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But scientists say it’s unclear whether felines can spread the virus to people so pet-owners need not panic yet. Cats can be infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and spread it to other cats, but dogs are not really susceptible to the infection, according to researchers in China. The team, at Harbin Veterinary Research Institute in China, also concludes that chickens, pigs, and ducks are not likely to catch the virus.

Britain’s Pearson (PSON.L) has seen an “explosion” in demand for online learning, with traffic across its platforms quadrupling as millions of children start to adapt to home schooling during the coronavirus pandemic, its chief executive said. Pearson, a leading global education company, has made some programs available for free and expanded others to help teachers, parents and students fill the gap caused by school and college closures that have followed the spread of coronavirus from China to other parts of Asia, Europe to North America. The company has mobilized resources to train more teachers to deliver lessons online and provide...

It is a national disgrace that our health care workers still don't have the protective equipment they need.— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 1, 2020

Tom Cotton was both the first and the loudest voice in Congress to sound the alarm about the looming pandemic. While others slept, Tom Cotton was warning anyone who would listen that the coronavirus was coming for America. On January 22, one day before the Chinese government began a quarantine of Wuhan to contain the spread of the virus, the Arkansas senator sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar encouraging the Trump administration to consider banning travel between China and the United States and warning that the Communist regime could be covering up how dangerous...

Horowitz Found ‘Apparent Errors or Inadequately Supported Facts’ in Every Single FBI FISA Application He Reviewed T he Office of the Inspector General released a “Management Advisory Memorandum” for the FBI yesterday. The memorandum is an audit “to examine more broadly the FBI’s execution of, and compliance with, its Woods Procedures relating to U.S. Persons covering the period from October 2014 to September 2019.” Specifically, “as an initial step in our audit, over the past 2 months, we visited 8 FBI field offices of varying sizes and reviewed a judgmentally selected sample of 29 applications relating to U.S. Persons and...

A little less than two months ago, the U.S. State Department made a curious announcement that suggests President Trump’s “America First” administration put “China First” at a critical moment during the burgeoning Wuhan pandemic. I asked the State Department about the controversy this week—and the vague and nonresponsive responses I received on background from a Foggy Bottom spokesperson raise more questions than they answer. The Feb. 7, 2020 press statement attributed to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is headlined: “The United States Announces Assistance to Combat the Novel Coronavirus.” That week, we are told, the State Department “facilitated the transportation...

When asked about what role drugs will play in bringing this health emergency under control, Carson said progress is happening at a rapid pace, including more than 100 clinical trials for medication to treat the virus now under way. “People are really jumping into this with both feet,” Carson said. Carson said last week a plasma treatment that uses antibodies from people who have recovered from the virus to be infused into people who are ill was approved. “It gives [patients] a jumpstart on fighting this,” Carson said. Carson said there is also some promise surfacing in New York City...

The Communist Party is using the pandemic to expand its global influence, Retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general and author... Spalding said in an interview that the Chinese regime has seized the pandemic fallout as an opportunity to extend its control on the global supply chain, and to deflect responsibility for having created the disaster. On the information warfare front, Chinese diplomats and state media have peddled conspiracy theories speculating about the virus origin putting the blame on the US. Fake accounts linked to Beijing have swarmed Twitter acting as “cheerleaders for the government.” White House adviser Peter Navarro told...

Posting as VANITY as it 2005 article relevant today: Abstract Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by a newly discovered coronavirus (SARS-CoV). No effective prophylactic or post-exposure therapy is currently available. Results We report, however, that chloroquine has strong antiviral effects on SARS-CoV infection of primate cells. These inhibitory effects are observed when the cells are treated with the drug either before or after exposure to the virus, suggesting both prophylactic and therapeutic advantage. In addition to the well-known functions of chloroquine such as elevations of endosomal pH, the drug appears to interfere with terminal glycosylation of the...

Grocery giant Costco has enacted a new rule to limit crowding in its stores across the country as the company faces a surge in business and sees items like toilet paper and hand sanitizer fly off the shelves. Costco announced Wednesday that starting Friday April 3 only two people per membership card will be allowed into stores at a time. 'Costco will allow no more than two people to enter the warehouse with each membership card. This temporary change is for your safety and the safety of our employees and other members, and to further assist with our social distancing...

...shutdown the mosque in Tampa (Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Area). 2 packed Friday services.

Buses and cars filled a Louisiana church parking lot for another service Tuesday evening as worshippers flocked to hear a Louisiana pastor who is facing misdemeanor charges for holding services despite a ban on gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. A few protesters turned out, too, including a man shouting through a bullhorn against those gathering at the Life Tabernacle Church in the city of Central, where pastor Tony Spell has been holding services. Another demonstrator held up a sign reading: "God don't like stupid."

... Disneyland passholders are outraged that Disney continues to charge its most die-hard fans who use the annual pass monthly payment plan and won’t defer payments while the Anaheim theme parks remain closed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Annual passports, which offer year-round access to the parks on select days, range in price from the $419 for the Select annual pass with the most block out days to the $1,449 Signature Plus pass that provides unlimited access to Disney’s Anaheim theme parks. Disneyland raised prices on its annual passes in February to $649 for the Flex pass,...

Britain’s attempt to ramp up mass coronavirus testing has been dealt a blow after key components ordered from overseas were discovered to be contaminated with coronavirus, the Telegraph can disclose. Laboratories across the country were on Monday warned to expect a delay after traces of the virus were detected in parts due for delivery in the coming days.

China’s Communist Party lied to their own people and the rest of the world as they attempted to cover up the spread of the deadly virus. Weeks after the Chinese government knew of the highly contagious disease spreading within their borders, the Communist Party’s leadership covered up and withheld information from their own citizens, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Early whistleblowers were censured, reprimanded, or went missing. We all know that CCP which runs the Chinese government is corrupted. But we didn’t expect any Chinese women in our country would follow...

TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER On March 8, 2020 Governor Brown declared a public health emergency in Oregon related to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Whereas, during a declared emergency, the Board (or the Executive Director acting on behalf of the Board pursuant to OAR 855-007-0040) may adopt a temporary emergency rule as a way to address regulations impacting the health, safety and welfare of Oregonians. Chloroquine is effective for malaria treatment and prophylaxis, and hydroxychloroquine is effective for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and porphyria cutanea tarda. There are no data currently available to justify the use of chloroquine or...

The first quarter of 2020 was filled to the brim with news, from the impeachment trial of President Trump and the contentious Democratic primary to the growing coronavirus pandemic, but MSNBC failed to add viewers, and experts say that's a serious issue for the far-left network. “This should concern the MSNBC hierarchy,” DePauw University professor and media critic Jeffrey McCall told Fox News. Fox News grew 38 percent among total viewers during the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same time period last year, and MSNBC's liberal rival CNN grew 26 percent, while MSNBC finished the quarter with roughly...

Former Vice President Joe Biden is offering to call President Trump and talk about how to best deal with the coronavirus outbreak. The Democratic presidential frontrunner has been critical of the Trump administration's handling of the pandemic through statements and virtual press conferences. The potential correspondence was first reported by Fox News; a Biden campaign aide later confirmed the former Vice President's willingness to talk with Trump to The Hill.

BEIJING -- Every few days brings another grim milestone in the coronavirus outbreak. First Italy and Spain surpassed China in reported deaths. Then, this week, the U.S. and France did. But did they really? Skepticism about China’s numbers has swirled throughout the crisis, fueled by official efforts to quash bad news in the early days and a general distrust of the government. Long lines of people waiting to collect the ashes of loved ones at funeral homes last week revived the debate. There is no smoking gun pointing to a cover-up by China’s ruling Communist Party. But intentional or not,...

RUSH: The media having a field day with this aspect of the briefing yesterday. TheHill.com: “White House Projects Grim Death Toll from Coronavirus — President Trump’s top health advisers said Tuesday that models show between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans could die from the novel coronavirus even if the country keeps stringent social distancing guidelines in place. “Dr. Deborah Birx explained, ‘There’s no magic bullet. There’s no magic vaccine or therapy. It’s just behaviors.'” Now, in the 12th paragraph of this story we find this. “Still, Birx and Fauci stressed that the total number of deaths is not certain to hit...