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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

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

German firms expect coronavirus restrictions to public life for a further 8.5 months

An Ifo survey has found that some German firms anticipate a year more of restrictions as Europe’s biggest economy fights to recover from a pandemic-induced downturn. The leisure sector is the most pessimistic.

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An Ifo survey has found that some German firms anticipate a year more of restrictions as Europe’s biggest economy fights to recover from a pandemic-induced downturn. The leisure sector is the most pessimistic.

Local NY Black Lives Matter leaders defend actions in viral video at church | TheHill

Grace Baptist Church’s self-proclaimed “bigot” pastor, John Koletas, subscribes to the “Curse of Ham,” a fringe Christian belief that Black people are the descendants of Noah’s son Ham and cursed by God, according to BuzzFeed. Grace Baptist is part of the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist movement, which broke off from the mainline Baptist denomination around the turn of the 20th century.

The church, which drew local attention in 2014 after raffling off an AR-15, announced another raffle three days after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Word of the giveaway, as well as Koletas’s comments on race, circulated in local Facebook Black Lives Matter groups.

Source: Local NY Black Lives Matter leaders defend actions in viral video at church | TheHill