US: Your doctor has the right to cancel you as a patient.
But when would they do this? They want to get paid. But if they find out you are self-treating with something, they don't want your side-effects blamed on them and…
SARS-CoV-2 survives in the air and on surfaces up to several days.
The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health,…
Suppliers in US can make millions of masks and face shields a week.
Service Employees International Union said it found 39 million N95 masks and will help sell them to healthcare personnel. The SEIU-UHW has 97,000 workers in California. The union said it…
HR748, the coronavirus bill
This bill appears to be the bill that the US congress is debating to give cash aid to Americans. "HR" means "House Resolution" and it originated in the House, but…
UK healthcare considers chemotherapy non-essential
This lady's friend cannot get chemo right now, and she's terminal. Maybe the UK just doesn't give terminal patients chemo? https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/1243127821221969920?s=20
Use your computer to help find a treatment for COVID-19.
There are 2 programs to do this, both support a variety of operating systems. But it's very hard number crunching so this is not for a tablet or phone, it's…
National Emergency Library opened for unlimited lending of books during coronavirus
This would provide digital books with unlimited lending for a while while the US is in lock down. As the lock down progressed, wait lists for books at archive.org got…
China reporting 0 new infections, because they are refusing to test people.
China is reporting 0 new infections, but long lines at hospitals say the infection continues. https://twitter.com/ChinaInFocusNTD/status/1242649334954504193?s=20
US Senate agrees to bill to help Americans during COVID-19
After Democrats rejected 2 bills to help America, a bill was finally agreed upon by the Senate. The bill would: give direct a one-time payment of $1,200 per adult and…
US Army Corps of Engineers to use dorms and hotels to put people back to work
They plan to convert dorms, hotels and perhaps other large spaces (school gyms, venues, etc) into temporary hospitals, thus putting those employees at those locations to work. This will enable…