The Senate has stalled by extending the popular unemployment benefit that pays unemployed Americans $ 600 a week, a provision in the CARES Act that formally expires on Friday. For now, it passed a “shell” bill (47-42) that did not include any details, but which was proposed by Senate Majority …
Read More »Trump loyalist who tested positive for coronavirus is America’s “dumbest” congressman, says project co-founder Lincoln
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Co-founder of Republican anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project has called Congressman Louie Gohmert “the craziest and dumbest Congressman in the United States,” after confirmation that he tested positive for the …
Read More »EXPLAINED: Why does the coronavirus affect children and adults differently?
Explaining how the coronavirus affects children, Dr. Lakshmi further emphasized: “Some theories suggest that children do not have the A2 receptor, which is what SARS-CoV-2 needs to spread to the lower respiratory tract. In children, this does not develop, so the infection is found mainly in the upper respiratory tract. …
Read More »Coronavirus: children under 5 transmit the infection as easily as older children
Children younger than five can transmit coronavirus as easily as older children and adults, study finds up to 100 TIMES more of coronavirus in nose, but only develops mild disease The researchers looked at 145 patients in three groups: children under the age of five, children between the ages of …
Read More »Coronavirus Aerosol Transmission Could Be Even Worse Than We Thought – BGR
The spread of the coronavirus spray is a real risk, the World Health Organization said a few weeks ago after more than 200 researchers urged the WHO to recognize the problem. But the organization maintains that droplet transmission is the primary way COVID-19 spreads. A new study looked at how …
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