A reporter who asked Cubs manager David Ross about the COVID-19 news that came out of Atlanta on Saturday used the word “shocking” to describe him. But there is nothing that surprises us about this pandemic: not increasing the rates of coronavirus infection in large areas of the country, a …
Read More »Coronavirus: Texas mayors warn of ‘serious problems’ as cases increase in the United States | Coronavirus outbreak
Two prominent Texas mayors warned that their cities’ hospitals will be “overwhelmed” by the Covid-19 cases within two weeks, even as Donald Trump continues to portray the resurgence of the coronavirus across the country as the embers of a fire that it is constantly extinguishing. “If we don’t get this …
Read More »Botswana stalls in investigation into mass death of elephants
Botswana’s government is trying to learn the cause of the sudden death of hundreds of elephants, conservationists say. Almost 400 elephants have died since the beginning of May. Nobody knows why. After weeks of government inaction, the tests have just been sent to laboratories, where the samples are not certain …
Read More »During the events of July 4, Trump fuels divisions within the U.S.
White House surrogates and Republican lawmakers struggled on Sunday to defend President Trump after spending the holiday weekend of July 4 denigrating the racial justice movement fueled by the assassination of George Floyd and downplaying a deadly pandemic by claiming that 99% of coronavirus cases are “completely harmless.” In a …
Read More »Hundreds of scientists say coronavirus is in the air, ask WHO to review recommendations: NYT
(Reuters) – Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that the new, smaller particulate coronavirus in the air can infect people and are asking the World Health Organization to review the recommendations, the New York Times reported Saturday. . The WHO has said that coronavirus disease spreads mainly from person …
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