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Boston mayor Marty Walsh declared racism a “public health crisis” on Friday, and announced a proposal to transfer funds from the police department’s overtime budget to social services. Walsh said $3 million would be immediately transferred from overtime for city police to the Boston Public Health Commission. The mayor will also propose that the City …
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She’s electric. Sharon Stone recalled on the podcast “Films to Be Buried With” a shocking story in which she said she was struck by lightning and thrown across her kitchen while discussing how she could imagine herself dying — a running gag on the show. “I was at home — we had our own well. …
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The U.S. surpassed 2 million coronavirus cases on Wednesday, prompting fears of a possible second wave of infections as businesses reopen throughout the country and thousands of protesters flock to the street. Some states are facing a looming strain on ICU capacity as coronavirus hospitalizations rise. As of Wednesday, California had its highest number of …
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Dr. Deborah Birx, President Trump’s coronavirus response coordinator, warned the nation’s governors on a conference call that 70 coronavirus testing sites had been destroyed amid widespread protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd. During the Monday call, a recording of which was obtained by the Daily Beast, Birx said governors should “scramble …
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Hospitalizations from coronavirus rose sharply in at least nine U.S. states following Memorial Day weekend. Seven-day average cases of coronavirus have risen across the country in a trend not attributable solely to an increase in testing, the Washington Post has found. While coronavirus hospitalizations are difficult to track because of differences in how states report …
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“Tan Mom” Patricia Krentcil is recovering from her second hip surgery. The 52-year-old was released from the hospital earlier this week after undergoing a hip replacement, following less extensive hip surgery earlier this year, Page Six is told. She is now using a walker while she recovers. “There was no recourse to not do the …
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The World Health Organization on Tuesday sought to clarify a top official’s claim, made just a day earlier, that asymptomatic transmission of the coronavirus is “very rare,” saying that a significant percentage of transmissions may in fact occur through people who are not experiencing symptoms. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, who leads the WHO’s diseases and …
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Google Maps has introduced new commuting features that can warn users how crowded a subway car might be during rush hour, or whether there are temperature checkpoints along their drive. The the popular navigation app’s new features are getting launched in the US, as well as countries like Australia, Spain and the UK as cities …
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Spread of the coronavirus by asymptomatic patients is “very rare,” the World Health Organization said Monday, calling into question research that suggested asymptomatic cases could be spreading the disease on a large scale. “From the data we have, it still seems to be rare that an asymptomatic person actually transmits onward to a secondary individual,” said …
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New Zealand appears to have completely eradicated coronavirus, as the last known patient in the country recovered on Monday. There have been no new coronavirus infections in New Zealand during the past 17 days. The country has seen only around 1,500 total cases out of a population of about 5 million, helped in part by …
