Researchers have discovered a strong correlation between vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates from the novel coronavirus, a new study reveals. A research team led by Northwestern University analyzed data from hospitals and clinics across China, France, Germany, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United …
Read More »CityWatch: Majority of new COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York are people who stayed at home
They aren’t frontline workers. They aren’t riding New York City subways. They aren’t stuck in jails or homeless shelters or other congregate facilities where the disease could spread easily. The vast majority of New Yorkers still walking into hospitals with COVID-19 have been sheltering at home and avoiding mass transit. …
Read More »CityWatch: Sunny weekend in New York City raises social-distancing enforcement concerns
New Yorkers flocked to parks and outdoor spaces this past weekend as the mercury topped 70 degrees Fahrenheit in the city, but the crowds raise serious questions about how officials will enforce stay-at-home orders for weeks to come. On Monday morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio took the opportunity to remind …
Read More »The New York Post: Giant ‘murder hornet’ is in U.S. to stay, will eventually reach East Coast, experts say
It’s not a matter of if but when the “murder hornet’’ will hit the East Coast, experts warned The Post on Sunday. The deadly meat-eating Asian giant hornet, which has been known to kill up to 50 people a year in Japan, recently surfaced for the first time in the …
Read More »The Margin: Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York provides a daily update on the COVID-19 pandemic — watch live video stream here
Along with daily news briefings by President Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus task force, daily updates from top governors, notably Andrew Cuomo of New York, Gavin Newsom of California and J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, have emerged as must-see events of this pandemic period. Key Words:New York Gov. Cuomo …
Read More »The Margin: Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York provides a daily update on the COVID-19 pandemic — watch it live here
Along with daily news briefings by President Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus task force, daily updates from top governors, notably Andrew Cuomo of New York, Gavin Newsom of California and J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, have emerged as must-see events of this pandemic period. Key Words:Cuomo invokes Alexander Hamilton …
Read More »CityWatch: Number of coronavirus deaths in New York flattens and hospitalizations fall, suggesting social distancing is working
With the number of COVID-19 deaths flat two straight days and new hospitalizations falling, New York is possibly entering the pandemic’s apex, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday. However, he stressed that New Yorkers need to practice better social distancing and extended the state’s lockdown until at least April 29. …
Read More »The New York Post: Amazon fires organizer of strike at Staten Island warehouse
Amazon has fired the worker at its Staten Island warehouse who organized a walkout on Monday to demand greater protections from the company amid the coronavirus outbreak. Chris Smalls, 31, a management assistant at the facility, told The Post he was canned in a phone call following Monday afternoon’s strike. …
Read More »New York City welcomes more hospital beds, but still needs many more
A handful of white tents popped up in Central Park’s East Meadow on Sunday. The structures are Mount Sinai Hospital’s new 68-bed field hospital and are just one creative way that New York City is hoping to create 40,000 more hospital beds. Mayor Bill de Blasio estimates that the city …
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