Coronavirus News Items: Mon 30.Mar.2020

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Angus Reid Institute: COVID-19 Carelessness: Which Canadians say pandemic threat is ‘overblown’? And how are they behaving in turn?

But even as the number of cases in Canada exceeds 6,000 and now touches almost every part of the nation, one in every eight adults is of the view that the threat of a coronavirus outbreak is “overblown”.

Now, a new study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute shows this cohort – more cavalier in their approach to the virus that has ground Canadian society to a halt and caused an economic crisis – differs significantly from those who say they take the risk seriously, especially when it comes to distancing and hygiene.

CBC: Young people have no ‘bulletproof’ protection from COVID-19 — particularly smokers and vapers

Public health experts issue warning: smoking and vaping could make you more vulnerable to COVID-19’s effects

“Not with him. We don’t have coronavirus. I don’t, he doesn’t. Just a friendly smoke,” he said, handing the cigarette to his friend.

[David Hammond of the University of Waterloo] points to some early research from China on the impact of COVID-19. One study that was published online in the Chinese Medical Journal involved 78 patients with COVID-19 and found those with a history of smoking were 14 times more likely to develop pneumonia.

NYT: No, Getting Tested for the Coronavirus Is Not Always Free

Hidden costs for E.R. visits and other fees could cost people thousands of dollars.

NYT: Surviving Coronavirus as a Broke College Student

I had enough money to last until May— $1,625 to be exact, until the coronavirus ruined my finances.

NY Post: Crowds gather on Manhattan’s west side to watch arrival of USNS Comfort

At least a dozen NYPD cops stood by and initially did not disperse the bone-headed bystanders as they gathered and snapped cellphone photos of the ship pulling into the pier

Twitter: @nowthisnews: ‘They’re giving us no choice but to help only the people that they think can survive’ — ER nurse Megan MacDonald opened up about the tragic conditions at her Michigan hospital and give this dire warning to everyone

TorStar: Physician who decried lack of coronavirus protections is removed, sparking protest

The intersection of a global pandemic and the for-profit U.S. medical sector came to a head this weekend when a national physicians group called on Washington regulators to investigate the termination of a doctor who’d publicly criticized a Bellingham, Wash., hospital for inadequate coronavirus protections.

TorStar: Ontario’s rate of COVID-19 testing is lower than other big provinces, slowing our ability to get a clear sense of virus spread

Ontario is testing for coronavirus at a rate less than half that of the other big provinces, leaving thousands of potentially undiagnosed cases out of official statistics and instilling a false sense of confidence as the province enters a key period for flattening the curve of infection.

Science News: No, the coronavirus wasn’t made in a lab. A genetic analysis shows it’s from nature

Scientists took conspiracy theories about SARS-CoV-2’s origins seriously, and debunked them

PBS: Florida pastor arrested for violating rules amid virus outbreak

Florida officials have arrested the pastor of a megachurch after detectives say he held two Sunday services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

The Guardian: Coronavirus live news: US deaths pass 3,000 as study shows higher risk from middle age

Global cases pass 750,000

Last update: 30.Mar.2020 23:44

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