CGU Inequality and Policy Research Center - IPRC

The IPRC helps you stay on top of breaking news and policy highlights of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19 Updates — Institute for Democratic Renewal COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, has spread fast, locally and globally, threatening health and ways of living across nations. Impacts are felt in politics, economics, public health and social interactions.

The mass protests across the United States will likely result in new cases of COVID-19, though it will be difficult to distinguish between cases stemming from protests and those resulting from relaxed social-distancing rules.

The Protests Will Spread the Coronavirus The country should expect a spike in less than two weeks, public-health experts say.

Grassroots testing in San Francisco’s Mission District shows that highest rates of infection occurred among persons of Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity,low-wage essential workers and those living in households with three or more people.

Initial Results of Mission District COVID-19 Testing Announced The testing was conducted by Unidos En Salud, a unique partnership between Mission community organizers in the Latino Task Force for COVID-19, UCSF researchers, the City and County of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

Wastewater monitoring and analysis can help detect resurgence of COVID-19 early and at the community level.

Wastewater testing gains support as early warning for Covid-19 - STAT What a month ago had been merely an intriguing lab finding about testing wastewater to detect the coronavirus has leapt to the threshold of real-world use.

Most California counties are now entering Stage 3 of reopening, allowing religious gatherings, malls and barbershops.

Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines latest phase of reopening California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines how local health regulations will determine how California reopens as the state enters phase 3 of lifting Coronavirus lockdowns. T...

Academic institutions are conducting less research and development during the pandemic, to the detriment of the higher education and the economy. Greater coordination is needed across education, government, health, and the private sector to maintain research and create solutions for recovery. (Science)

Moving academic research forward during COVID-19 A gradual, stepwise approach to reopening, informed by public health expertise, will be essential

Most Americans expect a COVID-19 vaccine to be available by 2021, but only half say they will get vaccinated.

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The IPRC helps you stay on top of breaking news and policy highlights of the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://research.cgu.edu/democratic-renewal/covid-19/

https://agis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=8529ff751ecb4fc88f816fb1587d2edf

COVID-19 Updates — Institute for Democratic Renewal COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, has spread fast, locally and globally, threatening health and ways of living across nations. Impacts are felt in politics, economics, public health and social interactions.

Small businesses are challenged to meet fixed operating costs such as rent, mortgage payments and insurance. Businesses need clear rules and coordinated responses across governments to reopen from the epidemic effectively. (RAND)

How Small Businesses Are Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic Small-business owners are facing many challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What kinds of policies might help them? What will they need to thrive once the immediate public health crisis has passed?