Throughout 2020, the notion that the novel coronavirus leaked from a lab was off-limits. Those who dared to push for transparency say toxic politics and hidden agendas kept us in the dark. https://wwwizzards.com/Covid19

Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years https://apnews.com/article/science-government-and-politics-business-health-2147d824af9cfde629041d83d9ca7a8d

British holidaymakers who dashed back from Portugal before the country came off the green travel list have spoken of their frustration, calling it an "absolute joke". https://youtu.be/dy1BJ2Zp4fM

This year, Auckland in New Zealand rose to the top of the index owing to its successful approach in containing the covid-19 pandemic. Its society largely remained open and the city scored strongly on a number of metrics including education, culture and environment. https://youtu.be/jY3gYFgx3vE

More than 350 Indonesian doctors and medical workers contract COVID-19 despite being vaccinated with Sinovac and dozens have been hospitalized, officials said, as concerns rise about the efficacy of some vaccines against more virulent strains of the virus. http://r.sa-seo.com/sinovac

Small COVID-19 outbreaks keep plaguing Australia.
The strain, which is becoming the dominant strain, is extremely contagious and some people are spreading it more than others.
Australia has been highly successful in managing the spread of the coronavirus through swift border closures, social distancing rules and a high community compliance with them, reporting just over 30,300 cases and 910 COVID-19 deaths. https://r.sa-seo.com/3cQdtqv

CDC data suggests that more Americans are dying every day from accidents, chronic lower respiratory diseases, strokes or Alzheimer’s disease than from COVID-19. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-21c3695fa27b59d65f05f3ac71fdcf55

The brains of people who died from COVID-19 were remarkably similar to the brains of people who die from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, showing inflammation and disrupted circuitry, researchers report. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-06-autopsy-covid-brain.html

Researchers from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the University of Bonn have examined the way in which SARS-CoV-2 reprograms the metabolism of the host cell in order to gain an overall advantage. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-06-tapeworm-drug-sars-cov-.html

A coronavirus variant first spotted in India is poised to become the dominant one in the United States, where infectious disease modelers say it could cause a "resurgence" of Covid-19 later this year.
And it may already account for 1 in every 5 infections nationwide, experts say.
The Delta variant, as it's now called, has swept across the UK, all but replacing the Alpha variant first identified there late last year.
"This is the most transmissible of all the variants that we've seen," Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, told CNN's Ana Cabrera Monday.
"We saw what happened in the UK, where it overtook the entire nation. So I'm worried that's going to happen in the US," he said. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/22/health/covid-variant-delta-gamma/index.html

Two people are dead and four of their coworkers were hospitalized after a Covid-19 outbreak swept through a government building in Manatee County, Florida.
The outbreak began in the IT department, according to Manatee County Administrator Dr. Scott Hopes, who is also an epidemiologist. Another person who worked on the same floor but in a different department also tested positive for coronavirus last week.
Of the six people infected, five were hospitalized. One employee who was in the hospital died and another employee who was not hospitalized also died https://edition.cnn.com/videos/health/2021/06/22/manatee-county-government-building-ebof-intv-hopes-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/

COVID case numbers in Europe rising again, warns WHO
Two months of declining COVID cases in Europe have come to an end, according to the World Health Organization. https://p.dw.com/p/3vqSJ

Local officials are sounding the alarm over an increase in Covid-19 infections just as the nation prepares to celebrate a Fourth of July holiday that many hoped would mark the start of the resumption of normal life.
In Arkansas, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the nation, cases are surging, officials said. In Los Angeles County, where the vaccination rate is slightly above the national average, officials warned about a possible new wave of infections, especially given the rapid spread of the Delta variant. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/02/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html

Railway looting increases in South Africa amid lockdowns
During the pandemic, thieves have ransacked train lines in South Africa that the government now wants to repair with a program worth €5 billion. But the criminals warn the theft will continue until more jobs are created. https://p.dw.com/p/3wF5S

Johannesburg, currently in the grips of a terrible wave of infections, medics at one hospital must turn away ambulances carrying Covid-19 patients. It may be a diversion order more common to mass casualty events, but 16 months into the pandemic here, Covid-19 is a mass casualty event. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/09/africa/southern-africa-covid-delta-intl-cmd/index.html

Watch hilarious roundup of animal antics from around the world https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/06/22/animal-antics-pet-hotel-west-bank-bear-break-in-ctw-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn?iid=edition_homepage_video_zone-outbrain&dicbo=v1-2e0fcca95617d2c8c3de43e1e24912cd-006234a14302a1982f4b90e0580f9aaeb2-g5sdgmjsmeytoljwmztgeljuhfsdgllbgu3weljsgyytsylfguytaolbmm

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Italy are European champions! After a 1-1 draw in regular time, a dramatic penalty shootout has seen the Azzurri lift EURO 2020. https://youtu.be/r0pPRY7Qr20

As the Delta variant rapidly spreads, US hotspots have seen climbing cases — and an expert warns a "surprising amount" of Covid-19 deaths could soon follow.
The US is averaging about 19,455 new cases over the last seven days, a 47% increase from the week prior, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/12/health/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed the country's military to restore calm after days of violent protests and looting sparked by the imprisonment of former leader Jacob Zuma.
Ramaphosa addressed the nation Monday evening, calling for calm after at least six people died in the violence and hundreds were arrested. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/12/africa/zuma-looting-south-africa-intl/index.html