Up to 2.2 million will die without intervention Black physician made a similar estimate weeks earlier during Black Congressional Caucus Telephone Townhall By Frederick H. Lowe Top officials on the White House Coronavirus Task Force Tuesday predicted 100,000 to 240,000 Americans would die from COVID-19 with intervention, such as social distancing, and 1.5 million to 2.2 million would die without[Read More…]
Stephen Currie interviews Dr. Anthony Fauci about COVID-19 on Instagram Live After being benched by COVID-19, two Utah Jazz players have been cleared and can suit up for games, but no one knows when or if the NBA’s season will resume. The Jazz recently announced that Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert had completed their required 14 days of isolation and[Read More…]
There are now 83,836 confirmed case of coronavirus cases in the U.S., the highest in the world The novel coronavirus is expected to kill 200,000 to 1.7 million Americans by the end of the year, Ebony Jade Hilton, M.D., predicted Friday during the Congressional Black Caucus Telephone Town Hall. Dr. Hilton, an anesthesiologist at the University of Virginia,[Read More…]
Six national organizations have mailed a letter to President Trump urging him to commute the federal sentences of elderly inmates and those suffering from chronic conditions who may be eligible for compassionate release because of coronavirus. “As the United States continues to combat the global health pandemic rapidly spreading throughout the country, it is critical that we not forget the[Read More…]
So far there are fewer cases in Africa Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of World Health Organization, said in a speech Saturday Europe has become the epicenter of COVID-19 or the novel coronavirus pandemic with more reported cases and deaths then the rest of the world outside of China. “More cases are being reported every day than were[Read More…]
His infection challenges the belief held by some blacks that we are immune to the disease Celebrated British actor Idris Elba, who starred in the excellent television series “The Wire” has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating. Elba announced his condition Monday in a Facebook post. “I have tested positive for COVID-19,” he said. “I feel[Read More…]
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams is urging Americans to stop buying disposable surgical masks because they are not effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. And because of the growing demand for the masks, prices are rising and there is concern about a possible shortage of the masks for healthcare workers which would put them at risk. “Not[Read More…]
The city’s residents frequently travel to China By Frederick H. Lowe BlackmansStreet.Today San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Tuesday an emergency plan to strengthen the city’s preparedness to respond to the coronavirus because the global picture of the virus keeps changing. Additionally, there is a high volume of travel between the city’s residents and mainland China, which is the center[Read More…]
The Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said last week coronavirus has killed 1,381 individuals in China. Outside the country, there have been 505 identified cases in 24 countries and two deaths. The numbers are fluid and are regularly updated. Ghebreyesus told reporters via Video Teleconferencing in Kinshasha, Democratic Republic of Congo, that countries around the[Read More…]
Gavin Newsom, governor of California, which has a gross product of $3 trillion and a population of nearly 40 million, has proposed that the state create it own generic drug label to lower the prices of prescription drugs sold to the public. If the proposal goes into effect, the state will contract with generic drug companies to manufacture prescription medications[Read More…]
