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An information sign ask people to keep social distance due to the corona pandemic, where people stroll, sunbathe and swim at a bathing jetty in Malmo, Sweden, on June 25, 2020, during a heatwave with temperatures over 30 degrees Celcius. (Photo by Johan NILSSON / various sources / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by JOHAN NILSSON/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)

Sweden has become the world's cautionary tale

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Pandemic set to spark biggest retreat for meat eating in decades

Andre Borges

Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19

Patrons at the Ocean Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on July 3. Some scientists are warning that airborne transmission of the coronavirus in indoor settings has been underappreciated.

239 experts with 1 big claim: The coronavirus is airborne July 6, 2020 | 4:23 PM

A new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus is spreading silently in workers on pig farms in China, according to a new study.

Scientists say new strain of swine flu virus is spreading to humans in China July 1, 2020 | 8:37 AM

In this Monday, May 11, 2020, file photo, a waiter carries beers for customers sitting at a terrace bar in Tarragona, Spain. The European Union announced Tuesday, June 30, 2020 that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, but most Americans have been refused entry for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections in the U.S.

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Europe restricts visitors from the U.S. amid virus resurgence June 30, 2020 | 11:45 AM

People react during a quake at an open market in Mexico City Tuesday.

Powerful earthquake shakes southern, central Mexico June 23, 2020 | 1:40 PM

John Bolton says Trump asked China to help him get reelected June 17, 2020 | 4:48 PM

Packages of Dexamethasone are displayed in a pharmacy, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Omaha, Neb. Researchers in England said Tuesday they have the first evidence that the drug can improve COVID-19 survival. The cheap, widely available steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

A drug offers hope amid spikes in coronavirus infections June 16, 2020 | 7:20 PM

An Indian man burns a photograph of Chinese president Xi Jinping during a protest against China in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. At least three Indian soldiers, including a senior army officer, were killed in a confrontation with Chinese troops along their disputed border high in the Himalayas where thousands of soldiers on both sides have been facing off for over a month, the Indian army said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

India: 20 troops killed in Himalayas clash with Chinese army June 16, 2020 | 7:00 PM

The interactive world map of COVID-19 restrictions released by IATA.

Planning a trip? This interactive world map of COVID-19 restrictions will help. June 16, 2020 | 4:23 PM

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 13: A group of men carry an injured man away after he was allegedly attacked by some of the crowd of protesters on the Southbank near Waterloo station on June 13, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Following a social media post by the far-right activist known as Tommy Robinson, members of far-right linked groups have gathered around statues in London. Several statues in the UK have been targeted by Black Lives Matter protesters for their links to racism and the slave trade. (Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images)

Black Lives Matter protester hailed as hero for saving far-right demonstrator in London melee June 15, 2020 | 1:34 PM

Covid-19 information signs are displayed on the door of a construction site in New York City.
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How the world can avoid screwing up the response to COVID-19 again June 5, 2020 | 2:49 PM

Boston, MA - 5/31/20 - A protester holds up a fist in front of the burning gate of the Boston Public Garden as protestors try to barricade the police out as they get pushed through the Boston Commons on May 31, 2020. (Blake Nissen/ For The Boston Globe)

Global anger grows over George Floyd's death in Minneapolis June 1, 2020 | 11:56 AM

For the first time in nearly a decade, astronauts blasted toward orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil, a first for a private company.

20 photos from Saturday's historic SpaceX launch May 30, 2020 | 5:01 PM

Basketball's EuroLeague cancels season because of coronavirus May 25, 2020 | 8:38 AM

In this Feb. 19, 2019 photo, Saturn, an alligator that many believed to have once belonged to Adolf Hitler. swims in water at the Moscow Zoo.

Alligator rumored to have belonged to Adolf Hitler dies in Moscow May 24, 2020 | 3:52 PM

The home of Michael and Peter Taylor is viewed in Harvard, Massachusetts on May 20, 2020. - A father and son suspected of helping fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan in December have been arrested in the United States, according to court documents. Michael Taylor, a former US special forces member turned security contractor, and his son Peter Taylor, 26, were named in a Japanese arrest warrant seeking their extradition.They have been ordered to appear by videoconference at 1930 GMT before a US federal judge in Massachusetts, according to the court filing. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

The former Green Beret arrested in Mass. in ex-Nissan CEO's escape has quite the past. Here's what we know about him. May 21, 2020 | 10:12 AM

This Dec. 30, 2019 image from security camera video shows Michael L. Taylor, center, and George-Antoine Zayek at passport control at Istanbul Airport in Turkey. Taylor, a former Green Beret and his son, Peter Taylor, 27, were arrested Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in Massachusetts on charges they smuggled Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a box in December 2019, while he awaited trial there on financial misconduct charges. (DHA via AP)

A former Green Beret and his son were arrested in Mass. They allegedly smuggled the ex-Nissan chairman out of Japan in a box. May 20, 2020 | 10:28 AM

This photo provided by Elwood Delaney shows the scene of a crash involving a Canadian Forces Snowbirds airplane in Kamloops, Canada, Sunday, May 17, 2020.

Canadian aerobatic jet crashes amid pandemic show; 1 dead May 17, 2020 | 9:31 PM

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Pro soccer resumed in Germany this weekend. Here's how it went May 16, 2020 | 11:33 PM

A man jogs past a four-legged robot called Spot, which broadcasts a recorded message reminding people to observe safe distancing as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, during its two-week trial at the Bishan-Ang Moh Kio Park in Singapore on May 8, 2020. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) (Photo by ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Boston Dynamics has found a new job for its dog-like robot: Social distancing patrol May 8, 2020 | 5:05 PM

Students in Stockholm celebrating the completion of their secondary education last week.

'My respect for those who died, but we are doing something right here in Sweden' April 29, 2020 | 10:00 AM

Manager Pascal Vandersteengen works at his Belgian friterie, Chez Clementine, in Brussels, during a partial lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, COVID-19, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Before the COVID-19 epidemic, the prospects for the 2020 season looked bright following an excellent year marked by a rise of 7.5 percent in the production of frozen fries in Belgium. But the deadly virus outbreak brought exports to Chinese ports to a halt, then triggered a slowdown of potato sales across Europe as lockdown measures were implemented across the continent. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Belgians urged to double down on fries, do national duty April 28, 2020 | 3:48 PM

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Stranded in the U.S.

'My world is shattering': Foreign students stranded by coronavirus April 25, 2020 | 7:43 PM

Australian officials closed Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on March 21.

Vanquish the coronavirus? Australia and New Zealand aim to show the way. April 24, 2020 | 12:06 PM

FILE - In this Monday, March 9, 2020 file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization speaks during a news conference on updates regarding on the novel coronavirus COVID-19, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. After the new coronavirus erupted in China, the World Health Organization sprang into action: It declared an international health emergency, rushed a team to the epicenter in Wuhan and urged other countries to get ready and drum up funding for the response. Many analysts have praised the initial response by the world’s go-to agency on health matters. But now, governments have started to brush aside, ignore and criticize WHO recommendations on issues of public policy, like whether cross-border travel should be restricted or whether the public should wear masks. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, file)

WHO head warns worst of virus is still ahead April 20, 2020 | 4:00 PM

Pedestrian traffic is light outside Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Saturday, March, 14, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The vast majority of people recover from the new virus.

Patients with heart attacks, strokes, appendicitis vanish from hospitals April 20, 2020 | 12:27 PM

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers prepare to take a suspect into custody at a gas station in Enfield, Nova Scotia on Sunday.

Police: At least 10 killed in shooting rampage in Canada April 19, 2020 | 5:30 PM

A polar bear climbs out of its den in the Moscow zoo on February 27, 2020. - International Polar Bear Day is an annual global event celebrated on February 27 that draws attention to the challenges polar bears face in a warming Arctic. (Photo by Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP) (Photo by YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Zoo in Germany may feed animals to animals as funds dry up in pandemic April 15, 2020 | 5:36 PM

FILE - In this July 25 2019 file photo, the pack rides during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 208 kilometers (130 miles) with start in Embrun and finish in Valloire, France. This year's Tour de France will now start on Aug. 29 in Nice and finish on Sept. 20 in Paris and will be followed by cycling's other two major races. The Tour could not start as scheduled on June 27 because of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/ Christophe Ena, File)

Tour de France rescheduled to start Aug. 29 and end Sept. 20 April 15, 2020 | 8:41 AM

Pope urges solidarity on an Easter of both joy, virus sorrow April 12, 2020 | 7:33 AM

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson leaves intensive care, but Britain faces weeks more of lockdown April 9, 2020 | 7:43 PM