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Abbott coronavirus test could deliver results in 15 minutes, approved by FDA
Abbott Laboratories has developed a coronavirus testing method that can deliver accurate results within 15 minutes. The Federal health officials, on Friday, approved the test. This could accelerate testing in the US, said Vice President Mike Pence. The US Food and Drug Administration authorized the test for emergency use. The test maker to begin testing next week expects to deliver 50,000 tests per day. The whole testing kit platform used to conduct the testing entirely weighs less than 5 pounds, hence can be installed where the testing is needed most. Last week, the FDA had approved another rapid test from diagnostics company Cepheid, which claims to provide the results in around 45 mins. Many other tests take anywhere between a few hours to days to get results. However, there is a critical shortage of supplies needed to collect specimens from patients and health care facilities with all FDA-approved tests. But in some places, like New York City, health officials have said that patients with a coronavirus-like illness should stay home, saying that is "safer for the patients and health care workers" and doesn't change the treatment patients receive. The regulators are satisfied with the validation data from the test and believe that there are risks in this testing.
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LAUSD schools will be closed till May 1 due to the COVID-19 outbreak
The schools that fall within the Los Angeles Unified School District, shall not be back in session up till May 1, due to the measures taken to control the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Superintendent Austin Beutner announced the same in a letter sent to the parents within the district, on Monday morning.
Beutner reports that about half of the students continue to learn at the same rate as they were whilst attending school. A quarter is doing just fine, but the rest of them are not even receiving the proper opportunity to learn.
So, as an initiative to narrow down that gap, he has announced a $100 million emergency investment for providing required devices and free internet access. This shall be done in partnership with Verizon, for all students of LAUSD who don’t have access to these facilities.
Several families cannot afford to make such arrangements but their children deserve the same privileges received by others, he added.
The prolonged school closure has also raised questions about the graduating class of 2020. Beautner clarified in a press conference that measures shall be taken to make the students ready for the next stage of life and to celebrate their accomplishments.
Amid coronavirus shelter-in-place, San Francisco photographer reinvents family photos
Today we are surrounded by a major problem known as Corona virus and due to this Didi switched up her style.
Didi started photographing families through their windows. Due to Corona virus Lockdown many people who want to spend time with their family members but they can’t due to office work, now have a chance to live with their family. Since these moments are worth remembering for everyone, Didi wants to store these cheerful moments from there Windows through her Photographic skills.
Some of the photos extend beyond the window pane. Didi photographed a UCSF nurse outside the family's front door. These moments reminds news reporter Kate Larsen, of a friend who posted her grandmother and aunt, with face masks around their necks, during the 1918 Spanish flu in San Francisco.
One can see joy in the pictures and I think that that's important that we're all still celebrating life even from behind our four walls, so I think she's doing a good job capturing the joy and the struggle and just the humanity that we all share.
Coronavirus takes a teenage boy's Life
A 17-year-old boy from Lancaster was the first person under 18 to die from Coronavirus in the United States. The thought-provoking fact is that his father was also affected by Coronavirus but had developed less severe symptoms. His father was an Uber Driver which involves a lot of public interaction. Dr. Lisa Dabby from UCLA health says that it's possible to carry the virus without showing any symptoms.
In the wake of such events, Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris urged all youths in his community to stay at home. "Tomorrow, every kid in this community, they're grounded. And their parents can tell them the mayor grounded you. ... People have got to stay at home. I am not going to lose another child in the city."
Some indications say that people under the age of 18 are less vulnerable to the virus, Dr. Barbara Ferrer noted otherwise. "COVID-19 does not discriminate by age, race or income level," Ferrer said.
In the case mentioned above, the doctors did show a possibility of an alternate explanation of his death. Patient private prevents the doctor from giving further information.
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BEWARE OF SCAMMERS KNOCKING EVERY DOORS IN SAN FRANCISCO IMPERSONATING AS HEALTH INSPECTOR
San Francisco law enforcement said on Friday they got complaints of individuals going door-to-door and pretending to be the staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Reduction or the Department of Public Health in San Francisco.
"Some scammers are asking for checks or inquiries to be conducted in houses," officers said in a press release Local officials replied by helping staff and volunteers put doors hangers in residences for instructions. "These individuals must have the identity of the city and do not seek permission to access any homes or businesses," said the agency.
Safety inspectors from the Department of health perform checks of studio apartment occupancy establishments in addition to City Disaster Service Employees installing details door hangers in local neighborhoods.
In fact, SRO building owners and administrators were told in advance that safety inspectors would be requesting access to execute safety directives.
SRO buildings must be inspected under these hygiene directives to see if the notice has been posted and given to each occupant, the communal areas are being washed and disinfected regularly and a maintenance log is being kept, and to see if the toilets provide soap for all sinks or sanitizer where there is no sink.
Officials from the Department of Public Health must verify their identity by showing their City Disaster response Employee ID, D.P.H worker ID, and Health Inspector Badge.
In case of any emergency or complaints dial police emergency number.
SAN FRANCISCO CITY COLLEGE VICE CHANCELLOR IS STEPPING DOWN
On March 31, the chancellor of City College of San Francisco is getting retired, college officials confirmed Friday.
Marke Rosha's been 3 years Chancellor. Officials at the college say they would select a temporary or acting chancellor before they officially employ someone for the role.
Rosha gave his important services to the city college.The conditions of Rocha's resignation were accepted at a weekly meeting Friday by the board of trustees of the institution. The conditions include 12 months of income estimated at $340,381, plus twelve months of continued insurance plus social coverage, among other incentives.
Rosha stated it's now the best period to place his family first. No other explanation has been provided in the declaration announcing his resignation for the departure of the Chancellor.
Police chase: DUI suspect taken into custody
A driver was suspected of driving under the influence and reckless driving. The vehicle was seen weaving in and out of traffic on surface streets crossing the red light.
Authorities chased him. The chase started just before 3 p.m. in a minivan. The suspect fled for more than hour, even after the three tires of Honda Odyssey's, he was driving were shredded. At one point, two tires fell off completely and he was driving on the 105 freeway on two metal rims and one flat tire.
At this point, authorities backed off the chase and went into tracking mode to monitor the suspect. But in South Los Angeles, sheriff's deputies rejoined the chase and then suddenly the suspect was seen waving at pedestrians as the two of shredded tires fell off completely and the suspect was driving it on rims. Eventually, he headed onto the 105 freeway and at last crashed into a guard rail.At this moment, the suspect gave up and held his arms out the window to authorities. Authorities approached him with weapons drawn and were able to physically pull him out the window and take him into custody.
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Columbus Police announces changes in staffing, confirms first COVID-19 case
A police officer of Columbus Division has tested positive for COVID-19. As a precautionary move, the Chief Thomas Quinlan has made changes in staffing in event officers who were exposed to the disease. According to the division, the officer is not assigned to patrol. To reduce their social interactions by 20 per cent, the Department is opting for 32 hours per week or four-day work weeks which will be an 8-hour shift per day. The chief said the changes are made to maintain enough healthy officers on the force. He added, the officer who eas tested positive was self-quarantined and called off-duty. The public and staff are ordered to stay safe and follow precautionary measures. Although no other officers are tested positive, all of them are practising self-quarantine. The state is expected to see as many as 10,000 cases daily when the spread reached its peak, said Dr Amy Acton, the head of the Ohio Department of Health. The staffing changes are to get into effect by Sunday 6 AM. The Department has done the staffing changes in an idea to encourage distancing and to help the officers stay healthy.
Empty Cafes Bring Fear For Owners
Everything is suffering in each corner of the world due to the orders of social distancing and authorities chanting 'Stay at Home' all the time, so are the businesses. Restaurant, eateries, bistros, hotels and cafes are closing down giving in to the fear of Corona Virus, the ones that were left open closed down giving in owing to the authorities and their orders. Similar shutting down has been reported from Milwaukee where owners are upset as they a plunge in their daily sales. Sundays used to be the busiest of the days for restaurant owners and workers but now for two weeks sales have gone down as people prefer to stick to their homes, cook and eat their meals indoors. Avery few people show up to grab something from these eateries but leave immediately with take-aways. One owner said these are very uncertain times and people are afraid as to for how long things will continue like this and how much time it will take things to get back to normal. He further showed apprehension that if their eateries, especially the smaller ones kept suffering like this for a little while longer they will go out of business. The owners and the customers, everyone alike is hoping for things to normalise soon.
TWO TIMES CANCER BEATING WARRIOR NOW FIGHTING FOR CORONA VIRUS
The campus of San Antonio College is busy on most days but the streets were deserted on Sunday and the corridors of college were ghostly. Research is also underway for nursing students like Jasmine McGill.
"It was a chaotic academic year," said the nursing student from San Antonio.
The present crisis of the world is overcome the academic year, and life is brought into context.
"At the moment, the whole city depends on the medical staff, strong medical employees, so I know how to do it. I know how to do it because I'm the patient and the nursing student."
MacGill is a 2 times cancer patient who was out of her nursing degree for weeks before corona virus traveled to the states.
Governor Abbott has also signed executive orders to rapidly monitor nurses trying to support and retain senior year nursing students, such as MacGill, in a timely manner by encouraging them to complete online their necessary medical hours.
Since completing her studies, she has subscribed as a voluntary healthcare worker to aid in any manner she could; and she inspires those with vital expertise to respond to this request for action.
"I think every aid is required," she added. She's beating the disease but winning humanity.
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Au XIIe siècle, Paris est devenu l'un des premiers centres européens dans le domaine de l'art et de l'éducation. Tout au long de son existence, Paris a toujours été au centre d'événements qui ont marqué l'histoire de la France
Rue Montorgueil
C'est une rue du marché populaire - un régal pour les yeux: beaucoup de fleurs, de fruits et légumes frais et des pâtisseries avec des vitrines alléchantes. N'oubliez pas de visiter la plus ancienne pâtisserie parisienne de Stohrer et Charles Chocolatier pour déguster une tasse de chocolat chaud.
Montaigne
L'avenue chic Montaigne est le rêve des accros du shopping avec des boutiques comme Yves Saint Laurent, Dior et Céline. Faire du shopping dans les magasins sur cette route peut vous coûter une somme bien rangée.
Columbus Police announces changes in staffing, confirms first COVID-19 case
A police officer of Columbus Division has tested positive for COVID-19. As a precautionary move, the Chief Thomas Quinlan has made changes in staffing in event officers who were exposed to the disease. According to the division, the officer is not assigned to patrol. To reduce their social interactions by 20 per cent, the Department is opting for 32 hours per week or four-day work weeks which will be an 8-hour shift per day. The chief said the changes are made to maintain enough healthy officers on the force. He added, the officer who eas tested positive was self-quarantined and called off-duty. The public and staff are ordered to stay safe and follow precautionary measures. Although no other officers are tested positive, all of them are practising self-quarantine. The state is expected to see as many as 10,000 cases daily when the spread reached its peak, said Dr Amy Acton, the head of the Ohio Department of Health. The staffing changes are to get into effect by Sunday 6 AM. The Department has done the staffing changes in an idea to encourage distancing and to help the officers stay healthy.
Rue Bonaparte
Avec Pierre Hermé à une extrémité et Ladurée à l'autre, deux des pâtisseries les plus prestigieuses de Paris, cette rue est un rêve pour les gourmands. La rue Bonaparte est une charmante rue menant de St Sulpice à la Seine avec une abondance de magasins de vêtements chics et de librairies archaïques le long du chemin.
Rue des Rosiers
Au cœur du Marais, dans le quartier juif, se trouve la rue animée Rosier. La faible odeur de falafel séduit les passants dans les restaurants du Moyen-Orient, et les vitrines à la mode attirent les acheteurs dans les magasins d'antiquités. Arrêtez-vous à l’As du Falafel pour essayer le falafel, Sacha Finkelsztajn pour les pâtisseries sucrées et le pain épicé et Sabon pour les produits de beauté