[aggregation-styles] The Guardian Amadeo Sumano picks strawberries with his bare hands in Ventura county, on California’s central coast, and packs them into plastic containers bound for supermarkets. He received a letter from his employerinforming pickers about the importance of hand-washing amid the coronavirus outbreak. But Sumano, 38, and his co-workers,...
‘The Coronavirus Finally Gave the World a Chance to Feel What We Gazans Have Always Felt’
[aggregation-styles] Haaretz Leaving the Gaza Strip was the only thing Randa could think of for an entire year after finishing university. Months of unsuccessful job hunting depressed the 23-year-old English literature graduate, whose bachelor’s degree had been achieved at the expense of her family’s savings. She spent most of her...
Coronavirus Claims an Unexpected Victim: Florida Vegetables
PALMETTO, Fla. — Mounds of harvested zucchini and yellow squash ripened and then rotted in the hot Florida sun. Juicy tomatoes were left to wither — unpicked — in farmers' fields. Thousands of acres of fruits and vegetables grown in Florida are being plowed over or left to rot because...
New Research Links Air Pollution to Higher Coronavirus Death Rates
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Subscription WASHINGTON — Coronavirus patients in areas that had high levels of air pollution before the pandemic are more likely to die from the infection than patients in cleaner parts of the country, according to a new nationwide study that offers the first clear link...
Satellite Images Show How Air Pollution Has Changed During the Pandemic
[aggregation-styles] AcceWeather Eyes have turned to American skies in hopes of seeing mirror images of the China and Italy satellite photos showing cleared pollution after major cities were locked down to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, but scientists warn the same narrative may not hold for every area....
Coronavirus State-By-State Projections: When Will Each State Peak?
[aggregation-styles] NPR As COVID-19 surges in places throughout the country, Americans are left to wonder, "When will my state hit its worst point?" A widely cited model offers some predictions. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's COVID-19 projections were cited in recent White House briefings and take into account...
Fresno Islamic Center Offers Its Site to Help Meet COVID-19 Health Care Needs
The Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno is ready and willing to help meet any health care needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic, executive director Reza Nekumanesh told GV Wire on Wednesday. If there is a need for space for more hospital beds for emergency or non-emergency patients, or to conduct...
Los Angeles Company Falsely Announces FDA Authorization for Two-Minute COVID-19 Diagnostic Test
[aggregation-styles] Mobi Health News On Tuesday morning, Los Angeles-based Bodysphere announced that it had received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a rapid COVID-19 serology test able to deliver results in as little as two minutes. Word of the company product spread quickly across social media and several mainstream news...
Massive Effort to Get Los Angeles Homeless Into Hotels
LOS ANGELES — To curb the coronavirus spread, Los Angeles has embarked on a massive effort to bring thousands of homeless people off the streets and into hotels to protect them and others from infection. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that money from the federal government would help...
Coronavirus Cases Surge to 47 at Visalia Nursing Home
Tulare County health officials reported Tuesday that 47 people have tested positive for COVID-19 at Redwood Springs Healthcare Center, a Visalia nursing home, where one person has died. One individual is being treated at a hospital, and the rest are in isolation at the healthcare center. A week ago, the Tulare County...