Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb, left, and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt, center, are advising Royal Caribbean and Norwegian on security protocols for navigating the pandemic era. Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain says the findings will be made public. Getty Images (1); Bloomberg (2) Text size …
Read More »Australia’s coronavirus outbreak forces state border closure for the first time in a century
The border dividing Australia’s two most populous states was closed for the first time in a century in hopes of containing a growing coronavirus outbreak. The crossing areas between Victoria and New South Wales will now be patrolled by the military to ensure that no one illegally travels to the …
Read More »Amy Cooper faces charges after calling the police for Black Bird Watcher
A white woman who called police and falsely accused a black man of threatening her life after he asked her to put her dog on a leash will face minor charges, the Manhattan district attorney announced Monday. The woman at the Central Park meeting, who was videotaped and sparked intense …
Read More »Immunity to coronavirus is ‘fragile’ and ‘short-lived’, immunologist warns
One expert cautioned that relying on immunity to Covid-19 as a strategy to deal with the pandemic is not a “safe bet,” adding that mass immunity strategies “will probably never work.” Speaking to CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Monday, Danny Altmann, professor of immunology at Imperial College London, said that …
Read More »Luis Urias, Angel Perdomo Positive test for COVID-19
Infielder brewers Luis Urias and left-handed Angel Perdomo both tested positive for COVID-19 before intake, manager Craig Counsell told reporters this morning (Twitter links via Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel). Both gave their consent for their diagnoses to be made public. Urias and Perdomo are thankfully asymptomatic at the …
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