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Read More »Using a public toilet? Mask up!
Discrete particle distribution of urinary lavage. Credit: Ji-Xiang Wang Think you do not have to worry about COVID-19 when using a public toilet? A team of researchers from Yangzhou University in China recently reported that flushing public restrooms could release clouds of virus-laden aerosols for you to potentially inhale. If …
Read More »Golden State Killer called ‘devil incarnate’ because he sees 3 hours of impact statements for surviving victims
Survivors and their loved ones lay in a California courtroom Tuesday to confront Joseph DeAngelo, the so-called Golden State Killer and East Area Rapist, who pleaded guilty in June to 13 counts of rape, kidnapping, murder and terrorizing people over the whole of several decades. DeAngelo, a former police officer …
Read More »Infected COVID-19 mutation may be “a good thing,” says disease expert
SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (Reuters) – A mutation of the new coronavirus that is spreading more and more frequently across Europe and has recently been discovered in Malaysia may be more infected but appears less deadly, according to a prominent doctor of infectious diseases. Paul Tambyah, senior consultant at the National …
Read More »Workers in Nevada who lost jobs to COVID-19 roll dice on proposed ordinance to get them back
The bartenders, nurses, airports, casinos and conventions that help Nevada’s economy power up in Las Vegas on Tuesday called for a “Right to Return” ordinance requiring companies to hire workers who were fired or fired because of the crisis in coronavirus. “Each of those workers must have the right to …
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