Tag: Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Hong Kong hospitals face ‘collapse’ as outbreak grows
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has warned that the city’s hospital system could face “collapse” as it grapples with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53575875
In pictures: The coronavirus is surging in Brazil
Brazil is one of the few large countries in the world where coronavirus cases — and death rates
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/22/americas/gallery/brazil-coronavirus/index.html
When the President’s own medical advisers refuse to correct his misleading claim, the coronavirus trust gap grows
On Saturday night, President Donald Trump made the dangerously inaccurate claim that 99% of coronavirus cases are “totally harmless.” On Sunday morning, one of his top health experts failed to correct the assertion, a stunning breakdown of the government’s core duty to keep Americans safe and protect the public health.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/05/politics/trump-medical-advisers-fda-commissioner/index.html
New Yorker journalist Hendrik Hertzberg asks about ‘military coup’ against Trump, claims he was sarcastic
The White House has been planning to shift Trump’s public focus to the burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-yorker-journalist-hendrik-hertzberg-military-coup-trump
‘Almost like an eternity’: 3 months since US confirmed its first coronavirus case, what have we learned?
Three months ago Tuesday, the U.S. confirmed the nation’s first case of what was then called the “novel” coronavirus – a Washington state man in his 30s who had recently returned from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of a seemingly distant illness that had killed six people.
Passengers to be evacuated from Antarctic cruise ship after almost 60% test positive for coronavirus
Australian and New Zealand passengers will be evacuated from a stricken Antarctic cruise ship Thursday, after almost 60% of those on board tested positive for the coronavirus
One shot of coronavirus vaccine likely won’t be enough
August 31, 2020
News
No Comments
Daniel Jenkins
When a coronavirus vaccine comes on the market, people will likely need two doses, not just one — and that could cause real problems.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/30/health/coronavirus-vaccine-two-doses/index.html
Coronavirus