Anxious residents of the Indian Ocean nation Mauritius have stuffed dustbins with sugar leaves to create easy oil spill barriers, as tons of fuel leaking from a ground ship ship puts endangered wildlife at further risk. The government declared on Saturday an environmental need because satellite images showed a dark …
Read More »12 children diagnosed with COVID-19 syndrome treated at Riley Hospital for Children
INDIANAPOLIS – Riley Hospital for Children has treated 12 patients diagnosed with a syndrome linked to COVID-19. All 12 patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) have been recovered and discharged from the hospital, Emily Garrett, a spokeswoman for the hospital, said in an email Friday. According to the Centers for …
Read More »Coronavirus: Masks are required in parts of Paris as infections increase
Copyright Reuters Image by image Police said the new order on masks comes on the afternoon of a rally in cases in Paris Wearing a face mask will be mandatory from Monday in busy parts of Paris amid a rise in coronavirus infections in and around the French capital. Police …
Read More »Scientists are looking past antibodies in the hunt for viral immunity
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Could the ghosts of your previous colds help protect you against COVID-19, even if you’ve never been infected by the new coronavirus spreading across the planet? Scientists are investigating a poorly understood immune mechanism in the body that they hope efforts can help curb the pandemic. …
Read More »Guests of golf clubs cheer Trump for saying he doesn’t wear masks: “Peaceful protest.”
Members of country clubs, a few wearing face masks, are awaiting the arrival of the president ahead of a news conference in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 7, 2020. JIM WATSON / Getty Images President Donald Trump held a surprise news conference Friday night at his golf club in Bedminster, …
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