Briefly with OZY

Pandemic deaths in the world’s second-most populous nation have reached 20,000, with both mortality and infection rates rising faster than they have in three months. Meanwhile a movement sparked by police killings of Black Americans is being tempered by another death toll: dozens killed in random street violence. Click here to subscribe to Flashback, OZY’s newest podcast: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283

A letter from 239 scientists is asking the World Health Organization to advise wearing masks in all indoor settings, citing evidence that coronavirus lingers in tiny airborne particles. Meanwhile, libraries in Hong Kong began removing books by pro-democracy activists from their shelves this weekend. Click here to subscribe to Flashback, OZY’s newest podcast: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283

As the U.S. breaks records practically every day for the number of new coronavirus cases, the rest of the world has come to fear America as it haltingly celebrates Independence Day today. Meanwhile, Decrying a "left-wing cultural revolution," President Donald Trump held a rally Friday at Mount Rushmore, saying, "these heroes will never be defaced." Click here to subscribe now to Flashback, OZY’s newest podcast: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283

U.S. officials are pleading with Americans to not gather in large groups for Independence Day. And Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend has been arrested. Click here to subscribe now to Flashback, OZY’s newest podcast: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283

The U.S. has set five new records for daily infections, including yesterday’s addition of 49,932 as President Donald Trump said “I’m all for masks.” Meanwhile, Russians overwhelmingly agreed to reset President Vladimir Putin’s term limits while banning gay marriage. Click here to subscribe now to Flashback, OZY’s newest podcast: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283

America’s top pandemic expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, warned yesterday that the nation is “going in the wrong direction” and is on course for 100,000 new cases each day. Meanwhile, dozens of protesters detained by authorities in Hong Kong could face a years in jail under China’s newly imposed security law. Click here to subscribe now to Flashback, OZY’s newest podcast: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283

The head of the World Health Organization has warned that the pandemic is “speeding up” in the wake of many areas’ overeager reopening. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a restrictive Louisiana abortion law. Click here to subscribe now to Flashback, OZY’s newest podcast: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283

President Donald Trump is being lambasted for retweeting, then deleting, a video of one of his Florida supporters shouting “white power.” Meanwhile, the global death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 500,000, while the number of reported coronavirus cases passed 10 million over the weekend. Click here to subscribe now to Flashback, OZY’s newest podcast: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Vice President Mike Pence gave diametrically opposed accounts America’s pandemic battle Friday, with Fauci emphasizing record spread of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump ordered that local governments protect statues from demonstrators on pain of losing federal funding. Click here to subscribe now to Flashback, OZY’s newest podcast: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283

Texas has paused reopening as the pandemic worsens. And one house of Congress has passed a police reform bill. Click here to subscribe now to Flashback, OZY’s newest podcast: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283