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] Without decisive policy action, GDP per capita growth would slow down by about 40% in the OECD area - from 1% per year in 2006-19 to 0.6% per year in 2024-60 on average. Caribbean News Global
• [New] The supply of copper will decline over the next decade, despite plummeting from the highs of 2021, triggered by the supply surge from the COVID pandemic. Cryptopolitan
• [New] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects an above-normal season with 13-19 named storms, 6-10 hurricanes, and 3-5 major hurricanes. Roof Revivers
• [New] The COVID-19 pandemic, cyberattacks on global infrastructure, and financial instability tied to climate change are just a few reminders that early identification of global risks is no longer optional. The Word 360
• [New] The environmental and climate monitoring segment is projected to experience a compound annual growth rate exceeding 19% from 2025 to 2030, driven by the urgent need for climate change mitigation and resource management. Yahoo Finance
• [New] The total cost of a July Fourth cookout for 10 people is expected to reach $70.92 in 2025, just shy of last year's record high and up 19% compared to five years ago. Proactiveinvestors UK
• [New] A new test could save thousands of lives worldwide through early detection of a deadly fungal disease that surged during the Covid-19 pandemic. Positive News
• [New] UK business insolvencies were expected to hit a 12-year high last year, peaking at 43% above pre-covid levels, with sectors like construction, hospitality, and retail most affected. Law Gazette
• [New] As specified in The NHS long term plan, between 2018/19 and 2023/24 funding will grow faster than the overall NHS England budget for mental health (4.6% per year, on average), and primary medical and community services (3.8% per year, on average). Health Foundation
• [New] Covid is creeping back - and a new strain now sweeping across the UK and Ireland is bringing nasty and unexpected symptoms that some people could easily mistake for other illnesses. Belfast Live
• [New] The supply of resale flats is expected to rise from 2026, as batches of Build-To-Order flats affected by the Covid-19 pandemic hit their five-year minimum occupation period. The Straits Times
• [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

Last updated: 13 July 2025