Category Archives: pandemic

Egypt’s Major General Dies Due to Coronavirus, Cases Rise to 327

Egypt’s Armed Forces Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced on Sunday 33 new cases of coronavirus and four deaths, bringing the total number to 327. …

Egypt’s Major General Dies Due to Coronavirus, Cases Rise to 327

Coronavirus vaccine trials: Chinese volunteers recount their experiences | South China Morning Post

Xiao also confirmed earlier reports that the first person to receive a shot of the possible vaccine was Chen Wei, a major general and military scientist who is also heading up the trial.

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Avian Flu Diary: The Most Predicted Global Crisis of the 21st Century

Credit Wikipedia ,120 This weekend, as the world slips deeper into a pandemic winter of unknown duration – and nations desperately …

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As a result, some HCWs are going to die for a lack of proper PPEs (including N95s, gowns, gloves, and face shields) during this pandemic, while others may find it too risky to work without them

Senator Richard Burr Warned Of Coronavirus Effects In Private Meeting : NPR

Sen. Richard Burr issued a warning at a private event weeks ago to prepare for dire effects from the coronavirus, going further than his more public comments, according to a recording obtained by NPR.

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When Stocking Grocery Shelves Turns Dangerous – The New York Times

Walmart, which employs 1.5 million people in the United States, is not providing masks and gloves in its stores because, a company spokesman said, it was following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which do not explicitly recommend them for workers outside the medical profession.

Inoreader – Here’s Why Florida Got All the Emergency Medical Supplies It Requested While Other States Did Not

The system appears to roughly conform to states’ populations, rather than the size of their requests. Florida, a state of 21 million, got all 180,000 N95 masks it wanted. Oregon, a state of 4 million, only received 40,000 of the 400,000 masks it requested, and New Jersey, a state of 9 million, got 85,000 of the 2.9 million masks it feels it needs. It is hard to assess what constitutes a reasonable request. All states are starting with different stockpiles of supplies. Some have been hit harder than others by the virus, and some anticipate they might be. Each state is trying to secure as much as possible for its health workers, who are raising alarms that they are running out of basic supplies.

Source: Inoreader – Here’s Why Florida Got All the Emergency Medical Supplies It Requested While Other States Did Not