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United States
Tribal Nations Virus Hotspots
Five tribal nations in the United States are experiencing higher rates of coronavirus infections than any U.S. state, according to UCLA’s American Indian Studies Center. The Navajo Nation, located in portions of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico, is the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., and recorded an infection rate of 2,825 per 100,000 people, higher than New York’s rate of 1,870 per 100,000. This map by the Navajo Epidemiology Center Coronavirus Response Hub shows the rates of infection on the reservation. The prominence of pre-existing health conditions, crowded small homes, and a lack of universal running water has made social distancing difficult and caused the tribal nation to be one of the most vulnerable communities to the virus in the United States.
This map depicts the Cumulative Incidence Rate of the virus in the Navajo Nation. All COVID-19 updates will be displayed in a red box.
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Democratic Republic of Congo
Second Ebola Outbreak
As the COVID-19 pandemic has placed much of the world on lock down, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) is facing a second concurrent outbreak of Ebola in the city of Mbandaka; over six hundred and twenty miles west of North Kivu Province where the first outbreak was dwindling. The DCR was only two days away from declaring an official end to Ebola on the country’s eastern flank when a new case suddenly appeared. Officials are unsure how the virus made it to Mbandaka, as the entire country has travel restrictions in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Already, five people have died in the fresh outbreak, adding to the over twenty-two hundred that have died from it in the North Kivu Province. This is the DCR’s eleventh Ebola outbreak since the disease was characterized in 1976. For the outbreak to end, a region must go forty-two days with no new cases reported.
This map depicts the distance between the two concurrent Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Daily Mail
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Central America
Tropical Storm Amanda
Central America has been hit with Tropical Storm Amanda, leaving at least 17 dead and an estimated 7 missing in El Salvador and Guatemala. Tropical storms can intensify quickly before hitting land, and for several days Central America experienced heavy rainfall before the storm pushed inland and quickly dissipated. Severe flooding and landslides subsequent to the storm have damaged at least 900 homes and left thousands of people in shelters. The U.S. National Hurricane Center is warning of more tropical depressions moving across the Bay of Campeche towards the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
This map depicts Tropical Storm Amanda pushing inland, significantly hitting El Salvador and Guatemala. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: A series of concrete causeways known as the Churchill Barriers connect the islands of which archipelago with mainland Scotland?
A: Orkney Islands archipelago
Stretching 1.4 miles, the Churchill Barriers were constructed during WWII to prevent enemy ships from entering the Scapa Flow harbor. Today, roadways built atop the four barriers (two of which are designated historic sites) connect the Orkney Islands to the mainland of northern Scotland.
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Q: The border between China and Russia is mostly made up of multiple rivers. Which river serves as the longest part of the China-Russia border?
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