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United States
Ventilator Supply
Ventilators have been crucial in saving lives during the ongoing COVID emergency in recent weeks. A medical ventilator allows for artificial respiration in a patient where lung function has deteriorated and the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide is unable to happen naturally. The number of ventilators in the United States currently exceeds the national demand, but considering that the dynamics of the pandemic differ between states and regions, some locations are experiencing shortages. The COVID Analytics team at the Operations Research Center at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has created a map illustrating the availability of ventilators in states across the U.S., and created an optimization model to support interstate transfers for the purpose of reducing ventilator shortages as quickly and efficiently as possible.
This map depicts the current supply of medical ventilators in the United States. All COVID-19 updates will be displayed in a red box.
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North and South Korea
Gunfire Exchange
North Korean guards fired and struck a South Korean guard post at the Demilitarization Zone (DMZ) yesterday morning. South Korean guards returned with 20 rounds of warning shots and a broadcast. This event is the first gunfire exchange since North Korean soldiers fired at a defector who crossed the demilitarization line in 2017. After this incident, North and South Korean leaders made a peace agreement to ease military tensions between the two countries. The recent gunfire is likely unintentional, but the United Nations Command military body which oversees the DMZ and is working to monitor the situation. The border zone stretching between North and South Korea is heavily patrolled and there has been no large scale violence in decades since being established after the Korean War in 1953.
This map depicts the Military Demarcation Line that separates the borders of North and South Korea. Click on the map to expand.
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Graphic Source: USA Today
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Bolivia
Plane Crash Kills Six
A Bolivian military plane crashed on Saturday, killing four Spanish citizens and two Bolivian crew members shortly after takeoff about 2 pm local time. Reports state the Beechcraft Baron B-55 had taken off from the Trinidad air terminal and planned to return to the airport 12 minutes into the flight due to engine failure. The Bolivian Defense Ministry said in a statement, the Spanish citizens aboard were en route to the city of Santa Cruz for planned repatriation to Spain amid the coronavirus outbreak. Authorities have since set up a panel to investigate the crash.
This map depicts the plane’s flight pattern and location in which the crash occurred. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: The islands of Manukan, Mamutik, and Sulug, which together form a smiley face when viewed from above, belong to which Southeast Asian country?
A: Malaysia
Manukan, Mamutik, and Sulug are located off the coast of Kota Kinabalu, the capital of the state of Sabah in Malaysia. The three islands are part of the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park. The smiling face arrangement is visible in satellite images as well as to passengers arriving and departing on planes at the nearby Kota Kinabalu International Airport.
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Q: Spanning nearly 600 square miles, the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, famous for its picturesque white dunes are located on which continent?
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