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Sweden
Results of Controversial Lockdown
The State Epidemiologist of the Public Health Agency of Sweden, Dr. Anders Tegnell, has acknowledged that there have been too many deaths after his controversial decision not to impose a strict lockdown on the Scandinavian country. This map by Innovation Origins shows the sharp rise of confirmed cases per 100,000 people in Sweden in the second half of May compared to the rest of Europe. Sweden did not put stay-at-home measures in place and instead relied on voluntary social distancing. The BBC reports some analysts have said the country should have followed similar plans to its neighbors and enforced an early lockdown, had greater protection of care homes and intensified testing. According to the nCoV2019.live Dashboard, Sweden has reported 4,795 deaths as of June 10, compared to 593, 239 and 324 in Denmark, Norway and Finland respectively.
This map depicts confirmed cases per 100,000 inhabitants between May 15th and 22nd. All COVID-19 updates will be displayed in a red box.
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Nepal
Political Map under Revision
Nepal released a new political map, redrawing its borders with India. The map was issued in response to a new road inaugurated by India that strategically connected the disputed area of Lipulekh pass to China’s Tibet mainland. After Nepal released its new map, India’s parliament claimed it was not based on historical evidence, thus setting off a cartographic debate. Nepal cited the 1816 Sugauli treaty that states the disputed territory belongs to them. Nepal’s parliament is expected to approve the revised map this weekend and is seeking diplomatic talks with India. While Nepal and India share a border of about 1,168 miles, there is no bilateral agreement over the 140 square miles in the Himalayan Mountains which border China, Nepal, and India. The regions of Kalapani, Lipulekh, and LImpiyadhura that border the three states are therefore often under territorial discrepancy.
This map depicts the disputed territory claimed by Nepal in its most recent political map. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC News
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United Kingdom
Found: London’s Oldest Theater
Early last year archaeologists began excavating a rectangular timber structure near The Royal London Hospital. The 40ft (12.3m) by 31ft (9.3m) site closely matches the recorded dimensions of the Red Lion Theater, recorded in two surviving lawsuits from 1567 and 1569. The Red Lion was originally a beer-serving homestead, but later opened an attached theater, a precursor to the stages of Shakespearean fame. The archaeologists found the remains of several money boxes, used to collect ticket fares, as well as two complete beer cellars, and strangely enough, the bones of several dogs; evidence of the site being used as a dogfighting ring in the eighteenth century. The Red Lion is thought to mark the dawn of Elizabethan Theater, a turning point that led to the later success of William Shakespeare.
This map depicts the location of the Red Lion amid modern-day London. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: How many countries are located in the Transcaucasia region?
A: 3
Transcaucasia, also known as Southern Caucasia includes the countries of Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia which have a combined area of about 71,850 square miles (186,100 square kilometers). The region is bounded by Russia to the north, the Caspian Sea to the east, to the west by the Black Sea, and to the south by Iran and Turkey.
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Q: With a maximum depth of only about 46 feet (14 m), which sea holds the title of being the shallowest?
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