Monthly Archives: August 2020

VJ Day: A WW2 hero and an account of Japan’s past

Copyright Getty Images Image by image Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda (center) walks out of the jungle in 1974 The last Japanese soldier to formally surrender after the country’s defeat in World War II was Hiroo Onoda. Lieutenant Onoda finally surrendered his sword on March 9, 1974. He had spent 29 years …

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CDC backtracks guidance over three months window of immunity

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) backtracked guidelines it released earlier this month claim that people are not immune to coronavirus reinfection after recovering from the disease. “On August 3, 2020, CDC updated its isolation guide based on the latest science on COVID-19, which shows that people can …

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