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Rep. Dan Meuser tests positive for COVID-19

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Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) announced on Saturday he has tested positive for COVID-19.The Pennsylvania Republican said that he is complying with health guidelines and postponing public events follow…

Germany reports its highest number of new COVID-19 cases since April.

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German authorities reported 2,034 cases over the past 24 hours, the highest number since April. The total number of cases now have risen to 232,000 since the pandemic began. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported seven dead om Saturday putting the death toll to 9,267.

The cases continued to increase in Germany since July. The surge in cases is thought to be have been caused by the reopening of schools. Around 41 schools in Berlin reported students and teachers infected with virus, after only two weeks of reopening. Hundreds of students are in quarantine.

Mass gatherings will remain in place in the country till the end of October. The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel said that she does not plan to relax restrictions due to the spike in cases.

Merkel criticized the implementation of different rules across the country, which she believes that ‘people simply don’t understand’…

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There Will Be a GoGo Concert and Protest in Front of Postmaster Louis DeJoy’s House

On Sunday night, protestors and a go-go band will join forces in front of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s Kalorama house for a two-hour demonstration. Coordinated by Shut Down DC and Long Live GoGo, protestors will meet at 6 PM in Kalorama Park for an action training, then kick off the festivities at 7.

Shut Down DC gave DeJoy an “early morning ‘wake-up call’ ” at 8 AM last Saturday where protestors brought cowbells, bucket drums, and other noisemakers to protest DeJoy’s plan to cut postal employee overtime, reduce post office hours, and remove postal boxes. Since that protest, DeJoy has said he would push any dramatic changes to the postal service until after the election, and is testifying before Congress today and Monday. Shut Down DC says it’s “a big victory,” but they want more.

 

Source: There Will Be a GoGo Concert and Protest in Front of Postmaster Louis DeJoy’s House

Portion of the $25 billion approved for coronavirus testing was spent – Business Insider

  • A very small fraction of the money approved by Congress to boost coronavirus testing has actually spent yet, the The Wall Street Journal reported.
  • Congress approved the funding in April, and as of August 14, only about 10% to 15% of those funds were spent or committed to the cause.
  • In May, $10.25 billion of the allocated amount was sent to states and US territories. As of August 14, only $121 million had been drawn from the fund.

Source: Portion of the $25 billion approved for coronavirus testing was spent – Business Insider

Doctor runs 36km in a face mask to debunk oxygen levels misinformation

The New Zealand Ministry of Health has cited a British doctor who ran 36 kilometres while wearing a face mask to put to bed “misinformation” circulating on social media that they restrict the flow of oxygen into your body.

Dr Tom Lawton said he has seen “some of the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic” while working in intensive care in Bradford in West Yorkshire, northern England.

“I am massively in favour of anything that might keep us all safe,” he said on his GoFundMe page, in aid of food banks in the surrounding area.

“I have therefore been upset at the misinformation going out around oxygen levels and masks, as well as confused messaging on when to wear them.”

 

Source: Doctor runs 36km in a face mask to debunk oxygen levels misinformation

Nasal vaccine against COVID-19 prevents infection in mice – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Unlike other COVID-19 vaccines in development, this one is delivered via the nose, often the initial site of infection. In the new study, the researchers found that the nasal delivery route created a strong immune response throughout the body, but it was particularly effective in the nose and respiratory tract, preventing the infection from taking hold in the body.

Source: Nasal vaccine against COVID-19 prevents infection in mice – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis