CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland Clinic Temporary Emergency Hospital was never used to treat patients with COVID-19, and is being dismantled to return to the educational space. Other Cleveland health systems also did not have to expand capacity during the pandemic, because the expected increase in COVID-19 cases never came. …
Read More »Wisconsin approves 40,000 coronavirus cases – adds 10,000 in 2 weeks
MADISON, Wisconsin (WBAY) – As of February 5, more than 40,000 people in Wisconsin have tested positive for the coronavirus. More than 700,000 have been negative. More than 4,000 people needed treatment in a hospital. Friday’s report from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services recorded 880 more positive results from …
Read More »GameStop will require all clients to wear face masks
Screenshot: Nintendo / Kotaku GameStop will require all customers to wear face masks at their U.S. locations beginning July 27, the company announced through a press release today. “We believe this is the right thing to do to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of our associates and customers from …
Read More »Race for a Covid-19 vaccine could have political side effects
As the Covid-19 crisis intensifies in the United States, the fight for an effective vaccine is about to collide with the electoral calendar. Pfizer (ticker: PFE) says it will seek authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its Covid-19 vaccine starting in October. Meanwhile, the federal government’s Covid-19 vaccine …
Read More »Confirmed rare mosquito disease in Michigan, New Hampshire
Mosquitoes like this can transmit various diseases to humans. So far this year, at least two cases of the rare mosquito-borne Jamestown Canyon virus have been reported in the United States. (USDA-ARS) The virus has become more common in recent years. Scientists and health experts say climate change may be …
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