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| Coronavirus Briefing: Credit Scores Rise Amid Recession |
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Good afternoon. While the coronavirus was pummeling the U.S. economy, Americans’ credit scores—a metric used in nearly every consumer-lending decision—were rising. Also in today's edition, Wuhan becomes a tourist destination. If someone forwarded today's briefing, we invite you to sign up here. |
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| ✔️ Today's Main Takeaways |
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Pelosi sets deadline for White House on coronavirus relief Credit scores rise during pandemic recession Virus deals a blow to global fight against poverty |
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on the White House to show it was serious about reaching a deal on another coronavirus relief package by moving within 48 hours to agree on the remaining disputes. (full story) The average credit score hit a record in July after millions of Americans had lost their jobs, scrambling lenders’ underwriting models. (full story) After decades of progress against global poverty, world leaders are facing a setback due to the coronavirus pandemic and struggling to come up with a response that matches the scale of the problem. (full story) |
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Virus Threatens to Push the Child-Care Industry Over the Edge: By some estimates, about 40% of U.S. day cares are closed after enrollment fell off in the spring and never fully bounced back. |
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Part of the Brooklyn Covid-19 Uptick Traces to Jersey Shore Town: Health officials have traced outbreaks in two New York neighborhoods to end-of-summer socializing by a close-knit Sephardic Jewish community at the Jersey Shore. |
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39,775,831 | confirmed cases world-wide, and 1,111,224 deaths |
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57,519 | new U.S. cases recorded yesterday |
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8,111,105 | total confirmed cases in the U.S. |
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711 | deaths in the U.S. recorded yesterday |
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219,328 | total U.S. deaths |
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123,830,950 | tests conducted in the U.S. |
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Source: Johns Hopkins University as of 11:30 a.m. ET. |
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| ⚕️ Health and Health Care |
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WHO-Funded Study Shows No Remdesivir Benefit for Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients: The findings add to debate over the utility of the medicine developed by Gilead Sciences in treating the coronavirus. |
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NIH to Study Three Drugs in Treatment of Covid-19 Patients: The agency is launching a late-stage clinical trial to determine whether three drugs used for controlling immune systems could be used to treat respiratory distress and organ failure in severely ill Covid-19 patients. |
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| 🎬 Wuhan, Former Pandemic Center, Emerges as Tourist Hot Spot |
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Wuhan, the city at the center of the coronavirus pandemic, had the most tourists of any Chinese city during a public holiday in October. Wuhan is overcoming its pandemic past and benefiting from its hero-city status to become a top travel destination. |
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Today’s newsletter was curated and edited by Todd Olmstead in London. Let us know what you think by replying to this email. |
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