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

Covid-19 may spread more easily in schools than thought, report warns

Coronavirus may be more easily transmitted in school and summer camp settings than previously understood, after the emergence of new details of outbreaks in the US state of Georgia and in Israel that have underscored the risks of school reopenings.

A report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) into an outbreak at a summer camp in Georgia suggests children – even asymptomatic cases – may play an important role in community transmission of Covid-19.

US health body highlights risks of reopening after outbreaks in state of Georgia and Israel

Coronavirus may be more easily transmitted in school and summer camp settings than previously understood, after the emergence of new details of outbreaks in the US state of Georgia and in Israel that have underscored the risks of school reopenings.

A report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) into an outbreak at a summer camp in Georgia suggests children – even asymptomatic cases – may play an important role in community transmission of Covid-19.

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Mississippi Governor Issues Order Delaying School Reopenings as COVID-19 Cases Rise

Mississippi state Governor Tate Reeves released on Tuesday an executive order postponing the start of seven through 12-grade schools in the state’s hot spot areas.

Mississippi state Governor Tate Reeves released on Tuesday an executive order postponing the start of seven through 12-grade schools in the state’s hot spot areas.

Virginia GOP official posted personal info of people who reported mask violations: report | TheHill

“Only part of the snitches in Arlington County,” he wrote, according to a screenshot obtained by the Post. “If y’all want to try to destroy businesses via the health department, we will make sure your name, email, phone numbers and addresses are well known to activists who want to peacefully protest you.”

The ‘Arlington Neighbors’ Facebook group is… being driven by misinformed busybodies who are wreaking havoc on businesses they don’t like. I posted about those busybodies, and the partisan admins block people they don’t agree with.”

“The board and any Nazis who want to support this can pound sand,” he reportedly added in the Facebook group, responding to commenters who criticized his actions.

“We have removed and blocked the chairman of the Arlington County Republican Committee, Mr. Andrew Loposser, from Arlington Neighbors Helping Each Other Through COVID-19,” Joshua Farrar said, adding: “Comparisons of those who support public health restrictions on local business to Nazis are horrid and inappropriate, and diminish the experiences of Holocaust survivors, and are an affront to the memory of the millions of lives upended and extinguished, murdered, by Hitler and his machinery of extermination.”

As well as serving as the top official for Arlington County’s branch of the GOP, Loposser works as a legislative aid for state Del. Michael J. Webert (R), the Post noted.

 

Source: Virginia GOP official posted personal info of people who reported mask violations: report | TheHill

GOP senator on Trump accepting nomination at White House: ‘Is that even legal?’

Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) on Wednesday raised possible legal concerns when asked about President Trump potentially accepting the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House….

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Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) on Wednesday raised possible legal concerns when asked about President Trump potentially accepting the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House….

Deadly diseases from wildlife thrive when nature is destroyed, study finds | Environment | The Guardian

The human destruction of natural ecosystems increases the numbers of rats, bats and other animals that harbour diseases that can lead to pandemics such as Covid-19, a comprehensive analysis has found.

The research assessed nearly 7,000 animal communities on six continents and found that the conversion of wild places into farmland or settlements often wipes out larger species. It found that the damage benefits smaller, more adaptable creatures that also carry the most pathogens that can pass to humans.

 

Source: Deadly diseases from wildlife thrive when nature is destroyed, study finds | Environment | The Guardian

Gargling solution flies off Japan’s shelves after governor touts anti-coronavirus effect, East Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times – (ready to believe politician, “star”, faker before science… why? Leaders in all sectors have ignored public for ages?)

Japanese drugstores were stripped bare of gargling solution on Wednesday (Aug 5), a day after the governor of the western prefecture of Osaka suggested it could help fight coronavirus, triggering panicked buying reminiscent of the early days of mask shortages.

Hundreds of thousands of people posted pictures of emptied shelves on Twitter, accompanied by handwritten “Out of Stock” notices, as they canvassed suggestions on how to acquire the coveted antiseptic.

 

Source: Gargling solution flies off Japan’s shelves after governor touts anti-coronavirus effect, East Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

More businesses in India re-open even as Covid-19 cases surge

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MUMBAI (REUTERS) – India reported on Wednesday (Aug 5) 52,509 new cases of coronavirus, taking its tally of infections to more than 1.91 million, nevertheless authorities eased restrictions aimed at limiting its spread, allowing gyms and yoga studios to open.

India is one of the world’s hardest-hit countries, with nearly 40,000 people dead of Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

But the health ministry said India’s fatality rate was now 2.10 per cent, the lowest since the outbreak first appeared.

The government has been struggling to stop the spread of the virus while also trying to minimise the economic damage and the hardships lockdowns inflict on the poor.

Authorities in the financial hub of Mumbai allowed shops in malls to re-open after more than four months of lockdown, as the number of cases in the city that was hard hit by the outbreak has begun to slowly decline.

Cinemas remain closed and restaurants in most parts of the country are offering only limited services.

On testing for the virus, the ministry said 15,119 tests were being conducted for every million people.

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