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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 11: Bernie Sanders Unveils $10B Moonshot Bill for Long Covid, Covid May Stay in Your Body After Symptoms Abate
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 1,492nd day.
In news we cover today, Senator Bernie Sanders released a draft of his planned $10 billion Long Covid research legislation for discussion, a new study shows that SARS-CoV-2 can linger in a patient’s blood for many months, the U.K. …
Canadian Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier Lynx Air to Ground Operations, Cites Many ‘Significant Headwinds’
Lynx Air, a Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier based in Calgary, Alberta, said it will stop flying Sunday night.
The airline was granted creditor protection on Thursday in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
“Over the past year, Lynx Air, has faced a number of significant headwinds including rising operating costs, high fuel prices, exchange rates, increasing airport charges, and a difficult economic and regulatory environment,” the …
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – Feb. 9: Real Estate Developer Heads to Prison for Covid Loan Fraud, Pyongyang Hosts First Foreign Tourists Since 2020
Good day. 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 the 1,430th day of the pandemic.
In news we cover today, a real-estate developer was sentenced to two years in prison and $2.5 million in penalties for pandemic relief fraud, New York’s governor may press “delete” on the state’s SARS-CoV-2-specific sick leave, …
Air Canada Flight Forced to Divert After Disruptive Teen Assaults Family Member
An Air Canada flight en route from Toronto to Calgary was forced to divert to Winnipeg after a teenager assaulted a family member also traveling with him, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement.
Air Canada Flight 137, which departed Toronto-Pearson International Airport at 10:19 a.m. EST on Wednesday, diverted to Winnipeg and landed at Richardson International Airport at 12:24 p.m. CST. where the teen was taken into custody and …
Coronavirus Weekend News Brief – Jan. 4: The Return of Mask Mandates in New York City, New Antibiotic Can Kill Acinetobacter Baumannii
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,394th day of the pandemic.
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Touted by Trump, Hydroxychloroquine is Responsible for 17,000 Deaths in Covid Patients
Hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that President Trump repeatedly touted as a cure for the coronavirus in early 2020 and that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued multiple warnings about, is in the news …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Jan. 3: Covid Cases in U.S. Continued to Surge Through End of 2023, £550M of Covid Drugs Wasted in the U.K.
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,393rd day of the pandemic.
In news we report today, the U.S,. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued figures showing a continued surge in cases through year-end, Britain’s massive Covid medication stockpile is going to waste, and Florida’s wacky and playful surgeon general is at it again, now maintaining that mRNA …
Snow and Bitter Cold Temps Sweep Into Northeast After Storm Leaves Flights Grounded, 5 Dead, and Hundreds of Thousands Without Power
Temperatures are set to plummet across much of the Northeast, on the heels of a powerful storm that brought dangerous flooding to the region, left at least five people dead and hundreds of thousands of customers without electricity.
The torrential rain and high winds that arrived Sunday night wreaked havoc on operations at New York’s two major airports, John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia.
JFK bore the brunt of the disruptions with …
