The simple face mask–mandatory in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic—may just help India’s fight against one of the oldest pestilence: Tuberculosis. “If masks become routine in India, just like they are in Japan, then we could well meet our target of eliminating TB by 2025,” said pulmonologist Dr Sanjeev Mehta.
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From science to classical music, Israel clamps down on Palestinian culture

The last months have seen Israel crack down on cultural figures and intellectuals in the occupied territories. Critics say the attacks are part of a larger strategy of suppressing Palestinian civil society.
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Berlin bans large weekend protests against coronavirus restrictions, citing health grounds

The city government of Berlin has called off several planned weekend protests, the largest of which on Saturday expected to draw 20,000 people or more. The organizers plan to challenge the move in court.
Lack of staff and ill-fitting masks spreading coronavirus in Melbourne hospital, unions say

Healthcare unions say infection control needs to be boosted to protect the safety and wellbeing of staff in a Melbourne hospital that has seen hundreds furloughed due to an outbreak in three of its wards.
North Carolina State University closing campus dorms due to coronavirus | TheHill
North Carolina State University said Wednesday that it will close its dorms due to the number of coronavirus clusters on campus it called “untenable.”The school moved all undergraduate classes online
Source: North Carolina State University closing campus dorms due to coronavirus | TheHill
Experts question CDC changes to COVID-19 testing guidance | CIDRAP
Eroded confidence, but no impact on contact tracing The change, made without any rationale or explanation, further erodes the scientific community’s confidence in the CDC. For months, the story has been more—not less—testing could only help control the world’s worst outbreak of the virus. “If this is coming from HHS, it really undermines the CDC,” said Amesh Adalja, MD, a senior scholar with the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security. “I can think of no reason you wouldn’t want people to access the test if they think there’s good reason you need one,” said Emily Gurley, PhD, an epidemiologist with the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins. “If nationally the CDC were making the argument that we have to make this decision because of limited tests, that’s one thing, but there’s no evidence or real justification provided.”
Source: Experts question CDC changes to COVID-19 testing guidance | CIDRAP
In Alarming Move, CDC Says People Exposed To COVID-19 Do Not Need Testing – Slashdot
In a mindboggling and dangerous move, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week quietly reversed its recommendation on COVID-19 testing for those exposed to the virus. Now, the CDC says that exposed but symptomless people do not need to be tested. From a report:The change immediately alarmed and outraged public health and infectious disease experts. It is well established that SARS-CoV-2 — the pandemic coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19 — can cause completely asymptomatic infections in some and spread from other infected people before they develop symptoms (so-called “pre-symptomatic transmission”). In fact, some modeling studies have suggested that pre-symptomatic transmission may account for nearly half, or even more, of SARS-CoV-2 spread.
That information previously spurred the CDC to recommend testing for anyone that was known to have — or even suspected to have — close contact with an infected person (that is, be within six feet for 15 or more minutes). “Testing is recommended for all close contacts of persons with SARS-CoV-2 infection,” the agency said on its website as recently as August 22. “Because of the potential for asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic transmission, it is important that contacts of individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection be quickly identified and tested.”Source: In Alarming Move, CDC Says People Exposed To COVID-19 Do Not Need Testing – Slashdot
Suspected gunman, 17, charged in fatal shooting at Jacob Blake protests in Kenosha, Wisc. – National | Globalnews.ca
A 17-year-old has been arrested after two people were fatally shot and another injured in Kenosha, Wisc., on Tuesday night, during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
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Videos from Kenosha show a young white man firing at protesters during an encounter late Tuesday. The suspect appeared to be carrying an AR-15-style rifle and standing guard with a militia group earlier in the night, multiple videos show.
Illinois teen charged with murder in shooting at Jacob Blake protest

Illinois police arrested a teenager Wednesday after two people were fatally shot during a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wis., in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake.The crimin…
The Fumes

You wish to venture out,
Out in the valley of love and hope.
But what you inhale
Is the toxic fume of hate !
You wish to see those
Welling eyes, the eyes welling
With compassion and faith.
But those eyes, induce fires of rage !
My dreams are burning
Our world is getting choked.
There’s a drought in our valley,
The valley we dream to grow !
©2020 Piyush Singh
Hate knows nothing but Chaos ,
Kindness knows nothing but love and order !
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