Here is an update for this afternoon on how humanity is dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic that is caused by SARS CoV-2. The story is told through links to news outlets, research papers, and videos. They are presented without comment.
Press Release from Macon County Schools
1:26pm, September 22nd
Franklin High School is excited to announce that beginning Monday, 9/28, we will welcome students to campus 2 days per week on the following rotation.
Monday/Wednesday - 9th Grade and 11th Grade
Tuesday/Thursday - 10th Grade and 12th Grade
Friday - Remote learning for all grades.
Please remember that on Fridays, extra help is available for students. Please email the teacher to make an appointment to come in.
COVID-19 Numbers from Macon County Public Health
Data from Macon County Public Health as of this afternoon and graph by Macon Media of data from May 30th to this afternoon [LINK]
614 Detected Cases (+3 one day)(+20 in one week)
22 Active Positive (-7 in one day)(-5 in one week)
585 Recovered (+10 in one day)(-5 in one week)
7 Deaths (unchanged)(unchanged in one week)
Testing Data for Macon County
5595 MCPH Tests (+29 in one day)(+217 in one week)
2115 Tests by Others (unchanged in one day)(+78 in one week)
7710 Total Tests (+29 in one day)(+295 in one week)
34 Tests Pending Results (-32 in one day)(-54 in one week)
Macon Media posted a COVID-19 update yesterday afternoon. [LINK]
Here are some numbers from the CDC, the NCDHHS, and the CoronaWiki.
The CDC website [LINK]
The NCDHHS website [LINK]
CoronaWiki [LINK]
North Carolina Coronavirus Map and Case Count [LINK]
What Is COVID-19? A Patients Guide [LINK]
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
Videos
Dr John Campbell
UK and wider problem
Coronavirus Update With Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH - September 23, 2020
Distributing the COVID Vaccine: The Greatest Logistics Challenge Ever
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 107: Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID 19 Treatment and Prevention?
Coronavirus Update With Anthony S. Fauci, MD - September 25, 2020
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 108: High Risk COVID 19 Behaviors; Cases Rise in Europe
DeSantis Lifts All Covid-19 Restrictions on Florida Restaurants
Herd Immunity Not a Realistic Answer to Covid-19: Johns Hopkins
Europe and Russian vaccine
Research Papers, Clinical Trials and News About Such
Belief in conspiracy theories is a barrier to controlling spread of COVID-19 [LINK]
COVID-vaccine results are on the way — and scientists’ concerns are growing [LINK]
Face masks could be giving people Covid-19 immunity, researchers suggest [LINK]
Risk assessment of COVID-19 airborne infection during hybrid learning [LINK]
Lessons learnt from easing COVID-19 restrictions: an analysis of countries and regions in Asia Pacific and Europe [LINK]
Ethnic differences in alpha‐1 antitrypsin deficiency allele frequencies may partially explain national differences in COVID‐19 fatality rates [LINK]
Hidden immune weakness found in 14% of gravely ill COVID-19 patients [LINK]
Statins reduce COVID-19 severity, likely by removing cholesterol that virus uses to infect [LINK]
Serum levels of Vitamin C and Vitamin D in a cohort of critically ill COVID-19 patients of a North American Community Hospital Intensive Care Unit in May 2020. A Pilot Study [LINK]br />
COVID-19 can affect the heart [LINK]
NeuroRx submits request for Emergency Use Authorization for RLF-100™ (aviptadil) in the treatment of patients with Critical COVID-19 and Respiratory Failure who have exhausted approved therapy (Press Release) [LINK]
COVID-19-associated hyperinflammation and escalation of patient care: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study [LINK]
Ultrapotent human antibodies protect against SARS-CoV-2 challenge via multiple mechanisms [LINK]
Evidence for and level of herd immunity against SARS-CoV-2 infection: the ten-community study [LINK]
Development and validation of a machine learning model for predicting illness trajectory and hospital resource utilization of COVID-19 hospitalized patients - a nationwide study [LINK]
Scientists Discover Genetic and Immunologic Underpinnings of Some Cases of Severe COVID-19 [LINK]
Human recombinant soluble ACE2 in severe COVID-19 [LINK]
Novavax Initiates Phase 3 Efficacy Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine in the United Kingdom [LINK]
Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19 [LINK]
Implications of Oxidative Stress and Potential Role of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in COVID-19: Therapeutic Effects of Vitamin D [LINK]
The effect of whey protein on viral infection and replication of SARS-CoV-2 and pangolin coronavirus in vitro [LINK]
Characterization and Phase 1 Trial of a B Cell Activating Anti-CD73 Antibody for the Immunotherapy of COVID-19 [LINK]
COVID-19 in the USA
Key coronavirus forecast predicts over 410,000 total U.S. deaths by Jan. 1: 'The worst is yet to come' [LINK]
Catching flu and Covid-19 at same time almost doubles risk of death [LINK]
Publicly traded firms paid dividends, bought their own stock after receiving PPP loans to pay employees [LINK]
'I cry before work': US essential workers burned out amid pandemic [LINK]
2 indicted for handling of virus outbreak at Massachusetts veterans home where 76 died [LINK]
North Dakota Coronavirus Cases Soar As State Rescinds Quarantine Order and Students Fail to Get Tested [LINK]
Michigan ‘actively considering’ ordering K-12 schools to reveal COVID outbreaks [LINK]
The covid-19 pandemic is worse than official figures show [GOOGLE CACHE VERSION] [LINK]
US Parents Delaying Preschool and Kindergarten Amid Pandemic [LINK]
MLB promised free COVID-19 testing for essential workers. We're still waiting. [LINK]
We’re in trouble when the COVID-19 death of a Middleton school staffer is a ‘hiccup’ (Idaho) [LINK]
Virus’s unseen hot zone: The American farm [LINK]
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and First Lady test positive for COVID-19 [LINK]
New study suggests in person classes led to extra 3,200 cases per day across United States [LINK]
First Covid vaccines will not be a silver bullet, scientists warn [LINK]
Cleveland Goes Full Week Without Single Day of More Than 20 New Covid Cases [LINK]
Blood pressure medications decrease death and severe disease in COVID-19 patients [LINK]
Avoid trick-or-treating due to coronavirus this Halloween, CDC says [LINK]
NYC Eyes New Shutdowns for 1st Time in Months as COVID Clusters Grow; Monday Deadline Set [LINK]
HHS wants to test 30% of U.S. wastewater for the coronavirus as an ‘early warning system’ [LINK]
U.S. coronavirus cases surpass 7 million as Midwest outbreak flares up [LINK]
Persistent hiccups an unusual COVID-19 symptom [LINK]
18 to 22-year-olds banned from gathering in Boulder, Colorado, after coronavirus surge [LINK]
Coronavirus: in the last 24 hours 1,912 new cases in Italy with 20 deaths and 954 recovered [LINK]
After months of planning and billions in spending, will colleges’ virus prevention efforts get trashed by a few student parties? [LINK]
CDC forecast now projects more than 20,000 more coronavirus deaths by Oct. 17 [LINK]
Losing Your Hair Can Be Another Consequence of the Pandemic [LINK]
U.S. adds 44,000 COVID-19 cases; new outlook sees 3,000 deaths a day by 2021 [LINK]
COVID-19 Around the World
UN Chief: COVID-19 pandemic is out of control [LINK]
Japanese firm launches world's first UV lamp that safely kills coronavirus [LINK]
France sees record new coronavirus infections, with more than 16,000 cases(the equivalent of 80,000 US cases) in just 24 hours [LINK]
Rail travel refused to 400 people without masks [LINK]
'Close to 100% accuracy': Helsinki airport uses sniffer dogs to detect Covid [LINK]
Coronavirus R number rises again in UK - to between 1.2 and 1.5 [LINK]
As pandemic winter looms, leaders in Europe and Canada issue stark warnings [LINK]
Sorry to burst your COVID-19 'social bubble' but even small gatherings are getting riskier (Canada) [LINK]
Rio's Carnival is delayed for the first time in a century because of COVID-19 pandemic [LINK]
China's mainland reports 2 domestic cases of coronavirus, the first in more than a month. They work at the Port of Qingdao and handled frozen seafood imported from abroad. Both are asymptomatic. [LINK]
Missing Chinese journalist 'under state supervision' [LINK]
Coronavirus live news: France sees record new cases; virus may be becoming more contagious [LINK]
Nearly 3,000 classes in Spain forced to quarantine since beginning of school year [LINK]
As Madrid is offered 7,500 military personnel to combat coronavirus spread, experts consider what has gone wrong in the region [LINK]
Coronavirus is out of control in Syria, no matter what the government says [LINK]
Poland mulls restrictions amid record daily rises in COVID-19 cases [LINK]
Poor should get Covid-19 vaccine first, Pope Francis says [LINK]
New Zealand enters recession amid record drop in GDP [LINK]
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Published at 6:00pm on Friday, September 25, 2020
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