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- Ericsson pulls out of Mobile World Congress amid virus concerns - Axios
- The Viral Fat-Shaming Video That Almost Ruined 1 Woman's Entire Career in 6 Minutes - Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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- Manchester United's Ighalo working with Team GB Taekwondo squad to improve fitness - Goal.com
- US embassy says an American diagnosed with the new coronavirus died in Wuhan, China - CNBC
- Coronavirus outbreak explained: Death toll climbs again, China starts drug trials - CNET
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| Ericsson pulls out of Mobile World Congress amid virus concerns - Axios Posted: 07 Feb 2020 11:59 PM PST  |
| Posted: 07 Feb 2020 11:36 PM PST These days, being famous from a viral video is not such a difficult task thanks to the internet. However, at the same time, it also does not take much for someone's career to be destroyed after one wrong move. For instance, one woman experienced the downfall of her career after posting just a six-minute video. Read on below to find out what happened and why the video was so controversial.  Nicole Arbour posted a controversial video called 'Dear Fat People'Nicole Arbour is a YouTuber who started uploading videos online in the late 2000's. Arbour attracted many fans for several years for her blunt humor, though that ended up backfiring in 2015. That year, she gained notoriety in 2015 when she uploaded a video called "Dear Fat People." The video showed Arbour speaking to the camera as she condemned overweight and obese people. Arbour did not hold back on sharing her offensive thoughts because she wanted people to be so embarrassed that they would go out and lose weight. "Fat-shaming is not a thing. Fat people made that up. That's a race card with no race," Arbour said at one point. "I'm not saying this to be an a**hole, I'm saying it because your friends should be saying it to you." Nicole Arbour received a lot of backlash after posting her videoUnsurprisingly, Arbour's video did not sit well with a lot of people on the internet. Many critics slammed Arbour for promoting anti-fat bias and adding to the stigma that overweight and obese folks already face everyday. For example, model Ashley Graham called Arbour's video "disgusting" and that she was "tired of body shaming." Meanwhile, Whitney Thore, the star of TLC's My Big Fat Fabulous Life, also called out Arbour for her insensitivity. She told ABC News: "There are a lot of reasons why people are overweight or obese. This idea that shaming us will make us behave better is just ludicrous." Arbour was subsequently fired from an upcoming movie that she was set to appear in. She was also let go from a choreography job for an anti-bullying video. Nicole Arbour tried to defend herself after the backlashArbour did not stay quiet after receiving backlash, however. She went on to defend herself. The YouTuber maintained that her video was meant to be "satire" and that she felt it was "really important that we make fun of everybody." As for the fact that many people found her video offensive, Arbour said: "I find seeing someone's head being blown off offensive. I find children starving in a country with more than enough food offensive. I find women's bodies being mutilated for religious purposes, that is offensive to me. But words and satire I don't find offensive." Nicole Arbour was also accused of abusing her ex-boyfriendA few months after Arbour posted her infamous "Dear Fat People" video, she came under fire again. This time, Arbour was accused of physically and emotionally abusing her ex-boyfriend, YouTuber Matthew Santoro. Santoro uploaded a video called "My Abuse Story," in which he described how he was in an abusive relationship for "almost a year of my life." Even though Santoro did not specifically name Arbour in the video, fans immediately connected the two of them anyway since it was well-known that they were together for some time. Arbour posted a video in response to Santoro. She claimed that she never did anything wrong and that he was making things up for attention. She said: "He didn't suffer from domestic abuse, it didn't happen. He did this to get views and to hurt me." Both Arbour and Santoro have since deleted their videos, but it's clear that Arbour's career never recovered after these scandals. "viral" - Google News February 07, 2020 at 07:22PM https://ift.tt/2S6K8y3 The Viral Fat-Shaming Video That Almost Ruined 1 Woman's Entire Career in 6 Minutes - Showbiz Cheat Sheet "viral" - Google News https://ift.tt/2BCxygM Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Mr. Consistency: Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews scores 40th goal of season - Sporting News Posted: 07 Feb 2020 11:32 PM PST  Auston Matthews isn't letting Alex Ovechkin slip away in the race for the Rocket Richard Trophy. Matthews pulled alongside Ovechkin atop the NHL's goals list with a second-period snipe for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday, with both men now sitting on 40 goals for the season. The Toronto Maple Leafs star scored his team's third of the night against the visiting Anaheim Ducks, and it was a vintage Matthews goal that gave him the milestone. After a Ducks turnover at their own blue line, the Leafs duo of John Tavares and Mitch Marner quickly rushed into the offensive zone with the puck. A clever bit of interplay between Marner and Tavares threw the Ducks' defense into disarray, allowing a trailing Matthews to blast a one-timer from one knee past Anaheim goaltender Ryan Miller. MORE: Leafs' Andersen out for weekend games Friday's tally means Matthews has matched his single-season career high set in his rookie season. What makes the feat unique is that Matthews only has two hat tricks in his career — one in each of his 40-goal campaigns. Contrast that to Ovechkin, who has notched three hat tricks since Jan. 16, and it demonstrates just how consistent a scorer Matthews has already proven to be less than four full seasons into his NHL tenure. Matthews has now scored in five of his last six games, and hasn't gone longer than two games without a goal since a five-game drought that ended Dec. 4. It's a testament to how good a season he's having — Matthews also notched assist Nos. 26, 27 and 28 against the Ducks on Friday — and he'll need to maintain that consistency if he's to hold off the likes of Ovechkin and Boston Bruins' David Pastrnak for the league's scoring crown. "Goal" - Google News February 07, 2020 at 06:50PM https://ift.tt/3boikN5 Mr. Consistency: Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews scores 40th goal of season - Sporting News "Goal" - Google News https://ift.tt/35TEe8t Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Manchester United's Ighalo working with Team GB Taekwondo squad to improve fitness - Goal.com Posted: 07 Feb 2020 11:32 PM PST  In an attempt to sharpen his fitness, Manchester United's Deadline Day signing Odion Ighalo has been taking double training sessions with Great Britain's Olympic Taekwondo squad in Manchester. The former Nigeria international joined the Premier League side on a six-month loan deal from Shanghai Shenhua, with the Chinese Super League in the off-season. With Ighalo consequently rusty, having not played competitively in months, he teamed up with the squad preparing for the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in Tokyo. Performance coach Wayne Richardson, who the forward brought on board to help with his fitness, has been extremely impressed by the 30-year-old's motivation to make an instant impact for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men. "From the moment he [Ighalo] has stepped through the door, he is one of the few players who has blown me away with his determination, drive and willingness," Richardson told the Telegraph. "He's been doing double sessions and we've had to hold him back a bit and monitor him because he has fire in his stomach as a professional." Given the timing of the Ighalo's arrival and with the injury to United's top striker Marcus Rashford, the perception is that the former Watford man has to hit the ground running promptly, a fact not lost on Richardson. Solskjaer's troops are currently in Marbella on the newly-introduced winter break, and the fitness coach believes the on-loan frontman will certainly be fit before the squad's return if he maintains his unceasing effort. "If we didn't have this break we would have been raising eyebrows," Richardson said. "United are in a position now where they need someone now. Is there a right time or wrong time? He might have to hit the ground running due to injuries. "By doing these sessions, he wants to hit the ground running and you can see that from the work he's doing behind the scenes." Ighalo is in line to make his debut for his boyhood club when they face top four rivals Chelsea on Monday, February 17 at Stamford Bridge. Seventh-placed United have 35 points, six points adrift of Frank Lampard's charges, and could cut the gap to three points with a win in West London. "Goal" - Google News February 07, 2020 at 04:33PM https://ift.tt/38l4BEM Manchester United's Ighalo working with Team GB Taekwondo squad to improve fitness - Goal.com "Goal" - Google News https://ift.tt/35TEe8t Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| US embassy says an American diagnosed with the new coronavirus died in Wuhan, China - CNBC Posted: 07 Feb 2020 10:04 PM PST  A U.S. citizen diagnosed with the new coronavirus died in Wuhan, China on Thursday, the U.S. embassy said in a statement. "We can confirm a 60-year old U.S. citizen diagnosed with coronavirus died at Jinyintian Hospital in Wuhan, China on February 6. We offer our sincerest condolences to the family on their loss. Out of the respect for the family's privacy, we have no further comment," the embassy said. It is the first known American death in an outbreak of a new coronavirus. Wuhan is the center of the outbreak and the capital of Hubei province, where most deaths and confirmed cases are located. Earlier Saturday, China's National Health Commission said the viurs has killed more than 700 people and infected over 34,000. Of those, 699 deaths and nearly 25,000 confirmed cases occurred in Hubei, according to the province's figures. Hubei said 545 people in Wuhan have died in the outbreak as of the end of Friday. In January, the World Health Organization declared the fast-spreading virus a global health emergency. The designation enables the international agency to mobilize financial and political support to contain the outbreak. This is breaking news. Please check back for updates. Top stories - Google News February 07, 2020 at 09:28PM https://ift.tt/2HhCue9 US embassy says an American diagnosed with the new coronavirus died in Wuhan, China - CNBC Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Coronavirus outbreak explained: Death toll climbs again, China starts drug trials - CNET Posted: 07 Feb 2020 09:34 PM PST  China has been battling an outbreak of a pneumonia-like illness, first detected in the central city of Wuhan in December 2019, for over a month. The spate of illnesses is caused by a novel coronavirus, dubbed 2019-nCoV, which has now infected over 34,000 Chinese citizens and claimed more than 720 lives. The illness was first reported to the World Health Organization on New Year's Eve and in the intervening month was linked to a family of viruses known as "coronaviruses," the same family responsible for SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome, as well as some cases of the common cold. There are no approved treatments for coronaviruses, but on Feb. 6, China started enrolling a small number of patients in a clinical trial of remdesivir, an experimental antiviral made by American pharmaceutical company Gilead that has not yet been approved for any use, but has shown promise in lab studies. "While there are no antiviral data for remdesivir that show activity against 2019-nCoV at this time, available data in other coronaviruses give us hope," Gilead said in a statement. A special WHO committee declared a public health emergency of international concern on Jan. 30, citing "the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems." Human-to-human transmission has been confirmed outside China, including in the US, leading authorities around the world to begin limiting travel and enforcing quarantines to guard against the spread. On Feb. 4, two notable phone manufacturers announced they would be altering their plans at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress which begins Feb. 24. LG will withdraw from exhibiting and participating, while Chinese company ZTE has canned a press conference planned for the show. On Feb. 5, Chinese state run media reported a newborn had been diagnosed with 2019-nCoV just 30 hours after birth, opening up the potential for mother-child transmission. Viruses can be transmitted through the placenta, but experts say it's too early to tell whether this is the case with the novel coronavirus, which is "unlikely" to be passed on in the womb. On Feb. 7, Li Wenliang, the 34-year-old Chinese doctor who spoke out about the rising cases of pneumonia in an online chat room during the early days of the outbreak, died as a result of 2019-nCoV infection. The situation is rapidly evolving. We've collated everything we know about the novel virus, what's next for researchers and some of the steps you can take to reduce your risk.  Watch this: Deadly coronavirus detected in the US 1:41 What is a coronavirus?Coronaviruses belong to a family known as Coronaviridae, and under an electron microscope they look like spiked rings. They're named for these spikes, which form a halo or "crown" around their viral envelope. Coronaviruses contain a single strand of RNA within the envelope and, as a virus, can't reproduce without getting inside living cells and hijacking their machinery. The spikes on the viral envelope help coronaviruses bind to cells, which gives them a way in, like blasting the door open with C4. Once inside, they turn the cell into a virus factory, using its molecular conveyor belt to produce more viruses, which are then shipped out of the cell. The virus progeny infect other cells and the cycle starts anew. Typically, these types of viruses are found in animals ranging from livestock and household pets to wildlife such as bats. Some are responsible for disease, like the common cold. When they make the jump to humans, they can cause fever, respiratory illness and inflammation in the lungs. In immunocompromised individuals, such as the elderly or those with HIV-AIDS, such viruses can cause severe respiratory illness, resulting in pneumonia and even death. Extremely pathogenic coronaviruses were behind SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) outbreaks in the last two decades. These viruses were easily transmitted from human to human. SARS, which showed up in the early 2000s, infected more than 8,000 people and resulted in nearly 800 deaths. MERS, which appeared in the early 2010s, infected almost 2,500 people and led to more than 850 deaths. Where did the virus come from?The virus appears to have originated in Wuhan, a Chinese city about 650 miles south of Beijing that has a population of more than 11 million people. The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which sells fish, as well as a panoply of meat from other animals, including bats, snakes and pangolins, was implicated in the spread in early January. Prestigious medical journal The Lancet published an extensive summary of the clinical features of patients infected with the disease stretching back to Dec. 1, 2019. The very first patient identified had not been exposed to the market, suggesting the virus may have originated elsewhere and been transported to the market, where it was able to thrive. Chinese authorities shut down the seafood market on Jan. 1. Markets have been implicated in the origin and spread of viral diseases in past epidemics, including SARS and MERS. A large majority of the people so far confirmed to have come down with the new coronavirus had been to the Huanan Seafood marketplace in recent weeks. The market seems like an integral piece of the puzzle, but researchers continue to test and research the original cause. An early report, published in the Journal of Medical Virology on Jan. 22, suggested snakes were the most probable wildlife animal reservoir for 2019-nCoV, but the work was soundly refuted by two further studies just a day later, on Jan. 23.
"We haven't seen evidence ample enough to suggest a snake reservoir for Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV)," said Peter Daszak, president of nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance, which researches the links between human and animal health. "This work is really interesting, but when we compare the genetic sequence of this new virus with all other known coronaviruses, all of its closest relatives have origins in mammals, specifically bats. Therefore, without further details on testing of animals in the markets, it looks like we are no closer to knowing this virus' natural reservoir." Another group of Chinese scientists uploaded a paper to preprint website biorXiV, having studied the viral genetic code and compared it to the previous SARS coronavirus and other bat coronaviruses. They discovered the genetic similarities run deep: The virus shares 80% of its genes with the previous SARS virus and 96% of its genes with bat coronaviruses. Importantly, the study also demonstrated the virus can get into and hijack cells the same way SARS did. All good science builds off previous discoveries -- and there is still more to learn about the basic biology of 2019-nCoV before we have a good grasp of exactly which animal vector is responsible for transmission -- but early indications are the virus is similar to those seen in bats. A report by The New York Times on Jan. 28 suggested the Chinese horseshoe bat could be a culprit. How many confirmed cases have been reported?Authorities have confirmed over 34,000 cases as of Feb. 7. In the US, 12 cases have been confirmed: six in California, two in Illinois and one each in Washington state, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Arizona. Canada has four confirmed cases. A cruise ship, stationed off the Japanese port of Yokohama, has been put into quarantine after a passenger traveling onboard was found to be infected with 2019-nCoV. On Feb. 6, Japan confirmed 61 people had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on the ship. Over 27,000 people are suspected cases as of Feb. 7. According to CGTN, a Chinese media service, the number of recovered patients has surged to more than 2,000 in China. Here's the breakdown as it stands:
You can track the spread of the virus with this handy online tool, which is collating data from a number of sources including the CDC, the WHO and Chinese health professionals. (Note: There may be differences in our reports and the tracking tool.) How many deaths have been reported?As of Feb. 7, the death toll stands at 724. One death has been recorded outside China. A man who traveled to Wuhan and returned to the Philippines in January passed away on Feb. 1. A second death outside mainland China was reported Tuesday, after a 39-year-old man died in Hong Kong. On the morning of Feb. 7, Li Wenliang, a "whistleblowing" doctor who had posted concerns about a flu-like disease spreading in Wuhan to colleagues on social media, died, the Guardian reports. He was investigated by police in early January for "spreading rumors" and later contracted 2019-nCoV from a patient he did not know was carrying the virus. The public mourned his death on Chinese social media network Weibo and "directed their ire at Chinese authorities," according to Quartz.  A pedestrian in the city of Wuhan, China. The virus appears to have originated in Wuhan's Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. Getty ImagesHow do we know it's a new coronavirus?In short, science! The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention dispatched a team of scientists to Wuhan to gather information about the new disease and perform testing in patients, hoping to isolate the virus. Their work, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Jan. 24, examined samples from three patients. Using an electron microscope, which can resolve images of cells and their internal mechanics, and studying the genetic code, the team were able to visualize and genetically identify the novel coronavirus. Understanding the genetic code helps researchers in two ways: It allows them to create tests that can identify the virus from patient samples, and it gives them potential insight into creating treatments or vaccines. Additionally, the Peter Doherty Institute in Melbourne, Australia, was able to identify and grow the virus in a lab from a patient sample. They announced their discovery on Jan. 28. This is seen as one of the major breakthroughs in developing a vaccine and provides laboratories with the capability to both assess and provide expert information to health authorities and detect the virus in patients suspected of harboring the disease. How does the coronavirus spread?This is one of the major questions researchers are still working hard to answer. The first infections were potentially the result of animal-to-human transmission, but confirmation that human-to-human transmission was obtained in late January. The University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy reported that health workers in China had been infected with the virus in late January. During the SARS epidemic, this was a notable turning point, as health workers moving between countries were able to help spread the disease. "The major concern is hospital outbreaks, which were seen with SARS and MERS coronaviruses," said C. Raina MacIntyre, a professor of global biosecurity at the University of New South Wales. "Meticulous triage and infection control is needed to prevent these outbreaks and protect health workers." There is some suggestion the virus can spread before symptoms appear, according to a report by the BBC citing Chinese officials. The incubation period -- when the virus is building up in the body -- can last between one to 14 days without a patient realizing they are infected. However, it must be stressed, experts still aren't sure how infectious this period is. On Feb. 5, Chinese state media reported a newborn had been diagnosed with 2019-nCoV just 30 hours after birth, opening up the potential for mother-child transmission. Viruses can be transmitted through the placenta, but experts say it's too early to tell whether this is the case with the novel coronavirus, which is "unlikely" to be passed on in the womb. How is the world combating the spread?In Wuhan, authorities rushed to build a thousand-bed hospital to treat coronavirus patients as the province struggles with hospital bed shortages. It began taking patients on Feb. 4. China shut down Wuhan to reduce the spread of the virus, canceling transportation leaving the city starting at 10 a.m. Jan. 23. The travel restrictions were extended to four other cities (Huanggang, Ezhou, Chibi and Zhijiang) later that day, and constraints were announced in eight more cities on Jan. 24 -- impacting more than 35 million people. The restrictions were enforced during a busy travel period for China, when citizens typically travel for the Lunar New Year. Major public events Chinese capital Beijing were canceled, and both Beijing's Forbidden City and Shanghai's Disneyland closed down from Jan. 25. All of the restrictions and closures will last indefinitely. The scale of the global efforts to contain the disease is immense. Hong Kong closed many public facilities on Jan. 28 and has prevented traveling between mainland China. The US announced sweeping border control measures at 20 ports of entry and has been considering cancelling flights to and from the outbreak epicenter in Wuhan. Esports tournaments have been postponed, Shanghai and Hong Kong Disneyland has closed, Olympic women's soccer tournaments have been moved entirely, and McDonald's has shuttered thousands of locations across China where the virus is spreading. British Airways on Jan. 29 suspended all flights to and from mainland China "for the next few days," a spokesperson confirmed via email. American Airlines and Delta are also suspending service to mainland China, though Delta will continue to operate flights until Feb. 5 for customers looking to exit China. The national airline in Australia, Qantas, announced the suspension of flights from Sydney to Beijing and Sydney to Shanghai from Feb. 9. New Zealand's carrier, Air New Zealand, suspended daily flights to Shanghai on Feb. 1. Cruise ships have also begun denying passengers, with Royal Caribbean announcing Feb. 7 that it will deny entry to "all holders of China, Hong Kong and Macau passports, regardless of residency." It's also barring anyone who has travelled to China, Hong Kong or Macau in the 15 days prior to boarding; and anyone who has come within six feet of someone from China, Hong Kong or Macau 15 days prior; and anyone with fever or low blood oximetry. Norwegian Cruise Line is denying entry to anyone who has been through China, Hong Kong and Macau within 30 days prior to the cruise, and to anyone holding a passport from those places. On Jan. 31, US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar declared a public health emergency citing the nation's intention to protect and respond to the outbreak, while noting "the risk to Americans remains low." Australia and Japan followed suit. On Feb. 4, Britain's Foreign Office and the French Foreign Ministry warned citizens to evacuate China to lower their risk of infection.  An electron microscopy image of the coronavirus that causes SARS. Getty ImagesHow infectious is coronavirus?A widely shared Twitter thread by Eric Feigl-Ding, a Harvard University epidemiologist, suggests the new coronavirus is "thermonuclear pandemic level bad" based on a metric known as the "r nought" (R0) value. This metric helps determine the basic reproduction number of an infectious disease. In the simplest terms, the value relates to how many people can be infected by one person carrying the disease. It was widely criticized before being deleted. Infectious diseases such as measles have an R0 of 12 to 18, which is remarkably high. The SARS epidemic of 2002-2003 had an R0 of around 3. A handful of studies modeling the 2019-nCoV outbreak have given a similar value with a range between 1.4 and 3.8. However, there is large variation between studies and models attempting to predict the R0 of novel coronavirus due to the constantly changing number of cases. In the early stages of understanding the disease and its spread, it should be stressed these studies are informative, but they aren't definitive. They give an indication of the potential for the disease to move from person-to-person, but we still don't have enough information about how the new virus spreads. "Some experts are saying it is the most infectious virus ever seen -- that is not correct," MacIntyre said. "If it was highly infectious (more infectious than influenza as suggested by some) we should have seen hundreds, if not thousands of cases outside of China by now, given Wuhan is a major travel hub." China has suggested the virus can spread before symptoms present. Writing in The Conversation on Jan. 28, MacIntyre noted there was no evidence for these claims so far but does suggest children and young people could be infectious without displaying any symptoms. This also makes airport screening less impactful, because harboring the disease but showing no signs could allow it insidiously spread further. Should you be worried?As the virus has continued to spread, it's easy to get caught up in the fear and alarmism rampantly escalating through social media. There is misinformation and disinformation swirling about the effects of the disease, where it's spreading and how. Experts still caution the virus appears to be mild, especially in comparison to infections by other viruses, like influenza or measles. CNET has put together a fact check about some of the rumors and myths that have been spreading. WHO declares a public health emergencyOn Jan. 30, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern over the coronavirus outbreak. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the WHO, said the organization is working with national and international public health partners to get the outbreak under control. The WHO also issued recommendations to prevent the spread of the virus and ensure a "measured and evidence-based response."
In the fall, an emergency committee met regarding the Ebola virus epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The meeting outlined key strategies and commitments to strengthen and protect against the spread of the disease. On Thursday, search giant Google announced they would be teaming with WHO and help disseminate information via their results page.
What are the symptoms?The new coronavirus causes symptoms similar to those of previously identified disease-causing coronaviruses. In currently identified patients, there seems to be a spectrum of illness: A large number experience mild pneumonia-like symptoms, while others have a much more severe response. On Jan. 24, prestigious medical journal The Lancet published an extensive analysis of the clinical features of the disease. According to the report, patients present with:
Less common symptoms of coronavirus include:
As the disease progresses, patients also come down with pneumonia, which inflames the lungs and causes them to fill with fluid. This can be detected by an X-ray and was present in all 41 cases studied. Is there a treatment for coronavirus?Coronaviruses are hardy organisms. They're effective at hiding from the human immune system, and we haven't developed any reliable treatments or vaccines to eradicate them. In most cases, health officials attempt to deal with the symptoms. "There is no recognized therapeutic against coronaviruses," Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, said during the Emergency Committee press conference on Jan. 29. "The primary objective in an outbreak related to a coronavirus is to give adequate support of care to patients, particularly in terms of respiratory support and multi-organ support." That doesn't mean vaccines are an impossibility, however. Chinese scientists were able to sequence the virus' genetic code incredibly quickly, giving scientists a chance to study it and look for ways to combat the disease. According to CNN, researchers at the US National Institutes of Health are already working on a vaccine, though it could be a year or more away from release. Notably, SARS, which infected around 8,000 people and killed around 800, seemed to run its course and then mostly disappear. It wasn't a vaccine that turned the tide on the disease but rather effective communication between nations and a range of tools that helped track the disease and its spread. "We learnt that epidemics can be controlled without drugs or vaccines, using enhanced surveillance, case isolation, contact tracking, PPE and infection control measures," MacIntyre said. A handful of organizations and research institutes have started work on vaccines, according to Global Times. In addition, China is running clinical trials on the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir, which was originally developed to treat Ebola. Remdesivir was also given to a US patient in Washington state whose symptoms worsened. In that case, doctors made a "compassionate use" request to the Food and Drug Administration. Those allow people to try experimental drugs outside of clinical trials, usually in emergency situations. China is also running a small clinical trial of Kaletra, an anti-HIV drug, according to The Guardian. Developing new drugs requires time and resources, so "while you're waiting for the new miracle drug, it's worthwhile looking for existing drugs that could be repurposed" to treat new viruses, Stephen Morse, a professor at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, told Live Science.
How to reduce your risk of coronavirusWith confirmed cases now seen across the globe, it's possible that 2019-nCoV may spread much further afield than China. The WHO recommends a range of measures to protect yourself from contracting the disease, based on good hand hygiene and good respiratory hygiene -- in much the same way you'd reduce the risk of contracting the flu. The novel coronavirus does spread and infect humans slightly differently to the flu, but because it predominantly affects the respiratory tract, the protection measures are quite similar. Meanwhile, the US State Department on Jan. 30 issued a travel advisory with a blunt message: "Do not travel to China." An earlier warning from the CDC advised people to "avoid nonessential travel." A Twitter thread, developed by the WHO, is below. You may also be considering buying a face mask to protect yourself from contracting the virus. You're not alone -- stocks of face masks have been selling out across the world, with Amazon and Walmart.com experiencing shortages. Reporting from Sydney this week, I found lines at the pharmacy extending down the street. The risk of contracting the virus outside of China remains low, but if you're considering buying a mask, you'll want to know exactly which face mask you should be looking for. Disposable masks can protect any large droplets from entering the mouth or nasal passage but a respirator mask is far more effective. CNET's Wellness team has put together a comprehensive guide to which masks you should buy. Originally published last month and updated frequently with new developments. Top stories - Google News February 07, 2020 at 08:28PM https://ift.tt/39mjWoH Coronavirus outbreak explained: Death toll climbs again, China starts drug trials - CNET Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
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| New Report on 138 Coronavirus Cases Reveals Disturbing Details - The New York Times Posted: 07 Feb 2020 07:04 PM PST  One patient, admitted to a hospital in Wuhan, China, infected at least 10 health care workers and four other patients with the coronavirus that has sickened more than 34,000 people, killed 700 and reached two dozen other countries. The case was just one disturbing detail in a new report on 138 patients in Wuhan that helps explain how the illness progresses and how it spreads. The report, one of two published on Friday by JAMA, is among the most comprehensive articles to date about people infected with the newly identified virus. The patients ranged in age from 22 to 92, with a median of 56 years, and were admitted to Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University from Jan. 1 to Jan 28. Many of them — 41 percent — were presumed to have caught the virus in the hospital, including 17 people who had been admitted for other illnesses, and 40 health care workers. The patient who infected so many health workers had been placed in a surgical ward because of abdominal symptoms, and the coronavirus was not initially suspected. Four other patients in that ward also contracted the disease, presumably from the first patient. The incident was a chilling reminder of the "super-spreaders" in outbreaks of other coronavirus diseases, SARS and MERS — patients who infected huge numbers of other people, sometimes dozens. The phenomenon is poorly understood and unpredictable, an epidemiologist's nightmare. Super-spreaders led to considerable transmission of MERS and SARS inside hospitals. Reporting on Friday in JAMA, the authors said their data suggested that rapid person-to-person spread of the virus had occurred among their cases. That was in part because of patients like the one admitted to the surgical department, whose symptoms misled doctors into suspecting other illnesses and failing to take precautions to prevent spread of the virus until it was too late. About 10 percent of the patients did not initially have the usual symptoms, cough and fever, but instead had diarrhea and nausea first. Other uncommon symptoms included headache, dizziness and abdominal pain. Another cause for concern was that some patients who at first appeared mildly or moderately ill then took a turn for the worse several days or even a week into their illness. The median time from their first symptoms to when they became short of breath was five days; to hospitalization, seven days; and to severe breathing trouble, eight days. Experts say that pattern means patients must be carefully monitored, and it is not safe to assume that someone who seems to be doing well early on is out of the woods. The finding is a "heads up" to doctors to keep an eye on these patients, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in a recorded interview posted by JAMA. Like previous reports on coronavirus patients, this one found that older people and those with underlying health problems like diabetes, heart disease or cancer tended to become more severely ill than younger, healthier patients. Over all, about 26 percent of the 138 patients needed intensive care; their median age was 66, compared with a median of 51 years for those who did not require intensive care. For this series of patients, the death rate was 4.3 percent, which is higher than the estimates coming from other parts of China. The reason is not known, and the figures may change as more information is gathered. [Like the Science Times page on Facebook. | Sign up for the Science Times newsletter.] Unlike some earlier reports, the new one did not find many more men than women to be infected: 54 percent of the patients were male. The data on the patients shows that the illness caused pneumonia and a systemic viral infection that set off a powerful inflammatory response in the body, Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University, said in an interview. "There are biochemical indicators that a number of the body's organ systems are likely affected and you have an inflammatory response that is disrupting their function to some extent," Dr. Schaffner said. The lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and the systems that control blood clotting are all affected, Dr. Schaffner said, though it is not clear that the virus itself infects organs other than the lungs. The inflammatory response is a hallmark of a serious viral disease, he said, adding that in recent years it has become apparent that heightened inflammation from diseases like the flu can persist for a month or so after the acute illness is gone, and can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes in older people. The second JAMA report concerns 13 patients treated in three hospitals in Beijing from Jan. 16 to Jan. 29. They were younger than the Wuhan group, with a median age of 34, and no underlying diseases. Only one was over 50. The youngest was a 2-year-old. They did not become as ill as the Wuhan patients, and none died. The cases, mostly in healthy, young adults, should dispel the notion that only older people contract the illness. "It can take a young, healthy person and make them sick," Dr. Schaffner said. "That's clear from the health care workers and the young people in this paper." 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| Nvidia is no longer attending Mobile World Congress, citing coronavirus risk - The Verge Posted: 07 Feb 2020 06:59 PM PST  The world's biggest mobile trade show just took another blow — graphics giant Nvidia, one of the conference's sponsors, just announced it's not sending employees to Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona due to the "public health risks around the coronavirus" that have been putting off some other exhibitors and attendees too. Nvidia's the fourth exhibitor to partially or fully drop out of MWC 2020, and the first US company to do so, following Ericsson, LG, and ZTE. But Nvidia was also a major sponsor of the conference, and had partnered with the GSMA conference organizing body to host an entire track of 10 sessions and roundtables around artificial intelligence. It also planned to welcome visitors to an "AI Edge Innovation Center" that would "put attendees at the intersection of AI, 5G and edge computing." It's not clear if those sessions and exhibit will still be on offer, but it'd be hard without Nvidia's employees. We're also curious how much money Nvidia sunk into the show. "We've been looking forward to sharing our work in AI, 5G and vRAN with the industry. We regret not attending, but believe this is the right decision," reads a portion of Nvidia's statement. Nvidia and the GSMA didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Qualcomm, Lenovo, Motorola, Xiaomi, Vivo and Honor all previously told The Verge that they plan to attend the show, but it certainly sounds like this year's MWC will be a much different show. "Mobile" - Google News February 07, 2020 at 05:31PM https://ift.tt/3bhOQAy Nvidia is no longer attending Mobile World Congress, citing coronavirus risk - The Verge "Mobile" - Google News https://ift.tt/2P9t7Cg Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| T-Mobile (TMUS) Q4 Earnings Top Estimates on Record Revenues - Yahoo Finance Posted: 07 Feb 2020 06:59 PM PST  T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS reported impressive fourth-quarter 2019 results, wherein the bottom line and the top line surpassed the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate, and increased year over year. The Bellevue, WA-based company recorded 1.9 million total net customer additions, which mark the 27th consecutive quarter with more than 1 million total net customer additions. T-Mobile delivered all-time high financial results, including service and total revenues, as well as record adjusted EBITDA. Net Income The national wireless carrier's net income for the December quarter was $751 million or 87 cents per share compared with $640 million or 75 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. The improvement was primarily driven by higher operating income. The bottom line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents. For 2019, net income was $3,468 million or $4.02 per share compared with $2,888 million or $3.36 per share in 2018. T-Mobile US, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise T-Mobile US, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise T-Mobile US, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | T-Mobile US, Inc. Quote Revenues Quarterly aggregate revenues increased 3.8% year over year to $11,878 million led by growth in service revenues. The momentum, however, was partly offset by a decrease in equipment revenues. The top line surpassed the consensus estimate of $11,816 million. For 2019, revenues increased 3.9% year over year to $44,998 million. Quarterly Segment Results Total Service revenues were up 6.3% year over year to $8,708 million, signifying best quarterly performance ever. T-Mobile led the industry for the 23rd consecutive quarter in year-over-year service revenue percentage growth. Within this segment, branded postpaid revenues were $5,821 million, up 8.1% year over year. The company recorded 1.3 million branded postpaid net additions, and 1 million branded postpaid phone net additions in the quarter. Branded postpaid phone average revenue per user (ARPU) declined to $45.79, down 1.1%. This was mainly due to increased promotional activities, including growth in the company's Netflix offering, and a reduction in regulatory program revenues from the adoption of tax inclusive plans. Branded prepaid revenues were $2,393 million, down 0.3% year over year. Branded prepaid ARPU was essentially flat at $38.54. This indicates the impact of dilution from promotional activity and growth in the company's Amazon Prime offering. While wholesale revenues were $341 million, up 12.2%; roaming and other service revenues were $153 million, up 50%. Revenues from Equipment totaled $2,875 million, down 2.2% year over year. Other revenues were $295 million, down 6.6%. Other Details T-Mobile recorded adjusted EBITDA of $3,242 million compared with $2,970 million in the prior-year quarter. This was supported by higher service revenues, however, partly offset by increased SG&A expenses and cost of services. Overall operating expenses increased to $10,644 million from $10,308 million in the year-ago quarter. Operating income improved to $1,234 million from $1,137 million in the prior-year quarter, backed by top-line growth. Cash Flow & Liquidity In 2019, T-Mobile generated $6,824 million of net cash from operations compared with $3,899 million in 2018. Free cash flow for the year was $4,319 million compared with $3,552 million in 2018. As of Dec 31, 2019, the company had $1,528 million in cash and equivalents with $10,958 million of long-term debt compared with the respective tallies of $1,203 million and $12,124 million a year ago. 2020 Outlook On a standalone basis, T-Mobile expects branded postpaid net customer additions between 2.6-3.6 million in 2020. Adjusted EBITDA is anticipated between $13.7 billion and $14 billion, which includes leasing revenues of $450-$550 million and takes into account network expansion, including the deployment of its 600 MHz spectrum and 5G network. Cash purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized interest of about $400 million, are estimated between $5.9 billion and $6.2 billion. Free cash flow, excluding payments for merger-related costs and any settlement of interest rate swaps, is projected between $5.4 billion and $5.8 billion. Going Forward T-Mobile continues to invest in building its nationwide 4G LTE network, which now covers 327 million Americans. It also continues to rapidly deploy its 600 MHz spectrum, which now covers 248 million people, and is live in nearly 8,900 cities and towns across 49 states and Puerto Rico. In December 2019, the company launched America's first nationwide 5G network, including prepaid 5G with Metro by T-Mobile. This covers more than 200 million people and more than 5,000 cities and towns across the United States with 5G. Further, it introduced two new 600 MHz 5G capable superphones, the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G and anticipates offering an industry-leading smartphone portfolio built to work on nationwide 5G in 2020. With the New T-Mobile, it will be able to combine this foundational layer of 5G with Sprint's 2.5 GHz mid-band spectrum. Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider T-Mobile currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). A few better-ranked stocks in the broader industry are Splunk Inc. SPLK, Anaplan, Inc. 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| Whether Oscar-Nominated or Not, Black Actresses Will Throw Their Own Party - The New York Times Posted: 07 Feb 2020 06:43 PM PST [unable to retrieve full-text content] Whether Oscar-Nominated or Not, Black Actresses Will Throw Their Own Party The New York Times"Actress" - Google News February 07, 2020 at 05:43PM https://ift.tt/2S8fWmd Whether Oscar-Nominated or Not, Black Actresses Will Throw Their Own Party - The New York Times "Actress" - Google News https://ift.tt/31HZgDn Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| 松たか子さん、アカデミー賞授賞式で歌唱 アナ雪主題歌（朝日新聞デジタル） - Yahoo!ニュース Posted: 07 Feb 2020 06:41 PM PST 松たか子さん、アカデミー賞授賞式で歌唱 アナ雪主題歌（朝日新聞デジタル） - Yahoo!ニュース
 女優の松たか子さんが、９日（日本時間１０日）に米国である第９２回アカデミー賞授賞式で歌曲賞にノミネートされている「アナと雪の女王２」の主題歌「イントゥ・ジ・アンノウン」を世界各国の主人公エルサ役と共に歌唱することがわかった。ディズニーが公式ホームページで発表した。 同曲は、映画「アナと雪の女王２」で、前作でありのままの自分を受け入れたエルサが、彼女だけにしか聞こえない「不思議な歌声」をきっかけに、再び自分自身の力と向き合い、「未知なる世界」へと踏み出そうとする思いがあふれた曲。松さんは日本版のエルサ役を務めている。授賞式では、英語版のイディナ・メンゼルと世界９カ国のエルサ役が歌唱するという。 松さんは「大変光栄な役目をいただき、感謝しております。ご覧になる方々にとって楽しいひとときになるとよいなと思っています」などとコメントを寄せた。（佐藤陽） 朝日新聞社
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