Presley Pour breaks down in tears when she thinks of refusing to make her state face mask mandatory. In South Salt Lake City, Utah, a woman cannot work in her special education job due to autoimmune disease. Her husband, a special ad teacher, also recently quit because his school district …
Read More »About 1M who died in COVID-19 also underwent treatment
Nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives in COVID-19 have given us a gift: Through their efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat and prevent the disease – and millions more Others can live. Ming Wang, 71, and his wife …
Read More »Small airborne particles can cause a large coronavirus problem
NEW YORK (AP) – In a lab at a University of Maryland, people infected with the new coronavirus sit on a chair and place their faces at the end of a large cone. They recite the alphabet and sing or just sit quietly for half an hour. Sometimes they cough. …
Read More »Colleges fighting coronaviruses turn to odor savers: sewers
A few days after he left the country to start a college lodge, Ryan Schmutz received a text message from Utah State University: Covid-1 was found in his dorm. Within 10 minutes, he put down the craps he had made and was moved to the test site by buses. “We …
Read More »Experts flag risks in India’s use of rapid tests for virus
NEW DELHI, India (AP) – In June, India began using cheaper, faster, but less accurate tests to scale up tests for the coronavirus – a strategy the United States is now considering. These rapid tests have improved India’s test levels almost five times in two months. But government figures suggest …
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