The World Health Organization warned on Monday that any coronavirus vaccine is probably not “perfect”, in part because not “everyone will have access” to it right away. The WHO emphasized that other time-tested public health measures – handwashing, social distancing, quarantine, and wearing masks in public – can help reduce …
Read More »Hong Kong Disneyland will close again, days after Disney World reopens
Hong Kong Disneyland will close again on Wednesday to meet a government-led reversal of public activities in the region after a surge in coronavirus infections, the Walt Disney Company said Monday. Disney called the closure of the theme park “temporary” and said its resort hotels in the Lantau Island complex …
Read More »Native Brazilian leader fights coronavirus to face president
“We have a very strong spirituality, so she was there and she took my hand and said she would get out of this to take care of my people,” he said. Five days after her mother’s death, her father also died. Tseremeywá, with her head shaved in a traditional display …
Read More »Florida reports more than 12,600 new COVID-19 cases as Disney prepares to reopen more theme parks
ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida reports thousands of new coronavirus infections Monday as Walt Disney World prepares to reopen two more theme parks later this week. The Florida Department of Health reported 12,624 new positive coronavirus cases Monday, bringing the state’s grand total to 282,435 cases since the virus was first …
Read More »Johnnie Walker will be coming in paper bottles soon, but still doesn’t applaud
It’s paper, honey.Image: Diageo When future civilizations review the geological record, a product will stand out dramatically from this time period: the plastic. In an effort to curb the rising tide of plastic pollution a bit, a best-selling whiskey will arrive in paper bottles soon. However, don’t get excited yet. …
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