843,826 COVID-19 DEATHS (First 6 Months, March-August 2020)
25 million global cases. No end in sight.
August 2020
UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING | NEWS | Care homes in England had greatest increase in excess deaths at height of the COVID-19 pandemic
Care homes in England experienced the highest increase in excess deaths at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to those in the rest of the UK, according to new [...]
Care Homes in UK, Sweden, Norway
United Kingdom Workers: 603,000 Residents: 415,000 Homes: 11,500 Cost: GBP 15.9 billion Sweden Workers: 143,000 Residents: 82,217 Homes: [...]
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | NEWS RELEASE | Cambridge-developed SARS-CoV-2 vaccine receives £1.9million from UK government for clinical trial
A Cambridge-developed vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2 could begin clinical trials in the UK in late autumn or early next year, thanks to a £1.9million award from the UK government. Source: [...]
NATURE | NEWS EXPLAINER | The unequal scramble for coronavirus vaccines — by the numbers Wealthy countries have already pre-ordered more than two billion doses.
Wealthy countries have struck deals to buy more than two billion doses of coronavirus vaccine in a scramble that could leave limited supplies in the coming year. Meanwhile, an international [...]
Jeremy Farrar @JeremyFarrar | “decisions made over next mth will impact how serious epidemic is over next 6-12mths”
Not inevitable community transmission leads to repeat of epidemic of March-June.But need to plan,prepare & act now in relatively quieter weeks to prevent winter surge transmission & illness. Again decisions [...]
FORBES | iOS 14: A Security And Privacy Game-Changer For All iPhone Users
Apple’s new operating system update iOS 14 is so close you could touch it—it’ll probably drop in just over a month. It comes with a bunch of cool features including App Clips [...]
J.P.Morgan Blockchain Center of Excellence
The Blockchain Center of Excellence leads efforts for Distributed Ledger Technology applications, actively researching blockchain use cases to develop in-house technology and pilot solutions across lines of business within J.P. [...]
UNILEVER | NEWS RELEASE | Global experts rank Unilever No.1 for sustainability leadership Unilever is recognised as the No. 1 corporate sustainability leader for the tenth year in a row, according to the latest GlobeScan-SustainAbility survey.
Learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unilever/ We are delighted to be once again ranked as the global leader in corporate sustainability in the annual survey compiled by GlobeScan and SustainAbility. Source: Unilever This [...]
Ray Dalio | Principle of the Day
Linked for educational purposes and social benefit, not for profit. You've heard the expression “no pain no gain.” Psychologists have shown that the most powerful personal transformations come from experiencing [...]
