The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has pulled from its
website some weird guidance telling doctors how to prescribe
hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine—the anti-malaria drugs recommended by
President Trump to treat the coronavirus.
Over 8 in 10 Parents Now Say Child Is Learning Remotely
Gen Z Under Lockdown: How They're Coping
New York Times: In its inexorable spread across New York City, the coronavirus is
exacting a greater toll on men than women. Not only are men infected in
greater numbers, new data show, but they are also dying at nearly twice
the rate of women.
Nearly a third of U.S. apartment renters didn’t pay any of their April
rent during the first week of the month, according to new data to be
released Wednesday by the National Multifamily Housing Council and a
consortium of real-estate data providers.
Pew Trust - Being overweight is a major risk
for people infected with the new coronavirus and the United States is
particularly vulnerable because of high obesity levels there, France's
chief epidemiologist said on Wednesday. Professor
Jean-François Delfraissy, who heads the scientific council that advises
the government on the epidemic, said as many as 17 million of France's
67 million citizens were seriously at risk from the coronavirus because
of age, pre-existing illness or obesity.
Study Finds - Danish researchers from Aarhus University in collaboration with
Italian scientists from the University of Siena have discovered a
probable correlation between air pollution and coronavirus-related
mortality rates in two of the most impacted regions of Northern Italy:
Lombardy and Emilia Romagna. For reference, the COVID-19 mortality rate in Northern Italy is a
staggering 12%, much higher than the rest of the country (4.5%).
Coincidentally, or perhaps not at all, Northern Italy experiences high levels of air pollution on a regular basis.
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