Coronavirus

Celebrities and Scientists Call for Changes After Coronavirus

May 12, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 18, 2020

More than 200 celebrities, Nobel prize winners, and scientists have signed an open letter calling for systematic change rather than a return to normalcy. In the midst of the pandemic, many have talked about what our return to normalcy will… [read]

Nursing Home Residents and Workers Account for Nearly One-Third of U.S Coronavirus Cases

May 10, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 12, 2020

Nearly one-third of America’s coronavirus deaths are residents or workers of nursing homes. This is according to data compiled by the New York Times. Their findings show that at least 27,600 residents and workers combined have passed from the Coronavirus.… [read]

Reusable Grocery Bags Are Being Banned as Plastics Industry Takes Advantage of COVID-19

May 10, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 11, 2020

States and cities are rolling back plastic bag bans at the grocery store and enacting bans on reusable grocery bags as the plastics industries ramps up lobbying during the COVID-19 pandemic. San Francisco, the first municipality to ban plastic bags,… [read]

COVID-19 Virus Detected in Semen Samples

May 8, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 14, 2020

A small cohort study in China found Sars-CoV-2 in semen, suggesting that coronavirus transmission could occur through sexual contact. Researchers tested the semen of 38 men who had tested positive for COVID-19 in China. Twenty-three patients had achieved a clinical… [read]

Elephants in Thailand Are Out of Work During Pandemic

May 8, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 8, 2020

The lack of tourists in Thailand has left many elephants without work. Many elephant camps are unable to feed them and have left operators with no way to take care of their charges. Elephants are an integral part of the… [read]

Researcher Studying COVID-19 Found Dead

May 6, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 8, 2020

Over the weekend a medical researcher reportedly on the verge of a new coronavirus discovery was shot and killed over the weekend. Bing Liu, 37, was found inside his home in North Pittsburgh on Saturday. Shortly after Liu was found,… [read]

Smithfield Workers File Lawsuit to Request Protection against Coronavirus

May 4, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 4, 2020

A lawsuit has recently been filed against a Smithfield Foods pork plant in Milan, Missouri. The pork-processing plant is accused of not adequately protecting workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Workers have reported not taking time to cover their mouths after… [read]