Week 10 of Coronavirus 'Staycation'

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In the news:

"Latin America is losing its battle against coronavirus.

As the global number of Covid-19 victims tops 400,000, the region has become the pandemic's hotspot.

Latin America has recorded nearly 1.2 million cases and more than 60,000 deaths. But these numbers may be superficial, Matt Rivers reports. That's because in several countries, testing rates remain low and many Covid-19 deaths go unreported.

Brazil, the region's worst-hit country, has reported a new record number of deaths in each of the past three days. One study released this week says Brazil will likely see 1 million cases and 50,000 deaths by June 20.

But tracking the toll has become more difficult. President Jair Bolsonaro's government stopped reporting total numbers on Thursday, the day Brazil's death toll surpassed Italy's. It removed the cumulative data from the official tracker and said it would only report the number of new cases and deaths each day.

close dialogue. "The manipulation of statistics is a maneuver made by authoritarian regimes. It's an attempt to hide the Covid-19 numbers to reduce social control of health policies," said Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes. Only a handful of countries in the region -- Uruguay, Belize and Costa Rica -- have so far managed to limit the disease from spreading. How? Early responses, quarantine measures, an efficient tracing-and-isolation system and randomized testing." {CNN.com}

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My thoughts:

Happy June! We've officially made it another month in quarantine. I don't know whether to react happy or really upset, but it's pretty bittersweet, overall. Hopefully now that we've made it this far, it will mean we're almost out of all of this. I wish the best to any high school, middle school and even the elementary school graduates who are reading this. We've made it so far, worked so hard and have much more yet to come. I'm proud of all of us for still trying, even in these hard times. I was lucky enough to have a birthday during quarantine {the only reason it's lucky is to do something different}. I got to sleep in a bit, open gifts and wrap the day up with a barbeque with my best friend and family! My mom made chocolate milkshakes and ordered a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. If you couldn't tell, I love chocolate, so it was a great day! When is your birthday? Comment below and let me know, if you'd like! Have a great week, everyone!