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- Africa's Fertile Mobile Landscape Gives Rise To Vast Data Fields To Grow Customer Insights And Offer Innovative Services - Yahoo Finance
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| 嘘でしょ！？チョークとは思えない「鬼滅の刃」超絶アート 卒業生たちの思い出に…描いたのは高校の先生｜まいどなニュース - 神戸新聞社 Posted: 03 Mar 2020 01:02 AM PST 嘘でしょ！？チョークとは思えない「鬼滅の刃」超絶アート 卒業生たちの思い出に…描いたのは高校の先生｜まいどなニュース - 神戸新聞社 「卒業生からのリクエスト。黒板に鬼滅の刃。武運長久を祈ります」 新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大に伴う全国的な休校措置で、例年とは少し雰囲気の違う卒業式シーズンを迎えた3月、卒業生に向けて描かれた驚異的なクオリティの「黒板アート」がSNSなどで話題になっている。題材は人気漫画「鬼滅の刃」。主要キャラの竈門炭治郎（かまどたんじろう）、我妻善逸（あがつまぜんいつ）、嘴平伊之助（はしびらいのすけ）の3人が剣を構える姿を描いた絵に、「チョークでここまでできるのか」と感嘆の声が上がっている。 描いたのは、ある高校の美術教員はまーさん（@hamacream）。黒板にチョークで自在に絵を描く黒板アートの第一人者としても知られており、その超絶技巧ぶりはこれまでにもSNSなどでたびたび話題に。はまーさん自身、高校で教えるかたわら、イベントに出演したり、新聞や雑誌に取り上げられたりするなど、多方面で活躍している。 はまーさんに黒板アートの魅力などについて話を聞いた。 「アート」というより授業の「デザイン」――黒板アートを始めたきっかけを教えてください。 「小学校に入学した頃から黒板が大好きだったこともありますが、教員になってからは『魅力ある授業づくり』の一環として、『ワンランク上の板書』の精神で取り組み始めました。少しでも子どもたちの『美術への関心、興味の入り口』になればと思い、教壇に立ち始めた2010年から継続しています」 「SNSが盛んになった数年前から"黒板アート"と呼ばれるようになりましたが、自分の中では『アート』というよりも授業の『デザイン』だと考えています」 ―黒板アートの面白さはどんなところでしょう。 「魅力は主に3つあると思っています。 『おおきさ』…机上では表現できないスケール感 『はかなさ』…触れると消えてしまう緊張感 『あたたかさ』…手描きならではのアナログ感、です」 「失礼がないように」原作とアニメを徹底研究―今回の作品の制作期間はどのくらいですか？ 「2月下旬の3連休と式前日を合わせた計4日間です。賛否両論あると思いますが、本来"そこまでしなくてもいいこと"をしているので、基本的には勤務時間外に行うようにしています。文字だけ当日朝に清書しました。描いた時間だけを合計すると20時間程度だと思います」 ―工夫したところがあれば教えてください。 「1月末から描くことを決めていたので、作者の方や作品に携わる方々、作品自体に失礼がないよう、一から読み、アニメも視聴し、ひと月余り探求したところです。普段はあまり漫画を読まないので、たいへん勉強になりました。あと、3年生が7クラスだったので7色で描きました」 最後にはまーさんからのお願い卒業生たちの素敵な思い出になれば…と思う一方、今回の黒板アートが大きな反響を呼んだことで、はまーさんには少し気がかりなことがあるそうだ。 「これは個人的な願いでもあるのですが、他の先生に同じようなものを無理に求めないようにしてほしいです。特に今は新型コロナウイルスの影響で、どの現場も大変です。もしも"黒板アート"と呼んで頂けるのならば、絵だけがアートなのではなく、日頃の連絡や授業の板書、それら全てが真心こもった黒板アートであると私は思います」 2020-03-03 07:25:00Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiJ2h0dHBzOi8vbWFpZG9uYW5ld3MuanAvYXJ0aWNsZS8xMzE3ODEzNtIBAA?oc=5  |
| エイベックス、ライブ映像100本無料公開 TRF、浜崎あゆみさんなど 新型コロナの影響受け - ITmedia Posted: 03 Mar 2020 01:02 AM PST エイベックス、ライブ映像100本無料公開 TRF、浜崎あゆみさんなど 新型コロナの影響受け - ITmedia エイベックスは3月3日、YouTube公式チャンネル「エイベックス・チャンネル」で、所属アーティストのライブ映像を無料で公開すると発表した。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受け、ライブの中止が相次ぐ中、代わりに映像を提供することで、ファンに少しでも楽しんでもらいたいという。5〜31日の期間限定で、約100本の映像を順次公開する予定。  TRF、浜崎あゆみさん、倖田來未さん、AAAなどのライブ映像を無料で公開無料公開するのは、TRF、浜崎あゆみさん、倖田來未さん、AAAなどのライブ映像。通常はDVDやダウンロード商品として販売しているコンテンツという。今後は、エイベックス所属以外のアーティストの映像も一部公開していく。 新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大に伴い、政府が不要不急の外出を控えるよう呼び掛けたり、全国の学校に休校を要請したりする中で、各社がネットを通じ、コンテンツを無料で提供する動きが広がっている。 集英社と小学館は2日、「週刊少年ジャンプ」「月刊コロコロコミック」などを電子書籍ストアで読めるようにした。KADOKAWAも同日、児童文庫シリーズ「角川つばさ文庫」など207冊を公開した。 関連記事関連リンク2020-03-03 07:28:00Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiPGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lml0bWVkaWEuY28uanAvbmV3cy9hcnRpY2xlcy8yMDAzLzAzL25ld3MxMDEuaHRtbNIBAA?oc=5  |
| 霜降り&ミキ&EXIT 冠番組開始 - Yahoo!ニュース Posted: 03 Mar 2020 01:02 AM PST 霜降り&ミキ&EXIT 冠番組開始 - Yahoo!ニュース  どのような番組？ MCの3組6人がワンランク上の男＝「Mr.ダンディズム」になるため、ゲストからその極意を学ぶトークバラエティ。「大人の男になるためのレクチャー」が展開される。 出典：お笑いナタリー 2020-03-03 08:16:41Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiJ2h0dHBzOi8vbmV3cy55YWhvby5jby5qcC9waWNrdXAvNjM1Mjk0NdIBAA?oc=5  |
| North Korea Launches 2 Unidentified Projectiles, South Korea Says - The New York Times Posted: 02 Mar 2020 09:20 PM PST  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched two short-range projectiles off its east coast on Monday in the country's first weapons test in three months, returning to its provocative behavior a year after Kim Jong-un's failed summit meeting with President Trump. The projectiles were launched near Wonsan, a port town east of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, South Korean military officials said. They flew 149 miles before landing in the waters between North Korea and Japan, the officials said, adding that they were analyzing data to determine the type of projectiles used in the launch. South Korean officials said the launch on Monday appeared to be part of a military drill North Korea began on Friday. "This kind of act by North Korea does not help efforts to reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula," the South Korean military said in a statement. "We once again urge the North to immediately stop it." In its previous weapons test on Nov. 28, North Korea launched two rockets from its east coast, firings that were overseen by Mr. Kim, the country's leader. South Korea later said the two short-range projectiles were fired from what North Korea called a "super-large multiple rocket launcher," a new weapon the North had developed to target South Korean and United States military bases farther from North Korea's border with the South. But North Korea had been refraining from any weapons tests since Mr. Kim told a meeting at the end of December that he had all but abandoned hopes for diplomacy with Washington and ordered his country to brace for a prolonged standoff with the United States and endure sanctions. In that meeting, Mr. Kim also said his country no longer felt bound by its self-imposed moratorium on testing nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles and that the world would witness a new strategic weapon "in the near future." Mr. Kim has also been keeping himself largely from public view as he locked his country down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus outbreak from neighboring China. On Friday, he appeared to resume his public activities, inspecting a joint strike drill of units of the North Korean People's Army, according to the state-run media. The military drill coincided with the anniversary of Mr. Kim's summit last year with President Trump in Hanoi, Vietnam. The summit collapsed over differences over how fast North Korea would roll back its nuclear weapons program and when Washington should ease sanctions. The Monday launch came three days after Mr. Kim fired one of his closest aides for corruption during a meeting of the Political Bureau of his Workers' Party. The meeting focused on "enforcing top-class anti-epidemic measures to contain the viral epidemic spreading rapidly across the world," although the North itself has not reported any cases of the new coronavirus. During the meeting, Mr. Kim excoriated "abuse of power, practices of privileges, indulgence in bureaucracy, corruption and irregularities" among senior officials of the party's Central Committee and at the party's cadre-training center. Then, the rubber-stamp Political Bureau dismissed Ri Man-gon and Pak Thae-dok from the posts of vice-chairmen of the Central Committee, it said. Mr. Ri was one of the most prominent North Korean officials to fall out of Mr. Kim's favor in recent years. As vice chairman of the Central Committee, Mr. Ri has helped Mr. Kim in monitoring the loyalty of the party elites and helping Mr. Kim decide whom to promote or demote. Mr. Ri has also led the party's powerful Department of Organization and Guidance, which does the same work. The North's latest launch, the first in three months, came at a time when South Korea was grappling with an explosive outbreak of the coronavirus, with more than 4,000 cases, the largest number outside China. North Korea's first weapons test this year came days after the United States and South Korea postponed their joint annual military drills, originally scheduled for this month, because of the coronavirus outbreak. North Korea "appears intent on raising the stakes before South Korea's April elections and before the Super Tuesday primaries of the U.S. presidential campaign," said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. "North Korea is making clear with these missile tests it will continue to improve military capabilities and make outsized demands, despite the political and public health preoccupations of Beijing, Seoul and Washington." South Korea holds its parliamentary elections on April 15. Top stories - Google News March 01, 2020 at 08:04PM https://ift.tt/3abEe4W North Korea Launches 2 Unidentified Projectiles, South Korea Says - The New York Times Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Posted: 02 Mar 2020 08:46 PM PST New CMO Council Research Finds Regional Telcos in Strong Position to Leverage Mobile Consumer Data to Harvest New Revenue Streams from Valued Services SAN JOSE, Calif., March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Known as a land rich in minerals, the African continent has a new source of economic growth and wealth to mine: mobile customer data.  Mobile wireless network operators (MNOs) have a big opportunity to unearth device user insights and deliver innovative data services that can advance socio-economic value, democratic participation, and entrepreneurial vitality among a vast population of one billion consumers in the region. For telcos, whose current revenue streams are drying up in light of disruptive over-the-top services, the ability to offer new, life-enhancing data services will seem like an oasis in the arid Sub-Saharan desert. Over half of telco marketing executives in Africa believe that real-time customer and operational data are essential to boosting performance through personalization. This is a key finding in a new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council report, in partnership with Huawei, entitled "Exploring Mobile Ingenuity in Africa's Dynamic Community." The report looks at how communications service providers (CSPs) are poised to leverage the wealth of mobile consumer data in their possession. Since Africans are some of the heaviest mobile users in the world, telco subscriber data has the unique ability to portray a person's digital life, both personal and at work. Download the report at https://cmocouncil.org/thought-leadership/reports/mobile-ingenuity-in-africas-dynamic-community The report is based on a CMO Council survey of marketing leaders at communication service providers, mobile network operators and digital media companies in Africa, as well as from in-depth interviews with executives from MTN, TelkomSA, Vodafone, Cell C, Accenture and AT Kearney. Be forewarned: Transforming data into lucrative data services won't be easy for telcos. The CMO Council report highlights some of the challenges CSPs face across the multi-cultural landscape, diverse markets, limited digital infrastructures, and disparate technical terrain of Africa. Here's recommendations from the report on how to overcome these challenges: Seek inspiration that sparks a big idea in customer value and experience delivery. This will be difficult for a regulated and monopolistic industry not known for innovation. It will likely mean striking up partnerships with valued data sources and service providers in education, healthcare, agriculture, entertainment, sports, retail, financial services, media, and other sectors. Even more daunting, the big idea should appeal to an incredibly diverse market. "Africa as a whole is rising," said Mmathebe Zvobwo, Executive of Enterprise & Supplier Development at TelkomSA. "But you must also have an innovation that somehow solves a common, or pervasive problem in all 54 distinctly different countries." Sift, sort and select data assets to prioritize. This is the proverbial elephant in the room. Telcos must navigate a maze of cross-border data complexity, availability, accessibility, quality, timeliness, incompatibility, etc. "The challenge is accessing and unifying that data, because we have multiple systems that do not talk to one another," said Grace Mothusi, Senior Marketing Leader, Enterprise Segment at MTN. "For clean, in-depth data, we require a system that can cater for both Mobile and ICT and a CRM tool that can be used by both sales and marketing." Move quickly before adjacent companies get there first. Farming equipment manufacturer John Deere, for instance, already offers data services that advise African farmers when to plant and harvest crops in relation to the rainy season. Telcos, on the other hand, tend to rest on their laurels — that is, their monopoly on mobile voice-and-data services — thus putting them at risk of commoditization. "The cost of switching is low and telcos in the pre-paid market currently have very little customer loyalty," said CEO of Accenture in Africa, Vukani Mngxati. "It's not uncommon to find a person with SIM cards of three different telcos in one country. If telcos want to drive customer loyalty, they must ensure that the customer experience is one of the highest priorities in the business." Telcos should take the last piece of advice to heart, given competitive pressures on their business. Nearly half of the survey respondents in the CMO Council study cited as top threats the proliferation of mobile applications, streaming content and digital services, followed by complexity and multi-dimensionality of today's digital ecosystem. "Between the proliferation of mobile applications and the decline of communications as a revenue driver, along with digital natives leapfrogging innovation, telcos realize they must look outside of their core business strategies to create value," notes Donovan Neale-May, executive director of The CMO Council. The report is now available for a complimentary download from the CMO Council at https://cmocouncil.org/thought-leadership/reports/mobile-ingenuity-in-africas-dynamic-community About the CMO Council The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council is the only global network of executives specifically dedicated to high-level knowledge exchange, thought leadership and personal relationship building among senior corporate marketing leaders and brand decision-makers across a wide range of global industries. The CMO Council's 16,000-plus members control approximately $1 trillion in aggregated annual marketing expenditures and run complex, distributed marketing and sales operations worldwide. In total, the CMO Council and its strategic interest communities include more than 65,000 global executives in more than 110 countries covering multiple industries, segments and markets. For more information, visit https://www.cmocouncil.org.  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| Indonesia confirms first coronavirus infection - Gympie Times Posted: 02 Mar 2020 07:50 PM PST A coronavirus-infected family friend who was visiting from overseas went out dancing in a city of nine million people and passed the virus to a mother and daughter. The cases have emerged in Indonesia, one of the world's most populous nations, that had until today reported no cases of the deadly virus. A 64-year-old woman and her 31-year-old daughter had become infected after contact with their female Japanese family friend, 41, who lived in Malaysia and had tested positive after returning from the trip. The Japanese woman visited their house in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta, a city of nine million people. Authorities say the 31-year-old, who works as a dance coach, met with the Japanese woman in the city and the pair danced together at a nightclub on February 14. The following day, the woman began coughing, so she went to a hospital and returned home immediately afterwards.  The family friend went out dancing with a 31-year-old woman in Jakarta. Picture: iStock It wasn't until 11 days later, when her coughing hadn't stopped on February 26, that she was hospitalised after she asked to be. "On February 28, she received a call from her Japanese friend that was being hospitalised in Malaysia after having tested positive for coronavirus," Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto told reporters. The 41-year-old Japanese woman was Malaysia's 24th coronavirus patient, and had tested positive for coronavirus on February 27 after travelling from Japan in January and to Indonesia in early February, according to the Malaysian Health Ministry on Friday. Mr Terawan said the 31-year-old patient passed the virus on to her mother. Two other people sharing the house with the infected Indonesians had not shown symptoms of coronavirus.  Indonesia had reported no cases of the virus until today. Picture: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images Both been admitted to a private hospital where they were "treated as patients under supervision" for coronavirus concerns before they were tested for COVID-19 on Sunday. They are the two first confirmed cases in the world's fourth-most populous country. While it's been almost two months since the public announcement of the coronavirus outbreak first detected in Wuhan, China, the country has remained seemingly unscathed. Globally there have been more than 88,500 infections and more than 3000 deaths spanning 67 countries and regions. Medical experts had raised concerns about a lack of vigilance and a risk of undetected cases in the Southeast Asian country of more than 260 million people, while authorities have defended screening processes.
Neighbouring Malaysia has reportedly run about 1000 tests and Britain more than 10,000. "We can't doubt our skills and the facts we gather," said Muhammad Syahril, director of the Sulianti Saroso hospital in Jakarta, the capital, when asked why Indonesia had detected no cases. "If we don't have cases, we don't have cases," he said in an interview at the hospital on Friday. "Why would we cover it up?" Me Terawan defended the country's screening process for coronavirus, saying the absence of confirmed cases in the world's fourth-most populous nation is a "blessing from the Almighty". Indonesia's efforts have included screening the temperatures of arrivals at airports and advising that any who later become unwell should contact health authorities. On Friday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison cast doubt on Indonesia's claims that it is free of coronavirus. Mr Morrison told radio station 3AW that Indonesia's zero infection rate was perhaps likely due to their low testing capability. "It's a very big country with a lot of islands, and it would be very difficult to be able to give absolute assurances about those numbers," he said.
Australian National University associate professor of Indonesian politics Greg Fealy added that he didn't think Indonesia was lying about their cases. "I think more likely it's the case that there are coronavirus patients there and they just haven't been detected," he said on 3AW. After today's confirmed cases Mr Putranto reiterated that Indonesia was following World Health Organisation standards on testing for the virus. Ahead of the announcement, Wimboh Santoso, head of the Financial Services Authority, urged investors to remain calm amid outflows tied to the global coronavirus outbreak and said measures were in place to prevent a stock market tumble. Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said he had set up a response team to help deal with the situation in the capital. Top stories - Google News March 02, 2020 at 02:54PM https://ift.tt/2PGVzLf Indonesia confirms first coronavirus infection - Gympie Times Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Latest on the Spread of Coronavirus Around the World - The New York Times Posted: 02 Mar 2020 07:50 PM PST  (Reuters) - Coronavirus is now spreading much more rapidly outside China than within the country, leading the world into uncharted territory, but the outbreak can still be contained, the World Health Organization said. **As of Monday, there have been over 89,000 cases of the virus globally, the majority in China, according to a Reuters tally. Outside of China, it has spread to 66 countries, with more than 8,800 cases and 130 deaths. Globally, the illness has killed over 3,000 people. **Chinese city of Wuhan closed the first of 16 specially built hospitals after it discharged its last recovered patients, as Hubei province reported 196 new cases on Sunday, sharply down from 570 cases a day earlier. **In total, mainland China had 202 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Sunday, the National Health Commission said on Monday. **The death toll from the outbreak in mainland China reached 2,912 as of the end of Sunday, up by 42 from the previous day. **The death toll in Italy jumped to 52 on Monday from 34 the day before and the total number of confirmed cases in Europe's worst affected country climbed past the 2,000 mark. **Germany on Monday confirmed at least 28 new coronavirus cases, bringing the number of infections in Europe's most populous country to 157 from 129 on Sunday, the Robert Koch Institute for disease control said, adding the risk was now "moderate". **Andorra, Armenia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Iceland and Indonesia confirmed their first cases. **South Korea postponed the start of all schools by two weeks as 599 new cases were reported on Monday, taking the national tally to 4,335 while the death toll rose to 26. **South Korea sought murder charges on Monday against leaders of Shincheonji Church, to which most of South Korea's cases have been traced. **All members of Lombardy's local government will undergo tests after a councillor tested positive, authorities said on Monday. **Washington state on Sunday confirmed the country's second coronavirus death, where the number of infections has gone past 75. New York's governor confirmed state's first case and Florida declared a public health emergency as it confirmed its first two cases. **Iran's death toll reached 54 on Sunday, the highest number outside of China, with the number of those infected rising to 978. Britain, Germany and France have offered a 5 million-euro ($5.6 million) support package for Tehran. **Lebanon said three more people had tested positive after arriving from Iran, bringing the total in the country to 10. Iraq and Bahrain reported six new cases each, bringing the total tally to 19 and 47 respectively. **Five more cases were confirmed in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Monday, taking the island's total tally to 77, days after it declared a state of emergency. Japan also raised its infectious disease advisory levels for parts of South Korea and Italy. **Sweden's health agency head raised its risk level to "moderate" on Monday, according to TT news agency. **Ecuador confirmed five cases in patients who all had direct contact with an elderly woman who brought the virus to the Andean country from Spain. **Spain's confirmed cases rose to around 120 on Monday from 81 the day before, a health official said. **Nigerian stocks fell as authorities contacted around 100 people who may have been exposed to an Italian man who is the country's first coronavirus patient. **Australia, after confirming its first coronavirus death a day before, warned on Monday it was no longer possible to completely prevent people with the coronavirus from entering the country. **Kazakhstan will bar Iranian nationals from entering the country and Armenia extended the closure of its border with Iran. Vietnam will temporarily suspend visa-free travel for Italians from Tuesday. **Angola will prohibit the entry of citizens from China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, Nigeria, Egypt and Algeria, if they travel directly from those countries. **Tajikistan shut its borders to nationals of 35 countries, said industry sources on Monday. **A conference on the world economy due to take place in Italy later this month with Pope Francis taking part has been postponed until November, organizers said on Sunday. **G7 finance ministers will discuss by phone this week how to best to limit the impact of the outbreak on economic growth, French Finance Minister Le Maire said on Monday. **China's factories were dealt the sharpest contraction in activity on record, a private survey showed on Monday. **World stocks markets regained a measure of calm on Monday as hopes for a raft of global interest rate cuts to soften the economic blow of the coronavirus steadied nerves and drove U.S. Treasury yields close to 1%. 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| Indonesia confirms first coronavirus case - Anadolu Agency Posted: 02 Mar 2020 07:20 PM PST  JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesia confirmed its first two cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday. President Joko Widodo announced that a 64-year-old woman and her 31-year-old daughter were diagnosed with the disease. "They have been tested and this morning, I received a report from the health minister that the mother and daughter were tested positive with Covid-19," Widodo told reporters at the State Palace. President said the two interacted with a Japanese visitor who had contracted the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19. Also confirming the case, Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto said both patients were undergoing intensive medical treatment. "The authority isolated their homes in the Depok area," Putranto. The global death toll from the coronavirus has reached some 2,900, with more than 88,000 infected. The World Health Organization, which already declared the outbreak an international health emergency, updated the global risk level to very high. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.Top stories - Google News March 01, 2020 at 10:59PM https://ift.tt/2uNtF93 Indonesia confirms first coronavirus case - Anadolu Agency Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Did a Noted Pathologist Write This Viral Coronavirus Advice Letter? - Snopes.com Posted: 02 Mar 2020 07:18 PM PST In late February 2020, as a new coronavirus spread worldwide, a letter providing advice on avoiding a viral infection was shared and memed heavily. The letter is attributed to pathologist James Robb who described himself as "one of the first molecular virologists in the world to work on coronaviruses." The letter itself provides common-sense solutions to preventing disease transmission:
The portion of the missive that garnered the most attention, however, was the pathologist's recommendation of zinc lozenges:
This portion of the letter apparently resulted in memes suggesting the product Cold-Eeze was a "silver bullet" that would "kill coronavirus":
 AnalysisWe reached out to Robb to ask if he was the author of this letter. Via email, he told us that he did indeed write it, but that it was never meant to be for anyone besides family and close friends, and that it was not intended to be an advertisement for any specific product:
His history with coronaviruses is accurately recounted. In the late 1970s, as professor of pathology at the University of California, San Diego, Robb published some of the earliest descriptions of coronaviruses. He also published a book chapter on this class of viruses for "Comprehensive Virology." While Robb does recommend zinc lozenges (of any brand, he told us), he would not describe the product as the silver bullet solution to the outbreak:
In general terms, research suggests that zinc may be able to inhibit the spread of some viral infections, but the question remains scientifically unsettled. A 2010 study using cell cultures published in PLOS One found evidence that increasing intracellular zinc concentrations "can efficiently impair the replication of a variety of RNA viruses" including coronaviruses. According to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, "trials conducted in high-income countries since 1984 investigating the role of zinc for the common cold symptoms have had mixed results." The common cold is caused by a virus also classified as a coronavirus. Because the letter was written by him, we rank this claim as "Correctly Attributed" to Robb. For more tips on protecting against the coronavirus, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tip sheet here. "viral" - Google News March 02, 2020 at 06:01PM https://ift.tt/32MbFs5 Did a Noted Pathologist Write This Viral Coronavirus Advice Letter? - Snopes.com "viral" - Google News https://ift.tt/2BCxygM Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Posted: 02 Mar 2020 07:18 PM PST Seminole County firefighter vows to keep dancing until son comes homeORLANDO, Fla. – A Seminole County firefighter and father of four spent every day of his son's hospital stay dancing. "It's connecting all these different people, positive things have happened from a nine-second clip, which is essentially a four-second dance," Chris Askew said. Askew's son, Dylan, was born two months early and needed special care at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies. Every day that his son spent in the hospital, Askew made a video. "I've been making silly videos my whole life. No one ever noticed them," Askew said. His videos were created using the app TikTok. With more than 1 billion users, TikTok was the most downloaded app in January. After Askew posted his first video dancing at a Ronald McDonald house with the hashtag #Dancing4Dylan, he woke up to hundreds of thousands of views. His reach continued to grow with each dancing video, along with his promise to keep dancing until his son left the NICU. "I've been getting messages from people from all around the world, and when they find out that I'm in the room with the child sleeping, and my wife can stay with him there, they're blown away. They're like, 'Well, I have to drive four hours each time,'" Askew said. The connections Askew has made with other parents through the TikTok app have given him perspective about the quality of care for other premature newborns across the country. He even received a message from an organization in Australia that he hopes to expand in the United States. "Just talking to them and having that positive energy helps them get out of here quicker, so you know, being here more often is the best medicine for him," Askew said. Baby Dylan was able to go home Monday after spending 50 days in the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies NICU. If you'd like to support Askew's goal to begin a "Miracle Babies" chapter in Florida, you can visit his fundraising website here. Copyright 2020 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved. Related Stories About the Author:"viral" - Google News March 02, 2020 at 03:43PM https://ift.tt/32RdJ2k Central Florida dad documents newborn's NICU stay with viral TikTok videos - WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando "viral" - Google News https://ift.tt/2BCxygM Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| The viral blame game - The News International Posted: 02 Mar 2020 07:18 PM PST  Moralising the way diseases and viruses are transferred is a very human, and particularly nasty trait. "We don't need this kind of riff-raff on our shores," screamed The New York Times in 1892 in response to Russian Jewish immigrants arriving at Ellis Island by boat. (The occupants hosted lice which, in turn, led to typhus.) Italian immigrants in the United States would be also accused as being the bearers and spreaders of polio in 1916. Given that many, as a study by Alan Kraut from 2010 documents, lived in "tightly concentrated neighbourhoods, and because immigrants were viewed by many as a marginal and potentially subversive influence upon society, the incidence of Italian polio made a dramatic impact upon the imagination of a public already shaken by the virulence of the epidemic and the youth of its victims." In more recent times, the jaundiced eye nervously looked to the origin of AIDS, seeing dark Africa, exotic primates, bestiality. Ebola, as sociologist Kevin J A Thomas notes, received much the same press. When it infected some 28,000 across 10 countries some five years ago, "many people were surprised to learn that four of these cases were diagnosed on US soil." Follow the virus, find the maligned scapegoat. For COVID-19 (2019 novel coronavirus), a not negligible spray of suggestions claim that China, from eating habits, to politburo to laboratory, is responsible for cultivation and transmission. One purportedly scientific paper authored by Botao Xiao and Lei Xiao claimed that the supposed origin of the virus – bats carrying CoV ZC45 – "were originally found in Yunnan or Zhejiang province, both of which were more than 900 kilometres from the seafood market [in Wuhan]." As the authors observed drily, "The probability was very low for the bats to fly to the market." That paper has since been withdrawn, but the Wuhan Institute of Virology looms large in the conspiratorial consciousness. Why, for instance, did it have the highest security level – biosafety level 4? What were its researchers doing studying coronaviruses from bats? "Speculations," claims Jon Cohen in Science, "have included the possibility that the virus was bioengineered in the lab or that a lab worker was infected while handling a bat and then transmitted the disease to others outside the lab." Such accounts of attribution have paved the way of fanciful presumptions. As a group of 27 public health scientists wrote in rebuke in The Lancet, "The rapid, open, and transparent sharing of data on this outbreak is now being threatened by rumours and misinformation about its origins. We stand together to strongly condemn conspiracy theories suggesting that COVID-19 does not have a natural origin." The point to keep reiterating, urged the authors, is that "this coronavirus originated in wildlife as have so many other emerging pathogens." In the case of coronavirus, the xenophobes have come out barracking, and bigotry has taken root. At the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, staff have faced irate patients beside themselves at being treated by those of a certain race. (While not always reported, the imputation about Chinese appearance is never far away.) The Australasian College of Emergency Medicine has also issued warnings of a spike in racist abuse in emergency departments across the country. Dr Stuart Lewena, director of emergency medicine at the RCH, spoke of a particular incident. "One of our staff let us know that she had a family refuse to let her provide care for their child on the basis of her race, and what they declared was their concern that she was a risk of spreading coronavirus to them and their child." To date, the state of Victoria has seen seven of Australia's 23 confirmed cases of COVID-19. None of these have been transmitted locally within Australia. Such instances have not been confined to hospital wards or those in need of treatment. Earlier this month, a woman wearing a face mask was allegedly assaulted in the New York City subway at the Grand Street station in Chinatown. An eyewitness reportedly claimed to hear the words "diseased b –" uttered. In the detritus of the social media sphere, campaigns combating "coronaracism" have also found legs. #JuNeSuisPasUnVirus made its debut on French twitter feeds in January 2020, and was duly replicated on other platforms such as Instagram. Australia's own modest contribution to this came from Avani Dias, a journalist pushing the hashtag #DontDumpTheDumplings on February 13. This was, at least in part, intended as a remedy for dramatic declines in the patronage of Chinese restaurants in Sydney's Chinatown. As Victor Tan, manager of the New Chilli House, told the radio program Hack, "We may not be killed by the virus but instead killed by the business environment." Excerpted from: 'The Viral Blame Game: Xenophobia, Attribution and Coronavirus'. Courtesy: Counterpunch.org "viral" - Google News March 02, 2020 at 03:37PM https://ift.tt/2IfETGE The viral blame game - The News International "viral" - Google News https://ift.tt/2BCxygM Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Four-goal 1st period paves way for Latrobe hockey victory over Armstrong - TribLIVE Posted: 02 Mar 2020 07:08 PM PST By:  Dave Mackall | For the Tribune-Review Armstrong's Ethan Prugh has his shot blocked by Latrobe goaltender Greg Irons during the third period of their PIHL Penguins Cup quarterfinals game at Nevins Arena on Monday, March 2, 2020. Latrobe passed its first test with ease Monday night in the PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs. Alex Schall notched two goals during a first-period scoring flurry that carried Latrobe to a 6-2 victory over Armstrong in a Class AA quarterfinal at Greensburg's Nevin Arena. The Wildcats (17-2) advance to the semifinals Wednesday against the Hempfield vs. Plum winner at RMU Island Sports Center. Schall's first goal, at 5 minutes, 52 seconds of the first period, ignited a four-goal period for Latrobe after Armstrong's Ethan Prugh had given the River Hawks a short-lived 1-0 lead. "Obviously, it's a do-or-die situation, so we wanted to come out and be ready to play," Latrobe coach Josh Werner said. "Giving up that first goal was a little wakeup call to us. It was a good rebound and, yeah, I was happy with our effort." After Darick Hrtyanski's goal 21 seconds later put Latrobe in front for good at 2-1, Schall cashed in with his second goal of the night at 10:45 for a 3-1 Wildcats lead. Cole Ferri added another at 13:26 for Latrobe. "For sure, once we get one, we're going to get two, three, four," Werner said. "That's kind of how we've been doing things. But, I'll tell you, Armstrong is a good team. They came out ready to play." The teams met once during the regular season, with Latrobe squeezing out a 2-1 victory Dec. 16. After a pair of Latrobe goals in the second period by Allen Rider and Alex Walker, Armstrong coach Lee Grafton switched goaltenders, inserting Dylan Morris in relief of starter Gavin Grafton with 8:48 left in the second. "They kept on having guys go in and out of the slot," Lee Grafton said. "It was a weakness for us tonight. You can't let guys be in the slot area. I'm sure they scored like four or five goals that way." Maddox Rearic's goal at 15:03 of the second pulled Armstrong within 6-2, but the River Hawks had no answer for getting back into the contest as Greg Irons made 10 saves in goal for Latrobe. Neither team scored in the third period. "It's always a bad feeling when you're in a game like that, and you give up a string of goals like that," coach Grafton said. Armstrong (7-12) used Gavin Grafton and Morris in goal this season in place of injured regular starter R.T. Bowser, a senior who helped lead Armstrong to a Class AA Penguins Cup championship as a sophomore in 2018. "It was a good game for us," Werner said. "The crowd was great tonight. They were loud. They were into it, and we were able to feed off that." Walker and Ferri had two assists apiece for Latrobe. "Goal" - Google News March 02, 2020 at 06:49PM https://ift.tt/2Ti2Gw0 Four-goal 1st period paves way for Latrobe hockey victory over Armstrong - TribLIVE "Goal" - Google News https://ift.tt/35TEe8t Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Vodafone looks to space to bolster mobile signal on the ground - Yahoo Finance Posted: 02 Mar 2020 06:46 PM PST  FILE PHOTO: The Vodafone logo is seen at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile operator Vodafone is backing a satellite venture that aims to broadcast a mobile broadband network from space, potentially boosting its 4G - and in the future 5G - coverage for users without the need for a specialized handset. Vodafone said on Tuesday it had invested $25 million in Texas-based AST & Science's space-based network, becoming the lead investor alongside Japan's Rakuten Inc. The U.S. company plans to launch the world's first low-earth-orbit, low-latency satellite network - called SpaceMobile - that is able to connect directly to a smartphone. The network's signal will help to fortify a partner mobile operator's coverage, for example in rural areas or when a signal is disrupted in a crisis, with users automatically roaming from the land network to the space network. Vodafone Chief Executive Nick Read said SpaceMobile would further enhance the company's network across Europe and Africa - especially in rural areas and during a natural or humanitarian disaster - for customers on their existing smartphones. The space network will not be designed for high-density areas already covered by terrestrial networks, Vodafone said. The mobile operator - the world's second biggest - will help AST & Science validate its technology, provide ground equipment to support its satellites and help negotiate with regulators. It said the technology will be particularly suitable for very rural communities, and therefore could initially deployed in some of its African markets. Vodafone said AST & Science had successfully tested its SpaceMobile technology aboard the BlueWalker 1 satellite, launched last April. The investment brings the total raised by AST & Science to $128 million, Vodafone said, including from other investors American Tower, Cisneros, Samsung NEXT and founder Abel Avellan. (Editing by Jane Merriman) "Mobile" - Google News March 02, 2020 at 04:09PM https://ift.tt/2uQSlh2 Vodafone looks to space to bolster mobile signal on the ground - Yahoo Finance "Mobile" - Google News https://ift.tt/2P9t7Cg Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Bangladesh Mobile Market, 2020-2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com - Yahoo Finance Posted: 02 Mar 2020 06:46 PM PST  The "Bangladesh Mobile Market 2020-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The mobile market is constantly changing, due to a combination of effects from the development of new technologies, new smartphones and increasing competition with social apps. Also, the regulatory environment continues to evolve to reflect changing realities. The Bangladesh Mobile Market report will discuss all these issues affecting Bangladesh. Moreover, the Bangladesh Mobile Market also analyses the Bangladeshi smartphone market and provides forecasts for the most important mobile indicators from 2020 until 2024. Why this report is unique, and a must-read for the Telecom industry as a whole? The report is a valuable resource necessary for examining the mobile and smartphone market. It provides an analysis of the key issues in the mobile market while monitoring critical developments based on both primary and secondary sources. It also provides a high-level for various indicators such as forecasts of teledensity, subscribers, the number of smartphones, etc. The report covers the following key aspects:
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| Preps of the week: Greenberg’s goal secures Marin’s lone section title - Marin Independent Journal Posted: 02 Mar 2020 06:38 PM PST  Eleven Marin teams advanced to NorCals in basketball and soccer this season, up from seven a year ago. However, all but one of those teams is coming off a loss and will look to rebound starting Tuesday. Thalia Greenberg, Tam soccerGreenberg scored the goal that clinched Marin's only section title last week, scoring in the second overtime to beat Maria Carrillo, 1-0. Greenberg also played a key role in the semifinal against Bishop O'Dowd, drawing a penalty that Peyton Hildebrand converted for a 2-0 lead against the Dragons. Greenberg has shown a penchant for scoring when it matters most. The senior scored the game-winning penalty in the MCAL title game as a sophomore and also provided a late winner in this year's MCAL semifinals against Marin Catholic. Kirsten Whetstone and Mari Karp, Tam soccerWhetstone and Karp were vital cogs defensively as Tam posted a pair of shutouts en route to the title. The duo also combined to score Tam's first goal in the semifinals against Bishop O'Dowd. Karp saw that Whetstone had drifted out to her right and took a free kick quickly that caught the Dragons off guard. Whetstone scored from 25-plus yards out to put the Red-tailed Hawks on the board. Joaquim ArauzMoore, Branson basketballThe sophomore earned a game ball for his performance in the section semifinals, a victory Branson needed to ensure a spot in NorCals. ArauzMoore scored a team-high 11 points as the Bulls pulled off a 43-37, come-from-behind win against Miramonte. ArauzMoore then tied for team-high honors with nine points in an overtime loss to St. Patrick-St. Vincent in the final. Eliana Prosnitz, Branson soccerThe MCAL player of the year lived up to her billing, assisting on two goals and scoring the third in a 5-0 win against Miramonte in the section semifinals. Prosnitz made a pair of penalty kicks in a 14-round shootout which Branson eventually lost against Acalanes in the final. Prosnitz was recognized as Branson's player of the game for her performance in the final. Meredith Stais, Marin Academy soccerStais scored a pair of goals to help lift Marin Academy to a 5-1 win against Marin Catholic in the section semifinals then scored with two minutes left in regulation to force extra time against Cardinal Newman in the final. Keeley Wright, San Marin basketballThe freshman scored a career-high 16 points to help San Marin reach its first section title game with a 56-46 semifinal win against Campolindo. "Goal" - Google News March 02, 2020 at 06:22PM https://ift.tt/39l13mO Preps of the week: Greenberg's goal secures Marin's lone section title - Marin Independent Journal "Goal" - Google News https://ift.tt/35TEe8t Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| U.S. death toll climbs to 6 as viral crisis eases in China - Goldstream News Gazette Posted: 02 Mar 2020 06:18 PM PST The death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. climbed to six Monday and the disease spread to ever more countries and world capitals, even as new cases in China dropped to their lowest level in six weeks. A shift in the crisis appeared to be taking shape, as hundreds of patients were released from hospitals at the epicenter of the outbreak in China and the World Health Organization reported that nine times more cases were reported outside the country than inside it over the past 24 hours. At the same time, the virus popped up for the first time in New York, Moscow and Berlin, and clusters of the disease surged around the world. In the U.S., health officials announced four more people died, bringing the total to six, all in Washington state, where researchers said the virus may have been circulating undetected for weeks. The global death toll pushed past 3,000, and the number of people infected topped 89,000, with fast-expanding outbreaks in South Korea, Italy and Iran. Dr. Mike Ryan, the WHO's chief of emergencies, pointed out that even regions that have taken less aggressive measures than the extraordinary lockdowns implemented by China have managed to keep the virus in check. Ryan said that because COVID-19 is not as easily transmitted as the flu, "it offers us a glimmer … that this virus can be suppressed and contained." RELATED: Over 88,000 infected globally, 3,000 dead as COVID-19 outbreak continues Around the world, the virus reshaped people's routines, both at home and at work, from the millions of Japanese schoolchildren facing four weeks without class to special voting booths for Israelis under quarantine. Mobile hospitals were planned in Iran, and the "Mona Lisa" hung in a vacant room of the shuttered Louvre in Paris. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned that the world economy could contract this quarter for the first time since the international financial crisis more than a decade ago. "Global economic prospects remain subdued and very uncertain," the agency said. Wall Street nonetheless opened higher after the worst week for stocks since the 2008 crisis. In New York City, a health care worker who had returned from Iran was in quarantine at home, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He said the city is ramping up preparations and cautioned against panic. The virus has reached at least 10 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "The fear, in my opinion, is outpacing reason at this point," Cuomo told "CBS This Morning." Four Americans who were quarantined in Nebraska after being exposed on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan were released. "My only question is, will my friends shun me after this?" said one of the, Joanne Kirkland. Malaysia, Tunisia, Senegal, Jordan and Portugal were among the newest places to detect the virus. More than 60 countries, including nine of the 10 most populous, have reported infections. Even as alarms grew louder in much of the world, positive signs emerged from China, where the outbreak started two months ago. China reported 202 new cases, its lowest daily count since Jan. 21, and the city at the heart of the crisis, Wuhan, said 2,570 patients were released. At the largest of 16 temporary hospitals that were rapidly built in Wuhan in response to the outbreak, worries over the availability of supplies and protective gear eased, along with the pressure on the medical staff. Dr. Zhang Junjian, who leads a temporary hospital in Wuhan with a staff of 1,260, said optimism is high that the facility will no longer be needed in the coming weeks. "If nothing special happens, I expect the operation of our makeshift hospital … could complete its historical mission by the end of March," Zhang said. But in other places, problems continued to multiply. "Just about everywhere, the cases are rising quite quickly in a number of countries," said Ian Mackey, who studies viruses at the University of Queensland in Australia. RELATED: Canada's number of COVID-19 cases grows to 27 as Ontario announces three new ones South Korea, with the worst outbreak outside of China, said it recorded 599 new cases Monday, bringing the total to 4,335. The death toll rose to 26. To cope, the country said hospitals will be reserved for patients with serious symptoms or preexisting conditions, with mild cases now routed to other designated facilities. "If we continue to hospitalize mild patients amid the continued surge in infections, we would be risking overworking medical professionals and putting them at greater risk of infections," said the country's vice health minister, Kim Gang-lip. South Korea extended the shutdown of its schools two more weeks to March 23. And the leader of a church that has blamed for being the source of the country's largest cluster of infections bowed in apology. "We also did our best but weren't able to contain it fully," said Lee Man-hee, the 88-year-old leader of the Shincheonji church, which some mainstream Christian groups reject as a cult. RELATED: 'Very concerning' — Travellers from Iran asked to self-isolate as COVID-19 cases increase In the Middle East, a worsening situation in Iran was accompanied by concern for its top leaders after a member of the council that advises the Islamic Republic's supreme leader died of COVID-19. Iran has confirmed 1,501 cases and 66 deaths, but many believe the true number is larger. Its caseload surged more than 250% in just 24 hours. Major Shiite shrines in Iran remain open despite civilian authorities' calls to close them. The holy cities of Mashad and Qom, where Shiites often touch and kiss shrines in a show of faith, have had high numbers of infections. The Revolutionary Guard said it will install some mobile hospitals in response, and authorities have been cleaning the shrines and spraying down streets with disinfectant. "We will have two difficult weeks ahead," said Ali Raibiei, a spokesman for the Iranian government. In Europe, leaders braced for worsening caseloads after the count surged in France, Italy and to a lesser degree Spain over the weekend. Italy's infections ballooned 50% in 24 hours to 1,694. Health officials in northern Italy sought to bring doctors out of retirement and accelerate nursing students' graduations to help an overwhelmed public health system. The Louvre, the world's most popular museum, remained closed as its 2,300 workers expressed fears of contracting the virus from visitors arriving from all over the world. At Fashion Week in Paris, attendees greeted each other with elbow touches instead of kisses. In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's outstretched hand was rebuffed by her interior minister at a meeting. Japan closed schools for most of the country's 12.7 million children until the end of the month, creating difficulties for some families. ALSO READ: B.C. airline passenger lies about COVID-19 diagnosis in attempt to get flight changed Mika Nakajima, a museum employee and single mother with a 15-year-old autistic son, said she has already used up her paid vacation days to take care of her aging parents and her son and fears losing her job. "It's a difficult time for families with ordinary children, but it's much harder for those who have children with disabilities or who need attention and care," Nakajima said. "Some other forms of support are needed." ___ Contributing to this report were Dake Kang in Beijing; Aniruddha Ghosal in New Delhi; Kim Tong-Hyung in Seoul, South Korea; Nasser Karimi in Tehran, Iran; Jon Gambrell in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Thomas Adamson and Lori Hinnant in Paris; Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo; Nicole Winfield in Rome; Colleen Barry in Milan; and Aron Heller in Jerusalem. ___ Matt Sedensky reported from Bangkok. 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| Posted: 02 Mar 2020 06:08 PM PST FRISCO, Texas – With the signing of Franco Jara from Pachuca, FC Dallas completed one of the more high-profile signings in the club's recent history. Although Jara will not arrive in Texas until the summer, we can still keep tabs him and get a better picture of what is to be expected once the forward officially joins his new club.
Pachuca played out an exciting draw against Querétaro on Saturday. Although the result pushed the team back to 11th place in Clausura play, it still remains only three points behind fourth-placed Juárez and only one point off of the top eight. It was Jara who found himself on the scoresheet yet again. This time, the forward pounced on a loose ball from a corner in the 34th minute. The striker received a flicked header just outside the six, chested it down onto his right foot and smashed a volley into the bottom left corner of the net to electrify the home crowd. Jara's form is promising. The striker has four goals in his last three Liga MX appearances, including one in Copa MX play against Toluca. Up next for Pachuca is a home match against Santos Laguna on Mar. 7. The match can be seen on both ESPN Deportes and TUDN USA. Depending on results around the league, a victory could see Pachuca rise into the top eight. Pachuca's Next Five Clausura Matches vs. Santos Laguna – Mar. 7 at 7 pm – ESPN Deportes and TUDN USA at Club Tijuana – Mar. 13 at 10:10 pm – ESPN Deportes vs. Toluca – Mar. 21 at 8 pm – Broadcast info TBD at Atlético San Luis – Apr. 3 at 7 pm – Broadcast info TBD at Juárez – Apr. 12 at 7 pm – Broadcast info TBD "Goal" - Google News March 02, 2020 at 11:27AM https://ift.tt/32JLGl5 Franco Jara Watch: Pachuca Striker Continues Form, Scores Fourth Goal in Last Three Clausura Matches - FC Dallas "Goal" - Google News https://ift.tt/35TEe8t Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Posted: 02 Mar 2020 05:50 PM PST  Other countries can take lessons from China's handling of the COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization's Bruce Aylward told reporters in Beijing on 24 January. Chinese hospitals overflowing with COVID-19 patients a few weeks ago now have empty beds. Trials of experimental drugs are having difficulty enrolling enough eligible patients. And the number of new cases reported each day has plummeted the past few weeks. These are some of the startling observations in a report released on 28 February from a mission organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Chinese government that allowed 13 foreigners to join 12 Chinese scientists on a tour of five cities in China to study the state of the COVID-19 epidemic and the effectiveness of the country's response. The findings surprised several of the visiting scientists. "I thought there was no way those numbers could be real," says epidemiologist Tim Eckmanns of the Robert Koch Institute, who was part of the mission. But the report is unequivocal. "China's bold approach to contain the rapid spread of this new respiratory pathogen has changed the course of a rapidly escalating and deadly epidemic," it says. "This decline in COVID-19 cases across China is real." The question now is whether the world can take lessons from China's apparent success—and whether the massive lockdowns and electronic surveillance measures imposed by an authoritarian government would work in other countries. "When you spend 20, 30 years in this business it's like, 'Seriously, you're going to try and change that with those tactics?'" says Bruce Aylward, a Canadian WHO epidemiologist who led the international team and briefed journalists about its findings in Beijing and Geneva last week. "Hundreds of thousands of people in China did not get COVID-19 because of this aggressive response." "This report poses difficult questions for all countries currently considering their response to COVID-19," says Steven Riley, an epidemiologist at Imperial College London. "The joint mission was highly productive and gave a unique insight into China's efforts to stem the virus from spread within mainland China and globally," adds Lawrence Gostin, a global health law scholar at Georgetown University. But Gostin warns against applying the model elsewhere. "I think there are very good reasons for countries to hesitate using these kinds of extreme measures." There's also uncertainty about what the virus, dubbed SARS-CoV-2, will do in China after the country inevitably lifts some of its strictest control measures and restarts its economy. COVID-19 cases may well increase again. RelatedThe report comes at a critical time in what many epidemiologists now consider a pandemic. Just this past week, the number of affected countries shot up from 29 to 61. Several countries have discovered that they already have community spread of the virus—as opposed to cases only in travelers from affected areas or people who were in direct contact with them—and the numbers of reported cases are growing exponentially. The opposite has happened in China. On 10 February, when the advance team of the WHO-China Joint Mission began its work, China reported 2478 new cases. Two weeks later, when the foreign exerts packed their bags, that number had dropped to 409 cases. (Yesterday, China reported only 206 new cases, and the rest of the world combined had almost nine times that number.) The epidemic in China appears to have peaked in late January, according to the report. Ambitious, agile, and aggressiveThe team began in Beijing and then split into two groups that, all told, traveled to Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, and the hardest hit city, Wuhan. They visited hospitals, laboratories, companies, wet markets selling live animals, train stations, and local government offices. "Everywhere you went, anyone you spoke to, there was a sense of responsibility and collective action, and there's war footing to get things done," Aylward says. The group also reviewed the massive data set that Chinese scientists have compiled. (The country still accounts for more than 90% of the global total of the 90,000 confirmed cases.) They learned that about 80% of infected people had mild to moderate disease, 13.8% had severe symptoms, and 6.1% had life-threatening episodes of respiratory failure, septic shock, or organ failure. The case fatality rate was highest for people over age 80 (21.9%), and people who had heart disease, diabetes, or hypertension. Fever and dry cough were the most common symptoms. Surprisingly, only 4.8% of infected people had runny noses. Children made up a mere 2.4% of the cases, and almost none was severely ill. For the mild and moderate cases, it took 2 weeks on average to recover. A critical unknown is how many mild or asymptomatic cases occur. If large numbers of infections are below the radar, that complicates attempts to isolate infectious people and slow spread of the virus. But on the positive side, if the virus causes few, if any, symptoms in many infected people, the current estimated case fatality rate is too high. (The report says that rate varies greatly, from 5.8% in Wuhan, whose health system was overwhelmed, to 0.7% in other regions.) To get at this question, the report notes that so-called fever clinics in Guangdong province screened approximately 320,000 people for COVID-19 and only found 0.14% of them to be positive. "That was really interesting, because we were hoping and maybe expecting to see a large burden of mild and asymptomatic cases," says Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. "That piece of data suggests that's not happening, which would imply that the case fatality risk might be more or less as we currently have." But Guangdong province was not a heavily affected area, so it is not clear whether the same holds in Hubei province, which was the hardest hit, Rivers cautions. Much of the report focuses on understanding how China achieved what many public health experts thought was impossible: containing the spread of a widely circulating respiratory virus. "China has rolled out perhaps the most ambitious, agile, and aggressive disease containment effort in history," the report notes. The most dramatic—and controversial—measure was the lockdown of Wuhan and nearby cities in Hubei province, which has put at least 50 million people under a mandatory quarantine since 23 January. That has "effectively prevented further exportation of infected individuals to the rest of the country," the report concludes. In other regions of mainland China, people voluntarily quarantined and were monitored by appointed leaders in neighborhoods. Chinese authorities also built two dedicated hospitals in Wuhan in just over 1 week. Health care workers from all over China were sent to the outbreak's center. The government launched an unprecedented effort to trace contacts of confirmed cases. In Wuhan alone, more than 1800 teams of five or more people traced tens of thousands of contacts. Aggressive "social distancing" measures implemented in the entire country included canceling sporting events and shuttering theaters. Schools extended breaks that began in mid-January for the Lunar New Year. Many businesses closed shop. Anyone who went outdoors had to wear a mask. Two widely used mobile phone apps, AliPay and WeChat—which in recent years have replaced cash in China—helped enforce the restrictions, because they allow the government to keep track of people's movements and even stop people with confirmed infections from traveling. "Every person has sort of a traffic light system," says mission member Gabriel Leung, dean of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong. Color codes on mobile phones—in which green, yellow, or red designate a person's health status—let guards at train stations and other checkpoints know who to let through. "As a consequence of all of these measures, public life is very reduced," the report notes. But the measures worked. In the end, infected people rarely spread the virus to anyone but members of their own household, Leung says. Once all the people in an apartment or home were exposed, the virus had nowhere else to go and chains of transmission ended. "That's how the epidemic truly came under control," Leung says. In sum, he says, there was a combination of "good old social distancing and quarantining very effectively done because of that on-the-ground machinery at the neighborhood level, facilitated by AI [artificial intelligence] big data." Deep commitment to collective actionHow feasible these kinds of stringent measures are in other countries is debatable. "China is unique in that it has a political system that can gain public compliance with extreme measures," Gostin says. "But its use of social control and intrusive surveillance are not a good model for other countries." The country also has an extraordinary ability to do labor-intensive, large-scale projects quickly, says Jeremy Konyndyk, a senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development: "No one else in the world really can do what China just did." Nor should they, says lawyer Alexandra Phelan, a China specialist at Georgetown's Center for Global Health Science and Security. "Whether it works is not the only measure of whether something is a good public health control measure," Phelan says. "There are plenty of things that would work to stop an outbreak that we would consider abhorrent in a just and free society." The report does mention some areas where China needs to improve, including the need "to more clearly communicate key data and developments internationally." But it is mum on the coercive nature of its control measures and the toll they have exacted. "The one thing that's completely glossed over is the whole human rights dimension," says Devi Sridhar, an expert on global public health at the University of Edinburgh. Instead, the report praises the "deep commitment of the Chinese people to collective action in the face of this common threat." "To me, as somebody who has spent a lot of time in China, it comes across as incredibly naïve—and if not naïve, then willfully blind to some of the approaches being taken," Phelan says. Singapore and Hong Kong may be better examples to follow, Konyndyk says: "There has been a similar degree of rigor and discipline but applied in a much less draconian manner." The report doesn't mention other downsides of China's strategy, says Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, who wonders what impact it had on, say, the treatment of cancer or HIV patients. "I think it's important when evaluating the impact of these approaches to consider secondary, tertiary consequences," Nuzzo says. And even China's massive efforts may still turn out to have only temporarily slowed the epidemic. "There's no question they suppressed the outbreak," says Mike Osterholm, head of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. "That's like suppressing a forest fire, but not putting it out. It'll come roaring right back." But that, too, may teach the world new lessons, Riley says. "We now have the opportunity to see how China manages a possible resurgence of COVID-19," he says. Aylward stresses that China's successes so far should give other countries confidence that they can get a jump on COVID-19. "We're getting new reports daily of new outbreaks in new areas, and people have a sense of, 'Oh, we can't do anything,' and people are arguing is it a pandemic or not," Aylward says. "Well, sorry. There are really practical things you can do to be ready to be able to respond to this, and that's where the focus will need to be." 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| Posted: 02 Mar 2020 05:50 PM PST  Indonesia's central bank on Monday announced a number of measures intended to stabilise financial markets, including stepping up the volume of intervention, cutting reserve requirements and relaxing rules on hedging.Governor Perry Warjiyo said Bank Indonesia would cut reserve requirements for savings in foreign currencies by 400 basis points to 4%, freeing $3.2 billion for the banking system. The measure is effective March 16. Reserve requirement ratio in rupiah for banks that lend to exporters and importers would be cut by 50 basis points starting April 1 and effective for nine months, he said. Warjiyo said the measures were intended to stabilise the rupiah exchange rate, which has been hit by capital outflows related to fears of the coronavirus outbreak. (Reporting by Tabita Diela; Writing by Gayatri Suroyo) Top stories - Google News March 02, 2020 at 12:28AM https://ift.tt/3anbN41 Indonesia central bank stepping up intervention, cutting RRR amid coronavirus-related outflows - marketscreener.com Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| ＩＲのギャラクシー・エンターテインメント・グループ、2019年通期業績を発表 - 観光経済新聞 Posted: 02 Mar 2020 05:44 PM PST  2019年第4四半期および通期業績のハイライト
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周知のこととは存じますが、2019年12月末には既に、コロナウィルスの存在が確認され、多くの人々が様々な影響を受けていました。コロナウィルスに感染された方々やそのご家族、ご友人に心からお見舞いを申し上げたいと思います。 GEGでは、全てのお客様やチームメンバーの健康と安全に全力で取り組んでおり、高いレベルの衛生環境を維持しております。当社では肺炎の広がりを受けてマカオ政府および該当する部署と緊密に協力し、マカオ政府が定めた保護対策を全て採用、維持しております。マカオ政府は、2020年2月5日の深夜12時より2月20日（木）までの15日間、全てのゲーミングフロアでのカジノの運営を停止するように指示を出しました。さらに、当社ではコタイの建設プロジェクトの作業を再度加速しております。カジノの閉鎖は、この業界およびマカオ経済に課題をもたらすことは間違いありませんが、GEGは政府の決定を全面的に支持し、社会全体が団結することが不可欠であると考えております。GEGはコロナウィルスに対する広範囲な対策を取っており、ウィルスの拡散防止のために支援を行っています。 当社は、ギャラクシー・エンターテインメント・グループ基金を通じて2,000万マカオ・パタカを湖北省に寄付し、肺炎の広がりに対する対策や救援を支援しております。この寄付はマカオ特別行政府にある中央人民政府の連絡事務所との連携の下、行われました。また、私たちは500万マカオ・パタカ（約7000万円 ＊為替レート2020年2月27日現在）をマカオの地域社会における予防措置支援のために寄付しております。GEGでは、マカオ政府、珠海市政府、横琴新区政府に100万枚の保護マスクを提供し、予防の取り組みを支援しています。 この問題に打ち勝つために、地域社会が力を合わせて行くことが今求められています。私たちは、これまでにも類似の問題に直面しながらも、それを克服してまいりました。現在、直面しているこの問題にも、必ずや打ち勝つ時が来ると確信しております。 このような困難な時にあって、地域社会をサポートするために不断の努力を行っている、関係の政府機関や職員、緊急対応や医療関係者に個人的に謝意を表したいと思います。また、この間、支援を行っているGEGのチームメンバーにも感謝いたします。 ギャラクシー・エンターテインメント・グループ会長 Dr.ルイ・チェ・ウー "エンターテインメント" - Google ニュース March 02, 2020 at 05:00AM https://ift.tt/38jdJJw ＩＲのギャラクシー・エンターテインメント・グループ、2019年通期業績を発表 - 観光経済新聞 "エンターテインメント" - Google ニュース https://ift.tt/2W81riD Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Posted: 02 Mar 2020 05:19 PM PST  Actress Racquel Bailey made a big gesture when she paid for billboards with her face on them to get Tyler Perry's attention last year. Now, she is featured on Perry's TV show "Sistas." Bailey, 33, took a giant leap of faith, she said, when she paid for the billboards strategically placed near Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta over the summer. A couple of weeks later, she was auditioning for upcoming roles on Perry's projects and even landed a part on "Sistas." "I wasn't looked at as the billboard girl — I was looked at as an actress," Bailey told CNN on Sunday about the audition. "Sistas," a new show on BET, is a dramatic comedy that centers on a group of single black females navigating modern life and trying to find their Mr. Right. Bailey landed the role of Officer Rayah, who has an interaction with one of the characters, Zac. In the upcoming preview for the show, Bailey is seen about to arrest him. "Put your hands up against the car," she is heard saying. While Bailey said she couldn't give too much away about the role, she did tell CNN that maybe her character has some past relations with Zac. "She gives him a run for his money and she doesn't play at all," Bailey said. The actress said her two children motivated her to put up the billboards. "I wanted to my children to see me go after my dreams at any cost," she told CNN last year. "Because one day they'll have to chase a dream, and I'll be able to say, 'You can do it because Mommy did.'" While she did catch Perry's attention, he used is as a lesson for others. "Please DON'T DO THIS, SAVE YOUR MONEY!!," the director tweeted last year, alongside an image of a billboard that reads, "Attention Mr. Perry. Racquel Bailey is your next leading lady." "This is not the way to get my attention if you're looking for a role in one of my shows," Perry wrote in his post. Bailey said her family is planning a viewing party to celebrate. The episode is set to air Wednesday on BET at 9 p.m. ET. "I'm glad that I did it," she said. "I wouldn't take it back for anything." Bailey said she has also been offered upcoming roles with other networks that she says will show off her acting abilities. She said she loves the characters. This content was republished with permission from CNN. "Actress" - Google News March 02, 2020 at 10:29AM https://ift.tt/3alHlXX The actress who put up billboards to get Tyler Perry's attention is featured in the next episode of 'Sistas' - WTOP "Actress" - Google News https://ift.tt/31HZgDn Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| With Coronavirus, Paranoid Politics Goes Viral - The New York Times Posted: 02 Mar 2020 05:18 PM PST  We still don't know how much damage Covid-19 — the coronavirus disease — will do, but it's reasonable to be very concerned. After all, it appears to be highly transmissible, and it is probably a lot more lethal than ordinary flu. But not to worry, say right-wing pundits and news organizations: It's all a hoax, a conspiracy by the liberal media to make Donald Trump look bad. Administration officials and Trump himself have echoed their claims. These claims are, of course, crazy. Among other things, Covid-19 is a global phenomenon, with major outbreaks ranging from South Korea to Italy. Are the South Korean and Italian media also part of a conspiracy to get Trump? This craziness was, however, entirely predictable to anyone who has been following right-wing politics. It's just the latest battle in a long-running war on truth, on the very idea that there exists an inconvenient objective reality. In the case of Covid-19 the usual suspects were, in part, engaged in projection. After all, they themselves engaged in a concerted effort to politically weaponize the 2014 Ebola outbreak against Barack Obama, whose response was in reality smart and effective. By the way, in the aftermath of that outbreak the Obama administration put in place measures to deal with future pandemics — all of which Trump scrapped. But as I said, virus denial is just the latest battle in a long-term war on truth. Remember, conservatives have spent decades denying the reality of climate change, insisting that it's a gigantic hoax perpetrated by a vast international scientific conspiracy. And as the signs of climate catastrophe multiply, from wildfires in Australia to drought in California, climate denial has only strengthened its grip on the G.O.P. On the eve of the 2018 midterms, a survey found 73 percent of Republican senators denying the scientific consensus that man-made climate change is happening. Or consider how many on the right reacted after their dire predictions of hyperinflation under Obama failed to pan out — not by admitting that they were wrong, but by insisting that the numbers were being cooked. And I'm not talking about fringe figures, I'm talking about people conservatives consider leading intellectuals. Now, this kind of conspiracy theorizing isn't exclusively the province of the right. You can, for example, see some similar tendencies in Bernie Sanders's team. It was dismaying to find a senior Sanders adviser declaring that all those disagreeing with proposals for a wealth tax — which, by the way, I support — "are the types of groups and academics that are funded by the powers that be, the establishment, the billionaire class." The thing is, while corruption by big money does happen — it's the main force keeping zombie ideas alive — it doesn't lie behind every policy dispute. Sometimes serious analysts just disagree. And it's worrying that some of the Sanders people can't tell the difference. But the right is where the paranoid style goes hand in hand with real power, and can do real damage. Indeed, it can be deadly. This is obvious when it comes to climate change, where conspiracy-theory-fueled denial plays a big role in blocking action, and hence poses an existential threat to civilization. At first, it wasn't clear whether right-wing paranoia was also hampering the response to Covid-19. But recent reporting makes it clear that one major reason the U.S. has lagged far behind other countries in testing for the coronavirus — an essential step in containing its spread — was that Trump didn't want to believe that there was a crisis. After all, recognizing that we face a serious problem might hurt his beloved stock market. This desire to minimize the danger to the market distorted the whole government response to the outbreak. Some have drawn parallels to the run-up to the Iraq war, when the Bush administration's evident desire to be given a rationale for war skewed intelligence toward seeing nonexistent weapons of mass destruction. In today's case, analysis was skewed toward not seeing a threat — and the skew was enabled, in part, by claims that all the evidence that there was, indeed, a threat was a hoax perpetrated by the liberal news media. And there is little evidence, even now, that the Trump administration is taking the reality of Covid-19 seriously. While the administration is finally asking for additional funds to fight the disease, the sums it has suggested seem grotesquely inadequate. Trump allies are already denouncing his critics for "politicizing" the outbreak; Donald Trump Jr. has accused Democrats of wanting to see millions die. But it was actually Trump who politicized the virus, by downplaying the danger. It's true that Democrats are criticizing Trump's actions, suggesting that his refusal to accept responsibility for, well, anything is putting America at risk. Last time I checked, however, criticizing America's leaders was still legitimate. But that's the thing about political paranoia: You see even the most normal criticism as part of a sinister conspiracy. And the fact that this kind of paranoia has infected our ruling party is scarier than any virus. The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We'd like to hear what you think about this or any of our articles. Here are some tips. And here's our email: letters@nytimes.com. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram. 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| Nketiah extends Arsenal scoring record against Portsmouth - Goal.com Posted: 02 Mar 2020 05:08 PM PST  Eddie Nketiah was on target as Arsenal defeated Portsmouth 2-0 in Monday's FA Cup fifth-round tie. The youngster was one of the starters for Mikel Arteta's men against Pompey, and he justified his place with the second goal. Sokratis Papastathopoulos handed the Gunners a first-half lead before Nketiah sealed victory over the League One outfit in the 51st minute.
The Anglo-Ghanaian fired past goalkeeper Alex Bass after connecting to Reiss Nelson's cross to dash the hosts' ambition of launching a comeback. With that, the 20-year-old has now scored three goals in his last four starts for the Gunners, with two of those efforts coming in the FA Cup.
Arteta's side are through to the competition's quarter-final, and they shift focus to Saturday's Premier League clash against West Ham United, where Nketiah would be hoping to extend his impressive form in front of goal. The Emirates Stadium giants are 10th in the log with 37 points from 27 league outings so far. "Goal" - Google News March 02, 2020 at 02:50PM https://ift.tt/2wjF1SP Nketiah extends Arsenal scoring record against Portsmouth - Goal.com "Goal" - Google News https://ift.tt/35TEe8t Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| 27% of Small Businesses in US Believe Coronavirus Will Impact Revenue - Small Business Trends Posted: 02 Mar 2020 04:50 PM PST  The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is steadily spreading around the world. And it is having a dramatic impact in the personal and business lives of people in the countries which it is spreading. Even though it hasn't spread with the same ferocity in the U.S. as it has in Wuhan, China, small business owners are beginning to worry. Expected Impact of Coronavirus on BusinessAccording to a new survey from Veem, 27% of businesses expect the coronavirus to have a moderate to high impact on their revenue. Another 30% expect the virus to have a moderate to high impact on their supply chain. Even more revealing, over half or 52% say they are taking measures to prepare for an economic slowdown. They are increasing pricing, changing suppliers, decreasing operational costs or protecting cash flow. So even at this early stage business owners are taking precautionary measures to protect their business. This is because global events affect small and medium-size businesses disproportionately, this according to Veem CEO, Marwan Forzley. In the emailed press release, Forzley goes on to say, "While we've already heard how the coronavirus outbreak has affected public markets, we're starting to see the effect trickle down to the SMB community." Adding, "Small businesses struggling with the ripple effect of the coronavirus will need to find opportunities to mitigate risk, protect cash flow, and potentially find new suppliers to re-work their supply chain." The Latest From the CDCThe U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just issued a more dire warning about the virus. The CDC says the coronavirus outbreak could cause a "severe disruption" to the lives of ordinary Americans. This comes after the CDC confirmed the first possible community transmission of the virus in the U.S. The California case may be the first infection without a link abroad. There are now 60 cases in the U.S., counting the 45 cases of Americans who came from the epicenter of the outbreak in Wuhan, China and the cruise ship in Japan. The Global ImpactGlobally the impact of the coronavirus is even more distressing. In South Korea, Samsung has shut down one factory. And the government has closed hundreds of schools. The country currently has more than 2,000 cases. China has taken similar measures by shutting down a whole city along with factories, schools and many public events. According to the survey, 35% of businesses around the world expect a moderate to significant impact on their revenue. And a similar number (36%) expect a moderate to high impact on their supply chain. When it comes to taking precautionary measures for an economic slowdown, it is slightly higher than in the U.S. with 57% of businesses. What You Need to Know About the CoronavirusThis information comes directly from the CDC without any editorializing or interpretation. What is Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)?Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China. Can People in the U.S. get COVID-19?COVID-19 is spreading from person to person in China, and limited spread among close contacts has been detected in some countries outside China, including the United States. At this time, however, this virus is NOT currently spreading in communities in the United States. Right now, the greatest risk of infection is for people in China or people who have traveled to China. Risk of infection is dependent on exposure. Close contacts of people who are infected are at greater risk of exposure, for example health care workers and close contacts of people who are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. CDC continues to closely monitor the situation. Have there been Cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.?Yes. The first case of COVID-19 in the United States was reported on January 21, 2020. The current count of cases of COVID-19 in the United States is available on CDC's web page. How does COVID-19 Spread?The virus that causes COVID-19 probably emerged from an animal source, but now it seems to be spreading from person to person. It's important to note that person-to-person spread can happen on a continuum. Some diseases are highly contagious (like measles), while other diseases are less so. At this time, it's unclear how easily or sustainably the virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading between people. Learn what is known about the spread of newly emerged coronaviruses here. What are the Symptoms of COVID-19?Patients with COVID-19 have had mild to severe respiratory illness with symptoms of
What are Severe Complications from this Virus?Many patients have pneumonia in both lungs. How can I Help Protect Myself?The best way to prevent infection is to avoid being exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19. There are simple everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses. These include
What Should I Do if I Recently Traveled to China and Got Sick?If you were in China within the past 14 days and feel sick with fever, cough, or difficulty breathing, you should seek medical care. Call the office of your health care provider before you go, and tell them about your travel and your symptoms. They will give you instructions on how to get care without exposing other people to your illness. While sick, avoid contact with people, don't go out and delay any travel to reduce the possibility of spreading illness to others. Is there a Vaccine?There is currently no vaccine to protect against COVID-19. The best way to prevent infection is to avoid being exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19. Is there a Treatment?There is no specific antiviral treatment for COVID-19. People with COVID-19 can seek medical care to help relieve symptoms. Image: cdc.gov Top stories - Google News March 02, 2020 at 08:30AM https://ift.tt/2Ia4yR0 27% of Small Businesses in US Believe Coronavirus Will Impact Revenue - Small Business Trends 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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