Oil prices were on the rise on Friday, heading for a fourth straight week of gains. Also, fuel demand is growing as countries ease business and limitations that were imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic.
West Texas Intermediate crude was up 5 cents, or 0.2%, at $33.97 a barrel, gained more than 1% in the last session. The US benchmark is on track for a weekly jump of around 15%.
Customs and Border Protection agency officers seized 1,000 fake COVID-19 test kits stuffed inside the suitcase of a man traveling to Mexico.
It’s not the first time the officers have busted fake COVID-19 test kits. In March, customs officers at the LA International Airport seized six bags full of small bottles labeled “Corona Virus 2019nconv (COVID-19)” and “Virus1 Test Kit.”
Federal authorities recently arrested a New York man who has sold stolen coronavirus test kits to people. A case against the owner of a website that sold fake coronavirus test kits.
Gardening is said to be a teacher of patience. Flowers always take time to push their way up through soil that is not still conducive to growth. For one 14-year-old in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, it is an exercise in idealism, an attempt to distract.
Ember Charter’s website says its mission is to ignite, empower and transform people traditionally labeled “at-risk.”
Officials say the school itself could be at risk.
“The COVID-19 crisis has laid on top of it just the gargantuan amount of trauma for our students,” Kalam Id-Din said.
A New Zealand-based company that trialed for a four-day workweek announced that the experiment was a success and all the staff recording a significant impact on work-life balance while productivity is stable.
They are now making a plan to make the experiment permanent.
Similar experiments have been carried out in Sweden, although most centered around a six-hour workday.
But it is hard to use this rule in some areas like healthcare, regulatory departments, etc.
However, the four-day workweek could still be rolled out to a wide range of industries.
After Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi were forced to cancel their wedding due to the coronavirus pandemic yet another royal couple Princess Theodora and Matthew Kumar had to postpone their nuptials.
A report published by the Greek Royal House explains the couple has been forced to put their wedding on hold as a result of the pandemic.
They don’t have a new date scheduled at this time. However, they are analyzing the situation in detail to see when the wedding could take place.
As we all know during this coronavirus pandemic all of us should be wearing masks. And, if you have a sewing machine perhaps you’ve made some DIY fabric face masks for yourself.
But the question here is do they work? And wearing them likely to do more harm?
There are two different studies to show that fabric masks may be effective for the general population, and one in health care workers that seems to show the opposite.
So the answer here is: it’s complicated.
As we all know the coronavirus is spreading all around the world and so are its symptoms.
Commonly seen symptoms in various organs are:
We need to be more conscious and coherent during such a pandemic. Let’s fight Corona together!
Doctors and researchers report that COVID-19 infection leaves long-term effects on patients even after recovery.
Studies conducted on recovered patients in Wuhan, China, and Hong Kong reveal that survivors grapple with improper functioning of lungs, heart, and liver.
Research based on the long-term health of survivors after previous epidemics such as SARS reveals that the aftermath could last over a decade.
Data on the health impacts on patients post-recovery of COVID-19 is vital for:
Currently, it is impossible to predict the recovery rate and the number of patients who will suffer the aftermath of the virus. However, doctors and researchers have started collecting data to study the impacts on survivors with time.
Although following lockdown orders you may be staying indoors, it is important to know what spots you need to sanitize when you come home from outside.
These are some important spots to be sanitized:
Anxiety due to the pandemic is taking a toll on sleep cycles of several people with a spurt in the number of people reporting insomnia.
Here are a few tips to help you sleep better:
