El curso de rastreo de contacto de COVID-19 de la Universidad Johns Hopkins ya está disponible en español y portugués

Con la continua amenaza del COVID-19, los gobiernos de todo el mundo están aumentando los esfuerzos para controlar la propagación del virus y en muchas comunidades, esto significa ampliar rápidamente las capacidades de rastreo de contacto. En mayo, la Escuela de Salud Pública Bloomberg de la Universidad Johns Hopkins, lanzó un curso gratuito en línea […]
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Eight Amazon Workers Have Now Died from Covid-19

The Los Angeles Times tells the story of 63-year-old Harry Sentoso, an Amazon warehouse worker who was called back to work on March 29th — and died two weeks later of Covid-19. Across the country, Amazon workers have documented more than 1,000 cases among warehouse workers as of May 20, and 7 deaths. Sentoso is the eighth…. The company has put…

Samsung Heir Apologizes For Corruption and Union-Busting Scandals

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: The de facto head of Samsung, Lee Jae-yong, apologized on Wednesday for the corruption and union-busting scandals that have bedeviled his conglomerate, declaring that he will be the last of his family members to lead the South Korean corporate empire. During a nationally televised news conference, Mr. Lee, 51, said…

Bay Area Group Pushes $1,000 Universal Basic Income For Everyone

“Gisele Huff is convinced universal basic income is finally having its moment,” reports the Bay Area newsgroup, describing the 84-year-old president of a nonprofit promoting universal basic incomes to honor their recently-deceased son, a Tesla software engineer:
While Huff’s organization is only a few years old, it has already made its mark in the Bay Area. Santa Clara County’s Board of Supervisors…

Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden Passes Away

“Former astronaut Alfred M. Worden, command module pilot on the Apollo 15 lunar landing, passed away March 18, 2020, in Texas,” reports NASA.gov. His son-in-law told the New York Times Worden apparently died of a stroke. “Al was an American hero whose achievements in space and on Earth will never be forgotten,” tweeted NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. Slashdot reader Iwastheone shares…

Ancient humans in India survived Toba super-volcano eruption

The Toba super-volcano eruption 74,000 years ago was 5,000 times larger than that of Mount St. Helens. Somehow, ancient human populations in India survived it. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/humans-india-survived-toba-super-volcano…

The Most Popular YouTube Videos About The Coronavirus Are Being Made In India — And They’re Full Of Hoaxes

India is in the middle of a YouTube-powered coronavirus frenzy that could kill people. From a report: The most popular YouTube video in the world about the coronavirus was created by a channel called Wonderful Secrets of the World, which typically publishes Hindi-language videos about sports and cars, as well as roundups like “Top 5 Secret Places Hidden in Famous Locations”…