Forbes - Surviving Two Pandemics

Plus: Many travelers must self-quarantine after coming to Tri-State area

Two foreign countries made Covid-19 news today-- for very different reasons. After a streak of more than 100 days, New Zealand reported its first new case of community-acquired Covid-19. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced this morning that the country would immediately go back into lockdown, including a stay-at-home order for Auckland, the city where the cases were reported. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his country had approved the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing. Some experts are skeptical that the vaccine is actually effective, but the news was enough to rally investors -- just not enough to turn the stock market positive.

BUSINESS

Goldman Sachs analysts are optimistic that a vaccine may be available by next year, and have raised their GDP outlook for 2021.

Despite thousands of Covid-19 deaths, Mexico is reopening bars and movie theaters in a bid to save its economy. 

SCIENCE & HEALTH

More than 900 medical workers have died fighting Covid-19, and a disproportionate number were people of color. 

Another new and bizarre Covid-19 symptom: hundreds of patients are reporting hair loss.

ON THE UPSIDE

Surviving Two Pandemics: This 107 year old woman from New Jersey beat her battle with Covid-19 -- more than a century after she beat the Spanish Flu.