Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for three decades and one of the leading experts on pandemics in the United States for the past four decades, told US lawmakers Tuesday that SARS-CoV-2 took it for surprise. , particularly in a unique way that helped …
Read More »Key Boeing supplier gets more bad news about 737 MAX
Text size Photograph by David Ryder / Getty Images Spirit AeroSystems said Monday night that Boeing asked it to produce fewer 737 MAX bodies, a story that not only jeopardizes the supplier’s financial health, but also means that the drama about the plane on the ground is far from over …
Read More »New home sales increased in May as buyers scrambled to find properties to buy.
The numbers: Sales of newly built single-family homes occurred at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000 in May, the government reported Tuesday. That represented a 16.6% increase from the revised downward pace of 580,000 in April. Compared to the previous year, new home sales increased 12.7% in May. Analysts …
Read More »Scientists estimate the speed and distance of coronavirus transmission when people cough, sneeze, speak, and run
There are many scientists who know, and many who do not. In “Coughs and Sneezes: Their Role in Transmission of Viral Respiratory Infections, Including SARS-CoV-2,” published Tuesday, the researchers describe the various types and sizes of virus-containing drops present in sneezes and coughs, and how some medical procedures and devices …
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