The Trump administration, eager to claim victory over the coronavirus, has been considering reducing the declared national emergency earlier this year to control the pandemic, according to health industry officials who have spoken to the administration. The prospect has raised alarm among public health leaders, doctors, hospital officials and others …
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California police search for a woman who intentionally coughed up a 1-year-old baby after an argument with her mother
California police are searching for a woman who was seen in surveillance footage that appeared to deliberately cough into the face of a 1-year-old baby after an argument with the boy’s mother. The incident took place on June 12 at a Yogurtland in San José, about 50 miles south of …
Read More »Harvard’s Dr. Ashish Jha believes there should be a national mask policy
A Harvard professor believes that wearing a mask in public should be necessary “across the country” during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, spoke about the lack of a national mask policy during an appearance on the “Today” show. “We are in …
Read More »88 Amazon workers in Shakopee test positive for COVID-19 – WCCO
SHAKOPEE, Minnesota (WCCO / AP) – State health authorities say Amazon’s Shakopee fulfillment center has one of the largest coronavirus outbreaks in a warehouse or distribution plant. At least 88 of its approximately 1,000 workers have tested positive for the illness caused by the virus. Another 99 workers at other …
Read More »Coronavirus: wildlife scientists examine big ‘human pause’
Image copyright Paola Semenzato Screenshot Bio-recording devices are trackers installed on animals, like this Alpine ibex, that record their movements. The researchers have launched an initiative to track wildlife before, during and after the coronavirus blockade. The goal of the UK-led team is to study what they have called “anthropause” …
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