White House Health Advisor Anthony Fauci recently gave his thoughts on the possibility of society getting back to ānormalā after theĀ spread of the coronavirus flattens. During a White House press briefing Fauci said: “When we say ‘getting back to normal’ we mean something very different from what we’re going through right now because right now
An additional 6.6 million American workers filed first-time unemployment claims for the week ending April 4, bringing the total number of claims toĀ 16 million over the past three weeks. The week ending in March 21 sawĀ 3.3 million peopleĀ filing unemployment claims, breaking the previous record in 1982 of 695,000. The following week, ending on March 28,Ā the
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was given emergency approval for a first so-called serology test, which will detect antibodies to the coronavirus, showing who is immune to the fast-spreading virus. The new tests, which could be released in the next few weeks, could show how widespread the virus is, who can safely return to
Nearly a third of American apartment renters skipped out on rent for the month of April. Only 69% of all U.S. apartment renters paid any portion of their rent for the month, compared to the 81% rate during the month of March. This information comes on the heels of more than 10 million U.S. citizens
Jay-Z and Meek Mill’s organization–the REFORM alliance revealed they would be sending roughly 100,000 surgical masks to various correctional institutions in the United States. The correctional facilities included in the mask drop areĀ the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman and Rikers Island in New York. It was noted 50,000 masks would be sent to Rikers Island,
China has been making a serious push to flatten the curve, and now the country is making changes to its law to do so. According to reports, China is set to ban the consumption of wild and domesticated animals, which includes cats and dogs. The first city in China to ban the consumption of animals
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced that he will be donating $1 billion towards the global coronavirus relief effort. He said that he will be using 28% of his personal wealth as his contribution. He said the money will be distributed through his charity fund, Start Small LLC and noted: āThe impact this money will
COVID-19 continues to pummel the airline industry as the virus spreads, and people are urged to stay home and not travel. Uncertainty is being felt by airline workers worldwide, both for the security of their jobs and for their own health. We spoke with Maria, a flight attendant who works for Pakistan International Airlines, and
While on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah via video chat, the Microsoft mogul spoke about what the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is doing to help with process of curving the virus and providing the tools to help with vaccination of the virus. Gates noted that his foundation issued a $100 million donation, and
The paranoia about 5G ā the industry term for the fifth generation of wireless communications infrastructure ā has risen for the last few years, but as the world battles the pandemic, a baseless hoax has spread that the technology that runs cellphones could secretly be causing the outbreak. Actor Woody Harrelson posted about the
