Transport Canada says if you can’t wear a mask for medical reasons, prove it — or don’t fly | CBC News

Passengers who are unable to wear a face mask due to a medical condition must now present an official doctor’s note stating that they are exempt from the rule, or they will be denied boarding. 
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/mask-air-travel-canada-covid-19-1.5681510

Sasse responds to Trump: ‘America doesn’t have kings’ | TheHill

“On the topic that had you made this weekend: No president — whether named Obama or Trump or Biden or AOC — has unilateral power to rewrite immigration law or to cut taxes or to raise taxes. This is because America doesn’t have kings,” Sasse wrote.

Source: Sasse responds to Trump: ‘America doesn’t have kings’ | TheHill

Monday’s corona tally at 886 — ORANGE COUNTY TRIBUNE

Note to readers: Delays and other problems in the computation of statistics related to the coronavirus pandemic in Orange County may result in widely-varying tallies from day to day. Monday’s count of new COVID-19 positive cases reported to the Orange County Health Care Agency is 886. There were no deaths. The new to-date total for […]

Monday’s corona tally at 886 — ORANGE COUNTY TRIBUNE

Coronavirus: Protein treatment trial ‘a breakthrough’ – BBC News

The protein is inhaled directly into the lungs of patients with coronavirus, using a nebuliser, in the hope that it will stimulate an immune response. The initial findings suggest the treatment cut the odds of a Covid-19 patient in hospital developing severe disease – such as requiring ventilation – by 79%.

Source: Coronavirus: Protein treatment trial ‘a breakthrough’ – BBC News

Trump says children unlikely to catch coronavirus, unconcerned about reports of infections | TheHill (Facts don’t matter and when kids, parents, teachers, staff die from his pushing – “It is what it is…”)

Trump downplayed a new report showing nearly 100,000 children tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of July, and said he does not think it means schools should stay closed. “There may be a case, a tiny, a tiny fraction of death, tiny fraction, and they get better very quickly,” Trump said.

Source: Trump says children unlikely to catch coronavirus, unconcerned about reports of infections | TheHill

US reaches 5 million COVID-19 cases, with 1 million reported in last 17 days

Meanwhile, experts warn that a window of opportunity to control the virus is short, ahead of a likely new COVID-19 surge in the fall.

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Meanwhile, experts warn that a window of opportunity to control the virus is short, ahead of a likely new COVID-19 surge in the fall.

Trump says he is ‘seriously’ considering a capital gains tax cut

All it would do is allow more churn of stocks – zip/zero effect on jobs – put more billions in hands of billionaires.

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President Trump on Monday said he is considering a capital gains tax cut in an effort to create more jobs. The statement comes days after Trump signed executive orders to extend unemployment bene…

Texas coronavirus testing plummets as schools plan reopening | The Texas Tribune (Death from inaction/distraction?)

The number of Texans being tested for the coronavirus has fallen sharply in recent weeks, a trend that has worried public health experts as officials consider sending children back to school while thousands more Texans are infected each day.

In the week ending Aug. 8, an average 36,255 coronavirus tests were administered in Texas each day — a drop of about 42% from two weeks earlier, when the average number of daily tests was 62,516.

At the same time, the percentage of tests yielding positive results has climbed, up to 20% on average in the week ending Aug. 8. Two weeks earlier, the average positivity rate was around 14%.

 

Source: Texas coronavirus testing plummets as schools plan reopening | The Texas Tribune