How contagious is someone who has contracted COVID-19 – showing no symptoms yet – and what makes them asymptomatic while other people suffer so terribly from the disease? This study, published this week in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine, provides one theory for the first question. It isolated 303 …
Read More »Trump: Young people ‘almost immune’ to the coronavirus. WHO Chief: No.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that “young people are almost immune” to Covid-19, a statement made on the same day that the head of the World Health Organization emphasized that children can become infected with the coronavirus. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking at a press conference in Geneva on …
Read More »Washington, DC will not reopen school buildings this fall
Public schools in the nation’s capital will open this fall with full-time distance learning by computer By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press July 30, 2020 7:45 PM 2 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article WASHINGTON – Public schools in the nation’s capital will open this fall with full-time …
Read More »Canada’s Trudeau to testify in parliamentary committee amid ethical investigation
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make a rare appearance before a parliamentary committee on Thursday amid questions about the government’s decision to allow a charity with ties to his family to administer a major student grant program . FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends …
Read More »Lawmakers investigate White House pressure on reopening of schools amid coronavirus
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, speaks during a press conference of the working group on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the White House in Washington, USA, July 28, 2020. REUTERS / Carlos Barria WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday asked the U.S. secretary of education and the …
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