Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that the state will not reimpose radical closings amid growing coronavirus infections, saying that returning to the blockades would paralyze the economy without saving lives. DeSantis drew the line even when Texas Governor Greg Abbott last week ordered all bars to be closed, and …
Read More »Sunbelt states rush to align hospital beds, not stools
S T. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Florida and other Sunbelt states are thinning out loungers, flipping stools and rushing to line up more hospital beds as they progress through the peak summer season amid a surprising surge. coronavirus cases. With recently reported infections running around 40,000 per day in the …
Read More »UCSF pays a $ 1 million ransom to recover data from hackers’ medical schools
Malware attacks on prominent companies and institutions are nothing new. But experts say the switch to working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic may be making it easier for hackers to find a way to break in. The University of California, San Francisco paid a $ 1.14 million ransom to …
Read More »Should you be concerned about another swine flu pandemic?
On June 30, 2020, several media outlets, including BBC News, reported on a new variant of H1N1 swine flu that “has the potential to become a pandemic.” These reports come from a June 29 scientific article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Using a large amount …
Read More »Infections will increase in the coming weeks
S T. PETERSBURG, Fla. – As Florida enters the height of the summer tourist season, the state’s largest cities and counties are closing beaches, ordering masks, and stopping the reopening of businesses, hoping that the measures will delay a strong resurgence of coronavirus cases. Many of the new cases are …
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