Global Scans · Coronavirus · Weekly Summary

Future potential spread of the coronavirus is impacting world trade and threatens a global economic recession and inflection point. For the first time, Illness is now a major driving force. We first reported this virus way back in 2010 and regularly since July 2015 as a predictable surprise: a known unknown to most. It is not a Black Swan; it was foreseen! Forewarned is forearmed and forearmed is protection against unpleasant possibilities and this inflection point will most likely change everyone's future profoundly.

Here are some actions you could take offered by and our friends at WavePoint and BCG and McKinsey.

Companies are asking people to work from home (we have always worked from our homes since 2003). We think the latter will become a long-term and rapidly growing trend as people reduce traveling time, buy more online, and increasingly recognize the benefits to their health of staying home. More emerging, potential behavioral trends here. Begin regularly evaluating predictable surprises, be prepared and act in time, while others lose their shirt through inattention to the future.

• [New] Recent disruptions, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Red Sea tensions, and shifting US tariff policies, have boosted earnings for resilient carriers like Samudera. Minichart
• [New] The total technology spend by UK public sector bodies over 2023-24 was £19.6 billion, up from £19 billion the previous year and £14.4 billion in 2019-29 - representing a compound annual growth rate of 8% over four years. UKAuthority
• [New] During severe weather, NWS forecasters incorporate GOES - 19 data into new artificial intelligence models that predict the likelihood a developing thunderstorm produces severe weather or hazardous lightning - an hour or more in advance. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information
• [New] Tariff uncertainty, trade policy changes, the COVID-19 pandemic, and recent years' unprecedented supply chain disruptions in the Red Sea and Panama Canal have accelerated the outsourcing pace of global logistics. Logistics Management
• [New] The average daily time spent with digital media in the United States is expected to increase from minutes (seven hours and 19 minutes) in 2022 to close to hours in 2025. Statista
• [New] Health officials are warning of the symptoms of a new COVID-19 variant detected in California and other states. FOX 11 Los Angeles
• [New] Australia's construction sector continues to face elevated cost pressures more than three years after the initial disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Insurance Business
• [New] Health officials at the World Health Organization are warning of a rise in cases from a new COVID-19 variant. Ophthalmology Advisor
• Individuals with a particular IL-6 receptor genotype, known as the AA genotype, have an increased risk of developing Long COVID. Blogger
• A busy hurricane season is expected with NOAA announcing an expected range of 13 to 19 storms, 6 to 10 named hurricanes, and 3 to 5 major hurricanes. Freedom Energy Logistics
• The Atlantic is expected to produce 13 to 19 named storms, with 6 to 10 becoming hurricanes - and up to 5 expected to reach major hurricane status. American Steel Core Builders -
• People who received Covid mRNA vaccines are at risk of sudden death for several years after they received their last injection. Slay News
• As part of comprehensive COVID-19 control programmes, vaccination remains a key intervention for preventing severe disease and death, particularly among risk groups, added WHO. The Hindu
• Across the six hurricane months, NOAA predicts 13 to 19 named storms - with winds of 39 mph or higher - up to 10 of which will likely develop into hurricanes with winds of 74 mph or more. Time
• If all potential feedstock is converted into SAF, China's theoretical SAF supply could exceed 19 million tonnes per year by 2030, surpassing projected domestic demand. NenPower
• 2025's hurricane season has a 60% chance of being above normal, with 13-19 projected storms, 6-10 hurricanes and 3-5 major hurricanes. DNyuz
• Global risk is 'currently low, and existing Covid-19 vaccines are considered effective in preventing severe disease'. Hindustan Times
• Anyone can get sick with COVID-19, but some people are at higher risk of developing severe illness, including people over the age of 65 and people who are immunocompromised or have underlying medical conditions. TODAY
• Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rescinded federal recommendations for COVID vaccines for pregnant women and healthy children, while the FDA will no longer routinely approve annual COVID vaccinations for healthy adults under 65. Planet Detroit
• NOAA forecasts 13 to 19 named storms, including 6 to 10 hurricanes and up to three major hurricanes. Worth Insurance
• NOAA experts anticipate between 13 and 19 named storms forming during 2025's Atlantic hurricane season, with six to 10 strengthening into hurricanes and three to five strengthening into major hurricanes. Newsweek
• The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has again forecast an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, with 19 named storms, including up to 9 hurricanes - four of which may be major. Chronicle Online

Last updated: 06 July 2025