The number of coronavirus cases in the US USA During March it may have been 80 times higher than the original estimates, representing more than 8.7 million new cases that health officials and the public never knew existed, according to a new study. Researchers led by epidemiologists at Penn State …
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As of Tuesday, 25 states have posted higher rates of new cases compared to last week: Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio , Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. And no state has effectively …
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This article is republished here with permission from The Conversation. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; however, it does not represent the work of Snopes verifiers or editors. Detecting COVID-19 symptoms and self-quarantining are good for preventing sick people from spreading the coronavirus. But …
Read More »Coronavirus: Are quarantine ‘support bubbles’ safe?
Would you double your social “bubble” as the pandemic continues? Support bubbles, or quarantine pods, could be the cure for loneliness, depression and anxiety after months of social estrangement and isolation amid the coronavirus health crisis, some experts say. CHILDREN ARE DEVELOPING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC PTSD, RESEARCHERS SAY An idea …
Read More »Patagonia joins the growing list of companies boycotting Facebook ads
Patagonia has joined companies like REI and The North Face, saying it plans to stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram to show its support for a movement called “#StopHateForProfit”. Last week, a group of six organizations asked Facebook advertisers to pause their spending on the social media platform during the …
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