New York City’s schools will move to remote learning only as the city tries to tamp down a growing number of coronavirus cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The shuttering of the nation’s largest school system had been anticipated for days after de Blasio told parents on Friday to have a plan in place …
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A Danish study of 6,000 people suggests face masks provide only moderate protection (20%) against COVID-19 infection and could not preclude that they provide no protection at all, Denmark’s leading state hospital, Rigshospitalet, said on Wednesday. Nick Note: as far as i am concerned its been settled business for a long time. …
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According to data from the authoritative Johns Hopkins University, there are more than 55 million and a half infections and 1,337,559 victims. The heaviest toll is still that of the US with 11.35 million infections and 248,600 deaths. As for the tragic ranking of mortality, in second place is Brazil with 166,699 deaths followed by …
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Saudi Arabia reserves the right to arm itself with nuclear weapons if Iran cannot be stopped from making one, says the minister. Saudi Arabia reserves the right to arm itself with nuclear weapons if regional rival Iran cannot be stopped from making one, the kingdom’s minister of state for foreign affairs has said. “It’s definitely …
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From California to Pennsylvania, governors and mayors across the U.S. are ratcheting up COVID-19 restrictions amid the record-shattering resurgence of the virus that is all but certain to get worse because of holiday travel and family gatherings over Thanksgiving. Leaders are closing businesses or curtailing hours and other operations, and they are ordering or imploring …
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WASHINGTON — President Trump asked senior advisers in an Oval Office meeting on Thursday whether he had options to take action against Iran’s main nuclear site in the coming weeks. The meeting occurred a day after international inspectors reported a significant increase in the country’s stockpile of nuclear material, four current and former U.S. officials …
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President-elect Joe Biden warned the United States is heading into a “very dark winter” as new coronavirus cases break records each day in many states as he called for an economic relief package similar to one already passed by House Democrats. “I know we can do this,” Mr Biden said during remarks after an economic …
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Nick Note: Trump is a very dangerous man. He is smart and desperate. His back is against the wall he is capable of everything and anything.
Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) announced on Monday the results from phase 3 trials for the COVID-19 vaccine show the vaccine is 94.5% effective. This comes just one week after Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech’s (NASDAQ: BNTX) vaccine candidate showed a 90% efficacy rate. The Findings: Moderna based its data on 95 participants with confirmed cases of COVID-19. Findings showed 90 cases …
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Western nations face a big challenge in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic: Ten months into the health crisis, they still know little about where people are catching the virus. The problem is becoming more acute as new cases are breaking records in the U.S. and Europe and pressure grows on authorities to impose targeted restrictions on …
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