A team at the Henry Ford Health System in Southeast Michigan said Thursday that their study of 2,541 hospitalized patients found that those who received hydroxychloroquine were much less likely to die. Dr. Marcus Zervos, chief infectious disease division for the Henry Ford Health System, said 26% of those who …
Read More »Coronavirus soars as California heads for July 4 weekend
California is heading to the four-day weekend of July 4th precisely in the position it has been struggling to avoid for more than three months. The number of coronavirus cases is increasing, with the state setting records for new cases daily twice this week. Hospitalizations of patients with coronavirus have …
Read More »OC health officials’ mistake led to false numbers of coronavirus tests, Orange County Register reports
SANTA ANA, California (KABC) – A mistake by Orange County health officials led to some false numbers of tests for coronavirus, the Orange County Registry reported Wednesday. The mistake involved using both antibody test data in conjunction with diagnostic tests, mistakenly adding about 30,000 more tests to the advertised total …
Read More »How Hong Kong defeated the coronavirus and avoided the blockade
When Apple closed its retail stores worldwide amid the coronavirus pandemic, a handful of outlets were exempt, including its six Hong Kong locations. In fact, much of Hong Kong has felt relatively normal this year compared to its peers, who enacted strict blocking measures. Since its first confirmed Covid-19 case …
Read More »Chicago Mayor issues emergency travel warning for those coming from states with coronavirus surges
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) announced Thursday that the city is issuing an emergency travel order directing all residents and travelers entering Chicago from states experiencing an increase in coronavirus cases to the quarantined for 14 days in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. The order, issued …
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