Coronavirus

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 29: Could Catastrophic Pandemics Become the ‘New Normal,’ HPMV is Spreading

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,174th day of the pandemic as well as Memorial Day. a holiday that honors Americans who died while in military service. This Monday also marks the fourth time that the holiday has taken place during the coronavirus pandemic.

OP-ED ON MONDAY
What Happens at the End of a Pandemic, If There Even is …

Saturday Op-Ed: ‘The Only Thing You Have to Fear is Fear Itself’

‘The Only Thing You Have to Fear is Fear Itself’
On this day in 1941, then President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared in a radio address to the American people  that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
That wasn’t, however, the first time he made a reference to “fear itself.”
Paraphrasing Thoreau, his inaugural address as president in 1933 –  a remarkably brief, 1,833-word, 20-minute-long speech – he sought to …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 27: ‘We Are Not Done With Covid, Not Even Close,’ U.S. Hospitalizations from Covid at Record Low

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,172nd day of the pandemic as well as Nothing to Fear Day.
OP-ED ON SATURDAY
‘The Only Thing You Have to Fear is Fear Itself’
On this day in 1941, then President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared in a radio address to the American people  that “the only thing we have to fear is …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 26: New Study Defines 12 Common Symptoms of Long Covid, Pandemic Funds Continue to Attract Fraudsters

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,171st day of the pandemic as well as National Road Trip Day in the United States.
National Road Trip Day is always observed on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend.  According to the Automobile Association of America, over 42.3 million Americans will take to the road and travel more than 50 …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 25: Doctor Jailed for Fake Vaccination Certificate, More People Putting Off Medical Care Due to Money Worries

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,170th day of the pandemic.
OP-ED ON THURSDAY
Container ships were all the rage at the start of the pandemic, when the cost of shipping a container rose to never-before-seen prices.  Box-ship operators were among the few pandemic winners as consumer spending on a variety of diverse products from clothing to tech …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 24: China Braces for Massive New Wave of Cases, BoJo Faces New Policy Enquiry of Violation of Covid Rules

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,169th day of the pandemic and Brother’s Day.
OP-ED ON WEDNESDAY
Brother’s Day is a holiday that honors the brothers in our lives, be they biological or close friends with whom a brotherly bond has been forged.  While this isn’t directly related to Covid or Long Covid, many people lost their siblings …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 23: ‘Disinformation Dozen’ Doc Dies, British Doctors Plan Strike

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,168th day of the pandemic.
OP-ED ON TUESDAY
The U.S. surgeon general warned Tuesday that social media may be unsafe for children amidst what he termed the worst mental health crisis for youth in recent memory.
“There isn’t enough evidence that it is safe for our kids,” U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told …