Russia is aiming to approve a COVID-19 vaccine in a matter of weeks, although the country has yet to release data on its vaccine tests, CNN reported Tuesday. Russian authorities told the outlet they hope to obtain approval for a vaccine developed by the Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute on or before …
Read More »Hong Kong official warns of possible virus outbreak, urges people to stay indoors
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned of the potential for a major COVID-19 outbreak in the city and encouraged residents to stay indoors as new restrictions come into effect in the city. “We are on the verge of a large-scale community outbreak, which can lead to a collapse of our …
Read More »Make masks mandatory before falling into the red zone
As the southern and southwestern states grapple with how to control the spread of the coronavirus, officials from President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force warned the nation’s governors on Tuesday that a new set of states is beginning to experience a rebound in positive cases and recommended that local leaders …
Read More »Trump asks why he does not have high approval like Fauci
President Donald Trump wants to know why his approval ratings of the coronavirus response are not as high as the administration’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci. “It has a very good approval rating,” Trump said of Fauci on Tuesday during a White House press conference on the pandemic. …
Read More »U of M study measures how COVID-19 particles propagate in classrooms – WCCO
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – While Minnesotans anxiously await Governor Tim Walz’s announcement about schools in the fall, a new study from the University of Minnesota has looked at how COVID-19 spreads indoors, especially in classrooms. The experiment models the transmission of viruses in the air through aerosols that are expelled when …
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