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In India a woman gave birth to beautiful twins, a boy and a girl. The new parents named their new bundles of joy: 'Covid' and 'Corona.' The husband and wife said the names are to symbolize a "triumph over hardships." Mother of the twins, Preeti Verma, told the Press Trust of India: I was blessed with the twins — a boy and a girl — in the early hours on March 27. We have named them Covid and Corona for now. But now, with all the attention they are getting for the names, the couple said they may rename their...

Mexico's Grupo Modelo said on Thursday it will temporarily stop brewing Corona beer and other brands exported to 180 countries after its business activities were declared non-essential under a government order aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. The Mexican government this week declared a health emergency and ordered the suspension of non-essential activities after the number of coronavirus cases in the country surpassed 1,000. On Thursday, it reported 1,510 cases and 50 deaths. The brewer said in a statement that the suspension will go into place from Sunday

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Governor Mike Parson issued a stay-at-home order during Friday afternoon’s COVID-19 public briefing...The order takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, April 6. Parson said his order would go beyond any other measure already in place in the state...“For the sake of all Missourians, be smart, be responsible, and follow this order. Stay at home, Missouri,” he said. The governor said he would trust local mayors and county executives to make additional restrictions in their jurisdictions.

OJ Simpson is convinced Tiger King's Carole Baskin killed her husband. The former football player, who was acquitted of the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman in 1995, shared his thoughts on the latest Netflix docu-series to go viral. (Have you see all the hilarious memes!?) Just like so many others who watched the seven-part documentary, Simpson believes the Big Cats owner and animal activist killed her millionaire husband, Don Lewis, and fed his body to her tigers. “Listen I’ve had so many people on my case asking me to watch some show called, Tiger King,” he said...

Going into a self-quarantine can have many complex issues and complications beyond having enough food and supplies for two weeks. In terms of entertainment, it also probably means you’re in for a lot of boredom, a lot of Netflix, and a lot of browsing the internet. But there is a way to get a little culture and education while you’re confined to your home. According to Fast Company, Google Arts & Culture teamed up with over 2500 museums and galleries around the world to bring anyone and everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums...

The current Shelter In Place order in Wichita Falls is in effect until 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 8th. That's another whole week of lounging about eating all of the snacks you promised yourself you wouldn't eat. Have you even dared step on a scale lately? Now there's an online calculator from Zippia that will show you how much weight you're likely gain in isolation. For the calculator to get an idea of what's going on you'll have to answer a few simple questions about your exercising, snacking and drinking habits. Then you just push the Calculate Weight Gain button and...

We've been through the drill and we know that there is no risk of Singapore running out of food during this coronavirus pandemic. Even with much assurance, people are still running helter-skelter to the nearest supermarkets to stock up on food essentials at the slightest rumour (or misinformation), causing unnecessary panic buying and hoarding. Should you be stocking up? As PM Lee posted on his Facebook page, "buy just what you need". Should you require to serve a stay-home-notice or self-quarantine, 14 days worth of essential will tide you over. Anything over that is considered hoarding. To help you gauge...

Nearly 1,000 employees found out they were fired in the mail, a sign of the times during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company who owns Jim's Restaurants recently closed all of its restaurants temporarily. So, the nearly 1,000 previously furloughed employees have now been fired, and were notified through a postcard. "It's just ugly, it’s just an ugly way to send out that vibe," said former employee Chris Tippery. For the past two years Chris Tippery has worked as a cook at Jim's Restaurant, until March 30. That's when the owner of Frontier Enterprises, Jimmy Hasslocher made what he calls the...

In early March, the Eltingville Pastosa introduced Cannoli Ravioli to patrons. The sweet spin on the Italian dessert merged with the store’s house-made ravioli proved an instant hit with Staten Islanders. Danny and Umberto De Rosa were stunned at the new product’s rabid reception. In just a week on the market, the cannoli ravioli sold out as fast as they could produce them. So the brothers increased production on the store’s ravioli machines. A box for a frozen 12-count costs $7.49, treats that customers can fry up at home from their icy state or room temp. They recently started pan-frying...

The initial results from a placebo-controlled trial of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 indicate that patients hospitalized with mild illness recovered more quickly with addition of the drug than with placebo at the start of a standard treatment. The results also suggest that hydroxychloroquine might convey some protection against the illness worsening. Zhan Zhang, MD, of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, and colleagues reported results from 62 patients randomized to receive either placebo or hydroxychloroquine 200mg twice daily for 5 days on admission in addition to standard treatment consisting of oxygen therapy, and unspecified regimens that could include antiviral and...

Decades old malaria-drug Hydroxychloroquine appears to have some good results in the treatment of coronavirus patients, US president Donald Trump has said. "We continue to study the effectiveness of Hydroxychloroquine and other therapies in the treatment and prevention of the virus and will keep the American people fully informed in our findings," Trump told reporters during a press briefing at the White House on Friday. Trump said that it looked as if Hydroxychloroquine is having some good results. "It's looking like it (Hydroxychloroquine) is having some good results. I hope that would be a phenomenal thing, Trump said, days after...

Since we are under house arrest, name your favorite songs that have to do with freedom/prison/lockup etc.

A virus is “simply a piece of bad news wrapped up in protein,” the biologists Jean and Peter Medawar wrote in 1977. In January, scientists deciphered a piece of very bad news: the genome of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The sample came from a 41-year-old man who worked at the seafood market in Wuhan where the first cluster of cases appeared. Researchers are now racing to make sense of this viral recipe, which could inspire drugs, vaccines and other tools to fight the ongoing pandemic. A String of RNA Viruses must hijack living cells to replicate and spread....

Official title:Covid-19 update: Requested PM Modi to release US order of hydroxychloroquine stockpile, says Trump President Trump did not shy away from saying he too will take a tablet of hydroxychloroquine after announcing that he has requested Prime Minister during his telephonic conversation earlier today to lift a hold on the US order of the medicine. US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to supply Hydroxychloroquine tablets that can be used to treat Covid-19 patients. “After call today with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is giving serious consideration to releasing the...

President Donald Trump sparked confusion Saturday by claiming a study suggested that people with the autoimmune disease lupus were not as affected by coronavirus—presumably because they commonly use the drug hydroxychloroquine—but then immediately backtracked, saying “maybe that’s correct, maybe it’s false, you’re going to have to check it out,” and his own medical advisor downplayed any connection.

In a speech titled “Innovating to Zero” Bill Gates said, “First we got population. The world today has 6.8 billion people. That’s headed up to about 9 billion. Now, if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we can lower that by perhaps 10 or 15 %.” What? Lower what? People? Which specific people?   Wow! One of the most powerful men in the world, Mr. Gates, clearly stating that he expects vaccines to be used to reduce population growth? I thought vaccines were supposed to be used to prevent disease. Bill Gates,...

Rhode Island cops enforcing the state’s coronavirus quarantine order have bagged three golfers from Massachusetts on misdemeanor charges. Richmond police say the three duffers went to elaborate lengths to hide their identities as out-of-towners so they could get in a round of golf at the Meadow Brook Golf Course in town on Wednesday. Gregory Corbett, 51, Tyler Pietrzyk, 22, and Nye Cameron, 22, were apprehended at a nearby McDonald’s restaurant, where police say the men changed cars to drive to the club in a vehicle with Rhode Island license plates, the Attleboro Sun Chronicle reported Friday. Employees at the McDonald’s...

FRANCE: Medical workers must be escorted by body guards to protect them from attacks by Muslim invaders APRIL 4, 2020 BY BARENAKEDISLAM The Lariboisière hospital (in the 10th arrondissement of Paris) hired security agents to escort doctors, nurses and other hospital staff when they travel to the nearby stations and metro stations. Due to its large Turkish Muslim minority, the 10th arrondissement is often called “La Petite Turquie” (Little Turkey). RAIR Foundation Physical and verbal assaults against the caregivers of this hospital located, have multiplied over the past several weeks, and since France’s lockdown, reports BFMTV What’s more, the College...

Formula 1 mogul Bernie Ecclestone is on track to become a father again at 89, he revealed on Friday. The baby boy’s big sister will be 65. The car-racing billionaire told Britain’s PA Media that his Brazilian wife, Fabiana Flosi, 44, is expecting a son this summer. He said he’s not worried about having a newborn at such an advanced age. “I don’t see there’s any difference between being 89 and 29,” he told PA, according to CNN. “You’ve got the same problems, I suppose. It’s all right.”

Watters' World 4/4/20 FULL SHOW | Trump Breaking News April 4, 2020 [relevant part with Hahn starts at 11:46]