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<ul><li>There’s now a <keyword id="12647275" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="corona-island" source="Orion">Corona Island</keyword> that aims to provide consumers with a safe space to reconnect with the natural world.</li><li>Slated to open in late Spring 2022 in the heart of the <keyword id="388270" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="caribbean-sea" source="Orion">Caribbean Sea</keyword> by Mexico-based brand Corona, the Island will be centered around sustainability and is vying to be Blue Verified soon.</li></ul>Imagine this: You are in the middle of a Caribbean beach, surrounded by not more than 50 people who are fully vaccinated, you are sipping on chilled beer straight from a can as you watch gentle waves lapping the shores, warm tropical breezes soothe your body and you can also smell the salty sea. Alas, not many of us have been able to experience this after the year 2020’s pandemic and the ensuing lockdown brought a screeching halt to our normal activities and travel plans. After the outbreak of coronavirus, a vast majority of people across the world have spent their time indoors and are yearning for experiences that can break their daily monotony and help them feel a sense of normalcy again. There is a lot of pent-up travel demand but people are still anxious about vacationing with large crowds. So, as experiential marketing makes a comeback, <keyword id="3886932" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="corona-beer" source="Orion">Corona beer</keyword> is giving a unique opportunity to its consumers to disconnect from the everyday hustle and reconnect with the natural world. On November 30, Corona announced that it will soon be unveiling a private branded island experience. The concept also combines Corona's key advertising messages: relaxation at the beach and sustainability. <div type="Youtube" id="cnioD4lyIBI" title="Corona has a paradise just for you" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cnioD4lyIBI/mqdefault.jpg"></div> Situated in the middle of the Caribbean, Corona Island is now waiting to become "Blue Verified" by <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3370638-1&amp;h=3210886748&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Foceanic.global%2F&amp;a=Oceanic+Global">Oceanic Global</a> as part of the international NGO's rigorous <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3370638-1&amp;h=81921525&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fbluestandard.com%2F&amp;a=Blue+Standard+program">Blue Standard program</a>. According to its news release, the verification and assessment measures will include: single-use plastic elimination and implementation of responsible waste management infrastructure. The assessment is currently underway and Corona Island is likely to be Blue Verified Island by spring of next year. With this on-ground marketing activity, Corona aims to establish itself as a brand that is made of 100% natural products such as water, barley, maize or rice and hops. Citizens of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru and South Africa have an opportunity to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Corona Island in 2022. Each country will have its own enter-to-win mechanism whether it's earning miles through product purchases, collecting stamps or finding a golden ticket. "Corona Island is unlike anything we've ever done before. As a brand that's so deeply connected with nature, we wanted to pay respect to and celebrate the natural environment that supplies our 100% natural ingredients," said <keyword id="12647277" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Felipe-Ambra" source="Orion">Felipe Ambra</keyword>, Global Vice President for Corona. In a press statement, Ambra said, "Now more than ever, people have a need to safely reconnect with the outdoors. We're inviting people from around the world to come together and combine education with responsible tourism. Our hope is that when guests return home, they'll have fallen in love with nature again, and will be re-energized to be better global citizens in their communities. When people are in love with someone or something, they always do their best to protect it - that's our objective with Corona Island."

Corona Beer plans its grandest marketing activity ever: Opens a private branded island

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Edward Laane, a doctor on <keyword id="110656" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="estonia">Estonia</keyword>'s island of Saaremaa, believes half of the residents of the island have COVID-19.</li><li>At least 1,400 people across Estonia have tested positive for COVID-19, but Laane believes thousands more on Saaremaa were exposed to the virus and likely contracted it. </li><li>COVID-19 cases emerged in March after an Italian volleyball team played a match on the island in front of 1,000 people.</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>An island off the coast of Estonia has become a COVID-19 hot spot in recent weeks, and <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-52282118/coronavirus-life-on-estonia-s-corona-island-saaremaa">locals have dubbed it "Corona Island" because of how hard it's been hit</a>.Half of the residents of Saaremaa, which has <a href="http://www.saaremaa.ee/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=1398:general-information-2&amp;catid=11&amp;lang=en&amp;Itemid=547ng=en&amp;Itemid=547">a population of about 33,000</a> are presumed to have COVID-19, an island doctor, Edward Laane, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-52282118/coronavirus-life-on-estonia-s-corona-island-saaremaa">told BBC News</a>.COVID-19 cases emerged on the island after two large events in March, the first a volleyball match with an Italian team, the second a champagne festival. More than a 1,000 island locals and people from Estonia's mainland attended the volleyball game, and officials fear the festival may have quickened the spread of the virus.It's unclear exactly how many people have tested positive for COVID-19 on Saaremaa, but Estonia as a whole has at least 1,400 reported cases. Laane believes thousands more on Saaremaa have been exposed to the virus.Laane said the island only has 147 hospital beds and is expecting 1,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations by April 20.In early April, a military field hospital opened on Saaremaa to help with cases, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-estonia/refile-military-field-hospital-opens-on-estonian-virus-hit-island-idUSL8N2BQ5CI">Reuters reported</a>, and some patients have been flown to mainland Estonia, <a href="https://news.err.ee/1073140/timeline-how-saaremaa-became-the-epicenter-of-estonia-s-covid-19-outbreak">according to Estonian Public Broadcasting</a>.To help prevent the spread of the virus, the Estonian government stopped passenger traffic to and from the island in mid-March, and Saaremaa has a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site available to residents."For the very first time since the Soviet occupation, people need permits to enter," Anu Vares, who works with the island's crisis center, told the BBC. "But this time it is because of our free will to protect our people and their <keyword id="6354750" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="health">health</keyword>."Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/estonia-island-saaremaa-covid-19-hotspot-2020-4">Insider</a>

An island off the coast of Estonia has been labeled 'corona island' after half of its population is presumed to have contracted COVID-19

Julio Cortez/AP ImagesSpring breakers were seen partying in Florida on Tuesday amid the coronavirus spread.<ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-virus-everything-we-know-deadly-2019-ncov-wuhan-spread-2020-1">The coronavirus</a> isn't putting a dent in some college students' <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-ends-spring-break-florida-miami-fort-lauderdale-2020-3">spring break</a> plans.</li><li>They're crowding the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-ends-spring-break-miami-beaches-fort-lauderdale-college-kids-2020-3">beaches in Florida</a> and Texas that remain open, and partying it up on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/students-party-during-spring-break-despite-the-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-3">booze cruises</a> in The Bahamas.</li><li>Low-risk groups like young, healthy people <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-age-differences-millennials-parents-health-social-distancing-2020-3">can be asymptomatic</a> - and contribute to the spread of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-treatment-costs-america-expensive-2020-3">coronavirus</a> even if they feel fine.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-pandemic-how-to-boost-economy-recession-2020-3">The coronavirus</a> isn't stopping some <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spring-breakers-pushing-away-wealthy-in-miami-south-beach-2019-7">spring breakers</a> from partying.Florida and Texas, two spring break hot spots, offer an array of beaches for college students looking to let loose and de-stress from school for a week. But their popularity makes these beaches very crowded - and potentially not in line with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's current recommendation <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cdc-guidelines-cancel-events-50-people-over-due-to-coronavirus-2020-3">to limit gatherings to less than 50 people</a>.Clearwater, Florida, received heavy backlash this week after <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-florida-beaches-ignore-social-distancing/">videos</a> showed it was packed with thousands of beachgoers. On Monday, Clearwater Beach will temporarily shut down, <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/03/18/clearwater-beach-to-close-to-the-public/?utm_expid=.rZxRlJI0T86fmAabR1Jv8w.0&amp;utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F">joining the beaches of Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Tampa</a> that are now completely closed to the public. But other beaches in Florida remain open for spring breakers. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wuhan-coronavirus-us-cases-health-risk-2020-1">As of Thursday morning</a>, Florida has 322 known infected cases of coronavirus and Texas has 220. South Padre Island, Texas, is also still seeing a strong spring break turnout. On Wednesday, a Michigan couple in their 60s who traveled there this month <a href="https://valleycentral.com/news/local/cameron-county-confirms-two-cases-of-travel-related-covid-19">tested positive for COVID-19</a>.But students are also traveling internationally. In the Bahamas, where there are currently <a href="https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">three known cases of the coronavirus</a>, a recent video showed spring breakers partying it up on a booze cruise.Here's what spring break looks like in the US and beyond right now.Are you on spring break right now, or have you had any spring break plans canceled suddenly because of the coronavirus? Email this reporter at hhoffower@businessinsider.com to share your story.

'If I get corona, I get corona:' Photos show the coronavirus pandemic isn't stopping spring breakers from crowding beaches and partying on booze cruises

When Ken Atkinson first visited the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc in 2003, he was struck by its beauty."It was similar to Phuket or Samui when these Thai islands started from nothing," Atkinson said of the island, which is southwest of <keyword id="11906679" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="vietnam" source="Orion">Vietnam</keyword>. The executive chairman of Grant Thornton Vietnam, Atkinson has been based in Ho Chi Minh City for more than two decades.Hawksbill and green turtles nested on its white-sand beaches. Crystal-clear waters teemed with coral reefs. Much of the 593-square-kilometer island was covered with forest ecosystems. There were no more than 45,000 residents then, and their key occupations included fishing, producing Vietnam's best seafood and fish sauce, cultivating green pepper, and farming pearls. The nature on Phu Quoc (pronounced foo kwok) was flourishing so richly that UNESCO designated the island a biosphere reserve in 2006."To me, it was a diamond in the rough," said Atkinson. "There was a great opportunity to develop Phu Quoc into something spectacular in Vietnam."Fast forward to 2021, and Vietnam's biggest island has indeed been developed into something new - but it's also become something unrecognizable.Previously, Phu Quoc was likely to be mentioned in the same breath as Bali or South Korea's Jeju - islands that promoted local culture as they developed their <keyword id="11894427" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tourism" source="Orion">tourism</keyword> scenes. Now Vietnam's largest island is more likely to be compared to Las Vegas or China's Hainan. Phu Quoc is on steroids with the kind of development that's already threatening its seductive image as the "last paradise" of Vietnam.Thousands of hotel rooms, condotel units, and row upon row of cookie-cutter shophouses, villas, and residences are being built as far as the eye can see."They've got more rooms than Sydney, Australia. There's something like 30,000 hotel rooms, built, under construction, or in the planning stage," said Atkinson, whose firm provides financial advisory and transaction support to investors. "That's excluding Vingroup's 12,000 additional rooms, and before all the condotels, villa developments and residences, which means at least 40,000 hotel rooms." So, what's lost when an island completely changes its identity in the course of 20 years - and who loses the most? Insider spoke to Vietnam's real estate, hotel investment, and relocation consultants, as well as tourism players, sustainable development experts, and locals in Phu Quoc to find out.<div type="image" title="Rows of resorts and hotels built up on the beach in Vietnam" height="3000" width="4000" msid="85969512" hostid="261"></div><h2>The new architects of Phu Quoc</h2>James Clark, a Ho Chi Minh City resident since 2012, is the founder of the <a href="https://futuresoutheastasia.com/newsletter/">Future Southeast Asia</a> newsletter. He told Insider he first visited the island in 2015."Since then, I've kept hearing reports of Phu Quoc's breakneck speed of development, along with the problems that go with such rapid over-development," Clark said. He revisited the island in March and was astonished by what he found. The government, Clark said, is "intent on turning this once sleepy island into a 'sleepless city.'"<div type="image" title="Map showing where Phu Quoc is relative to Vietnam" height="1180" width="1573" msid="85969513" hostid="261"></div>To date, Phu Quoc has attracted $16.5 billion in investments, according to an <a href="https://vietnamtourism.gov.vn/english/index.php/items/15644">article</a> endorsed by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. The bulk of investment is by big-name Vietnam developers. In April, Vingroup - Vietnam's largest conglomerate - opened a $2.8 billion "tourism-entertainment universe" spread over 1,000 hectares in northern Phu Quoc. Called Phu Quoc United Center, the center of this universe is the Grand World "sleepless city." It's chock full of round-the-clock shows, Venetian-style shophouses and gondola rides, bars, clubs, and the Corona Casino - the only licensed casino in Vietnam - which promises to keep guests awake.<div type="image" title="A canal in Vietnam is built up to look like Venice, replete with candy-colored storefronts." height="3648" width="4864" msid="85969515" hostid="261"></div>The development also includes Vietnam's largest theme park, Vietnam's only open zoo, a safari, an 18-hole golf course, a hospital, and a convention center.In southern Phu Quoc, Sun Group, another major developer, dominates the scene with more amusement parks, hotels, and resorts. This includes a water park and the world's longest sea-crossing cable car."I have never seen anywhere in Southeast Asia that compares to what is going on here," Clark said.<h2>Catering to Vietnam's middle class</h2>As of 2019, just under 180,000 people call Phu Quoc home.Tu Quyen is one of those local residents. Her husband Tuan founded the first licensed tour company on the island, John's Tours Phu Quoc <keyword id="11896628" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="travel" source="Orion">Travel</keyword> Service, in 2006. "He started by transferring guests by motorbike to attractions and hotels," she told Insider. "Then he made small connections with local fishing boat owners, taking guests to small islands to fish and snorkel." "In the beginning, we had about 20 guests per day, mostly foreign visitors from Australia, the US, and Europe. There were no Vietnamese tourists," said Tu. In 2019, John's Tours handled 200 to 300 guests per day. In the peak period, those numbers reached as high as 500 to 700 guests a day."The development has helped the economy, and my company, a lot," said Tu.<div type="image" title="An empty beach in Vietnam" height="2909" width="3879" msid="85969518" hostid="261"></div>The Phu Quoc <keyword id="6356001" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="international" source="Orion">International</keyword> Airport opened in 2012, opening the floodgates for domestic tourism to the island. The airport primarily operates routes from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. In 2018, plans were announced for a second runway and passenger terminal to handle 14 million passengers a year by 2030, up from four million currently, according to a Center for Aviation <a href="https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/phu-quoc-airport-rapid-international-growth-as-airasia-arrives-435338">report</a>. Most of the projects appear to be aimed at the fast-growing Vietnam middle-class. Many of their websites are in Vietnamese. The vast majority of the five million visitors who visited in 2019 were locals, said the experts interviewed for this article.Marco Foerster, who is half Vietnamese, works as an international business advisory manager for Dezan Shira &amp; Associates in Ho Chi Minh City. The company helps foreign companies settle and grow in the region. He said projects like Vin's Grand World and Sun's Grand City provide the Vietnamese middle class with a "somewhat international and cosmopolitan tourist destination without them having to leave the country."The developers seem to have a fascination with recreating European towns and resorts in Phu Quoc. Travelers who arrive on the Southeast Asian island may be forgiven for thinking they are in Venice, the Amalfi Coast, or Paris - anywhere but Vietnam.<div type="image" title="vietnam's fake venetian canal is lined with colorful buildings" height="2583" width="3444" msid="85969519" hostid="261"></div>"Oftentimes a nice-looking backdrop suffices for social media posts and not much authenticity is required," Foerster added of the island's appeal to Vietnamese travelers.The same, however, does not hold true of an international crowd, Foerster said: "International visitors visit Phu Quoc to experience Phu Quoc, not a colorful European town."Jeff Redi, the managing director of Diethelm Travel Vietnam, had a similar perspective. "It might be nice for some people to see a replica of Venice or Firenze in Phu Quoc, but I doubt it is what international travelers are expecting to experience when in Vietnam."Only qualified categories of foreign visitors have been allowed into the island since March 2020, with strict quarantine requirements. Vietnam is struggling with the highly contagious Delta variant and <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-approve-remdesivir-covid-19-treatment-state-media-2021-08-03/">slow</a> vaccination, which has clipped both international and domestic travel. Plans to use Phu Quoc as a pilot to reopen the country to international visitors in phases from October now look highly unlikely, according to Atkinson.<div type="image" title="A new build hotel with no sense of place." height="3279" width="4373" msid="85969523" hostid="261"></div><h2>Mountains of trash</h2>The conflicting interests of domestic and international tourists is not the only problem Phu Quoc is facing. The island is also groaning under the weight of waste.Nguyen Quynh, a project manager at the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Vietnam, said the plastic waste generated by tourists has already been "distressingly overwhelming" to the ecosystem. The island, she said, has a shortage of landfills."Without proper action, those mountains of trash will soon become a threat to the island's burgeoning tourism sector," Quynh said.<div type="image" title="River boats and garbage in Vietnam" height="2712" width="3616" msid="85969525" hostid="261"></div>Phan Thanh Huyen, 23, works as secretary of the Board of Directors at Vinmec International Hospital in Phu Quoc. She told Insider the rapid change has created jobs for locals and boosted the island's education and healthcare systems.Life is also more convenient, she said. For example, Phan now doesn't have to travel 25 kilometers to town to buy her favorite shampoo. "Because of the development in the north, the biggest mart opened four months ago," she said. "Without the mart, I have to go to town or place an order online and wait one week for delivery."But Phan also sees urbanization leading to a rise in crime and pollution on her island: "I'm afraid that Phu Quoc can't be as natural with fresh air, beautiful beach and forest as it used to be."WWF, which has been focusing on plastic waste reduction in Phu Quoc since 2018, has seen some improvements. The city issued a plan to manage marine plastic waste by 2025 and local authorities are calling for investment in waste treatment facilities, Nguyen said. WWF's next project is to get the major developers and corporations on the island to invest in improving the protection of these areas.<div type="image" title="Trash on a beach" height="2105" width="2806" msid="85969528" hostid="261"></div><h2>The soul of the place</h2>The question of why and for whom Phu Quoc was developed in the first place runs deep. Like, down to its master plan deep."There is a lack of coordination on the urbanization in Phu Quoc," said Redi of Diethelm Travel Vietnam. "It seems there is no proper master plan on how the island will look in the future and when massive construction will stop."On the one hand, it looks like a clear play for mass tourism. "The government has done a good job at creating a scenario for mass market tourism, offering developers tax incentives, visa-free incentives, favorable land use fees and such," said Michael Piro, chief operating officer of Indochina Capital.Yet, mass market tourism was never really the plan, according to a master plan designed by architecture firm Wimberly Allison Tong &amp; Goo (WATG) in partnership with the Vietnamese Institute of Urban and Rural Planning. The 2030 masterplan, which was approved in May 2010, established a broad vision and design guidelines for all future development on the island.Instead, the plan was to design "a world-class, eco-tourism destination" that would match the island's UNESCO Global Biosphere Reserve status, the master plan shows. The WATG website touts "careful consideration" of Phu Quoc's ecosystems and "balanced tourism growth."<div type="image" title="colorful fishing boats in vietnam" height="2654" width="3539" msid="85969530" hostid="261"></div>There's also the matter of how locals have been involved - if at all.A May 2019 study by two local university lecturers, Vu Minh Hieu and Vu Minh Go, shows that over 96% of locals surveyed said they had not been asked for their thoughts on tourism development plans by any local authorities. Close to 75% said they have no idea what the term "sustainable tourism development" means.The experts and locals that Insider spoke to agreed that local involvement stands to hurt the island's development."If we see beaches and palm trees as the only value to bring in tourists and investments, we sideline locals and don't give them a chance to actively take part in reshaping their island," said Foerster, the business advisory manager at Dezan Shira.As Phan, the secretary who lives and works on Phu Quoc, put it, "Locals are the soul of a place. Without local culture and nature, Phu Quoc seems to be the same with many other commercial destinations."Editor's note: If you're an APAC-based freelancer who wants to write stories like this one about hospitality and tourism, email me your pitches at lbatarags@insider.com.

Vietnam's biggest island long held onto a seductive image as the country's 'last paradise.' Then came the clubs, a casino, and a safari.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Chinese-American civil rights group is suing former President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword> for $22.9 million, TMZ said.</li><li>He is reportedly being sued for defamation and infliction of emotional distress on Asian Americans.</li><li>Trump has famously used offensive terms, such as "Wuhan Flu," and "Kung Flu," to describe COVID-19.</li></ul>Former President Donald Trump is being sued by the Chinese American Civil Rights Coalition for defamation and infliction of emotional distress, according to a lawsuit seen by <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2021/05/20/donald-trump-sued-china-virus-kung-flu-wuhan-chinese-american-civil-rights-coalition/">TMZ</a>.The civil rights group is arguing that Trump's use of derogatory terms for the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> has led to a rise in violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, TMZ reported.The former president has famously used <a href="https://www.insider.com/experts-trump-racist-names-for-coronavirus-distract-from-us-response-2020-7">terms</a> such as the "Chinese Virus," "China Virus," "Wuhan Flu," and "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-kung-flu-coronavirus-covid-19-tulsa-rally-video-2020-6" rel="nofollow sponsored">Kung Flu,"</a> to describe COVID-19.The Chinese American Civil Rights Coalition is suing Trump for roughly $22.9 million, or $1 for every Asian American and Pacific Islander living in the United States, TMZ said.The money would be used to establish a museum showcasing <keyword id="219355" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="AAPI">AAPI</keyword> contributions to the US, the media outlet reported.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ggv-capital-raised-700000-for-aapi-community-from-top-vcs-2021-3">GGV Capital's call to raise money for the AAPI community raised $5 million from a group of 175 VCs and prominent tech founders</a>In recent months, there has been <a href="https://www.insider.com/hate-incidents-against-asian-americans-have-skyrocketed-2021-2">a spike in violence against Asian Americans</a>. Most notably, in March, a fatal <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/atlanta-shooting-victims-6-of-8-dead-were-asian-women-2021-3">shooting at three Atlanta-area spas</a> left eight dead, including six Asian women.In April, more than 80 percent of Asian Americans said violence against them is on the rise, <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/04/21/one-third-of-asian-americans-fear-threats-physical-attacks-and-most-say-violence-against-them-is-rising/">a Pew Research Study showed.</a>And one-in-five of those survey blamed Trump for the rising violence, the study said.Experts told Insider that the disrespectful monikers for the coronavirus used by Trump perpetuate dangerous microaggressions against the AAPI communities, Insider's <a href="https://www.insider.com/experts-trump-racist-names-for-coronavirus-distract-from-us-response-2020-7">Lauren Frias</a> reported. Trump's first tweet about a "Chinese virus" resulted in a surge of anti-Asian hashtags on Twitter, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-chinese-virus-tweet-sparked-anti-asian-hashtags-spike-study-2021-3">Insider's Bill Bostock</a> wrote in March.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-trump-altered-coronavirus-to-chinese-virus-remarks-2020-3">Close-up photos of President Donald Trump's prepared remarks</a> for a White House briefing in March 2020 first revealed the former president's penchant for the offensive terms. He crossed out part of the phrase "Corona Virus" and altered it to "Chinese Virus," <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-trump-altered-coronavirus-to-chinese-virus-remarks-2020-3">Insider's Sonam Sheth</a> reported.

A Chinese-American civil rights group is suing Trump for $22.9m for calling COVID-19 the 'China Virus' and 'Kung Flu'. That's $1 for each Asian American and Pacific Islander living in the US.

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Before we knew the astronomical phenomenon that eclipses were, most cultures had their own explanations for them. In a weird twist of fate, however, these stories often ended up as a celestial buffet for some mythical creature or another — leading to these cultures considering the event as a bad omen. For instance, the Sun is eaten by a demon in Hinduism, a dragon in ancient Chinese cultures, and a wolf according to Norse mythology. Now, imagine telling all these anxiety-struck people that we were planning to artificially induce an eclipse. The European <keyword id="41531" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="space" source="Orion">Space</keyword> Agency (<keyword id="191401" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="esa" source="Orion">ESA</keyword>) is set to embark on an unprecedented mission this autumn: the launch of Proba-3, the world's first man-made eclipse machine. This revolutionary project involves two satellites working in tandem to create a prolonged, man-made <keyword id="6699518" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="solar-eclipse" source="Orion">solar eclipse</keyword> in space, a feat that has never been achieved before. Proba-3 is composed of two satellites that will fly in close formation, maintaining a precise distance of 144 metres apart. This alignment will allow one satellite to cast a shadow onto the other, effectively creating an <keyword id="22055746" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="artificial-solar-eclipse" source="Orion">artificial solar eclipse</keyword> for the other satellite. However, if you were expecting a massive difference on Earth, it is unlikely we'll see the eclipse we're used to. The reason this mission is so crucial is because the Sun is somewhat of a massive attention-seeker. The star’s brilliant beams are so all-encompassing that they wash out everything in their path, making it hard to discern specific waves of radiation. Imagine how difficult it would be to spot a firefly while a massive forest fire burns behind it. Proba-3’s primary scientific goal is to study the Sun's corona, the faint outer atmosphere usually obscured by the Sun's intense light. By blocking out the Sun's bright face, Proba-3 will provide a rare and sustained view of the corona. Interestingly enough, the mission will be launched using the PSLV-XL rocket, operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (<keyword id="6358064" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="isro" source="Orion">ISRO</keyword>). Formation flying requires an extraordinary level of precision, akin to maintaining the configuration of a 'large rigid structure' in space. This is achieved through a sophisticated blend of guidance and navigation technologies. Proba-3 will demonstrate these capabilities by conducting rendezvous experiments and maintaining its formation for up to six hours at a time. The primary instrument aboard Proba-3 is an external coronagraph, designed to study the Sun's corona closer to the solar rim than ever before. By providing a clear and extended view of this region, scientists hope to gain insights into solar phenomena such as coronal mass ejections and solar winds, which have significant impacts on space weather and, consequently, on Earth's technological infrastructure According to the ESA, both <keyword id="6375764" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="spacecraft" source="Orion">spacecraft</keyword> will orbit the Earth every 19.7 hours, at a maximum height of 60,530 kilometres. The coronagraph spacecraft will weigh 340 kg, while the one casting the shadow will weigh 200 kg. The mission antenna will be stationed on the Santa Maria island in Portugal, with a ground station in Redu, Belgium.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>With parks, museusms, shopping centers, and more, there's no shortage of activities in <keyword id="11893136" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="san-francisco" source="Orion">San Francisco</keyword>.</li><li>Insider's list of must-do activities in San Francisco will help you map out your itinerary. </li></ul>San Francisco has museums, vistas, hikes, and tourist attractions worth seeing. If you're ready to embark on an adventure, check out our list of activities to keep you busy while you're in town.Nature San Francisco has an array of spectacular nature views and experiences. <a href="https://www.parksconservancy.org/parks/ocean-beach">Ocean Beach</a> offers a 3.5-mile stretch of beach, craggy cliffs, and hikeable coastal trails. This is also where you can explore the ruins of the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/sutro-baths.htm">Sutro Baths</a>. <a href="https://www.parksconservancy.org/parks/baker-beach">Baker Beach</a> also offers panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bridge.Views and vistas For the best views of the city, visit <a href="https://sfrecpark.org/facilities/facility/details/Twin-Peaks-384">Twin Peaks</a>, <a href="https://sfrecpark.org/facilities/facility/details/Bernal-Heights-Park-151">Bernal Heights Park</a>, <a href="https://sfrecpark.org/facilities/facility/details/Mt-Davidson-Park-190">Mount Davidson</a>, <a href="https://sfrecpark.org/facilities/facility/details/coronaheightspark-328">Corona Heights Park</a>, and <a href="https://sfrecpark.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Billy-Goat-Hill-Trail-397">Billy Goat Hill</a>. For Golden Gate Bridge views, stop by <a href="https://www.presidio.gov/places/golden-gate-overlook">Golden Gate Overlook</a>, <a href="https://www.nps.gov/places/fort-point.htm">Fort Point</a>, and <a href="https://www.presidio.gov/places/crissy-field">Crissy Field</a>. And if you have some time to spare, cross the bridge to view the city from the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/goga/marin-headlands.htm">Marin Headlands</a>.<div type="image" title="A man hikes across a Twin Peaks hill with views of San Francisco's cityscape in the background." height="761" width="1521" msid="86977777" hostid="261"></div>Touristy but necessary <a href="https://www.pier39.com/">Pier 39</a>, <a href="https://www.fishermanswharf.org/">Fisherman's Wharf</a>, and <a href="https://www.nps.gov/safr/planyourvisit/aquaticparkcove.htm">Aquatic Park</a> are among the most touristy spots of the city along the bay. Their attractions include 3D rides, the Aquarium of the Bay, carnival rides, souvenirs, bungee trampolines, arcade games, and more.Food and shopping adventuresStop by the iconic <a href="http://www.thebuenavista.com/home/home.html">Buena Vista Cafe</a>, where you can have a cup of its famous Irish coffee. <a href="https://www.ghirardellisq.com/">Ghirardelli Square</a> also features some great restaurants and the <a href="https://www.ghirardelli.com/">Ghirardelli Chocolate Company</a>, where you can indulge in an ice-cream sundae while learning how Ghirardelli makes its chocolate. <div type="image" title="An outside shot of the Ghirardelli Square shopping center, featuring a water fountain surrounded by stores." height="2688" width="4032" msid="86977781" hostid="261"></div>For top-notch cuisine, boutique shopping, and specialty goods, there are several places you can't miss out on. <a href="https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/">The Ferry Building</a> on the Embarcadero is an artisan marketplace offering crafts, culinary delights, and frequent farmers' markets. <a href="https://www.one65sf.com/">One65</a> is a French emporium headed by the Michelin-starred and James Beard Award-winning chef Claude Le Tohic. And <a href="https://chinalivesf.com/">China Live</a> is a modern marketplace and culinary destination offering multicourse Chinese fare, snacks, and artisan teas.Another option is <a href="https://unionsquareshop.com/">Union Square</a>, one of the biggest, most all-encompassing shopping areas in the country. Here you can find department stores, fancy boutiques, gift shops, art galleries, designer stores, brand names, and more.<div type="image" title="A shot of an open field at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco" height="2648" width="3972" msid="86977785" hostid="261"></div>Instagram-worthy activitiesFor Instagramable murals and photo opportunities, check out <a href="https://umbrellaalley.com/">Umbrella Alley</a> on Beach Street. You can also tour the Bay Area and beyond with <a href="https://www.sanfranciscojeeptours.com/tours/explore-san-francisco/?gclid=Cj0KCQjws4aKBhDPARIsAIWH0JV9IdJ_cr6QpPrCFHJYl-o1tVn8XXpy_WGM9odd1fdLuWppawyLe7saAuQmEALw_wcB">San Francisco Jeep Tours</a>. Golden Gate Park <a href="https://sfrecpark.org/770/Golden-Gate-Park">Golden Gate Park</a> includes the botanical garden, the <a href="https://www.japaneseteagardensf.com/">Japanese Tea Garden</a>, the <a href="https://goldengatepark.com/music-concourse-and-spreckels-temple-of-music.html">Music Concourse</a>, <a href="https://stowlakeboathouse.com/">Stow Lake</a>, the <a href="https://conservatoryofflowers.org/">Conservatory of Flowers</a>, and the <a href="https://goldengatepark.com/buffalo-paddock.html">bison paddock</a>. It's also home to several museums, such as the <a href="https://deyoung.famsf.org/">De Young Museum</a> and the <a href="https://www.calacademy.org/">California Academy of Sciences</a>. <div type="image" title="A three-image collage of outside shots of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The images show a ferris wheel, people entering a building, and people riding a boat on a stream." height="750" width="1500" msid="86977789" hostid="261"></div>NeighborhoodsEach of San Francisco's neighborhoods has a distinctive allure: <ul><li>The <a href="https://www.sftravel.com/explore/neighborhoods/mission-district">Mission District</a> is a colorful neighborhood featuring murals, buzzy nightlife, boutique shopping, restaurants and bars, and Dolores Park, a popular hangout.</li><li><a href="https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/california/articles/10-things-to-do-in-san-franciscos-haight-district/">Haight Street</a> is the birthplace of the counterculture movement (think all things psychedelic, hippy, and cannabis).</li><li><a href="http://www.sanfranciscochinatown.com/">San Francisco's Chinatown</a> is billed as the largest Chinatown outside of Asia and the oldest in the US. Come for the restaurants and bakeries, cultural landmarks, tea shops, herbal shops, and more.</li><li><a href="https://www.sftravel.com/explore/neighborhoods/north-beach">North Beach</a> has countless Italian restaurants, gelatorias, bars, and cafés, with a lively party atmosphere. </li><li>The <a href="https://www.sftourismtips.com/san-francisco-marina.html">Marina District</a> is a scenic area that's great for bar hopping, fine dining, and shopping. It's also home to <a href="https://www.parksconservancy.org/parks/crissy-field">Crissy Field</a> and the <a href="https://palaceoffinearts.com/">Palace of Fine Arts</a>.</li><li>The Castro District is widely known as a neighborhood that celebrates LGBTQ+ communities. It was notably <a href="https://www.harveymilkplaza.org/">the home of Harvey Milk</a>, one of most prominent gay-rights activists of the 1970s. </li></ul>Honorable mentions: <a href="https://sfrecpark.org/facilities/facility/details/Coit-Tower-290">Coit Tower</a>, the <a href="https://www.sftravel.com/painted-ladies">Painted Ladies,</a> the <a href="https://www.sfmoma.org/">Museum of Modern Art</a>, <a href="https://www.nps.gov/alca/index.htm">Alcatraz Island</a>, <a href="https://www.sfjapantown.org/">Japantown</a>, the <a href="https://www.exploratorium.edu/">Exploratorium</a>, the <a href="https://legionofhonor.famsf.org/">Legion of Honor</a>, the <a href="https://asianart.org/">Asian Art Museum</a>, the <a href="https://www.sftravel.com/explore/neighborhoods/sunset">Sunset District</a>, <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/neighborhoods/sf/hayesvalley/">Hayes Valley</a>, and the <a href="https://www.presidio.gov/">Presidio</a>.<a href="https://www.insider.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-traveling-to-san-francisco-2021-10">View Insider's comprehensive guide to visiting San Francisco</a>.

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Geneva, Apr 22 () Swiss scientists have developed an optical biosensor that they say can quickly and reliably detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The sensor developed by researchers, including those from ETH Zurich in Switzerland, will not necessarily replace the established laboratory tests, but could be used as an alternative method for clinical diagnosis. More prominently it can be used to measure the virus concentration in the air in real time. For example, in busy places like train stations or hospitals, the researchers said. Fast and reliable tests for the new coronavirus are urgently needed to bring the pandemic under control as soon as possible, they said. Most laboratories use a molecular method called reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, or RT-PCR for short, to detect viruses in respiratory infections. This is well established and can detect even tiny amount of viruses -- but at the same time it can be time consuming and prone to error. Jing Wang and his team at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have developed an alternative test method in the form of a biosensor that combines two different effects to detect the virus safely and reliably: an optical and a thermal one. The sensor is based on tiny structures of gold, so-called gold nano islands, on a glass substrate, the researchers explained. Artificially produced DNA receptors that match specific RNA sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 are grafted onto the nano islands, they said. The coronavirus is a so-called RNA virus: Its genome does not consist of a DNA double strand as in living organisms, but of a single RNA strand. The receptors on the sensor are therefore the complementary sequences to the virus' unique RNA sequences, which can reliably identify the virus, according to the researchers. The technology the researchers use for detection is called localised surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). This is an optical phenomenon that occurs in metallic nanostructures: When excited, they modulate the incident light in a specific wavelength range and create a plasmonic near-field around the nanostructure, the researchers explained. When molecules bind to the surface, the local refractive index within the excited plasmonic near-field changes, they noted. An optical sensor located on the back of the sensor can be used to measure this change and thus determine whether the sample contains the RNA strands in question, the researchers said. To demonstrate how reliably the new sensor detects the current COVID-19 virus, the researchers tested it with a very closely related virus: SARS-CoV, that broke out in 2003 and triggered the SARS pandemic. The two viruses -- SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV2 -- differ only slightly in their RNA. "Tests showed that the sensor can clearly distinguish between the very similar RNA sequences of the two viruses," explained Wang. The results are ready in a matter of minutes, the researchers said. At the moment, however, the sensor is not yet ready to measure the corona virus concentration in the air, they said. A number of developmental steps are still needed to do this -- for example, a system that draws in the air, concentrates the aerosols in it and releases the RNA from the viruses, according to the researchers. SARSAR

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