Category: News


Coronavirus: Russia sees no epidemic but starts shutdown


Russia is beginning what Vladimir Putin called a “non-working week”, to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52061381

How federal health officials misled state scientists and derailed the best chance at containment


The coronavirus epidemic this week reached Beadle County, South Dakota. A single case tied to travel has exploded into 14 infections and counting, with no way to know how many were exposed while supply shortages forced the entire state to briefly suspend testing.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/03/27/coronavirus-test-officials-botched-rollout-derailed-containment/5080781002/

Coronavirus: What you need to know


As coronavirus continues to spread across the country and the globe, there is important information you should know about the potentially deadly disease, what you can do to mitigate its impact, and how you can keep yourself and others safe.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/coronavirus-everything-you-need-to-know

$2 trillion stimulus deal; Prince Charles sick; US deaths top 800


The stimulus deal was revealed at about 1 a.m. following five days of talks. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a “bipartisan agreement on the largest rescue package in history.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/25/coronavirus-live-updates-stimulus-deal-done-us-deaths-stocks-trump/2909339001/

Connecticut party of 50 guests became coronavirus ‘super-spreading event,’ report says


A 40th birthday bash that a Connecticut woman held earlier this month is now being eyed by health experts as a suspected coronavirus “super-spreading event” after more than half of its 50 guests later tested positive for the sickness, a report says.

Surgeon General says US has ‘turned the corner’ on coronavirus testing


U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams told “Hannity” Tuesday the country has “turned the corner” on coronavirus testing and will start to collect necessary information about the trajectory of the virus as more tests become available to the public.

The artists manipulating cities into works of ‘architectural fiction’


Architects are — sometimes to their dismay — confined by the limits of engineering. In turn, engineers are confined by the limits of physics.

https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/artists-bending-cities-to-their-will/index.html