Category Archives: healthcare

Inoreader – White House says ‘business as usual’ as Trump plays down coronavirus threat

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised elderly and unwell Americans to avoid crowds in order to limit the impact of the coronavirus – but the White House said it was “business as usual” as the 73-year-old Donald Trump attended a fundraising event in Florida.

Source: Inoreader – White House says ‘business as usual’ as Trump plays down coronavirus threat

Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump to Discuss Economic Steps; Italy Halts Most Travel; Stocks and Oil Prices Plunge – The New York Times What an idiot! Take money that could be used to combat the virus and…

In Italy, restrictions on movement were extended to cover the whole country. In the United States, where the death toll hit 26, President Trump said he would discuss tax cuts and aid for idled hourly workers with Congress.

More Coronavirus Cases Linked To Biogen Meeting At Boston Hotel

According to the Boston Business Journal, about 175 people were at that meeting. Biogen said Thursday it has directed any employee who attended the conference to work from home for two weeks. An alert sent out from the Harvard School of Public Health said that the school was notified by Brigham and Women’s Hospital that 60 people were being evaluated at the hospital for the coronavirus.

Source: More Coronavirus Cases Linked To Biogen Meeting At Boston Hotel

In Canada, doctors broadened coronavirus testing, and made an unlikely save – Reuters

Canada’s official guidance on the novel coronavirus has been to test patients who recently traveled to affected areas, but some doctors and hospitals have expanded testing on their own, finding the first in a series of patients linked to Iran before the scale of the Iranian outbreak was known.

Source: In Canada, doctors broadened coronavirus testing, and made an unlikely save – Reuters

Supreme Court conservatives open to Louisiana abortion law – Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court’s conservatives appear willing to uphold abortion restrictions under a Louisiana law similar to one the court previously struck down.
— Read on www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-03-04/supreme-court-conservatives-seem-open-to-upholding-louisiana-abortion-restrictions

Some Senators need to step up and introduce Amendment to Constitution to legalize abortion!

Washington state reports 7th death linked to coronavirus; mortality rate is up to 3.4% – Los Angeles Times

At least five Northern California counties reported new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total in California to nearly 50. Sonoma County declared a state of emergency in response to the outbreak.
— Read on www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-03/six-dead-coronavirus-kirkland-seattle-california-cases

Plan to drain Congo peat bog for oil could release vast amount of carbon | Environment | The Guardian

Oil exploration in one of the greatest carbon sinks on the planet could release greenhouse gases equivalent to Japan’s annual emissions
— Read on www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/28/ridiculous-plan-to-drain-congo-peat-bog-could-release-vast-amount-of-carbon-aoe

And look for more disease as environment is disrupted 🥵