The US agency’s assessment that supports the theory that the covid-19 leaked from a laboratory raises more questions than answers, and generates a backlash from China
The US Department of Energy’s assessment that covid-19 likely arose from a laboratory accident in China has reignited a fierce debate and refocused attention on the origin of the pandemic. But the determination that this is a “low confidence” assessment, made in a recently updated classified report, leaves open more questions than answers, as the […]
New York rats can have the coronavirus that causes covid-19, according to a study
The millions of Norway rats living with New Yorkers are among the animals that can contract the virus that causes covid-19, according to a new study. However, reports of the virus spreading from any type of animal to humans remain rare. Pets, such as cats, dogs, and hamsters; zoo animals, such as big cats, primates, […]
California ends its state of emergency for covid-19
California’s COVID-19 state of emergency officially ends Tuesday, nearly three years after Governor Gavin Newsom declared a pandemic-related emergency. Newsom said in a statement last October that the state of emergency was an effective and necessary tool in the state’s pandemic response that saved tens of thousands of lives, protected the economy and built unprecedented […]
