24 September 2020

• New cases are on the rise in Europe: in Spain, new coronavirus cases have reached 10,000 per day; hospitals in Madrid are reaching capacity and 850,000 people are under lockdown; as of this weekend, Paris hospitals are delaying 20% of surgeries to make room for people with COVID-19, and Belgium reports 2,000 new cases daily. Source
• Daily coronavirus cases in Lebanon break the national record at 1,027. Source
• CDC forecasts that the US death toll from coronavirus will reach 214,000 to 226,000 by mid-October. Source
• US President Trump calls the FDA’s new guidance for coronavirus vaccines a ‘political move,” and suggests that he may override it. Source
• Doctors identify coronavirus-related stress as causing hair loss among infected and affected persons. Source

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