Covid will make Starbucks less ubiquitous. We are not okay with that

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⇒ Issue #52
⇒ Confirmed Covid cases in Canada as of 06/11: 98,720*
⇒ Confirmed Covid fatalities in Canada as of 06/11: 8,038/*
⇒ Worldwide Covid cases as of 06/11: 7,400,013*
⇒ Worldwide Covid fatalities as of 06/11: 417,133*

June 11, 2020—Hello and welcome to the day-before-the-last-day-of-the-working-week edition of Daily CurveFlattener. We understand that in some circles, Thursday is now being referred to as "Junior Friday". It's Chronicle assistant editor Kylie Rebernik here, reporting to you from my home office in the Toronto suburb of Oakville, Ont. 

With my colleague John Evans writing yesterday about his frustration over not being able to find a source of specialty teas during the pandemic, I feel it necessary to now add my voice to this choir. It is no secret among the Chronicle staff that I have a fondness (addiction?) for Starbucks, especially their exclusive house blend of Earl Grey tea. However, due to Covid-19, the company announced yesterday they will be closing 200 stores in Canada following the pandemic, and emphasizing pick-up only locations. I guess that will mean no more long mornings stretching into afternoons absorbing free wi-fi. What will become of our accumulated Starbucks frequent-slurper points, set to expire any day now? Where will pharmaceutical product managers arrange to meet suppliers? Where will all the university students study? And why can't anyone think of the children?

COVID CHRONICLE 06/11/20

• A new opinion piece published in the British Medical Journal (Jun. 9 2020) lays out an argument advancing the theory that Covid-19 will not be stopped until racism is eradicated. According to the article: "Racism has always been a public health problem. Racism kills our patients, our neighbours, our colleagues, our leaders."
• According to CBC, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has criticized the mayors of Norfolk County and Haldimand County for getting haircuts as a protest after being excluded from the second phase II reopening. However, these are the same mayors who wanted to ticket cottage-goers from outside the region for going to their cottages for fear of spreading Covid-19. 
• New data suggests the Covid-19 is on the rise among people in their twenties in Ontario. However, health officials cannot confirm why. As of June 7, 2020 20-somethings account for 31.5 per cent of new Covid-19 cases compared to data from April 26, 2020, which showed that people in their twenties accounted for only 12.6 per cent of new cases. 

STORIES CHRONICLE IS WORKING ON TODAY

I am working on an article for the upcoming issue of the Pediatric Chronicle on risk and protective factors for childhood suicidality. I interviewed lead author Dr. Sophia Frangou of the University of British Columbia. 

LATER WE ARE READING. . .

A Conjuring of Light by V.E Schwab. This is the third instalment in the Shades of Magic series. As a side-note, Chronicle editorial assistant Jermey Visser and I are in a book club and are reading this book at the same time. 

LATER WE ARE WATCHING. . .

Love Life. The new HBO Max (behind a paywall) series starring actress Anna Kendrick, is a short 30-minute an episode "drama-dy" about finding lasting love. 

TOMORROW AND TOMORROW

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That's it for now. Stay in touch, stay safe. My colleague Corwin B. Perla, a well-known figure around Hertel Village, will be in charge tomorrow.