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Chinese Officials Kill Pets of Coronavirus Patients, Seal Apartment Complexes

man in China sitting with pet

Officials in some cities in China have ordered all indoor pets belonging to SARS-CoV-2 patients to be killed due to fear that the animals could transmit the virus to other humans.1 Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which reportedly originated in a wet food market or biohazard lab in Wuhan, China in late 2019, […]

Camp Beds, Plain Bread in Shanghai’s COVID Quarantine

Camp Beds, Plain Bread in Shanghai’s COVID Quarantine

At this COVID-19 quarantine facility in the Chinese city of Shanghai, people lie in rows of camp beds separated by less than an arm’s length… their suitcases and other belongings strewn next to them. The facility showed more than 100 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 cramped on the floor in what looked like […]

Pollution from Face Mask Litter Up 9,000 Percent

facemask drifting in the ocean

A study that conducted by the University of Portsmouth and published in the journal Nature Sustainability found that facemask litter has increased by 9,000 percent in the first seven months of the pandemic, from March 2020 to October 2020.1 2 The findings show that facemasks are creating plastic pollution, which could last hundred of years […]

State and Local Governments and Companies Offer Incentives to Get Vaccinated for COVID-19

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Story Highlights As the demand for COVID-19 vaccines slows across the country, governments and businesses are offering a wide range of incentives to try to boost vaccination rates. In addition to a variety of cash lotteries, some of the offerings include air travel, college scholarships, state park passes, fishing or hunting licenses and complimentary food […]

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