By Alexander Freund At first glance, the symptoms caused by SARS CoV-2 resemble those we know from a “normal flu.” Frequent Symptoms of COVID-19 Fever Dry cough Loss of smell and taste Other Symptoms That Sometimes Occur Sniffles Muscle aches Tiredness/fatigue Sore throat Shortness of breath Headaches Pneumonia Rare Symptoms of COVID-19 Diarrhea (more likely […]
By Julia Conley As the American public awaits a new coronavirus aid package and at least one in five small businesses expect to close by the end of 2020 due to economic hardship, government watchdog Accountable.US and the HuffPost revealed Sunday that at least five companies which were previously fined for pollution violations received millions […]
Britain and France both posted record high rises in the daily number of coronavirus cases on Saturday evening. France reported 17,000 new cases, with 49 additional deaths on the same day. More than 32,000 people have now died of the virus in France, and more than 606,625 people have been infected. The rate of positive […]
By Meredith Ayan While pet foster and adoption rates have soared in New York and many parts of the United States, globally, the situation is much direr. In the face of COVID-19, these shelters are continually facing critical challenges, including food shortages, spikes in pet abandonment with a plummeting and near-zero rate of adoptions, overcrowding, […]
Online retail giant Amazon, which has seen its profits soar since COVID-19 lockdowns began, announced Thursday that nearly 20,000 of its employees either tested positive or have been presumed positive for the coronavirus, CNN reported. Amazon revealed 19,816 COVID-19 cases, or roughly 1.44 percent of its front-line workforce, The Washington Post reported. In a corporate […]
By Gudrun Heise Just as scientists are scoring successes in coronavirus research, new problems are on their way. Fall is with us and winter is around the corner, so the season for colds and flu has begun — joining COVID-19. The coronavirus is already new territory for science, and the effects of its combination with […]
By Alexander Freund The World Health Organization, along with its global partners in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, has announced that it will provide 120 million rapid-diagnostic antigen tests to people in lower- and middle-income countries over the next six months. The tests represent a “massive increase” in testing worldwide, according to the Global […]
By Ruby Russell and Ajit Niranjan Hamstrung by coronavirus lockdowns, frustrated school strikers have spent months staging digital protests against world leaders failing to act urgently on climate change. Today they are taking to the streets once more. The Fridays for Futures movement, which started with activist Greta Thunberg skipping school to sit alone outside […]
By Gloria Oladipo In the face of dangerous heat waves this summer, Americans have taken shelter in air conditioned cooling centers. Normally, that would be a wise choice, but during a pandemic, indoor shelters present new risks. The same air conditioning systems that keep us cool recirculate air around us, potentially spreading the coronavirus. “Air […]
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