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A Love Letter to All in the Time of COVID-19. | Rebelle Society

snippet: This is an opportunity for us too, not just the coronavirus or the media or the governments to capitalize on. It is time to take the time to understand what is really important. Love is at the core. I feel it in my heart. It is time to love one other, love our lives, our families, our communities, our planet and its creatures, and to love this life as it is. Because really, what are we here for?

Source: A Love Letter to All in the Time of COVID-19. | Rebelle Society

Gov. Mike DeWine is extending public health orders that were due to expire. Here is a list. – cleveland.com

1. Reopening bars and restaurants to dine-in service, with exceptions.
2. Also on May 14 was an order that reopens hair and nail salons, day spas, barber shops, tattoo parlors, body piercing businesses and tanning facilities.
3. Camp Safe Ohio.
4. Baseball, softball, batting cages, golf courses, miniature golf, local and public pools and aquatic centers, tennis facilities, skills training for all sports, general noncontact sports — such as bowling alleys.
5. Limited reopening of gyms, dance students and other personal fitness venues.
6. Closure of all K-12 schools in Ohio.
7. Social distancing guidance for businesses.
8. Limited reopening of child care centers.
9. Limited reopening of youth day and residential camps.

Source: Gov. Mike DeWine is extending public health orders that were due to expire. Here is a list. – cleveland.com

Hospitals Experiment with COVID-19 Treatments, Balancing Hope and Evidence – Scientific American

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

The scans revealed clots that Griffin describes as “dramatic” in seven of the eight patients. Those people were promptly treated with blood thinners, and their symptoms improved. Now all of Griffin’s patients who test positive for COVID-19 and are at risk for clotting are given preventive anticoagulants such as heparin. He has seen fewer embolisms since.

 

Source: Hospitals Experiment with COVID-19 Treatments, Balancing Hope and Evidence – Scientific American

Health workers filed more than 4,000 complaints about protective gear. Some still died | US news | The Guardian CoVid-19

A KHN investigation found that at least 35 healthcare workers died after Osha received safety complaints about their workplaces. Yet by 21 June, the agency had quietly closed almost all of those complaints, and none of them led to a citation or a fine. About 1,300 of the healthcare-related Covid-19 complaints remain open and about 275 fatality investigations are continuing, according to public records.

The complaint logs, which have been made public, show thousands of desperate pleas from workers seeking better protective gear for their hospitals, medical offices and nursing homes.

The quick closure of complaints underscores the Trump administration’s hands-off approach to oversight, said the former Osha official Deborah Berkowitz. Instead of cracking down, the agency simply sent letters reminding employers to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, said Berkowitz, now a director at the National Employment Law Project.

Source: Health workers filed more than 4,000 complaints about protective gear. Some still died | US news | The Guardian

WHO says ‘we cannot let our guard down’ after China pigs study

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GENEVA (REUTERS) – The World Health Organisation will “read carefully” a Chinese study on a new flu virus found in pigs, a spokesman said on Tuesday (June 30), saying the findings underscored the importance of influenza surveillance during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be watched closely in case it becomes a potential “pandemic virus”, the study said.

“We will read carefully the paper to understand what is new,” the WHO’s Mr Christian Lindmeier told a Geneva briefing, saying it was important to collaborate on findings and keep tabs on animal populations.

“It also highlights we cannot let our guard down on influenza and need to be vigilant and continue surveillance even in the coronavirus pandemic,” he added.

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UK COVID-19 death toll nears 55,000 including suspected cases

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A woman wearing a protective face mask walks, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Leicester, Britain, June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s suspected COVID-19 death toll has hit 54,852, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that underline the country’s status as one of the worst hit in the world.

The Reuters tally comprises fatalities where COVID-19 was mentioned on death certificates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland up to June 19, and up to June 21 in Scotland. It also includes more recent hospital deaths.

Unlike the lower death toll published daily by the government, the death certificate figures include suspected cases.

Reporting by Andy Bruce; editing by Michael Holden

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Leaders of Russia, Turkey, Iran to discuss Syria on Wednesday, Kremlin says

No US involvement, of course, since our President turned our back on former allies who helped defeat ISIS.

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FILE PHOTO: Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia, Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Hassan Rouhani of Iran pose following a joint news conference in Ankara, Turkey, September 16, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani will hold a video conference on Wednesday to discuss the conflict in Syria, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

The three countries held talks in the Kazakh capital Astana in 2018, aimed at reducing tensions in Syria.

Reporting by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Andrew Heavens

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