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Coronavirus Daily News Brief –March 12: Pandemic Reduced Life Expectancy by 1.6 Years, Vaccines Cut Risk of Virus-Related Cardio Complications
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,462nd day.
In news we cover today, pandemic-induced shutdowns began in earnest in New York City four years ago today, the first two years of the pandemic saw life-expectancy reduced by 1.6 years, and vaccines cut the rusk of cardiologic complications …
Coronavirus Daily News Brief –March 11: Pandemic Declared Four Years Ago Today, N.J. Remains Unprepared for Next Public-Health Crisis
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,461st day.
In news we cover today, the coronavirus pandemic was declared four years ago today, the WHO is still trying to define the term “pandemic,” and New York State four years ago saw a containment zone declared in the East …
Coronavirus Daily News Brief –March 10: Free U.S. Program for Test Kits Now Suspended, ‘Pandemic: The Musical’ Hits All the Wrong Notes
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,460th day.
In news we cover today, the U.S. government program that offered at-home coronavirus test kits was suspended at week’s end, a new short film/musical purportedly about the pandemic hits all the wrong notes, and four years ago New York …
Severe Winter Storm and Moving Fronts Batter Northeast, Heavy Thunderstorms Hit Southeast. Thousands of Flights Delayed and Cancelled.
The Northeast is facing a long night of heavy rain and flooding on Saturday, the third storm to hit the East Coast this week.
“A winter storm will shift across New England and into the Canadian Maritimes into Monday with gusty to high winds, heavy coastal rain, hazardous seas, and heavy snow downwind of the eastern Great Lakes and over the mountains,” the National Weather Service said Saturday afternoon in a …
Nebraska’s Interstate 80 Reopens Fully After Record Snowfall Shut Down 128-Mile Stretch
Major highways in Nebraska including Interstate 80 began to reopen on Friday after a March winter storm dropped record-breaking amounts of snow that forced highways and schools to close on Thursday.
The heavy snowfall made for challenging driving conditions Thursday night into Friday, leading to multiple accidents on those roads that remained open.
“There’s an interstate under there somewhere,” the North Platte, Nebraska, National Weather Service office said on social media, posting …
Coronavirus Daily News Brief –March 8: Mount Sinai Gets $2.6M for Long Covid Studies, Actor Sues Disney Over Vax Mandate, Last Day to Order Free Covid Tests
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,458th day.
In news we cover today, healthcare providers ranging from physicians to pharmacies are angry that the recovery from the cyberattack that took down United Healthcare’s Change Healthcare payment network is being delayed, Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City …
U.S. Issues Warning of Imminent Moscow Attack by ‘Extremists.’ Attack on Synagogue Foiled.
The U.S. government issued a warning saying that an attack in Moscow by “extremists” was imminent and it urged people to avoid crowds.
“The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts, and U.S. citizens should be advised to avoid large gatherings over the next 48 hours,” the U.S. Embassy said in a statement posted on its website.
In its statement, however, …
