Medical
New, more infectious strain of coronavirus now dominates global cases
The researchers call the new mutation G614, and they show that it has nearly completely replaced the first version to spread in Europe and the USA, one called D614. "The first sequence we detected carrying the four mutations was sampled in Italy on February 20", they wrote. World Health Organization said some mutations do not lead to great changes in the impact of the virus. [Full Article...]
Concerns mount about two studies on drugs for coronavirus
A junior doctor holds his stethoscope during a patient visit at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital in East Lancashire, following the outbreak of COVID-19 in May. "While we are disappointed that this did not prevent Covid-19, we are pleased that we were able to provide a conclusive answer ", Boulware said in a university news release. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus clouds US 4 July Independence Day events
With a lot of large fireworks shows cancelled in the USA, some officials are concerned about wildfires and injures due to more Americans possibly shooting off fireworks at home. Confirmed cases are climbing in 40 states - the USA set another record on Friday with 52,300 newly reported infections, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. [Full Article...]
Neil Young blasts Trump for using his music at Rushmore
In his February letter to the president , he said: "You are disgrace to my country ..." Saturday also comes amid a backdrop of heightened racial unrest in the country following the killing of George Floyd after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes in Minnesota on May 25. [Full Article...]
Man Dies From COVID-19 One Day After Regretting "Stupidity" For Partying
Thomas Macias, a truck driver who had diabetes, stayed in isolation in the initial days of the coronavirus pandemic. "This has been a very painful experience", he wrote. there's still no vaccine, there's still nothing to fight against this". "But it's hard to not be angry at this person who if they had just worn a mask, just stayed home.my uncle would probably still be here with us". [Full Article...]
Early Human Trials Of Pfizer's Coronavirus Vaccine Showing Positive Results
Researchers at University of Oxford, however, said this week they have vaccinated 8,000 people in the United Kingdom as part of a Phase-III trial. BioNTech of Germany and the U.S. Meanwhile, India's coronavirus tally touched 6,25,544 with the biggest single-day increase of 20,903 cases, while the death count rose to 18,213, according to the latest data. [Full Article...]
Young people's mental health suffering during lockdown says charity
The stats, released to mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week , show that the legal charity received 130 contacts (helpline calls, emails and web-chats) from legal professionals since 10 March, with 48 of those (37%) related to the pandemic. [Full Article...]
Petition calls for firing of Kelowna RCMP officer
My vision would be that there would be a nurse accompanying every police officer to every mental health call. "High public confidence is what we strive for, and when we become aware of concerning behaviour, we needed to assure the public we are taking the necessary steps to gather all the facts using legislative process to make a determination of what occured and to hold our members accountable"... [Full Article...]