Schools
- Northeastern University dismisses 11 students for violating the school’s public health protocols [ CNN ]
- Over 1,000 students have tested positive for Covid-19 at University of Alabama since classes resumed [ CNN ]
- For Schools, the List of Obstacles Grows and Grows [ The Atlantic ]
- ‘Unprecedented’: Los Angeles schools to test all 600,000 students for Covid-19 [ The Guardian ]
- Dozens of Berlin schools report infections [ The Guardian ]
- ‘No social distancing’: US college towns close bars as Covid-19 cases surge [ The Guardian ]
- Calls for nationwide sickout as Arizona school district cancels reopening [ The Guardian ]
- More than 2,000 students, teachers and staff quarantined in several schools [ CNN ]
- Ohio State requiring COVID testing for all students in dorms [ The Columbus Dispatch ]
- Hundreds of Covid-19 cases reported as students return to college campuses [ CNN ]
- Outrage as coronavirus prompts US universities and colleges to shed staff [ The Guardian ]
- As Covid-19 Pummels Budgets, Colleges Are Resorting to Layoffs and Furloughs. [ The Chronicle of Higher Education ]
- Students can safely return to college if tested for coronavirus every two days, study says [ Washington Post ]
- 260 employees in Georgia school district have tested positive for Covid-19 or been exposed [ CNN ]
- Somerville and Medford are pressing Tufts to reconsider its reopening plan [ Boston Globe ]
- Half of U.S. elementary and high school students will study virtually only this fall, study shows [ CNBC ]
- Teachers union authorizes strikes if schools reopen without certain safety measures [ The Hill ]
Spread
- North Carolina has seen increase in percentage of positive cases due to clusters at university settings [ CNN ]
- Coronavirus outbreak at USC’s fraternity row leaves at least 40 people infected [ LA Times ]
- Coronavirus cluster linked to a University of New Hampshire frat party, state says [ CNN ]
- West Virginia University becomes the latest school to backtrack on in-person classes after a spike in Covid-19 cases [ CNN ]
- Coronavirus cases climb in the Midwest as more states report growing outbreaks [ CNBC ]
- Coronavirus outbreak at Maine nursing home and jail linked back to wedding reception [ CNN ]
- In the Hamptons, some hosts are paying for party guests to take rapid coronavirus tests at the door [ CNN ]
- Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy tests positive for Covid-19 [ CNBC ]
- Covid-19 may spread more easily among children than thought, report warns [ The Guardian ]
- Covid-19 superspreading event in Boston may have led to 20,000 cases, researcher says [ CNN ]
- Fastest man alive Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus [ CNBC ]
- Florida’s Covid-19 cases in children have increased 137% in past month [ CNN ]
Vaccines
- AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to suspected adverse reaction in participant in the U.K. [ STAT ]
- Putin’s vaccine meets opposition from frontline workers in Russia [ CNN ]
- U.S., European drugmakers pledge to make safety the main focus in coronavirus vaccine development [ CNBC ]
- How the race for a Covid-19 vaccine is getting dirty [ The Guardian ]
- Fauci says rushing out a vaccine could jeopardize testing of others [ CNBC ]
- Moderna’s clinical trial numbers show there’s ‘no way’ Trump can have a vaccine by Election Day [ CNN ]
- Covid vaccine rush could make pandemic worse, say scientists [ The Guardian ]
Testing
- Quest Diagnostics says it cut coronavirus testing turnaround to one to two days, but warns it could slip [ CNBC ]
- The CDC wants state and local sewage systems tested for coronavirus [ CNBC ]
- Efficient high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 testing to detect asymptomatic carriers [ AAAS ]
- Dr. Scott Gottlieb: Yale’s new saliva coronavirus test funded by NBA could be widely rolled out [ CNBC ]
- Covid-19 testing delays create a public health nightmare as schools and workplaces try to reopen [ CNBC ]
- How Jared Kushner’s Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air” [ Vanity Fair ]
- The U.S. has more COVID-19 testing than most. So why is it falling so short? [ Reuters ]
- Fighting alone [ Washington Post ]
Plasma
- Plasma therapy is no surefire cure for Covid [ CNN ]
- F.D.A.’s Emergency Approval of Blood Plasma Is Now on Hold [ NY Times ]
- FDA chief walks back comments on effectiveness of coronavirus plasma treatment [ CNBC ]
- Scientists doubt convalescent plasma touted by Trump is a ‘breakthrough’ coronavirus treatment [ CNBC ]
- Effect of Convalescent Plasma on Mortality among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Initial Three-Month Experience [ MedRxiv ]
- Expanded Access Program for Convalescent Plasma discontinues enrollment as FDA authorizes its emergency use [ Mayo Clinic ]
- NHS appeals for urgent plasma donations from Covid-19 survivors [ The Guardian ]
Sports
- Big Ten, Pac-12 postpone college football season due to coronavirus concerns [ CNBC ]
- Heart condition linked with COVID-19 fuels Power 5 concern about season’s viability [ ESPN ]
- PSU football doctor clarifies comments on percentage of COVID-positive athletes with myocarditis [ Center Daily Times ]
- UConn becomes first school in college football’s top division to cancel 2020 season [ CNN ]
- Ivy League cancels football and other fall sports due to Covid-19 [ CNBC ]
Science
- A Supercomputer Analyzed Covid-19 — and an Interesting New Theory Has Emerged [ ELEMENTAL ]
- Researchers find COVID-infected children are major carriers, further complicating the school-reopening debate [ Fortune ]
Situation
- Why did Trump pick Kodak… [ LA Times ]
- GOP congressman who frequently refuses to wear a mask tests positive for Covid-19 [ CNN ]
- Attorney General William Barr to get coronavirus test after Rep. Gohmert tests positive [ CNBC ]
Misinformation
- Nation’s testing czar: It’s ‘time to move on’ from talk about hydroxychloroquine [ CNBC ]
- Some doctors met with Pence after their group’s video was removed for misleading info [ CNN ]
- US Officials: Russia Behind Spread of Virus Disinformation [ US World and News Report ]
- Trump promotes a doctor who has claimed alien DNA was used in medical treatments [ CNN ]
- Trump halts daily briefing amid questions about support for ‘alien DNA’ doctor [ The Guardian ]
- Twitter limits Donald Trump Jr’s account for posting Covid-19 misinformation [ The Guardian ]
- Trump abruptly ends briefing after being pressed over retweeting misinformation [ CNN ]
Data
- US childhood SARS-CoV-2 infections surging with the current peak [ Ads Technica ]
Symptoms
- How to recognize Covid-19 symptoms in children, based on pediatricians’ advice [ CNN ]
- This 21-year-old thought he had overcome a mild case of Covid-19. Then he went into organ failure [ CNN ]
News
- CNN
- NY Times
- CNBC
- Los Angeles Times
- Los Angeles Daily News
- STAT
- stocks [MarketWatch]
- stock futures [CNBC]
- The Atlantic
- The Guardian
- MIT Technology Review
- Reuters
- Washington Post
- Coronavirus Timeline
- Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
Updated: September 01, 2020