Hooper won’t drive this boat, boss. Ocean conservationists are creating an Orca replica of the beloved movie “Shark” to conduct shark research and help educate the public about sea creatures. The Orca III project is led by David Bigelow, who acquired an old lobster fishing boat named Lydia and is …
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A doctor in Israel has reportedly been reinfected with COVID-19, three months after his first attack with the coronavirus. While there have been several reports of COVID-19 reinfection globally, the news comes amid ongoing uncertainty in the scientific community about whether long-term immunity is possible after infection. Channel 13 Israel …
Read More »South Carolina dog suffocated after testing positive for COVID-19
A South Carolina dog needed to be euthanized after testing positive for the coronavirus earlier this month, officials at Clemson University announced. A private vet decided to test the dog, a mix of 8 or 9-year-old herders, after one of its owners was confirmed to have the contagion, said Dr. …
Read More »Cruise ship stocks plunge as CDC’s extension of the no-sail order could be just the beginning
The actions of the cruise operators were affected on Friday by the extension of the order of prohibition of navigation on the part of the Centers for the Control and the Prevention of Diseases, as a result of the recent increase in the cases of COVID-19. The CDC said passenger …
Read More »Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus detected in New York
The West Nile virus is back, according to New York City health officials. On Tuesday, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released a statement detailing the first signs of the mosquito-borne virus appearing this season in the Bronx and Staten Island. Until now, no one has been infected. …
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