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In the frantic dash to discover an effective treatment for the novel coronavirus, Dr. Mehmet Oz reveals that one possible thing that can help is vitamin C. Chinese medical teams are now adding vitamin C to their list of potential therapies in several clinical trials. ZhiYong Peng, MD, of the Department of Critical Care Medicine at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, is conducting a stage 2 clinical trial to test the effectiveness of vitamin C infusions for the treatment of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) associated with the COVID-19 virus, according to MedicineNet. Their trial data reveals that if you...

Dame Vera Lynn has used her 103rd birthday to call on the British public to find "moments of joy" during these "hard times". The London-born singer marked the special occasion with a new video for her wartime classic We'll Meet Again.

A federal judge on Friday issued a stay of House Democrats' lawsuit aimed at obtaining President Trump's tax returns, after an appeals court agreed to rehear a different case that touches on some of the same legal issues. Judge Trevor McFadden, a federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., and a Trump appointee, said in a court filing that the tax-return case is on hold "pending further order of this Court." McFadden had initially put the case on hold in January, until the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in a separate lawsuit over House Democrats' subpoena...

In the end, over 60 million Americans were infected by H1N1. It led to 273,304 hospitalizations and 12,469 deaths in the U.S. alone. Yet Americans generally just went about their lives, with no holistic directives from President Obama or any of the state governors that schools, restaurants, or businesses be closed, or that private gatherings should be limited to a particular size. One can hardly remember it even being news at all, and if one does, it is remembered as casual warnings to cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze and stay away from work and others if you...

Dr Anthony Fauci has rebuked Donald Trump's claim that anti-malaria drug chloroquine could be a game-changer in the fight against COVID-19. Dr Facui, who is a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, made the claim during an interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN Thursday evening. 'There's no magic drug for coronavirus right now,' the top doctor told Cooper. Earlier in the day, Trump told media that there had been positive results after doctors trialled chloroquine on COVID-19 patients, and suggested the drug could be a game-changer. 'It's shown very, very encouraging early results. We're going to be able...

With influenza increasing in our area and the threat of CV-19, we have initiated a sterilization protocol for when we have to re-enter our home from outside trips.

SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE—Lysol has unveiled a new shoulder-mounted turret that automatically blasts anyone who coughs, sneezes, or emits mouth droplets of any kind within six feet of you. The Big Lysol Turret 9000 is especially useful during epidemics and flu season, though many who are fearful of germs and disease say they plan to use the product year-round, just in case. "COUGH DETECTED. DEPLOYING COUNTERMEASURES," the system blares as it activates, coating the offender with an entire can of Lysol spray. "DESTROY ALL GERMS. DESTROY ALL GERMS." Target, Walmart, and other big box retailers are stocking the device now for the...

When it comes to precautions against catching the coronavirus, the sky’s the limit — as a Cyprus man shows by using a drone to walk his dog. Vakis Demetriou stood on his balcony during the government-mandated lockdown and operated his drone, which walked Oliver using a leash from several feet above, according to Storyful.

I send my best wishes to those here in America and around the globe celebrating Nowruz. Marking the first day of spring, Nowruz commences the Persian New Year and is celebrated by Iranians and many others across the Middle East, Central Asia, the United States, and around the world. The past year has been historic for the people of Iran. We saw brave and courageous Iranians stand up in massive numbers across the entire country to protest their government’s corruption and demand accountability. The people of Iran have made it clear that they want leadership that represents them, not the...

"I will never hesitate to take any necessary steps to protect the lives, health, and safety of the American people. I will always put the wellbeing of America first." President Donald J. Trump PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH: President Trump is taking action at our northern and southern borders to prevent further spread of the coronavirus in the United States. The United States has reached mutual agreements with Canada and Mexico to restrict non-essential travel across our northern and southern borders.The United States will expeditiously return aliens who cross between ports of entry or are otherwise not allowed to enter the...

Hawaii airports will begin mandating a 14-day quarantine for both residents and visitors coming to the islands, according to Lt. Gov. Josh Green. Green told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Thursday that the Airports Division of the state Department of Transportation is working up a plan to “only allow individuals to come in who will have to home quarantine for 14 days,” with the exception of essential and health care workers. “This is something now that can no longer be denied. We have to have a plan that is stricter than we have especially when we see the number of sick individuals...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to issue a “shelter-in-place” order for the entire state starting Saturday, essentially commanding residents to stay in their homes as the officials take drastic measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, sources told the Chicago Tribune. Pritzker is expected to announce the directive at a 3 p.m. Friday news conference along with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Details are still being worked out, sources said.

The top U.S. commander in Europe said Friday that 2,600 military personnel on the continent were “of concern” for possible exposure to the coronavirus. Gen. Tod Wolters, commander of U.S. European Command, told reporters that not all the individuals were in isolation, but the Pentagon later clarified that they are “in self-isolation as a precaution due to travel or other reasons." “These individuals are not necessarily sick, but may have been exposed and are doing their due diligence following health preventative measures,” according to the statement. The 2,600 individuals include “those who may have been tested, but not positive.” The...

HARRISBURG — Challenges are mounting to Gov. Tom Wolf’s order late Thursday directing all but “life-sustaining” businesses to shut down, with the first of what could be a wave of lawsuits contending that the governor has overstepped his authority under the state Constitution. On Friday afternoon, the Harrisburg-based law firm of Costopoulos, Foster & Field petitioned the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for an emergency injunction to allow the firm to reopen. The governor’s order, among a list of other businesses, required law firms to close their physical locations. “The governor’s order is so broad and sweeping, it is manifestly unconstitutional and...

One day after the coronavirus was declared a pandemic, March Madness was canceled, spring training baseball got shut out and Disney World announced it would close. This social distancing was meant to separate people and stem the spread of the highly contagious  virus. The United States had identified more than 1,000 cases of coronavirus. The national death toll stood at 41. That same day — March 12, last Thursday — more than 2,400 people poured into Charleston and boarded the Carnival Sunshine for a four-day trip to the Bahamas. Which, as anyone who’s been on a cruise knows, is the...

Hearing from a friend who's a State Rep. on the southwest side of Chicago that Governor Prickster (that's what we call him here) is expected to "lockdown" Illinois tomorrow (Saturday.) Once again, the fat POS is going to follow the "lead" of California.

Dr. Li Wenliang was a 34-year-old ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital in China's Hubei Province who was reprimanded by the Chinese government and later died of coronavirus after he warned others about the disease in late December. The Chinese government exonerated Li and offered a “solemn apology” to his family in mid-March, more than a month after he died from the virus in early February. China exonerates doctor reprimanded for warning of virus A week after his death, Li's mother Lu Shuyun demanded an explanation from the police about his treatment, saying in an online video that her son was...

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A Bunnlevel man who was the first confirmed case of the coronavirus in Harnett County was taken to the hospital after his condition worsened, his wife said Friday. Jeff Hensley, 57, was diagnosed with COVID-19 last Friday, and he was being cared for at home by his wife, who is a nurse who worked at Nash UNC Health Care in Rocky Mount in the days before her husband was diagnosed. Toni Hensley posted to Facebook Thursday night that her husband had trouble breathing and was being given oxygen and other breathing treatments. Toni Hensley told The Fayetteville Observer that her...

Mayor Eric Garcetti’s latest citywide mandate imposes an even stricter set of restrictions on daily life in Los Angeles than the one issued Sunday night — and it almost certainly means the end of business for good for many restaurants and bars.