According to officials, the county is on track to outpace the state and national average for responding to the 2020 Census, even though the COVID-19 crisis has prevented census takers from conducting the traditional door-to-door count. The Trump administration is planning to delay census field operations until June 1 with the expectation that the count will be completed on October 31, Secretary... [Full Article...]
Trump has been vociferous on the drugs' potential benefits, but among those to contradict his views are his own top expert Anthony Fauci, who has provided regular updates to Americans on the crisis. She told CBS News that the drug gave her extreme side effects and urged caution to people using that drug as a coronavirus treatment. "While these medications may work against COVID-19 individually... [Full Article...]
The evangelical pastor, Bishop Gerald O Glenn, proudly showcased his packed church and vowed to keep preaching despite warnings against mass social gatherings, NY Post reports. "I just beg people to understand the severity and the seriousness of this, because people are saying it's not just about us, it's about everyone around us", Crawley told WTVR. [Full Article...]
Johnson & Johnson is the 1 among the U.S drug manufacturers to have reported financial results after the Coronavirus outbreak. At the same time, J&J posted stronger sales and earnings for the first quarter compared with a year ago, and boosted its quarterly dividend . [Full Article...]
A COVID-19 vaccine could be the only factor that may deliver "normalcy" again, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, hoping for just that before the end of the year. Under WHO's coordination, a group of experts with diverse backgrounds is working towards the development of vaccines against COVID-19, the press release pointed out. [Full Article...]
Meanwhile, 3,902 people have recovered from the virus, including 334 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Around 80% of cases of Covid-19 will be a mild to moderate illness, close to 14% have severe disease and around 6% are critical. Despite the Covid-19 outbreak, the overall mortality rate for March was "significantly lower" than the five-year average, the ONS said. "He was referred from private h... [Full Article...]
Tedros was due to host one of his thrice-weekly virtual press conferences later Wednesday from the organisation's headquarters in Geneva. The only way to truly halt the spread is a vaccine, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a briefing from Geneva. [Full Article...]
After repeated calls from regional bodies, the Belgian government said all staff and residents at nursing homes would now be tested, in a process expected to take about three weeks. As of Wednesday afternoon, there are 352 total positive cases in Tulare County, and 15 of those individuals have passed away. Today I would like to remind you of your potential and ability, and the big things we can do... [Full Article...]