July 25: American retailers relent to mandatory masks; Brazil's Bolsonaro says new COVID-19 test came back negative
How Canada’s world-class pandemic alert system failed:
Months before the COVID-19 outbreak, the federal government’s early warning system went silent, just as it was needed most. The change to the Global Public Health Intelligence Network left Canada poorly prepared as the virus began to spread rapidly around the world.Even as pockets of resistance remain, the tide appears to be turning on masks. Three out of four Americans favour requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes, according to a survey.
after months of downplaying the importance of masks and igniting a partisan cultural war on the issue.Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that he has . In a photo posted to social media, Bolsonaro appeared with a box of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug he credited for his recovery despite a lack of scientific evidence about its effectiveness.
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