Jeff Mitchell, zoo manager at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo, said they're taking extra precautions to protect their animals, including using gloves and masks and washing hands in every building when interacting with cat species. Experts emphasize that there is still much that is unknown about infections of COVID-19 among animals. "The main route of transmission remains human to human". [Full Article...]
Researchers from University of Ulsan College of Medicine in South Korea instructed four patients with COVID-19 to cough five times each onto a petri dish while wearing the following sequence of masks: no mask, surgical mask, cotton mask, and again with no mask. [Full Article...]
There will be a need for almost 21,000 ventilators, they say. Defending their report , the IHME have said that the research is created to be updated daily and that given the United Kingdom is still at an early stage of its outbreak, the predictions may be revised. [Full Article...]
Nearly overnight, masks in a variety of colors, styles and materials have appeared on the faces of people around us. After months of maintaining healthy people didn't need to wear masks in public to prevent the coronavirus, the country's top public health officials reversed their position last week, recommending everyone wear a face mask in public places where social distancing is hard. [Full Article...]
John Fage, a 3rd Fleet spokesperson for the Navy , confirmed. "The move will include medical, nursing and staff corps who have significant contact with patients as part of the performance of their daily duties", the spokesman said. "There is no impact to Comfort's mission, and this will not affect the ability for Comfort to receive patients", the statement read. Allowing COVID-19-positive... [Full Article...]
There are now at least 58 long-term care homes with one or more cases of COVID-19. According to the Government of Ontario's website , to date, we have had 200 deaths in Ontario. This would be a 10,000 increase per day from the 3,000 tests that were being completed daily across the province. Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Christine Elliott, says this is for anyone from retired workers ... [Full Article...]
In announcing what may prove its most groundbreaking step in the crisis fight, Fed chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank's role had now broadened beyond its usual focus in keeping markets "liquid" and functioning, to helping the USA get the economic and financial space it needs to fix a dire health emergency. [Full Article...]
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild to moderate symptoms such as fever and cough. What are the coronavirus rules in my province? Slack, the prime minister's spokesman, said "we are confident that enough supply is now reaching the front line" and that the government was working urgently to sort out any distribution problems with protective equipment. [Full Article...]