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Good morning. Here’s a summary of today’s #covid19 headlines… https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-latest-spain-relaxes-lockdown-as-global-cases-near-2-million/
Donald Trump sought to blame the WHO for the heavy toll of the outbreak and said the US will stop funding the organisation pending a review of its handling of the crisis. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-who-funding.html
A study has suggested that prolonged or intermittent social distancing may have to extend into 2022 to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/04/14/science.abb5793
Two of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi, say they will work together on a coronavirus vaccine, which could be trialled in humans within months. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/apr/14/gsk-and-sanofi-join-forces-to-work-on-coronavirus-vaccine
While lockdown is depriving people of physical contact with their friends and family, evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar highlighted how other kinds of social activities, perhaps including video calls, can trigger our endorphin responses. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2240487-psychology-tips-for-maintaining-social-relationships-during-lockdown/
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Correction: The total number of deaths in the US has passed 26,000. We have deleted an earlier tweet in this thread with an error.
