(CNN)Tyson Foods and other meat processors that became early hotspots for the Covid-19 pandemic are reportedly accelerating plans to have robots replace human meatcutters.
(CNN)Nearly 1.5 million teachers are at higher risk of serious illness if they contract coronavirus, according to an analysis released Friday evening.
(CNN)As coronavirus cases spike nationwide, most parents are wondering whether it's safe to send their children back to school. But with most of the research and testing geared toward adults, the answer is complicated.
President Trump vowed to exert pressure on states to reopen their school districts this fall even as large parts of the country are experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases.
"We're very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools," Trump said during a roundtable discussion Tuesday afternoon at the White House.
"Get open in the fall. We want your schools open," Trump said.
The White House has officially moved to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), a senior administration official confirmed Tuesday, breaking ties with a global public health body in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. has submitted its withdrawal notification to the United Nations secretary-general, the official said. Withdrawal requires a year's notice, so it will not go into effect until July 6, 2021, raising the possibility the decision could be reversed.
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19 after months of dismissing the seriousness of the virus (cnn.com)
(CNN)Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, following months of downplaying the virus.
Harvard will allow some students on campus this fall so long as they take coronavirus tests every 3 days (cnbc.com)
Key Points
- Harvard University is welcoming freshmen and some other students to campus this fall semester but teaching all classes online amid the coronavirus pandemic.
- Tuition will not be lowered from $49,653, although students enrolled remotely will not pay room and board fees.
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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19 after months of dismissing the seriousness of the virus (cnn.com)
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, following months of downplaying the virus.
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19 after months of dismissing the seriousness of the virus (cnn.com)
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, following months of downplaying the virus.
Bolsonaro himself announced the result, speaking on Brazilian TV channels Tuesday. "Everyone knew that it would reach a considerable part of the population sooner or later. It was positive for me," he said, referring to the Covid-19 test he took Monday.
Imagine a noisy, crowded bar. Music is pounding, and people are clustered close together, talking loudly or even shouting to be heard. If it's cold out, doors and windows are shut tight and the heat is on, or if it's hot out, everything is shut and the air conditioner is recirculating the air.
This, in Donald Milton's opinion, is the perfect situation for spreading coronavirus.