Coronavirus outbreak in New York sees 40,000 answer call to re-join health care industry, Cuomo says
Israel: Synagogues are coronavirus breeding grounds, study finds
[IsraelTimes] Almost a quarter of Israelis who contracted the novel coronavirus in Israel did so at a synagogue, according to a new data released by a Health Ministry body and published in Hebrew-language media. The data, based on about half of the cases that have been confirmed so far, shows 24 percent of those who came down with disease contracted it at a synagogue.
Synagogues have been allowed to remain open, though gatherings of more than 10 are generally prohibited. Many religious leaders have asked congregants to pray at home, though some, especially in the ultra-Orthodox community, have continued to congregate in quorums of at least 10 men.
Some 5% of cases were contracted at yeshivas, while 1% came from ritual baths, which Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has reportedly sought to keep open despite many people sharing the same water in succession.
Hotels were also a major contributor, with some 15% of cases coming from there, and restaurants contributed 12%.
Six percent of cases came from schools or daycares and another 3% from old age homes, while groceries and other stores contributed 14% together.
Voting booths contributed to 1% of cases, according to the study.
Israel: Synagogues are coronavirus breeding grounds, study finds
[IsraelTimes] Almost a quarter of Israelis who contracted the novel coronavirus in Israel did so at a synagogue, according to a new data released by a Health Ministry body and published in Hebrew-language media. The data, based on about half of the cases that have been confirmed so far, shows 24 percent of those who came down with disease contracted it at a synagogue.
Synagogues have been allowed to remain open, though gatherings of more than 10 are generally prohibited. Many religious leaders have asked congregants to pray at home, though some, especially in the ultra-Orthodox community, have continued to congregate in quorums of at least 10 men.
Some 5% of cases were contracted at yeshivas, while 1% came from ritual baths, which Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has reportedly sought to keep open despite many people sharing the same water in succession.
Hotels were also a major contributor, with some 15% of cases coming from there, and restaurants contributed 12%.
Six percent of cases came from schools or daycares and another 3% from old age homes, while groceries and other stores contributed 14% together.
Voting booths contributed to 1% of cases, according to the study.
UAE arrests 64 for breaking home quarantine law
— Dawn.com (@dawn_com) March 25, 2020
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China lifting lockdown on virus epicenter Hubei province, but not its capital Wuhan
[IsraelTimes] Chinese authorities are lifting the tight lockdown of Hubei province that was imposed to halt the spread of the new coronavirus. People who are cleared to do so will be able to leave the province after midnight Tuesday.
The city of Wuhan, where the outbreak started in late December, will remain locked down until April 8. China barred people from leaving or entering Wuhan starting Jan. 23 and expanded it to most of the province in succeeding days.
US coronavirus cases cross 60,000, 827 dead
— Dawn.com (@dawn_com) March 25, 2020
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Spain's coronavirus death toll surpasses China's
[WASHINGTONTIMES] Spain has reported over 3,400 deaths from the new coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men..., making it the second nation to pass China’s corpse count. The Iberian country reached the sobering milestone Wednesday after reporting 738 cases in the previous 24 hours.
Officials in Madrid turned an ice rink ‐ Palacio de Hielo, or Ice Palace ‐ into a makeshift morgue as a "temporary and extraordinary measure."
Earth is healing. The air and water is clearing.
— XREastMidlands (@xr_east) March 24, 2020
Corona is the cure.
Humans are the disease!#ClimateCrisis #CoronaCrisis #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/nYJp30WhtH
Researchers say supercomputer identified 77 drugs that could potentially combat the coronavirus
[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] A supercomputer used by scientists to determine ways to combat the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
outbreak has reportedly identified 77 drugs that could potentially help stop the spread.
Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory published results this week from a project that enlisted the help of an IBM supercomputer named Summit, which helped identify the most effective existing drugs that could potentially combat the coronavirus.
The research focuses on the method the coronavirus uses to cling to cells via a spike protein. Summit used an algorithm to determine which drugs could bind to the protein and prevent the virus from doing what it wants.
"Summit was needed to rapidly get the simulation results we needed. It took us a day or two whereas it would have taken months on a normal computer," Jeremy Smith, one of the co-authors of the research, said in a statement.
"Our results don’t mean that we have found a cure or treatment for the coronavirus. We are very hopeful, though, that our computational findings will both inform future studies and provide a framework that experimentalists will use to further investigate these compounds. Only then will we know whether any of them exhibit the characteristics needed to mitigate this virus," he said.
[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] A supercomputer used by scientists to determine ways to combat the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...outbreak has reportedly identified 77 drugs that could potentially help stop the spread.
Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory published results this week from a project that enlisted the help of an IBM supercomputer named Summit, which helped identify the most effective existing drugs that could potentially combat the coronavirus.
The research focuses on the method the coronavirus uses to cling to cells via a spike protein. Summit used an algorithm to determine which drugs could bind to the protein and prevent the virus from doing what it wants.
"Summit was needed to rapidly get the simulation results we needed. It took us a day or two whereas it would have taken months on a normal computer," Jeremy Smith, one of the co-authors of the research, said in a statement.
"Our results don’t mean that we have found a cure or treatment for the coronavirus. We are very hopeful, though, that our computational findings will both inform future studies and provide a framework that experimentalists will use to further investigate these compounds. Only then will we know whether any of them exhibit the characteristics needed to mitigate this virus," he said.
An #Iraqi family of six persons has been infected with #Coronavirus in Northern #Italy.
— The Baghdad Post (@BaghdadPostPlus) March 25, 2020
#BaghdadPost #CoronavirusOutbreak #COVID2019#Irancoronavirus pic.twitter.com/Iq5L1y9lxF
#BREAKING| #Egypt reports its largest daily #coronavirus tally, as it reported 56 new cases, including 1 death.#BaghdadPost #Covid19Out pic.twitter.com/2C5rcvHUZC
— The Baghdad Post (@BaghdadPostPlus) March 25, 2020
- Prince Chuck tests positive for coronavirus
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Police in India use force on coronavirus lockdown violators#Oman has confirmed on Wednesday 15 new cases of the novel #coronavirus- officially known as COVID-19- bringing the total number of cases in the Sultanate to 99. #BaghdadPost #CoronavirusLockdown#COVID2019 #StaySafe pic.twitter.com/cHwbgx4Vwc
— The Baghdad Post (@BaghdadPostPlus) March 25, 2020
[NYPOST] Dramatic photos and videos show how police across India are using extreme force against violators of the country’s coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...lockdown. Baton-wielding cops wearing surgical masks can be seen in the images and footage from Wednesday beating those breaking the rules.
On Tuesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of the potentially deadly virus ‐ and declared that no one will be allowed to leave their homes.
"To save India, to save its every citizen, you, your family ... every street, every neighborhood is being put under lockdown," Modi said in a television address to the nation’s 1.3 billion people.
After the lockdown went into effect, locals were seen on TV news and social media being struck with batons in the streets of the southern state of Kerala.
COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 1,277New 4 #Coronavirus cases recorded in #Kuwait during the last 24 hours.#BaghdadPost #CoronavirusLockdown #COVID2019 pic.twitter.com/aUHr9hEOGH
— The Baghdad Post (@BaghdadPostPlus) March 25, 2020
[Xin Hua]
The death toll among coronavirus victims in #Israel raised to 4 and the total number of people infected with the epidemic reached 1930. #BaghdadPost #CoronavirusLockdown #COVID2019 pic.twitter.com/PpoEKblFji
— The Baghdad Post (@BaghdadPostPlus) March 25, 2020
Germany reports over 27,400 confirmed cases of COVID-19
[XINHUANET] Germany's confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...increased by 4,764 within one day to 27,436 on Tuesday, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced Tuesday.
So far, Germany has recorded 114 deaths as of Tuesday, according to RKI, the federal government agency and research institute responsible for disease control and prevention.
On Monday, the number of confirmed cases in Germany had increased by 4,062 and RKI president Lothar Wieler had been cautiously optimistic. "We see the trend that the exponential growth curve is flattening out somewhat."
However,
the man who has no enemies isn't anybody and has never done anything...
Wieler stressed that a more precise statement could only be made on Wednesday because infection reports from German health authorities had been delayed because of the weekend.
On Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel
...chancellor of Germany and the impetus behind Germany's remarkably ill-starred immigration program. Merkel used to be referred to by Germans as
Mom. Now they make faces at her for inundating the country with Moslem colonists...
had announced a limited curfew for the country to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
According to a survey by infratest dimap, a Berlin-based institute and company, a huge majority, or 95 percent, of Germans were supportive of the measures. For the next two weeks, German citizens are only allowed to meet members of their own household while public gatherings of more than two non-family members are generally forbidden.
Spain has now reported more deaths due to coronavirus than China; 738 of the 3,434 deaths have been registered in the last 24 hours https://t.co/PB7A5msYJ2
— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) March 25, 2020
47,610 cases and 3,434 dead (.07212) tracks pretty closely with Iran's reported death rate.
#Spain’s #deputyPM tests positive for coronavirus https://t.co/mFMAxa0r5W pic.twitter.com/Y21S9v6FsL
— ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) (@anadoluagency) March 25, 2020
Palestine reports first death from coronavirus https://t.co/qjNhl1bXNH pic.twitter.com/EHomXAusjx
— ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) (@anadoluagency) March 25, 2020
Russia comes clean about real coronavirus numbers
[NYDailyNews] Russia’s coronavirus cases, which seemed low compared to the trajectory the infections have taken elsewhere in the world, are actually in line with those of other nations, President Vladimir Putin said from the inside of a hazmat suit on Tuesday.
Acknowledging that the low number of recorded cases – 495 so far, with no deaths – was likely a result of insufficient screening, Russian authorities said it was going to get worse. Indeed, the country needs to “prepare for the Italian scenario,” Denis Protsenko, who heads a hospital that Putin visited, according to the Associated Press.
Expert: Coronavirus Deaths Could Peak in 3 Weeks
[NewsMax] Ira Longini, a leading epidemiologist, is estimating the peak of deaths from the coronavirus in the United States will be in about three weeks and says it could possibly lead to a partial lifting of shelter-in-place directives.
New York Governor Says Social Distancing Slowing Coronavirus
[AnNahar] Social distancing appears to be slowing the spread of the coronavirus in New York, the epicenter of America's pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. In his daily update on efforts to contain the deadly pandemic, Cuomo said projection rates suggested hospitalizations were increasing at a slower rate than before.
| Thank goodness for that. How much better would it have been if they’d done so two weeks ago? |
But he added that projections showed that hospitalizations were now doubling every 4.7 days as opposed to every two days as was the case on Sunday.
Atlanta mayor says ICU units are at "full capacity"
Italy's coronavirus infections rate slowed for a fourth successive day Wednesday
Johns Hopkins Study: USA More Prepared for Pandemic Than Any Other Country