America’s generally pro-Trump media site Fox News felt compelled to report today that “Some poison control centers reported a spike in calls following President Trump’s suggestion that injecting disinfectant might help people infected with coronavirus.” The comment alarmed medical professionals around the world. The president subsequently claimed on Friday that he was being “sacrastic,” although at the press conference he was…
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America Now Has One-Third of the World’s Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
“Confirmed coronavirus cases world-wide Friday exceeded 2.7 million, with more than 190,000 dead,” reports the Wall Street Journal, citing data from Johns Hopkins University. While America has just 4.3% of the world’s population, “The U.S. accounted for nearly a third of the cases, exceeding 869,000, and more than a quarter of the deaths, at 49,963.” The Miami Herald reports:
The coronavirus has…
NASA engineers build new COVID-19 ventilator in 37 days
A prototype ventilator built in just 37 days by engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory passed a key test this week at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Source: https://www.livescience.com/nasa-covid-19-ventilator-passes-test.html
The world’s largest iceberg may have just begun its death march
Iceberg A-68 is large enough to hold New York City five times over — and it may finally be cracking. Source: https://www.livescience.com/worlds-largest-iceberg-dying.html
1 in 5 people tested in New York City had antibodies for the coronavirus
It’s not yet clear if those people are now immune to the virus. Source: https://www.livescience.com/covid-antibody-test-results-new-york-test.html
Why are so many people dying of COVID-19 in New York City?
Here’s why New York is being hit the hardest by the novel coronavirus spreading across the U.S., with more cases and more related deaths per capita than any other state. Source: https://www.livescience.com/why-covid19-coronavirus-deaths-high-new-york.html
Surprising number of pregnant women at NYC hospitals test positive for COVID-19
A surprising number of pregnant women delivering at a pair of New York City hospitals tested positive for COVID-19 without showing symptoms. Source: https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-in-pregnant-woman-high-nyc.html
Open-Source Electronics Maker Adafruit Switches To Producing Face Shields, Other PPE
Slashdot reader and managing director of Adafruit, Phillip Torrone, a.k.a. ptorrone, writes: Tom’s Hardware talked to Adafruit about what it’s like to switch from selling tech to selling protective gear, and when hobbyists can expect things to return to normal. In March of 2020, Adafruit was deemed an essential service and business for critical manufacturing in NYC by executive order 202.6,…
Sheltering in Place Works: New Statistics Show Fewer COVID-19 Hospitalizations In New York, California
Yahoo News shares an encouraging report from former Newsweek correspondent Andrew Romano: Until very recently, nationwide data about how many COVID-19 patients are currently receiving treatment in hospitals was hard to come by. It’s still incomplete and inconsistent. But on April 7, researchers at the University of Minnesota launched the U.S. COVID-19 Hospitalization Tracking Project, which is just what it sounds…
Racing Team Exploits Pandemic to Drive Across America in Under 27 Hours
There’s a new landspeed record for driving from New York City to Los Angeles — but “unlike most speed records and races, there’s no sanctioning body or official rules,” notes Road and Track. “That’s because setting a ‘Cannonball’ record invariably involves breaking multiple traffic laws.” But now Cannonball purists “are criticizing the run as grossly irresponsible while the nation deals with…