| Greetings, QuickTake readers! In this edition: Virus stimulus stalls in the Senate, Tokyo 2020 nears postponement, and suddenly, business is booming at the drive-in.  Silent carriers roiling response More people are testing positive for coronavirus without displaying any symptoms, complicating efforts to contain the virus worldwide, scientists say. In Iceland, which says it's tested a higher proportion of residents than any other country, about half of those with the virus showed no symptoms of Covid-19. Even in Wuhan, China, which recently reported no new infections for the first time since the pathogen emerged, asymptomatic but contagious people are still being found. Meanwhile, U.K. rhinologists say a sudden, unexplained loss of smell or taste was an early symptom among Covid-19 patients in South Korea, China and Italy, even when no other symptoms were present. Now, researchers are calling for wider testing—even among the seemingly healthy—to identify the "silent carriers." $ignificant figures 601. The number of new coronavirus deaths reported in Italy on Monday slowed for the second straight day, as the nationwide lockdown entered the third week. Total cases in the country rose to 63,927. 49-46. Needing 60 votes, Senate Democrats again refused to advance McConnell's $2 trillion stimulus plan Monday, following a similar vote late Sunday, amid dire predictions of a deep economic recession. 52. The number of Cuban doctors and medical professionals who traveled to Italy to aid the country's fight against coronavirus. 60,000 tourists were also set to leave the island as Cuban officials banned tourism for 30 days. Highly quotable "Postponement has been decided." A veteran Olympic committee member said the Tokyo 2020 summer games "are not going to start on July 24" but the details are still being worked out. "You must stay at home." PM Boris Johnson put the U.K on a three-week lockdown, saying without nationwide cooperation, "there will come a moment when no health service in the world could possibly cope." "Accelerating." The WHO head warned the coronavirus pandemic is picking up speed as global cases topped 350,000 but said "we can change the trajectory." About 1.5 billion people have been ordered to stay home. This is not normal Raising alarm. Public health systems are quickly falling behind in their ability to face 21st-century climate health crises, experts say, warning that unlike measles or polio, there'll be no vaccine for ecosystem destruction.  The future is now Virtual MDs. Telemedicine is taking off in the age of the Covid-19 pandemic, bolstered by more than $4 billion in investments over the last decade, as more doctors cut off in-person contact to minimize risk.  What's good Classic comeback. With nearly all cinemas shuttered in the U.S., ticket sales are surging at drive-in movie theaters from customers seeking out-of-the-house entertainment that's compatible with social distancing.  Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive our newsletter five days a week. Follow QuickTake on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. BTW: Should you be wearing a mask? This Hong Kong public health expert explains everything you need to know. Thanks for reading!
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