For months, the Food and Drug Administration has urged U.S. consumers to avoid a growing list of hand sanitizers may contain toxic substances. Now the agency warns of another problem: Some brands may not be strong enough to kill the coronavirus. To work, sanitizers must have a sufficient amount of …
Read More »Natural gas prices are soaring as heat waves hit large parts of the US
By Julianne Geiger – 14 Aug 2020, 17:00 CDT Prices for natural gas rose by almost 9% on Friday, even though the weekly storage report did not show much movement. Natural gas prices hit $ 2,367 at 2:26 pm EDT, an increase of 8.48% or $ 0.185, even though the …
Read More »Local health departments reported new COVID-19 cases Thursday
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – Eastern Kentucky health departments issued updates on Thursday on local coronavirus cases. The Kentucky River District Health Department reported four confirmed positive cases and two probable cases. They include a 55-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman from Knott County, a 73-year-old woman from Letcher County, a …
Read More »Latin America: The global epicenter of COVID-19
The number COVID-19 cases in Latin America and the Caribbean has positioned the region as the global epicenter of the virus. Health professionals and regional experts warn that if nothing is done, the region will see major efforts, including a massive increase in poverty and a rise in authoritarianism, as …
Read More »Hey, Apple Watch, Please do not send me warnings from hearts I was not exposed to Covid-19
Photo: Andrew Liszewski / Gizmodo Earlier today, I received a notification from Apple Watch whistling loudly. A quick look at the warned, that was from The official Canada of covid-19 exposure-tracking app, stop me in my tracks. I immediately accepted the worst, but instead, the app let me know instead …
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