This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health earlier this month shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was […]
Day: February 21, 2021
Costco begins offering COVID-19 vaccines
(NEXSTAR) – The warehouse retailer Costco has begun offering COVID-19 vaccinations at select locations. The vaccines are currently being offered in cities in California, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington and Puerto Rico. “Our pharmacies will be administering COVID-19 vaccines as soon as they are […]
As COVID-19 forced businesses to close, owners have had to figure out what to do next
As airlines slashed flights and furloughs appeared inevitable in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Catania sensed there would be little need for a service that helped airline crews find short-term housing. So, Catania and his fellow owners shut down Padloop in early […]
ISDH reports 888 more COVID-19 cases, 35 additional deaths
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) reported 888 more positive coronavirus cases and announced 35 additional confirmed COVID-19 deaths Sunday. The latest ISDH dashboard data indicates the state’s 7-day all-test positivity rate of 4.2%, with a cumulative rate of 10.1% positive. Since […]
Tarrant County Reports 328 Cases of COVID-19 Sunday, 10 Additional Deaths – NBC 5 Dallas
Tarrant County Public Health reported 328 additional cases of COVID-19 with 10 more deaths Sunday. Data from the county health department indicates that of the additional cases reported Sunday, 206 cases are confirmed while the other 122 are probable. The county also reported 10 more […]
The 10 highest Covid-19 infection rates currently in south east London
The number of new cases being recorded in every local borough was over 3,000 a week, but this has now fallen to under 500, with infection rates dropping from as high as 1,200 to under 200. But whilst south east London may be trending in […]
‘The beginning was frightening’ – life during Covid-19 as mayor and a nurse
“The beginning was quite frightening,” she recalls. “The warned us that the ward could become a Covid ward and we were told that some of us could get seriously ill and might not make it.” The Bargoed ward – where Cllr Andrews works as a […]
Reopening plans ‘shortsighted,’ doctor says as Ontario reports 1,087 new COVID-19 cases
A doctor who was demoted after speaking out about the province’s handling of the pandemic expressed concern on Sunday about Ontario’s reopening plans as the province reported 1,087 new COVID-19 cases. Dr. Brooks Fallis, a critical care physician at the William Osler Health System, said in an […]
White House expects to finish shipping millions of Covid vaccines this week delayed by winter storm
Last week, Andy Slavitt, White House senior advisor for Covid response, told reporters that the massive winter storm triggered road closures, power outages as well as staffing shortages at key shipping hubs. “As weather conditions improve, we are already looking to clear this backlog,” Slavitt […]
Fauci cautions against complacency as Covid infections decrease, warns daily case level remains high
“We’re not. Because the baseline of daily infections is still very, very high,” Fauci said. “It’s not the 300,000 to 400,000 that we had some time ago, but we want to get that baseline really, really, really low before we start thinking that we are […]