Things finally seemed to be settling in Israel after three deadlocked elections in a single year and a corruption scandal, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to stir the pot anew by the end of the month by fulfilling a campaign promise to annex a large swath of Jewish settlements in the West Bank…
By Mike Moffitt, SFGATE Updated 11:39 am PDT, Thursday, June 11, 2020 Face mask use is virtually universal in Taiwan, one of the countries least impacted by COVID-19 due to interventions. (Shown: Taipei street on May 18, 2020.) Face mask use is virtually universal in Taiwan, one of the countries least impacted by COVID-19 due to…
Mass coronavirus testing in the Marin County town of Bolinas in April revealed no active COVID-19 infections and little to no previous infections among 1,880 residents and first responders, researchers announced Thursday. Researchers at UCSF, who analyzed tests taken in April, said the findings show the effectiveness of sheltering in place — made easier by…
At least a dozen treatments are being evaluated for virus patients whose immune systems go on the attack.Six views of the coronavirus, which in some patients causes the immune system to overcompensate, leading to a “cytokine storm.”Credit...National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIHJune 11, 2020Updated 8:37 p.m. ETMany coronavirus patients seem to get better…
Kelly Womochil, an aide at Enterprise Estates Nursing Center in Enterprise, Kan., tries on a poncho that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending to nursing homes to protect against the coronavirus. Pamela Black hide caption toggle caption Pamela Black Kelly Womochil, an aide at Enterprise Estates Nursing Center in Enterprise, Kan., tries on a…