The CEO of a Houston-area hospital system told CNBC on Monday that Texas’ surge in coronavirus cases is affecting more people under the age of 50 than before in the pandemic. “We are definitely seeing that this affects young people, and they are getting very sick,” Houston Methodist CEO Dr. …
Read More »Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom explains the new coronavirus tracker
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom told CNBC on Monday that the coronavirus tracking website he helped build shows troubling levels of spread in many U.S. states. Epidemiologists use something called R0, or R nothing, as a way to measure how a virus is spreading. For example, an R value of 1 …
Read More »WHO warns that coronavirus pandemic is accelerating as countries ease blocking rules
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, attends a press conference on the situation of the coronavirus (COVID-2019), in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 28, 2020. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating worldwide as many countries that reopened their economies see a resurgence …
Read More »Apple’s next iPhone won’t include a charger or headphones: Kuo
TOKYO, JAPAN – SEPTEMBER 20: A customer tests an iPhone 11 Pro Max at the Apple Marunouchi store on September 20, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Apple Inc. today released the latest iPhone 11 models with a dual-camera system. Tomohiro Ohsumi / Getty Images In an effort to cut costs, Apple …
Read More »More states reverse or delay reopening plans as coronavirus cases rise
Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the bars to close before noon on June 26 and restaurants to be reduced to 50% of their occupancy. Sergio Flores | AFP | fake pictures Governors in Washington, California, Florida and Texas are backing off on some of their reopening plans as coronavirus cases …
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