Medical
As humans adapt to COVID-19, rabbits face their own pandemic
It is a "calcivirus" that does not affect humans or domestic animals other than rabbits. The range of susceptible species in North America is now unknown, but all rabbit, jackrabbit, hare and pika species are likely susceptible. It is possible the virus also could infect the pika, a mountain-dwelling mammal that belongs to rabbits' lagomorph family and is threatened by climate change, Clifford sai... [Full Article...]
Gov. Cooper expected to announce second phase of reopening will start Friday
Many residents and businesses are growing tired of the lockdowns, and some questions from journalists mirrored that sentiment. How much lead time businesses will have to prepare for Phase Two isn't clear. WRAL reports the N.C. Restaurant & Lodging Association says the NC Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance for the change Tuesday, and the organization forwarded it to members s... [Full Article...]
SC woman accused of intentionally setting auto on fire with son inside
She then set her vehicle on fire while her son sat inside. Four people passing by stopped to help, including some who sought to retrieve the child. Officers at the Columbus Police Department (CPD) arrived on the scene shortly after, with the Columbia Fire Department (CFD) putting out the flames. [Full Article...]
Ontario announces independent commission into long-term care
Let's not forget that the Ford government cut the funding for crucial inspections of these facilities last year; only nine resident-quality inspections of all the long-term care facilities in Ontario took place last year, and that's not the kind of oversight that's necessary. [Full Article...]
BCS survey shows scepticism over coronavirus contact tracing app
But he couldn't give a definite date of when that would be. The Island's MP Bob Seely says around 53,500 Islanders have downloaded it so far, as Isle of Wight Radio reported earlier this week . Dr Bill Mitchell, director of policy at BCS, said there is still support for the idea of using an app, and that if the concerns are addressed it could ensure the take-up figure reaches the 60% that is ex... [Full Article...]
Marin County Relaxes Health Restrictions to Allow Curbside Retail, Manufacturing
Santa Clara County is joining other Bay Area Counties to allow a number of retail operations to reopen. There have been 80,970 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3,260 coronavirus-related deaths in California as of Monday afternoon according to data from John Hopkins University . [Full Article...]
Monkeys develop virus immunity after infection, vaccine
Results of these studies were published today in the journal Science . The new monkey data suggest it is possible, and a vaccine could build on that immune response, said Dan Barouch, principal investigator at the Beth Israel vaccine center and a professor at Harvard Medical School. [Full Article...]
Trump taking Hydroxychloroquine claim suspect: Darcy cartoon
U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall , who is running for the U.S. Senate, said he doesn't have COVID-19 but is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventative drug. "The sense of most of my colleagues is that hydroxychloroquine is useless", Otto Yang, an infectious disease specialist at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, told USA Today Newsweek has contacted the White Hou... [Full Article...]