Monthly Archives: April, 2020

The novel coronavirus has infected nearly 2.5 million people around the globe and it continues to spread like wildfire. Currently, there is no proven cure for COVID-19 - the disease caused by the virus - or vaccine against it. Despite this, news that the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination might offer protection against coronavirus has been doing…

Sunday was supposed to be a rare day off for Dr. Tomás Aragón after weeks of working around the clock.Instead, the San Francisco public health officer was jolted awake by an urgent 7:39 a.m. text message from his boss.“Can you set up a call with San Mateo and Santa Clara health officers this a.m., so…

Facebook, in conjunction with Carnegie Melon, has this week published the first of its new COVID-19 symptom tracking maps, which may help authorities in planning for future outbreaks by highlighting where groups of people are experiencing coronavirus symptoms across the US. The maps use self-reported symptom data from Facebook users, then pin that info onto map…

coronavirus complications." data-reactid="23" type="text">A 5-year-old Detroit girl who complained to her parents about a bad headache and was then admitted to the hospital died less than a month later from coronavirus complications.Skylar Herbert had big dreams of becoming a pediatric dentist one day, and she loved stuffed animals and playing dress-up in her princess dresses.She…

April 21, 2020Dan Scavino, the White House director of social media who sometimes operates President Trump’s Twitter feed, has been promoted to deputy chief of staff for communications, officials said on Tuesday.Mr. Scavino’s appointment was one of a handful announced by the White House as the new chief of staff, Mark Meadows, the fourth person…