Vietnam has spent $200,000 trying to save a coronavirus patient
- Vietnam has spent more than $200,000 struggling to save the life of a British man who was infected with the novel coronavirus.
- After more than 30 days on life support, the man’s only hope is a lung transplant.
- Vietnam has reported just 312 COVID-19 cases and no deaths since its outbreak began in late January.
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The novel coronavirus has infected more than 4.56 million people worldwide, as of Friday afternoon. More than 305,000 of them died of COVID-19 complications, and that number will only increase in the coming weeks. The real number of global COVID-19 cases is likely much larger, as many people weren’t diagnosed with a test, or did not show any symptoms. Asymptomatic carriers don’t qualify for testing in countries where the number of tests is still limited. The disease will continue to spread for some time to come, and we may never get rid of it altogether.
But not all countries had to deal with a high number of cases. Several countries stand out for the way they’ve handled their local COVID-19 epidemic, and one of them is Vietnam. The Asian country that borders China reported its first case back in January. Since then, Vietnam’s official caseload grew to 312, and the state reported no fatalities. What’s really interesting is that Vietnam has already spent $200,000 to keep one COVID-19 patient alive whose lungs are have been so dramatically affected by the virus that he will require a transplant.
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Some idiots won’t wear coronavirus face masks because they’re not manly
- A new study suggests men feel more embarrassed and uncool when wearing protective face coverings than women do.
- Men reported feeling “shameful” when having to wear a face mask in public, and reported that they are less likely to wear them unless it is absolutely mandatory.
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Whether or not you support the easing of stay-at-home restrictions across the United States as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, there’s something that I think we should all be in agreement on: Masks are good and we should wear them. You can even make them yourself. Unfortunately, we’re not all on the same page, and a new study suggests that men (c’mon, guys!) tend to be far more willing to leave their masks at home than women are.
The paper, which was based on responses to a survey of nearly 2,500 men and women, and based on the data it’s clear that a larger percentage of men both misunderstand the risks of COVID-19 and are also less willing to protect themselves and others.
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Promising coronavirus studies show that there’s hope for long-lasting immunity
- Researchers studying the immune response of patients who have survived the novel coronavirus found evidence that can answer a few of our most pressing questions.
- The researchers identified the role of T cells in the immune response, and the early findings suggest there’s reason to be hopeful for long-lasting COVID-19 immunity.
- The studies indicate that some people’s immune systems may have been able to respond better to the new virus after previous interactions with the other four human coronaviruses that cause common colds.
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The novel coronavirus is here to stay, WHO told us earlier this week, echoing Dr. Fauci’s remarks that there’s little chance of eradicating SARS-CoV-2. In other words, COVID-19 is expected to become endemic, a brand new infectious disease that we’ll have to learn how to live with. The virus is deadlier than the flu right now because there are no cures, although tremendous progress has been made in the past couple of months. Doctors have experimented with several therapies that have shown promising results in studies, and researchers are coming up with a novel class of drugs that aim to prevent COVID-19 complications.
All of these efforts will help us treat the disease more effectively than before, and, hopefully, reduce the risk of death. The ultimate goal is for the entire world to receive vaccinations, a process that could take years to complete, assuming the vaccines are even effective. Once a large percentage of the population has been immunized, either through direct exposure to COVID-19 or vaccines, we’ll reach the herd immunity you keep hearing about.
But how good is COVID-19 immunity? A couple of brand new studies deliver promising results, suggesting that we may get long-term immunity when all is said and done.
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One of the most watched TV shows this week is an Amazon series about dying
- Among the most-watched TV shows right now from the major streaming platforms, at the top of our latest ranking is Upload, a new sci-fi comedy from Amazon about a world in which people can digitally upload themselves to a virtual afterlife.
- The show is the latest from Greg Daniels, creator of The Office and co-creator of Parks and Recreation.
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Greg Daniels, the creator of The Office, told me recently that after the beloved series finished its celebrated nine-season run on NBC back in May of 2013, he wanted to try something a little different for his next project.
That eventually turned into a quirky show for a streaming platform that reimagines the afterlife and what would happen if people could choose to “upload” their consciousness into a digital utopia rather than take a chance on the real heaven or hell. A bit of a mouthful, right? That show, called Upload, is his first major project since his network TV days, and it’s one of the newest additions to Amazon’s growing pile of shows available for Prime members to stream for free as part of their membership. “When it came time to sell this, after The Office wrapped, I definitely wanted to try something a little different,” Daniels told me about Upload, which also happens to be at the top of our weekly ranking of the most-watched TV shows on the major streaming platforms. “I wanted to try to creatively stretch myself and try something that had more of a cinematic feel to it and, like, a bigger scope.”
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One-third of coronavirus patients who end up in the ICU don’t survive
- A new study finds that one-third of coronavirus patients who end up in the ICU are unable to recover.
- The coronavirus is more dangerous than doctors initially determined as the virus can relentlessly attack all of a victim’s vital organs.
- Doctors recently concluded that a loss of smell is a strong indication of an underlying coronavirus infection.
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One of the more frightening aspects of the coronavirus is that there’s still much about the virus doctors and researchers are trying to figure out. Even something as seemingly simple as putting together a comprehensive list of symptoms has proved challenging given that new information about the virus is being unearthed by doctors with each passing week.
What we can say for certain, at this point, is that the coronavirus is far more dangerous than many people believed early on. Though it was initially categorized as a purely respiratory disease, we now know that the virus can attack all vital organs within the body, including the heart and the kidneys. And while individuals above the age of 60 are more likely to suffer serious complications from infection, even young adults with the virus can experience something as severe as a stroke.
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The Moon ‘disappeared’ 900 years ago, and scientists just figured out why
- The Moon’s mysterious disappearance from the sky in the year 1100 is just now getting an explanation by scientists.
- It’s believed that volcanic activity on Earth tossed ash high into the sky and obscured the view of the Moon.
- Researchers suspect a volcano in Japan was responsible.
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Earth’s Moon is a constant. It rises night after night and, assuming you have a view unobstructed by weather or geography, it’s hard to miss. So, you can understand why, in the year 1100 when the Moon appeared to disappear from the sky, people were rather concerned. The Moon’s bizarre disappearing act was documented observers, and scientists may have just figured out what exactly happened.
In a new study published in Scientific Reports, researchers offer an interesting explanation for why the Moon appeared to vanish, and they think volcanos on Earth were to blame.
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Postmates is the first delivery service to add curbside pickup
- Postmates added a new curbside pickup feature for delivery drivers and customers.
- Any business with a Postmates tablet can activate curbside pickup on the app.
- Customers and drivers will “Check In” in real-time when they arrive to alert the business.
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The coronavirus pandemic drastically altered our habits and routines virtually overnight, forcing us to stay inside and avoid gatherings at all costs. Restaurants and bars have been hit as hard as any business, doing everything they can to stay open while keeping their employees and their customers safe. For many of them, this meant limiting service to pickup and delivery, and on Friday, Postmates made our lives slightly easier with a new feature.
Postmates was the first online delivery service to introduce non-contact delivery at the beginning of March, and today, the company is beating its rivals to the punch once again with curbside pickup. From what we know about COVID-19, being in an enclosed space with other people for any length of time is risky, which is why Postmates wants to help local businesses drop off orders at the curb so that customers don’t have to go inside.
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How the viral ‘Plandemic’ video became a poster child for coronavirus misinformation
- Ever since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak that went on to become a deadly global pandemic, myths and misinformation have gone hand-in-hand with the spread of the virus — which has now sickened more than 4.4 million people around the world.
- A nearly half-hour film titled Plandemic has become a kind of poster child for coronavirus misinformation, getting banned by the major social media platforms but finding a ready and receptive audience in the dark corners of the Internet.
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The sign of a protestor at a recent gathering in California declared: “We are onto this plandemic! Open CA now.”
In case you’ve somehow missed what that’s in reference to, that’s a shoutout to a nearly half-hour-long video of the same name that was uploaded to the internet earlier this month, and which quickly started circulating on Facebook and YouTube on its way to becoming a kind of poster child for misinformation in the coronavirus age. Its centerpiece is an interview with Judy Mikovits, a former molecular biologist, who asserts a number of wild claims — such as the contention that health officials in the US are inflating coronavirus numbers on purpose and that a sinister group of elites including Bill Gates and Dr. Anthony Fauci is taking advantage of this crisis to make money.
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Researchers want to combine two drugs that could give coronavirus a ‘one-two punch’
- Coronavirus treatments have been hard to come by, but researchers are hopeful that combining the antiviral drug remdesivir with a powerful anti-inflammatory could be effective.
- Remdesivir stops the virus from multiplying, while an anti-inflammatory calms the immune system.
- Dr. Aneesh Mehta of Emory University refers to the combination as a “one-two punch.”
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It’s tough to be optimistic when treatments for the novel coronavirus remain so elusive, but scientists and researchers are making progress every single day. It isn’t the miracle drug that we wanted, but the antiviral medication remdesivir has shown potential, and is now being used to treat patients with COVID-19. Remdesivir’s effectiveness is limited at best, but combined with another drug, researchers are hopeful that it could become a powerful tool.
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Restaurants are adding coronavirus surcharges to bills, and people are not happy
- Restaurants are feeling financial pressure as the coronavirus pandemic has affected supply chains and resulted in higher and higher prices for meat and produce.
- Customers are upset that additional costs are being passed on to them either through higher menu prices or special “COVID-19 surcharges.”
- With restrictions beginning to ease, suppliers will need time to get back to normal operations, and costs will likely continue to rise.
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The novel coronavirus pandemic has left many businesses feeling a financial pinch. The restaurant industry has been dramatically impacted, and understandably so. Now, with establishments being hit with higher costs for things like meat and produce, and being forced to shut down on-site seating, some businesses have chosen to pass those new costs on to their customers.
As Business Insider reports, nobody is particularly thrilled with the rising costs, least of all customers who are now seeing special charges on their restaurant receipts. Unfortunately, there’s no end in sight, and prices are expected to continue to rise for the foreseeable future.
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