LONDON (Reuters) – As COVID-19 infections in Britain skyrocketed in the spring, the government sought what it hoped might be a game changer: a smartphone app that could automate some of the trackers’ work. of human contacts. FILE PHOTO: Anni Adams, an employee of the UK National Health Service, shows …
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One of WWDC’s most timely announcements was the Apple Watch handwash detection. The coronavirus crisis means that everyone is encouraged to wash their hands more frequently and to make sure we do it thoroughly. But the handwash detection feature wasn’t hastily developed in response, Apple says, rather it was years …
Read More »Coronavirus genome found in Spain wastewater samples from March 2019, scientists reveal
Spanish scientists have found traces of the coronavirus in sewage samples dating back to March 2019, suggesting that the new virus that triggered the current pandemic emerged from China much earlier than the Chinese Community Party previously admitted. According to Reuters, the University of Barcelona revealed on Friday that scientists …
Read More »Costco stops selling half-sheet cakes
Costco (COST) He has quietly stopped selling the $ 20 half-sheet cakes in his U.S. stores for the past month, instead of pointing people toward his 10-inch round cakes and other assorted baking products. “To help limit personal contact and create more space for social distancing, Costco has reduced service …
Read More »Supreme Court, in ruling 5-4, overrides restrictive Louisiana abortion law
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Louisiana’s tight abortion restriction violates the Constitution, a surprising victory for abortion rights advocates from an increasingly conservative court. Decision 5-4, in which Chief Justice John Roberts joined the four other liberal court judges, reversed a law passed by the Louisiana legislature …
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