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Indian industry body urges curbs to economic activity to save lives
A leading Indian industry body urged authorities to take the “strongest national steps” and to curtail economic activity to save lives on Sunday as the country battles surging coronavirus cases that have overwhelmed the healthcare system. The rate of new infections dipped marginally but deaths kept climbing. Authorities reported 392,488 new cases in the previous …
Boulder shooting: Police officer credited with saving dozens of lives – Fox News
Boulder shooting: Police officer credited with saving dozens of lives Fox News Colorado Honors Police Officer Killed In Supermarket Shooting At Public Funeral | NBC News NOW NBC News Slain Boulder officer remembered as selfless in public memorial AOL Powerful images from the procession honoring fallen Boulder Officer Eric Talley 9News.com KUSA ‘His heart was so big:’ Boulder Officer …
US virus death toll hits 500,000 lives; UK’s plan to ease lockdown; Vaccine hopes for international travel; Government set to announce permanent increase to JobSeeker; Images of Mars revealed
Mr Andrews said the Victorian Government was working hard to have an Anzac Day that is “as close to normal as possible”. It comes as Victoria’s Anzac Day celebrations, including Melbourne’s iconic march, have been cancelled due to the latest COVID-19 outbreak. “We are working very closely with veteran groups,” he said. “It’s too early …
Proud Boys leader arrested after allegedly destroying D.C. church’s Black Lives Matter sign
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested Monday after allegedly destroying a Black Lives Matter sign at a historic Black church in Washington D.C. last month. Tarrio, chairman of the far-right self-described group of all-male “Western Chauvinists,” was taken into custody on suspicion of destruction of property after the Dec. 12 incident during a pro-Trump …
Pandemic underlines vital role digital technology and connectivity now plays in our lives
WHEN we look back at 2020, it’s worth looking at some of the words and terms we’re now using, many of which we’d not heard of 12 months ago. Furlough, lockdown, pandemic, WFH and circuit-breaker are words few of us would have uttered regularly before 2020. As are terms like ‘Zoom meeting’ and ‘you’re on …
Zion Eye Institute ophthalmologist Dr. Jayson Edwards embraces new technologies to restore sight, improve lives – St George News
Stock image by Inside Creative House/iStock/Getty Images Plus, St. George News CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Procedures to restore sight can help patients affected by eye disease not only see better but also live better. Zion Eye Institute ophthalmologist Dr. Jayson Edwards, date and location not specified | Photo courtesy of Zion Eye Institute, St. George News …
Panama City doctors are saving lives with next-generation heart technology | MyPanhandle.com
BAY COUNTY Fla. (WMBB) — Heart failure impacts over 26 million people worldwide, and the Cardiovascular Institute of Florida said it is a growing epidemic. Now there’s a new device that is making a difference. The Cardiovascular Institute of Northwest Florida has added a next-generation device that can improve your heart’s pumping function. “Usual implantable …
Monroe couple creates mental health app hoping to save lives after son takes his own life
November 19, 2020 9:45 PM Jamie Perez Posted: November 19, 2020 9:45 PM Updated: November 19, 2020 10:21 PM MONROE, Wis. — Some healthcare providers, licensed therapists and schools are all using an app that a couple in Green County came up with. Teri and Kurt Ellefson didn’t create the app with an intention to …
The Price for Not Wearing Masks: Perhaps 130,000 Lives
Universal mask use could prevent nearly 130,000 deaths from Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, in the United States through next spring, scientists reported on Friday. The findings follow an assertion by Dr. Scott W. Atlas, the president’s science adviser, that masks are ineffective, in a tweet later taken down by Twitter for spreading …
Improving People’s Lives with Digital Technology during COVID-19
Development & Aid, Education, Featured, Global, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Population, Poverty & SDGs, TerraViva United Nations Headlines The COVID-19 pandemic saw 3.5 billion people without access to digital technology and services and more than one billion children unable to continue their education. Credit: Mercedes Sayagues/IPS UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 2020 (IPS) – …
