LOS ANGELES – The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County reached its highest level over the weekend since the pandemic began, as 15 children were diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening inflammatory syndrome related to the virus . The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health registered 2,216 …
Read More »New records for California coronavirus cases, death toll
California has once again reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in a single day, with 11,554 cases recorded Monday, according to the Los Angeles Times’ report count of the state’s 58 counties. The number exceeds a record broken just a week ago, when 11,142 coronavirus cases were reported, according …
Read More »Doctor reinfected with COVID-19 – 3 months after recovering
A doctor in Israel has reportedly been reinfected with COVID-19, three months after his first attack with the coronavirus. While there have been several reports of COVID-19 reinfection globally, the news comes amid ongoing uncertainty in the scientific community about whether long-term immunity is possible after infection. Channel 13 Israel …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccines with ‘minor side effects’ could still be pretty bad
More good news on progress toward an escape route from this pandemic: On Monday, vaccine researchers at the University of Oxford and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced the results of a “Phase 1/2 trial”, suggesting that their product could lead to immunity without causing serious harm. Similar results, but on …
Read More »The NBA bubble is a unique experience for players and the media
ORLANDO – The message came shortly after 11 am, and my first day in the bubble reached its first official speed bump. I just finished practice, are you here? This, from Thunder team member Matt Tumbleson, buzzed just as I was preparing to leave my hotel room, and a strange …
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