Judith Faulkner, CEO of healthcare IT giant Epic Systems. Source: Epic Systems Bending to public pressure, health tech company Epic Systems has now informed its employees that they can work from home until the end of the year. Epic had planned to require thousands of employees to return to the …
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Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is preparing to testify at a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, DC, July 31, 2020. Kevin Dietsch | Swimming pool | Reuters White House coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci said he was not …
Read More »WHO says there is ‘no evidence’ that coronavirus is transmitted through food
The World Health Organization said Thursday that there is “no evidence” that the coronavirus is transmitted through food. Researchers in China are investigating the problem, and the international agency is following its findings, said Dr. Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO Emergency Program, during a press conference at Geneva’s …
Read More »Scientists say the coronavirus is at least as deadly as the 1918 flu pandemic
In 1918, members of the American Red Cross removed victims of influenza. St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Tribune News Service via Getty Images The coronavirus is at least as deadly as the 1918 flu pandemic and the death toll could be even lower if world leaders and public health officials do …
Read More »Kroger and CVS Health roll out coronavirus tests from company to company
Using a nasal swab and a test tube, hundreds of Kroger employees gave themselves a Covid-19 test. The nation’s largest supermarket chain said Thursday it wants to sell the test kits at home to employers trying to reopen or stay open as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Kroger and CVS Health …
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