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County COVID-19 confirmed cases now number 117
Alcohol and Marijuana Use Can Worsen Effects Of Coronavirus
Numerous businesses deemed "essential" nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic are liquor stores and others like grocery stores that sell alcoholic beverages. However, the effects of alcohol consumption outlined by the organization are not unique to the European region. One unit is 10ml of alcohol, meaning you should drink no more than six pints of beer or six medium glasses of wine. [Full Article...]
Gov. Whitmer Defends Lockdown Amid Protests Against Stay-at-Home Order
Flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's orders to keep people at home and businesses locked during the new coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. On Thursday, she and six other Midwest governors announced a partnership to coordinate the reopening of their states' economies. "I can take it". She described th... [Full Article...]
Evers extends Wisconsin's Safer at Home order to May 26
Public libraries can provide curbside pickup of books. "Every sickness and death is a tragedy, but so are businesses and livelihoods ruined by shelter in place orders", said Wisconsin Republican Senator Duey Strobel in a Thursday statement. [Full Article...]
70 coronavirus vaccines are in development globally
Which means over $250 million just to get people for a single vaccine candidate. While the World Health Organization and Britain's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance have repeatedly said a safe vaccine is at least 12 to 18 months away, the Oxford team are expected to produce a vaccine candidate by late summer. [Full Article...]
2nd health-care worker dies in Ontario after contracting COVID-19
Those figures are well below what previously released modelling predicted, and Ford said new forecasts will be released Monday. The number of those hospitalized for COVID-19 has continued to rise throughout the week, though the number of patients being treated in an intensive care unit (ICU) has declined slightly. [Full Article...]
Dr. Oz says he 'misspoke' when talking on reopening schools
Social media was not having it. "I've realized my comments on risks around opening schools have confused and upset people, which was never my intention". "I'm not sure we're helping this problem that much by taking our kids out of school and we're definitely paying a price for it". "I will continue looking for solutions to beat this virus", he said. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus outbreak: 847 new COVID-19 deaths in UK
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Out of the 738 new coronavirus deaths confirmed in England, patients were aged between 32 and 101 years old. Twelve deaths were announced at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, which runs Sandwell and City Hospitals, increasing the total to 231. [Full Article...]