Politico.eu, 24 July 2020: EU summit insults and rubbish superheroes, BBC, 24 July 2020: Coronavirus: The week when everything changed for Trump, Politico.eu, 24 July 2020: Charles Michel, the budget deal and the art of the terrace tête-à-tête, The Guardian, 24 July 2020: ‘Second wave’Europe warns of need for vigilance as cases rise sharply, Times of Israel, 24 July 2020: Israel ranks 6 in world for daily cases per capita; 2,022 more in last 24 hours, Politico.eu, 24 July 2020: EU says landmark budget deal adds pressure on UK in Brexit talks, The National, 24 July 2020: Minimalist Hajj this year will truly be a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage, DW, 25 July 2020: Coronavirus latest: Public support drops over pandemic response, France24, 25 July 2020: EU recovery plan deals a blow to popular Erasmus exchange programme, BBC, 25 July 2020: Coronavirus: Spain drives fears of European ‘second wave’, NPR, 25 July 2020: In Jerusalem’s Old City, The Devout Adjust To Worship In The Coronavirus Era, France24, 25 July 2020: S. Korea reports Covid-19 spike, virus-wracked US states tighten controls, The Washington Post, 25 July 2020: Virus deaths in the U.S. top 1,000 four days in a row, The New York Times, 25 July 2020: U.S. Daily Cases and Hospitalizations Near Record, The Washington Post, 25 July 2020: Houston, Miami, other cities face health care worker shortages as infections climb, DW, 25 July 2020: Germany braces for a second coronavirus wave amid rising infections, Politico.eu, 25 July 2020: The EU budget and recovery deal — in charts, DW, 26 July 2020: Coronavirus latest: Over 16 million infected worldwide, Arab News, 26 July 2020: Morocco shuts down major cities after spike in coronavirus cases, BBC, 26 July 2020: North Korea on alert over ‘first suspected coronavirus case’, DW, 26 July 2020: German farm locked down amid infection spike, The National, 26 July 2020: How much will the EU’s ‘historic’ new deal change life in Europe?, DW, 26 July 2020: North Korea locks down Kaesong over suspected case, Al Arabiya, 26 July 2020: Oman begins nationwide lockdown, imposes fines for curfew violators, France24, 26 July 2020: Dr. Anthony Fauci: A lifeline for Americans through pandemics and presidencies, BBC, 26 July 2020: Spain says outbreaks under control after UK orders quarantine, CNN, 26 July 2020: US tops 1,000 coronavirus deaths 4 days in a row as experts urge the country to shut down, NPR, 26 July 2020: ‘Love And Solidarity’: Amid Coronavirus, Mutual Aid Groups Resurge In New York City, The Washington Post, 26 July 2020: Is Europe finally coming together?, The Hill, 26 July 2020: Slip in job growth raises fear of broader relapse, France24, 27 July 2020: Belgium tightens Covid-19 restrictions to avoid another lockdown amid rise in cases, DW, 27 July 2020: Don’t take unnecessary risks, a second coronavirus wave is definitely coming!, The Guardian, 27 July 2020: Germany by far most admired country, with US, China and Russia vying for second – global poll (Gallup, 27 July 2020: U.S. Leadership Remains Unpopular Worldwide), France24, 28 July 2020: Coronavirus-linked hunger kills 10,000 more children a month, says UN, BBC, 28 July 2020: Pandemic cost tourism industry ‘at least $320bn’, France24, 28 July 2020: Covid-19 cost tourism sector $320 billion in first five months of 2020, the UN says, France24, 28 July 2020: Saudi Arabia gears up for downsized Hajj rituals due to Covid-19, BBC, 28 July 2020: Coronavirus: German officials ‘very concerned’ by rising cases, Arab News, 28 July 2020: Europe’s COVID-19 recovery choice: Responsibility or ruin, The Guardian, 28 July 2020: Live Coronavirus: WHO warns of ‘one big wave’; Twitter restricts Donald Trump Jr account for misinformation, Arab News, 29 July 2020: The journey begins: 1,000 pilgrims arrive in Mina for first day of Hajj, France24, 29 July 2020: Covid-19: Downsized Hajj begins for lucky few pilgrims, CNN, 29 July 2020: US given dire warning as death toll passes 150,000, The New York Times, 29 July 2020: Coronavirus Deaths Top 150,000 in the U.S., The Washington Post, 30 July 2020: At least 147,000 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S., BBC, 30 July 2020: Coronavirus: US economy sees sharpest contraction in decades (well, the Trump virus strikes with all severity. Who would have thought that? Probably everyone who deals with the economy, and therefore definitely no one from the Trump administration), CNN, 30 July 2020: US economy posts its worst drop on record, CNN, 30 July 2020: A baseless US conspiracy theory found a foothold in Europe. New research shows how, The Guardian, 30 July 2020: Can Germany now hold the European team together?, DW, 31 July 2020: Eurozone GDP drops 12.1% in record pandemic plunge, France24, 31 July 2020: French economy sees record drop in wake of coronavirus lockdowns, BBC, 31 July 2020: Eurozone suffers deepest contraction on record, NPR, 31 July 2020: In Florida, COVID-19 Death Toll Keeps Rising, The New York Times, 31 July 2020: Despite Historic Plunge, Europe’s Economy Flashes Signs of Recovery, France24, 1 August 2020: Coronavirus pandemic will be with us for a long time, WHO warns, France24, 1 August 2020: Berlin protest against coronavirus curbs draws thousands, DW, 2 August 2020: Germany: 45 officers injured at Berlin rally against coronavirus curbs, BBC, 2 August 2020: New lockdown begins in hard-hit Australian state, France24, 2 August 2020: Australia’s Melbourne enters stage 4 lockdown with curfew amid rise in Covid-19 cases, CNN, 2 August 2020: Florida feels first rain and winds of Tropical Storm Isaias, likely to strengthen to hurricane, BBC, 2 August 2020: Tropical Storm Isaias nears coronavirus-hit Florida, NPR, 2 August 2020: Tropical Storm Isaias Closes In On Florida, CNN, 2 August 2020: 20,000 more Americans could die from Covid-19 in the next 21 days, France24, 2 August 2020: Tourist sites are empty as Covid-19 travel restrictions limit movement, BBC, 2 August 2020: Victoria declares state of disaster after spike in cases, Irish Times, 2 August 2020: Covid-19: No more deaths but 53 further cases confirmed in State, Politico.eu, 2 August 2020: German leaders warn of coronavirus resurgence, condemn protest, NPR, 2 August 2020: Americans, Go Home: Canadians Track U.S. Boaters Sneaking Across The Border, Al Arabiya, 2 August 2020: Over 40 infected with COVID-19 on luxury cruise liner, scramble to trace passengers, The New York Times, 2 August 2020: As Cases Rise, U.S. Officials Are at an Impasse Over Aid, DW, 3 August 2020: Germany debates curbing freedom of assembly after coronavirus protests, The Guardian, 3 August 2020: Iran Covid death toll three times higher than admitted, says report, DW, 3 August 2020: Germany should not ban protests by coronavirus deniers, DW, 3 August 2020: Coronavirus: How are the 4 biggest economies trying to stem insolvencies?, The Guardian, 4 August 2020: Greece reports highest number of cases in weeks as Danish expert advises against lockdown easing, Reuters, 5 August 2020: WHO says North Korea’s COVID-19 test results for first suspected case ‘inconclusive’, Politico.eu, 5 August 2020: Americans hunt for loopholes to get into Europe, The Guardian, 5 August 2020: ‘Death by structural poverty’: US south struggles against Covid-19, BBC, 6 August 2020: France, Spain and Greece see surge in cases, DW, 6 August 2020: Coronavirus rallies: Germany’s growing anti-lockdown movement, NPR, 6 August 2020: West: Coronavirus-Related Restrictions By State, BBC, 6 August 2020: Coronavirus: Los Angeles to shut off water and power to party houses, The New York Times, 6 August 2020: What went wrong? The U.S. is the only affluent nation to have suffered a severe outbreak for so long., France24, 7 August 2020: Mexican president defends record as virus toll soars, The Guardian, 7 August 2020: In the shadow of Covid, New Yorkers are discovering new anxieties, CNN, 7 August 2020: US economy added 1.8 million jobs in July but still down nearly 13 million jobs during the pandemic, The New York Times, 8 August 2020: U.S. Surpasses 5 Million Coronavirus Cases, Al Arabiya, 8 August 2020: COVID-19 : UAE central bank temporarily relaxes rules on bank liquidity, funding, The National, 9 August 2020: Abu Dhabi steps up Covid battle with mobile healthcare programme, France24, 9 August 2020: US passes 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases, BBC, 9 August 2020: Brazil passes 100,000 deaths as outbreak shows no sign of easing, France24, 9 August 2020: Brazil’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 100,000, CNN, 9 August 2020: Europe’s biggest countries are seeing Covid surges — but not this one, The Guardian, 9 August 2020: US passes 5m cases as Joe Biden says pandemic ‘breaks heart’, Politico.eu, 10 August 2020: EU governments roll back wage support despite corona uncertainty, The Guardian, 12 August 2020: Global report: Germany reports highest cases since May, DW, 12 August 2020: New Zealand prepares for new coronavirus lockdown, France24, 12 August 2020: France sees most new daily Covid-19 cases since May, NPR, 12 August 2020: New Outbreak In New Zealand Leads To New Rules And Supermarket Runs, BBC, 12 August 2020: France’s champagne industry goes flat amid pandemic, CNN, 13 August 2020: New Zealand was acclaimed a world leader in handling Covid-19. Now it’s dealing with a fresh outbreak, The Guardian, 14 August 2020: Coronavirus live news: France says UK quarantine will lead to reciprocal measures; NZ outbreak spreads, DW, 14 August 2020: Coronavirus: Foreign students on online courses are denied visas to Germany (if you think that only the intellectually overwhelmed Donald Trump can come up with such a seldom silly idea, a federal agency comes around the curve and draws level. Instead of removing the entry barriers for researchers from all over the world, they are being raised, only to be wondering why Germany is losing ground on the world stage), France24, 14 August 2020: Covid-19: French government declares Paris, Marseille high-risk zones, The Guardian, 14 August 2020: Coronavirus: France infections accelerate; Spain to close nightclubs and ban public smoking, France24, 14 August 2020: Germany puts most of Spain on Covid-19 quarantine list, BBC, 15 August 2020: South Africa eases lockdown as ‘outbreak reaches peak’, The New York Times, 15 August 2020: The Virus Is Not Slowing. But the Pace of Testing Is., DW, 16 August 2020: Coronavirus digest: Spain, Italy shut nightclubs to stem infections, DW, 18 August 2020: Coronavirus digest: Younger people driving COVID-19 spread, says WHO, The Guardian, 18 August 2020: Live Coronavirus: global cases approach 22 million; WHO says Covid spread by ‘unaware’ younger people, DW, 18 August 2020: Is Belarus closer to the West or to Russia?, Miami Herald, 18 August 2020: People just like you get COVID-19. See the stories and information most relevant to you, DW, 19 August 2020: Coronavirus digest: Sweden records most deaths in 150 years in first 6 months of 2020, France24, 19 August 2020: France daily Covid-19 cases hit new post-lockdown high, Jerusalem Post, 19 August 2020: WHO: Nations that hoard possible coronavirus vaccines deepen pandemic (a German proverb says “never distribute the bear’s fur before you have actually killed the bear”), The Guardian, 19 August 2020: Spain and Italy report high increase in cases; Mykonos bans parties and festivities, The New York Times, 19 August 2020: Local Chinese Officials Hid Virus’s Dangers From Beijing, U.S. Finds, France24, 20 August 2020: Covid-19: WHO says Europe can combat spike in infections without full lockdown, DW, 21 August 2020: Coronavirus digest: WHO hopes for end to pandemic within two years, The Guardian, 21 August 2020: Live Coronavirus: global deaths near 800,000; Spain records 8,000 new cases, Al Arabiya, 21 August 2020: UAE could reimpose lockdowns as COVID-19 cases rise, official says, France24, 21 August 2020: Morocco’s king warns of potential new lockdown as Covid-19 cases spike, BBC, 21 August 2020: Coronavirus pandemic could be over within two years – WHO head, Politico.eu, 23 August 2020: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, CNN, 23 August 2020: LIVE: As world tops 23 million cases, US is still the worst affected, BBC, 23 August 2020: Belarus: Nato denies foreign troops are on border, The Guardian, 23 August 2020: How South Korea’s evangelical churches found themselves at the heart of the Covid crisis, DW, 23 August 2020: Coronavirus digest: Not enough Germans using alert app, experts say, The Guardian, 24 August 2020: Two opposition leaders arrested in Belarus after day of protest, BBC, 24 August 2020: South Korea on brink of nationwide virus outbreak, officials warn, Al Arabiya, 25 August 2020: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia reopens land borders for families of citizens, The Guardian, 25 August 2020: Coronavirus live news: Gaza in lockdown following first local cases; Hong Kong man re-infected, France24, 25 August 2020: Fears of ‘spillover’ to vulnerable in Europe as Covid-19 surges among young, CNN, 25 August 2020: While nationwide surge may be slowing, officials warn of troubling Covid-19 signs across US heartland, The Guardian, 25 August 2020: Coronavirus live news: Turkey infections hit two-month high; India tops global tally of new cases for 18th day, BBC, 26 August 2020: The new residency schemes inviting workers abroad, BBC, 27 August 2020: France Covid-19: Mask rule for Parisians amid ‘undeniable surge’, France, 27 August 2020: Covid-19: Face masks set to be compulsory outdoors in Paris, French PM says, BBC, 27 August 2020: Global ‘education emergency’ due to Covid – UN, The Guardian, 27 August 2020: Live Coronavirus: face masks to be mandatory across Paris as R number rises to 1.4 in France, Arab News, 27 August 2020: Saudi Arabia announces 30 more deaths from COVID-19, DW, 27 August 2020: Coronavirus digest: Africa reports drastic decline in new cases, CNN, 27 August 2020: US and UK are bottom of the pile in rankings of governments’ handling of coronavirus pandemic, France24, 28 August 2020: France reports 7,379 new COVID-19 cases, Macron against new lockdown, DW, 29 August 2020: Thousands turn out in Berlin to protest coronavirus measures, France24, 30 August 2020: India sets world’s highest single-day rise with 78,761 new coronavirus cases, France24, 30 August 2020: Confirmed global coronavirus cases top 25 million, The Guardian, 31 August 2020: Coronavirus live news: US nears 6m cases as Australia records highest death toll, DW, 31 August 2020: Coronavirus digest: US nears 6 million infections, France24, 31 August 2020: US Covid-19 cases surpass 6 million as Midwest, schools report outbreaks, France24, 4 September 2020: France reports record daily Covid-19 cases of nearly 9,000, DW, 4 September 2020: Coronavirus: The consequences for tourism, Arab News, 4 September 2020: Saudi Arabia’s COVID-19 death toll crosses 4,000, France24, 4 September 2020: Brazil surpasses 4 million Covid-19 cases, amid tentative signs of virus easing, CNBC, 4 September 2020: Key coronavirus forecast predicts over 410,000 total U.S. deaths by Jan. 1: ‘The worst is yet to come’, The Guardian, 4 September 2020: Live Coronavirus: Iraq hospitals in crisis as anti-lockdown rallies loom in Victoria, DW, 5 September 2020: Italian, Croatian governments criticize anti-corona protests, The New York Times, 5 September 2020: Race for Coronavirus Vaccine Pits Spy Against Spy, The Guardian, 6 September 2020: Live Coronavirus: Isle of Man records first case since May; Melbourne extends, The New York Times, 6 September 2020: A New Front in America’s Pandemic: College Towns, Times of Israel, 7 September 2020: Greece opens to Israeli tourists, lifts restrictions on numbers and destinations, The Guardian, 7 September 2020: Live Coronavirus: France could face ‘critical’ winter, expert says; Scotland could reimpose restrictions, DW, 8 September 2020: Belarus protests: Lukashenko raises prospect of fresh elections, France24, 9 September 2020: Government must make ‘tough decisions’ as Covid-19 cases surge, French science council says, DW, 10 September 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany announces new travel warnings for European regions, Arab News, 11 September 2020: COVID-19 recoveries cross 300,000 mark in Saudi Arabia, The Washington Post, 11 September 2020: ICE transferred detainees so it could also deploy agents to D.C. protests, DW, 11 September 2020: Coronavirus digest: European countries report record daily case increase, BBC, 11 September 2020: Latest as coronavirus infections rise in England, Irish Times, 11 September 2020: Covid-19 mid-term plan: What’s in the Government strategy?, DW, 12 September 2020: Coronavirus pandemic has many down and out in Los Angeles, The Guardian, 12 September 2020: Live Coronavirus: France cases top 10,000 in one day; Victoria records 41 new infections, DW, 12 September 2020: Coronavirus digest: France pandemic ‘worsening’, The Guardian, 13 September 2020: Live Coronavirus: UK reports 3,330 new cases as European outbreaks worsen, DW, 14 September 2020: Europe death rate set for autumn rise, warns WHO, CNN, 14 September 2020: ‘They’ve forgotten us’: Thousands of Australians stranded overseas in the face of government’s stringent border controls, The Guardian, 15 September 2020: Live Coronavirus: closing schools amid pandemic should be ‘last resort’, says WHO, The New York Times, 15 September 2020: Even as Cases Rise, Europe Is Learning to Live With Coronavirus, The Guardian, 15 September 2020: Trump administration: US global image plunge during pandemic, survey finds, France, 16 September 2020: ‘They sacrificed the elderly’: How Covid-19 spread in Sweden’s care homes, The Guardian, 16 September 2020: Coronavirus: Germany records second highest daily cases since April; New Zealand sees record fall in GDP, DW, 16 September 2020: US army probes coronavirus outbreak at military ski resort in Bavaria, The New York Times, 16 September 2020: Trump Again Scorns Science on Vaccine and Masks (#45 had previously advised his followers to inject disinfectants. That close before the election, it would be a really good idea to do just that), BBC, 17 September 2020: Covid pushes New Zealand into worst recession in years, CNN, 17 September 2020: Only the US has more coronavirus cases than India. But unlike Trump, its leader seems immune from criticism, BBC, 17 September 2020: WHO says weekly cases in Europe eclipse March peak, CNN, 17 September 2020: WHO warns of ‘very serious situation’ in Europe, with ‘alarming rates’ of virus transmission, Vanity Fair, 17 September 2020: Coronavirus: “That’s Their Problem”: How Jared Kushner Let the Markets Decide America’s COVID-19 Fate, BBC, 17 September 2020: WHO warns of ‘very serious situation’ in Europe, DW, 18 September 2020: Coronavirus digest: WHO makes fresh appeal for joint pandemic effort, BBC, 18 September 2020: Covid: UK seeing second wave, says Boris Johnson, The Guardian, 18 September 2020: Live Coronavirus: new curbs in Dublin as French cases and deaths jump again, DW, 18 September 2020: Coronavirus: India’s public health system on the verge of collapse, Politico.eu, 18 September 2020: EU to finance 88M coronavirus vaccine doses for poor countries, DW, 19 September 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany sees highest daily infection rate since April, France24, 19 September 2020: England sets £10,000 fine for breaking Covid-19 self-isolation rules, The Washington Post, 19 September 2020: Nearly 200,000 deaths, millions of ripples. Each covid-19 fatality shifts attitudes about the virus., France24, 19 September 2020: France reports new daily record with 13,500 fresh Covid-19 cases, confirms surge, CNN, 19 September 2020: How it all went wrong (again) in Europe as second wave grips continent, The Guardian, 20 September 2020: Coronavirus live news: India sees 92,000 new infections; China faces fifth wave, expert says, The Guardian, 21 September 2020: Live Coronavirus: Iran sees highest daily cases since June; US approaches 200,000 deaths, DW, 21 September 2020: Coronavirus digest: Global death toll nears 1 million, DW, 21 September 2020: EU plans international coronavirus tracing network, France24, 22 September 2020: More than 60 wealthy countries join WHO’s plan for distributing Covid-19 vaccine, DW, 22 September 2020: US coronavirus death toll passes 200,000, BBC, 22 September 2020: UN General Assembly: US-China tensions flare over coronavirus (if it weren’t so sad, you’d have to laugh about it: Trump let over 200,000 Americans die in order to enforce his sick “politics” and is now looking for “guilty parties”, but only needs to look in the mirror), DW, 22 September 2020: Coronavirus digest: UK at a ‘perilous turning point’, CNN, 22 September 2020: Here’s how utterly dumb the mask-wearing debate has become, The Guardian, 23 September 2020: Coronavirus live news: Trump calls 200,000 US deaths ‘a shame’; UK restrictions could last six months, Haaretz, 23 September 2020: N.Y.C. Steps Up Coronavirus Response in Jewish Orthodox Neighborhoods as Cases Rise, France24, 24 September 2020: EU warns of worrying rise in Covid-19 death tolls in seven countries, CNN, 24 September 2020: EU official: Europe’s Covid-19 cases surge ‘a real cause for concern’, DW, 25 September 2020: Coronavirus digest: Local lockdowns implemented in Spain and UK as cases rise, The Guardian, 25 September 2020: Live Coronavirus: 2m could die before vaccine ready, warns WHO; cases surge in Europe, CNN, 25 September 2020: The US just topped more than 7 million coronavirus cases as 23 states report rising numbers, DW, 25 September 2020: Germany’s coronavirus superspreader wedding, BBC, 25 September 2020: Covid-19: Global deaths may hit two million before vaccine in use – WHO, The New York Times, 25 September 2020: New York Threatens Orthodox Jewish Areas With Lockdown Over Virus, Times of Israel, 25 September 2020: Orthodox NYC chat group warns not to test kids for COVID or risk school closings, The Guardian, 25 September 2020: The rise of the ‘half-tourist’ who combines work with a change of scene, CNN, 25 September 2020: As Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transition, Pentagon stresses it will play no role in the election, DW, 26 September 2020: Protesters clash with police at London anti-lockdown demo, BBC, 26 September 2020: Madrid at serious risk without tougher rules, minister warns, The Guardian, 26 September 2020: Live Coronavirus: 7,523 new cases in Russia; police clash with anti-lockdown protesters in London, The Times, 26 September 2020: 10m people in London face local lockdown, The Guardian, 27 September 2020: Live Coronavirus: three more Welsh counties face local lockdowns; concern over clusters at French schools, DW, 28 September 2020: Coronavirus: Fear and confusion over looming border closures in tri-border region, DW, 28 September 2020: Coronavirus: Merkel worried Germany could face significant case surge, The Guardian, 29 September 2020: Live Coronavirus: one million deaths worldwide; White House Covid taskforce rift deepens, BBC, 29 September 2020: Global Covid-19 death toll passes one million, DW, 29 September 2020: Global deaths pass 1 million mark, The Guardian, 29 September 2020: Coronavirus live news: 60m Indians may have contracted Covid; Disney announces mass layoffs, The New York Times, 30 September 2020: Study Finds ‘Single Largest Driver’ of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump, The Guardian, 30 September 2020: Live Coronavirus: Belgium’s death toll passes 10,000; vaccine trial raises hopes of some protection, The Guardian, 30 September 2020: Germans embrace fresh air to ward off coronavirus, CNN, 1 October 2020: Live updates: Germany lifts blanket travel warning, CNN, 1 October 2020: Madrid locks back down as European leaders sound alarm on Covid-19 surges, DW, 1 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany issues Europe travel warnings, CNN, 2 October 2020: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19 (the Trump virus bit its master. He let over 200,000 Americans die because of the election campaign. Now it’s his turn. It’s about time that he receives his disinfectant injection. The fact that the Kremlin sends its White House staff well-wishes is good form), The Guardian, 2 October 2020: Coronavirus live news: Madrid to enter partial lockdown; Poland reports new infections record, Irish Times, 2 October 2020: Covid-19: World in ‘for a hell of a ride’ in coming months, Dr Mike Ryan says, CNN, 2 October 2020: ‘There’s no one’: Cuba is suffering from tourism’s standstill, The Economist, 3 October 2020: The other half: Measuring poverty in the midst of America’s covid-19 epidemic, DW, 3 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: India virus deaths pass 100,000, The Guardian, 3 October 2020: Live Coronavirus: big rise in infections in Italy; Tehran and Madrid impose new lockdown measures, DW, 4 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: France and UK set record daily figures, Arab News, 6 October 2020: UAE surpasses 100,000 coronavirus infections, The Guardian, 6 October 2020: Live Coronavirus live news: Belgium limits gatherings to four people; Italy set to make masks mandatory outdoors, DW, 7 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany sees new spike in daily cases, The Guardian, 7 October 2020: Live Coronavirus updates: Trump calls catching Covid ‘a blessing in disguise’, DW, 8 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Spanish court overturns Madrid lockdown order, The Guardian, 8 October 2020: Live Coronavirus updates: record rise in global daily cases; White House guests asked to take test, The New York Times, 8 October 2020: As Partial N.Y.C. Lockdown Nears, Confusion and Anger Rattle City, Arab News, 8 October 2020: COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted global racial inequalities: C20 panel, DW, 09 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Madrid declares state of emergency, France24, 9 October 2020: French Covid-19 cases climb by more than 20,000 in a single day in new record, DW, 9 October 2020: Israel: Ultra-Orthodox communities top coronavirus hot spots, The National, 9 October 2020: Red is for danger: Europe loses control of Covid-19 at the lights, France24, 10 October 2020: Spain invokes state of emergency to re-impose partial Covid lockdown in Madrid, DW, 10 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Anthony Fauci calls White House event ‘superspreader’, Irish Times, 10 October 2020: Coronavirus: Number of people in hospital and ICU with Covid-19 surges over last month, The Guardian, 10 October 2020: Live Coronavirus: Portugal reports 1,646 new cases; England’s northern leaders say they do not support financial package, The New York Times, 10 October 2020: Europe’s Economic Recovery Is a Summer Memory, Al Jazeera, 10 October 2020: Germany tightens COVID-19 restrictions as numbers surge in Europe, BBC, 11 October 2020: Covid across Europe: As UK prepares for new lockdowns, Europe too is struggling, The Guardian, 11 October 2020: Coronavirus live news Fauci says he did not agree to appear in Trump ad; Italy plans new restrictions, Politico.eu, 11 October 2020: Central Europe buckles under coronavirus strain, DW, 12 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany mulls restrictions on traveling, partying, France24, 12 October 2020: French intensive care patients for coronavirus surpass May peak, CNN, 12 October 2020: Strict rules loom across Europe as second wave of Covid-19 intensifies, The Guardian, 12 October 2020: Coronavirus live news: Trump tests negative for Covid; WHO reports record new global cases, DW, 12 October 2020: Commission blames Austrian government for poor handling of Ischgl coronavirus outbreak, France24, 13 October 2020: EU nations agree to new coronavirus travel guidelines, DW, 13 October 2020: EU agrees on common coronavirus travel rules, BBC, 13 October 2020: EU gets $4bn bargaining chip in US trade row, The Guardian, 13 October 2020: Trade: WTO rules EU can apply tariffs on US goods as row deepens, CNN, 13 October 2020: EU ready to hit US exports with tariffs over Boeing subsidies if talks fail, The New York Times, 13 October 2020: Europe Can Impose Tariffs on U.S. in Long-Running Aircraft Battle, The Guardian, 13 October 2020: Live Coronavirus: Dutch bars and restaurants to close; Russia reports record daily cases and deaths.

How are the German parties reacting to the “Report of the economic research institutes: Joint Economic Forecast 2/2020: Recovery Loses Momentum – Economy and Politics Still Shaped by the Pandemic“? Of course, just as they have responded to all challenges of the past 50 years:

The FDP has its patent recipe for all weather conditions: lower taxes for companies and the super-rich and additional tax gifts to their clientele, at the expense of the society, small and medium-sized taxpayers and end customers. Of course, further reduction of the state quota and the welfare state. All measures that, in the medium and long-term, have led to Germany losing and continuing to lose innovative power, the public infrastructure has an investment backlog in the three-digit billion range (most clearly visible in the broken railroad, the Bundeswehr, the slowed expansion of renewables and the smart grid, digitization, etc.), so that the country is at best still mediocre in many areas.

The SPD considers its solution to be the most feasible solution, which essentially contains the exact opposite of the above, i.e. higher taxes for companies and the super-rich, relief for lower and middle incomes while at the same time expanding the “nanny state”, accompanied by innovation and competition preventive bureaucracy. The economy is irrelevant, because after all, it’s about people and the environment and the best thing about the concept: After all, money just comes out of the ATM! If you think that through to the end, Germany would be transformed into an over-regulated, mental retirement home in a vegetative state. The disadvantage of the concept is that the SPD will run out of other people’s money again too quickly. The advantage is that all citizens will feel equally bad, which would end the various debates of envy. The topics of “international responsibility” or “leadership responsibility based on economic strength” would also be ended in favor of the SPD. After all, Germany will fall back on the level of Poland or Hungary and thus also out of the TOP 10 in the world. After all, no international responsibility can be derived from the lack of substance and you can continue to celebrate allotment garden parties in the allotment garden association “Zum Gartenzwerg”.

The Greens are currently ambivalent about their role. In addition to its three most important topics “Environment, the environment and anything with the environment”, the party wants to position itself more broadly and diversify its topics. The Greens does this voluntarily only to a limited extent, owing to the fact that they have experienced a considerable upturn in electoral favor in recent months. As expected, this leads to distortions between the two core groups, i.e. those who are close to the autonomous and those who prefer pragmatic approaches. One will see which of the groups will be able to prevail. A CDU-Greens coalition after the federal election not only seems possible, but would also be a very interesting first at federal level, also because the Greens party is the only one of the four democratic parties in the Bundestag that is clearly and completely pro-EU and in favor of joint solutions. The three other parties pursue more economic than strategic goals, although these are much more important, especially since no EU federal state can survive alone in global competition. Where she still has to come to terms with herself and make herself honest is the subject of “security”, which is becoming increasingly important. This applies both to the Bundeswehr, which must be equipped with greater capabilities and fully operational in order to be able to meet the international responsibility of Europe’s largest economy, and to the European army, which is yet to be created, i.e. a common defense structure.

As usual, the CDU waited and then did something amazing: Instead of following old dogmas and “wisdoms”, they were thrown overboard and the opposite was done. Usually one would have pursued an austerity policy and cut budgets in several rounds, so that the crisis would have intensified until it was finally found out that this approach was not a good idea. Instead, this time money has been taken into hand, thus ensuring that the economic cycle is not completely interrupted, so that economic damage is significantly reduced. Of course, you can’t keep that up forever, but the majority will get through the winter.

The radical left and right (Die Linke and AfD (and the previous events)) also have their decade-old recipe: to “free” Germany from its ties to the West, NATO and the EU and thus deal their hated home country the economic and political death blow, coupled with the greatest possible anti-Americanism. This will be followed by a realignment towards Moscow and/or China with a simultaneous rapid dismantling of democracy so that the Germans collectively are just as bad off as Russians and/or Chinese. Completion of the dictatorship and with it the economic, political and military isolation of Germany. The results of the two world wars instigated by Germany show how well this ultimately works. But enemies of democracy and constitution traditionally don’t care about it.

When you read through it, you have to be happy that the country is still functioning quite well despite politics. At the same time, it is becoming increasingly clear how the crisis is affecting market participants, sometimes significantly differently. Right from the start it was clear that food retailing, online retailing and the digital economy would be among the winners, while retail (excluding groceries), pubs, restaurants, hotels and the cultural sector would suffer major setbacks. This can already be seen to some extent in the increasingly orphaned retail spaces in the city centers, although the corona-related bankruptcies will become more clearly visible in 2021. So far, 24,000 bankruptcies have been assumed, which will change the city centers and the nightlife.

DW, 13 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Europe tightens restrictions to control spread of COVID-19 (the next few weeks will show how far the citizens are responsible for themselves. Do they voluntarily restrict themselves and show that they have learned from the earlier lockdowns or do they have to be forced to their happiness again like a bunch of startled chickens with state restrictions and reprisals? Most economies will not survive a second lockdown relatively well, including Germany. Then there will be hell of a bunch of jobs that will be lost and a not so easily manageable increase in company bankruptcies. Even if it may be difficult at times, we have to work hard together once again. State intervention alone is not enough. It again depends on each of us. Hang in there!), DW, 14 October 2020: Coronavirus: France’s Macron announces curfew for Paris and Marseille, France24, 15 October 2020: France imposes curfew on Paris and other cities as Europe ramps up Covid-19 restrictions, DW, 15 October 2020: Coronavirus updates: Europe clamps down as second wave hits home, BBC, 15 October 2020: Coronavirus: US poverty rises as aid winds down, BBC, 15 October 2020: Coronavirus: Europe’s tough restrictions ‘absolutely necessary’, CNN, 15 October 2020: London and Paris bring in strict new rules as cases surge across EuropeLondon and Paris bring in strict new rules as cases surge across Europe, The Guardian, 15 October 2020: Live Coronavirus: warning Europe death rate could reach five times April peak; Von der Leyen self-isolating, Politico.eu, 15 October 2020: Live blog: EU summit on Brexit and coronavirus, The New York Times, 15 October 2020: U.S. Climbs Toward Third Peak, With Virus Cases Rising in 41 States, Al Arabiya, 16 October 2020: ‘Sweet 16’ party leads to 37 infections, 270 in quarantine in New York, DW, 16 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany cases surge to new record, The Guardian, 17 October 2020: Live Coronavirus: world sees record 400,000 new cases in a single day; Italy’s PM to announce new measures, Politico.eu, 17 October 2020: Europe’s leaders rated on their coronavirus response, The New York Times, 17 October 2020: As the Coronavirus Surges, a New Culprit Emerges: Pandemic Fatigue, DW, 17 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: French cities begin monthlong curfew, The Guardian, 18 October 2020: Covid in Europe Protests in Czech Republic, Ireland to toughen rules, DW, 18 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Over 200,000 virus deaths in Europe, DW, 19 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Total number of cases hits 40 million, NPR, 19 October 2020: Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Borders With Canada And Mexico Will Stay Closed Another Month, France24, 20 October 2020: Ireland to introduce six-week lockdown as Covid-19 cases surge, The Guardian, 20 October 2020: Coronavirus live: Bulgaria makes masks mandatory – as it happened, DW, 20 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Ireland goes back into lockdown, The National, 21 October 2020: Workforce is automating faster than expected, World Economic Forum says, Politico.eu, 20 October 2020: Parliament set to climb down in EU budget fight, DW, 21 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Czech infections breach single-day record, The Guardian, 21 October 2020: Live Coronavirus: France nears 1m cases as four US states see record one-day deaths, Politico.eu, 21 October 2020: Don’t stop saving ‘zombie’ jobs, Brussels Times, 21 October 2020: Netherlands breaks new daily coronavirus infection record, DW, 22 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Rome imposes night curfew, The Guardian, 22 October 2020: Live Coronavirus: France curfew extended as country sees record 41,622 new cases; curfew imposed in Greece, The New York Times, 22 October 2020: Where Europe’s Second Wave Is Filling Up Hospitals, NPR, 22 October 2020: Spain, France Exceed 1 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Each, The New York Times, 22 October 2020: How Many Americans Will Ayn Rand Kill?, The Guardian, 23 October 2020: US: Half a million Americans could die of Covid by end of February, study forecasts, DW, 23 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: France surpasses 1 million cases, The New York Times, 23 October 2020: U.S. Virus Hospitalizations Up 40 Percent in the Last Month, The Guardian, 23 October 2020: Pro-choice protesters march on cities amid abortion ban anger, Politico.com, 24 October 2020: Jared and Ivanka threaten to sue Lincoln Project in public spat over Times Square ads, DW, 24 October 2020: Coronavirus: Merkel in fresh plea to stay at home amid record infection tally, The Guardian, 24 October 2020: Live Coronavirus: anti-lockdown protesters march in London; Colombia due to surpass 1m cases, BBC, 25 October 2020: Covid: Spain imposes national night-time curfew to curb infections, DW, 25 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Don’t ignore climate during pandemic, Steinmeier warns, The Guardian, 25 October 2020: Live Coronavirus: daily infections exceed 50,000 in France; global cases reach new record, The New York Times, 25 October 2020: Covid-19 Updates: A Grim Weekend for Europe, Where Cases Keep Climbing, DW, 26 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: World Health Summit kicks off virtually from Berlin, The Guardian, 26 October 2020: Live Coronavirus: trouble in Milan and Turin as Italians protest against restrictions, DW, 27 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: FIFA’s Gianni Infantino tests positive for COVID-19, BBC, 27 October 2020: Coronavirus: Europe’s daily deaths rise by nearly 40% compared with last week – WHO, The Guardian, 27 October 2020: Coronavirus live news: Intensive care units in France could reach ‘extreme saturation’ in two weeks, Politico.eu, 27 October 2020: Mafia stokes violent anti-lockdown protests in Italy, NPR, 27 October 2020: U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surpass Summer Peak And Are Climbing Higher Fast, DW, 28 October 2020: Coronavirus: Germany to impose one-month partial lockdown (thank you, Covidiots! Since spring you have had time to adjust to the situation. It was clear to everyone that the numbers would rise significantly again by autumn if sufficient caution were not implemented by everyone. Instead of exercising caution, you idiots have escalated the situation through negligence and pure stupidity so that we are now almost before the second complete lockdown and now you start to complain, because the “bad” federal government and the federal states have implemented a catalog of measures that you were too stupid to implement on your own initiative. So much for the subject of “personal responsibility of society and each individual”. A not inconsiderable part of society has to be kept in check with coercive measures, because they are too stupid to be able to adhere to the simplest rules of the game on their own, that a healthy common sense would develop even without reprimands. At the same time, of course, it becomes abundantly clear that a large number of the population clearly overestimates themselves when it comes to “assuming personal responsibility” and misinterprets threats. Hopefully this will lead to the image of the often ridiculed experts being significantly improved, which of course would require self-reflection), The Guardian, 28 October 2020: Live Coronavirus: Germany to move to partial Covid lockdown; Turkish death toll passes 10,000, DW, 28 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Italy posts its highest infection numbers as Europe locks down, DW, 28 October 2020: Coronavirus: France announces second lockdown, DW, 28 October 2020: Coronavirus: Germany to impose one-month partial lockdown, DW, 29 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: India braces for winter as cases top 8 million, BBC, 29 October 2020: Lockdowns return as Europe confronts second wave, The Guardian, 29 October 2020: Live Coronavirus: Catalonia closes borders; Angela Merkel heckled in parliament, DW, 30 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany cases reach record high, France locks down, The National, 30 October 2020: Holidaymakers returning from Spain spread new strain of coronavirus across Europe, France24, 30 October 2020: EU to fund transfer of Covid-19 patients between countries as strain on hospitals grows, BBC, 30 October 2020: Coronavirus: US sees record-high daily Covid numbers as election nears, The Guardian, 30 October 2020: Live Coronavirus: US reaches 9m cases; Italian cases jump by 31,000 in a day, NPR, 30 October 2020: U.S. Hits New Coronavirus Record With More Than 88,500 New Cases, Politico.eu, 30 October 2020: Cash clash and coronavirus lockdowns: Budget talks head into November, The Washington Post, 30 October 2020: U.S. reports nearly 100,000 new coronavirus cases in one day, DW, 31 October 2020: Coronavirus digest: Infections soar in US, Europe, France24, 1 November 2020: Fresh lockdowns fuel angry protests as Covid cases climb across Europe, The Guardian, 1 November 2020: Coronavirus live news: Slovakia tests nearly half its population in one day; Iran death toll hits daily record of 434, DW, 1 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: England’s lockdown could last more than a month, Irish Times, 1 November 2020: The West has failed – US and Europe have made a mess of handling the crisis, DW, 2 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel defend new lockdown restrictions, The Guardian, 2 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: Germany goes into ‘lockdown light’; Italy accused of wasting time as infections rise, Politico.eu, 2 November 2020: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 2 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: France eyes stricter curfew, The Guardian, 3 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: France records highest death toll since 15 April; lockdown tightened in Netherlands, France24, 3 November 2020: France’s Covid-19 sniffer dogs, Politico.eu, 3 November 2020: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The National, 3 November 2020: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid receives Covid-19 vaccine, DW, 4 November 2020: Denmark to cull all farmed minks over coronavirus mutation, CNN, 4 November 2020: European countries hit record high case counts as new lockdowns are imposed, The Guardian, 4 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: England begins lockdown as Russia, Poland, Switzerland, Austria see record case rises, DW, 4 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: UK PM says COVID-19 vaccine ready next year, DW, 5 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: US tops 100,000 new cases for first time, The Guardian, 6 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: France reports record 60,486 new cases; Russia saw 9,798 Covid-linked deaths in September, DW, 6 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: China tightens border rules as European cases rise, New York Post, 6 November 2020: Cuomo using NYPD, National Guard to increase airport COVID-19 checkpoints, France24, 6 November 2020: Covid-19 crisis: The new faces of poverty in France, DW, 7 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: French hospitals transfer critically ill COVID-19 patients to Germany, CNN, 7 November 2020: Coronavirus cases in the UK rise by nearly 25,000, The Guardian, 7 November 2020: Live Coronavirus live news: UK reports 413 further deaths; White House chief of staff tests positive for Covid, Politico.com, 7 November 2020: U.S. tops 126,000 virus cases, again sets new record, DW, 8 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Biden to put together pandemic task force, The Guardian, 8 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: global cases pass 50m with highest infections in US, India and Brazil, DW, 9 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Up to 40% of German population are ‘high risk’, France24, 9 November 2020: Pfizer says its Covid-19 vaccine is 90 percent effective, DW, 9 November 2020: German pharma company BioNTech nears coronavirus vaccine, BBC, 9 November 2020: Covid: Who will have the Pfizer vaccine first and when can I get it?, DW, 9 November 2020: Coronavirus vaccine: EU reaches deal with Pfizer, BioNTech, Jerusalem Post, 9 November 2020: Israel in advanced negotiations for Pfizer corona vaccine, officials claim (on the commemoration day of the November pogroms, a German company announced to the orld that it is expected to be able to rid the world of Covid-19. Remarkable), The Guardian, 10 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: WHO warns Covid ‘not tired of us’ as top UK scientist says vaccine ‘feels like watershed moment’, Times of Israel, 10 November 2020: Meet BioNTech, the German upstart behind the Pfizer COVID vaccine technology, Arab News, 10 November 2020: Vaccine hope sends oil price soaring, The Guardian, 10 November 2020: Hopes rise for end of pandemic as Pfizer says vaccine is 90% effective, DW, 11 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Brazil divided over suspended Chinese vaccine trials, The Guardian, 11 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: Italy exceeds 1m cases; Greece tightens lockdown, The New York Times, 11 November 2020: Staten Island has bristled at coronavirus restrictions, but now has the highest positive test rate in New York City., DW, 12 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: France worst affected country in Europe, The Guardian, 12 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: Iran death toll exceeds 40,000; German expert says infections may be easing off, France24, 12 November 2020: EU hopes to distribute Covid-19 vaccine within months, cases surge in Italy, DW, 13 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany sees record jump in infections, again, The New York Times, 14 November 2020: U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Are Climbing Once Again: ‘It’s Traumatizing’, DW, 14 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Donald Trump promises vaccine ‘in a matter of weeks’, Politico.eu, 14 November 2020: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, France24, 14 November 2020: France records sharp rise in Covid-19 deaths as Europe tightens restrictions, BBC, 14 November 2020: Coronavirus: Austria locks down as new wave grips Europe, The Guardian, 14 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: US confirms record cases as Victoria marks 16 days with no infections, The National, 14 November 2020: UAE lays out economic vision for next 50 years, CNN, 14 November 2020: No tourists allowed: These places are still keeping travelers out during the pandemic, DW, 15 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: German leaders warn lockdown measures to last months, The Guardian, 15 November 2020: BioNTech vaccine scientist says jab could halve Covid transmission, DW, 16 November 2020: US pharma firm Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective, France24, 16 November 2020: Covid-19: ‘More people may die’, warns Biden, if Trump impedes transition, DW, 16 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Tokyo Olympics on course to go ahead with spectators, BBC, 17 November 2020: Biden: ‘More people may die’ as Trump transition stalls, The Guardian, 17 November 2020: Coronavirus live news: Vaccine progress ‘encouraging’ says WHO; South Korea at ‘critical crossroads’, DW, 17 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany’s Merkel ‘regrets’ delay on new restrictions, The Guardian, 17 November 2020: Coronavirus live news: Senator Chuck Grassley tests positive; airlines offer Covid testing, DW, 18 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: US death toll surpasses 250,000, France24, 19 November 2020: US Covid-19 death toll surpasses quarter of a million (Donnie is still killing Americans en masse and his groupies love him even more), The Guardian, 19 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: Japan sees record daily infections; Russia exceeds 2m cases, DW, 19 November 2020: Coronavirus: Can Germany’s infection protection law be compared to the Nazis’ ‘Enabling Act?’ (the Covidiots should slowly but surely familiarize themselves with the simple truth that there would be no need for government action if everyone adhered to the rules. Just because there are enough idiots who don’t want to obey the rules and thereby spread the virus does the state have to intervene to protect the majority. While one can show understanding for those for whom the economic existence is at stake and who therefore take to the streets, this certainly does not apply to the Covidiotes), The Guardian, 19 November 2020: ‘I don’t care what you think’: Cuomo lashes out at reporters at Covid briefing (remarkable answer, but then: The hero of New York can have a bad day, like everyone of us, too), France24, 19 November 2020: New York school shutdown angers parents as gyms, bars stay open, Reuters, 19 November 2020: Our pandemic-hit world as seen from above, NPR, 19 November 2020: Florida Looks At A Winter Without Canadians, The Guardian, 19 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: one Covid death every 17 seconds in Europe, says WHO; Italy reports 653 new deaths, Politico.eu, 19 November 2020: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The Washington Post, 19 November 2020: U.S. death toll surpasses 250,000 as hospitals strain under the dramatic rise in cases, DW, 20 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany sets new daily record in COVID infections, CNN, 21 November 2020: European countries believed that Germany would always have spare ICU beds for them. Now they’re almost full, DW, 21 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Mexico reaches 100,000 COVID deaths, The Guardian, 21 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: Russia reports record new cases and deaths; mass Covid testing pilot scheme launched in Wales, NPR, 21 November 2020: Andrew Cuomo To Receive International Emmy For ‘Masterful’ COVID-19 Briefings, The New York Times, 21 November 2020: U.S. Breaks Single-Day Record for New Cases as Number Nears 200,000, DW, 22 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: US expected to begin vaccinating next month, France24, 22 November 2020: G20 leaders pledge fair global distribution of coronavirus vaccine, CNN, 22 November 2020: Virus is out of control in US in runup to Thanksgiving, The Guardian, 22 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: UK lab-confirmed cases pass 1.5m; Gaza’s clinics could soon be overwhelmed, The National, 23 November 2020: ‘More damage than 9/11’: residents describe a New York City changed by Covid-19, DW, 23 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany may start vaccinating in December, The Guardian, 24 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: Germany could allow Christmas gatherings of 10 people; Hong Kong to close bars again, DW, 24 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: EU agrees vaccine deal with Moderna, DW, 25 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany hits record COVID deaths, The Guardian, 25 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: global cases exceed 60m; the Americas record worst week since pandemic’s start, The New York Times, 25 November 2020: As Cases Overwhelm the U.S., Some Officials Give Up on Contact Tracing, CNN, 26 November 2020: In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court sides with religious groups in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions in New York (the next superspreader events in the making), The New York Times, 26 November 2020: Midnight Ruling Exposes Rifts at Supreme Court Transformed by Trump, Haaretz, 26 November 2020: Orthodox Jewish Groups Celebrate Supreme Court Ruling Against N.Y. Virus Curbs (Covidiots), The Washington Post, 26 November 2020: Trump’s imprint on Supreme Court shows conservative effect in key coronavirus ruling, The Guardian, 26 November 2020: Coronavirus live news: virus spread in France showing signs of slowing; fears Africa may be at back of vaccine queue, DW, 26 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany passes 1 million cases, Politico.eu, 27 November 2020: North Korea attempted hack on AstraZeneca: Report (Donnie’s friend Kim Jong-un is at it once again), France24, 27 November 2020: Germany surpasses 1 million Covid-19 cases, DW, 28 November 2020: Black Friday: Shoppers steer towards online deals as coronavirus pandemic rages, The Guardian, 28 November 2020: Coronavirus live news: UK records a further 479 deaths; dozens arrested at London anti-lockdown protest, DW, 28 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: German COVID lockdown could last until spring, DW, 28 November 2020: Coronavirus infections skyrocket in Gaza Strip, The Guardian, 29 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: Turkey’s toll hits record for seventh day in row; UK deaths rise by 215, DW, 29 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: Singaporean woman passes on COVID antibodies to baby, DW, 30 November 2020: Coronavirus digest: US braces for post-Thanksgiving ‘surge’, The Guardian, 30 November 2020: Live Coronavirus: WHO urges caution over festive gatherings; Turkey imposes new curfews, The Hill, 30 November 2020: US more than doubles highest number of monthly COVID-19 cases, The New York Times, 30 November 2020: Cuomo Fears ‘Nightmare of Overwhelmed Hospitals’ as Virus Cases Spike, DW, 1 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Red Cross warns of vaccine ‘fake news’, BBC, 1 December 2020: UK among hardest hit nations by pandemic, says OECD, CNN, 1 December 2020: The Wuhan files, The Guardian, 1 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: Turkey’s coronavirus death toll hits record for ninth consecutive day; Pfizer and Moderna file for EU approval of vaccines, DW, 2 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Vaccinations in Germany will take ‘over a year’, The Guardian, 2 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: WHO says vaccines won’t prevent short-term surge; Putin orders start of mass inoculation, The Washington Post, 2 December 2020: New Orleans swingers event becomes ‘superspreader’ after 41 test positive for coronavirusNew Orleans swingers event becomes ‘superspreader’ after 41 test positive for coronavirus, NPR, 2 December 2020: U.S. Hits 100,000 COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Breaks Daily Death Record, DW, 3 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: US COVID hospitalizations cross 100,000, BBC, 3 December 2020: Coronavirus: US hits record Covid cases and hospitalisations, The Guardian, 3 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: Iran passes 1m Covid-19 cases; WHO looks at possible ‘e-vaccination certificates’ for travel, Politico.eu, 3 December 2020: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The New York Times, 3 December 2020: U.S. Hits Record Deaths and Hospitalizations, With Worse Likely to Come, CNN, 3 December 2020: The US has reported its highest one-day Covid-19 death tally: Over 2,800, The Washington Post, 3 December 2020: Hackers try to penetrate the vital ‘cold chain’ for coronavirus vaccines, security team reports, Politico.eu, 3 December 2020: Hackers targeted EU Commission to infiltrate coronavirus vaccine ‘cold chain’, The Washington Post, 3 December 2020: New daily U.S. virus cases top 200,000; CDC director issues stark warning, The Guardian, 4 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: Greece accused of releasing misleading data; Cyprus to waive tests for vaccinated visitors, DW, 4 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Pfizer halves vaccine supply estimate, The Guardian, 4 December 2020: Only an idiot would claim the vaccine triumph was a vindication of Brexit, The New York Times, 4 December 2020: How Did Europe Sleepwalk Into a Deadly Second Wave?, BBC, 4 December 2020: Will a vaccine give us our old lives back?, The Atlantic, 4 December 2020: The U.S. Has Passed the Hospital Breaking Point, DW, 5 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: US hits new record for COVID hospitalizations, France24, 5 December 2020: ‘Vaccines do not equal zero Covid,’ warns WHO as jab rollouts start, CNN, 5 December 2020: Covid-19 has already exhausted the US. And it’s only the start of a dark and deadly winter, The Guardian, 5 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: Brazil reports 664 deaths and 43,000 new cases; French infections rise again, The New York Times, 5 December 2020: One of the First Virus Hot Spots in the U.S. Is Under Siege Again, The Washington Post, 5 December 2020: Why Europe needs to get serious about promoting democracy, The Hill, 5 December 2020: US sets new daily coronavirus record with nearly 228,000 cases, DW, 6 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Expect squabbles over vaccine distribution, warns German health minister, CNN, 6 December 2020: Europe’s social safety net is often considered the gold standard. Coronavirus has exposed its holes, The Guardian, 6 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: Russia reports most daily cases since start of pandemic; US passes 280,000 deaths, The Times, 6 December 2020: Leak exposes how Beijing ordered under-reporting of Wuhan virus cases, The New York Times, 6 December 2020: China Peddles Falsehoods to Obscure Origin of Pandemic, DW, 7 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Qatar plans ‘normal’ World Cup in 2022, DW, 7 December 2020: China’s exports soar amid post-pandemic rebound, Irish Times, 8 December 2021: Supply of Covid vaccine doses held up by manufacturing delays, The Guardian, 8 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: 90-year-old Briton first to receive vaccine; deaths surge in US, Politico.eu, 8 December 2020: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 8 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Trump to order priority vaccine access for US, The Guardian, 9 December 2020: Singapore: ‘Cruise to nowhere’ ends after passenger tests positive, DW, 9 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: ‘Cruise-to-nowhere’ guest tests positive, NPR, 9 December 2020: ‘Cruise To Nowhere’ Returns To Singapore Early After Positive Coronavirus Test, Politico.eu, 9 December 2020: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The Guardian, 9 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: furious Merkel says German death rate ‘unacceptable’; Moldovan PM has Covid, NPR, 9 December 2020: New Data Reveal Which Hospitals Are Dangerously Full. Is Yours?, DW, 10 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany surpasses 20,000 COVID deaths, The Guardian, 11 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: infections down in England – but not London; 7pm curfew introduced in Switzerland, CNN, 11 December 2020: Europe in meltdown as Covid death tolls soar and progress unravels, The Guardian, 11 December 2020: The lost year: How Covid revealed the truth about our world, Politico.eu, 11 December 2020: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The Atlantic, 11 December 2020: America’s Only Real Quarantine, DW, 12 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany ICU capacity at ‘critical’ level, The Guardian, 12 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: UK records 21,502 new cases and 519 deaths; Peru suspends trials for China vaccine, DW, 13 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: US to start vaccine distribution, DW, 13 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Netherlands COVID-19 cases jump by nearly 10,000, The Guardian, 13 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: London borough to close all schools; Spain ‘could achieve herd immunity by summer 2021’, DW, 14 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Italy COVID death toll worst in Europe, The Guardian, 14 December 2020: Coronavirus live: UK reports 232 further Covid deaths – as it happened, The New York Times, 14 December 2020: U.S. Virus Death Toll Crosses 300,000 as Vaccinations Begin, NPR, 14 December 2020: How Do We Grieve 300,000 Lives Lost?, Politico.eu, 15 December 2020: Europe on course for Christmas coronavirus vaccine approval, France24, 15 December 2020: First EU Covid-19 vaccinations likely before end of year, bloc’s commission chief says, The Guardian, 15 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: EU likely to approve vaccine within days; Turkey reports its worst daily death toll, Politico.eu, 15 December 2020: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The New York Times, 15 December 2020: Moderna Vaccine Prevents Severe Covid-19, Data Show, BBC, 16 December 2020: Scotland-Isle of Man jet ski crossing arrival caught on camera, Al Arabiya, 16 December 2020: Man breaks COVID-19 lockdown rules, rides jet-ski to visit girlfriend in Isle of Man, DW, 16 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Europe faces array of restrictions in run-up to Christmas, The New York Times, 17 December 2020: Powerful Nor’easter Leaves New York City With Its Biggest Snowfall in Years, DW, 17 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Germany hits new COVID infection record, The Guardian, 18 December 2020: Coronavirus live news: Northern Ireland lockdown looms; leaders self-isolate after Macron falls ill, BBC, 17 December 2020: Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Unicef of ‘playing politics’ over UK food campaign (Great Britain’s most overrated Tory politician Rees-Mogg also speaks up and rightly gets a lot of headwind for it, because it is thanks to the failed politics of the Tories that the situation has escalated so far so that Unicef has to intervene – The Guardian, 17 December 2020: Free school meals scheme in one of UK’s poorest areas faces axe), Saudi Gazette, 17 December 2020: UNICEF to feed children in UK for first time, The Guardian, 17 December 2020: Jacob Rees-Mogg under fire for dismissing Unicef’s UK grants as stunt, The Atlantic, 17 December 2020: The Terrible Déjà Vu of COVID-19’s Winter Surge, The New York Times, 18 December 2020: U.K. Lawmaker Is Under Fire for Calling Free UNICEF Meals ‘Political Stunt’, DW, 18 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: COVID nearly three times deadlier than flu, The Guardian, 18 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: Macron has cough, fever and fatigue; Sweden registers nearly 10,000 daily cases, DW, 19 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: India’s COVID cases cross 10-million mark, The Guardian, 19 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: PM tightens Christmas rules; Scotland announces travel ban with rest of UK, Politico.eu, 19 December 2020: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 19 December 2020: Anti-vaxxers should forgo ventilators, German doctor says, BBC, 20 December 2020: Covid: Ireland, Italy, Belgium and Netherlands ban flights from UK, DW, 20 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Italy, Netherlands, Belgium ban UK flights over new COVID strain, The Guardian, 20 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: Ireland bringing in restrictions on UK flights and ferries as Israel bans non-citizens from Britain, The Washington Post, 20 December 2020: European countries halt flights from Britain amid fears over virus mutation, DW, 21 December 2020: COVID-19: More countries detect mutated UK coronavirus strain, DW, 21 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Steinmeier says vaccination start ‘a day of hope’ as EU approves use, France24, 22 December 2020: EU calls for lifting UK travel ban but warns against non-essential travel, DW, 22 December 2020: Scrap UK coronavirus travel bans, EU urges, France24, 22 December 2020: France will allow EU citizens to enter from Britain with negative Covid-19 test starting midnight, DW, 22 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Joe Biden receives vaccine as US surpasses 18 million cases, CNN, 22 December 2020: The view from London as the world turns away, The National, 23 December 2020: Coronavirus: All the countries that have banned passenger flights to and from the UK, BBC, 23 December 2020: Covid-19: French agree to ease virus travel ban, BBC, 23 December 2020: Lufthansa airlifts food to the UK amid lorry chaos, France24, 23 December 2020: Furious truckers trying to reach France clash with police over Covid-19 testing chaos, The Guardian, 23 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: UK health minister announces new tier 4 areas for England from 26 December, DW, 23 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: AstraZeneca vaccine likely effective against new variant, BBC, 23 December 2020: Covid-19: First trucks start leaving Kent lorry park after France reopens UK border, The Guardian, 23 December 2020: Lufthansa: German airline flies 80 tonnes of fresh food to UK amid shortage fears, DW, 24 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: 1 million people vaccinated in the US, The Guardian, 24 December 2020: Johnson refuses to rule out national lockdown as UK death toll rises by 574, DW, 25 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Russia orders arrivals from UK to quarantine, The Guardian, 25 December 2020: UK scientists trial drug to prevent infection that leads to Covid, France24, 26 December 2020: In Germany, 101-year-old woman first to receive Covid-19 vaccine, DW, 26 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Mutated COVID variant reaches France, Spain and Sweden, France24, 26 December 2020: European Union begins coronavirus vaccine rollout as new strain spreads, BBC, 26 December 2020: More cases of new Covid variant found in Europe, The Guardian, 26 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: Hungary begins vaccine rollout; UK variant detected in Sweden, DW, 27 December 2020: Hundreds of British tourists flee quarantine in Switzerland, France24, 27 December 2020: France begins Covid-19 vaccinations as 78-year-old woman receives first dose, CNN, 27 December 2020: Europe launches mass vaccination program as countries race to contain new variant, The Guardian, 27 December 2020: Covid poses ‘greatest threat to mental health since second world war’, The New York Times, 27 December 2020: 450 Million People, 27 Nations: Europe’s Vaccination Campaign Takes Off, DW, 27 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: UK COVID vaccine has same ‘winning formula’, BBC, 27 December 2020: Covid: EU starts mass vaccination in ‘touching moment of unity’, Politico.eu, 27 December 2020: EU’s coronavirus V-Day is (mostly) a win for von der Leyen, NPR, 27 December 2020: Why The World Is Seeing Some Of Its Most Extreme Pandemic Lockdowns, CNN, 28 December 2020: December is the deadliest month in the US since the coronavirus pandemic began — and projections for January are ‘nightmarish,’ expert says, Al Jazeera, 28 December 2020: How did the pandemic begin? WHO team to seek answers in China, DW, 28 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: Cold chain doubts delay vaccine distribution, The Guardian, 28 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: Trump passes Covid aid package; Indonesia to ban foreign travellers for two weeks, Al Arabiya, 28 December 2020: EU’s Borrell accuses Russia of spreading COVID-19 disinformation to sell its vaccine, DW, 29 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: India finds 6 cases of UK variant, France24, 29 December 2020: France considers third national lockdown as Covid-19 cases rise, BBC, 29 December 2020: UK surge in cases an ‘extreme concern’, CNN, 29 December 2020: Nearly half a million people may have had Covid-19 in Wuhan, study shows. That’s almost 10 times the official figure, The Guardian, 29 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: ‘extreme concern’ as UK posts record new cases; first case of British variant in Chile, Politico.eu, 29 December 2020: Coronavirus Daily Update, NPR, 29 December 2020: Coronavirus Updates: ‘I Regret Nothing’: Doctor Who Criticized Trump Parade Works Last Day At Walter Reed, The Guardian, 30 December 2020: Live Coronavirus: Germany reports record daily death toll; tougher restrictions for millions in England, DW, 30 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: US records first case of highly infectious variant, Irish Times, 30 December 2020: Level 5 restrictions to remain in place until January 31st, says Taoiseach, Independent.ie, 30 December 2020: Covid restrictions Ireland: Micheál Martin confirms ‘full-scale’ Level 5 lockdown, The Times, 31 December 2020: Murders in New York at highest level for a decade, DW, 31 December 2020: Coronavirus digest: China approves first COVID-19 vaccine, The Guardian, 1 January 2021: Inside the outbreak: Photographing England during Covid pandemic, DW, 1 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: France to step up vaccine rollout amid criticism, France24, 1 January 2021: Alarm in France after 2,500 mass for illegal rave, The Guardian, 1 January 2021: BioNTech criticises EU failure to order enough Covid vaccine, The Guardian, 2 January 2021: Hundreds of thousands more US Covid deaths possible amid vaccine chaos, DW, 2 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: US surpasses 20 million COVID cases, France24, 2 January 2021: New strain of Covid-19 tripled infections despite UK lockdown, report says, The Guardian, 2 January 2021: Coronavirus live updates: India approves AstraZeneca vaccine; Irish health officials warn virus is ‘absolutely rampant’, DW, 3 January 2021: Coronavirus: German police raid church service with over 100 maskless worshippers, Al Jazeera, 3 January 2021: US tops 350,000 COVID deaths amid fears of new surge, CNN, 3 January 2021: 2020’s alternative universe is not going away, DW, 3 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: US ramps up vaccinations as Fauci refutes Trump’s prognosis, France24, 3 January 2021: Nations introduce lockdowns, curfews and school closures to fight Covid-19 resurgence, The Guardian, 4 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: UK councils scramble to stop schools reopening as Japan considers state of emergency, CNN, 4 January 2021: California reports more than 45,000 new coronavirus cases as surge continues into new year, DW, 4 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Scotland to impose strict lockdown, DW, 4 January 2021: Germany says EU-wide vaccination strategy is ‘the right way’ (it is of course the right strategy. You just have to imagine what would have happened if Germany had stepped ahead and stocked up on vaccines before all other EU states. The vital issue of “EU solidarity” would have been buried for years. Countries like Israel, which doesn’t belong to any confederation, can act differently and therefore be able to fully live out their nationalistic egoisms (the corona-related death rates in the USA (9 times as high as in Germany) and in the UK (3 times as high as in Germany) speak a very clear language), but at the same time are of course no role models for acting within a confederation of states based on mutuality. Even if Israel is currently being (self) celebrated as the “world champion in vaccination”, it should be kept in mind that the country is now the “world champion of new infections” for the second time, too. Other interesting observations are that in April 2020 it were trumpeted all around Israel to be able to develop own vaccine within a maximum of two to three months. To date, they haven’t come any closer to this goal. It is almost funny that Netanyahu’s Islamophobic Likud pays careful attention to the fact that the vaccine comes from Pfizer without even mentioning the German-Turkish researcher couple from BioNTech. Perhaps it should only be communicated to the public after most of the Israelis have been vaccinated: “You know what? Two German Muslims saved your asses!” That will drive the Likudniks and ultra-nationalists completely nuts. According to press reports, Netanyahu also paid four times the price per dose to be among the “winners”. He’s not doing this because he wants to save Jewish life, of course, but because elections are due again in March, which he has to win in order to continue to avoid his imminent prison sentence. At the same time, Pfizer has access to patient data, making Israel the largest test laboratory in the world), Der Spiegel, 4 January 2021: BioNTech Founders Türeci and Sahin on the Battle against COVID-19: “To See People Finally Benefitting from Our Work Is Really Moving”, Gulf News, 5 January 2021: Lebanon orders three-week lockdown to fight virus spread, DW, 5 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO rebukes China for blocking investigator entry, The Guardian, 5 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: Belgium to get half of January Pfizer vaccine doses it ordered; Italy measures extended, Politico.eu, 5 January 2021: Merkel defends joint EU vaccine purchase against mounting criticism, Al Jazeera, 6 January 2021: ‘Very disappointed’: WHO’s COVID experts blocked from China, BBC, 6 January 2021: Dutch shocked to be EU vaccination stragglers, DW, 6 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: EU gives green light to Moderna vaccine, Irish Times, 6 January 2021: Czech Republic: Over 126,000 positive for Covid-19 as virus surges in eastern Europe, Al Arabiya, 6 January 2021: Coronavirus: UAE detects record number of new cases with 2,067 infections, France24, 6 January 2021: Covid deaths at record high as EU approves second vaccine, The Guardian, 6 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: EU medicines regulator approves Moderna vaccine; Japan’s daily cases hit new record, Irish Times, 6 January 2021: China blocks entry to WHO team studying origins of Covid-19, Daily Mail, 6 January 2021: Britain breaches 1,000 daily Covid deaths for first time since APRIL with ANOTHER record-high 62,322 infections as Boris Johnson quietly extends draconian new COVID laws until the end of MARCH, DW, 7 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: China reports biggest case surge in 5 months, The Guardian, 7 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: 1,070 new Covid-linked deaths in Germany; Europe exceeds 25m cases, reports say, Miami Herald, 7 January 2021: Florida sees the most daily COVID-19 cases for the second day as 19,816 are reported , Politico.eu, 7 January 2021: Thanks to deep pockets, Germany snaps up extra coronavirus jabs, DW, 8 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: US reports over 4,000 daily deaths, Politico.eu, 8 January 2021: Commission lets Germany off the hook for coronavirus vaccine solidarity breach, CNN, 8 January 2021: The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines, The Guardian, 8 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: US hits global record with 4,000 deaths in 24 hours; Cyprus to enter new lockdown, Irish Times, 8 January 2021: European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement at EU headquarters in Brussels.Ireland in line for 3.3m additional Pfizer doses as EU doubles vaccine deal, The New York Times, 8 January 2021: U.S. Sets New Death and Daily Case Records, The Washington Post, 8 January 2021: Study: Pfizer vaccine protects against mutation in variants, The Guardian, 9 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: Pope to have Covid vaccine next week; UK deaths surpass 80,000 after 1,035 recorded, DW, 9 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Merkel says Germany entering ‘most difficult phase’, DW, 10 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Japan detects new COVID variant, The Guardian, 10 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: Cyprus lockdown begins; growing frustration in Germany at slow vaccine rollout, Irish Times, 10 January 2021: Coronavirus: Cuba to collaborate with Iran on vaccine, Arab News, 10 January 2021: Algerian president returns to Germany to be treated for COVID-19 complications, Al Arabiya, 10 January 2021: Algerian president returns to Germany to be treated for COVID-19 complications, DW, 11 January 2021: WHO coronavirus mission to arrive in China on Thursday, Irish Times, 11 January 2021: Ireland had world’s highest Covid-19 infection rate last week, DW, 11 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Global infections top 90 million, The Guardian, 12 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: German lockdown could last up to 10 weeks; Ukraine asks EU for vaccine help, DW, 12 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: 9 million Americans vaccinated, DW, 13 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: US to demand negative tests for inbound air travel, France24, 13 January 2021: Live: Pelosi calls Trump ‘clear and present danger’ as House votes on impeachment, The Guardian, 13 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: Spain reports record 38,869 new cases; fresh lockdown in Portugal from Friday, DW, 13 January 2021: Pandemic shutdowns extended as EU battles coronavirus, DW, 14 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Infection gives immunity for several months, The New York Times, 14 January 2021: U.S. deaths are 400,000 higher than normal since the pandemic hit. Here’s the breakdown by state., Saudi Gazette, 14 January 2021: Japan suspends entry of all non-resident foreign nationals, France24, 15 January 2021: Germany hits 2 million infections as WHO tackles new strains, The Guardian, 15 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: UK ban on South America flights begins as global deaths near 2m, France24, 15 January 2021: EU states express ‘severe concern’ as Pfizer temporarily reduces Covid-19 vaccine deliveries, DW, 15 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany passes 2 million cases, DW, 16 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Brazil airlifts oxygen into COVID-hit state, The Guardian, 16 January 2021: Coronavirus live news: UK records 1,295 more deaths and a further 41,346 cases; Japan’s Covid second wave linked to rise in suicides, Irish Times, 16 January 2021: Covid-19: 60 more deaths, 3,231 new cases as Holohan warns too many still breaking rules, Politico.eu, 16 January 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 17 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: India vaccinates 190,000 people in first day, Politico.eu, 18 January 2021: WHO chief warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’ over vax distribution (the accusation would be understandable if the industrialized nations got a smooth vaccination start and could vaccinate their own citizens in record time. But we are miles away from that. Swinging the moral club against the background is quite daring. Obviously, the WHO believes that donor countries should vaccinate their citizens at the very end so that all vaccine doses can be shipped to South Seas instead. But that won’t happen), DW, 18 January 2021: Tunisia arrests over 600, deploys army after violent protests, France24, 18 January 2021: Tunisia arrests over 600, deploys troops after riots, DW, 18 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Brazil approves two vaccines as death toll nears 210,000, The Guardian, 18 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: Japan detects fast-spreading variant first found in Britain; Portugal deaths at new high, DW, 19 January 2021: COVID plus Brexit means quarantine, paperwork and stress?, The Guardian, 19 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: Ireland daily reported deaths hit record high; Italy row over ‘more jabs for rich areas’ call, DW, 19 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Biden rejects Trump plan to lift US travel bans, The Guardian, 19 January 2021: US Coronavirus death toll passes 400,000 amid grim forecast over winter, France24, 19 January 2021: US death toll from Covid-19 tops 400,000 on eve of Biden inauguration, The Hill, 19 January 2021: US passes 400,000 coronavirus deaths, CNN, 19 January 2021: Joe Biden grieves Covid victims on eve of his inauguration: ‘To heal, we must remember’, NPR, 19 January 2021: ‘We Must Remember’: Biden, Harris Memorialize COVID-19 Victims, Politico.eu, 19 January 2021: Commission to EU countries: Get with the vaccine program, DW, 20 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Joe Biden pays tribute to victims as US marks 400,000 deaths, BBC, 21 January 2021: Biden to sign 10 executive orders to tackle Covid-19, The Guardian, 21 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: Spain investigates ‘criminal mishandling’ of care home deaths; Portugal shuts schools, DW, 21 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: US President Joe Biden to use wartime act to fight COVID, CNN, 21 January 2021: Biden issues slew of pandemic initiatives to improve vaccine distribution, expand testing and reopen schools, DW, 22 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany detects first case of Brazilian variant, France24, 22 January 2021: EU leaders ‘discourage’ travel, consider tougher border rules to curb Covid, CNN, 22 January 2021: European countries mandate medical-grade masks over homemade cloth face coverings, The Guardian, 22 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: Germany records first case of Brazil variant; Hong Kong to impose local lockdown, Irish Times, 22 January 2021: ‘We need a two-island solution’ – Government considers tighter restrictions as Covid-19 spread continues, The Guardian, 23 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: Spain’s defence chief quits over alleged vaccination queue-jumping, France24, 23 January 2021: AstraZeneca says Covid-19 vaccine deliveries to Europe will be ‘lower than expected’, DW, 23 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Hong Kong declares first lockdown amid mounting cases, France24, 23 January 2021: Hong Kong orders thousands to stay home for two days in city’s first Covid-19 lockdown, The Guardian, 23 January 2021: New Covid infections pose challenge to China’s growth and Xi’s leadership, France24, 23 January 2021: One year after Wuhan lockdown, China keeps strict border controls to suppress Covid-19, The New York Times, 23 January 2021: Biden Predicts More Than 600,000 U.S. Virus Deaths, The Guardian, 24 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: Israel to ban flights in and out of country; US bars travellers from UK and most of Europe, DW, 24 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany fears attempts to sabotage vaccination drive — report, France24, 25 January 2021: France’s Pasteur Institute says it is abandoning its principal Covid-19 vaccine project, DW, 25 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Biden reportedly set to reimpose US travel ban, France24, 25 January 2021: Covid-19 pandemic makes rich much richer as poor suffer, inequality report says, The Guardian, 25 January 2021: Coronavirus live: Moderna says vaccine works on UK and South African variants; Spain sees record rise in cases, DW, 25 January 2021: Coronavirus: Dutch PM condemns lockdown riots as ‘criminal violence’, BBC, 25 January 2021: Dutch PM Mark Rutte condemns curfew riots as ‘criminal violence’, CNN, 25 January 2021: Three weeks into harsh lockdown, weary Brits fear it will take much longer to beat the new variant, France24, 25 January 2021: Vaccine nationalism could cost global economy $9 trillion, ICC report says, Jerusalem Post, 26 January 2021: 900 Holocaust survivors died of COVID-19 in Israel in 2020, DW, 26 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Indonesia surpasses 1 million infections, CNN, 26 January 2021: Beijing cracks down on citizen journalists who blew whistle on Covid-19, France24, 26 January 2021: Drug firms ‘must deliver’ on Covid-19 vaccine obligations, EU chief says, The Guardian, 26 January 2021: Global report: Italian politics and Dutch protests add to Europe’s Covid woes, DW, 26 January 2021: Coronavirus: Angela Merkel warns Davos against vaccine race, BBC, 26 January 2021: UK passes milestone of 100,000 deaths, Politico.eu, 26 January 2021: Enraged at AstraZeneca over shortfall, EU calls for vaccine export controls, The Guardian, 26 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: EU ‘to stop short of vaccine export ban’; Germany may cut inbound flights to almost zero, DW, 26 January 2021: Germany considers stopping all air travel due to coronavirus mutations, Politico.eu, 26 January 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, Der Spiegel, 26 January 2021: Brazil’s Second Wave: An Entire Country Suffers as President Sabotages Immunization Campaign, Los Angeles Times, 27 January 2021: Holocaust survivors to get COVID-19 vaccinations on Auschwitz liberation day, France24, 27 January 2021: Cannes Film Festival postponed to July after 2020 cancellation, The Guardian, 27 January 2021: Cannes: Film festival officially delayed from May until July, DW, 27 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: Over 100 million cases worldwide, France24, 27 January 2021: French firm Sanofi to help produce 100 million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, CNN, 27 January 2021: Sanofi to help produce 100 million Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine doses, BBC, 27 January 2021: Covid-hit New Orleans turns homes into floats for Mardi Gras, CNN, 27 January 2021: January has been the deadliest month for Covid-19 with nearly 80,000 lives lost so far in the US, Arab News, 27 January 2021: Israel no role model for COVID-19 vaccination rollout, The Guardian, 28 January 2021: Paris hospitals to suspend jabs next week; Bolsonaro vows quick vaccine rollout, DW, 28 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: First Tokyo Olympics event postponed in Japan, The Guardian, 28 January 2021: Coronavirus EU could block millions of Covid vaccine doses from entering UK, CNN, 28 January 2021: German officials say AstraZeneca vaccine shouldn’t be given to over-65s, citing lack of data, DW, 29 January 2021: UN: ‘Vaccines must be available for everyone, everywhere’, BBC, 29 January 2021: Covid: EU drugs regulator approves AstraZeneca vaccine, Politico.eu, 29 January 2021: Hungary becomes first EU country to authorize Chinese coronavirus vaccine, France24, 29 January 2021: European Union gives go ahead to AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine amid distribution dispute, DW, 29 January 2021: EU chief demands ‘plausible’ answers from AstraZeneca, BBC, 29 January 2021: Coronavirus: EU confirms export controls on vaccines, Politico.eu, 29 January 2021: Macron: AstraZeneca vaccine seems ‘quasi-ineffective’ on older people, The Guardian, 29 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: Germany bans travel from UK, Brazil and South Africa; Covid spread slows in every global region, Los Angeles Times, 29 January 2021: Latino COVID-19 deaths hit ‘horrifying’ levels, up 1,000% since November in L.A. County, The New York Times, 29 January 2021: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Works but Fuels Variant Concerns, The Washington Post, 29 January 2021: Novavax vaccine effective in variant hot spots but less so with South Africa strain, The National, 30 January 2021: EU seeks to restrict vaccine supplies to Northern Ireland in ‘incredible act of hostility (BoJo wanted to mess with the EU and now some Brits will face the consequences of his irresponsible behavior), France24, 30 January 2021: EU backtracks over plan to limit Covid-19 vaccine exports to N. Ireland, BBC, 30 January 2021: Covid: EU ‘made a mistake’ over vaccines, Gove says, The Times, 30 January 2021: Tim Shipman: ‘That was when things started to get weird’, CNN, 30 January 2021: A fight between the EU and UK reveals the ugly truth about vaccine nationalism, Irish Times, 30 January 2021: EU move on NI protocol in ‘very bitter’ vaccine row a mistake, says Martin, Politico.eu, 30 January 2021: EU, UK commit to ‘redoubling’ efforts following Irish border row , DW, 30 January 2021: Coronavirus digest: France bans all travelers from outside EU, France24, 30 January 2021: As the West competes for vaccines, China exports jabs and expands soft power, The Guardian, 30 January 2021: Coronavirus live news: Macron defends holding off on third lockdown; UK and EU agree ‘reset’ after vaccine fiasco, The National, 30 January 2021: Coachella music festival cancelled under new state order, The Guardian, 31 January 2021: Coronavirus: Hundreds arrested at anti-lockdown protests in Brussels, Budapest and Vienna, DW, 31 January 2021: EU still aims to vaccinate 70% of adults by late summer, The National, 31 January 2021: Captain Sir Tom Moore admitted to hospital with Covid-19, The Guardian, 31 January 2021: UK may help EU before domestic vaccination programme complete, says Liz Truss, DW, 31 January 2021: COVID: Germany sends medical team and gear to Portugal, The Guardian, 31 January 2021: Live Coronavirus: France Covid hospitalisations hit near 9-week high; UK vaccinates record number of people in a day, DW, 1 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Israel sends vaccine shots to Palestinians, CNN, 1 February 2021: Madeira to digital nomads: Come work with us, The Guardian, 1 February 2021: Live Coronavirus: Germany sends healthcare workers to ‘overwhelmed’ Portugal; Austria tightens borders, The Guardian, 2 February 2021: Coronavirus live: Merkel says Russian vaccine welcome if approved by EMA; Poland bars AstraZeneca jab for over-65s, DW, 2 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Japan extends state of emergency, months before Olympics, The Guardian, 2 February 2021: Captain Sir Tom Moore: NHS fundraiser dies at 100 after testing positive for Covid, DW, 2 February 2021: Britain’s ‘Captain Tom’ dies of coronavirus at age 100, The Guardian, 2 February 2021: Captain Tom Moore inspired millions. The NHS inspired him, France24, 2 February 2021: Britain’s Captain Tom Moore, NHS fundraiser, dies at 100, BBC, 2 February 2021: Obituary: Captain Sir Tom Moore, a hero who gave a nation hope, NPR, 2 February 2021: Captain Tom, Centenarian Who Inspired The U.K. With His Fundraising Walks, Has Died, The Washington Post, 2 February 2021: Forget superheroes and anti-heroes. We need more heroes like Capt. Sir Tom Moore., Al Jazeera, 2 February 2021: UK fundraising hero Captain Sir Tom Moore passes away with COVID, CNN, 2 February 2021: Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions for the NHS, dies aged 100, The New York Times, 2 February 2021: Coronavirus Updates, The Guardian, 3 February 2021: Coronavirus live news: EU leaders risking their people’s health with UK vaccine attacks, says expert, DW, 3 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Denmark plans COVID vaccination passport, The Guardian, 3 February 2021: China’s Sinopharm vaccine offered to elite few in UAE tourist deal, The New York Times, 3 February 2021: Coronavirus Updates, DW, 4 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Australia puts 500 tennis players, staff in isolation, CNN, 5 February 2021: Western countries have ‘hoarded’ Covid vaccines. Africa is being left behind as cases surge, DW, 5 February 2021: Fact check: Are COVID-19 vaccines causing deaths?, The Guardian, 5 February 2021: Coronavirus live news: variant first found in UK now accounts for 6% of German cases; Israel to ease lockdown, DW, 5 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency approval in US, The Guardian, 6 February 2021: Coronavirus live: More than 11.4 million in UK have had first vaccine dose; Netherlands cases surpass 1m, DW, 6 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: China’s Sinovac says vaccine stops COVID-19 deaths, Politico.eu, 6 February 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, NPR, 6 February 2021: Why The Pandemic Is 10 Times Worse Than You Think, DW, 7 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: AstraZeneca vaccine has limited protection for South African variant, The Guardian, 7 February 2021: Coronavirus live: herd immunity ‘no longer a goal’ amid concern over South African variant’s resistance to vaccine, CNN, 7 February 2021: South Africa pauses AstraZeneca vaccine rollout after study shows it offers less protection against variant, DW, 8 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: German nursing home sees outbreak after vaccines, The New Yorker, 8 February 2021: Coronavirus Chronicles: The Worst-Hit County in the Worst-Hit State in the Worst-Hit Country, The Guardian, 9 February 2021: Coronavirus live news: Spain registers highest daily death toll of third wave as total cases pass 3m, DW, 9 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Iran begins vaccination campaign, The National, 9 February 2021: WHO: ‘extremely unlikely’ coronavirus escaped from Chinese lab, France24, 9 February 2021: Identifying animal origin of coronavirus a ‘work in progress’, says WHO mission to Wuhan, Politico.eu, 9 February 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 10 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: J&J boss says annual vaccine may be needed, The Guardian, 10 February 2021: Coronavirus live news: WHO backs AstraZeneca jab for over-65s; Israel to open leisure facilities to vaccinated, DW, 10 February 2021: BioNTech starts vaccine production at new site in Germany, Politico.eu, 10 February 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 11 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Melbourne ramps up testing after cluster detection, The Guardian, 12 February 2021: Coronavirus live: ‘all hypotheses still open’ on virus origin, says WHO; Greece extends lockdown, Times of Israel, 12 February 2021: 15,000 Muslim worshipers pack Temple Mount in defiance of COVID restrictions, DW, 12 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Biden blasts Trump for COVID failures, The National, 12 February 2021: Why Covid-19 could lead to 1930s-style nationalism, Irish Times, 12 February 2021: Diarmaid Ferriter: We are not remotely all in this together, ABC News, 12 February 2021: Cuomo admin delayed data on nursing home deaths over fear it was ‘going to be used against us’, CNN, 13 February 2021: The story keeps getting worse for Andrew Cuomo on Covid-19, DW, 13 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: France backs one jab for COVID survivors, The National, 13 February 2021: Covid threatens catastrophe for Spanish tourism, Al Arabiya, 13 February 2021: Iran’s Rouhani warns of ‘fourth wave’ of COVID-19, says some cities on ‘red’ alert, The Guardian, 13 February 2021: Coronavirus live: Johnson says Covid is a disease people will have to live with; new surge testing in England after South African variant detected, DW, 14 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Japan approves first COVID vaccine, The Guardian, 14 February 2021: Coronavirus live news: ‘long way to go,’ says UK PM after 15m offered jab; France hospitals in ‘crisis organisation’, The Guardian, 15 February 2021: Coronavirus live news: WHO approves AstraZeneca jab as WTO chief warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’, DW, 15 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK rolls out hotel quarantine for ‘high risk’ returnees, BBC, 15 February 2021: Covid-19: Vaccine as good in ‘real world’ as in trial in Israel, CNN, 15 February 2021: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine sharply reduces symptomatic Covid-19 in the real world, Israeli researchers say, DW, 16 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Australia approves AstraZeneca vaccine, The Guardian, 16 February 2021: Coronavirus live news: Athens snow causes vaccine cancellations; Dutch curfew should be lifted, court rules, DW, 17 Februaray 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO reports large drop in new cases amid global vaccine rollout, France24, 17 February 2021: UN calls for urgent global vaccination plan, Der Spiegel, 17 Februaray 2021: The Third Wave: Coronavirus Mutants Are Spreading Fast, Politico.eu, 17 February 2021: Von der Leyen asks Russia why it’s selling Sputnik abroad before vaccinating citizens, The Guardian, 18 February 2021: Cuomo-gate: a Nixonian scandal is engulfing New York, DW, 18 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Researchers urge delay to 2nd Pfizer dose, The Guardian, 18 February 2021: Coronavirus live news: Dutch curfew to remain; European countries seeing resistance to AstraZeneca vaccine, DW, 19 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Japan reports new variant of COVID-19, The Guardian, 19 February 2021: Coronavirus: Poland faces third Covid wave; Pfizer vaccine cuts transmission, studies find, DW, 20 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: US winter storms delay vaccine distribution, DW, 21 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK accelerates vaccine drive, The Guardian, 22 February 2021: Live Coronavirus: US nears 500,000 Covid-related deaths; Slovakia asks EU for help with ‘tragic’ situation, DW, 22 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK looks set to end lockdown with new plan, Politico.eu, 22 February 2021: French Riviera placed under weekend lockdown, The New York Times, 22 February 2021: Entering uncharted territory, the U.S. counts 500,000 Covid-related deaths. (Trump’s last “gift to the nation”: The Trump virus, causing over 500,000 dead Americans. Outrageous!), BBC, 23 February 2021: Covid: Biden calls 500,000 death toll a ‘heartbreaking milestone’, France24, 23 February 2021: Covid: Joe Biden calls United States’ 500,000 deaths a ‘heartbreaking’ milestone, DW, 23 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Australian MP steps down over conspiracy theory peddling, The Guardian, 23 February 2021: Live Coronavirus: Ireland to reopen schools; France investigates cruise ship deaths, DW, 24 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: J&J vaccine prevents COVID – US regulator, The Guardian, 24 February 2021: Live Coronavirus: EU to debate vaccine passports; Switzerland to allow outdoor gatherings from March, DW, 25 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: No intercontinental Qantas flights until October, France24, 25 February 2021: Covid-19: EU summit to tackle slow vaccine rollout, travel certificates (even when tourism plays a major economic role in some EU federal states, one has to ask how useful Corona tourism can be? If your customers are dying just because you wanted to save one season but lose the next, the approach was definitely not the right one), DW, 25 February 2021: Coronavirus: France announces new border checks with Germany, The Guardian, 25 February 2021: Live Coronavirus: China approves two more Covid vaccines; Swedes in nursing homes can see family again after two jabs, DW, 26 February 2021: What we know about the ‘California coronavirus’, The Guardian, 26 February 2021: Live Coronavirus: Johnson & Johnson jab ‘to get EU approval’; Berlin pupils allowed to repeat school year, DW, 26 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: South Korea launches vaccination drive, New York Post, 26 February 2021: NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza stepping down, DW, 26 February 2021: BioNTech founders receive one of Germany’s highest honors, DW, 27 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: New Zealand’s Auckland goes back into lockdown, The Guardian, 27 February 2021: Coronavirus live news: US distributes 96m vaccine doses; West Bank shuts schools to stem infection rise, Politico.eu, 27 February 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 28 February 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany to tighten controls at French border, France24, 28 February 2021: Thousands of Argentinians take to streets to protest ‘VIP vaccinations’ scandal, The Guardian, 28 February 2021: Coronavirus live news: South Africa lowers alert level; Jordan ministers sacked for breaches, Al Jazeera, 28 February 2021: Two Jordan ministers resign for partying in breach of COVID rules, DW, 1 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK vaccinates 20 million people, The Guardian, 1 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: proposal for digital EU-wide vaccine passports; Finland enters state of emergency, DW, 2 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Twitter targets vaccine misinformation, The Guardian, 2 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: Tunisia records first cases of UK variant; Italy nears 100,000 Covid-related deaths, DW, 3 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: EU sends Austria extra vaccine doses, Politico.eu, 3 March 2021: Breton: No AstraZeneca jabs exported from the Netherlands after EU export controls, BBC, 3 March 2021: Why many in Russia are reluctant to have Sputnik vaccine (the Russians don’t manage to vaccinate themselves with it because not even they trust in it, but they want to supply Europe – pure Russian vaccine propaganda. On the other hand: Who would even want to get vaccinated with the stuff? Probably AfD voters, Putin trolls and other Covidiotes. In that case, one could calmly dispense with the usual testing and approval procedure. Saves a lot of time and money and speeds up the natural selection process), The Guardian, 3 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: Brazilian state announces shutdown amid spiralling cases; Serbia struggles with new wave, DW, 4 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Brazil reports second straight day of record deaths, France24, 5 March 2021: Italy blocks AstraZeneca shipment to Australia amid vaccine shortage row, DW, 5 March 2021: Coronavirus: Australia wants EU to ‘review’ Italy’s vaccine block (and rightly so: Australia and New Zealand are the easternmost outposts of the western world and the most important and reliable allies in all of Asia. Support should actually be a matter of course), France24, 5 March 2021: France, EU back Italy’s decision to block Covid-19 vaccine shipment to Australia, The Guardian, 5 March 2021: Live Coronavirus: Czech Republic asks other countries for help with patients; WHO ‘to scrap’ interim Wuhan report, Politico.eu, 5 March 2021: Russia’s Sputnik puts EU regulator in tight corner (who sould be stupid enough to take vaccine from Russia or China? No one can trust these notorious liar regimes, why should they do it with something as sensitive as vaccine? That doesn’t make any sense at all. BTW, not even the Russians and Chinese themselves trust these vaccines), DW, 5 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Brazil’s Bolsonaro tells people ‘stop whining’, France24, 5 March 2021: Bolsonaro tells Brazilians to ‘stop whining’ after Covid-19 deaths hit record high, Irish Times, 5 March 2021: Ireland may ask EU countries to share their Covid-19 vaccines, Politico.eu, 5 March 2021: Australia asks Commission to review Italy’s Oxford/AstraZeneca export block, Miami Herald, 5 March 2021: COVID-19 rent assistance for Miami tenants has been delayed for weeks. Here’s why, DW, 6 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany accepts COVID patients from Slovakia, The Guardian, 6 March 2021: Coronavirus live: UK reports a further 158 deaths and 6,040 new cases; France tightens regional restrictions, DW, 7 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Auckland emerges from weeklong lockdown, The Guardian, 7 March 2021: Live Coronavirus: Israel’s Covid restrictions ‘are nearly over’; Auckland finishes week of lockdown, The Hill, 7 March 2021: World on brink of fourth wave of coronavirus, The New Yorker, 7 March 2021: New York’s Year of COVID, Politico.eu, 7 March 2021: 16 EU countries opted against Moderna vaccine top-up: Hungarian government, DW, 8 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: EU expects 100 million vaccines per month from April, The Guardian, 8 March 2021: Live Coronavirus: death toll in Italy goes past 100,000; vaccinated people can meet indoors, says US, France24, 8 March 2021: Italy’s coronavirus death toll passes 100,000, with cases rising, DW, 9 March 2021: Sputnik V makers want EMA apology over ‘Russian roulette’ comment (“Russian roulette” – nice word play and for pretty good reasons as well :-D ), BBC, 9 March 2021: Covid vaccines: How fast is progress around the world?, DW, 9 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: China issues vaccine passport, The Guardian, 9 March 2021: Live Coronavirus: Greece to allow tourists with vaccines, antibodies or negative tests; Johnson & Johnson reportedly tells EU of vaccine supply issues, DW, 9 March 2021: Coronavirus: How can travel be more sustainable post-pandemic?, Politico.eu, 9 March 2021: Coronavirus pandemic ‘weakening’ rule of law in EU countries: Report, DW, 10 March 2021: EU-UK relations hit new low over ‘vaccine ban’ comments, The Times, 10 March 2021: UK has not blocked export of a single jab, says Boris Johnson, Irish Times, 10 March 2021: EU exported more than 8 million vaccines to UK in February, France24, 10 March 2021: Coronavirus pandemic, Medical officer: UK cases to surge again even with vaccine, The Guardian, 10 March 2021: Coronavirus live: highest new cases in Turkey this year after curbs eased; France reports 30,303 new infections, DW, 10 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: BioNTech could make 3 billion COVID vaccine doses in 2022, France24, 10 March 2021: EU secures 4 million more Pfizer, BioNTech doses to target Covid-19 ‘hotspots’, DW, 11 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany’s ‘third wave has begun’, The Guardian, 11 March 2021: Live Coronavirus: shutdown in São Paulo as cases spiral out of control; Portugal extends state of emergency, France24, 11 March 2021: EU regulator backs AstraZeneca shots after Denmark suspension, DW, 11 March 2021: COVID vaccine: EU regulators approve Johnson & Johnson shot, NPR, 11 March 2021: Biden Sets Goal Of July 4th To ‘Mark Independence’ From Coronavirus, New York Mag, 11 March 2021: In First Address, Biden Calls for All Adults to Be Vaccine-Eligible by May 1, The New York Times, 11 March 2021: See How the Vaccine Rollout Is Going in Your State, France24, 11 March 2021: EU Commission approves Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot Covid-19 vaccine, BBC, 11 March 2021: Oxford-AstraZeneca: EU regulator says ‘no indication’ vaccine linked to blood clots, Politico.eu, 11 March 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The New York Times, 11 March 2021: Coronavirus Updates, The Washington Post, 11 March 2021: Biden faces pressure to distribute vaccine globally

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DW, 12 March 2021: Germany’s COVID management: World wonders what’s gone wrong (in retrospect one has to state that Germany’s federalism has brought about a series of small and large catastrophes, which then led to the overall situation. Added to this are the political statements and contributions, some of which are fatal, from which no party can acquit itself. In the future there must be emergency ordinances for pandemic cases, which ensure that the decision-making powers are concentrated on the federal government. Germany is the miniature version of the EU: The prime ministers of the federal states thought taht they can do what they want and thus contributes to the expansion and exacerbation of the problems. Overall, however, there are two positive aspects: 1. With the exception of the Federal Minister of the Interior, Horst Seehofer, Germany acts in solidarity and not egotistically nationalistically in the sense of the EU. 2. Never before has it been so largely clear how high and extensive the urgent need for renovation on almost the entire public infrastructure and the largely neglected digitization is. The resulting investment requirements and pressures should give the economic upturn to be expected after Corona additional wings. Overall, however, it must also be stated that a not small minority of German citizens are contributing to the exacerbation of the corona crisis through their grossly negligent behavior. Responsible action is completely alien to these Covidiotes and, like small children, must be constantly reminded to follow the simplest rules), France24, 12 March 2021: WHO says no reason to stop using ‘excellent’ AstraZeneca jab, DW, 12 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: AstraZeneca slashes Polish vaccine deliveries, France24, 12 March 2021: Biden accelerates vaccine plans, sets July 4 goal for US return to near-normal, BBC, 12 March 2021: Covid vaccinations: No reason to stop using AstraZeneca jab, says WHO, The Guardian, 12 March 2021: Live Coronavirus: Italy approves measures to lock down half of country; France exceeds 4m cases, Politico.eu, 12 March 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The National, 12 March 2021: Coronavirus leading to ‘baby bust’ as European birth rates plummet, The Washington Post, 12 March 2021: Biden sets nation on seven-week sprint to near-universal vaccine access, DW, 13 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany’s incidence rate rises sharply, BBC, 13 March 2021: Covid-19 pandemic: Italy to shut shops and schools amid infection spike, The Guardian, 13 March 2021: Live Coronavirus: UK records a further 121 Covid deaths and 5,534 cases; Germany warns cases could hit Christmas peak by April, DW, 14 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Top EU official admits ‘mistakes’ in vaccine strategy, CNN, 14 March 2021: Fauci says Covid guidelines ‘will be much more liberal’ by July 4 if US cases drop, The Guardian, 14 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: 4,618 new cases and 52 more deaths in UK; Irish regulator hopes to lift AstraZeneca vaccine pause, Politico.eu, 14 March 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 15 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Italy locks down again, The Guardian, 15 March 2021: Florida: Miami police arrest 100 people at weekend spring break gatherings, France24, 15 March 2021: France, Germany and Italy join other nations in suspending AstraZeneca vaccine, BBC, 15 March 2021: France, Germany and Italy suspend AstraZeneca vaccine, CNN, 15 March 2021: Germany, France and Italy pause AstraZeneca vaccine rollout, DW, 15 March 2021: Germany suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine, with Italy, France following suit, The Guardian, 15 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: European Medicines Agency says benefits of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh risks (simply irresponsible to put the vaccinations on hold because of such a low error rate, instead of first carrying out checks of the vaccine in the background, getting a result and only then deciding for/against AstraZeneca. The chaos and confusion that has now been created is causing more damage than the vaccine could ever do), The National, 15 March 2021: New York voters back Cuomo in sexual harassment controversy, says poll, The New York Times, 15 March 2021: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has lost popularity, but half of New York voters say he shouldn’t resign, a poll shows., New York Magazine, 15 March 2021: Biden’s Not Ready to Cut Bait on Cuomo yet, DW, 16 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Sweden halts AstraZeneca vaccine use, The Guardian, 16 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: new Philippines Covid variant found in England, France24, 16 March 2021: EU regulator ‘firmly convinced’ that benefits of AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh the risks, The New York Times, 16 March 2021: One Year Later, We Still Have No Plan to Prevent the Next Pandemic, DW, 17 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Pause in AstraZeneca jabs will cause big delays say German doctors, BBC, 17 March 2021: Covid-19: EU warns UK over vaccine exports, The Guardian, 17 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: UK foreign secretary says EU threat to block vaccine exports needs explaining, Politico.eu, 17 March 2021: Von der Leyen threatens to block vaccine exports unless EU ‘gets its fair share’, DW, 18 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: US to send first vaccine exports to Mexico, Canada, The Times, 18 March 2021: EU is acting like a dictatorship over vaccine supply, says Dominic Raab, The Atlantic, 18 March 2021: The Vaccine-Hesitant Man of Europe, France24, 19 March 2021: EU economy commissioner: ‘Completely unfair’ to accuse EU of vaccine protectionism, DW, 19 March 2021: BioNTech vaccine inventors receive Germany’s Knight Commander’s Cross, Times of Israel, 19 March 2021: Scientist behind Pfizer vaccine: mRNA shots for cancer coming ‘in couple years’, The National, 19 March 2021: BioNTech founder stresses vaccine safety amid new focus fighting cancer, The Guardian, 19 March 2021: Coronavirus live: Parisians flee capital before midnight lockdown; Ireland resumes AstraZeneca vaccine rollout, France24, 19 March 2021: WHO urges countries to continue the roll-out of AstraZeneca vaccine, DW, 19 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: India infections at three-month high, Miami Herald, 19 March 2021: This South Beach party spot is closing after spring breakers ‘stampede’ the property, The Guardian, 19 March 2021: The EU’s AstraZeneca vaccine stance will cost lives, here in Spain and all over Europe, France24, 19 March 2021: Myanmar’s fleeing police officers put India in a tight spot, CNN, 19 March 2021: Europe has missed its chance to stop the third wave. The US could be next, The Times, 19 March 2021: Surge in European cases ‘threatens third wave’ for Britain, Irish Times, 19 March 2021: Use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to resume on Saturday, NPR, 19 March 2021: Not Enough Vaccine Doses In Europe To Stop A 3rd Wave, German Health Minister Says, France24, 20 March 2021: Inter-regional travel banned, schools remain open: France’s new partial lockdown rules, New York Times, 20 March 2021: Where Europe Went Wrong in Its Vaccine Rollout, and Why, CNN, 20 March 2021: No vaccines, no leadership, no end in sight. How Brazil became a global threat, France24, 20 March 2021: Paris enters new month-long partial lockdown amid soaring Covid-19 cases, BBC, 20 March 2021: Covid: France and Poland increase lockdown measures as infections surge, DW, 20 March 2021: Tokyo Olympics: International spectators to be barred from events, Irish Times, 20 March 2021: Spectators from abroad will be banned at Tokyo Olympics, CNN, 20 March 2021: Europe’s vaccine rollout needs AstraZeneca — but public confidence is dented, The Guardian, 20 March 2021: Coronavirus live: England sets daily jabs record; Von der Leyen issues fresh warning to AstraZeneca, DW, 20 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Denmark reports two blood-clot cases after AstraZeneca jab, Al Jazeera, 20 March 2021: France, Poland and Ukraine impose new lockdown measures, The New York Times, 20 March 2021: Where Europe Went Wrong in Its Vaccine Rollout, and Why, Politico.eu, 20 March 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 21 March 2021: Europe to end lockdowns for good by autumn: BioNTech CEO, BBC, 21 March 2021: Miami imposes emergency curfew over spring break ‘chaos’, The Guardian, 21 March 2021: Florid: Miami Beach imposes emergency Covid curfew to curb spring break chaos, CNN, 21 March 2021: Vaccine passports may save Europe’s summer, but only for the lucky ones, DW, 21 March 2021: Coronavirus: EU ‘not ready’ to share COVID vaccines with poorer countries, BBC, 21 March 2021: Masks and social distancing ‘could last years’, Irish Times, 21 March 2021: EU leaders to consider vaccine export bans as rollout anger grows, confirms McGuinness, Politico.eu, 21 March 2021: UK tells EU to act like ‘grown-ups’ amid vaccine export row (the Tories behaved like spoiled, over-egoistic brats and now the clowns want to reproach the EU, because it cares about its citizens? That can only be a bad joke. The EU should ban all exports to the UK for as long as necessary. Then the Tories can buy vaccine in Russia and China), The Guardian, 21 March 2021: Exclusive: EU export ban would delay UK Covid vaccine drive by two months, The SUnday Times, 21 March 2021: Supply delays ‘will push back Covid-19 vaccination target by a month’, Irish Times, 21 March 2021: ‘It brought a knife to a gunfight’ – the EU’s mistakes in the battle for vaccines, DW, 21 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Pakistan PM Khan tests COVID positive, The Guardian, 21 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: UK sets new record of 873,784 daily vaccinations; Germany mulls lockdown extension, DW, 21 March 2021: Coronavirus: Police break up carnival in Marseille, Miami Herald, 22 March 2021: South Beach curfew and causeway closures extended for the rest of spring break, BBC, 22 March 2021: Miami Beach imposes emergency curfew over spring break ‘chaos’, The Guardian, 22 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: Germany extends partial lockdown; Irish PM speaks out against vaccine export ban, France24, 22 March 2021: Covid-19: Miami Beach extends curfew to control spring break crowds, BBC, 22 March 2021: UK daily deaths drop to 17 as downward trend continues, Politico.eu, 22 March 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The Guardian, 23 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: doorstep vigil takes place across UK; Spain to lift curbs on UK arrivals, DW, 23 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO slams ‘grotesque’ vaccine gap, The Guardian, 23 March 2021: European Union Joe Biden to attend EU virtual vaccine summit this week, The New York Times, 24 March 2021: Cache of 29 Million AstraZeneca Doses in Italy Raises E.U. Suspicions (if this proves to be true and the vaccine is not immediately distributed within the EU, the EU should immediately cancel all contracts with AstraZeneca, as the company has deprived the contracts of the basis of their business. In addition, the vaccine should be completely removed from the EU’s list of recommendations. Instead, the expansion of production capacities for BioNTech Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson should receive substantial support. AstraZeneca can then deliver to the island and Africa at will, but not a single further shot to the EU. Financing a filthy gang isn’t the European way of doing business), CNN, 24 March 2021: EU proposes vaccine controls as ‘raid’ in Italy uncovers millions of AstraZeneca doses, BBC, 24 March 2021: Coronavirus: EU plans tougher controls on vaccine exports, DW, 24 March 2021: EU tightens COVID vaccine export controls, France24, 24 March 2021: EU tightens export curbs on Covid-19 vaccines in bid to avoid shortfalls, BBC, 24 March 2021: Coronavirus: Germany’s Merkel reverses plans for Easter lockdown (every responsible German citizen knew what is in store for us from the previous year. Anyone who has not yet learned how to use foresighted self-stocking will no longer learn it anyway. Therefore, the opening hours of the shops doesn’t matter. Anyone who also thinks they have to be on the road even though the “Corona high season” is running will hopefully at least be infected with Covid-19, because that keeps the unemployment rate at an acceptable level), DW, 24 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: British variant more dangerous for young people, children, BBC, 24 March 2021: Coronavirus: EU and UK try to end row with ‘win-win’ on vaccines, CNN, 24 March 2021: Boris Johnson’s latest gaffe could threaten Britain’s vaccine rollout, The Guardian, 24 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: India pauses AstraZeneca vaccine exports; Belgium, Iceland and France tighten restrictions, Politico.eu, 24 March 2021: EU sends Italian police to find AstraZeneca vaccines, triggering global angst, The Hill, 24 March 2021: US records over 30M coronavirus cases amid vaccination effort, Miami Herald, 24 March 2021: Blame Gov. DeSantis for Florida’s COVID super-spreader spring break beach madness, DW, 25 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: AstraZeneca corrects ‘outdated’ trial results, France24, 25 March 2021: ‘The end of naivety’: Macron backs EU vaccine export curbs, DW, 25 March 2021: COVID: EU leaders agree to up vaccine production in bloc, France24, 26 March 2021: EU leaders warn they will block AstraZeneca exports until bloc gets ‘fair share’, Politico.eu, 26 March 2021: Frustrated EU leaders pass vaccine fight to ambassadors, DW, 26 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Argentina suspends flights from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, The Guardian, 26 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: Germany could face 100,000 cases a day, expert warns; EMA approves Halix vaccine factory, BBC, 26 March 2021: Coronavirus: EU stops short of vaccine export ban, DW, 26 March 2021: COVID: Germany’s 3rd wave could be ‘worse’ than last 2, The Guardian, 26 March 2021: France claims UK will struggle to source second vaccine doses, The Times, 26 March 2021: French foreign minister claims Britain will struggle to deliver second coronavirus vaccine doses, Politico.eu, 26 March 2021: EU OKs new manufacturing sites for coronavirus vaccines, The National, 26 March 2021: Lebanon leads UN drive for vaccine sharing, The Hill, 26 March 2021: New York launches nation’s first ‘vaccine passport’, The Atlantic, 26 March 2021: The EU’s Pandemic Reversal of Fortune, CNN, 27 March 2021: Signs of collapse across Brazil as Covid spirals out of control. Bolsonaro seems to have little response, DW, 27 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: AstraZeneca vaccine ‘still safe,’ says WHO, The Guardian, 27 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: England passes 25m first vaccine dose milestone; Brazil daily deaths near 4,000 amid surge, CNN, 27 March 2021: The pandemic is stirring deep resentments in Europe. They may not be quick to heal, Gulf News, 27 March 2021: China, UAE to expedite production of ‘affordable’ vaccines, The New York Times, 28 March 2021: Virus Cases in Florida Are Rising, Especially Among the Young, DW, 28 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Mexico reports 120,000 ‘untested’ deaths, France24, 28 March 2021: 5,000 people attend Barcelona rock concert after taking Covid-19 rapid tests, The Guardian, 28 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: UK passes 30m vaccinations; France accelerates rollout, The New York Times, 28 March 2021: Russia Trumpets Vaccine Exports, While Quietly Importing Doses, DW, 29 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: US could have avoided most COVID deaths, says former Trump official, The Guardian, 29 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: France ICU cases climbing rapidly; German lockdown row deepens, The Washington Post, 29 March 2021: Trump officials say pandemic response was worse than known, DW, 29 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Canada pauses AstraZeneca jab for under 55s, Foreign Policy, 29 March 2021: This Is Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Going According to Plan, DW, 30 March 2021: German vaccine commission recommends AstraZeneca for over 60s only (the more complications there are, the fewer people will be willing to be vaccinated with Astra Zeneca. Of course, this has the positive side effect that the EU’s dispute with AstraZeneca and the British is resolved or even turned into the opposite, in that AstraZeneca has to export everything that is produced in the EU because it can no longer get rid of the vaccine on the continent. A great satisfaction for the EU and a smashing own goal for AstraZeneca and BoJo), Politico.eu, 30 March 2021: Austria threatens to halt EU’s 100M vaccine buy until it gets greater share of jabs, CNN, 30 March 2021: German vaccine experts recommend AstraZeneca only be given to people over 60, France24, 30 March 2021: Berlin, Munich suspend AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines for under-60s, BBC, 30 March 2021: Covid: Germany warns against AstraZeneca for under-60s, CNN, 30 March 2021: US and 13 other nations express “shared concerns” about WHO study on Covid-19 origins, The Guardian, 30 March 2021: Coronavirus live news: German vaccine regulator advises against using AstraZeneca jab in under-60s, The Atlantic, 30 March 2021: We Need to Talk About the AstraZeneca Vaccine, The Washington Post, 31 March 2021: Beijing pushes back at criticism of WHO coronavirus origin report, insists China shared data (ridiculous. As if there were still doubts about the origin of the coronavirus from Wuhan), DW, 31 March 2021: Coronavirus: French President Emmanuel Macron extends lockdown nationwide, France24, 31 March 2021: France to close schools and extend Covid-19 lockdown to all of the country, Macron says, BBC, 31 March 2021: Covid: France schools to close under third lockdown, DW, 31 March 2021: Coronavirus digest: Brazil pledges $1 billion after hitting record deaths, CNN, 31 March 2021: France risks ‘losing control’ over Covid-19 spread without stricter national measures — Macron, The Guardian, 31 March 2021: Covid-19 live news: French schools to close for at least three weeks as lockdown measures tightened, DW, 1 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: ‘Cancel’ Olympic torch relay in Osaka, say officials, The Guardian, 1 April 2021: Coronavirus live: more than 65,000 die of Covid in Brazil in March; Sicily health chief quits over ‘faked data’, Politico.eu, 1 April 2021: EU countries rebuff Austria’s bid for more vaccines, The Guardian, 1 April 2021: Dire situation in North Korea drives ‘collective exit’ of diplomats, DW, 1 April 2021: Belgium: Police clash with April Fool’s Day party crowd, The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Covid live: Netherlands halts AstraZeneca jab for under 60s – reports; Turkey records highest level of new cases, DW, 2 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK finds 30 blood clot cases after AstraZeneca jab, CNN, 3 April 2021: Europe is torn over whether to take Putin’s help on vaccines, The Guardian, 3 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: Number fully vaccinated in UK passes 5m milestone; Argentina’s leader tests positive, The National, 3 April 2021: Irish women arrested for refusing quarantine after trip to Dubai for cosmetic surgery, The New Yorker, 3 April 2021: The Politics of Stopping Pandemics, DW, 3 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Over 10 million vaccinated in Germany, DW, 4 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK to test ‘COVID status’ certificates, The Guardian, 4 April 2021: Coronavirus live: Portugal U-turns on allowing travel to Spain; Bangladesh imposes week-long lockdown, Politico.eu, 4 April 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 5 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: India reports record number of daily cases, The Guardian, 6 April 2021: Coronavirus live: Brazil breaks daily death record; UK plans for Covid pass in chaos, DW, 6 April 2021: EMA official sees thrombosis link with AstraZeneca vaccine, CNN, 6 April 2021: University of Oxford pauses pediatric trial of its vaccine with AstraZeneca, pending review by UK regulator, The Guardian, 6 April 2021: EU drug agency denies already finding causal link between AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots, DW, 6 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: New Zealand to open border to Australia in ‘travel bubble’, The Atlantic, 6 April 2021: Canada’s Vaccine Mess, The New Yorker, 6 April 2021: Sweden’s Pandemic Experiment, DW, 7 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: AstraZeneca vaccine trial on children halted, The Guardian, 7 April 2021: Coronavirus live: Merkel backs national lockdown in Germany while Bolsonaro rules one out in Brazil, France24, 7 April 2021: ‘Possible link’ to blood clots but AstraZeneca benefits outweigh risks, EU regulator says, CNN, 7 April 2021: EU agency finds AstraZeneca vaccine can cause rare blood clots, as UK advises other shots for under-30s, The Times, 7 April 2021: AstraZeneca jab will not be offered to under-30s, The New York Times, 7 April 2021: AstraZeneca Vaccine Faces New Setbacks in U.K. and European Union, The Washington Post, 7 April 2021: U.K. variant dominates U.S. amid record-setting vaccinations, DW, 8 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: New Zealand suspends travel from India, The Guardian, 8 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: Australia, Netherlands and Philippines latest to limit use of AstraZeneca vaccine, DW, 9 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Brazil’s top court orders Bolsonaro COVID response inquiry, The Guardian, 9 April 2021: EU agency examines reports of blood clots with J&J Covid vaccine, DW, 10 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: BioNTech, Pfizer seek vaccine emergency approval for US adolescents, The Guardian, 10 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: India’s cases surging as deadly second wave spreads, Iran imposes 10-day lockdown, Politico.eu, 11 April 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 11 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: India bans export of remdesivir COVID-19 treatment drug, The Guardian, 11 April 2021: Covid live: UK nears 40m total coronavirus vaccine doses; Iran records highest daily death toll this year, Miami Herald, 11 April 2021: No appointments necessary and expanded COVID vaccine hours begin Monday at Hard Rock Stadium, DW, 12 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany surpasses 3 million cases, The Guardian, 12 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: WHO warns world needs ‘a reality check’ as ‘trajectory of this pandemic is growing’, Politico.eu, 12 April 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 13 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO urges ban on market sale of live wild animals, France24, 13 April 2021: Virus surges fuel fears 100 days before Tokyo Olympics, BBC, 13 April 2021: Covid-19: US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine, The Guardian, 13 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: Johnson & Johnson to ‘proactively delay’ vaccine rollout in Europe over blood clot reports, Irish Times, 13 April 2021: Johnson & Johnson delays EU vaccine deliveries as US pauses use over blood clots, The New Yorker, 13 April 2021: The Parisians Housing Refugees During the Pandemic, DW, 14 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Denmark halts AstraZeneca vaccination indefinitely, France24, 14 April 2021: Denmark terminates use of AstraZeneca vaccine in European first, The Guardian, 14 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: France to administer J&J vaccine as planned while Sweden pauses rollout, DW, 15 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: India reports over 200,000 new cases, The Guardian, 15 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: Merkel will receive AstraZeneca vaccine; Northern Ireland lockdown easing to be unveiled, The New Yorker, 15 April 2021: How the Pandemic Changed Europe, Politico.eu, 15 April 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 16 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Tokyo Olympics chief commits to Games as infections surge, The Guardian, 16 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: Latvia offers mass vaccinations to clear AstraZeneca backlog; Germany removes UK from risk list, Politico.eu, 16 April 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 17 April 2021: Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccination rollout off to slow start, The Guardian, 17 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: UK put 600,000 vaccine doses into arms on Friday; Brazil crisis likened to ‘raging inferno’ by WHO, BBC, 17 April 2021: Covid-19 deaths pass three million worldwide, CNN, 17 April 2021: Global Covid-19 death toll passes 3 million as cases surge, DW, 17 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: J&J vaccine maker rejects blood clot claims, Politico.eu, 17 April 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The New York Times, 17 April 2021: Virus Deaths Pass 3 Million as New Hot Spots Emerge, DW, 18 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Hundreds fined over illegal Stuttgart protest, The Guardian, 18 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: Gaza sees record death toll; calls for Boris Johnson to cancel India trip over new variant, The New York Times, 19 April 2021: There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing, DW, 19 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Half of US adults receive at least one vaccine shot, The Guardian, 19 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: Greece suspends rollout of Johnson & Johnson vaccine; EU may not renew AZ contract, The Times, 19 April 2021: EU may freeze out Oxford jab over supply issues, DW, 20 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: US warns against travel to 80% of world, France24, 20 April 2021: EU agency says benefits of Johnson & Johnson vaccine outweigh blood clot risk, The Guardian, 20 April 2021: Coronavirus live: Netherlands to restart Johnson & Johnson vaccine after regulator says benefits outweigh risks, DW, 21 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Netherlands lifts curfew, opens cafes, NPR, 21 April 2021: Biden Says Goal Of 200 Million COVID-19 Vaccinations In 100 Days Has Been Met, The Guardian, 21 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: Turkey sees record death toll; surge testing in Birmingham for South Africa variant, DW, 22 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: India records world’s highest daily rise in infections, The Guardian, 22 April 2021: Coronavirus live: EU asks states to support legal action against AstraZeneca; UK finds 55 more cases of Indian variant, The Guardian, 22 April 2021: AstraZeneca: EU asks states to back legal action, DW, 23 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK vaccination studies find significant drop in infections, The Guardian, 23 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: India sees global record cases for second day; EU to strike world’s largest vaccine deal with Pfizer, Irish Times, 23 April 2021: Frustration level with AstraZeneca would ‘blow the roof off’ – HSE chief, Politico.eu, 23 April 2021: Germany, France back Commission’s AstraZeneca lawsuit: Diplomats, DW, 23 April 2021: India’s COVID-19 policy was a disaster waiting to happen, The New York Times, 24 April 2021: As Covid-19 Devastates India, Deaths Go Undercounted, DW, 24 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Belgium asks Germany for help relieving ‘exhausted’ hospitals, The Guardian, 24 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: more than half of UK population has had first Covid jab; Germany restricts travel from India, Politico.eu, 24 April 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, France24, 25 April 2021: US, EU and UK set to deploy support to India as hospitals overwhelmed by Covid-19 surge, DW, 25 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germans protest curfews in several cities, BBC, 25 April 2021: Covid: Countries send aid to ease India’s oxygen emergency, The Guardian, 25 April 2021: Covid live: Italy announces €222bn package; Modi says ‘storm’ has shaken India, Politico.eu, 25 April 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The Hill, 25 April 2021: EU preparing quick response to India request for coronavirus assistance, DW, 25 April 2021: EU set to allow vaccinated US tourists this summer — report, The New York Times, 25 April 2021: E.U. Set to Let Vaccinated U.S. Tourists Visit This Summer, Politico.eu, 26 April 2021: Von der Leyen: EU set to let vaccinated US travelers visit over summer, BBC, 26 April 2021: EU sues AstraZeneca over vaccine delivery delays, DW, 26 April 2021: EU sues AstraZeneca over delayed deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine, France24, 26 April 2021: EU launches legal action against AstraZeneca over vaccine delays, DW, 26 April 2021: Fake COVID-19 vaccines emerge in Mexico and Poland, CNN, 26 April 2021: US to begin sharing AstraZeneca doses soon, The Guardian, 26 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: Covid patients in France ICUs above 6,000 for first time in year; Turkey to go into lockdown, DW, 26 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany rushing to get oxygen, medicine to India, BBC, 26 April 2021: US to share up to 60m AstraZeneca vaccine doses, Irish Times, 26 April 2021: EU sues AstraZeneca over failure to deliver expected vaccines, DW, 27 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Amnesty urges EU to lift vaccine patents, The Guardian, 27 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: more countries tighten travel restrictions for arrivals from India, DW, 28 April 2021: EU accuses Russia, China of COVID vaccine disinformation, The Guardian, 28 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: pandemic not over but accelerating, WHO warns; Poland to lift lockdown, DW, 28 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Tokyo Olympics to test athletes daily, The Guardian, 29 April 2021: Coronavirus live news: India reports record new infections and deaths; Ireland to reopen economy in May, DW, 29 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: India sees record deaths amid vaccination gripes, The Guardian, 30 April 2021: Is Russia’s Covid vaccine anything more than a political weapon?, DW, 30 April 2021: Coronavirus digest: Global cases pass 150 million, The Guardian, 30 April 2021: Coronavirus live: South Africa regulator approves J&J shot for pregnant women; Spain to extend gap between AZ doses, Politico.eu, 30 April 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The New York Times, 30 April 2021: Coronavirus Updates, The Washington Post, 30 April 2021: U.S. coronavirus cases drop as spring wave of infections ebbs, Los Angeles Times, 30 April 2021: Disneyland reopens: ‘This is a homecoming for us,’ says a parkgoer in tears, NPR, 30 April 2021: Return For Mickey, Stay For The Churros: Disneyland Reopens After 13 Months, USA Today, 30 April 2021: ‘We have waited so long for this’: Disneyland reopens after 412 days, The National, 30 April 2021: Germany sets European record with one million Covid vaccine injections in a day, The Guardian, 1 May 2021: Coalition condemned for ‘outrageous’ decision to fine or imprison Australians returning from India, CNN, 1 May 2021: The Siege of Sarajevo lasted for years — now the city’s battle with Covid-19 is dragging on with no end in sight, The Guardian, 1 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: WHO approves Moderna vaccine for emergency use; Scotland records one new Covid death, DW, 1 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: India launches effort to vaccinate all adults, Politico.eu, 1 May 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 2 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: EU states ‘must monitor sewage systems’ for COVID, The Guardian, 2 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: UK in ‘last lap’ of Covid fight; India sees record number of deaths, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2021: Disneyland reopens and reemerges as a beacon of optimism, DW, 3 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: US to launch trade talks on vaccine distribution, The Guardian, 3 May 2021: Coronavirus live: Boris Johnson urges caution over foreign holidays as EU recommends easing travel measures, The Hill, 3 May 2021: NYC 24-hour subway service resumes May 17, The Atlantic, 3 May 2021: Millions Are Saying No to the Vaccines. What Are They Thinking?, The New York Times, 3 May 2021: N.Y., N.J. and Connecticut to Let Many Businesses Fully Reopen Mid-May, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2021: California coronavirus cases keep ‘falling like a rock’ despite surges in Oregon, Washington, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2021: San Francisco’s pandemic exodus looks like it’s almost over, Miami Herald, 3 May 2021: DeSantis signs bill banning ‘vaccine passports,’ order canceling local COVID rules, DW, 4 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: US set to approve BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine for teens, The Guardian, 4 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: India passes 20m cases; German plan to give more freedoms to fully vaccinated ‘unfair’, Politico.eu, 4 May 2021: EU regulator starts review of China’s Sinovac vaccine, The Hill, 4 May 2021: Biden sets goal of at least one shot to 70 percent of adults by July 4, The New York Times, 5 May 2021: New York City is beginning to reopen, but Broadway will not resume performances until Sept. 14. Here’s why., Politico.eu, 5 May 2021: Central Europe’s deadly pandemic blunders, DW, 5 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Canada approves BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine for young teens, CNN, 5 May 2021: The world sent India millions in Covid aid. Why is it not reaching those who need it most?, The Guardian, 5 May 2021: Canada authorises Pfizer jab for 12-15 year olds – as it happened, The New York Times, 5 May 2021: Taking ‘Extraordinary Measures,’ Biden Backs Suspending Vaccine Patents, NPR, 5 May 2021: Biden Backs Waiving International Patent Protections For COVID-19 Vaccines, DW, 6 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Russia approves one-dose Sputnik V jab, Politico.eu, 6 May 2021: Europe prepares late entry in vaccine diplomacy race, Politico.eu, 6 May 2021: Biden makes the EU look like the bad guys (not really, as it was and still is “America First” when it comes to Vaccines and Vaccinations. In addition to the vaccine export stop, the USA is also holding back raw materials for the production of vaccines. Against the background, calling for vaccine patent waivers is pure populism and the try to divert attention from uncomfortable truths), The Guardian, 7 May 2021: Coronavirus live: UK reclassifies Indian variant as variant of concern; Germany ‘to recommend J&J vaccine for over-60s’. DW, 7 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Mixed responses to vaccine patent waiver idea, The Guardian, 8 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: Merkel says vaccine patent waiver ‘not the solution’; UK ‘to be protected by summer’, DW, 8 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: India’s southern states order stricter lockdowns, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2021: EU agrees to a potential 1.8 billion dose purchase of Pfizer vaccine, DW, 9 May 2021: Coronavirus: EU hasn’t placed any new AstraZeneca orders, The Guardian, 9 May 2021: Covid live news: EU not renewing orders for AstraZeneca jabs after June; third of UK adults fully vaccinated, DW, 9 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Vaccinated Germans enjoy new freedoms, The Washington Post, 9 May 2021: Hundreds of bodies of covid-19 victims are still in New York’s refrigerated trucks more than a year into the pandemic, The Atlantic, 9 May 2021: COVID-19 Lays Bare the Price of Populism, DW, 10 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Olympic chief postpones Tokyo trip, Irish Times, 10 May 2021: The Irish Times guide to Ireland’s reopening museums, galleries and heritage sites, The Guardian, 10 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: Johnson to announce timetable for lifting England restrictions; France to reopen outdoor bars, Irish Times, 10 May 2021: Ireland reopens: inter-county travel resumes as hairdressers and non-essential retail return, DW, 11 May 2021: EU sues AstraZeneca again over delayed COVID vaccine doses, The Guardian, 11 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: Scotland to allow indoor meetings from Monday; arrests at AstraZeneca patent protest, DW, 11 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Indian COVID variant reaches Philippines, Politico.eu, 11 May 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The New York Times, 11 May 2021: The Race Is On to Vaccinate America’s Nearly 17 Million Younger Teens, Politico.eu, 12 May 2021: Russian vaccine’s hot streak is sputtering, DW, 12 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germans face choice to get ‘vaccinated or infected’, The Guardian, 13 May 2021: ‘Today is a great day for America’: Biden removes his mask as CDC relaxes guidance – live, Politico.eu, 13 May 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 13 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: US to start vaccinating adolescents after BioNTech-Pfizer approval, BBC, 13 May 2021: US relaxes mask guidance for fully vaccinated Americans, The National, 13 May 2021: Covid: England’s Muslims died at drastically higher rate than other religions, The New York Times, 13 May 2021: A Milestone in the Pandemic, and an Incentive to Vaccinate, The Washington Post, 13 May 2021: Fully vaccinated people in U.S. longer need masks in most cases, CDC says, DW, 14 May 2021: Germany classifies UK coronavirus risk region, The Guardian, 14 May 2021: Coronavirus live: second pandemic year to be deadlier than first, warns WHO; Germany to mark UK as risk area, DW, 14 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: German infection rate at 2-month low, vaccinations speed up, New York Magazine, 14 May 2021: The Future of COVID in America, CNN, 14 May 2021: The stark global divide in the Covid-19 pandemic, Politico.eu, 14 May 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 15 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Taiwan raises COVID alert level amid spike, The Guardian, 15 May 2021: Coronavirus: England to continue lockdown easing despite India variant fears; Taiwan raises Covid alert; Australia runs first repatriation flight from India, Politico.eu, 15 May 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 16 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: CDC recommends masks for US schools, The Guardian, 16 May 2021: Covid live: Matt Hancock says ‘high degree of confidence’ vaccines work against Indian variant, but urges caution, Gulf News, 16 May 2021: Abu Dhabi to end quarantine for all international visitors starting from July 1, Politico.eu, 16 May 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 17 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK reopens with caution over Indian variant, The Guardian, 17 May 2021: Coronavirus live: Taiwan scrambling for vaccines as cases surge; Malaysia records highest daily Covid death toll, Politico.eu, 17 May 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 18 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: US vows to donate 20 million more vaccines, The Guardian, 18 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: Germany reports first case of India variant; India’s halt to vaccine exports ‘very problematic for Africa’, DW, 19 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Austria, France ease lockdowns, The Guardian, 19 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: EU to allow fully vaccinated visitors; India passes US for record daily deaths, France24, 19 May 2021: Sipping in the rain, Parisians flock to cherished cafés after Covid-19 shutdown, CNN, 19 May 2021: EU agrees to allow entry to vaccinated travelers, Politico.eu, 19 May 2021: EU countries agree to reopen borders to vaccinated travelers, Arab News, 19 May 2021: New York vies to turn page on pandemic, The New York Times, 19 May 2021: New Pressures Push U.S. and Europe to Stop Israel-Gaza Conflict, DW, 20 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: UN calls for more vaccines for Africa, The Guardian, 20 May 2021: Coronavirus live: EU deal on Covid passes to open travel; two doses of AstraZeneca jab 85%-90% effective, DW, 21 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Argentina announces ‘circuit-breaker’ curbs, The Guardian, 21 May 2021: Coronavirus live: UK could add more countries to green list soon; EMA rules out second AZ jab for people who had blood clots, Politico.eu, 21 May 2021: EU leaders get ready to donate 100M vaccine doses by year end, Al Arabiya, 21 May 2021: EU opens global G20 summit with vaccine pledge for 100 mln doses to poor countries, New York Magazine, 21 May 2021: Downtown Theater Comes Back, Slowly and Then All at Once (Jay Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind LIVE), Miami Herald, 21 May 2021: The music, food and dancing return: Viernes Culturales is back on Calle Ocho, Politico.eu, 21 May 2021: FAQ: How the EU’s coronavirus certificates will work, The Guardian, 22 May 2021: Vaccines: Pfizer and AstraZeneca ‘highly effective’ against India Covid variant, DW, 22 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Latin America passes 1 million deaths, Politico.eu, 22 May 2021: AstraZeneca chief says UK got ‘priority’ access to coronavirus vaccine, The Guardian, 22 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: Britain records 2,694 new Covid cases; Dominic Cummings criticises government over lockdowns, DW, 22 May 2021: India tells social media firms to remove ‘Indian variant’ content, Politico.eu, 22 May 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 23 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: US probes reports of teen heart problem after COVID jab, The Guardian, 23 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: Israel to end curbs as cases tumble, DW, 24 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: India’s death toll crosses 300,000, The Guardian, 24 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: India death toll passes 300,000; Taiwan records six more deaths and hundreds more cases, The New York Times, 24 May 2021: N.Y.C. Will Eliminate Remote Learning for Next School Year, DW, 25 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: India posts lowest caseload in six weeks, The Guardian, 25 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: Austria bans flights from UK over variant fears; US advises against travel to Japan, NPR, 25 May 2021: Half Of All U.S. Adults Are Now Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19, The New Yorker, 25 May 2021: Medical Dispatch: Approaching the End of the American Pandemic, DW, 26 May 2021: EU seeks huge fines for AstraZeneca over COVID vaccine delays, France24, 26 May 2021: EU and AstraZeneca battle in court over vaccine delays, The Economist, 26 May 2021: Joe Biden orders his spooks to investigate the origins of covid-19, The Guardian, 26 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: EMA to announce vaccine decision for 12-to-15 year olds Friday; calls grow for deeper Covid origins investigation, DW, 26 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: South Korea removes mask mandate for vaccinated people, The Guardian, 26 May 2021: Europe: AstraZeneca did ‘not even try’ to meet Covid vaccine contract, EU tells court, DW, 27 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Japan says Olympics can be ‘safe’, France24, 28 May 2021: EU drug regulator approves Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12-15, DW, 28 May 2021: EU regulators approve BioNTech-Pfizer COVID vaccine for children, CNN, 28 May 2021: China counters Biden’s Covid origins lab probe … by calling for a US lab probe, Miami Herald, 28 May 2021: Get vaccinated in your bathing suit? At a Heat playoff game? Florida’s not missing a shot, DW, 28 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO says Africa urgently needs 20 million vaccine doses, The Guardian, 28 May 2021: Live Coronavirus: EU regulator approves Pfizer vaccine for over-12s; lockdown easing to start in Delhi, Miami Herald, 28 May 2021: Packed airport, hotels and long ride-share delays await Memorial Day travelers to Miami, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 May 2021: Memorial Day travel expected to rebound as state, Bay Area reopen, The Wall Street Journal, 28 May 2021: Memorial Day Travel Surge to Test Airports, Airlines, The Washington Post, 28 May 2021: Return to New York, NPR, 28 May 2021: Many Scientists Still Think The Coronavirus Came From Nature, Politico.eu, 28 May 2021: In Europe, a coronavirus boom for foreign surveillance firms, The Wall Street Journal, 28 May 2021: The City’s Back, and You No Longer Have It to Yourself, DW, 29 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Vietnam detects new hybrid variant amid COVID surge, The Guardian, 29 May 2021: Coronavirus news: 53% of people in their 30s in England get vaccine; India records lowest case rate in 45 days, France24, 29 May 2021: Vietnam discovers new Covid-19 strain, hybrid of Indian and British variants, CNN, 29 May 2021: We need to know how Covid-19 emerged so we can stop it happening again, Politico.eu, 29 May 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, Washington Post, 29 May 2021: Covid pushed millions worldwide from the middle class to poverty. One man is trying to work his way back., Miami Herald, 29 May 2021: Tourists, locals gather in South Beach to enjoy Air & Sea Show for Memorial Day Weekend, Daily Mail, 29 May 2021: Kate Middleton receives first dose of Covid vaccine, Harper’s Bazaar, 29 May 2021: Kate Middleton Revealed a Rare Dressed Down Look on Instagram Today, The National, 29 May 2021: Kate Middleton gets first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, DW, 30 May 2021: Germany: Hamburg police clear neighborhood after thousands show up to party, The Guardian, 30 May 2021: ‘Our stubbornness brought a catastrophe’: How a superspreader festival seeded Covid across India, France24, 30 May 2021: Covid-19: France fears a summertime vaccination plateau due to anti-vax sentiment, DW, 30 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Protests in Brazil over pandemic response, The Guardian, 30 May 2021: Covid live news: Italy records lowest deaths since mid-October; UK could make vaccines mandatory for NHS staff, The Sunday Times, 30 May 2021: The questions China still won’t answer, Irish Times, 30 May 2021: Several arrested as Tony Holohan expresses shock at ‘open air party’ in Dublin city centre, The New York Times, 30 May 2021: U.S. Experts See Urgent Need for New Search of Pandemic’s Origins, DW, 31 May 2021: Coronavirus digest: Hungary to produce China’s Sinopharm jab, The Guardian, 31 May 2021: Coronavirus live news: Scientists warn of need to speed up second jabs in England; France opens vaccines to all; Peru death toll nearly triples after review, DW, 31 May 2021: UN health body goes Greek to rename coronavirus variants, DW, 1 June 2021: Coronavirus: No COVID deaths in the UK in past 24 hours, The New York Times, 1 June 2021: Americans Don’t Want to Return to Lousy Low Wage Jobs, The Guardian, 2 June 2021: Australia coronavirus live: Victoria records six new Covid cases as lockdown extension expected, NSW on alert, New York Magazine, 2 June 2021: NYC’s Late-Night Restaurants Aren’t Fully Back — Yet, DW, 2 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Melbourne extends lockdown as variant spreads, The Guardian, 2 June 2021: Covid live news: schools in Ontario to stay shut until September; EU adds Japan to safe travel list, CNN, 2 June 2021: EU digital Covid-19 certificates will be open to non-EU international travelers, DW, 3 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Tokyo Olympics ‘cannot be postponed’, The Guardian, 3 June 2021: Coronavirus live: UK reports 5,274 new cases in highest daily total since March; Italy opens vaccinations for all over-12s, DW, 4 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: German high-rise under quarantine, The Guardian, 4 June 2021: Coronavirus live news: Uefa and UK discuss easing restrictions for Euro 2020; Putin blames money for EU delay of Sputnik V approval, France24, 4 June 2021: New York ‘coming back to life’ as city records lowest Covid-19 numbers since start of pandemic, The Guardian, 5 June 2021: If we can vaccinate the world, we can beat the climate crisis, DW, 5 June 2021: G7 agrees ‘historic’ global minimum corporate tax rate, The Guardian, 5 June 2021: Coronavirus live news: Belgium to vaccinate 16- and 17-year-olds next month; Italy gives 600,000 jabs in a day, France24, 5 June 2021: Covid-19: UK reports highest one-day tally of new infections since March as Delta variant spreads, Irish Times, 5 June 2021: Dublin city centre streets restricted as gardaí grapple with big crowds, The New YOrk Times, 5 June 2021: As Vaccines Turn the Tide, America and Europe Diverge on a Path Forward, DW, 6 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK urges G7 to vaccinate world by 2022 (this can only be a very bad joke. BoJo, of all people, whose uninhibited vaccination nationalism has led the Kingdom to not exporting a single dose but, on the contrary, importing heaps of additional doses from the EU, is playing the moralist now? Then let him start to export tons of vaccine. He will never catch up with the EU because Brussels has been exporting vaccine right from the start, including to Israel, so that Netanyahu can now play the “Corona Champion”), BBC, 6 June 2021: Covid: PM to push for world vaccination by end of 2022, The Sunday Times, 6 June 2021: Let’s jab the world by end of next year — PM, DW, 6 June 2021: Biden says US stands with European allies ahead of Putin summit, Politico.eu, 6 June 2021: UK’s June 21 reopening in doubt amid new COVID spread, Gulf News, 6 June 2021: COVID-19: Saudi Arabia plans ‘digital’ Haj, France24, 7 June 2021: The rules for travel hotspots as Europe gears up to welcome back tourists, The Guardian, 7 June 2021: Coronavirus live news: Indian PM Modi announces free jabs for all over-18s; Norway to shorten vaccine interval, DW, 7 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Spain opens borders to vaccinated tourists, The Guardian, 7 June 2021: As England faces a third Covid wave, our most vulnerable may be losing protection, France24, 7 June 2021: ‘Covid terraces’ become permanent summer fixtures in Paris, The New Yorker, 7 June 2021: Dept. of Returns: How a City Comes Back to Life, DW, 8 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Japan to vaccinate volunteers and journalists at Olympics amid warning, The Guardian, 8 June 2021: Coronavirus live news: cruise passengers told they cannot disembark in Scotland; Pfizer to expand trial in under-12s, DW, 9 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Australia’s Melbourne to emerge from strict lockdown, France24, 9 June 2021: Coronavirus pandemic: France reopens for tourism with color-code system, The Guardian, 9 June 2021: Coronavirus live: UK minister warns against making wedding plans; highest daily cases in Russia since March, The National, 9 June 2021: UK records highest daily infections in more than three months, The New York Times, 9 June 2021: China Returns to Strict Covid Limits to Fight a New Outbreak, DW, 10 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: India records highest daily death toll, The Guardian, 10 June 2021: Covid live: Covid cases on the rise in every region in England; WHO warns of autumn resurgence in Europe, DW, 11 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: G7 set to pledge 1 billion vaccine doses, The Guardian, 11 June 2021: Covid live: UK reports 8,125 daily cases, most since February, as doctors call for delay to lockdown easing, The New Yorker: If you don’t like school, just remember what it was like when you had me as a teacher.”, New York Magazine, 11 June 2021: Johnson & Johnson Must Toss 60 Million Vaccine Doses Made at Troubled Plant, Irish Times, 11 June 2021: Beijing expresses concern about ‘absurd’ Covid-19 lab-leak story, Miami Herald, 11 June 2021: Two test positive for COVID-19 on first Caribbean cruise. Most aboard are vaccinated, The Guardian, 12 June 2021: Covid live news: Boris Johnson blames Delta variant for lockdown easing doubts; more than 5m cases in Africa, France24, 12 June 2021: Moscow introduces new restrictions amid surge in Covid-19 cases, DW, 13 June 2021: G7 final communique calls for new COVID origin probe, pledges 1 billion vaccines — live updates, BBC, 13 June 2021: G7 to donate one billion vaccine doses by next year, DW, 13 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Venezuelan players test positive on eve of Copa America, The Guardian, 13 June 2021: Coronavirus live: UK cases up by 2,000 for second week in a row; G7 calls for expert-led study on origins of Covid, The New Yorker, 13 June 2021: The Battle Over the COVID Lab-Leak Theory, DW, 14 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK prolongs restrictions amid delta surge, Politico.eu, 14 June 2021: Transatlantic teamwork lifts coronavirus recovery, says ECB’s Christine Lagarde, BBC, 14 June 2021: Business fears and events on hold as easing delayed, France24, 14 June 2021: Britain set to delay full lifting of virus restrictions, The Guardian, 14 June 2021: Coronavirus live news: Indonesia fears peak in July with hospitals filling; Thailand vaccine supplies disrupted, The Times, 14 June 2021: June 21 easing of Covid lockdown rules delayed by four weeks, Politico.eu, 14 June 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 14 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK prolongs restrictions amid delta surge, The Guardian, 15 June 2021: Coronavirus live news: jabs to be mandatory for England’s care home staff; Oman detects ‘black fungus’ infection, DW, 15 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Chinese virologist denies COVID lab leak theory, The Guardian, 15 June 2021: US passes 600,000 deaths from coronavirus, DW, 16 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Taj Mahal reopens as India cases slow, The Guardian, 16 June 2021: Covid live: UK reports 9,055 new cases; South Africa records highest daily cases in five months, The New York Times, 16 June 2021: N.Y.C. to Move 8,000 Homeless People From Hotels, DW, 17 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Japan to ease COVID curbs before Olympics, The Guardian, 17 June 2021: Coronavirus live news: Indonesian doctors ill despite Sinovac shots; Tokyo plans to lift emergency before Olympics, DW, 17 June 2021: Coronavirus ‘still has the upper hand,’ warns WHO Europe head, Irish Times, 17 June 2021: Disappointment in Germany as Curevac reports 47% vaccine efficacy rate, DW, 17 June 2021: Coronavirus: Germany’s CureVac vaccine only 47% effective, NPR, 17 June 2021: The Investigation Of The Pandemic’s Origins Is At An Impasse, DW, 18 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany warns delta variant will dominate ‘by autumn’, BBC, 18 June 2021: Coronavirus: Setback for EU in legal fight with AstraZeneca, The Guardian, 18 June 2021: Covid live: Delta variant becoming globally dominant, WHO says as expert calls Africa’s case trajectory ‘very, very concerning’, The New York Times, 18 June 2021: Virus Cases Surge Again in Russia, Many From the Delta Variant, France24, 18 June 2021: Russians resist pressure to get vaccinated even as Covid-19 cases surge, BBC, 18 June 2021: UK Covid infections rise as Delta variant dominates, Politico.eu, 18 June 2021: Court ruling in AstraZeneca-Commission case lets both sides claim a win, The Washington Post, 18 June 2021: Mothers in sister cities: Finding lessons from the pandemic in Germany and Virginia, The New York Times, 18 June 2021: With Vaccination Goal in Doubt, Biden Warns of Variant’s Threat, DW, 19 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK rocks out at first festival since start of pandemic, The Guardian, 19 June 2021: Coronavirus live news: queues for jabs at English football grounds; Brazil expected to pass 500,000 deaths, DW, 20 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: China administers 1 billion vaccine doses, The Guardian, 20 June 2021: Covid live: UK records 9,284 new cases; France lifts outdoor mask-wearing and curfew rules, The New York Times, 20 June 2021: New York Faces Lasting Economic Toll Even as Pandemic Passes, DW, 21 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany records fewest new cases since August, The Guardian, 21 June 2021: Coronavirus live news: situation getting worse in many Russian regions, warns Putin; highest daily cases in Indonesia, DW, 22 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: North Korea tells WHO it has no COVID cases, The Guardian, 22 June 2021: Covid live: Poland announces quarantine for UK travellers; Russia reports most daily deaths since February, CNN, 22 June 2021: White House says US will fall short of July 4th vaccination goals, The New York Times, 22 June 2021: They Relied on Chinese Vaccines. Now They’re Battling Outbreaks., The National, 22 June 2021: Europol warns of extremist plots to use Covid as a biological weapon, DW, 23 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Delta variant could make up 90% of Europe’s infections, The Guardian, 23 June 2021: Covid live: Delta variant likely to represent 90% of infections in EU by September, says disease agency, DW, 24 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany fans urged not to travel to England for Euro 2020 clash, France24, 24 June 2021: NYC to erect monument to pandemic essential workers, The Guardian, 24 June 2021: Live Coronavirus: Macron joins Merkel in call for EU to coordinate quarantine for non-EU countries, DW, 25 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Central Sydney locks down amid delta cases, The Guardian, 25 June 2021: Coronavirus live: UK infections rise by nearly 50% in week as 15,810 new cases reported; Delta variant surging in Italy, DW, 26 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Sydney enters lockdown amid delta variant surge, France24, 26 June 2021: Australia’s Sydney enters two-week Covid-19 lockdown to stem outbreak of Delta variant, Al Arabiya, 26 June 2021: Delta variant starting to dominate in South Africa, The Guardian, 26 June 2021: Coronavirus live news: UK records 18,270 new cases; Bangladesh announces fresh lockdown, Miami Herald, 26 June 2021: A cruise ship set sail from Port Everglades. It’s the first from the U.S. in 15 months, Al Arabiya, 26 June 2021: Finland detects spike in COVID-19 cases from returning football fans, DW, 27 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Moscow reports highest daily death toll, The Guardian, 27 June 2021: Covid live news: half of all adults in England under 30 now jabbed; Delta variant warning for Europe, DW, 28 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Italy goes mask-free and ‘low risk’, The Guardian, 28 June 2021: Coronavirus live news: Hong Kong to ban flights from ‘high risk’ UK; Portugal to quarantine unvaccinated Britons, The Times, 28 June 2021: Angela Merkel launches bid to ban all British travellers from EU, France24, 28 June 2021: Germany tries to ban British travellers from entering EU, reports The Times, DW, 29 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Delta variant cases more than double in Germany, CNN, 29 June 2021: Russia says people can decline its vaccine. But for many, they’ll get fired if they do, The Guardian, 29 June 2021: Coronavirus live: Guatemala demands money back from Russia for undelivered vaccines; Malta to ban unvaccinated UK visitors, Politico.eu, 29 June 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 30 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: Kim rebukes North Korea officials over ‘crisis’, The Guardian, 30 June 2021: Covid live news: UK records 26,068 cases, most since January; pandemic end is ‘distant future’ in Latin America, DW, 1 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: COVID case numbers in Europe rising again, warns WHO, BBC, 1 July 2021: Covishield: Seven EU countries approve India’s Covid vaccines (interesting attempt at diversion, which should only get caught up by African and Indian nationalists. It should be clear to everyone else why the travel restrictions are completely justified. The corona mutation, now known as the “Delta variant”, was originally even called the “Indian variant” to clarify its origin. The corona developments in India and large parts of Africa are anything but encouraging, so that lax travel regulations would be downright negligent), The Hindu, 1 July 2021: India toughens stand on EU COVID passport, The Guardian, 2 July 2021: Coronavirus live: Brazil prosecutor agrees to investigate Bolsonaro; South Africa reports daily case record, Indian Express, 2 July 2021: EU green pass row: Nine countries now say they will accept Covishield, The New York Times, 2 Juli 2021: When New York was ours alone, DW, 2 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: J&J vaccine effective against delta variant, The Guardian, 3 July 2021: Vaccines ‘outpaced by variants’, WHO warns, as Delta now in 98 countries, DW, 3 July 2021: COVID: Iranian president warns of 5th wave as delta spreads, Politico.eu, 3 July 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, DW, 3 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: India’s Covaxin ‘effective against all variants’, The Guardian, 4 July 2021: Coronavirus live: Russia sees five-day spike in deaths; South Africa reports record daily cases, DW, 4 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: US zoo vaccinates big cats and bears, Politico.eu, 4 July 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, Newsweek, 4 July 2021: Biden Says ‘Most Patriotic Thing You Can Do’ Is Get Vaccinated in Independence Day Speech, Politico.com, 4 July 2021: Biden ties battle against Covid to American traditions, CNN, 5 July 2021: Biden touts US coronavirus progress at July 4 White House event: ‘America is coming back together’, Reuters, 5 July 2021: Celebrating nation’s birth, Biden urges Americans to help end COVID-19 pandemic, The Washington Post, 5 July 2021: Biden heralds U.S. emergence from the pandemic, but he risks celebrating too soon, France24, 5 July 2021: Biden marks ‘independence’ from Covid, but pandemic remains a threat, DW, 5 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Australian vaccine rollout like ‘Hunger Games’, The Guardian, 5 July 2021: Coronavirus live: Australian minister likens vaccines race to Hunger Games; Indonesia sees record 29,745 new cases, The East African, 5 July 2021: Africa protests EU’s vaccine apartheid in Green Pass policy, DW, 6 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: 7 members of England cricket team test positive, The Guardian, 6 July 2021: Coronavirus live: Greece cases rise sharply after weeks of declining numbers; new measures in Catalonia, The New York Times, 6 July 2021: Cuomo Declares a Gun Violence Emergency in New York State (Gun laws in New York), USA Today, 6 July 2021: Cuomo declares NY state of emergency to address surge in gun violence. Here’s what that means, The Hill, 6 July 2021: Cuomo declares ‘state emergency’ on gun violence in New York, BBC, 6 July 2021: New York governor declares gun violence a health emergency, CNN, 7 July 2021: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declares gun violence emergency in his state, DW, 7 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO puts death toll at 4 million, The Guardian, 7 July 2021: Coronavirus live news: UK reports more than 32,000 daily cases; record 1,040 daily deaths in Indonesia, DW, 8 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo, France24, 8 July 2021: Japan imposes virus state of emergency in Tokyo area throughout Olympics, CNN, 8 July 2021: Tokyo Olympics will be held under a state of emergency as Japan mulls opening ceremony fan ban, Irish Times, 8 July 2021: Japan declares Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo ahead of Olympics, The Guardian, 8 July 2021: Coronavirus live news: French told to avoid Spain and Portugal holidays; travel curbs proposed in Thailand, Al Arabiya, 8 July 2021: Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators: Games minister, DW, 9 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: BioNTech-Pfizer to seek approval for 3rd shot, The Guardian, 9 July 2021: Covid live: proposal for compulsory jabs for France frontline workers; worst of pandemic ‘over for some countries’, Times of India, 10 July 2021: EU green pass: Which European countries can Indians travel to amid Covid pandemic?, DW, 10 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Next pandemic could come ‘within a decade,’ G20 panel says, France24, 10 July 2021: Covid-19: EU secures enough doses to vaccinate 70% of adults, Politico.eu, 10 July 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The Guardian, 10 July 2021: Coronavirus live: UK daily death toll rises to 34; police urge ticketless England fans not to travel to London, DW, 11 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Elderly Belgian woman infected with two variants at once, The Guardian, 11 July 2021: Covid live news: UK reports 31,772 daily infections and 26 new deaths; new restrictions in Libya after record cases, DW, 12 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Sydney anticipates extended lockdown as cases spike, The Guardian, 12 July 2021: Coronavirus live: France and Greece to mandate jabs for healthcare staff; Dutch PM sorry for opening up too soon, France24, 12 July 2021: Mandatory vaccination, Covid-19 pass and access to PCR tests: the main points from Macron’s address, DW, 13 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: US lowers travel advisory for Germany and other EU countries, The Guardian, 13 July 2021: France reports rush for vaccines after Macron tightens Covid rules, Reuters, 13 July 2021: Rush for COVID vaccines as France may ask for proof of immunization, DW, 14 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Sydney extends lockdown by two weeks, The Guardian, 14 July 2021: Coronavirus live: riots hamper medical services in Covid ravaged South Africa; record cases in Indonesia and Vietnam, DW, 15 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Thousands protest in France over vaccine requirements, The Guardian, 15 July 2021: Covid live: deaths in Africa rise by 43% in a week; UK reports 48,553 new cases in highest total since mid-January, DW, 16 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany warns against travel to Netherlands and Greece, France24, 16 July 2021: As France extends use of Covid health pass, what are its EU neighbours doing?, The Guardian, 16 July 2021: Covid live news: Ardern blames spread of variants on ‘vaccine nationalism’; WHO calls for new Wuhan lab audit, Arab News, 16 July 2021: UK daily infections top 50,000 days before virus rules eased, The National, 16 July 2021: Coronavirus latest: WHO suggests China lab ‘audits’ in Covid origin probe, The Guardian, 17 July 2021: Covid Sajid Javid tests positive as health chiefs tell PM: don’t let virus rip, DW, 17 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO pushes for China lab audits in COVID origin probe, The Guardian, 17 July 2021: Covid live news: UK goes on Denmark’s red list; thousands march in France against Covid passport plans, BBC, 17 July 2021: Health Secretary Sajid Javid tests positive for Covid, The Guardian, 17 July 2021: ‘They’re killing people’: Biden slams Facebook for Covid disinformation, Politico.eu, 17 July 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, France24, 18 July 2021: Covid-19: Three test positive at Olympic Village, sparking fears of outbreak ahead of Games, DW, 18 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Athlete infections rise in Tokyo Olympic Village, The Guardian, 18 July 2021: Coronavirus live: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will now isolate after anger following health secretary’s diagnosis, BBC, 18 July 2021: Tokyo Olympics: First Covid cases in athletes village and Team GB have eight self-isolating, DW, 19 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Melbourne extends lockdown amid delta outbreak, The Guardian, 19 July 2021: Covid live: UK health minister self-isolating; women hit hardest by pandemic job losses – UN, DW, 20 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: India’s COVID death toll 10x higher than official tally, France24, 20 July 2021: Adelaide becomes latest Australian city to lock down, CNN, 21 July 2021: Indonesia is now the epicenter of Asia’s Covid-19 crisis. Here’s what you need to know, DW, 21 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: US lowers travel advisory for India, The Guardian, 21 July 2021: Covid live: Delta variant will dominate globally in months – WHO; Rome cases surge linked to Euro 2020 celebrations, DW, 22 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: 2 Pfizer doses ‘effective’ against delta, The Guardian, 22 July 2021: Coronavirus live: more than half of all European adults fully vaccinated; more Olympic athletes test positive in Tokyo, France24, 22 July 2021: More than half of adults in EU are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, data shows (worldwide 13.3% as of today), CNN, 22 July 2021: Chinese government rejects WHO plan for second phase of Covid-19 origins study, The Times, 22 July 2021: World watches as England makes a dash for freedom, Politico.eu, 22 July 2021: How the Zoom revolution will transform the Brussels bubble, The National, 22 July 2021: China rejects WHO plan for second phase Covid probe, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2021: Misinformation is killing people. Here’s the truth about COVID vaccines, DW, 23 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany labels Spain and the Netherlands high incidence areas, The Guardian, 23 July 2021: Coronavirus live: efforts to trace Covid origin ‘not blame game’ says WHO; Indonesia reports record deaths, CNN, 23 July 2021: Alabama Republican Gov. Ivey says ‘start blaming the unvaccinated folks’ for rise in Covid cases, The Atlantic, 23 July 2021: Vaccinated America Has Had Enough, DW, 24 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Sydney anti-lockdown rally turns violent, The Guardian, 24 July 2021: Coronavirus live: England’s health secretary criticised over Covid recovery remarks; Italy records further 5,000 cases, DW, 24 July 2021: Coronavirus: Thousands protest against restrictions across Europe, The New York Times, 24 July 2021: The Most Influential Spreader of Coronavirus Misinformation Online, France24, 24 July 2021: Lula: ‘Jair Bolsonaro is an agent of genocide’, DW, 25 July 2021: Less freedom for the unvaccinated, Merkel’s top aide warns (very good. It cannot be that Covidiotes and other troublemakers receive rewards and recognition for their anti-social and anti-German behavior and thus being the main reason for the fourth wave to be expected in autumn/winter 2021), BBC, 25 July 2021: Sajid Javid apologises for ‘cower’ Covid remark, DW, 25 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Top Australian official ‘disgusted’ by Sydney protests, BBC, 25 July 2021: Australia Covid: Anti-lockdown protesters condemned, Politico.eu, 25 July 2021: French Senate approves vaccine pass despite protests; German politicians divided, The Guardian, 25 July 2021: Europe: Governments clamp down amid fears over rapid spread of Delta variant, DW, 25 July 2021: France: Macron calls for ?unity? after COVID protests, CNN, 25 July 2021: Australia once reveled in being the ‘lucky country’ on Covid-19. Now weary Aussies ‘feel like prisoners’, The Guardian, 25 July 2021: Covid live: UK health secretary apologises over ‘cower’ tweet; Indonesia extends virus restrictions, Politico.eu, 25 July 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, BBC, 26 July 2021: White House: US to maintain Covid foreign travel restrictions, DW, 26 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Leading doctors say delta variant is fast, fit and formidable, Reuters, 26 July 2021: U.S. will not lift travel restrictions, citing Delta variant, White House says, The Wall Street Journal, 26 July 2021: U.S. to Keep Covid-19 Travel Restrictions Due to Delta Variant, Official Says, The Guardian, 26 July 2021: Coronavirus live: US keeps travel ban on UK and Schengen area; Thailand reports record case numbers, Politico.eu, 26 July 2021: US to maintain travel restrictions, citing Delta variant, The New York Times, 26 July 2021: White House Will Keep Travel Bans, Citing Delta Variant Concerns, Times of Israel, 26 July 2021: US advises unvaccinated to avoid travel to Israel amid surge in virus cases, DW, 27 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Leading doctors say delta variant is fast, fit and formidable, The Guardian, 27 July 2021: Coronavirus live: UK reports 23,511 cases in seventh daily drop in a row; Ireland to vaccinate children over 12, CNN, 27 July 2021: Bhutan vaccinates 90% of its population, becoming a beacon of hope in region, DW, 28 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Sydney extends lockdown by four weeks, The Guardian, 28 July 2021: Coronavirus live news: Pfizer jab efficacy drops to 84% over six months; France to bring in health pass on 9 August, DW, 29 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Thailand sees record daily cases, deaths, The Guardian, 29 July 2021: Coronavirus live news: Pakistan to ban air travel for unvaccinated; Israel ‘to offer Pfizer booster shot’, DW, 30 July 2021: Japan’s coronavirus infections surge to record highs amid Olympic Games, BBC, 30 July 2021: Covid and a coup: The double crisis pushing Myanmar to the brink, DW, 30 July 2021: Coronavirus: EU vaccine drive picks up pace while US stalls, The Guardian, 30 July 2021: Coronavirus live news: WHO says Delta variant not more deadly as CDC warns over transmissibility, DW, 30 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Sydney brings in army to enforce lockdown, Politico.eu, 30 July 2021: Borrell: EU’s ‘insufficient’ vaccine donations open door for China, CNN, 31 July 2021: The surge of Covid-19 infections for unvaccinated people is only beginning, experts warn, DW, 31 July 2021: Coronavirus digest: Brisbane enters snap lockdown, The Guardian, 31 July 2021: Coronavirus live: England’s top midwife urges pregnant women to get jab, Vietnam to extend lockdown as cases soar, Arab News, 31 July 2021: From Morocco to Sudan, North Africa grapples with crippling new wave of COVID-19, France24, 31 July 2021: Tens of thousands fill France’s streets on third weekend of protests against Covid-19 ‘health pass’, CNN, 31 July 2021: Some vaccinated Americans have lost their patience with those refusing the shot as Covid-19 cases surge and mandates return, DW, 1 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Florida COVID cases reach new high, The Guardian, 1 August 2021: Coronavirus live news: UK reports 24,470 new Covid cases; Fauci rules out new US lockdowns, DW, 2 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Pfizer, Moderna raise vaccine prices in EU, The Guardian, 2 August 2021: Coronavirus live news: Germany to start booster vaccines in September; Iran posts new record daily cases, France24, 2 August 2021: Covid-19: UK scraps quarantine for most fully vaccinated travelers from US and EU, The New York Times, 2 August 2021: The U.S. finally hit President Biden’s 70 percent vaccination goal. Follow updates on Covid-19., The Times, 2 August 2021: Thousands will avoid isolation after NHS Covid app changed, Irish Times, 2 August 2021: Covid-19: Six millionth vaccine dose will be given this week after success of walk-in clinics, The New York Times, 2 August 2021: Mask Mandates Are Returning in Many Places. N.Y.C. Is Holding Back, France24, 2 August 2021: France’s Covid-19 ‘health pass’: Where it is mandatory and what will change on August 9, DW, 3 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: US vaccinates 70% of its population amid surge in hospitalizations, The Guardian, 3 August 2021: Coronavirus live: UK reports 138 deaths amid 21,691 new cases; row in Germany over jabbing children, CNN, 3 August 2021: Covid-19 cases among US children and teens jumped 84% in a week, pediatrician group says, The Atlantic, 3 August 2021: American Shoppers Are A Nightmare, DW, 4 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: New rental eviction ban declared in US, The Guardian, 4 August 2021: Coronavirus live news: WHO calls for moratorium on vaccine boosters to speed up global first doses, DW, 4 August 2021: Coronavirus: EU calls for US to lift COVID entry ban on European travelers, The New York Times, 4 August 2021: Global Virus Caseload Surpasses 200 Million Infections, DW, 5 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: US plans to allow vaccinated foreign travelers, The Guardian, 5 August 2021: Coronavirus live news: controversial France health pass lawful, says court; UK reports 30,215 cases and 86 deaths, France24, 5 August 2021: France, Germany to offer vaccine booster despite WHO call to prioritise poorer nations, CNN, 5 August 2021: Exclusive: Intel agencies scour reams of genetic data from Wuhan lab in Covid origins hunt, NPR, 5 August 2021: N.J. Governor Calls Out Anti-COVID Vaccine Protesters As ‘Ultimate Knuckleheads’, Politico.eu, 5 August 2021: US set to require foreign travelers to be fully vaccinated, DW, 6 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: US hits six-month high in new daily cases, Der Spiegel, 6 August 2021: Pfizer-BioNTech and the Delta Variant: How Useful Is a Third Dose of Vaccine?, CNN, 6 August 2021: China doubles down on baseless ‘US origins’ Covid conspiracy as Delta outbreak worsens, The Guardian, 6 August 2021: Covid live: EU regulator finds no link between vaccines and menstrual disorders; UK 16-year-olds offered jabs, DW, 7 August 2021: German vaccination campaign saved thousands of lives: study, France24, 7 August 2021: Covid-19: Thousands march against French health pass for fourth week in row (like in Germany: A bunch of weirdos would like to distract from the fact that 75% of the French think the measures ordered are good and correct), DW, 7 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: India approves J&J vaccine for emergency use, France24, 7 August 2021: Martine Wonner, the pro-Macron MP turned French Covid conspiracy ‘figurehead’, The Guardian, 7 August 2021: Coronavirus live news: UK death toll rises by 103; protests in France over health pass for fourth week, The Hill, 7 August 2021: CNN’s Jim Acosta on delta variant: ‘Why not call it the DeSantis variant?’, CNN, 8 August 2021: ‘A Band-Aid over a gaping hole’: Booster shots for the rich world won’t end the pandemic, experts warn, DW, 8 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Australia’s east coast continues to tackle delta outbreaks, CNN, 8 August 2021: US average of daily Covid-19 cases hits highest level since February, fueled by the Delta variant, Politico.eu, 8 August 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, The National, 8 August 2021: Coronavirus latest: UK reduces cost of Covid tests for international travellers, DW, 9 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: US is ‘failing’ with surge in new cases, The Guardian, 9 August 2021: Coronavirus live: one Covid death every two minutes in Iran, reports say; anger at PCR test chaos in UK, NPR, 9 August 2021: Florida’s Governor Says School Leaders May Have Salary Withheld If They Require Masks, Los Angeles Times, 9 August 2021: COVID-19 hospitalizations rise sharply across Southern California as surge continues, DW, 10 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Bangladesh begins vaccinating Rohingya refugees, France24, 10 August 2021: US warns citizens against travel to France over Covid-19 concerns, BBC, 10 August 2021: Florida governor says no salaries for school leaders requiring masks, The Guardian, 10 August 2021: Coronavirus live: UK’s daily death toll at highest level since March while over 75% of adults now fully jabbed, Politico.eu, 10 August 2021: Herd immunity ‘not a possibility’ with Delta variant, DW, 11 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany’s ‘fourth wave is coming’, Miami Herald, 11 August 2021: Broward Schools says, ‘Enough!’ to DeSantis’ reckless COVID policies. Others should follow, The Guardian, 11 August 2021: Covid live: UK sending poor countries ‘to back of queue’ by ordering boosters; Iran calls for urgent pandemic action, Miami Herald, 11 August 2021: U.S. sends nearly 1 million COVID vaccine doses to Caribbean nations, CNN, 11 August 2021: One month later: These maps show how quickly Covid engulfed the US again, Miami Herald, 11 August 2021: Florida COVID update: 24,753 new cases — state breaks record for third time this week, Los Angeles Times, 11 August 2021: California is doing much better with the Delta variant than Florida, Texas. Here’s why, DW, 12 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: New Zealand plans phased reopening of borders from 2022, The Guardian, 12 August 2021: Covid live news: UK reports 33,074 new cases and 94 deaths; Ireland registers over-12s for jabs, The New York Times, 12 August 2021: Why Only 28 Percent of Young Black New Yorkers Are Vaccinated, The New York Times, 13 August 2021: French leaders call for vigilance amid vandalism at vaccine sites., DW, 13 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: China rules out ‘political’ WHO probe, The Guardian, 13 August 2021: Covid live news: England’s R number between 0.8 and 1.0; Thailand predicts daily cases to double by next month, France24, 13 August 2021: China rejects WHO call for renewed probe into origins of Covid-19, The Atlantic, 13 August 2021: Don’t Be a Schmuck. Put on a Mask., DW, 14 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Guatemala imposes ‘state of calamity’, The Guardian, 14 August 2021: Coronavirus live news: UK reports a further 29,520 cases; Carrie Johnson urges pregnant women to get jab, BBC, 14 August 2021: Australia: New South Wales ‘in worst ever Covid situation’, Politico.eu, 14 August 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, France24, 14 August 2021: Thousands march against French Covid health pass for fifth week in a row, DW, 15 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Children’s hospitalizations reach record high in US, CNN, 15 August 2021: Coronavirus has created the perfect conditions for a full-scale war on truth. Some politicians are siding with lies, The Guardian, 15 August 2021: US could see 200,000 Covid cases a day again: ‘Unvaccinated are sitting ducks’, The Guardian, 16 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Melbourne extends lockdown with tougher restrictions, DW, 17 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: New Zealand imposes lockdown over single case, CNN, 17 August 2021: New Zealand announces it’s locking down the entire country … over one Covid case, Arab News, 18 August 2021: Sydney warned worse to come as Delta cases surge, The Guardian, 18 August 2021: WHO condemns rush by wealthy nations to give Covid vaccine booster, DW, 18 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Pope calls vaccination an ‘act of love’, France24, 19 August 2021: US to begin distributing Covid-19 booster shots to all adults in September, The Guardian, 19 August 2021: Covid live news: UK reports 113 further deaths and 36,572 new cases; Barcelona curfew ‘not justified’, court rules, DW, 19 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Australia hits record infections as New Zealand tracks delta variant, France24, 19 August 2021: US to begin distributing Covid-19 booster shots to all adults in September, Politico.eu, 19 August 2021: Commission frets over possible return of internal EU borders, The Guardian, 20 August 2021: Coronavirus live news: Sri Lanka to impose nationwide lockdown; one in 80 people in England had Covid last week, DW, 20 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: New Zealand extends lockdown amid delta fears, The Guardian, 20 August 2021: Euro 2020: 9,000 Covid cases linked to games in mass events scheme, The Washington Post, 20 August 2021: Orlando urges residents to use less water because of covid-19 hospitalizations, NPR, 20 August 2021: The Topic Of Masks In Schools Is Polarizing Some Parents To The Point Of Violence, Politico.eu, 20 August 2021: A country-by-country guide to coronavirus vaccine booster plans, The Guardian, 21 August 2021: Australia anti-lockdown rallies: Protesters violently clash with police in Melbourne, DW, 21 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Euro 2020 final was a ‘superspreader event’, CNN, 21 August 2021: Australia suffers its worst day of Covid-19 pandemic as anti-lockdown protests flare, The Guardian, 21 August 2021: Coronavirus live: UK death toll rises by 104; fears of ‘super-spreader’ Trump rally, CNN, 21 August 2021: Euro 2020 final at Wembley was a ‘superspreader’ event, BBC, 21 August 2021: Covid: Australian police clash with anti-lockdown protesters, Tampa Bay Times, 21 August 2021: COVID is still a deadly threat to older Floridians (the real deadly threat is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis), DW, 22 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Israel finds vaccine booster lowers infection risk, The Guardian, 22 August 2021: Coronavirus live news: UK reports 32,253 new cases as Ho Chi Minh City prepares for lockdown, Politico.eu, 22 August 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, CNN, 22 August 2021: Australian Prime Minister hints at end to ‘Covid zero’ amid protests and record infections, The Washingotn Post, 22 August 2021: In Florida, DeSantis cut jobless aid just as virus began terrifying new wave, The Atlantic, 22 August 2021: How Asia Became a Delta Hot Spot, DW, 23 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for troops, The Guardian, 23 August 2021: Coronavirus: soldiers to enforce Ho Chi Minh lockdown; UK reports 31,914 new cases – as it happened, The Washington Post, 23 August 2021: Time to say it: We’re done with the vaccine refusers, DW, 24 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: 267,000 infants may have died due to economic hit, Politico.eu, 24 August 2021: Rich countries look to third shots, poor countries to half-doses in ‘two-track’ pandemic, The Atlantic, 24 August 2021: The Coronavirus Could Get Worse, DW, 24 August 2021: US: Vaccination skeptics voice regret after falling ill, The National, 25 August 2021: Has Jacinda Ardern’s New Zealand got its Covid-19 response all wrong?, DW, 25 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany administers 100 million vaccine doses, Politico.eu, 25 August 2021: POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update, Los Angeles Times, 25 August 2021: Smoke from Northern California’s wildfires is moving toward Los Angeles, The Guardian, 25 August 2021: Coronavirus: Warning over large gatherings as UK reports 35,847 cases; Japan expands state of emergency, Los Angeles Times, 25 August 2021: Unvaccinated people and riskier behavior are fueling L.A.’s coronavirus surge, The New York Times, 25 August 2021: Florida Deaths and Virus Cases Hit a Record, New York Post, 25 August 2021: Biden’s intelligence agencies bow to Beijing and claim they can’t make a conclusion on COVID, The New Yorker, 25 August 2021: Medical Dispatch: Why the COVID Vaccines Aren’t Dangerous, The Guardian, 25 August 2021: Does Covid immunity wane and will vaccine booster jabs be needed?, DW, 26 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Australia sets COVID case record amid delta surge, The Guardian, 26 August 2021: NHS planning Covid vaccines for children from age 12, reports say, CNN, 26 August 2021: Parents chase and shout at governor over mask mandate (you can see in the video how “responsible” the parents actually are. They are a risk for themselves, their children and their fellow human beings. Such people should certainly not be left to make a decision), Khaleej Times, 27 August 2021: Covid-19: US intelligence still divided on origins of the virus, CNN, 27 August 2021: Unvaccinated, unmasked teacher triggered Covid outbreak starting with students, DW, 27 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Long COVID can persist for more than a year, study reveals, The Guardian, 27 August 2021: US intelligence couldn’t resolve debate over Covid origins – declassified report, The National, 27 August 2021: Germany to offer African nations up to 70 million Covid vaccine doses, CNN, 27 August 2021: New Zealand is one of the last countries sticking to a zero Covid strategy, France24, 27 August 2021: Biden says China still withholding ‘critical information’ on Covid origins , CNN, 27 August 2021: Unvaccinated, unmasked teacher triggered Covid outbreak starting with students, Tampa Bay Times, 27 August 2021: Florida averages 250 COVID deaths a day; children top infections, positivity rates (Miami Herald, 27 August 2021: Florida judge rules DeSantis overreached on school mask mandate), The New York Times, 27 August 2021: U.S. Launches Reprisal Strike in Afghanistan and Warns of Airport Threat, The Atlantic, 27 August 2021: The Absurdity of Police Comparing Vaccine Mandates to Nazi Germany, DW, 28 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Two dead in Japan after receiving tainted shots, The New York Times, 28 August 2021: What Went Wrong With the Pandemic in Florida, Politico.eu, 28 August 2021: Coronavirus Delta variant doubles risk of hospitalization: Study, The Times, 28 August 2021: The new breed of antivaxers (the Taliban of the West), The New York Times, 28 August 2021: Britons, Unfazed by High Infection Rates, Weigh Their ‘Price of Freedom’, The Guardian, 28 August 2021: An oral history of Oxford/AstraZeneca: ‘Making a vaccine in a year is like landing a human on the moon’, The New York Times, 28 August 2021: Covid-19 updates: A leader of the anti-mask movement who became infected with the coronavirus has died., Politico.eu, 29 August 2021: French islands overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic’s fourth wave, DW, 29 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: Singapore is now the most-vaccinated country, The Guardian, 30 August 2021: EU recommends travel restrictions on US tourists; new variant ‘found in South Africa’ – as it happened, France24, 30 August 2021: Covid-19: EU removes US from ‘safe travel’ list, paving way for new restrictions, BBC, 30 August 2021: EU set to impose Covid travel restrictions on US, CNN, 30 August 2021: US travelers dropped from EU safe list as Covid cases surge, DW, 30 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: New Zealand reports first vaccine-linked death, The Times, 30 August 2021: EU to remove US from Covid safe-travel list, Al Arabiya, 30 August 2021: EU imposes COVID-19 travel ban on ‘non-essential’ travel from US, Lebanon, and Israel, The National, 30 August 2021: Travel to Europe paused for tourists from the US, Lebanon, Israel and more, DW, 30 August 2021: COVID: Europe may see 236,000 deaths by December, WHO fears, The New York Times, 30 August 2021: The U.S. Is Off the E.U.’s ‘Safe List.’ What Does That Mean for Americans Traveling to Europe?, DW, 31 August 2021: US raises COVID risk level for travel to Germany, 8 other countries, The Guardian, 31 August 2021: Live Israel reports record daily Covid cases; Ireland to remove all restrictions by 31 October, DW, 31 August 2021: Coronavirus digest: SA scientists monitor new, rare COVID-19 variant, France24, 31 August 2021: EU chief says 70% of adults in European Union fully vaccinated, Politico.eu, 31 August 2021: EU hits target of fully vaccinating 70 percent of adults, Haaretz, 31 August 2021: Only 16% of West Bank, Gaza Adults Got Two Shots of COVID Vaccine, DW, 1 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO monitoring new mu variant, CNN, 1 September 2021: Covid-19 cases rise in Australian state of Victoria despite lengthy lockdown, The Guardian, 1 September 2021: Live Coronavirus: UK records 207 deaths within 28 days of Covid test; France rolls out booster jabs for over-65s and vulnerable, Irish Times, 1 September 2021: New Covid-19 vaccine advice supports booster shots and inoculation at any stage of pregnancy, Politico.eu, 1 September 2021: WHO, Berlin float sanctions if countries suppress information on pandemics, DW, 2 September 2021: Emerging economies stymied by rising interest rates and COVID, France24, 2 September 2021: As a new school year begins in France, experts sound familiar alarm bells over Covid-19 rules, DW, 2 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: EU diseases agency wants focus on first shots, not boosters, The Guardian, 2 September 2021: Coronavirus live news: Bulgaria tightens restrictions ahead of expected surge; further 178 UK deaths reported, Politico.eu, 2 September 2021: Has the EU really vaccinated 70 percent of adults against coronavirus?, DW, 3 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK police injured by anti-vaccine protesters, The Washington Post, 3 September 2021: Coronavirus booster shots initially may be limited to Pfizer recipients, U.S. officials warn, The Guardian, 4 September 2021: Coronavirus live: UK reports another 120 deaths; Germans urged to get jabbed to spare hospitals, DW, 4 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: New Zealand reports 1st COVID death in over 6 months, The Guardian, 5 September 2021: Passports ‘needed to keep England venues open’ – as it happened, DW, 5 September 2021: Sri Lanka: COVID, economic crisis cause food shortages, The National, 5 September 2021: Ex-UK PM Gordon Brown accuses West of ‘moral failure’ over Covid vaccines, DW, 5 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: Brazil-Argentina match halted over quarantine breach, The New York Times, 5 September 2021: Covid Deaths Surge Across America as a Once-Hopeful Summer Ends, The Washington Post, 5 September 2021: In Florida, a summer of death and resistance as the coronavirus rampaged, DW, 6 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: New Zealand prepares to end lockdown, The Guardian, 6 September 2021: Coronavirus live news: UK reports 41,192 new cases and 45 further deaths; Philippines infections reach new high — as it happened, DW, 7 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: Rich countries ‘no longer need’ to hoard vaccines, The Guardian, 7 September 2021: Live Coronavirus: four in five over-16s in UK now fully vaccinated; Sweden to drop restrictions this month, DW, 8 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany switches focus from caseload to hospitalizations, The Guardian, 8 September 2021: Live: Vaccine-sharing scheme to get 575m fewer shots than thought; UK reports 38,975 new cases, DW, 9 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: Biden mandates COVID vaccines for millions of workers, The Guardian, 9 September 2021: Live Coronavirus: Scotland to require vaccine passports from 1 October; fears over German vaccine campaign, Der Spiegel, 10 September 2021: “Vaccine Apartheid”: Unfair Distribution Hampers Global Vaccination Drive, DW, 10 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: Denmark fully lifts COVID-19 restrictions, The Guardian, 10 September 2021: Covid live: case rates rise in 92% of UK’s local areas; Greece introduces fines for issuing fake vaccination certificates, DW, 11 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: Unions torn over Biden vaccine mandate, The Guardian, 11 September 2021: Live Coronavirus: UK records a further 156 deaths; thousands protest in Turkey against Covid measures, Khaleej Times, 12 September 2021: Covid-19: NY hospital pauses some services as staff quit, DW, 12 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: City in China restricts movement amid outbreak, The Guardian, 12 September 2021: Live Coronavirus: England to scrap Covid vaccine passport plans; Sri Lanka faces food shortages, The New York Times, 12 September 2021: New York welcomes back students on Monday, as national outbreak trends offer the city signs of hope., DW, 13 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: New Zealand extends lockdown in Auckland, The Guardian, 13 September 2021: Live Covid: UK and EU urged to stop blocking vaccine patent waiver; ‘sudden and severe wave’ in Syria’s Idlib, DW, 14 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: Southeast China cases soar amid delta outbreak, The Guardian, 14 September 2021: Coronavirus live: Africa ‘left behind by rest of the world’ on vaccines, says WHO; Putin self-isolating, The Washington Post, 14 September 2021: Ron DeSantis reaches a new low of cynicism and recklessness, DW, 15 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO sees drop in global cases, The Guardian, 15 September 2021: Covid live: thousands of unvaccinated French health workers face suspension; Italy ‘green pass’ to be mandatory in private sector, DW, 16 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: China vaccinates nearly 1 billion, The Guardian, 16 September 2021: Coronavirus live: Alberta facing ‘crisis of the unvaccinated’; China has vaccinated 1bn people, DW, 17 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: Italy extends COVID-19 ‘green pass’ to all workplaces, The Guardian, 17 September 2021: Covid live news: more than 50 million have received at least one jab in France; UK records 32,651 new cases, DW, 18 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: German vaccine take-up higher in north, The Guardian, 18 September 2021: Live Coronavirus live news: UK records a further 164 deaths and 30,144 new cases; anti-vaxxers protest in London, DW, 19 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: Vaccine bookings spike after Italy extends COVID pass requirements, The Guardian, 19 September 2021: Analysis: Slow but steady has seen the EU win out in the vaccine race (the interesting part is that corona nationalism and the export bans on raw materials and vaccines in the US and UK have left a lot more deaths than in the EU. At the same time, the EU’s multinational approach has contributed to the fact that vaccination rates are now much better in the EU than in the US and UK. Well done Brussels!), The Guardian, 19 September 2021: Coronavirus live news: 1.5million people in England to receive booster jab invite, DW, 20 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany to offer vaccines to children in 2022, The Guardian, 20 September 2021: Live Covid: UK records 36,100 new cases; Pfizer vaccine safe for children aged 5-11, company says, NPR, 20 September 2021: After Months Of Bans, Fully Vaccinated Travelers Will Be Allowed To Fly To The U.S., The National, 20 September 2021: US to lift flight ban for fully vaccinated travellers from UK and Europe, Politico.eu, 20 September 2021: US to lift travel ban on European citizens, BBC, 20 September 2021: US lifts Covid travel ban on UK and EU citizens, CNN, 20 September 2021: US will reopen to fully vaccinated foreign visitors, The Guardian, 20 September 2021: Covid: US to lift travel ban for fully vaccinated passengers from UK and EU, France24, 20 September 2021: US to end travel ban for fully vaccinated passengers in early November, The New York Times, 20 September 2021: The U.S. will lift travel restrictions for foreigners who are fully vaccinated, easing a source of tension with Europe., DW, 21 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: J&J says second shot boosts protection, The Guardian, 21 September 2021: Live Coronavirus: 31,564 new cases in UK; EU set to accept NHS pass as proof of vaccination, The Atlantic, 21 September 2021: A Sea of Flags: Commemorating More Than 675,000 Americans Lost to COVID-19, Los Angeles Times, 22 September 2021: Biden pledges more COVID-19 vaccine doses to boost global inoculation rates, The National, 22 September 2021: Biden doubles US global donation of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines, DW, 22 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany to overcome pandemic by spring, health minister says, The Guardian, 22 September 2021: Live Covid: UK records 34,460 new cases; Germany quarantine pay to end for unvaccinated, The New York Times, 22 September 2021: President Biden set an ambitious goal of vaccinating 70 percent of the world by next year at a Covid-19 summit., DW, 23 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: Nobel prize ceremonies scaled back amid pandemic uncertainty, Der Spiegel, 24 September 2021: “Armed Resistance, Go Underground”: German Officials Fear Increase in Pandemic-Fueled Radicalism in Wake of Murder, DW, 24 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO approves Regeneron drug cocktail for treatment, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 September 2021: Nearly 200 S.F. police staff want religious exemptions from city’s vaccine mandate, Los Angeles Times, 24 September 2021: L.A. County begins offering COVID-19 booster shots, Miami Herald, 24 September 2021: Dear unvaccinated: Bye! And don’t let the door hit you in the … well, you know, The Guardian, 25 September 2021: Live Coronavirus: Covid cases in South Korea top 3,000; Northern Ireland to ease travel rules, DW, 25 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: US government contractors ‘must be vaccinated by December 8’, The Guardian, 26 September 2021: Live Coronavirus: Strictly pair test positive for Covid; 70 million Americans still unvaccinated, NPR, 26 September 2021: New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers, The Washington Post, 27 September 2021: ‘Covid hit us like a cyclone’: An Aboriginal town in the Australian Outback is overwhelmed, The Guardian, 27 September 2021: Covid live news: UK records 40 more deaths and 37,960 new cases; Japan to lift state of emergency, The Washington Post, 27 September 2021: New U.S. travel rules close door on those fully vaccinated with Russia’s Sputnik V, New York Magazine, 27 September 2021: Vaccine Mandate for New York City Teachers Reinstated, The New York Times, 27 September 2021: New York City can proceed with its vaccine mandate for school workers, an appeals court ruled. Catch up on Covid news., The Washington Post, 27 September 2021: N.Y. hospitals brace for staff shortages as vaccine mandate begins: ‘This is just one more body blow’, DW, 28 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: Japan to lift state of emergency for the first time since April, The Guardian, 28 September 2021: Covid live: Scotland delays vaccine passport enforcement; Turkey vows not to close schools despite cases rise, DW, 29 September 2021: YouTube to block all anti-vaccine content, The Guardian, 29 September 2021: Coronavirus: YouTube to remove misinformation videos about all vaccines, DW, 29 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: BioNTech/Pfizer submit children’s vaccine trial data, CNN, 29 September 2021: China built a 5,000-room quarantine center for overseas arrivals. It could be the first of many, The Guardian, 29 September 2021: Covid live news: UK reports 36,722 new cases; EU regulator to rule on Pfizer booster jabs next week, The Washington Post, 29 September 2021: YouTube is blocking all anti-vaccine content and banning prominent anti-vaccine activists, DW, 30 September 2021: Coronavirus digest: German hospital sector chief slams ‘reckless’ unvaccinated (since it is becoming clearer every day that the pandemic is only a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” who had more than enough time and opportunities to get vaccinated, politicians should 100% focus their strategies on those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered), NPR, 1 October 2021: U.S. hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall, DW, 1 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: Australia to open overseas travel, The Guardian, 2 October 2021: ‘Tragic and completely avoidable’: US hits 700,000 Covid deaths, DW, 2 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: US surpasses 700,000 COVID deaths, France24, 2 October 2021: US surpasses 700,000 Covid-19 deaths amid case resurgence, The Guardian, 2 October 2021: Coronavirus live: global deaths pass 5m; UK care home workers refusing jab told to ‘get another job’, Miami Herald, 2 October 2021: ‘Not just a number.’ COVID deaths pass 700,000 in U.S. amid vaccine refusal, delta variant, The Guardian, 3 October 2021: NSW reports ‘dramatic drop’ in new Covid cases as Melbourne edges closer to world’s longest lockdown, The Guardian, 4 October 2021: Covid live: Kremlin pleads for people to get jab; EU regulator backs mRNA booster for those with weak immunity, DW, 4 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: New Zealand drops ‘zero-COVID’ strategy, The Guardian, 5 October 2021: Coronavirus live: UK reports 33,869 new cases as more than 100,000 English schoolchildren are off with Covid – as it happened, DW, 6 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: Los Angeles to vote on strict vaccine mandate, The Guardian, 6 October 2021: Coronavirus live: UK reports 39,851 new cases; Sweden pauses Moderna vaccine for younger age groups, DW, 7 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO sending COVID aid to North Korea, The Guardian, 8 October 2021: Coronavirus live: Russian Covid deaths in August hit at least 49,389; UK reports 36,060 new cases, DW, 8 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: Biden says vaccine mandates ‘lifesaving’, The Guardian, 8 October 2021: Could the global Covid death toll be millions higher than thought?, The Guardian, 9 October 2021: Covid live: UK reports 34,950 cases as two million receive booster jabs; Italy records 46 deaths, DW, 10 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: Italy reaches vaccination target, The New Yorker, 10 October 2021: Another Winter of COVID, The Guardian, 10 October 2021: Covid live news: Wales to keep home working and mandatory masks until 2022; Australia planning to allow international travel, DW, 11 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: Merck seeks approval for COVID pill, Gulf Times, 11 October 2021: Sydney reopens as Australia looks to live with Covid-19, The Guardian, 11 October 2021: Covid live: UK reports over 40,000 new cases; immunocompromised people should get boosters, says WHO, DW, 12 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: British government had the ‘wrong’ approach, report says, Politico.eu, 12 October 2021: Parliamentary report says UK mistakes cost thousands of lives during pandemic, The National, 12 October 2021: On the streets of Cairo and Beirut, young Arabs struggle as effects of pandemic linger, Arab News, 12 October 2021: ‘No one is safe until all are safe’ should be more than just a slogan, DW, 13 October 2021: COVID deaths grow in Russia as vaccinations lag, The Guardian, 13 October 2021: Back from the brink: how Japan became a surprise Covid success story, DW, 13 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: US to reopen land borders from November, CNN, 13 October 2021: Bereaved relatives of Covid victims slam Boris Johnson after UK Prime Minister pictured painting on vacation, Politico.eu, 14 October 2021: Hungary to produce Sputnik V after tie-up with Russia, The Guardian, 14 October 2021: Covid live: UK reports 45,066 new cases, highest since mid-July; Russia daily cases pass 30,000 for first time, DW, 14 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO unveils new team to probe pandemic, The Hill, 14 October 2021: US rejoins UN Human Rights Council, reversing Trump exit, Politico.eu, 15 October 2021: Romania asks for emergency help from the EU to fight coronavirus, DW, 15 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: US to lift restrictions for vaccinated travelers in November, Politico.com, 15 October 2021: U.S. to reopen border to international travelers on Nov. 8, Irish Times, 16 October 2021: UK Covid report a scathing account of the government’s mishandling of the crisis, The Guardian, 16 October 2021: Covid live: Russia reports record 1,000 deaths; UK investigates testing errors, BBC, 16 October 2021: Covid: Russia’s daily deaths pass 1,000 for first time, Arab News, 16 October 2021: Makkah’s Grand Mosque ready to receive worshippers at full capacity, Al Arabiya, 17 October 2021: Melbourne to ease world’s longest COVID-19 lockdowns as more get vaccinated, Gulf Times, 17 October 2021: Grand Mosque in Makkah drops social distancing, Al Arabiya, 17 October 2021: Saudi Arabia allows all airports to start operating at full capacity, DW, 17 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: Mecca Grand Mosque drops social distancing, The Guardian, 17 October 2021: Covid news live: UK records 45,140 cases; Russia sees 997 deaths as cases continue to soar, The Washington Post, 17 October 2021: Fully vaccinated travelers can come to the U.S. even if their doses are mixed, authorities say, DW, 18 October 2021: EU says it has exported over 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines, The Guardian, 18 October 2021: Covid live: UK reports close to 50,000 new cases as government warns of ‘challenging’ months ahead, Al Arabiya, 19 October 2021: Riyadh Winter Wonderland back in Saudi Arabia, 40 pct larger than previous season, Irish Times, 19 October 2021: Covid restrictions: What changes will come in from Friday?, The Guardian, 19 October 2021: Covid live: no contingency measures for UK despite high deaths; Pfizer jab 93% effective in keeping children out of hospital, BBC, 19 October 2021: Covid: Why are UK cases so high?, Gulf Times, 20 October 2021: EU has exported ‘over 1 billion’ Covid-19 vaccine doses, The National, 20 October 2021: Morocco puts travel pause on UK, Germany and Netherlands, Arab News, 20 October 2021: UK hospitals on the edge as government resists fresh COVID measures, W, 20 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany likely to miss vaccine donation target, says report, The Guardian, 20 October 2021: Covid live: warning drastic action needed to combat Poland case spike; record daily deaths in Singapore, France24, 20 October 2021: Bolsonaro should be charged with crimes against humanity for Covid errors, says senate panel, DW, 20 October 2021: Brazil: Senate calls for Bolsonaro to be charged over COVID response, The Guardian, 21 October 2021: Covid Live: UK sees daily cases rise to over 50,000; WHO warns indoor socialising driving infections, DW, 21 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: Melbourne to lift world’s longest lockdown, BBC, 21 October 2021: Covid may have killed over 80k health staff – WHO, CNN, 21 October 2021: Moscow returns to lockdown, Miami Herald, 21 October 2021: Comrade DeSantis throws the legislative book at businesses trying to stay COVID-free, The Washington Post, 21 October 2021: Rich countries saved themselves during the pandemic. Poorer countries are reeling., The Guardian, 22 October 2021: Covid live: AY.4.2 strain of Delta variant under investigation in UK; Pfizer says jab shows 91% efficacy in children, DW, 22 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine 90% efficacy in children, The New York Times, 23 October 2021: What Previous Covid-19 Waves Tell Us About the Virus Now, DW, 23 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: Austria warns of lockdown for unvaccinated, The Guardian, 23 October 2021: Live: Britain’s weekly Covid cases at highest since July; vaccines alone not enough to curb variants – WHO, Miami Herald, 23 October 2021: With gentle pushback, businesses want Florida to let them choose their vaccine rules, The Times, 23 October 2021: Could Jair Bolsonaro’s Covid crimes lead to jail?, The Guardian, 24 October 2021: Covid live: more than 325,000 in England get boosters in one day as UK chancellor rejects calls for immediate ‘plan B’, Tampa Bay Times, 24 October 2021: A Florida school punishes students for getting a COVID vaccination, CNN, 24 October 2021: CNN Investigation: Tens of millions of filthy, used medical gloves imported into the US, BBC, 24 October 2021: Covid: Labour calls for Plan B measures in England, Tampa Bay Times, 24 October 2021: What do Florida businesses think about the GOP’s attack on vaccine mandates?, Miami Herald, 24 October 2021: As Florida’s DeSantis descends into anti-vaxx Crazyville, Miami-Dade Schools follows the data, Gulf Times, 25 October 2021: Iran reopens to vaccinated tourists after 20 months, DW, 25 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: US releases new guidelines for international travel, Irish Times, 25 October 2021: Covid grips Europe’s unvaccinated east, The Guardian, 25 October 2021: Corona Live: European Medical Agency approves Moderna booster; UK records 36,567 new cases, The Washington Post, 25 October 2021: California’s unemployment fraud reaches at least $20 billion, DW, 26 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: African Union to acquire 100 million Moderna vaccine doses, The Guardian, 26 October 2021: Corona Live: UK records 40,954 new cases; Belgium brings back restrictions weeks after ending curbs, Politico.eu, 26 October 2021: The next coronavirus wave in Europe, DW, 27 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: FDA panel recommends BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine for children, The Guardian, 27 October 2021: Covid live: UK records 207 deaths and 43,941 new cases; Novavax files for UK approval, The Hill, 27 October 2021: Florida strips schools of federal aid for mask mandates, DW, 28 October 2021: Coronavirus vaccine: Why are so many Russians skeptical of the COVID shot?, Gulf Times, 28 October 2021: Moscow shuts down as Russia sees record virus cases, deaths, DW, 28 October 2021: Coronavirus digest: Singapore probes ‘unusual’ case surge, The Guardian, 28 October 2021: Covid Live: Singapore experiencing ‘unusual surge’ of cases; UK records 39,842 new infections and 165 deaths, Gulf Times, 29 October 2021: Hundreds of flights cancelled as China tackles Covid outbreak, The Guardian, 29 October 2021: Covid Live: Boosters in UK can now be given earlier to vulnerable people; Russia sets another new high for Covid deaths, Gulf Times, 29 October 2021: G20 want 70% of world vaccinated by mid-2022, New York Magazine, 29 October 2021: Conservatives Are Giving Ron DeSantis the Trump Treatment: Defend the imaginary version, ignore the real thing., The Guardian, 30 October 2021: Covid Live Coronavirus: UK records 41,278 more cases and 166 deaths; Thailand passes ban on rallies, The New York Times, 30 October 2021: Vaccinations rise sharply among crucial New York workers as the city’s mandate arrives., The Guardian, 31 October 2021: Covid Live: Russia reports record new cases; China rejects US intelligence report on virus origins, DW, 1 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: German health chief pushes for reopening of vaccine centers, The Guardian, 1 November 2021: Live Coronavirus: global death toll hits 5m; Greece reports highest infections total, NPR, 1 November 2021: The U.S. has new COVID vaccine rules for international travelers. Here’s what to know, The New York Times, 1 November 2021: No, Vaccine Mandates Aren’t an Attack on Freedom, The Guardian, 2 November 2021: Live Coronavirus: UK sees highest daily death toll since February; Greek cases set new high, DW, 2 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Netherlands reintroduces COVID curbs, BBC, 2 November 2021: China urges families to store basic supplies in case of emergency, Gulf Times, 3 November 2021: WHO grants emergency approval for India’s Covaxin jab, The National, 3 November 2021: WHO backs emergency listing of India’s first home-grown Covid-19 vaccine, Gulf News, 3 November 2021: COVID-19 cases rise in Europe for 5th consecutive week, The Guardian, 3 November 2021: Covid Live: UK records 217 deaths and 41,299 new infections; US to begin vaccinating children aged 5-11, DW, 3 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: US gives final vaccine clearance for children 5 to 11, Gulf Times, 3 November 2021: Germany experiencing ‘massive’ pandemic of unvaccinated, The Guardian, 3 November 2021: Covid: Germany enveloped in ‘massive’ pandemic of the unvaccinated, The Washington Post, 3 November 2021: U.S. children start getting coronavirus vaccines as appointment rush begins, Los Angeles Times, 3 November 2021: California begins giving COVID-19 vaccines to children, CNN, 4 November 2021: WHO warns Europe at Covid ‘epicenter’ again, France24, 4 November 2021: Europe could see ‘another half million Covid-19 deaths’ by February, WHO warns, Politico.eu, 4 November 2021: Europe, at ‘epicenter’ of coronavirus pandemic, looks to booster shots, The Guardian, 4 November 2021: Covid: Europe once again at centre of pandemic, says WHO, DW, 4 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Europe ‘back at epicenter,’ says WHO, NPR, 4 November 2021: Biden’s vaccine rules for 100 million workers are here. These are the details, CNN, 4 November 2021: Vaccinated people don’t get as sick with Covid-19, studies show, France24, 4 November 2021: Covid cases hit new record in Germany as WHO warns of spread in Europe, NPR, 4 November 2021: COVID is still crushing parts of the U.S. as the holiday season approaches, The New York Times, 4 November 2021: Coronavirus Updates, BBC, 5 November 2021: Covid: WHO warns Europe once again at epicentre of pandemic, CNN, 5 November 2021: Germany in the grips of a ‘very worrying’ spike in Covid cases, The Guardian, 5 November 2021: Covid Live: Everyone in Germany should get booster, says health minister; UK reports 194 Covid deaths, Irish Times, 5 November 2021: Pfizer to produce coronavirus pill at Ringaskiddy plant, Politico.eu, 5 November 2021: Pfizer pill significantly cuts risk of COVID-19 death, company says, DW, 6 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Austria to apply tough restrictions on unvaccinated, The Guardian, 6 November 2021: Coronavirus live: Russia cases hit record daily high, England speeds up booster jab rollout, CNN, 6 November 2021: Russia and China fight record Covid outbreaks, DW, 7 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Calls grow for free COVID tests in Germany, The Guardian, 7 November 2021: Live Covid: ‘Plan B’ restrictions in UK still on table; sharp rise in German infections, The Guardian, 8 November 2021: Live Covid: UK PM criticised for not wearing mask in hospital; France hospitalisations in highest rise since August, DW, 8 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: N. Ireland minister sues Van Morrison, The Guardian, 9 November 2021: Live Covid: Russia says workplace shutdown helped turn tide on cases; UK reports 262 deaths and 33,117 cases, DW, 9 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Global cases surge past 250 million, CNN, 10 November 2021: The US and Europe have finally reconnected, but they’re moving in different directions on Covid-19, The Guardian, 10 November 2021: Live Covid: Russia’s coronavirus death toll passes 250,000; UK records another 214 deaths and 39,329 cases, DW, 10 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: France tightens vaccine restrictions on the elderly, CNN, 11 November 2021: Germany faces highest surge in Covid-19 cases to date, The Guardian, 11 November 2021: Live Covid: Germany reports record 50,000 new cases; Dutch experts recommend lockdown amid record cases, DW, 11 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany reports new record-high case numbers, The New York Times, 11 November 2021: Germany’s Fourth Covid Wave: ‘A Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’ (this is now more than well known. There are countless vaccination options. Anyone who choose to remain unvaccinated, although there are no concerns on the part of the treating doctors, deserves no compassion. On the contrary, their demise would be more of a contribution to the “nicer and better living” section. In the end, they made their fundamental social incompatibility more than clear. The full sympathy and total empathy therefore goes to the medical staff, who are clearly overloaded while having to deal with these anti-vaxxers), Politico.eu, 11 November 2021: Austria, Netherlands eye partial lockdowns as coronavirus cases soar, Der Spiegel, 12 November 2021: A Federation of Imbeciles: Anti-Vaxxers and Politicians Push Germany to the Brink, DW, 12 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Austria to ‘tighten the screws’ on unvaccinated, The Guardian, 12 November 2021: Live Covid: Netherlands to return to partial lockdown from Saturday; UK PM warns of ‘storm clouds over Europe’, DW, 13 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany reintroduces free tests amid soaring cases, Irish Times, 13 November 2021: Lockdowns for the unvaccinated and mandatory jabs: How Europe is tackling Covid’s fourth wave, The Guardian, 13 November 2021: Live Covid news: UK records 157 deaths; Germany mobilises 12,000 soldiers to fight coronavirus, DW, 14 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Austria approves lockdown for unvaccinated, The Guardian, 14 November 2021: Live Covid: Austria puts unvaccinated under lockdown from Monday; 1 million 12-15s in England have been jabbed, DW, 15 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany considers partial mandatory vaccinations, The Guardian, 15 November 2021: Live Covid: UK warned of ‘bumpy few months ahead’; Belgium to accelerate plan for tighter measures, DW, 16 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Major companies earn billions as poor countries left in the cold, The Guardian, 16 November 2021: Live Covid: Germany set to tighten rules for unvaccinated; Ireland brings in midnight curfew, DW, 17 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Unvaccinated banned from some German Christmas markets, The Guardian, 17 November 2021: Live Covid: Fourth wave hitting Germany with ‘full force’, Merkel warns; Belgium mandates working from home, DW, 18 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: European countries tighten restrictions for unvaccinated, The National, 19 November 2021: EU approves Merck’s Covid pill for emergency use, The Guardian, 19 November 2021: Live Covid: German government not ruling out full lockdown; UK reports 44,242 cases and 157 deaths, The Times, 19 November 2021: Austria makes jabs compulsory as Covid sweeps across Europe, CNN, 20 November 2021: Europe is learning a crucial lesson — vaccines work, but they alone won’t stop Covid now, DW, 20 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Anti-lockdown protests underway in Austria, The National, 20 November 2021: WHO warns Europe Covid surge could cause 500,000 more deaths, The Guardian, 20 November 2021: Live Covid: Thousands gather in Vienna for Covid protest; UK cannot afford to be complacent, expert says, BBC, 20 November 2021: Covid: WHO says it is very worried about Europe surge, The Atlantic, 20 November 2021: The New Pandemic Division Tearing Europe Apart, The Guardian, 21 November 2021: Live Covid: UK reports 40,004 new cases and 61 new deaths; Brussels protest turns violent, The Guardian, 22 November 2021: Coronavirus: Germany and Netherlands face fresh rules as Austria enters lockdown, France24, 22 November 2021: Coronavirus pandemic in Europe: Violent protests erupt against new restrictions, The Guardian, 22 November 2021: Live Covid: UK records 44,917 new cases; strict restrictions for unvaccinated come into effect in Greece, DW, 22 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Austria enters nationwide lockdown, The Guardian, 23 November 2021: Coronavirus Covid deaths in Europe to top 2 million by March, says WHO, The New York Times, 23 November 2021: Coronavirus Updates, The Guardian, 23 November 2021: Live Covid: cases increase in 75% of UK local authorities; France reports sharp rise in cases, DW, 24 November 2021: COVID digest: New Zealand to reopen for vaccinated travelers in April, The Atlantic, 24 November 2021: The Pandemic Is Ending With a Whimper, The Guardian, 24 November 2021: Live Covid: Italy bans unvaccinated from numerous venues and extends compulsory vaccination, Miami Herald, 24 November 2021: No hugging, no shaking hands: Here’s a look at COVID rules for Miami Art Week fairs, DW, 25 November 2021: EU regulator approves BioNTech-Pfizer jab for 5-11s, Politico.eu, 25 November 2021: EU regulator says yes to BioNTech/Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for younger kids, DW, 25 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: German support for full vaccine mandate rises, BBC, 26 November 2021: EU to block flights after Belgium new variant case, France24, 26 November 2021: New Covid-19 variant triggers global alarm as WHO urges caution, DW, 26 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO warns of at-risk health workers in Africa, Politico.eu, 26 November 2021: ‘Worse than the worst-case scenario’: Belgium tightens coronavirus rules, BBC, 26 November 2021: New strain a ‘variant of concern’ – WHO, CNN, 26 November 2021: WHO designates new Covid variant ‘of concern’, The Guardian, 26 November 2021: Live Covid: EU states ‘agree on need’ to halt travel to southern Africa due to new variant; UK exceeds 50,000 new infections, Politico.eu, 26 November 2021: How will the Omicron coronavirus variant affect Europe this winter?, The Times, 26 November 2021: New Covid variant reaches Europe, Irish Times, 26 November 2021: New Covid variant Q&A: How concerned are scientists about B.1.1.529?, Politico.eu, 27 November 2021: ECDC assesses Omicron variant as high risk, Irish Times, 27 November 2021: Ireland likely to follow UK move on PCR tests for passengers – Government source, The Times, 27 November 2021: Mask-wearing to return over fears of Omicron variant spread in UK, DW, 27 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Oxford chief says omicron ‘unlikely’ to reboot pandemic, BBC, 27 November 2021: Covid: South Africa ‘punished’ for detecting new Omicron variant, The Guardian, 27 November 2021: Live Covid: PM announces new measures after two cases of Omicron variant detected in UK, CNN, 27 November 2021: Travel doors slammed shut around the world, DW, 27 November 2021: COVID: Germany confirms first two cases of omicron variant, BBC, 27 November 2021: Dozens test positive on SA-Netherlands flights, France24, 27 November 2021: Live: Countries race to contain Omicron Covid variant, as new cases appear in Europe, The National, 27 November 2021: World moves to contain Omicron variant amid international Covid talks, NPR, 27 November 2021: The omicron variant spreads across Europe as new travel bans take effect, The Hill, 27 November 2021: NY governor declares state of emergency to prepare for omicron, The Atlantic, 27 November 2021: We Know Almost Nothing About the Omicron Variant, The Washington Post, 27 November 2021: N.Y. governor declares state of emergency, says of coronavirus variant: ‘It’s coming’, The New York Times, 27 November 2021: As New Variant Circles the Globe, African Nations Face Blame and Bans, The Guardian, 28 November 2021: Live Covid: WHO Africa head urges world to keep borders open; third Omicron case found in UK, CNN, 28 November 2021: Scientists: Vaccine inequity and hesitancy to blame for variant, Al Arabiya, 28 November 2021: First image of Omicron shows many more mutations than Delta variant, NPR, 28 November 2021: Omicron variant spreads to North America, Australia and more of Europe, The Washington Post, 28 November 2021: U.S. focuses on booster shots as best strategy against new variant, DW, 28 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany confirms third case of omicron variant, DW, 29 November 2021: Why are Russian ‘vaccine tourists’ flocking to Europe?, The Guardian, 29 November 2021: Live Covid: WHO says ‘very high’ global risk from Omicron; Poland announces new restrictions, France24, 29 November 2021: Threat of ‘highly transmissible’ Omicron variant requires ‘urgent action’, G7 health ministers say, DW, 30 November 2021: Coronavirus digest: Moderna chief warns omicron could dodge vaccines, The Guardian, 30 November 2021: Live Covid: boosters may protect against Omicron, says Israel’s health minister, as US checks vaccine effectiveness, BBC, 30 November 2021: Omicron variant in Europe earlier than thought, The New York Times, 30 November 2021: F.D.A. Panel Endorses Merck’s Covid Pill for High-Risk Adults, The Guardian, 1 December 2021: Live Covid: Omicron detected in US; UK reports 48,374 new cases and 171 deaths, DW, 1 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO warns world creating ‘toxic’ recipe for new variants, DW, 2 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Biden unveils winter COVID plan for US, The Guardian, 2 December 2021: Live Covid: Germany to impose ‘lockdown’ on unvaccinated and could make jabs obligatory from February, BBC, 2 December 2021: Woman walking past a store in Germany wearing a mask, France24, 2 December 2021: Germany cracks down on unvaccinated as Omicron concerns spread, DW, 3 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Delta measures work against omicron, WHO says, CNN, 3 December 2021: Omicron appears to be ‘very transmissible,’ WHO chief scientist says, Gulf Times, 3 December 2021: Germany, US agree to new Covid curbs as Omicron spreads across the globe, Politico.eu, 3 December 2021: Europe’s country-by-country travel restrictions explained, The Guardian, 3 December 2021: Live Covid: Ireland announces new restrictions for bars and restaurants after warning risks are ‘just too high’, France24, 3 December 2021: Austria names new chancellor after Kurz’s shock resignation, DW, 4 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: German vaccine body says omicron jab update will take ‘months’, The Guardian, 4 December 2021: Live Covid: pre-departure tests return for all UK arrivals to tackle Omicron, Sajid Javid confirms, BBC, 4 December 2021: UK tightens travel rules amid Omicron spread, The New York Times, 4 December 2021: Covid updates: Britain, a leader in genomic testing, detected around 160 Omicron cases and tightened restrictions., DW, 5 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germans back mandatory vaccination plan, CNN, 5 December 2021: The world has the tools to end the coronavirus pandemic. They’re not being used properly, The Guardian, 5 December 2021: Live Covid: UK reports 43,992 cases and 54 deaths; protests in Brussels turn violent, NPR, 5 December 2021: Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame, The Washington Post, 5 December 2021: Coronavirus vaccine demand grows in U.S. amid omicron concerns, booster eligibility expansion, The New York Times, 5 December 2021: Coronavirus Updates, DW, 6 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: US expert Fauci cautiously optimistic over omicron reports, The New York Times, 6 December 2021: New York City Announces Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers, The Guardian, 6 December 2021: New York: Covid vaccine mandate set for all private employers, BBC, 6 December 2021: All New York workers must have vaccine by year end, The Guardian, 6 December 2021: Live Covid: England’s health secretary says there is community transmission of Omicron across multiple regions, DW, 7 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO advises against blood plasma treatment, The New York Times, 6 December 2021: Early Omicron Reports Suggest the Variant Is Fast Moving, but Less Severe, The Guardian, 7 December 2021: Live Covid: early signs Omicron more transmissible, UK PM says; Scottish firms urged to let staff work from home, The Washington Post, 7 December 2021: U.S. coronavirus cases approach 50 million, DW, 8 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Omicron reported in 57 countries, WHO reports, The Guardian, 8 December 2021: Live Covid: Boris Johnson announces tighter restrictions for England, DW, 9 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: WHO warns against renewed vaccine hoarding, The Guardian, 9 December 2021: Live Covid: people in Scotland urged to cancel Christmas parties; UK reports another 50,867 cases and 148 deaths, The New York Times, 9 December 2021: Coronavirus updates: The National Guard has been asked to help staff hospitals in at least four states., DW, 10 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany navigated pandemic better than most — study, The Guardian, 10 December 2021: Covid live: UK reports highest daily new cases since January with ministers keeping restrictions ‘under review’, Spiegel, 10 December 2021: BioNTech Founder Sahin on the Omicron Variant: “It Will Make Scientific Sense To Offer Booster after Three Months”, DW, 11 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Study shows omicron variant may be milder than delta, The Guardian, 11 December 2021: Covid live: 633 new Omicron cases detected in UK with overall daily infections at 54,073, DW, 12 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: German police officers injured in COVID protest, The Guardian, 12 December 2021: Live: Boris Johnson to address nation on boosters as Covid alert level raised from 3 to 4 due to Omicron, DW, 13 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: German hospitals say no need for widespread lockdowns, The Guardian, 13 December 2021: Live Covid: China reports first Omicron cases; Norway to tighten restrictions, The New York Times, 13 December 2021: Coronavirus Updates, DW, 14 December 2021: Coronavirus Digest: US records 800,000 pandemic deaths, France24, 14 December 2021: Africa records surge in Covid-19 cases, but fewer deaths than before, says WHO, The Guardian, 14 December 2021: Covid: Denmark and Norway rush in stricter measures as cases soar, France24, 14 December 2021: Britons throng vaccine centres for boosters as UK records first Omicron death, The New York Times, 14 December 2021: What the U.S. Vaccination Campaign Looks Like One Year On, The Washington Post, 14 December 2021: Omicron now in at least 35 U.S. states, 77 countries, NPR, 14 December 2021: 800,000 Americans have died of COVID. Now the U.S. braces for an omicron-fueled spike, DW, 15 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: EU health agency calls for ‘strong action’ as omicron spreads, The Guardian, 15 December 2021: Live: Italy imposes mandatory testing for all EU arrivals; Poland announces new curbs, CNN, 15 December 2021: Omicron is spreading faster than any other coronavirus variant, The Guardian, 15 December 2021: If Olaf Scholz is serious about progress, he must back a patent waiver for Covid vaccines (a proposal that raises more questions than answers: Who will compensate Biontech for the lost profits? German taxpayers certainly not. What would British companies say if they had to release their patents for free use? The most important question, however, is who should ever be so stupid again in the future to finance the most extensive research work with an uncertain outcome at all if you know from the start that if you are successful you will not be able to earn any money with it?), France24, 15 December 2021: European countries start vaccinating five-to-11s amid high Covid infection rates, Politico.com, 15 December 2021: Covid’s deadly trade-offs, by the numbers: How each state has fared in the pandemic, France24, 15 December 2021: Over-65s in France without Covid booster shot to lose health pass benefits, BBC, 15 December 2021: Johnson to hold Covid briefing as cases break record, Khaleej Times, 15 December 2021: UAE: Covid safety rules for Christmas, New Year’s Eve parties announced, DW, 16 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: France to ban nonessential UK travel, Politico.eu, 17 December 2021: EU agrees to trigger order of vaccines adapted for Omicron variant, The Guardian, 17 December 2021: The global Covid-19 divide Rollout data by country shows who has vaccinated faster – and why, DW, 17 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: German health minister warns of ‘massive’ omicron wave, Irish Times, 17 December 2021: Taoiseach predicts ‘massive rise’ in Covid-19 cases as hospitality closing times moved to 8pm, The Guardian, 17 December 2021: Live Covid: UK reports 93,045 new cases, breaking daily record again; Ireland sets 8pm curfew for hospitality venues, Gulf News, 17 December 2021: COVID-19: Omicron five times more likely to reinfect than Delta, study says, The National, 17 December 2021: Omicron live updates: UK breaks daily infections record for third straight day, The New York Times, 17 December 2021: Doctors and Nurses Are ‘Living in a Constant Crisis’ as Hospitals Fill, Der Spiegel, 17 December 2021: Fresh Insights on the New Variant: The Omicron Wave Hits Europe, The Washington Post, 17 December 2021: Hospitalizations rise across the U.S. ahead of holidays, NPR, 17 December 2021: Omicron could bring the worst surge of COVID yet in the U.S. — and fast, DW, 18 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: German health officials urge new travel curbs, The Guardian, 18 December 2021: Live: UK reports more than 90,000 new cases; WHO says Omicron spreads significantly faster than Delta, BBC, 18 December 2021: More than 10,000 new Omicron cases found in UK, The National, 18 December 2021: Omicron runs rampant as London declares ‘major incident’, BBC, 18 December 2021: Dutch to enter tight lockdown over Omicron wave, Irish Times, 18 December 2021: Irish in Asia: ‘Last year I realised they don’t see me as part of this society’, Arab News, 18 December 2021: Emergence of omicron underscores case for global COVID-19 action plan: Experts, Al Arabiya, 18 December 2021: UAE COVID-19 cases continue to increase amid global reports of omicron spread, DW, 19 December 2021: COVID digest: Netherlands begins snap lockdown, Khaleej Times, 19 December 2021: EU to get 20m extra vaccine doses to fight Omicron, Gulf News, 19 December 2021: UAE flights: Emirates passengers to EU can now use IATA Travel Pass, The National, 19 December 2021: ‘Vaccine nationalism’ undermines pandemic response, AstraZeneca chairman says, Al Arabiya, 19 December 2021: Emirates, Hosn offer new solution to ease COVID travel requirements to EU countries, CNN, 19 December 2021: Europe attempts to stem the Omicron wave, DW, 19 December 2021: Fauci warns omicron is ‘raging’ around the world, The Guardian, 19 December 2021: Covid live: UK reports 82,886 new cases in huge weekly jump; Omicron dominant in Ireland, CNN, 19 December 2021: ‘There’s a tsunami coming’ for unvaccinated people, Miami Herald, 19 December 2021: Royal Caribbean ship docks at Miami port with 48 cases of COVID, cruise line says, New York Magazine, 19 December 2021: New York’s Hospitals Are Waiting, The Hill, 19 December 2021: Europe gives US gloomy portrait of what’s to come with omicron, NPR, 19 December 2021: U.S. could see 1 million cases per day, warns departing NIH director Francis Collins, DW, 20 December 2021: New hope rides on protein-based vaccines, Politico.eu, 20 December 2021: EU regulator green-lights Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, DW, 20 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Europe plans stricter curbs due to omicron concerns, The Guardian, 20 December 2021: Live: Queen changes Christmas plans over Omicron; EU drugs regulator approves Novavax vaccine, NPR, 20 December 2021: 48 people tested positive for COVID on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docking in Miami, Los Angeles Times, 20 December 2021: Omicron sweeps across nation — now 73% of U.S. COVID-19 cases, The New York Times, 20 December 2021: The U.S. Faces Another Covid Christmas as Omicron Helps Fuel a Case Surge, The Washington Post, 20 December 2021: Omicron variant makes up more than 70 percent of new infections in the U.S., DW, 21 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Get a booster after 3 months, says German vaccine body, The Guardian, 21 December 2021: Live Covid: Sweden brings back tighter curbs; German experts recommend ‘maximum contact restrictions’, France24, 21 December 2021: WHO issues Omicron warning before holidays: ‘An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled’, Gulf Times, 21 December 2021: US FDA set to authorize Pfizer, Merck Covid-19 pills this week, DW, 22 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Israel plans 4th vaccine shot to over 60s, The Scotsman, 22 December 2021: Tony Blair: If you’re eligible and refuse the Covid vaccine, you’re an idiot, France24, 21 December 2021: De Blasio says ‘No more shutdowns’ as NYC sees surge in Omicron cases (this time there is no Governor Andrew Cuomo to save the citizens of NYC from the (non) “measures” of De Blasio – Politico.com, 30 December 2021: De Blasio became NYC mayor with high hopes, leaves with confounding record (if Governor Andrew Cuomo hadn’t intervened several times, the number of corona deaths in New York City would have been much higher), The Hill, 1 January 2022: Andy Cohen blasts de Blasio during Times Square NYE, BBC, 4 January 2022: Prosecutor drops Andrew Cuomo groping charge (Victim of an intrigue. The man was too successful, so, they did something about it and destroyed a promising career, including that of his brother), The New York Times, 4 January 2022: Cuomo Will Not Be Prosecuted in Groping Case, Albany D.A. Says, Gothamist, 4 January 2022: Albany County DA Drops Criminal Complaint Against Andrew Cuomo, The Washington Post, 4 January 2022: Prosecutor drops forcible touching charge against Andrew Cuomo, CNN, 4 January 2022: Albany DA declines to prosecute former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on forcible touching charge, Wall Street Journal, 4 January 2022: Andrew Cuomo Won’t Face Albany Sexual-Harassment Charge), The Guardian, 22 December 2021: Live Covid: fourth vaccine dose ‘could be needed against Omicron’; France ‘could soon have 100,000 cases per day’, France24, 22 December 2021: European states take steps to counter Covid-19 surge as Omicron spreads, The New York Times, 22 December 2021: Omicron Cases Appear Less Severe, Studies Say, but Risks Remain, Gulf News, 22 December 2021: COVID-19: US life expectancy falls steepest since World War II, New York Magazine, 22 December 2021: One Out of 105 New Yorkers Tested Positive for COVID Last Week, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 December 2021: Charts show New York’s dramatic omicron surge, and how California compares , Miami Herald, 22 December 2021: Florida COVID update: Largest single-day increase since August as 20,194 more cases reported, The Atlantic, 22 December 2021: Omicron Is the Beginning of the End, NPR, 22 December 2021: COVID sent last year’s death rate soaring, especially among people of color, DW, 23 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany expects New Year surge in cases, The Guardian, 23 December 2021: Live Covid: Denmark to require foreigners to provide negative test; South Korea marks deadliest day of pandemic, France24, 23 December 2021: China locks down entire city as Covid-19 cases rise ahead of Olympics, BBC, 23 December 2021: UK reports nearly 120,000 daily Covid cases, Irish Times, 23 December 2021: Silent nights in London as city drifts into unofficial shutdown, France24, 23 December 2021: Vaccine data, hospitalisation rates provide cautious optimism in Omicron battle, Irish Times, 23 December 2021: Covid: Booster programme to be opened to all as 7,411 new cases reported, The Scotsman, 23 December 2021: Covid Scotland: Record number of Omicron cases posted in single day, Los Angeles Times, 23 December 2021: ‘One of the steepest rises we’ve seen’: Coronavirus cases soar in L.A. County, NPR, 23 December 2021: New Year’s Eve celebrations will still be on in Times Square, but with smaller crowds, Los Angeles Times, 23 December 2021: China puts 13 million residents in lockdown ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics, The Washington Post, 23 December 2021: U.S. now reporting more infections than during delta summer surge, The New York Times, 23 December 2021: C.D.C. Shortens Covid Isolation Period for Health Care Workers, DW, 24 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: South Africa eases COVID isolation rules, The Guardian, 24 December 2021: Covid live news: 1.7 million people in UK had coronavirus last week; thousands of Christmas flights cancelled, Irish Times, 24 December 2021: Covid-19: 11,182 new cases reported in State, with 83% estimated to be Omicron variant, France24, 24 December 2021: Covid-19 overshadows global Christmas celebrations for a second year, BBC, 24 December 2021: Omicron cancels thousands of Christmas flights, France24, 24 December 2021: France’s daily Covid-19 cases set national record at over 90,000 as deaths rise, The New York Times, 24 December 2021: Glimmers of Hope on a Second Covid Christmas, DW, 25 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Domestic violence surges in Germany amid pandemic, France24, 25 December 2021: Tackling vaccine inequality: ‘There aren’t enough vaccines in the world’, The Guardian, 25 December 2021: Live Covid: air travel disruption worldwide; China records most cases in four months, The Times, 25 December 2021: Xi’s zero-Covid strategy is on thin ice as Omicron skates towards the Games, The Hill, 25 December 2021: France reports daily record cases as omicron hits Europe hard, Miami Herald, 25 December 2021: Florida COVID update: State sets another new record for single-day case increase, The Washington Post, 25 December 2021: Anger over mask rules, pandemic restrictions spurs GOP-led states to curb health officials’ power, The New York Times, 25 December 2021: As Omicron Cases Soar, the Unvaccinated Remain Defiant, DW, 26 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Over 7,000 flights canceled over Christmas weekend as omicron surges, France24, 26 December 2021: Daily Covid-19 infections top 100,000 in France, The Guardian, 26 December 2021: Live Covid: US reports highest seven-day cases average since January; UK ‘considering door-to-door vaccinations’, Al Arabiya, 26 December 2021: UAE reports over 1,800 COVID-19 cases, highest daily infections since July, The New York Times, 26 December 2021: As Omicron Spreads, Some New York Nursing Homes Struggle to Boost Residents, DW, 27 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Germany expects New Year surge in cases, The Guardian, 27 December 2021: Live Covid: walk-in PCR tests unavailable in England for several hours; France announces new curbs, The New York Times, 27 December 2021: U.S. health officials are looking for ways to reach the least-vaccinated areas. Catch up on pandemic news., DW, 28 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: New restrictions come into force in Germany, Khaleej Times, 28 December 2021: Covid in UAE: Remote learning announced for schools, universities, The Guardian, 28 December 2021: Live Covid: France, Portugal and Greece report record high daily cases; Denmark has highest infection rate in world, France24, 28 December 2021: WHO warns of Omicron overload as France reports record of nearly 180,000 Covid cases, DW, 29 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: Global cases surge due to omicron, The Guardian, 29 December 2021: Covid live: UK cases hit new daily record on 183,037; Spain cuts isolation period to seven days, BBC, 29 December 2021: Omicron and Delta driving case tsunami – WHO, France24, 29 December 2021: Covid-19 cases soar worldwide, France breaks European daily record again, The Guardian, 29 December 2021: Eastern European countries adopting authoritarian measures in face of Covid, Arab News, 29 December 2021: COVID-19: Saudi Arabia says masks and social distancing mandatory in all indoor, outdoor areas, Politico.eu, 29 December 2021: Coronavirus cases reach record levels across Europe, Gulf Times, 29 December 2021: Saudi Arabia re-imposes physical distancing measures in the Two Holy Mosques, The New York Times, 29 December 2021: U.S. Reports 488,000 Daily Virus Cases, Shattering Record, DW, 30 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: J&J booster slashes omicron hospitalizations — study, Irish Times, 30 December 2021: United States sets new record for daily Covid cases as Omicron variant drives global highs, Politico, 30 December 2021: Greece follows US lead in halving coronavirus quarantine, DW, 31 December 2021: Coronavirus digest: US lifts travel ban on 8 African countries, Irish Times, 31 December 2021: Omicron drives post-Christmas surge in western Europe, Gulf Times, 31 December 2021: World heads into 2022 facing Covid ‘tsunami’, The National, 31 December 2021: We have enough jabs for everyone on Earth, so why are most poor countries unvaccinated?, Al Arabiya, 31 December 2021: UAE reports another daily rise COVID-19 cases, records 2,426 cases in 24 hours, The Guardian, 31 December 2021: Live Covid: UK reports nearly 190,000 new cases; Italy reports record number of positive tests, DW, 1 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: ‘We can get our normal lives back’ in 2022, says German health minister, Al Arabiya, 1 January 2022: France sixth country with more than 10 million COVID-19 infections, The Guardian, 1 January 2022: Live Covid: England reports another record rise in cases; UAE to ban non-vaccinated from travelling abroad, France24, 1 January 2022: France records more than 200,000 new Covid cases for fourth day running, The New York Times, 1 January 2022: Covid updates: Over 2,500 U.S. flights were canceled Saturday, a weekly high., CNN, 2 January 2022: 2022 could be a make-or-break year for Europe, The Guardian, 2 January 2022: Live Covid: Israel to offer fourth jab to over 60s and medical staff; France adds unvaccinated US travellers to ‘red list’, Los Angeles Times, 2 January 2022: Nearly 45,000 new coronavirus cases reported in L.A. County over the weekend, The New York Times, 2 January 2022: Coronavirus Updates, DW, 3 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: India starts vaccinating 15- to 18-year-olds, The Guardian, 3 January 2022: Live Covid: Ontario announces new curbs after ‘tsunami’ of infections; Scottish parliament to be recalled, Al Arabiya, 3 January 2022: UAE reports over 3,400 percent increase in COVID-19 cases in December, The Washington Post, 3 January 2022: Omicron pushes New York virus hospitalizations past 2021 peak, Miami Herald, 3 January 2022: Florida COVID update: State breaks another case record, and hospitalizations go up, DW, 4 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: Indian top official tests positive for COVID amid new spike, BBC, 4 January 2022: Covid: Boris Johnson plans to ‘ride out’ Omicron wave with no more curbs, The Guardian, 4 January 2022: Live Covid: Italy reports record 170,844 cases and 259 deaths; fourth jab gives five-fold antibody boost, study says, Al Arabiya, 4 January 2022: Saudi Arabia’s daily COVID-19 case numbers rise by one-third, France24, 4 January 2022: France’s daily Covid-19 cases top 270,000 as Omicron sweeps Europe, The Guardian, 4 January 2022: Macron declares his Covid strategy is to ‘piss off’ the unvaccinated (good thing, as logic, understanding and good persuasion doesn’t help with Covidiotes. Clearer signals must be sent instead, and that is exactly what he is doing), The New York Times, 4 January 2022: Covid updates: Despite criticism, the C.D.C. won’t require a negative test to leave isolation., San Francisco Chronicle, 4 January 2022: Bay Area, California mark record-high spike in coronavirus cases, Los Angeles Times, 4 January 2022: As coronavirus cases explode in California, next few weeks are ‘absolutely critical’, DW, 5 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: Germany needs 15 million more boosters to slow omicron, France24, 5 January 2022: France reports new record of more than 332,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, France24, 5 January 2022: Macron’s vow to ‘piss off’ the unvaccinated sparks outrage (you simply gotta love him! :-D ), BBC, 5 January 2022: Covid: French uproar as Macron vows to ‘piss off’ unvaccinated, France24, 5 January 2022: Record Covid cases in US and Europe as Omicron variant runs rampant, The Times, 5 January 2022: One in 15 had Covid in England last week, The Guardian, 5 January 2022: Live Covid: France, Italy, Portugal, Turkey and Netherlands report record daily cases as Omicron surges, DW, 6 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: France records Europe’s highest-ever daily number of infections, The Guardian, 6 January 2022: Live Covid: Omicron may be less severe but not ‘mild’, says WHO; threat to arrest unvaccinated in Philippines, Los Angeles Times, 6 January 2022: L.A. County reports record 37,000 daily coronavirus cases but says Super Bowl still on, The Guardian, 6 January 2022: California prosecutor who campaigned against vaccine mandates dies of Covid, DW, 7 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: UK deploys military to London hospitals, Gulf Times, 7 January 2022: British PM Johnson lambasts anti-vaxxers’ ‘mumbo jumbo’, The Guardian, 7 January 2022: Live Covid: Germany toughens restrictions for bars and restaurants; Austrian chancellor tests positive, Los Angeles Times, 7 January 2022: L.A. County sees a record 44,000 new coronavirus cases, Miami Herald, 7 January 2022: Norwegian and Royal Caribbean call off voyages, marking first mass cruise cancellations due to omicron, The New York Times, 7 January 2022: Covid updates: The number of hospitalized children who test positive is jumping, the C.D.C. said., DW, 8 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: Restaurants in Germany criticize new restrictions, The Guardian, 8 January 2022: Live Coronavirus: UK passes 150,000 offficially recorded Covid deaths; Sweden’s crown princess tests positive, The New York Times, 8 January 2022: Covid updates: For many in the U.S., getting tested for the virus means long waits or digging deeper into the wallet., Los Angeles Times, 8 January 2022: L.A. County reports highest one-week virus total since pandemic began, Miami Herald, 8 January 2022: Florida’s omicron wave likely will peak in mid-January at 90,000 daily cases, UF model says, DW, 9 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: UK minister backs reducing self-isolation period, The Guardian, 9 January 2022: Live Covid: official cases in Africa pass 10m; London hospital chief says 10% of staff unvaccinated, The New York Times, 9 January 2022: Covid updates: Flight cancellations continued in the U.S. due to bad weather and virus outbreaks among airline staff., DW, 10 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: Italy extends restrictions for unvaccinated, The Guardian, 10 January 2022: Live Covid: Sweden to introduce stricter restrictions as cases rise; Pfizer already making Omicron vaccine, says CEO, The Atlantic, 10 January 2022: Why More Americans Are Saying They’re ‘Vaxxed and Done’, Los Angeles Times, 10 January 2022: California surpasses 6 million COVID-19 cases as Omicron wave expands, The Washington Post, 10 January 2022: U.S. poised to break record 142,000 covid-19 hospitalizations, The New York Times, 10 January 2022: U.S. Hospitalizations Break Record as Omicron Surges, DW, 11 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: Omicron likely to infect half of Europe in 2 months, The Guardian, 11 January 2022: Live Covid: France expected to announce record 350,000 infections; Sweden reports new case high, Politico.eu, 11 January 2022: Too early to treat coronavirus as endemic, WHO warns, The Guardian, 11 January 2022: Coronavirus: Omicron could infect 50% of Europeans in next two months, says WHO, France24, 11 January 2022: More than half of Europeans will be infected by Omicron in next two months, WHO says, CNN, 11 January 2022: US Covid hospitalizations at levels not seen since last winter, BBC, 11 January 2022: Covid: Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within weeks – WHO, France24, 11 January 2022: France set to announce daily record of 350,000 new Covid-19 infections, The Washington Post, 11 January 2022: Covid’s latest surge spreads an epidemic of confusion, The New York Times, 11 January 2022: New York City is seeing “a glimmer of hope” as virus cases level off, but they are still rising upstate., DW, 12 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: Germany daily cases hit record levels, The Guardian, 12 January 2022: Live Covid: UK reports nearly 400 virus-linked deaths for second day; Germany chancellor calls for mandatory jabs, The New York Times, 12 January 2022: Coronavirus Updates, The Washington Post, 12 January 2022: Virus may infect most, Fauci says, but risk of severe illness ‘very, very low’ for vaccinated, DW, 13 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: Biden to offer Americans free tests and masks, Politico.eu, 14 January 2022: Majority of Polish medical panel quits in protest at government inaction on COVID, DW, 14 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: Germany records new daily record of infections, The Guardian, 14 January 2022: Live Covid: Poland advisers quit over concerns government not following science; UK registers 99,652 new cases, Der Spiegel, 14 January 2022: Sewage Smarts: Wastewater Monitoring Offers Effective Surveillance of Coronavirus Outbreaks, DW, 15 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: New French booster rules disqualify previously vaccinated, Gulf News, 15 January 2022: Expect more worrisome COVID-19 variants after Omicron, scientists say, Arab News, 15 January 2022: Saudi Arabia reports 5,281 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths, The Guardian, 15 January 2022: Live Iran reports first deaths from Omicron; UK records 81,713 cases and 287 deaths, CNN, 15 January 2022: As Omicron sweeps US, New York state offers a glimmer of hope, The New York Times, 15 January 2022: Covid updates: Beijing reported its first Omicron case with the Olympics weeks away, prompting lockdowns., New York Magazine, 15 January 2022: How Wastewater Became a COVID Crystal Ball, DW, 16 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: Germany designates all neighboring countries ‘high risk’, The Guardian, 16 January 2022: Live Covid: Boris Johnson broke the law, says Keir Starmer; UK records 70,924 new cases, DW, 17 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: Fourth booster ‘not enough’ to fight omicron, study shows, The Guardian, 17 January 2022: Live Covid: unvaccinated over-60s face monthly fine in Greece; Israel cuts isolation to five days for the asymptomatic, The Atlantic, 17 January 2022: The Silent, Vaccinated, Impatient Majority, DW, 18 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: Deaths in Australia reach record high, The Guardian, 18 January 2022: Live Covid: Johnson denies he was warned No 10 event in May 2020 was against rules and says he did not lie to parliament, Los ANgeles Times, 18 January 2022: California surpasses 7 million coronavirus cases, adding 1 million in one week, DW, 19 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: Travel bans ineffective, WHO says, Al Arabiya, 19 January 2022: UAE reports 2,902 COVID cases, two new deaths in 24 hours, The Guardian, 19 January 2022: Live Covid: Czech Republic scraps mandatory jabs as daily cases hit new high; record cases in Bulgaria, Al Arabiya, 19 January 2022: Saudi Arabia’s daily COVID-19 cases near 6,000 as infections continue to rise, DW, 20 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: Austria becomes first EU country to pass vaccine mandate, The National, 21 January 2022: India registers 350,000 new Covid cases in a day, The Guardian, 21 January 2022: Live Covid: English teachers told to ditch masks in class; Africa sees cases ‘drop significantly’, DW, 22 January 2022: COVID digest: Fourth jab might not be needed, says German minister, The Guardian, 22 January 2022: Live Covid: Japan and Poland log record cases; Germany seven-day rate at new high, DW, 23 January 2022: COVID digest: New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern tightens curbs and calls off wedding, France24, 23 January 2022: Europe could be headed for pandemic ‘endgame’: WHO, The Guardian, 23 January 2022: Live Covid: 74,799 more cases reported in UK; Russia breaks daily infection record, DW, 24 January 2022: Coronavirus digest: WHO chief warns against talk of ‘endgame’, The Guardian, 24 January 2022: Live Covid: testing for fully vaccinated travellers to England to be scrapped; new vaccine pass rules in France, The Washington Post, 24 January 2022: LIVE: Coronavirus, The New York Times, 24 January 2022: Omicron Could End ‘Emergency Phase’ of Pandemic, W.H.O. Official Says, DW, 25 January 2022: COVID digest: BioNTech-Pfizer start trial of omicron-specific vaccine, The Guardian, 25 January 2022: Live Covid: Pfizer launches Omicron vaccine trial; UK reports highest daily deaths since February, DW, 26 January 2022: COVID digest: Austria lifts lockdown for the unvaccinated, The Guardian, 26 January 2022: Live Covid: UK reports 346 daily deaths; Denmark aims to end all restrictions, DW, 27 January 2022: COVID digest: EU says booster vaccines could limit hospital cases, Politico.eu, 27 January 2022: EU regulator backs Pfizer’s antiviral pills to treat COVID-19, The Guardian, 27 January 2022: Live Covid: Boosters increase protection against death from Omicron in over-50s to 95% – UKHSA; UK records 338 deaths, DW, 28 January 2022: COVID digest: Germany’s omicron wave ‘under control’, France24, 28 January 2022: Paris hospitals chief sparks debate suggesting unvaccinated patients should pay for treatment (an understandable requirement. After all, without the Covidiots, who make up the majority of corona-related intensive care cases, the health systems would not be at the bottom. You can ask them to pay for that), The Guardian, 28 January 2022: Live Covid: UK reports 89,176 new cases and 277 deaths; Hong Kong offers hamster reparations after ordering cull, DW, 29 January 2022: COVID digest: Canada truckers reach Ottawa to protest vaccine mandate, The Guardian, 29 January 2022: Live Covid: France reports 332,398 new cases; some UK schools reintroduce mask wearing in classrooms, The National, 29 January 2022: Millions travel for Chinese New Year despite pleas to stay put, The Times, 29 January 2022: What is Britain’s true Covid death toll?, DW, 30 January 2022: COVID digest: India hits 75% vaccination rate milestone, The Guardian, 30 January 2022: Live Covid: Harry and Meghan voice ‘concerns’ about misinformation on Spotify; Russia reports record cases, BBC, 30 January 2022: Winter Olympics 2022: Beijing reports spike in new virus cases, DW, 31 January 2022: COVID digest: Canada’s Justin Trudeau tests positive, slams anti-vaxxer demo, The Guardian, 31 January 2022: Live Covid: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tests positive; Omicron subvariant more transmissible, Danish study says, DW, 1 February 2022: COVID digest: Denmark lifts almost all restrictions, The Guardian, 1 February 2022: Live Covid: WHO says new Omicron subvariant is not more severe; Denmark lifts all restrictions, The New York Times, 1 February 2022: U.S. Has Far Higher Covid Death Rate Than Other Wealthy Countries, DW, 2 February 2022: COVID digest: Volcano-hit Tonga in lockdown as infections detected, The Guardian, 2 February 2022: Live Covid: anger as Tory MP says lockdown breach ‘like parking fine’; Germany passes 10m cases, DW, 3 February 2022: COVID digest: EU medical watchdog open to omicron-specific vaccines, The National, 3 February 2022: WHO says Europe entering Covid ‘endgame’, The Guardian, 3 February 2022: Live Coronavirus: Europe in virus ‘ceasefire’ with tranquil period ahead, says WHO; record UK long Covid cases, BBC, 3 February 2022: Europe entering Covid ‘ceasefire’ – WHO, DW, 4 February 2022: COVID digest: Austria vaccine mandate becomes law, The Guardian, 4 February 2022: Live Covid: Turkey reports daily record of 111,157 new cases; England’s R number rises to between 0.8 and 1.1, DW, 5 February 2022: COVID digest: Monkey study finds omicron booster may not be needed, The Guardian, 5 February 2022: Live Covid: UK reports 259 deaths; Turkish president tests positive, DW, 6 February 2022: COVID digest: German officials urge caution on lifting curbs, The Guardian, 6 February 2022: Live Covid: Chinese city of Baise ‘sealed off’ after Omicron outbreak; Papua New Guinea PM tests positive, DW, 7 February 2022: COVID digest: Australia to reopen borders to tourists, The Guardian, 7 February 2022: Live UK reports 57,623 new cases; Sweden to lift travel restrictions for European visitors, Politico.eu, 8 February 2022: COVID digest: EU considers BioNTech-Pfizer booster for 12-15s, DW, 8 February 2022: COVID digest: EU considers BioNTech-Pfizer booster for 12-15s, The Guardian, 8 February 2022: Live Covid: hundreds block streets by New Zealand parliament; Hong Kong faces new curbs amid record cases, DW, 9 February 2022: COVID digest: WHO urges rich nations to pay for pandemic plan, The Guardian, 9 February 2022: Live Covid: Sweden scraps almost all restrictions and testing despite pleas from scientists; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive, The New York Times, 9 February 2022: Coronavirus updates: F.D.A. advisers weigh giving two doses of the Pfizer vaccine to very young children., The Washington Post, 9 February 2022: States end mask mandates as Fauci says U.S. may be reaching ‘normality’, DW, 10 February 2022: COVID digest: Paris bans ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, Miami Herald, 11 February 2022: Florida COVID update: Where cases, death tolls, hospitalizations stand at week’s end, DW, 11 February 2022: COVID digest: Convoy prompts Ontario to declare state of emergency, The Guardian, 11 February 2022: Live Covid: Belgium to reopen nightclubs and ease mask mandate; Ontario declares state of emergency, DW, 12 February 2022: COVID digest: Austria eases restrictions, Miami Herald, 12 February 2022: Florida COVID update: A look at new cases, deaths and hospitalizations in the state, The Guardian, 12 February 2022: Covid: Johnson sent police party questionnaire; anti-vaccine mandate protests hit Australia and New Zealand, The New York Times, 12 February 2022: Covid updates: A California sheriff is recruiting Los Angeles deputies unhappy with vaccination mandates., DW, 13 February 2022: COVID digest: Vaccine mandate no longer necessary — EU commissioner, DW, 14 February 2022: COVID digest: Amnesty slams drug firms over vaccine access, The Guardian, 14 February 2022: Live Coronavirus: UK records 41,648 new cases and 35 Covid-linked deaths; French protest convoy reaches Brussels – as it happened, DW, 15 February 2022: COVID digest: Netherlands to lift coronavirus restrictions, The Guardian, 15 February 2022: Research: Vaccination reduces chance of getting long Covid, studies find, DW, 16 February 2022: COVID digest: Germany’s BioNTech unveils mobile vaccine units, The Guardian, 16 February 2022: Live Coronavirus: Germany and Switzerland set to ease restrictions, BBC, 16 February 2022: Austria and Germany decide to ease Covid rules, DW, 17 February 2022: COVID digest: Japan eases border entry rules, The Atlantic, 17 February 2022: We’re Entering the Control Phase of the Pandemic, The Guardian, 17 February 2022: US More than 1m excess deaths during pandemic, CDC finds, The Atlantic, 17 February 2022: COVID Won’t End Up Like the Flu. It Will Be Like Smoking., DW, 18 February 2022: COVID digest: California switches to endemic response strategy, The Guardian, 18 February 2022: So, can I eat on the bus again? And other pressing questions for the return of real life, DW, 19 February 2022: COVID digest: Hong Kong hospitals struggle with new cases, The Guardian, 19 February 2022: Living with Covid: What are risks of England’s plan to lift restrictions?, France24, 19 February 2022: Covid-19 in Africa: ‘The doses are here, but vaccine hesitancy remains high’, DW, 20 February 2022: COVID digest: Queen Elizabeth tests positive, The Guardian, 20 February 2022: Medicine: How Covid changed treatments for the future, DW, 21 February 2022: COVID digest: Australia reopens borders after nearly two years, The Guardian, 21 February 2022: Live Covid: Germany to begin rollout of Novavax jab; New Zealand to end vaccine mandates, The National, 21 February 2022: ‘It’s a party out here’: joyful reunions as Australia reopens, The Guardian, 22 February 2022: Live Covid: Scottish first minister ‘frustrated’ with UK government charging for tests; Ireland to drop most curbs, DW, 23 February 2022: COVID digest: South Korea cases hit new record, PM calls for calm, The Guardian, 23 February 2022: Live Covid: Poland, Slovakia and Iceland latest countries set to end most coronavirus restrictions, The Guardian, 24 February 2022: I wrote the book on pandemic psychology. Post-Covid will take some getting used to, The Guardian, 25 February 2022: Lockdown lifestyles: How has Covid changed lives in the UK?, Arab News, 25 February 2022: COVID-19 rages in Iraq as vaccinations lag, DW, 26 February 2022: COVID digest: India’s capital drops restrictions as cases ease, The National, 26 February 2022: South Korea reports deadliest day of pandemic amid Omicron-driven case surge, The New York Times, 26 February 2022: Coronavirus Originated in a Market, Not a Lab, in Wuhan, Studies Say, The Guardian, 26 February 2022: Wuhan: Coronavirus came from market and not Chinese lab, twin studies say, The New York Times, 27 February 2022: Covid updates: New York will no longer require students and educators to wear masks in schools starting March 2., The Guardian, 27 February 2022: US: Nearly half of 500m free Covid tests Biden made available still unclaimed, DW, 28 February 2022: COVID digest: Hong Kong mulls lockdown amid omicron wave, The Guardian, 28 February 2022: Pfizer: Vaccine significantly less effective in children ages five to 11, study shows, DW, 1 March 2022: COVID digest: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tests positive, The Guardian, 2 March 2022: ‘Challenge trials’ Scientists seek to solve mystery of why some people do not catch Covid, DW, 2 March 2022: COVID digest: New Zealand police clash with anti-vaccine mandate protesters, The New york Times, 3 March 2022: Rural Areas in U.S. Fall Further Behind in Vaccination Rates, C.D.C. Says, NPR, 3 March 2022: Striking new evidence points to seafood market in Wuhan as pandemic origin point, DW, 3 March 2022: COVID digest: South Korean PM Kim Boo-kyum tests positive, BBC, 3 March 2022: Another life-saving Covid drug identified, The Guardian, 3 March 2022: ‘Lots of happy tears’: Joy as New Zealand opens border after two years of isolation, NPR, 3 March 2022: Tracking the coronavirus around the U.S.: See how your state is doing, The National, 4 March 2022: Covid panic-buying forces Hong Kong shops to ration rice and toilet paper, The Guardian, 4 March 2022: Hong Kong: Shops ration food and drugs to curb panic buying amid Covid lockdown fears, The Times, 5 March 2022: Hong Kong rations drugs as it pays price of complacency with surge in Covid deaths, Arab News, 5 March 2022: Saudi Arabia lifts precautionary and preventive COVID-19 measures, Al Arabiya, 6 March 2022: Saudi Arabia drops most COVID-19 restrictions , DW, 7 March 2022: COVID digest: Coronavirus deaths pass 6 million, The Guardian, 7 March 2022: Covid can shrink brain and damage its tissue, finds research, DW, 9 March 2022: COVID digest: Germany draws up framework to ease rules, The Guardian, 9 March 2022: Austria: Mandatory Covid vaccination law suspended, DW, 10 March 2022: Germany: New daily COVID-19 infections pass 250,000 for first time, NPR, 11 March 2022: China locks down a city of 9 million amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases, Gulf News, 11 March 2022: COVID-19: Omicron now less deadly than flu?, DW, 11 March 2022: COVID digest: Germany’s situation ‘critical,’ Lauterbach says, Al Arabiya, 11 March 2022: China looking to divert flights from Shanghai as COVID-19 surges, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 March 2022: School mask mandates are going away in most Bay Area districts, but that doesn’t mean the fights are over, Los Angeles Times, 11 March 2022: China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in coronavirus cases, New York Magazine, 11 March 2022: COVID Is Not Over Yet, NPR, 11 March 2022: Coronavirus FAQ: What does endemic mean — and are we there yet?, The Guardian, 11 March 2022: ‘It’s like we are being left to die’: Hong Kong tackles deadliest Covid wave, DW, 12 March 2022: COVID digest: China reports highest daily cases in 2 years, France24, 12 March 2022: Too soon? Covid cases on the rise as France prepares to lift restrictions, The Guardian, 13 March 2022: China battles worst Covid outbreak for two years as cases double in 24 hours, DW, 13 March 2022: COVID digest: China daily symptomatic cases more than triple, The Guardian, 13 March 2022: France to lift most Covid controls as Macron rides high in polls, DW, 14 March 2022: COVID digest: China’s Shenzhen goes into lockdown, The Guardian, 14 March 2022: China locks down province of 24m as new Covid infections rise, The National, 14 March 2022: UK drops all Covid travel restrictions, The Times, 14 March 2022: Covid surge in China sparks supply fears, The Guardian, 14 March 2022: UK’s Covid travel restrictions to be dropped despite rise in cases, The Times, 14 March 2022: France lifts strict Covid rules before presidential election, Johns Hopkins, 14 March 2022: COVID and the Heart: It Spares No One, DW, 15 March 2022: COVID digest: South Korea witnesses deadliest day of pandemic, CNN, 15 March 2022: In China, 37 million people are in Covid lockdown. Here’s what we know, The New York Times, 16 March 2022: Covid Live Updates: Treasury Moves Housing Aid to New York and Other Big States That Have Run Out, The Washington Post, 16 March 2022: A covid surge in Western Europe has U.S. bracing for another wave, DW, 16 March 2022: COVID digest: Germany reports record-high incidence rate, The Atlantic, 17 March 2022: Another COVID Wave Is Looming, DW, 17 March 2022: COVID digest: Pandemic-hit German firms have no right to compensation, court says, The Atlantic, 17 March 2022: America Is Zooming Through the Pandemic Panic-Neglect Cycle, The New York Times, 18 March 2022: Why Omicron Is So Deadly in Hong Kong, The Hill, 18 March 2022: Fauci warns COVID-19 infection rates likely to increase, Arab News, 18 March 2022: COVID-19 pandemic is ‘far from over’ – WHO official, The Guardian, 18 March 2022: Here in Hong Kong, Covid has surged and we’ve run out of coffins. Please learn from our mistakes, DW, 18 March 2022: Germany lifts most COVID-19 restrictions after ‘difficult compromise’, The Guardian, 18 March 2022: How should the world respond to the next pandemic?, The Washington Post, 18 March 2022: Vaccines remained highly effective at preventing serious illness and death during omicron surge, CDC says, NPR, 19 March 2022: U.K. COVID cases are rising. Health officials are watching to see if the U.S. is next, The Hill, 19 March 2022: Black Americans hospitalized at pandemic high during omicron wave: CDC, DW, 19 March 2022: COVID digest: German parliament votes to lift restrictions, BBC, 19 March 2022: Covid: Rise in UK infections driven by BA.2 Omicron variant, New York Magazine, 19 March 2022: Is the U.S. Facing Another COVID Wave?, NPR, 19 March 2022: In Thailand, the pandemic helped a famous beach recover from an onslaught of tourists, The New York Times, 19 March 2022: Another Covid Surge May Be Coming. Are We Ready for It?, The Sunday Times, 20 March 2022: Patients share wards with dead in body bags in Hong Kong Covid crisis, The Guardian, 20 March 2022: Covid restrictions easing across Europe despite surge in cases, France24, 21 March 2022: France’s Covid-19 infections surge week-on-week after restrictions lifted, DW, 21 March 2022: COVID digest: China faces worst outbreak since 2020, Irish Times, 21 March 2022: Covid cases surge: 63,954 cases reported in last five days, Los Angeles Times, 21 March 2022: California could see coronavirus increase this spring due to Omicron subvariant BA.2, DW, 22 March 2022: COVID digest: Europe is easing restrictions too ‘brutally’ — WHO, Irish Times, 22 March 2022: Covid: Ireland lifted controls too ‘brutally’, says WHO, as case numbers hit near-record, Los Angeles Times, 22 March 2022: What Californians should do now to prepare for a possible spring Omicron BA.2 surge, The Times, 22 March 2022: Omicron outbreak similar to Hong Kong ‘could kill a million’ in China, France24, 22 March 2022: WHO says several European countries lifted Covid-19 measures too ‘brutally’, DW, 23 March 2022: COVID digest: South Africa loosens restrictions amid falling cases, The Guardian, 23 March 2022: ‘A new beginning’: New Zealand to drop Covid vaccine passes and mandates, Irish Times, 23 March 2022: Covid: Record daily number of hospital admissions set in past 24 hours, France24, 23 March 2022: Covid comeback seen in parts of US as funding runs dry, DW, 24 March 2022: COVID digest: Germany reports 300,000 daily cases for first time, The National, 25 March 2022: What is the new Omicron Covid variant BA2 and are the symptoms more severe?, Los Angeles Times, 25 March 2022: Omicron subvariant BA.2 spreading rapidly in L.A. and across the nation, DW, 25 March 2022: COVID: Germany’s health minister dampens ‘freedom day’ expectations, The Times, 26 March 2022: Covid cases predicted to hit new peak within fortnight, Los Angeles Times, 26 March 2022: Russia spread anti-vax lies in Ukraine. Will it cause a COVID crisis for Europe?, Al Arabiya, 26 March 2022: UAE updates COVID-19 guidelines for residents, travelers, Irish Times, 26 March 2022: Ireland was caught off guard by the latest full-blown Covid wave, Los Angeles Times, 26 March 2022: California sends millions of COVID-19 tests to schools for the return from spring break, Irish Times, 27 March 2022: Highly transmissible BA.2 variant accounts for 95% of Covid infections in Ireland, BBC, 27 March 2022: Shanghai Covid: China announces largest city-wide lockdown, DW, 28 March 2022: COVID digest: Shanghai starts China’s biggest lockdown since 2020, The Guardian, 28 March 2022: The ‘zero-Covid’ approach got bad press, but it worked – and it could work again, Poltico.com, 29 March 2022: BA.2 now dominant variant in the United States as funding fight continues, The Hill, 29 March 2022: FDA authorizes second booster shot for people age 50 and up, Los Angeles Times, 29 March 2022: Infectious Omicron BA.2 now dominant in U.S., with coronavirus spring rise likely, The New York Times, 29 March 2022: Covid Live Updates: F.D.A. Authorizes Second Boosters for Those 50 and Older and Some Immunocompromised People, Irish Times, 30 March 2022: Covid-19: Outbreaks reach highest level so far in 2022, new figures show, The National, 30 March 2022: Biden gets second Covid booster after asking Congress for more pandemic funds, The New York Times, 30 March 2022: Covid News: Biden Appeals to Congress for Covid Aid, DW, 31 March 2022: COVID-19: Germany has reached omicron coronavirus peak, RKI says, DW, 1 April 2022: COVID digest: Shanghai enters second lockdown phase, The Guardian, 1 April 2022: Coronavirus: Covid experts call for return of free tests as UK cases hit new high, DW, 1 April 2022: Germany heads to summer with few COVID-19 rules, DW, 2 April 2022: German man got COVID jab 87 times — report, Politico.eu, 2 April 2022: England expands COVID-19 jabs to healthy children aged 5 and up, DW, 2 April 2022: US to end COVID policy that expelled asylum-seekers at Mexico border, Los Angeles Times, 2 April 2022: Coronavirus cases are spiking elsewhere. Will L.A. County be hit hard or be spared?, DW, 2 April 2022: German man got COVID jab 87 times — report, BBC, 3 April 2022: EasyJet cancels 100 flights due to Covid absences, DW, 3 April 2022: COVID: China struggles to contain large outbreak, The Washington Post, 3 April 2022: How long covid is accelerating a revolution in medical research, BBC, 4 April 2022: Covid: Nine new symptoms added to official list, DW, 4 April 2022: COVID: Germany drops mask requirements at shops, CNN, 4 April 2022: China drafts in the military as Shanghai ordered to test 25 million residents for Covid, DW, 4 April 2022: COVID digest: China deploys thousands of personnel to Shanghai for mass testing drive, NPR, 4 April 2022: Senators reach $10 billion deal on COVID funds, The Hill, 5 April 2022: Vaccine equity: The rollout that needs a booster shot, The Washington Post, 6 April 2022: China said its covid strategy was superior. It’s failing Shanghai., DW, 6 April 2022: COVID: Germany’s health minister drops voluntary quarantine plan, France24, 6 April 2022: Shanghai extends Covid-19 lockdown as Omicron cases soar, Politico.eu, 7 April 2022: COVID digest: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tests positive, NPR, 7 April 2022: Tracking the coronavirus around the U.S.: See how your state is doing, The Guardian, 7 April 2022: People have false sense of security about Covid risks among friends – study, The New York Times, 7 April 2022: Covid Live Updates: W.H.O. Urges African Countries to Increase Testing, Politico.eu, 7 April 2022: German parliament rejects mandatory coronavirus vaccination, NPR, 7 April 2022: People are developing trauma-like symptoms as the pandemic wears on, The New York Times, 8 April 2022: Covid News: At Least 53 People Test Positive After A-List Dinner in Washington, DW, 8 April 2022: COVID digest: Germany may reintroduce restrictions in fall, after vaccine mandate’s ‘clear defeat’, The Atlantic, 8 April 2022: Some Threats Just Keep Coming in Waves, CNN, 8 April 2022: Opinion: Why Xi can’t quit zero-Covid , DW, 9 April 2022: COVID digest: Saudi Arabia eases rules to allow 1 million hajj pilgrims, The Hill, 11 April 2022: Why the latest rise in COVID-19 cases is being treated differently, DW, 10 April 2022: COVID digest: China says US concerns over virus handling ‘groundless’, CNN, 11 April 2022: Shanghai’s chaotic Covid lockdown puts other Chinese cities on edge, DW, 11 April 2022: COVID digest: WHO on alert over new omicron subvariants, The Guardian, 11 April 2022: Coronavirus: Shanghai to ease lockdown despite surge in Covid cases, DW, 11 April 2022: What are the COVID entry rules for travelers to European countries?, The Atlantic, 11 April 2022: Two Weeks of COVID Lockdown in Shanghai, The New York Times, 12 April 2022: Germany’s smallest state led a vaccination campaign better than anywhere else in the country by activating community networks., The Guardian, 12 April 2022: Herd immunity now seems impossible. Welcome to the age of Covid reinfection, DW, 12 April 2022: COVID digest: US pulls nonessential staff from Shanghai consulate amid lockdown, The Washington Post, 12 April 2022: Covid cases rise in Northeast as subvariant takes hold, NPR, 13 April 2022: COVID remains a public health emergency for now, says WHO and Biden administration, The Times, 13 April 2022: It took a pandemic for us to listen to scientists properly, The National, 14 April 2022: What the UAE and Singapore got right in controlling Covid-19, NPR, 14 April 2022: Two new omicron variants are spreading in N.Y. and elsewhere. Here’s what we know, The Guardian, 15 April 2022: Coronavirus: Shanghai residents forced from homes clash with police over Covid policy, BBC, 15 April 2022: China Covid: Clashes in Shanghai over lockdown evictions, CNN, 15 April 2022: China’s Covid controls risk sparking crisis for the country — and its leader Xi Jinping, DW, 15 April 2022: COVID: Shanghai lockdown threatens economy, business leaders warn, France24, 16 April 2022: Coachella music festival returns after three-year Covid hiatus, The Guardian, 16 April 2022: China tightens controls as Shanghai reports record Covid cases, The New York Times, 17 April 2022: Americans Over 60 Should Get Second Booster, Official Says, The National, 18 April 2022: Hundreds of cases of new Omicron XE coronavirus strain found in UK, Los Angeles Times, 18 April 2022: We weren’t supposed to get anywhere near 1 million COVID deaths in the U.S. Then we did, Politico.com, 18 April 2022: White House Global Covid-19 Summit to be held in May, DW, 18 April 2022: China: Why is public discontent growing over Shanghai’s COVID lockdown?, CNN, 18 April 2022: Shanghai reports first official Covid deaths in weeks-long lockdown, France24, 18 April 2022: Shanghai reports first Covid deaths since lockdown started in March, DW, 18 April 2022: COVID digest: Shanghai reports first deaths in latest outbreak, DW, 19 April 2022: COVID digest: US drops mask mandate for airlines, trains, The New York Times, 19 April 2022: Covid Live Updates: U.S. Justice Dept. May Appeal Ruling That Voided Mask Mandate on Public Transit, NPR, 19 April 2022: Coronavirus FAQ: I’m a one-way masker. With mask mandates going away, is that helpful?, The Guardian, 19 April 2022: Shanghai prepares to ease Covid lockdown as factories reopen, CNN, 19 April 2022: Hunger and anger in Shanghai’s unending lockdown nightmare, Politico.eu, 19 April 2022: Poland reneges on coronavirus vaccine contracts, The Guardian, 19 April 2022: Fear, paranoia, anger – this is life under China’s zero-Covid strategy, DW, 20 April 2022: COVID digest: Shanghai cautiously eases lockdown, The New York Times, 20 April 2022: Here’s What Changes When New York Raises Its Covid Risk Level, DW, 21 April 2022: COVID digest: German Finance Minister Lindner tests positive in US, France24, 21 April 2022: Biden administration appeals ruling lifting mask mandate on transport, Irish Times, 22 April 2022: Covid-19 death toll in Ireland to pass 7,000 in coming days, CNN, 22 April 2022: Hong Kong and Shanghai lose their international luster as Covid restrictions bite, The New York Times, 23 April 2022: The Drive to Vaccinate the World Against Covid Is Losing Steam, BBC, 23 April 2022: Shanghai: Censors try to block video about lockdown conditions, The Guardian, 24 April 2022: Coronavirus: US can manage BA.2 variant ‘without disruption’, top adviser predicts, NPR, 24 April 2022: Their mom died of COVID. They say conspiracy theories are what really killed her, CNN, 24 April 2022: Beijing races to contain ‘urgent and grim’ Covid outbreak as Shanghai lockdown continues, The New Yorker, 25 April 2022: After a COVID Expert Struggled to Obtain New Treatments for His Parents, He Tweeted a Road Map, DW, 25 April 2022: Coronavirus digest: Lockdown fears in China’s Beijing, The New York Times, 25 April 2022: A Covid outbreak in Beijing prompts an order for nearly citywide testing., Irish Times, 25 April 2022: Covid-19 death toll passes 7,000 two years into pandemic, CNN, 25 April 2022: ‘Voices of April’: China’s internet erupts in protest against censorship of Shanghai lockdown video, DW, 25 April 2022: India: States prepare as COVID cases rise again, The New York Times, 26 April 2022: More than half of Americans have been infected with the coronavirus at least once, the C.D.C. says., The Washington Post, 26 April 2022: Coronavirus has infected majority of Americans, Miami Herald, 26 April 2022: Florida COVID weekly update: Hospitalizations trend upward for the first time in months, DW, 26 April 2022: COVID: Beijing residents stock up as city braces for new wave, NPR, 26 April 2022: Most Americans have been infected with the COVID-19 virus, the CDC reports, CNN, 26 April 2022: Why no one dare tell China’s Xi the awful truth — zero-Covid isn’t working, The Guardian, 26 April 2022: Coronavirus: Lack of Covid testing leaves researchers blind to evolution patterns, WHO warns, CNN, 26 April 2022: This is the video Chinese censors don’t want you to see or share, NPR, 27 April 2022: Here’s why Dr. Fauci says the U.S. is ‘out of the pandemic phase’, DW, 27 April 2022: COVID digest: UK government broke law in transferring elderly patients to care homes, Politico.com, 27 April 2022: ‘It’s insanity’: Providers end Covid care for uninsured in the wake of congressional inaction, France24, 27 April 2022: Measles cases surge 80% as Covid interrupts vaccination campaigns, Politico.eu, 27 April 2022: EU ends emergency phase of coronavirus pandemic, DW, 27 April 2022: COVID digest: WHO decries worldwide drop in coronavirus testing, CNN, 27 April 2022: China’s Xi calls for ‘all-out’ infrastructure splurge to rescue economy, France24, 28 April 2022: Covid-19: China confronts dilemma of lockdown in Beijing as cases hit record high, The Guardian, 28 April 2022: Coronavirus: Beijing halts weddings and funerals and closes schools in Covid fightback, CNN, 28 April 2022: 165 million people impacted by China’s Covid lockdowns. Here’s what you need to know, DW, 29 April 2022: COVID digest: Beijing locks down venues as Shanghai relaxes rules for more people, Curbed, 29 April 2022: The Good Luck With That Pandemic, France24, 30 April 2022: Beijing increases Covid restrictions as Labour Day holiday begins, The Guardian, 30 April 2022: China: Beijing bans restaurant dining as holiday begins in zero-Covid clampdown, Irish Times, 30 April 2022: Behind Ireland’s Covid response: ‘We were going to be building morgues for people’, The Guardian, 30 April 2022: China: Beijing bans restaurant dining as holiday begins in zero-Covid clampdown, The New York Times, 1 May 2022: Inside China’s Zero-Covid Fortress, Xi Admits No Doubts, DW, 1 May 2022: China: Beijing ramps up mass testing as Shanghai residents allowed outside, The New York Times, 1 May 2022: Beijing Escalates Restrictions, but Still Stops Short of Lockdown, CNN, 1 May 2022: Beijing shuts Universal Studios, bans restaurant dining in major escalation of Covid restrictions, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 May 2022: The next COVID surge may hit San Francisco’s wealthy neighborhoods the hardest. Here’s why, The New York Times, 2 May 2022: New York City Enters Higher Coronavirus Risk Level as Case Numbers Rise, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022: Here we go again: California coronavirus cases rising. Is a new wave coming soon?, The Times, 2 May 2022: New Zealand welcomes first tourists in two years as Covid restrictions lifted, CNN, 2 May 2022: China is obsessed with disinfection against Covid. But is it causing more harm than good?, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2022: Bay Area COVID cases and hospitalizations rise again as new infections swell in April, The Guardian, 3 May 2022: Coronavirus: Covid hospitalisation may affect thinking similar to 20 years of ageing, The Hill, 4 May 2022: Severe COVID’s cognitive impact equivalent to 20 years aging: research, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022: ‘We’re now into our sixth wave’: Coronavirus gains in California spark new concerns, The National, 5 May 2022: WHO says Covid pandemic killed three times more than officially reported, DW, 5 May 2022: China’s COVID curbs rattle EU business confidence, France24, 5 May 2022: WHO says 15 million deaths linked to Covid-19, almost three times the official toll, The Times, 6 May 2022: UK’s Covid death rate lower than in Germany and Spain, says WHO, The National, 6 May 2022: India slams WHO estimate of excess Covid-19 deaths, DW, 6 May 2022: COVID digest: Germany lowers COVID risk assessment, CNN, 6 May 2022: Xi Jinping sends warning to anyone who questions China’s zero-Covid policy, NPR, 6 May 2022: Coronavirus FAQ: Should I go to that party? What do I do if guests got COVID?, Politico.eu, 6 May 2022: IP waiver text fails to garner full support at first WTO meeting, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 May 2022: Millions of people suffer from long COVID. Why is there still no treatment?, The Hill, 8 May 2022: COVID-19 cases climb after White House media dinner, DW, 9 May 2022: What is China’s zero-COVID policy?, The Guardian, 10 May 2022: Coronavirus: China’s zero-Covid policy is not sustainable, WHO director general says, Irish Times, 10 May 2022: China’s zero-Covid policy not ‘sustainable’, says head of WHO, The New York Times, 10 May 2022: Gun deaths surged during the pandemic’s first year, the C.D.C. reports., DW, 11 May 2022: Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine production line in jeopardy, France24, 11 May 2022: Covid-19: Masking requirements to be lifted on French transport, European flights, CNN, 11 May 2022: WHO chief censored on China’s internet after calling zero-Covid unsustainable, DW, 11 May 2022: COVID: EU drops air travel face mask mandate, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022: California again faces rising anxiety about coronavirus spread as summer approaches, NPR, 12 May 2022: How COVID vaccines have boosted the development of an HIV vaccine, The New York Times, 12 May 2022: Africa’s first Covid-19 vaccine factory has not received a single order., The National, 12 May 2022: US to share Covid-19 vaccine technology, Joe Biden tells global summit, NPR, 12 May 2022: Biden marks the approaching milestone of 1 million U.S. COVID-19 deaths, The National, 12 May 2022: What’s next for the US after 1 million Covid-19 deaths?, DW, 12 May 2022: North Korea confirms first-ever COVID infection, BBC, 12 May 2022: North Korea: ‘First’ Covid cases prompt strict national lockdown, DW, 12 May 2022: Spain: No more masks, but a rise in infections, The Guardian, 12 May 2022: North Korea: Pyongyang admits to Covid outbreak for first time and declares ‘severe national emergency’, CNN, 12 May 2022: North Korea declares ‘major national emergency’ as first case of Covid-19 identified, state media reports, DW, 13 May 2022: North Korea COVID admission reveals ‘serious health situation’, CNN, 13 May 2022: North Korea announces first Covid deaths amid ‘explosive’ outbreak, The Hill, 13 May 2022: Experts perplexed over number of people getting long COVID, DW, 13 May 2022: Even isolated states like North Korea get COVID, DW, 14 May 2022: North Korea turns down COVID-19 vaccine offers, BBC, 15 May 2022: Covid: What will the pandemic look like in North Korea?, DW, 16 May 2022: COVID digest: Masks still needed on German flights as EU rules loosen, DW, 16 May 2022: North Korea’s Kim orders military to help curb COVID-19 outbreak, The National, 17 May 2022: Oil prices surge as China starts easing Covid-19 restrictions, DW, 17 May 2022: COVID digest: North Korea mobilizes army amid virus surge, The Guardian, 17 May 2022: Coronavirus: North Korea on brink of Covid-19 catastrophe, say experts, The New York Times, 17 May 2022: Virus cases in N.Y.C. reach the city’s ‘high’ alert level., NPR, 17 May 2022: In wave after deadly wave, COVID has claimed 1 million lives in the U.S., The New York Times, 18 May 2022: U.S. health officials say a third of people live in areas with so much virus they should consider masks indoors., CNN, 19 May 2022: North Korea sends cargo planes to China as country fights pandemic, DW, 19 May 2022: North Korea’s suspected COVID caseload inches toward 2 million, The Guardian, 20 May 2022: Coronavirus: Two types of Omicron classified as Covid variants of concern in UK, The Times, 21 May 2022: Covid rise puts US on the brink of a sixth wave, DW, 21 May 2022: COVID: North Korea cases surge as Kim Jong Un touts ‘positive progress’, Irish Times, 22 May 2022: First cases of Covid-19 variant of concern detected in the Republic, The New York Times, 24 May 2022: Another Omicron subvariant, known as BA.2.12.1, has become the dominant form among new U.S. virus cases., DW, 24 May 20222: Coronavirus digest: Austria expects face mask to return in autumn, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022: These areas of California have been hardest hit by new coronavirus wave, Miami Herald, 24 May 2022: Florida COVID report: Two weeks of county cases and deaths reported after a glitch, DW, 25 May 2022: COVID travel restrictions: Germany, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022: With California hit by new coronavirus wave, time to start wearing masks? Limit gatherings?, DW, 25 May 2022: COVID: Germany to relax entry restrictions for summer, The Guardian, 25 May 2022: Coronavirus: Scientists identify ‘trigger molecule’ for Covid-related changes to smell, The New York Times, 26 May 2022: With new attempts to deliver Covid pills, the White House says virus deaths should be ‘largely preventable.’, The New York Times, 28 May 2022: Testing Positive and Using the ‘Backdoor’ to Get Into the U.S., Politico.com, 31 May 2022: Fighting For Survival in the Shadow of Covid-19, The New York Times, 31 May 2022: Italy, once the pandemic’s grim epicenter, lifts requirements for visitors., The New York Times, 31 May 2022: During the Omicron Wave, Death Rates Soared for Older People, CNN, 1 June 2022: Serbia’s gas deal with Putin has created a fresh headache for Europe, DW, 1 June 2022: COVID digest: Shanghai lifts curbs after lengthy lockdown, CNN, 1 June 2022: Shanghai is finally ‘reopening,’ but the trauma of lockdown lives on, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022: California’s new coronavirus wave is disrupting lives, even with less severe illness, DW, 2 June 2022: North Korea’s COVID outbreak ‘getting worse’: WHO, The Hill, 2 June 2022: White House says kids under 5 could get COVID-19 vaccines by June 21, DW, 2 June 2022: COVID digest: Mumbai coronavirus spike pushes up India’s cases, The Guardian, 3 June 2022: Covid: Omicron subvariant drives spike in cases and deaths in Portugal, Politico.com, 3 June 2022: Can long Covid lead to death? A new analysis suggests it could, Los ANgeles Times, 3 June 2022: Mask rules are suddenly back in California as coronavirus hits danger zone, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 June 2022: The 10-year-old’s symptoms passed — but then worse ones set in. Her case shows how little we know about long COVID in kids, The Hill, 5 June 2022: COVID-19 cases are on the rise. Does it matter anymore?, Politico.com, 6 June 2022: U.S. ditches negative Covid test for international visitors, NPR, 6 June 2022: Coronavirus FAQ: I got COVID. Then I got it again. What’s the deal with reinfection?, DW, 7 June 2022: Could North Korea become a breeding ground for new COVID-19 mutations?, Irish Times, 8 June 2022: Ireland’s Covid-19 death rate currently high by global standard, study finds, CNN, 8 June 2022: US has a “very serious” problem with Covid-19 vaccine uptake, The Hill, 8 June 2022: COVID-19 patients at heightened risk of mental health diagnosis following infection, study finds, The New York Times, 8 June 2022: Two new versions of Omicron are gaining ground in the U.S., according to C.D.C. estimates., NPR, 9 June 2022: Tracking the coronavirus around the U.S.: See how your state is doing, CNN, 10 June 2022: US will end Covid-19 testing requirement for air travelers entering the country, DW, 10 June 2022: US to drop COVID testing requirement for international air travelers, Miami Herald, 10 June 2022: ‘We should definitely be concerned.’ Miami-Dade’s COVID-19 cases, positivity rates soar, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022: L.A. County coronavirus cases, hospitalizations rising again, dashing hopes surge has crested, The New York Times, 13 June 2022: New Tools Can Make Our Covid Immunity Even Stronger, The Guardian, 13 June 2022: Don’t be complacent, another Covid wave is coming. Here’s how we can manage it, DW, 13 June 2022: Omicron BA.5: No one is fully protected, Miami Herald, 13 June 2022: Free COVID testing ends at Miami-Dade sites as federal funds dry up. Here’s what to expect, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022: Will we get around COVID complacency even as the threat returns?, DW, 14 June 2022: COVID numbers are rising in Germany — but who cares?, The Guardian, 14 June 2022: Covid: People who got virus in first wave get ‘no immune boost’ from Omicron, Arab News, 14 June 2022: Full COVID-19 vaccination still required for Hajj, says ministry, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022: California coronavirus cases remain elevated as wave continues, Al Arabiya, 15 June 2022: Germany in new COVID-19 wave: Health minister, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022: FDA moves closer to authorizing COVID-19 shots for kids under 5, NPR, 15 June 2022: Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for COVID-19, but is experiencing mild symptoms, The National, 16 June 2022: Covid-19 pandemic not over as Omicron variants threaten new waves, Politico.com, 16 June 2022: Covid doesn’t stop Anthony Fauci from taking on Rand Paul – again, CNN, 16 June 2022: Leaders of Europe’s biggest countries on Kyiv mission to smooth tensions (Ukraine is running out of ammunition and weapons in the foreseeable future, making it almost impossible to defend against Russia. So instead of delivering arms and ammunition immediately, they are going to Kyiv to make promises for the future, which Ukraine will not have without the aforesaid arms and ammunition. Hypocrisy and loyalty to Putin at the highest level), The New York Times, 17 June 2022: Covid Live Updates: C.D.C. Panel Grapples With Assessing 2 Different Vaccines for Very Young Children, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022: COVID vaccines may soon be available for kids under 5. What Californians need to know, Miami Herald, 17 June 2022: Florida’s flip-flop on COVID vaccines for kids under 5 was the right move — for wrong reasons, NPR, 17 June 2022: The FDA authorizes COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, France24, 17 June 2022: What effect will a summer of international travel have on the pandemic?, DW, 17 June 2022: German health minister hints at stricter winter COVID rules, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2022: CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months, Miami Herald, 18 June 2022: Doctors ‘thrilled’ to order COVID vaccines for young kids after DeSantis changes course, The Hill, 18 June 2022: Walensky signs off on Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines for children under 5, NPR, 18 June 2022: CDC clears the way for vaccinations for children 6 months to 5 years old, Irish Times, 18 June 2022: Covid: ‘Summer wave’ taking off this month, immunologist warns, The Hill, 21 June 2022: Biden: elected officials ‘shouldn’t get in the way’ of kids’ COVID-19 vaccinations, The Guardian, 21 June 2022: Coronavirus: Surges across Europe as experts warn not let guard down, CNN, 22 June 2022: Summer starts in Europe with new Covid wave, The Times, 27 June 2022: Xi’s lockdowns left millions ‘traumatised’, The New York Times, 29 June 2022: The Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have together become dominant in the U.S., the C.D.C. estimates., Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2022: Will everyone in California eventually get coronavirus?, The Hill, 29 June 2022: US places $3.2 billion order for updated COVID-19 vaccines for fall, France24, 30 June 2022: Europe to see ‘high levels’ of Covid-19 this summer, WHO says, The Times, 1 July 2022: Covid cases in England rise by a third in a week, The New York Times, 2 July 2022: Japan’s Secret to Taming the Coronavirus: Peer Pressure, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2022: New ultra-contagious Omicron subvariants BA.4, BA.5 worsening California coronavirus wave, Al Arabiya, 2 July 2022: UAE reports 1,796 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths, The Sunday Times, 2 July 2022: Rise in UK Covid cases braces NHS for a bumpy ride, The Hill, 5 July 2022: New omicron subvariant BA.5 now a majority of US COVID-19 cases, Miami Herald, 5 July 2022: Florida COVID weekly update: New omicron subvariant is most dominant strain in U.S., The Hill, 5 July 2022: COVID-19 was third-leading US cause of death between March 2020 and October 2021, DW, 5 July 2022: COVID travel restrictions: Germany, Arab News, 6 July 2022: Time to go back to basics in coronavirus fight, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022: Super-infectious BA.4, BA.5 push L.A. coronavirus cases to highest levels in 5 months, DW, 6 July 2022: Why does Pakistan fear another COVID wave?, The Guardian, 6 July 2022: Coronavirus Holidaymakers warned of rising cases at European destinations, DW, 6 July 2022: New omicron variant BA.2.75: No hard evidence yet, but cause for concern, The New York Times, 7 July 2022: What the BA.5 Subvariant Could Mean for the United States, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022: Got COVID? Doctors warn powering through it — even from home — can worsen health toll, Al Arabiya, 8 July 2022: After backlash, Beijing drops COVID-19 vaccination mandate for crowded venues, The National, 8 July 2022: Vaccine dilemma: scientists push for summer booster as Covid-19 surge hits Europe, NPR, 10 July 2022: The pandemic pushed people to reevaluate their jobs. Meet 5 who reinvented themselves, The Washington Post, 10 July 2022: America has decided the pandemic is over. The coronavirus has other ideas., NPR, 11 July 2022: A new dominant omicron strain in the U.S. is driving up cases — and reinfections, France24, 11 July 2022: EU recommends second Covid-19 booster dose for people over 60, DW, 11 July 2022: Coronavirus: EU recommends second booster for over-60s, The New York Times, 12 July 2022: As Sixth Covid Wave Hits, Many New Yorkers Shrug It Off, Politico.eu, 12 July 2022: Borrell’s adviser pushes China’s contested claim that COVID came from US, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022: Stunning spread of BA.5 shows why this California COVID wave is so different, The Hill, 12 July 2022: Pandemic led to surge in antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs,’ CDC says, Politico.eu, 12 July 2022: COVID rampant again as governments loosen up, WHO warns, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022: Stunning spread of COVID subvariants brings high-risk summer to California, DW, 15 July 2022: Coronavirus: Germans fear infections again as cases rise, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022: L.A. is headed for a new COVID mask mandate. Will other counties join?, The Times, 16 July 2022: Covid boosters for over-50s as UK cases rise by 30% in a week, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2022: Coronavirus cases soar at L.A. County workplaces, complicating back-to-office push, Politico.eu, 16 July 2022: COVID masks will return in Germany, says justice minister, The National, 17 July 2022: What is the Covid sub-variant Centaurus spreading across India and Europe?, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 July 2022: People are getting COVID again and again… and again. Is this the new normal?, The New York Times, 18 July 2022: Covid Rises Across U.S. Amid Muted Warnings and Murky Data, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022: Fueled by rapid reinfections, California’s soaring summer COVID wave could top winter surge, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 July 2022: COVID in California: Fauci says he plans to retire, NPR, 18 July 2022: Fauci says he is not retiring yet and will make an announcement when the time comes, The Hill, 18 July 2022: Fauci to retire before the end of Biden’s term, Gulf Times, 18 July 2022: Daily average of Covid cases rises to 990 in Qatar: MoPH weekly data, Irish Times, 18 July 2022: Europe at the start of a ‘widespread wave’ of Covid-19, ECDC says, The Economist, 19 July 2022: A new subvariant is the latest challenge to China’s zero-covid policy, NPR, 19 July 2022: U.S. debates a summer booster for people under 50, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022: The COVID mask mandates may be back. Don’t worry L.A., we’ve got this, Irish Times, 20 July 2022: Preparations for potential ‘perfect storm’ of Covid-19 surge and flu in autumn, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022: L.A. County mask mandate likely a week away as COVID cases keep climbing, Irish Times, 23 July 2022: Autumn Covid vaccine rollout: Third booster for pensioners and immunosuppressed, France24, 23 July 2022: Hoping for a breakthrough, the search for answers on long Covid continues, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2022: Coronavirus cases start to flatten in L.A. County as decision on mask mandate looms, DW, 25 July 2022: Coronavirus: Japan struggles with record-setting seventh wave, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022: L.A. County coronavirus weekly death rate 70% higher than in Bay Area: Why so much worse?, NPR, 26 July 2022: Reformulated COVID vaccine boosters may be available earlier than expected, Miami Herald, 26 July 2022: Florida COVID weekly update: A drop in new cases — here’s what the trends are showing, NPR, 27 July 2022: Newly published evidence points to Wuhan seafood market as pandemic origin point, BBC, 27 July 2022: Covid in China: Million in lockdown in Wuhan after four cases, CNN, 27 July 2022: Covid is still causing havoc around the world, Irish Times, 27 July 2022: New emergency Covid-19 plan as testing for general population to be phased out by autumn, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022: Do we get our lives back now, or are we going back down the COVID hole?, The National, 28 July 2022: Wuhan shuts businesses, transport in outlying district as Covid re-emerges, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2022: Final report on L.A.’s emergency COVID-19 response softens criticism of Garcetti, CNN, 31 July 2022: Austria mourns suicide of doctor targeted by anti-vaccine campaigners (the terrorists who drove the woman to her death should be imprisoned for life), San Francisco Chronicle, 6 August 2022: COVID is one of the top five causes of child death. I’m relieved my 1-year-old finally got her first vaccine dose, New York Magazine, 6 August 2022: What’s Up With America’s COVID Booster Plan?, Politico.com, 6 August 2022: Biden administration planning to extend Covid emergency declaration, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 August 2022: Just because some people can pretend COVID is over, doesn’t mean it actually is, BBC, 7 August 2022: Sanya: Covid lockdown strands tourists on ‘China’s Hawaii’, Los Angeles Times, 11 August 2022: L.A. County drops out of high COVID-19 level as surge eases, Al Arabiya, 11 August 2022: Several cities in China impose COVID-19 curbs as millions still under lockdown, The Guardian, 11 August 2022: Coronavirus: US authorities end social distancing and contact quarantining Covid recommendations, Arab News, 12 August 2022: ‘We prepared for national emergencies’ says UAE as COVID-19 cases pass 1 million, Politico.eu, 15 August 2022: UK approves first COVID-19 vaccine targeting Omicron, The Times, 15 August 2022: Public urged to get next-generation Covid vaccine, Los Angeles Times, 17 August 2022: California officials warn of misleading COVID rapid test results: Sick but ‘negative’, The Hill, 17 August 2022: COVID-19 offers lessons on fighting climate change, The Times, 17 August 2022: A-level results: Generation Covid faces university rejection, Irish Times, 17 August 2022: Proportion of Covid-19 cases in hospital caused by virus falls to lowest ever, Al Arabiya, 18 August 2022: COVID-19 jab coverage in poorer countries hits 50 pct: Vaccine alliance , Politico.eu, 18 August 2022: WHO recommends second COVID-19 booster for highest-risk groups, The Guardian, 21 August 2022: Coronavirus: ‘Covid is over’ idea may threaten booster uptake in England, scientists warn, France24, 22 August 2022: White House Covid adviser Anthony Fauci announces departure from government, NPR, 22 August 2022: Fauci to step down in December after decades of public service, Los Angeles Times, 22 August 2022: Omicron subvariants BA.4.6 and BA.2.75 are here. How concerned should California be?, NPR, 22 August 2022: Pfizer asks FDA to greenlight new omicron booster shots, which could arrive this fall, BBC, 22 August 2022: Dr Anthony Fauci to step down from government in December, CNN, 22 August 2022: Fauci to leave federal government in December after decades as nation’s top infectious disease expert, The Guardian, 23 August 2022: Covid: Twice as many deaths in UK this summer compared with 2021, Al Arabiya, 23 August 2022: UAE updates COVID-19 safety measures ahead of academic year, Miami Herald, 24 August 2022: Top U.S. cruise lines set to allow passengers without COVID-19 shots on most voyages, DW, 24 August 2022: COVID: German Cabinet signs off on rules for autumn and winter, The Washington Post, 25 August 2022: Beijing’s stance on covid now makes it a global outlier, The Guardian, 25 August 2022: Coronavirus: Long Covid is keeping 2-4 million Americans out of workforce, report says, CNN, 26 August 2022: Covid-19 rebound is probably more common than data suggests, but Paxlovid is still effective, Los Angeles Times, 27 August 2022: Californians working while sick with COVID-19, fooled by mild symptoms, Al Arabiya, 27 August 2022: UAE COVID-19 daily cases drop steadily as students gear up for new school term , DW, 27 August 2022: COVID: Germany can’t rule out ‘epidemic conditions’ this winter, Los Angeles Times, 28 August 2022: Omicron COVID-19 booster shots are coming: Will they be a game-changer?, The Hill, 28 August 2022: White House effort to stave off fall COVID surge with new boosters faces uphill battle, The Guardian, 31 August 2022: China places millions into Covid lockdown again as economy continues to struggle, DW, 1 September 2022: COVID: EU regulator approves BioNTech-Pfizer, Moderna vaccines against omicron, France24, 1 September 2022: EU regulator approves first Covid booster shots targeting Omicron variant, The New York Times, 1 September 2022: China Locks Down Major Southern City of Chengdu, PBS, 1 September 2022: China locks down 21 million residents in Chengdu to after COVID-19 outbreak, NPR, 1 September 2022: CDC recommends new booster shots to fight omicron, BBC, 1 September 2022: Covid in China: Chengdu lockdown after outbreak, Los Angeles Times, 1 September 2022: CDC endorses booster shots that target Omicron for Americans 12 and up, The New York Times, 1 September 2022: Updated Booster Shots Expected Within Days as C.D.C. Signs Off, DW, 1 September 2022: COVID-19: China puts major city under lockdown, France24, 2 September 2022: City of 21 million in new Covid lockdown as China maintains strict policy, Al Arabiya, 2 September 2022: China’s Shenzhen extends COVID-19 curbs but stops short of full lockdown, CNN, 5 September 2022: Chinese cities rush to lockdown in show of loyalty to Xi’s ‘zero-Covid’ strategy, The Hill, 5 September 2022: How long COVID is impacting the nationwide labor shortage, NPR, 6 September 2022: The new COVID booster could be the last you’ll need for a year, federal officials say, CNN, 6 September 2022: China approves world’s first inhaled Covid vaccine for emergency use, Los Angeles Times, 6 September 2022: Omicron booster shots in California: Am I eligible? Where can I get it? How quickly?, NPR, 6 September 2022: Nearly 8 million kids lost a parent or primary caregiver to the pandemic, The Hill, 6 September 2022: White House: People likely to need annual COVID-19 boosters, France24, 7 September 2022: ‘People are desperate’: The long Covid sufferers dealing with suicide risk, BBC, 7 September 2022: New York state ends 28-month mask mandate on public transport, Miami Herald, 7 September 2022: Florida COVID weekly update: Virus spread continues to diminish as new cases decrease , Arab News, 7 September 2022: WHO: COVID-19 cases drop everywhere, but pandemic not over, Foreign Policy, 7 September 2022: China’s COVID-19 Stagnation Has No End in Sight, The Hill, 8 September 2022: White House buys 100M at-home COVID-19 tests with ‘limited funding’, NPR, 12 September 2022: So you haven’t caught COVID yet. Does that mean you’re a superdodger?, DW, 13 September 2022: New omicron-fighting boosters provide hope for winter, The Times, 13 September 2022: Japan prepares to relax Covid tourism rules, DW, 13 September 2022: WHO: 17 million in Europe experienced long COVID-19, The National, 14 September 2022: ‘End is in sight’ for Covid-19 pandemic, says WHO chief, DW, 14 September 2022: WHO: COVID-19 pandemic end ‘in sight’, Los Angeles Times, 14 September 2022: Experimental COVID-19 vaccine may outsmart future coronavirus variants, DW, 14 September 2022: William Ruto: From ‘hustler’ to Kenya’s newest president, The New York Times, 14 September 2022: In New York City, Pandemic Job Losses Linger, Politico.eu, 14 September 2022: EU regulator backs latest Omicron-targeting COVID vaccine, NPR, 16 September 2022: Scientists debate how lethal COVID is. Some say it’s now less risky than flu, Arab News, 16 September 2022: Anti-vax groups use carrot emoji to evade Facebook moderation, New York Magazine, 19 September 2022: Biden Is Right to Declare the ‘Pandemic Is Over’, The Hill, 19 September 2022: Health Care — Masks are coming off in Head Start classrooms, The Washington Post, 19 September 2022: No, President Biden, the pandemic is not over, NPR, 19 September 2022: Joe Biden says the COVID-19 pandemic is over. This is what the data tells us, BBC, 20 September 2022: Covid-19 pandemic is over in the US – Joe Biden, France24, 20 September 2022: Is the Covid-19 pandemic ‘over’? Biden’s bold declaration raises questions, Irish Times, 20 September 2022: Covid-19 pandemic not over, Dr Mike Ryan warns, CNN, 21 September 2022: Is the Covid-19 pandemic really ‘over’?, Los Angeles Times, 21 September 2022: California is easing COVID-19 mask recommendations as conditions improve. Here’s where, DW, 1 October 2022: New German COVID-19 rules come into force as infections rise in colder months, Los Angeles Times, 1 October 2022: New coronavirus subvariant BA.2.75.2 tops concerns as officials gear up for potential winter wave, The New York Times, 1 October 2022: In China, Living Not ‘With Covid,’ but With ‘Zero Covid’, CNN, 5 October 2022: China bans residents from leaving Xinjiang, just weeks after its last Covid lockdown, The Guardian, 5 October 2022: Covid: US recovery in ‘jeopardy’ unless poorer countries helped, group warns, CNN, 7 October 2022: Covid wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start, DW, 15 October 2022: COVID: German hospital association wants people to wear masks indoors, Politico.eu, 15 October 2022: EU prosecutor’s office opens investigation into COVID vaccine purchases, Irish Times, 16 October 2022: Masks should be worn on public transport this winter but will not be made mandatory, says Donnelly, The Hill, 17 October 2022: US warned to get ready as Europe deals with new COVID-19 rise, Politico.eu, 21 October 2022: New Omicron strain likely to cause increase in COVID-19 cases, says EU health agency, Los Angeles Times, 22 October 2022: Newer coronavirus subvariants ticking up in California amid concerns of winter wave, The Hill, 24 October 2022: Fears of US ‘twindemic’ of flu, RSV grow with or without COVID-19, The National, 25 October 2022: Large numbers of Middle East healthcare workers remain unvaccinated, says WHO, Los Angeles Times, 25 October 2022: Got COVID? Your symptoms may depend on your vaccination status, The Atlantic, 29 October 2022: The End of Evusheld, CNN, 1 November 2022: Workers flee China’s biggest iPhone factory over Covid outbreak, The Guardian, 5 November 2022: Coronavirus: China quashes hopes of restrictions lifting with ‘unswerving’ zero-Covid rules, Politico.eu, 5 November 2022: China to maintain zero-COVID policy, Al Arabiya, 6 November 2022: UAE further eases COVID-19 curbs as cases continue to drop, Al Arabiya, 8 November 2022: Hong Kong to keep COVID-19 rules, but will host more events, city’s leader Lee says, Al Arabiya, 9 November 2022: China’s Guangzhou city brings back mass testing to fight worst COVID-19 outbreak, The Atlantic, 10 November 2022: Will We Get Omicron’d Again?, NPR, 11 November 2022: New omicron subvariants now dominant in the U.S., raising fears of a winter surge, CNN, 11 November 2022: China scraps Covid flight bans, cuts quarantine for inbound travelers, NPR, 11 November 2022: China eases its ‘zero COVID’ policy with shorter quarantines and less restrictions, Al Arabiya, 12 November 2022: China COVID-19 cases rise to new six-month high as controls relaxed, The Times, 12 November 2022: China says it’s beaten Covid. So is the pandemic now an excuse to control its population?, CNN, 13 November 2022: Cruise ship with 800 Covid-positive passengers docks in Sydney, DW, 15 November 2022: China’s COVID restrictions spark unrest in Guangzhou, BBC, 15 November 2022: China zero Covid: Violent protests in Guangzhou put curbs under strain, The National, 21 November 2022: Beijing facing most serious Covid situation yet, Chinese officials fear, BBC, 21 November 2022: Beijing facing ‘most severe Covid test’ as China reports first deaths in six months, Los Angeles Times, 23 November 2022: COVID-19 is robbing Latino community of a secret weapon behind their success: grandparents, DW, 24 November 2022: China’s zero-COVID policy pushes society to the limit, BBC, 26 November 2022: China Xinjiang: Urumqi rocked by Covid lockdown protests after deadly fire, Los Angeles Times, 26 November 2022: Commentary: A ‘no screens’ parenting style can’t exist in a post-COVID world, Politico.eu, 26 November 2022: China’s Xinjiang sees protests against COVID lockdown, The Hill, 26 November 2022: White House battles pandemic fatigue in vaccine push, Los Angeles Times, 26 November 2022: Can California avoid a third devastating COVID-19 winter wave? Cautious signs of hope, DW, 27 November 2022: China anti-lockdown protesters call for Xi to step down, BBC, 27 November 2022: China Covid protests spread to major cities, France24, 27 November 2022: Protests in Shanghai as anger mounts over China’s ‘zero-Covid’ lockdown policy, BBC, 27 November 2022: China Covid: Shocking protests are huge challenge for China’s leaders, CNN, 27 November 2022: Protests erupt across China in unprecedented challenge to Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy, Politico.eu, 27 November 2022: Protests against zero-COVID policy spread across China in challenge to Beijing, NPR, 27 November 2022: Protesters are so upset with China’s COVID rules, some are openly saying Xi should go, The New York Times, 27 November 2022: After a Deadly Blaze, a Surge of Defiance Against China’s Covid Policies, The Times, 27 November 2022: Protests erupt in major Chinese cities in backlash at Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy, The Guardian, 27 November 2022: China: Anti-lockdown protests spread amid growing anger at zero-Covid strategy, DW, 28 November 2022: German president ‘understands’ China COVID protests, BBC, 28 November 2022: China protests: Authorities fight losing battle against zero-Covid, CNN, 28 November 2022: At the heart of China’s protests against zero-Covid, young people cry for freedom, The Guardian, 28 November 2022: China: Police out in force in attempt to deter Covid lockdown protests, Le Monde, 28 November 2022: China moves to curb rare, nationwide protests, The Atlantic, 28 November 2022: China’s Zero Tolerance for Xi’s COVID Restrictions, The New Yorker, 28 November 2022: Chinese Protesters Warily Tell Xi Jinping, “Don’t Push Me”, DW, 29 November 2022: Can China’s COVID lockdown protests keep momentum?, BBC, 29 November 2022: China plans ‘crackdown’ after Covid protests, Politico.eu, 29 November 2022: Are China’s lockdown protests the beginning of the end for Xi Jinping?, CNN, 29 November 2022: China’s security apparatus swings into action to smother Covid protests, France24, 29 November 2022: China warns of ‘crackdown’ after weekend of widespread zero-Covid protests, Le Monde, 29 November 2022: Xi Jinping is boxing himself in with his zero-Covid strategy, Politico.com, 29 November 2022: Twitter stops enforcing Covid-19 misinformation policy, Politico.eu, 29 November 2022: COVID is back, says French PM, The Times, 29 November 2022: Immensa lab Covid testing errors may have led to 20 deaths, The New York Times, 29 November 2022: What China’s Young Protesters Are Calling For, BBC, 30 November 2022: China Covid: Chinese protesters say police seeking them out, CNN, 30 November 2022: China entering ‘new stage and mission’ for Covid-19 controls, says official, following protests, The Guardian, 30 November 2022: China: Covid restrictions lifted in city of Guangzhou after protests, DW, 1 December 2022: China rolls back COVID restrictions amid rare protests, CNN, 2 December 2022: China’s Xi acknowledges Covid frustration caused protests and hints at relaxing rules, EU official says, Los Angeles Times, 2 December 2022: How close is L.A. County to a new COVID-19 mask mandate? Here is what we know, DW, 2 December 2022: WHO says ‘not there yet’ on coronavirus, NPR, 3 December 2022: Beijing and other cities in China end required COVID-19 tests for public transit, The New York Times, 3 December 2022: What the Chinese People Are Revealing About Themselves, Le Monde, 3 December 2022: Beijing, Shenzhen will no longer require Covid-19 tests for public transport, France24, 3 December 2022: Beijing, Shenzhen scrap Covid-19 tests for public transport, Los Angeles Times, 3 December 2022: ‘Off the charts’: California hit with very high flu activity, among worst in U.S., NPR, 4 December 2022: When COVID closed India, these women opened their hearts — and wallets, The New York Times, 4 December 2022: China’s Struggle With Covid Is Just Beginning, The Guardian, 4 December 2022: China: Fears of deadly infection surge as country abandons zero-Covid policy, Politico.eu, 5 December 2022: Italy’s privacy watchdog fines COVID lockdown-era party app, Los Angeles Times, 5 December 2022: California senior citizens are hit hard as COVID-19 surges this winter, The New York Times, 6 December 2022: Why Isn’t the U.S. Embracing This Pandemic Prevention Strategy?, Los Angeles Times, 6 December 2022: L.A. County facing a full-blown coronavirus surge as cases spike 75%, deaths rise, The Atlantic, 6 December 2022: China’s COVID Wave Is Coming, Los Angeles Times, 6 December 2022: Immunity’s down. Infection rates are up. And what happened to everyone’s masks?, The New Yorker, 6 December 2022: What Chinese People Think of Their Government’s “Zero COVID” Policy, Los Angeles Times, 7 December 2022: Dangerous weeks ahead in L.A. County as coronavirus suddenly surges. Here is why, The Washington Post, 7 December 2022: Face masks may return amid holiday ‘tripledemic’ of covid, flu and RSV, The New York Times, 7 December 2022: China Eases ‘Zero Covid’ Restrictions in Victory for Protesters, Los Angeles Times, 8 December 2022: ‘A huge burden’: L.A. hospitals strained by COVID surge, very bad flu season, The Times, 10 December 2022: Is an ‘immunity gap’ behind the winter surge in strep A?, The Atlantic, 10 December 2022: Zero COVID’s Failure Is Xi’s Failure, Los Angeles Times, 11 December 2022: How to avoid illness as COVID-19 and the flu surge, NPR, 11 December 2022: Authorities are urging indoor masking in major cities as the ‘tripledemic’ rages, The Hill, 12 December 2022: These are the most common COVID symptoms currently being reported, study finds, Miami Herald, 13 December 2022: Florida COVID weekly update: New cases continue to climb across South Florida, Al Arabiya, 13 December 2022: Number of COVID-19 cases in Beijing rapidly rising: Chinese state media, CNN, 14 December 2022: Covid cases explode in Beijing leaving city streets empty and daily life disrupted, CNN, 14 December 2022: Why people in China are panic buying canned yellow peaches as Covid surges, The Guardian, 15 December 2022: Coronavirus: Chinese doctors and nurses reportedly told to work while infected as virus surges, Miami Herald, 19 December 2022: Need a COVID or flu test before your South Florida flight? What to know for the holidays, CNN, 19 December 2022: China could see nearly a million deaths as it exits zero-Covid, study says, Al Arabiya, 20 December 2022: The ‘digital nomad’ workforce is here – will the COVID-spurred ‘workation’ boom last?, CNN, 20 December 2022: China Covid: Five deaths under country’s new counting method, The Times, 20 December 2022: Crematoriums swamped as China braces for 1m Covid deaths, BBC, 21 December 2022: Coronavirus: China’s hospitals seem to be filling up – WHO, CNN, 21 December 2022: China’s Covid ‘chaos’: How a shortage of fever drugs is sparking a global run on medicines, DW, 22 December 2022: COVID: German politician urges halt to China flights, The National, 23 December 2022: China Covid surge may have infected 37 million people in a day, The National, 23 December 2022: Covid-19 pill speeds recovery but does not reduce deaths, study finds, France24, 24 December 2022: ‘Overwhelmed’: China’s stretched health system grapples with soaring Covid cases, The National, 24 December 2022: Desperation and heartbreak as China battles coronavirus surge, Miami Herald, 24 December 2022: Florida COVID weekly update: Miami-Dade County returns to high transmission risk level, DW, 25 December 2022: China stops publishing COVID-19 data amid rise in infections, NPR, 25 December 2022: China has stopped publishing daily COVID data amid reports of a huge spike in cases, The Guardian, 25 December 2022: Long Covid: Patients using unproven and expensive treatments, experts warn, BBC, 26 December 2022: China to end Covid quarantine for foreign arrivals, CNN, 26 December 2022: China will end Covid restrictions and quarantining for international travelers, NPR, 26 December 2022: China will end its COVID-19 quarantine requirement for incoming passengers, The Hill, 26 December 2022: Tesla extends Shanghai plant shutdown amid COVID-19 surge, Al Arabiya, 26 December 2022: China’s Xi urges steps to ‘protect’ lives as China lifts COVID-19 curbs, The Guardian, 26 December 2022: Coronavirus: China to drop quarantine requirement for overseas visitors, BBC, 27 December 2022: Covid in China: People rush to book travel as borders finally reopen, The New York Times, 27 December 2022: ‘Tragic Battle’: On the Front Lines of China’s Covid Crisis, DW, 27 December 2022: Japan to require COVID-19 tests for visitors from China, Politico.com, 28 December 2022: U.S. to require Covid tests for travelers coming from China, DW, 29 December 2022: Germany’s new COVID debate, Irish Times, 29 December 2022: Covid-19: Second booster vaccines offered to people aged 18 to 49, The Guardian, 29 December 2022: Coronavirus: EU states resist joining Italy on Covid testing for arrivals from China, DW, 29 December 2022: EU agency says COVID checks on China travelers ‘unjustified’, France24, 30 December 2022: Covid: France to require negative tests for arrivals from China, government says, BBC, 30 December 2022: China Covid: England to require negative test for arrivals, DW, 30 December 2022: UK, France to require COVID-19 tests for arrivals from China, France24, 30 December 2022: ‘Government’s fault’: Chinese hospitals struggle as Covid surges, The Guardian, 30 December 2022: Coronavirus: China bridles as EU states prepare to scale up Covid monitoring, The Times, 30 December 2022: Sunak demands negative Covid tests for all travellers from China, DW, 30 December 2022: COVID: Chinese eye border reopening with both fear and joy, Irish Times, 30 December 2022: France, Spain and UK to introduce Covid-19 curbs on China but Ireland holds off for now, The Atlantic, 30 December 2022: My Mother Just Died of COVID in Wuhan, Politico.eu, 30 December 2022: So much for coordination: EU countries ignore pandemic lessons amid China’s COVID surge, The Hill, 30 December 2022: COVID variant XBB.1.5 now accounts for 40 percent of cases in the US: CDC, Irish Times, 31 December 2022: Did Sweden with its minimal restrictions really get it right in fight against Covid?, Reuters, 31 December 2022: Xi calls for unity as China enters ‘new phase’ of COVID policy, Politico.eu, 31 December 2022: France becomes third EU country to screen China arrivals for COVID, Los Angeles Times, 31 December 2022: Workers in L.A. County should wear masks indoors to prevent COVID surge, officials say, Le Monde, 1 January 2023: Hong Kong is in a state of turmoil before reopening its borders with mainland China, France24, 1 January 2023: Taiwan’s Tsai offers aid to China amid Covid surge, Irish Times, 1 January 2023: Xi Jinping’s credibility ‘badly wounded’ as China’s Covid death toll mounts, Politico.com, 1 January 2023: Once-favored Covid drugs ineffective on Omicron may be putting millions at risk, Le Monde, 2 January 2023: From zero-Covid to rapidly removing restrictions: Three years of disruptive health management in China, CNN, 3 January 2023: Australia’s top health adviser urged government against restrictions on travelers from China, Politico.eu, 3 January 2023: ‘Unacceptable.’ China blasts countries for imposing COVID tests on travelers, France24, 3 January 2023: EU agrees to ‘coordinated approach’ for changing Covid situation, Politico.eu, 3 January 2023: EU countries near deal on bloc-wide response to China’s COVID escalation, The Guardian, 3 January 2023: Covid: China threatens ‘countermeasures’ over other countries travel restrictions, France24, 4 January 2023: ‘Like a dystopia’: French expats on China’s ‘zero Covid’ and its shocking reversal, Politico.com, 4 January 2023: New Covid strain is the most transmissible yet, WHO says, DW, 4 January 2023: EU recommends pre-flight testing for passengers from China, BBC, 4 January 2023: China Covid: EU officials ‘strongly’ urge testing for travel, Politico.eu, 4 January 2023: No new variants in Chinese COVID data, but WHO pleads for more info, France24, 4 January 2023: EU states ‘strongly encouraged’ to demand Covid tests for China passengers, The Times, 4 January 2023: China insists Covid is under control as patients swamp hospitals, Politico.eu, 4 January 2023: EU agrees on response to China’s COVID wave — but it’s not mandatory, Al Arabiya, 4 January 2023: WHO says omicron subvariants BA.5.2, BF.7 driving China’s recent COVID-19 outbreak, Irish Times, 4 January 2023: EU backs Covid-19 tests for inbound passengers from China, The Guardian, 4 January 2023: Coronavirus: EU wants travellers from China to take pre-departure Covid tests, CNN, 4 January 2023: XBB.1.5 may be ‘most transmissible subvariant of Omicron to date,’ scientists warn, BBC, 5 January 2023: What is known about new Covid variant XBB.1.5?, Reuters, 5 January 2023: Explainer: What do we know about COVID variant XBB.1.5?, Le Monde, 5 January 2023: Covid-19 and the need for transparency from China, The Guardian, 6 January 2023: China: Wave of celebrity deaths sparks doubt over actual Covid toll, Politico.eu, 6 January 2023: The Kraken COVID variant is coming — but not yet, Al Arabiya, 7 January 2023: China suspends social media accounts of country’s COVID-19 policy critics, Miami Herald, 7 January 2023: What’s the COVID risk in Miami and the rest of Florida? Here’s how to check, Al Arabiya, 7 January 2023: Germany discourages non-essential travel to COVID-hit China, Politico.eu, 7 January 2023: Beijing clamps down on social media critics of COVID policies, Al Arabiya, 7 January 2023: China’s ‘great migration’ kicks-off under shadow of COVID-19, France24, 8 January 2023: China reopens borders and lifts quarantine requirement for inbound travellers, BBC, 8 January 2023: China reopens borders to tourists after three years of Covid closure, NPR, 9 January 2023: Coronavirus FAQ: How do I avoid catching COVID while flying in 2023?, Irish Times, 9 January 2023: First cases of ‘concerning’ new Covid-19 subvariant detected in Ireland, Los Angeles Times, 11 January 2023: Will XBB.1.5, the latest Omicron subvariant, fuel another California COVID surge? What we know, Miami Herald, 13 January 2023: Feds bust $28M pandemic loan-fraud ring after tip on South Florida liquor store owner, Le Monde, 14 January 2023: China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths, The New York Times, 14 January 2023: China Reports Nearly 60,000 Covid-Linked Deaths Since Lifting Restrictions, NPR, 14 January 2023: China’s COVID surge prompts CDC to expand a hunt for new variants among air travelers, CNN, 15 January 2023: China says 60,000 people have died of Covid since early December, The Times, 16 January 2023: WHO urges China to release Covid specifics before new year travel rush, NPR, 19 January 2023: Is it time for a reality check on rapid COVID tests?, Politico.eu, 20 January 2023: To go or not to go? Von der Leyen’s COVID committee dilemma, The Hill, 20 January 2023: What we know about how COVID-19 vaccines may affect menstrual cycles, France24, 21 January 2023: Hugs and tears as China marks first Lunar New Year since lockdowns ended, Los Angeles Times, 23 January 2023: Has California avoided another devastating winter COVID wave?Politico.eu, 30 January 2023: COVID-19 still a global health emergency, says WHO , Los Angeles Times, 30 January 2023: Burned out by COVID, Chinese professionals take up nomadic life: ‘I wasted so much time’, Politico.eu, 8 February 2023: Study: No new COVID variants from China since zero-COVID policy lifted , The Hill, 8 February 2023: House passes bill to end COVID vaccine requirement for foreign air travelers, Politico.com, 8 February 2023: Europe moves from anger toward acceptance of U.S. climate law, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 February 2023: COVID in California: Norovirus cases spread rapidly amid relaxed protocols, Al Arabiya, 15 February 2023: COVID-19 infections down, says EU watchdog, NPR, 5 March 2023: Pushing for a post-COVID rebound, China targets GDP growth of ‘around 5%’ this year, Los Angeles Times, 8 March 2023: After COVID-19 school chaos, California lawmakers debate role of superintendent, The Washington Post, 8 March 2023: No masks, no quarantine: Covid backlash makes next pandemic look very different, Politico.eu, 9 March 2023: Corona baby bump? First uptick in EU births since 2016, data shows, NPR, 10 March 2023: A bill to declassify COVID-19’s origins clears the House and heads to Biden, The Hill, 10 March 2023: COVID and health policy press aide to leave White House, Los Angeles Times, 10 March 2023: The coronavirus has infected New York City’s rats. Why that’s bad news for people, The Atlantic, 13 March 2023: The Next Stage of COVID Is Starting Now, Politico.eu, 14 March 2023: Europe’s coronavirus vaccine glut leads to call for contract transparency, Arab News, 18 March 2023: COVID-19 still poses a clear and present danger, France24, 20 March 2023: Biden signs bill declassifying US intelligence on the origins of Covid-19, The Hill, 20 March 2023: Biden signs legislation to declassify info on COVID-19 origins, Le Monde, 20 March 2023: Who is still dying of Covid-19 in France?, Irish Times, 27 March 2023: Covid-19 testing to no longer be recommended for vast majority of people, The Hill, 29 March 2023: Biden declines to veto GOP-led measure to end COVID-19 emergency, Politico.eu, 5 April 2023: The pandemic is over, says German health minister, Los Angeles Times, 7 April 2023: Another COVID-19 booster shot may be coming. But interest is waning, The Hill, 9 April 2023: China blasts WHO chief over ‘offensive’ comments on COVID-19 origin search, Politico.com, 9 April 2023: Covid Battle Lines Moving from Emergency Room to Court Room, The Atlantic, 19 April 2023: Long COVID Is Being Erased—Again, Los Angeles Times, 20 April 2023: New coronavirus subvariant Arcturus is now in L.A. Is there reason to worry?, The Hill, 23 April 2023: How will COVID shots be paid for after emergency ends?, The National, 23 April 2023: Internet blackout adds to woes of Sudanese civilians, Politico.com, 24 April 2023: Florida surgeon general altered key findings in study on Covid-19 vaccine safety, Los Angeles Times, 26 April 2023: California’s downtowns were emptied by COVID: S.F. still reeling but San Diego rebounds, El Pais, 30 April 2023: Chinese who reported on Covid to be released after three years, The Atlantic, 1 May 2023: Will COVID’s Spring Lull Last?, Politico.eu, 2 May 2023: Poland calls out Pfizer over vaccine glut, NPR, 2 May 2023: Why viral reservoirs are a prime suspect for long COVID sleuths, DW, 3 May 2023: Brazil police search Bolsonaro’s home in vaccine cards probe, Le Monde, 3 May 2023: Brazil police raid Bolsonaro’s home over fake vaccine cards, France24, 3 May 2023: Brazil police search Bolsonaro’s home in probe of falsified Covid-19 data, CNN, 3 May 2023: Brazilian police raid former President Bolsonaro’s home, arrest former aide: CNN Brasil, NPR, 3 May 2023: Brazil police raid ex-President Bolsonaro’s home in COVID vaccine card investigation, Le Monde, 7 May 2023: Covid-19: A huge global public health project, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023: The COVID-19 pandemic emergency is over, but virus is still here, The New York Times, 11 May 2023: As Covid Emergency Ends, Surveillance Shifts to the Sewers, Al Arabiya, 16 May 2023: Loneliness epidemic: In a post-COVID world, people still struggle to form connections, The National, 30 May 2023: Covid ‘could have been five times as bad if Omicron was first strain’, BBC, 30 May 2023: Covid: Top Chinese scientist says don’t rule out lab leak, The Guardian, 30 May 2023: Coronavirus: Lab leak theory should not be ruled out, top Chinese scientist says, Politico.eu, 30 May 2023: COVID might have come from a lab leak, says China’s former top scientist, The Atlantic, 30 May 2023: What the Pandemic Simulations Missed, DW, 1 June 2023: Austria not liable for Ischgl ski resort COVID outbreak, Politico.com, 4 June 2023: How Covid made it nearly impossible to pass new vaccine rules, The Times, 10 June 2023: What really went on inside the Wuhan lab weeks before Covid erupted, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023: COVID vaccine should be updated to target XBB strain, FDA committee says, The Washington Post, 25 June 2023: Covid isn’t over, but even the most cautious Americans are moving on, NPR, 27 June 2023: Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent, a watchdog says, The Hill, 27 June 2023: Over $200B in COVID-19 business loans paid to ‘potentially fraudulent actors’: watchdog estimates, DW, 27 June 2023: WHO: Nearly 36 million in Europe suffering from ‘long COVID’, Jerusalem Post, 28 June 2023: China created COVID-19 as a ‘bioweapon,’ Wuhan researcher claims, DW, 1 July 2023: Germany: 209 COVID vaccine damage claims in courts — report, The Hill, 3 July 2023: Almost 1 in 4 people in the US hadn’t gotten COVID by the end of 2022: CDC, Politico.eu, 11 July 2023: Germany on track to bin 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, The Washington Post, 12 July 2023: Covid flipped the introvert-extrovert script. And I hate it., The Guardian, 13 July 2023: ‘No one is talking about it’: The cruelty of long Covid in the global south, Haaretz, 15 July 2023: Presidential Candidate RFK Jr. Says Jews Intentionally Spared From ‘Ethnically Targeted’ COVID-19 (coming from one of the most important families in US politics obviously doesn’t prevent being a useless and uneducated conspiracy teller at the same time), Politico.com, 15 July 2023: RFK Jr. denies comments on ‘ethnically targeted’ Covid-19 were anti-Semitic, New York Magazine, 15 July 2023: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Conspiracy Theories Finally Get Around to the Jews: COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted”? Uh, sure., Times of Israel, 15 July 2023: RFK Jr. suggests COVID-19 was ‘ethnically targeted’ to avoid Ashkenazi Jews, The Hill, 17 July 2023: Democrats condemn RFK Jr. over ‘reprehensible’ COVID-19 remarks, The Hill, 17 July 2023: RFK Jr.’s sister condemns ‘deplorable and untruthful’ remarks about COVID, ethnic targeting, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 July 2023: Some people never get COVID symptoms. We may finally know why, NPR, 20 July 2023: You know those folks who had COVID but no symptoms? A new study offers an explanation, The Guardian, 21 July 2023: Coronavirus: ‘Brain fog’ of long Covid comparable to ageing 10 years, study finds, Politico.eu, 25 July 2023: A political gap in excess deaths widened after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, study says, The New York Times, 25 July 2023: The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin, The Atlantic, 27 July 2023: Fatigue Can Shatter a Person, NPR, 28 July 2023: The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023: Summer brings COVID-19 uptick amid renewed travel, socializing. How bad will it get?, The Times, 28 July 2023: Covid test sales jump by a third as immunity wanes, The Hill, 1 August 2023: House COVID-19 panel launches probe into federal vaccine mandates, The Hill, 1 August 2023: Pfizer sees revenue for COVID products fall, expects new booster authorized this month , Los Angeles Times, 2 August 2023: As actors and writers push back on automation, Hollywood is in the midst of an AI hiring boom, The Guardian, 2 August 2023: AI: Humans can detect deepfake speech only 73% of the time, study finds, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 August 2023: New COVID booster will arrive later than expected. Should you wait to get it?, The National, 5 August 2023: UK lacks proper warnings for potential Covid resurgence, say experts, as cases rise, The Guardian, 5 August 2023: Coronavirus: UK almost ‘flying blind’ on Covid this autumn, experts say, The New York Times, 6 August 2023: How to Catch Pandemic Fraud? Prosecutors Try Novel Methods., Los Angeles Times, 7 August 2023: A coronavirus mystery: Why New York was hit so much harder than L.A. County, Politico.com, 8 August 2023: What to know about the dominant Covid-19 EG.5 variant, nicknamed ‘Eris’, El Pais, 8 August 2023: Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before, Los Angeles Times, 9 August 2023: COVID-19 is ‘heating up all around’ this summer. Should we be wearing masks again?, DW, 9 August 2023: WHO identifies new coronavirus ‘variant of interest’, The Guardian, 9 August 2023: Covid: WHO declares ‘Eris’ strain a variant of interest as cases rise globally, Irish Times, 9 August 2023: Ireland’s new Covid-variant: No new public health restrictions planned despite ‘wave’, Varadkar says, Los Angeles Times, 10 August 2023: New coronavirus subvariant Eris is gaining dominance. Is it fueling an increase in cases?, NPR, 11 August 2023: Coronavirus FAQ: Is it wiser to get a booster now or wait for the new fall booster?, France24, 12 August 2023: France sees a slight rebound in Covid-19 with the emergence of ‘Eris’ variant, NPR, 14 August 2023: Custard shop that survived COVID and car crashes finds sweet success on Instagram, The Times, 17 August 2023: Private Covid vaccines may soon be on sale in UK for the first time, The National, 18 August 2023: WHO and US health authorities track new Covid-19 variant, The Guardian, 18 August 2023: Covid: New variant detected in London causing concern among scientists, The Hill, 21 August 2023: Long COVID symptoms can linger for two years, study shows, The Hill, 22 August 2023: A third of adults believe COVID-19 vaccines caused thousands of sudden deaths: poll, NPR, 25 August 2023: Coronavirus FAQs: How worrisome is the new variant? How long do boosters last?, New York Magazine, 29 August 2023: The Mystery of Long COVID Is Just the Beginning, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 August 2023: New variants linked to swell in California COVID cases. Here’s when to get next booster, Arab News, 30 August 2023: How concerned should we be about the latest COVID variants?, The National, 30 August 2023: School after Covid-19: What key lessons have been learnt?, NPR, 31 August 2023: As U.S. COVID hospitalizations rise, some places are bringing mask mandates back, Los Angeles Times, 31 August 2023: California’s COVID comeback intensifies, but officials say there’s no cause for alarm, Politico.eu, 31 August 2023: Long COVID brain fog may be caused by blood clots, say scientists, NPR, 31 August 2023: As U.S. COVID hospitalizations rise, some places are bringing mask mandates back, Los Angeles Times, 1 September 2023: Here’s where L.A. County is seeing COVID outbreaks this summer, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 September 2023: With COVID on the rise, will mask mandates return? Here’s what to know, The New York Times, 7 September 2023: How Covid Affects the Heart, Jerusalem Post, 9 September 2023: COVID is back, and its hosts are unwittingly letting it mutate inside them, Los Angeles Times, 9 September 2023: Why no one is talking about new mask rules even as COVID-19 rises in L.A., NPR, 9 September 2023: Unraveling long COVID: Here’s what scientists who study the illness want to find out, The New York Times, 10 September 2023: Covid Hero or ‘Lockdown Ron’? DeSantis and Trump Renew Pandemic Politics, Arab News, 10 September 2023: The lost lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, NPR, 11 September 2023: New COVID vaccines get FDA approval, The New York Times, 11 September 2023: F.D.A. Approves New Covid Shots, El Pais, 11 September 2023: US approves updated Covid vaccines to rev up protection this fall, Politico.eu, 11 September 2023: We won’t cut China out of AI summit over spying scandal, UK says, NPR, 12 September 2023: CDC advisers back broad rollout out of new COVID boosters, Los Angeles Times, 12 September 2023: New COVID-19 vaccinations coming, CDC panel says, El Pais, 12 September 2023: Covid-19 cases on the rise: Is the world facing a new wave?, France24, 12 September 2023: Covid’s back: Here’s what to know this fall and winter, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 September 2023: How to time your COVID, RSV and flu vaccines to avoid ‘tripledemic’, The Atlantic, 12 September 2023: The One Thing Everyone Should Know About Fall COVID Vaccines, DW, 13 September 2023: COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 found in Germany, Los Angeles Times, 13 September 2023: More COVID shots are coming. Will a weary public be more interested this year?, El Pais, 14 September 2023: There’s no sign of widespread Covid-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway, The National, 14 September 2023: Covid-19 hospital admissions in England reach highest level since April, Los Angeles Times, 16 September 2023: Terror of long COVID remains common even as pandemic eases, data show, El Pais, 18 September 2023: In Spain, dozens of girls are reporting AI-generated nude photos of them being circulated at school: ‘My heart skipped a beat’, The National, 18 September 2023: Rifts over Covid vaccines could derail new pandemic treaty, NPR, 21 September 2023: Free COVID tests by mail are back, starting Monday, The Atlantic, 22 September 2023: A Truly Amazing Vaccine Breakthrough Is Hiding in Plain Sight, Politico.com, 23 September 2023: Biden receives updated Covid shot amid rocky rollout, vaccine polarization, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 September 2023: UCSF is trying a new tactic to eradicate long COVID symptoms. Here’s how it works, Miami Herald, 24 September 2023: Insurance companies deny COVID booster to thousands of people every day. What to know, Politico.eu, 26 September 2023: Europe drawing up years-long mRNA COVID vaccines tender, Miami Herald, 26 September 2023: Your COVID booster is none of Gov. DeSantis’ business. His medical advice is dangerous, NPR, 27 September 2023: This year’s COVID vaccine rollout is off to a bumpy start, despite high demand, CNN, 2 October 2023: Nobel Prize in medicine won by two scientists for ‘groundbreaking findings’ on mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, Politico.eu, 2 October 2023: Scientists who paved way for COVID-19 mRNA vaccines win Nobel prize, The Guardian, 2 October 2023: Nobel prize: Scientists whose work enabled mRNA Covid vaccine win prize for medicine, Financial Times, 3 October 2023: Covid vaccine winners suffer reversal of fortune, Politico.com, 4 October 2023: Say goodbye to the Covid-19 vaccination card, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 October 2023: Who is dying from COVID now? This group represented 90% of deaths, Irish Times, 12 October 2023: Doctor who forged letter from Blackrock Clinic to stay at luxury hotel during pandemic found guilty of professional misconduct, Le Monde, 19 October 2023: ‘Pfizer and BioNTech flooded the world with doses of Covid-19 vaccine, now they have to take them back’, The Times, 20 October 2023: Covid inquiry: Ten things we’ve learnt about Boris Johnson’s No 10, NPR, 24 October 2023: Long COVID brain fog may originate in a surprising place, say scientists, Los Angeles Times, 27 October 2023: New COVID vaccines are here: Now’s the time to get one, officials say, The National, 27 October 2023: Long Covid linked to increased harmful gut fungi, study finds, The Guardian, 31 October 2023: Covid inquiry: ‘Nastiness, arrogance and misogyny’ of No 10 exposed, BBC, 31 October 2023: Covid inquiry: Read the private WhatsApp messages from inside Downing Street, The Times, 31 October 2023: Dominic Cummings attacks Boris Johnson over pandemic response — as it happened, Politico.eu, 31 October 2023: Cabinet of ‘fuckpigs’ and a team with ‘no plan’: 9 Boris bombshells from the UK’s COVID inquiry, Politico.eu, 4 November 2023: Should you get a COVID jab if you’re fit and 40?, Politico.eu, 8 November 2023: Former top UK official Mark Sedwill sorry for ‘heartless’ comparison of COVID with chickenpox, The Times, 9 November 2023: Covid inquiry: Sunak accused of ‘outrageous’ behaviour over rules, Politico.eu, 20 November 2023: ‘Bamboozled’ Boris Johnson struggled to understand COVID-19 stats, UK inquiry hears, The Times, 20 November 2023: Sunak wanted to ‘let people die’ during pandemic, Vallance tells Covid inquiry, Politico.eu, 20 November 2023: COVID inquiry: Rishi Sunak’s ‘dogmatic’ push to reopen economy slammed by ex-science chief, Politico.eu, 21 November 2023: EU population fell by 265k during the pandemic, Politico.eu, 21 November 2023: British state ‘surprisingly bad’ at responding to COVID-19, inquiry hears, Politico.eu, 22 November 2023: Pfizer is suing Poland over vaccines. This is how we got here, Los Angeles Times, 23 November 2023: As most stores close for Thanksgiving, Black Friday may bring the biggest crowds since before COVID, CNN, 24 November 2023: Beijing hospitals overwhelmed with post-Covid surge in respiratory illnesses among children, Los Angeles Times, 27 November 2023: California vs. Florida: The surprising answer to which state handled COVID better, Foreign Policy, 28 November 2023: Chinese Hospitals Are Housing Another Deadly Outbreak, Los Angeles Times, 5 December 2023: COVID, flu, RSV on the rise in California. Is another ‘tripledemic’ coming?, DW, 6 December 2023: Boris Johnson apologizes to UK COVID victims, Le Monde, 6 December 2023: Boris Johnson gives evidence at UK Covid inquiry: ‘We got some things wrong’, The Times, 6 December 2023: Boris Johnson’s claims at Covid inquiry — and what evidence says, The Guardian, 9 December 2023: UK Covid inquiry: Sunak faces questions over missing messages after pranksters claim they reached his old phone number.

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