2 dead, 97 others infected with coronavirus at Windsor Vallejo Care Facility

Two hospitalized in ICU, some moved to other nursing facilities, most sheltering in place KRON4 Bay Area News, by Maureen Kelly, May 5, 2020 VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) – Close to a hundred people linked to one skilled nursing facility in Vallejo have contracted coronavirus. Two are now confirmed dead by Solano County Health Officials. “I … Continue reading 2 dead, 97 others infected with coronavirus at Windsor Vallejo Care Facility

April was death. April was hope. April was cruel.

April’s coronavirus death toll surpassed the Vietnam War’s, and it tested almost everyone, yet Americans found ways to come together. The Washington Post, by Marc Fisher, Abigail Hauslohner, Hannah Natanson and Lori Rozsa, May 2, 2020 April was death. Bodies stacked, mothers and fathers discarded in bags piled onto refrigerator trucks in hospital parking lots, … Continue reading April was death. April was hope. April was cruel.

The world is on lockdown. So where are all the carbon emissions coming from?

Grist, by Shannon Osaka, Apr 27, 2020 Pedestrians have taken over city streets, people have almost entirely stopped flying, skies are blue (even in Los Angeles!) for the first time in decades, and global CO2 emissions are on-track to drop by … about 5.5 percent. Wait, what? Even with the global economy at a near-standstill, the best analysis suggests that the … Continue reading The world is on lockdown. So where are all the carbon emissions coming from?

Coming soon? Less Invasive Do-It-Yourself Cheek Swab for Coronavirus

Do-It-Yourself Cheek Swab Tested As Next Best Thing To Detect Coronavirus   Kaiser Health News, By David Tuller, May 1, 2020 – (Also appeared on May 1 in the Vallejo Times-Herald) Coronavirus testing is commonly an unpleasant, even painful experience in which a health care provider pushes a torturously long swab up your nostril…. Since … Continue reading Coming soon? Less Invasive Do-It-Yourself Cheek Swab for Coronavirus