On September 11 each year, two enchanting light columns are projected into the night sky from ground zero, replicating the Twin Towers as a tribute to the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks. But this year, the installation was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. De “Tribute in light“Installation beams …
Read More »What to expect from AMC theaters again
Photo: David Tonelson (Shutterstock) The date has been set: AMC Theaters will reopen on August 20th. When the COVID-19 pandemic closed theaters across the country earlier this year, the company was in the midst of celebrating its 100th anniversary, and the nation’s largest theater chain is set to reopen despite …
Read More »FS to create coronavirus strain for possible trials with human challenge
CHICAGO, Aug 14 (Reuters) – U.S. government scientists have begun efforts to create a strain of the new coronavirus that could be used in human challenge tests on vaccines, a controversial type of study in which healthy volunteers would be vaccinated and then intentionally infected with the virus, Reuters has …
Read More »New Zealand coronavirus: seven new cases confirmed | World news
New Zealand reported seven new cases of coronavirus until Saturday morning after a lockdown in Auckland was extended. Six of the seven new cases were linked to the cluster at the center of all previous community affairs, said Ashley Bloomfield, the director general of health. As of Saturday, authorities in …
Read More »Masks, surgical gowns, testing of supplies on FDA deficiency list
Background: The deficit list was released hours after President Donald Trump demonstrated the progress his administration has made in securing critical protective gear and other supplies. “We have increased the number of N95 masks by hand to more than 40 million, tripled the number of dresses to more than 15 …
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