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03/20/2020 / By Franz Walker

UNBELIEVABLE: Senate Intel chair dumped over $1.7 million of stock a week BEFORE the market tanked … while downplaying coronavirus threat

Following assurances to the public that the U.S. government was ready to hand the coronavirus, Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) unloaded a significant portion of his stocks back in February. In the report, which first appeared on the online news site ProPublica, Burr sold off between $628,000 and $1.72 million of his holdings in 33 separate transactions on Feb. […]

03/19/2020 / By Franz Walker

The wrong water heater temperature promotes bacteria growth: How to prevent Legionnaires’ disease without scalding yourself

Boiling water is often seen as a way to kill any bacteria living in it, but depending on the temperature used, this may not always be the case. Under specific temperatures, certain bacteria can not only survive, but even thrive, and greatly increase in number. One such example are pathogenic bacteria of the genus Legionella, […]

03/19/2020 / By Franz Walker

Dear millennials (and Gen Z too): You’re also likely to be seriously infected by the coronavirus, says new report

Most reports about COVID-19 focused on how the elderly were at greater risk from the virus. However, new reports are indicating that younger age groups, such as millennials and Gen Z, are vulnerable as well. During the White House daily briefing on the pandemic, U.S. coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx expressed concern that there would […]

03/19/2020 / By Franz Walker

Fighting disease with technology: NASA helps WHO track malaria outbreaks using satellite data

Being able to track the spread of disease outbreaks is an important step in keeping them under control. Now, a new “weapon” has entered the fray that can give public health officials and pest control companies alike a bird’s eye view of how these diseases are spreading — satellites. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration […]

03/18/2020 / By Franz Walker

Up to 86 percent of people walking around with the coronavirus don’t even know they have it (because they show no symptoms)

The more health officials are learning about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the more it becomes clear that stealth cases of people who don’t know they have the virus are one of the main drivers for its spread. However, officials are just learning how big a part these stealth transmissions play. A new study is laying down the facts on […]

03/18/2020 / By Franz Walker

Coronavirus pandemic now on Africa’s doorstep … is a whole new crisis looming?

Over the past months, the COVID-19 outbreak has quickly worked its way out of Asia and into Europe, the Americas and Oceania. Now, another continent is beginning to feel the effects of the global pandemic — Africa. As of writing time, Africa has nearly 450 cases of COVID-19, spread within 30 of the continent’s 54 countries. Of […]

03/17/2020 / By Franz Walker

Social distancing and early testing could have PREVENTED 95% of all coronavirus cases in China

Authorities all over the world are encouraging social distancing as a means to stop the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Now, two separate studies show how the pandemic could have been slowed down when it broke out in China if social distancing practices were implemented earlier. To see how governments can better respond to the […]

03/13/2020 / By Franz Walker

CDC director warns: Public health labs are underequipped and understaffed

As the threat of a COVID-19 outbreak looms over the country, officials now warn that the U.S. may not be ready for it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stated that both state and local health labs do not have enough equipment or staff to handle an outbreak. “The truth is we’ve […]

03/11/2020 / By Franz Walker

Doctor warns the US can end up like Wuhan: “Viruses don’t care about location”

The coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. could eventually grow to be as serious as the conditions in Wuhan, the Chinese city considered the epicenter of the global outbreak. This is the warning given by Dr. Marty Makary, a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, in an interview with CNBC‘s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday. “What happened in […]

03/10/2020 / By Franz Walker

US coronavirus infection estimates leap higher as Washington nursing home warns of a “shocking escalation” of symptomatic patients suddenly dying

More Americans could potentially be exposed to — or worse, infected with — the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, suggests a new study. Researchers from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CSMC) in Los Angeles revealed that as many as 9,400 people may have already been infected by the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 by March 1, 2020. This number […]

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