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The Coronavirus Report July 31 – An Economic Death Spiral

Travel and tourism are just one of the many segments of the economy that are collapsing as a result of COVID-19. Consumers are afraid to travel, to go out to eat, and to spend money.
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Coronavirus Report July 29: COVID-19 Doesn’t Scare us Anymore

Even as deaths climb, COVID-19 doesn't frighten us as much as it once did, but the economic repercussions could be devastating.
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Coronavirus Report July 28: A Million New Cases Every Four Days

While the world added a million new cases of COVID-19 in only four days, cases in the U.S. appear to be reaching a plateau. Will this turn into a peak or just a pause is yet to be determined.
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Coronavirus Report July 27: Cases Slow in Some States

Some of the Sun Belt states that had seen the biggest jump in coronavirus cases see number decline.
Sign asking mass transit riders to wear a face mask. Photo by Shawn Ang on Unsplash.

Coronavirus Report July 23: Covid-19 Deaths Rise as More Closures Creep...

Americans are pulling back, becoming less mobile, as the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 increase.
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Prepper Diary July 22: We Break Quarantine, Again

After avoiding the city for almost a month and going on self-imposed quarantine for more than a week, I venture out and find others are playing it safe, too.
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Coronavirus report July 21: Cases Drop from Peak

Coronavirus cases in some of the hardest hit states are showing noticeable decreases. Is wearing face masks reducing the spread?
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Coronavirus Report July 20: Calm Down

Is the COVID-19 situation as bad as the media portrays it to be? Are the trying to incite panic? Let's all just calm down.
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Coronavirus Report July 19: Iran Comes Clean

Iran just announce that they estimate 25 million Iranians may have been infected with COVID-19. Now if only China would come clean about their actual rates.
In the late 1700s, Edward Jenner noticed that milk maids who had been sickened with cow pox were immune to small pox, a much more serious disease. By inoculating people with cow pox, he developed a surprisingly effective way to prevent small pox, and laid the seeds for the modern vaccine industry.

Coronavirus Report July 18: Antibody Issues and Vaccine Doubts

There are now more than 14 million cases of COVID-19 across the globe, with about 25 percent inthe U.S. Now there are fears that victims might get it again.