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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...]
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...]
2nd COVID-19 death reported in Greenbrier County
Currently, the health department reports 102 positive cases, including one death. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohio County has recorded the ninth-highest number of total cases in West Virginia, according to the DHHR. New cases discovered on Friday pushed the overall count to 34,778 cases with 1,352 deaths, data from Washington State's Department of Health shows. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump Talks Culture War as Mt. Rushmore Crowd Exposed to Coronavirus
He is expected to denounce "cancel culture", and the toppling of monuments during recent anti-racism protests. The pre-July 4 holiday event drew 7,500 people, packed into an outdoor amphitheatre. Rushmore, a rock massif that features likenesses of four USA presidents. Trump Jr. has tested negative, according to officials. Local tribes were also anxious that fireworks at the event could cause wil... [Full Article...]