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» NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea's wise warning on 'compassionate' coronavirus prison releases
17/04/20 19:26 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Thank You: Coronavirus helpers
17/04/20 18:12 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» Coronavirus Summer: What's The City's Plan For When The Weather Gets Hot Again?
17/04/20 17:56 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Today's coronavirus update: Trump wants states 'liberated,' some Florida beaches open
17/04/20 17:33 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Some small business owners got $0, while lenders got billions in fees
17/04/20 17:22 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» How epidemiology detectives are tracing each Alaska coronavirus case
17/04/20 17:07 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Maisel: Giving the gift of life to seriously ill coronavirus patients
17/04/20 17:05 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Major crimes fall 30 percent in Brooklyn during coronavirus pandemic
17/04/20 17:03 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Senate Democrats take out frustrations over testing in Pence phone call
17/04/20 16:37 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Comal County reports second day without new coronavirus cases, introduces epidemiologist
17/04/20 16:32 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Spike in pneumonia deaths in Florida shows an earlier, deadlier arrival of coronavirus, experts say
17/04/20 16:18 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Coronavirus live updates: Trump pushes plan to gradually reopen US as China increases Wuhan ...
17/04/20 15:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» The Week in Pictures
17/04/20 15:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Unapproved Chinese antibody tests being used in at least 2 states
17/04/20 15:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Coronavirus FAQs: Can Sunlight Kill The Virus? How Risky Is An Elevator Ride?
17/04/20 15:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» What we can learn from the “second wave” of coronavirus cases in Asia
17/04/20 15:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» What to Know About Chloroquine and Other 'Promising' Coronavirus Treatments
17/04/20 15:41 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» 'They're Death Pits': Virus Claims at Least 7000 Lives in US Nursing Homes
17/04/20 15:04 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» NYPD investigating after clip allegedly shows officers yelling obscenities at man in street during ...
17/04/20 14:56 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» FDNY Is Still Conducting Restaurant Inspections During the Pandemic
17/04/20 14:56 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» This Is Where Soap and Water Is a Luxury
17/04/20 14:33 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» NOT REAL NEWS: More falsehoods around the novel coronavirus
17/04/20 14:33 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» BC's latest data showing impacts of physical distancing and restrictive measures
17/04/20 14:09 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Drunk Oklahoma woman faces terrorism charge after 'she coughed and sneezed on officers and ...
17/04/20 14:00 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Coronavirus Special Podcast #5| How COVID-19 reveals Africa's Water Woes
17/04/20 14:00 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» As US coronavirus fatality rate rises to 5 percent, experts are still trying to understand how deadly ...
17/04/20 13:51 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Here's one thing you won't have to worry about during coronavirus pandemic
17/04/20 13:48 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» Non-epidemiologists Phil McGraw, Mehmet Oz stoke controversy with coronavirus remarks
17/04/20 13:48 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Coronavirus drive-thru testing? Be prepared with tank of gas, water and snacks
17/04/20 13:26 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» Tweets And News - From Michael Novakhov: 17/04/20 13:17 from Michael Novakhov on Twitter: M.N.: "UNDERWHELMED": The German heathcare system has "at no time been overwhelmed," according to Health Minister Jens Spahn. Elsewhere, the Chinese city of Wuhan ha
17/04/20 13:20 from Blogs
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» VIDEO: Stranded kayaker starts fire, spells out 'help' using sticks in Queens
17/04/20 13:06 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» New Yorkers continue life under lockdown: The Post's week in photos
17/04/20 13:03 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Answering key coronavirus questions
17/04/20 13:02 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Tweets And News - From Michael Novakhov: The Military Forces of the former WW2 Allies are all in crisis after crisis due to Coronavirus, but Bundeswehr is well prepared, "underwhelmed", and militarily is more prepared than ever. Und why iz ziz zo?!
17/04/20 12:47 from Blogs
The Military Forces of the former WW2 Allies are all in crisis after crisis due to Coronavirus, but Bundeswehr is well prepared, "underwhelmed", and militarily is more prepared than ever. Und why iz ziz zo?!  https://tweetsandnews.blogsp...

» A Perfect Storm
17/04/20 12:44 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» NYPD buries detective without ability to console each other
17/04/20 12:38 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Jump in COVID-19 deaths, triple-digit increase in cases reported in North Carolina
17/04/20 12:34 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Two Wyoming State Hospital Patients Test Positive for Coronavirus
17/04/20 12:30 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» FDA says no need to wipe down groceries. CDC, epidemiology experts say otherwise.
17/04/20 11:56 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Antibody research indicates coronavirus may be far more widespread than known
17/04/20 11:54 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» CHAOS NYC: Nurse, 60, Who Beat Coronavirus Attacked, Robbed by Group of 15 Teenagers ...
17/04/20 11:45 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Heartland hotspots: A sudden rise in coronavirus cases is hitting rural states without stay-at-home ...
17/04/20 11:45 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» Antibody research indicates coronavirus may be far more widespread than known
17/04/20 11:45 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» Coronavirus models spark disagreement between Michigan, White House on when the peak will ...
17/04/20 11:45 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Coronavirus Hits Boulder Minorities Much Harder, New Numbers Show
17/04/20 11:36 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Several European Leaders See A Popularity Boost During Coronavirus Pandemic
17/04/20 11:22 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» State ramps up contact tracing teams to contain Covid-19
17/04/20 11:20 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Why It's Difficult To Assess The Coronavirus Mortality Rate
17/04/20 11:11 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Water shutoffs push
17/04/20 10:48 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» Coronavirus outbreak: UK was too slow, 40000 may die, says top epidemiologist
17/04/20 10:37 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Epidemiology Studies Suggest Reintroductions, Domestic Spread in China ...
17/04/20 10:25 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Coronavirus has killed at least 26 NYC public hospital system workers
17/04/20 10:06 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» China decimated US intelligence apparatus years ago, posing steep challenge during coronavirus ...
17/04/20 10:00 from Google Alert - coronavirus counterintelligence investigations

» The Rise of the Coronavirus Nature Genre
17/04/20 09:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» Coronavirus has suddenly given British cities cleaner air. They've responded by delaying clean air ...
17/04/20 09:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Tweets And News - From Michael Novakhov: Coronavirus in U.S. and Russian Military Cadets | CoronaVirus Pandemic and the New Abwehr - By Michael Novakhov
17/04/20 09:17 from Blogs
Coronavirus in U.S. and Russian Military Cadets - GS  https://tweetsandnews.blogspot.com/2020/04/coronavirus-in-us-and-russian-military.html My Dear FBI (and also other relevant investigators, of course), doesn't it look like a lead to y...

» How San Francisco's Chinatown Got Ahead of the Coronavirus
17/04/20 09:10 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» Louisville Water Tower goes green for coronavirus victims
17/04/20 09:07 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» Colorado Coronavirus Updates: What You Need To Know Today
17/04/20 09:06 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» No, Just Using Tap Water Probably Won't Give You Coronavirus. Our Full Answer And Tips
17/04/20 09:01 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» UPDATE: Council Overrules De Blasio, Will Create Miles of Open Streets; Mayor Not Giving In
17/04/20 08:59 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Can I Get Coronavirus From Tap Water?
17/04/20 08:56 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» Pentagon chief pours cold water on theory that coronavirus was released from a Wuhan lab ...
17/04/20 08:56 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» China Raises Coronavirus Death Toll by 50% in Wuhan
17/04/20 08:45 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» When Coronavirus Care Gets Lost in Translation
17/04/20 08:42 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» What is remdesivir? Gilead Sciences drug reportedly shows promise treating coronavirus
17/04/20 08:25 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» The pandemic has exposed America's clean water crisis
17/04/20 08:22 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» Kenya governor under fire after putting Hennessy bottles in coronavirus care packages
17/04/20 08:11 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» Coronavirus quarantini cocktails: Yvonne's Chai Mule
17/04/20 08:00 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» Staten Island express bus and MTA drivers to be extended $500K coronavirus death benefit
17/04/20 08:00 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Saved Stories - Blogs: 1:30 PM 3/31/2020 - The American KGB spied on the whole country: without sufficient justifications, on made-up pretenses, needlessly, aggressively, stupidly, most of all to satisfy their criminal voyeuristic psychopathic needs. They
17/04/20 07:43 from Blogs
https://fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/03/130-pm-3312020-american-kgb-spied-on.html _______________________________________________________________ FBI: The Federal Bandits and Idiots:   IG Identified 390 Issues in 39/42 FISA Applicatio...

» Dow jumps 700 points, lifting US stocks to second week of gains on hopeful coronavirus signs
17/04/20 07:36 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» It's a buyer's market for travel deals due to coronavirus fallout, but should you buy?
17/04/20 06:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» Canada already paying unemployed citizens $2000 per month for coronavirus relief
17/04/20 06:35 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» Tweets And News - From Michael Novakhov: Selected Links - 6:19 AM 4/17/2020 - 4.10.20
17/04/20 06:22 from Blogs
The Biobot team analyzed four samples taken before the first known US case of COVID-19, and all tested negative for the virus. All 10 samples taken between March 18 and March 25 tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, at levels higher than the r...

» COVID-19 and pets: What is there to know?
17/04/20 06:07 from Google Alert - Coronavirus GI Symptoms

» In Colorado's Emergency Rooms, The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Scaring Patients Away
17/04/20 06:03 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» Iran's coronavirus death toll rises by 89 to 4958 - health ministry
17/04/20 05:56 from Google Alert - coronavirus in iran

» Coronavirus recovery stories: Lehigh Valley residents talk about COVID-19 experiences ranging ...
17/04/20 05:56 from Google Alert - Coronavirus GI Symptoms

» Labor Activist In Iran Summoned To Prison Amid Coronavirus Threat
17/04/20 05:55 from Google Alert - coronavirus in iran

» Coronavirus live updates: White House issues reopening guidelines; some Florida beaches will ...
17/04/20 05:53 from Google Alert - coronavirus in nursing homes

» Coronavirus live updates: Cuomo says Trump 'doesn't want to help on testing'; US daily death toll ...
17/04/20 05:53 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» Coronavirus, China, Face Masks: Your Friday Briefing
17/04/20 05:39 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» Swimming: Coronavirus Pandemic Sees Adventurer Bellamy Switch Challenges
17/04/20 05:33 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» Coronavirus in NYC: Latest Updates
17/04/20 05:31 from Google Alert - coronavirus

» Tweets And News - From Michael Novakhov: » Australia, Italy to track coronavirus patients via app 17/04/20 04:26 from Google Alert - coronavirus in italy | CoronaVirus News
17/04/20 05:25 from Blogs
https://tweetsandnews.blogspot.com/2020/04/australia-italy-to-track-coronavirus.html CoronaVirus News CoronaVirus News Review In Brief » Australia, Italy to track coronavirus patients via app17/04/20 04:26 from Google Alert - coronavirus...

» Coronavirus in NYC: Latest Updates
17/04/20 05:22 from Google Alert - Coronavirus in brooklyn

» Coronavirus Crisis Should Change the Way We Treat Animals
17/04/20 05:11 from Google Alert - coronavirus in animals

» How the city failed cops, again: We should've been far more ready for coronavirus
17/04/20 05:00 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Lula: Bolsonaro leading Brazil 'to slaughterhouse' over Covid-19
17/04/20 05:00 from Google Alert - coronavirus and mafia

» Coronavirus live updates: Africa could see 300000 deaths even under best-case scenario
17/04/20 05:00 from Google Alert - coronavirus in africa

» Q&A with Dr. Kravec | If Ohio reopens too soon, "We will absolutely have a major problem"
17/04/20 05:00 from Google Alert - gastrointestinal coronavirus

» Why Epidemiologists Still Don't Know the Death Rate for Covid-19
17/04/20 05:00 from Google Alert - coronavirus epidemiology

» Q&A with Dr. Kravec | If Ohio reopens too soon, "We will absolutely have a major problem"
17/04/20 05:00 from Google Alert - Coronavirus GI Symptoms

» Coronavirus: Iran parades medical supplies, not missiles, on Army Day
17/04/20 04:37 from Google Alert - coronavirus in iran

» China Raises Wuhan Death Stats By Half To Account For Reporting Delays And Omissions
17/04/20 04:37 from Google Alert - CoronaVirus as Biological Weapon

» Balcony Prayers
17/04/20 04:37 from Google Alert - coronavirus and orthodox jews

» Africa coronavirus cases could hit 10 million in six months: WHO
17/04/20 04:37 from Google Alert - coronavirus in africa

» Australia, Italy to track coronavirus patients via app
17/04/20 04:26 from Google Alert - coronavirus in italy

» On the frontlines of Israel's coronavirus fight
17/04/20 04:26 from Google Alert - coronavirus in israel

» Pa. released figures on the coronavirus and race, but not specific geographic data. Experts say ...
17/04/20 04:26 from Google Alert - Coronavirus by country, ethnicity, and race

» Coronavirus nursing home bodies and shackled inmates spark lawsuits — and perhaps justice
17/04/20 04:26 from Google Alert - coronavirus in nursing homes

» Garlic, 5G Tech, Salt Water: It's Not Just India That's Falling Prey to Fake News on Coronavirus
17/04/20 04:15 from Google Alert - CoronaVirus as Biological Weapon

» Roche to make coronavirus antibody tests
17/04/20 04:15 from Google Alert - coronavirus antibodies test

» Crucial coronavirus antibody tests destined for New York City caught in red tape in China
17/04/20 04:03 from Google Alert - coronavirus antibodies test

» Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area suspends fees
17/04/20 04:03 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» Paradise Lockdown: Will Coronavirus Curfew Be A Boon For The Environment Of The Turks And ...
17/04/20 04:03 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» The Government Is Resolved To Eradicating COVID-19; Not Ready For Petty Politics
17/04/20 03:52 from Google Alert - CoronaVirus as Biological Weapon

» Trump's Sports Advisers Represent the Worst of the Sports World
17/04/20 03:52 from Google Alert - Coronavirus and white supremacy

» Coronavirus targets many organs of the body
17/04/20 03:52 from Google Alert - gastrointestinal coronavirus

» What is Coronavirus, what are its symptoms, and when should I call a doctor?
17/04/20 03:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus symptoms

» Iran parades medical gear, not missiles, for Army Day amid outbreak
17/04/20 03:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus in iran

» New York and other hot spots are getting longer coronavirus peaks than expected, expert says
17/04/20 03:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus new york

» City near home of US Forces Japan has reported zero coronavirus cases — one of the few in Tokyo
17/04/20 03:52 from Google Alert - Coronavirus and US Military

» Stop Declaring War on a Virus
17/04/20 03:41 from Google Alert - CoronaVirus as Biological Weapon

» Italian bonds rally on coronavirus optimism, Macron's joint bond push
17/04/20 03:41 from Google Alert - coronavirus in italy

» Coronavirus: Italy tests contact-tracing to speed lockdown exit
17/04/20 03:30 from Google Alert - coronavirus in italy

» The known truth of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
17/04/20 03:30 from Google Alert - Coronavirus GI Symptoms

» How patients recover from Covid-19 - Times of India
17/04/20 03:29 from Google Alert - coronavirus pulmonary symptoms

» Nurse Who Recovered From COVID-19 Was Attacked, Robbed on Her Way to Hospital: NYPD
17/04/20 03:18 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Coronavirus symptoms: Woman's brain started 'short circuiting' after contracting COVID-19
17/04/20 03:18 from Google Alert - coronavirus symptoms

» Coronavirus scam warning: Criminals using lockdown as 'vast opportunity for fraud'
17/04/20 03:18 from Google Alert - coronavirus and organized crime

» Italy Tests Contact-Tracing App to Speed Lockdown Exit
17/04/20 03:18 from Google Alert - coronavirus in italy

» MTA subway conductor fighting for life due to COVID-19, TWU Local 100 seeks blood donors
17/04/20 03:10 from Google Alert - Coronavirus in brooklyn

» MTA subway conductor fighting for life due to COVID-19, TWU Local 100 seeks blood donors
17/04/20 03:10 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» Interview: Understanding coronavirus immunity testing
17/04/20 03:07 from Google Alert - coronavirus immunity

» Coronavirus illustrates our still separate and unequal society
17/04/20 03:07 from Google Alert - coronavirus and blacks

» Your Letters: April 17, 2020
17/04/20 03:07 from Google Alert - coronavirus and blacks

» Roche to launch new antibody test for coronavirus
17/04/20 03:04 from Google Alert - coronavirus antibodies test

» In Wuhan “found” about a thousand deaths from coronavirus
17/04/20 02:56 from Google Alert - CoronaVirus as Biological Weapon

» Coronavirus: Forsyth Barr Stadium staff cut after lost ABs, Highlanders games
17/04/20 02:56 from Google Alert - coronavirus and blacks

» Florida Firefighters Tested For Coronavirus Antibodies
17/04/20 02:56 from Google Alert - coronavirus antibodies test

» Coronavirus in Israel: 148 dead, 129 itubated
17/04/20 02:56 from Google Alert - coronavirus in israel

» Disturbing story behind 'zombie' photo amid coronavirus chaos
17/04/20 02:56 from Google Alert - Coronavirus on Yahoo News

» Germany's Coronavirus Outbreak 'Manageable Again': Health Minister
17/04/20 02:46 from Google Alert - coronavirus outbreak

» Italy's Next Lesson To The World: Coronavirus Is Not A Great Leveller
17/04/20 02:45 from Google Alert - coronavirus in italy

» Italy's Next Lesson To The World: Coronavirus Is Not A Great Leveller
17/04/20 02:45 from Google Alert - coronavirus and mafia

» Path of Destruction: How the coronavirus traveled from coast to coast, bringing the US to a standstill
17/04/20 02:45 from Google Alert - sars cov 2

» Analysis Israel Faces a Dilemma as It Inches Toward Coronavirus Containment
17/04/20 02:33 from Google Alert - coronavirus in israel

» Oxford Vaccine Veteran Lays Out Coronavirus Immunization Plans
17/04/20 02:33 from Google Alert - coronavirus vaccine

» Richard Wolff on the new coronavirus economy
17/04/20 02:22 from Google Alert - coronavirus and nypd

» CoronaVirus News » WATCH: Lou Dobbs Suggests Coronavirus
17/04/20 02:20 from Google Alert - CoronaVirus as Biological Weapon

» Coronavirus antibody 'finger-prick' tests have been approved in Australia, so why aren't they being ...
17/04/20 02:11 from Google Alert - coronavirus antibodies test

» Coronavirus Vaccine Prospects
17/04/20 02:06 from Google Alert - coronavirus vaccine

» AP Top News at 2:01 am EDT
17/04/20 02:00 from Google Alert - coronavirus and organized crime

» Coronavirus - Africa: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and African ...
17/04/20 02:00 from Google Alert - coronavirus in africa

» [Interview] Rumours linking livestock to COVID-19 unfounded, says expert
17/04/20 02:00 from Google Alert - sars cov 2

» Coronavirus warning: Hidden warning sign of COVID-19 in your eyes - mild symptoms revealed
17/04/20 02:00 from Google Alert - coronavirus symptoms

» Princess Sofia of Sweden volunteers at hospital amid coronavirus outbreak
17/04/20 01:48 from Google Alert - coronavirus outbreak

» China's Wuhan raises coronavirus death toll by 50% after city revises figures
17/04/20 01:48 from Google Alert - coronavirus statistics

» Avigan: antiviral being tested for coronavirus patients
17/04/20 01:48 from Google Alert - Coronavirus on Yahoo News

» Coronavirus outbreak may have started in September, say British scientists
17/04/20 01:45 from Google Alert - coronavirus outbreak

» Letter to the Editor: Simple Facts
17/04/20 01:37 from Google Alert - Coronavirus and failure of US Intelligence Services

» Your Pandemic Vaping Could Be Putting You at Risk
17/04/20 01:26 from Google Alert - coronavirus pulmonary symptoms

» Coronavirus in Italy: Ferrari turns snorkel masks into respirators
17/04/20 01:26 from Google Alert - coronavirus in italy

» Bolsonaro fires Brazil health minister amid coronavirus pandemic
17/04/20 01:21 from Google Alert - coronavirus pandemic

» Coronavirus: in Zimbabwe, people risk Covid-19 death just to fetch water
17/04/20 01:19 from Google Alert - coronavirus in water

» 'I Am So Afraid': India's Poor Face World's Largest Lockdown
17/04/20 01:15 from Google Alert - coronavirus and organized crime

» Coronavirus latest: at a glance
17/04/20 01:15 from Google Alert - Latest coronavirus news

» Fearing Coronavirus, Many Rural Black Women Avoid Hospitals to Give Birth at Home
17/04/20 01:15 from Google Alert - coronavirus and blacks

» TX-Sen: "Coronavirus Cornyn (R)"
17/04/20 01:13 from Google Alert - coronavirus on twitter

» Coronavirus crisis eradicated Israeli sectarianism
17/04/20 01:03 from Google Alert - coronavirus and orthodox jews

» AP Top News at 1:18 am EDT
17/04/20 01:03 from Google Alert - coronavirus and organized crime

» Majority of Pregnant Women Who Tested Positive for Coronavirus Were Asymptomatic; New Moms ...
17/04/20 01:03 from Google Alert - coronavirus cardiac symptoms

» Coronavirus could complicate Trump's path to reelection
17/04/20 01:03 from Google Alert - Coronavirus in brooklyn

» The 15 countries with no cases of coronavirus - and why
17/04/20 01:03 from Google Alert - Coronavirus on Yahoo News

» 'They stick out like a sore thumb' - Drug dealers pretending to go shopping and hiding behind face ...
17/04/20 01:02 from Google Alert - coronavirus and organized crime

» Switzerland's Roche joins race to make coronavirus antibody tests
17/04/20 00:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus antibodies test

» Switzerland's Roche Joins Race to Make Coronavirus Antibody Tests
17/04/20 00:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus immunity

» How Texas lawmakers are navigating the personal and professional during coronavirus pandemic
17/04/20 00:52 from Google Alert - coronavirus pandemic

» US Coronavirus Update: Secret Military Force Mobilized To Secure Washington Amid COVID-19 ...
17/04/20 00:52 from Google Alert - Coronavirus and US Military

» Which way is Iran leaning as coronavirus, nuke embarrassments mount?
17/04/20 00:41 from Google Alert - coronavirus in iran

» The Coronavirus Passover Miracle
17/04/20 00:41 from Google Alert - coronavirus and orthodox jews

» UA Med School dean: Determining coronavirus immunity is critical to future fight, re-opening ...
17/04/20 00:41 from Google Alert - coronavirus immunity

» Babita Phogat: India stars under fire for 'anti-Muslim' tweets on coronavirus
17/04/20 00:41 from Google Alert - coronavirus on twitter

» Which way is Iran leaning as coronavirus, nuke embarrassments mount?
17/04/20 00:41 from Google Alert - coronavirus in israel

» After dozens of deportees are positive for coronavirus, US deploys CDC to Guatemala to 'validate ...
17/04/20 00:41 from Google Alert - Coronavirus on Yahoo News

» New Study Shows How Long Infected People Carry SARS-CoV-2
17/04/20 00:30 from Google Alert - sars cov 2

» Bollywood actor owns East Bay nursing home under criminal investigation after COVID-19 deaths
17/04/20 00:30 from Google Alert - coronavirus criminal investigations

» Study: Newly Discovered Coronavirus Mutation Could Threaten Vaccine Race
17/04/20 00:24 from Google Alert - coronavirus vaccine

» Coronavirus India lockdown Day 24 updates | Karnataka's testing rates lowest among southern ...
17/04/20 00:21 from Google Alert - coronavirus cardiac symptoms

» USFK bans US contractor from bases in South Korea for violating coronavirus quarantine
17/04/20 00:18 from Google Alert - Coronavirus and US Military

» Video, updates: Second COVID-19 case at WVU's Evansdale complex confirmed
17/04/20 00:18 from Google Alert - coronavirus criminal investigations

» Health Benefits Of Staying Hydrated Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
17/04/20 00:18 from Google Alert - Coronavirus GI Symptoms

» Health Benefits Of Staying Hydrated Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
17/04/20 00:18 from Google Alert - gastrointestinal coronavirus

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NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea's warning on coronavirus prison releases

Friday April 17th, 2020 at 9:17 PM

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“We still need to keep violent criminals in jail,” Police Commissioner Dermot Shea warned this week on “Good Day New York.” Seems a no-brainer — but not for the city’s legal-aid community.

In the coronavirus crisis, jail and prison crowding endangers those held as well as correction officers and other staff. So let the truly medically fragile and nonviolent detainees in high-risk categories be set free from the confines of Rikers Island.

Yet even the 1,500 releases so far aren’t enough for groups such as the Bronx Defenders and the Legal Aid Society. They’d put even depraved predators back on city streets. To the “Close Rikers, No Jails” set, COVID-19 is just a pretext for realizing their longstanding agenda: no one in jail, period.

Last week, for example, the Bronx Defenders pressed Justice Martin Marcus to release Victor Mateo, who is accused of running over his estranged wife with a car and then hacking her to death with a machete in front of her two grandchildren on a Bronx street last October.

They also wanted the judge to cut loose alleged car thief Ronnie Cole, who’s accused of holding a gun against a police officer’s chest and snarling, “I have a gun, f - - king die” when he was caught trying to steal a BMW last year.

Happily, Mateo and Cole remain behind bars — though Marcus released others charged with violent offenses.

Shea has cited a man released despite being locked up for setting his girlfriend’s apartment door ablaze, and who threatened the woman after he was cut loose.

No COVID-19 releases for accused cop-killers, domestic-violence perps, gang-involved drug dealers and the like: Don’t make the streets even more unsafe.

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Removing the novel coronavirus from the water cycle

Friday April 17th, 2020 at 6:48 PM

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Scientists know that coronaviruses, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, can remain infectious for days — or even longer — in sewage and drinking water. 

Two researchers, Haizhou Liu, an associate professor of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of California, Riverside; and Professor Vincenzo Naddeo, director of the Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division at the University of Salerno, have called for more testing to determine whether water treatment methods are effective in killing SARS-CoV-19 and coronaviruses in general.

The virus can be transported in microscopic water droplets, or aerosols, which enter the air through evaporation or spray, the researchers wrote in an editorial for Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, a leading environmental journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom.

“The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic highlights the urgent need for a careful evaluation of the fate and control of this contagious virus in the environment,” Liu said. “Environmental engineers like us are well positioned to apply our expertise to address these needs with international collaborations to protect public health.”

During a 2003 SARS outbreak in Hong Kong, a sewage leak caused a cluster of cases through aerosolization. Though no known cases of COVID-19 have been caused by sewage leaks, the novel coronavirus is closely related to the one that causes SARS, and infection via this route could be possible. 

The novel coronavirus could also colonize biofilms that line drinking water systems, making showerheads a possible source of aerosolized transmission. This transmission pathway is thought to be a major source of exposure to the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease, for example.

Fortunately, most water treatment routines are thought to kill or remove coronaviruses effectively in both drinking and wastewater. Oxidation with hypochlorous acid or peracetic acid, and inactivation by ultraviolet irradiation, as well as chlorine, are thought to kill coronaviruses.  In wastewater treatment plants that use membrane bioreactors, the synergistic effects of beneficial microorganisms and the physical separation of suspended solids filter out viruses concentrated in the sewage sludge. 

Liu and Naddeo caution, however, that most of these methods have not been studied for effectiveness specifically on SARS-CoV-19 and other coronaviruses, and they have called for additional research.

They also suggest upgrading existing water and wastewater treatment infrastructure in outbreak hot spots, which possibly receive coronavirus from places such as hospitals, community clinics, and nursing homes. For example, energy-efficient, light-emitting, diode-based, ultraviolet point-of-use systems could disinfect water before it enters the public treatment system.

Potable water-reuse systems, which purify wastewater back into tap water, also need thorough investigation for coronavirus removal, and possibly new regulatory standards for disinfection, the researchers wrote.

The extent to which viruses can colonize biofilms is also not yet known. Biofilms are thin, slimy bacterial growths that line the pipes of many aging drinking water systems. Better monitoring of coronaviruses in biofilms might be necessary to prevent outbreaks.

The surge in household use of bactericides, virucides and disinfectants will probably cause an increase of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment. Treated wastewater discharged into natural waterways demands careful monitoring through the entire water cycle. Liu and Naddeo call on chemists, environmental engineers, microbiologists, and public health specialists to develop multidisciplinary and practical solutions for safe drinking water and healthy aquatic environments.

Lastly, developing countries and some regions within highly developed nations, such as rural and impoverished communities, which lack the basic infrastructure to remove other common contaminants might not be able to remove SARS-CoV-19 either. These places might experience frequent COVID-19 outbreaks that spread easily through globalized trade and travel. Liu and Naddeo suggest governments of developed countries must support and finance water and sanitation systems wherever they are needed.

“It is now clear to all that globalization also introduces new health risks. Where water and sanitation systems are not adequate, the risk of finding novel viruses is very high,” Naddeo said. “In a responsible and ideal scenario, the governments of developed countries must support and finance water and sanitation systems in developing countries, in order to also protect the citizens of their own countries.”

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Friday April 17th, 2020 at 6:41 PM

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The coronavirus pandemic is so new to us that things that seemed so certain — like the safety of our water supply — are suddenly raising questions. Among the nearly 1,500 questions our newsroom has fielded since the outbreak of COVID-19, some have been about water. They usually go something like this:

Can a person get the coronavirus from their home or work water supply?

The simple answer is: not really. Although the coronavirus can live in drinking water and sewage, it's not likely to come into contact with you; our systems for moving water around, treating it, and disposing of it all work very well.

That said, there are reasonable precautions you can take, and things you can do to help our public drinking water and wastewater systems best serve our collective health.

Here are answers to some common questions about drinking water:

WHAT RISK DOES CORONAVIRUS POSE TO OUR DRINKING WATER SUPPLY?

The risk is exceptionally low, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Our major public water providers say coronavirus is not present in the drinking water supply coming to your home or work. Those include the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power which supplies the city of L.A., and Metropolitan Water District, which supplies imported water to much of Southern California.

The water in your home or business in Southern California comes from local underground wells, and from aqueducts carrying it from Northern California or Colorado. Some water systems also have water that has been recycled. But in all cases the water coming out of your faucet has been treated to remove pathogens and disinfected with chlorine.

Some small residual of chlorine should still be in the water when it gets to your faucet.

Also, water in underground pipes and inside your home and workplace is under pressure, which helps keep contamination from getting into the water.

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SO, IS IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR CORONAVIRUS TO GET INTO OUR TAP WATER?

It's unlikely but not impossible.

UC Riverside chemical engineering professor Haizhou Liu studies water treatment. He co-authored a paper calling for more research into how to remove coronavirus from public drinking and wastewater treatment systems. He says scientists recognize that coronavirus can live in both drinking water and sewage and that conventional treatments inactivate or kill the virus, but that more needs to be known about that process and how to improve it.

In drinking water systems, organic microorganisms can develop what's called a biofilm on the interior of corroded pipes. The biofilm creates a kind of structure that viruses in the pipes can stick to and colonize, Liu said.

Under limited circumstances, the corrosion could flake loose from the interior of a pipe and cause the biofilm and its coronavirus colony to flow through the pipe to end users — that's you — by way of a faucet, showerhead, garden hose, etc.. That could happen, for example, if a water utility changed the source of its water (like switching from well water to imported water, or from lake water to river water), causing a change in the chemical balance of the water, Liu said.

But this isn't exactly cause for alarm. Los Angeles DWP General Manager Marty Adams said there is a very low risk that biofilms could carry coronavirus into our homes:

"If you were away for weeks at a time or starting a brand new water service for a house that had been unoccupied, you'd probably want to flush your lines really well first. That's because that water could be sitting, which means that the chlorine in the line could have dissipated and maybe a biofilm started to form."

IF TAP WATER'S SAFE, WHY ARE PEOPLE STOCKPILING BOTTLED WATER?

Back in March, when we were all told to stay home for several weeks, this was such a new situation, it seemed rational for people to buy up the one thing they consider essential. And it's a generally good practice, here in earthquake country, to always have a supply that could keep you going for about two weeks. It shouldn't take pandemic to get us to stock up, but that's what happened.

Bottled water, or the filtered water you use to fill your jug at the water store generally does not have the same chlorine residual in it that purifies tap water, Adams said. Once your bottled water is unsealed, or your jug of water from the local water store is open, it's important to keep it clean so it doesn't become contaminated.

CAN I GET CORONAVIRUS FROM A FAUCET THAT AN INFECTED PERSON RECENTLY USED?

We know by now that the coronavirus is spread by person-to-person contact, and also by touching items that infected people have touched. So you might think that includes a kitchen or bathroom faucet.

Good handwashing (instructions here) means using soap all over your hands under running water for 20 seconds. Soap breaks down the envelope membrane surrounding the virus and renders it inactive. Soap also helps remove the oils on your hands the virus sticks to. The running water rinses it away. Use a towel to dry your hands and turn off the faucet.

If you're living in a home with a person who is self-isolating because they have or might have the coronavirus, that person should be the only one using that restroom, if possible. If not, clean the high-touch surfaces in that restroom after every use.

WHAT ABOUT STEAM FROM SHOWERS?

Liu's paper said the novel coronavirus could colonize biofilms that line drinking water pipes, making showerheads a possible source of aerosolized transmission, meaning the water droplets make a fine spray that can carry the virus.

But, again, most water treatment routines and residual chlorine are thought to kill or remove coronaviruses effectively in tap water Liu said.

IS CORONAVIRUS IN WASTEWATER?

Yes, if it's in you, it's going to get into the wastewater system through the kitchen, shower, washing machine and toilet. Wastewater moves in a closed system of underground pipes to regional wastewater treatment plants, it's unlikely you would come in contact with it.

Those plants are where the coronavirus gets killed. The kind of wastewater treatment common in Southern California removes many pathogens that are actually more difficult to kill than the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, said Traci Minimide, chief operating officer for LA City Sanitation and Environment, which includes the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant near Dockweiler Beach.

"The coronavirus is what they call an enveloped virus. And once that envelope is broken, then that basically inactivates the virus," Minamide said. "And it's much more fragile than other viruses."

One of the big problems at wastewater plants right now is that people are flushing lots of things they shouldn't. When toilet paper was hoarded during the panic purchasing of March, Angelenos started using other products that don't disintegrate in the sewer system.

Paper towels and so-called flushable wipes can block some of the equipment at pump stations and treatment plants. So Minamide asked the public to flush only toilet paper and dispose of other products in the trash.

IS IT SAFE TO BE IN THE OCEAN?

Some treated wastewater is discharged into the ocean from the Los Angeles city sanitation plant near Dockweiler beach. That water is not given a final disinfection with chlorine because it could harm ocean life. That already-treated water is discharged into the ocean using a pipe that is 5 miles long and 200 feet deep. It's a very cold and salty environment. Minamide said local studies have shown that the discharged water does not return to the beach. So beachgoers or surfers should not be at risk from that water.

That said, surface runoff that might have virus in it does reach the ocean, so there is still a good reason to avoid the beach for now.

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Friday April 17th, 2020 at 4:55 PM

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A glaring spotlight has been cast on U.S. intelligence operations in China in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and how exactly the novel pathogen originated in the city of Wuhan.

While China's official narrative is that the disease was born out of a wet market in the city, sources within the U.S. intelligence community are now examining the theory that the origin of the pandemic stemmed from a laboratory — not out of malicious intent, but from an accident while undertaking dangerous virus research to keep up with the United States. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Fox News' Jennifer Griffin U.S. intel is investigating the origins.

Intelligence experts stress that the attempt to usurp the U.S. as the global superpower is at the heart of their brutal dismantling of intelligence operations within the country. But American intel has been working from a disadvantage ever since several operatives' covers were blown over the last decade, leading to a purge by Beijing.

SOURCES BELIEVE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ORIGINATED IN WUHAN LAB AS PART OF CHINA'S EFFORTS TO COMPETE WITH US

Reports emerged in 2017 that China had dealt a huge blow to the CIA's infrastructure within its borders. From 2010 through to around 2013, according to The New York Times, more than a dozen carefully curated assets in China were jailed or killed — with one even brazenly shot outside a government building as a perceived warning to others.

"It was devastating. The setback probably delayed the U.S. national security community from fully comprehending Beijing's move toward a more oppressive and assertive policy," Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific security chair for the Hudson Institute, told Fox News. "The gap in a sharper understanding of the Chinese Communist Party's true aims bought it more time to enact greater information suppression at home and more aggressive political warfare abroad."

The moves were deemed one of the worst in the agency's modern history.

"We didn't lose just a single spy. We lost entire networks," said Dean Cheng, senior research fellow and lead China expert at the Heritage Foundation. "That means that many of the various people who worked for us were all rolled up, which, in turn, would have devastated the credibility of our own agency and affected our ability to recruit new people."

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According to multiple former intelligence officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the situation, the blow was felt hard — and some have questioned whether U.S. intelligence in the country ever adequately recovered.

"This was a well-planned, multifaceted strategic operation. First, blind your adversary. In this case, collect intelligence by hacking or other means to identify operatives. Then, remove those human assets or sources by imprisonment or execution. This is far more subtle than blinding our satellites, which would be an overt act of war," explained one former U.S. Army intelligence leader. "The best intelligence is Human Intelligence, HUMINT, which comes from recruited assets or 'agents.' That is confirmed or denied by other collection such as IMINT (imagery) or SIGINT (signals collection)."

The steady exodus of sources, coupled with the drying up of information from inside, subsequently spurred a joint FBI/CIA investigation code-named Honey Badger, which revealed the devastating fallout. It remains unclear if the breach was ignited by a mole – or moles – within the CIA's China scope, or by a high-level hacking that compromised insiders — or a combination of both.

"Our intelligence gaps in China are large enough to drive a truck through, especially when it involves the biggest challenge in intel collection: elite politics," noted Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow at the Asia Society who is writing a book on Beijing's influence in America. "What's the relationship between Chairman Xi (Jinping) and the men who run the Central Military Commission, the body that oversees the Party's military? How much control does Xi have over the Politburo Standing Committee, whose seven members, Xi included, run China? We know astonishingly little about the personalities and power politics at the top of the Party, and I assume that the intel community faces similar limitations."

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The yearslong onslaught has subsequently made it "extremely challenging to recruit assets with access and placement, especially at the Wuhan Lab," one former defense intelligence analyst stressed.

"In a situation like this, it takes a significant amount of time to first figure out what the source of exposure was, so you do not keep falling prey to the same vulnerability, and then begin the spy recruitment and onboarding cycle," observed Greg Barbaccia, a former U.S. Army intelligence analyst and current expert in counterintelligence and insider threat.

And the recovery process is a protracted one.

People buy food in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 16, 2020. As the coronavirus epidemic wanes, life returns to normal in Wuhan gradually.  (Xinhua via Getty)

"China remains one of the largest focuses of United States intelligence collection efforts and is only ramping up," Barbaccia said. "The biggest challenge is that the Ministry of State Security (MSS) has a world-class counterintelligence and counterespionage operation. They have access to all the information that flows in, out, and through the country, as well as all possible information on their population. This makes for a supremely difficult environment to run a human source, or employ a technical collection capability."

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Yet information collection in China has been hampered in other ways, too.

"It is not just intelligence networks that provide critical support to national security," stressed David Maxwell, a China and military expert and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). "Restrictions on our diplomatic activities and the ability for our diplomats to engage people throughout China hinders our ability to develop situational understanding.

"This includes all the intelligence disciplines, human and technical (to include medical intelligence reporting), as well as diplomatic reporting, law enforcement reporting, and media reporting."

Dan Hoffman, a retired CIA station chief, underscored that there are no "denied areas of operation" within the U.S. intel umbrella and that Americans continue to operate everywhere, utilizing a combination of human sources, overhead reconnaissance – such as drones – open-source data and a top-notch teams of analysts.

CHINESE EPICENTER WUHAN RAISES NUMBER OF VIRUS DEAD BY ABOUT 50 PERCENT

According to a Washington Post report earlier this month, State Department officials visited the Wuhan National Biosafety Laboratory – one of several research facilities in the area – in 2018 and issued a cable back home warning of steep safety concerns.

John Wood, a defense expert who specializes in asymmetric warfare, stressed that the U.S. capabilities are the most advanced and extensive in the world.

"Consequently, the battle for AI supremacy between USA and China is critical to who will prevail over the long term," he said. "The issue is not the collection of data, but the timely and accurate understanding and execution upon the data's findings, and at that, we remain the best in the world."

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Nonetheless, U.S. officials remain confident that the exact origins of the virus that has claimed the lives of more than 143,000 people worldwide will eventually be brought to light.

"Over the last few years, the Trump administration has made it a priority to dismantle China's penetration of our universities, research labs, corporations and Intelligence agencies," said one former Pentagon intelligence official. "It will take years to repair the damage and try to get ahead.

"Until then, we will remain hampered, but we always find a way through other avenues. It's only a matter of time before we have a reasonable understanding of the origins of corona," the official concluded.

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The Military Forces of the former WW2 Allies are all in crisis after crisis due to Coronavirus, but Bundeswehr is well prepared, "underwhelmed", and militarily is more prepared than ever. Und why iz ziz zo?!

Friday April 17th, 2020 at 1:25 PM

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The Military Forces of the former WW2 Allies are all in crisis after crisis due to Coronavirus, but Bundeswehr is well prepared, "underwhelmed", and militarily is more prepared than ever. Und why iz ziz zo?! 


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M.N.: "UNDERWHELMED":
The German heathcare system has "at no time been overwhelmed," according to Health Minister Jens Spahn. Elsewhere, the Chinese city of Wuhan has upped its death toll by 50%.https://p.dw.com/p/3b2LT?maca=en-Twitter-sharing … Coronavirus latest...

p.dw.com/p/3b2LT?maca=en-Twitter-sharing … Coronavirus latest: Germany says outbreak is 'manageable' again

Bundeswehr has already started to provide food, camp beds and mobile doctors' facilities and is storing medical goods in its barracks. A few weeks ago, 125 German civilians were also flown out of Wuhan in military planes. https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-german-military-is-fighting-coronavirus/a-52931817 …

M.N.: Well prepared!
How the German military is fighting coronavirus | Germany| News and in-depth reporting from Berlin and beyond | DW | 26.03.2020 https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-german-military-is-fighting-coronavirus/a-52931817 …



"In the midst of all this, the Bundeswehr is insisting that all its NATO obligations are still being fulfilled and that the military's combat readiness will be maintained throughout."


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