Dr. Ethan Weiss making his way to New York in late April to treat Covid-19 patients.Source: Dr. Ethan WeissWhen Dr. Ethan Weiss arrived in New York in late April, he started his first shift almost immediately.Weiss is a cardiologist based in San Francisco, which has had relatively few hospitalizations related to Covid-19. He decided to help out…
43-year-old registered nurse Mike Schultz was one of thousands of gay men who attended the Winter Party in Miami in the first week in March. It was the last circuit party on the global circuit of events that attract fit, shirtless men year round that was not cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic — and…
San Francisco study reveals 90% of people who tested positive for coronavirus had been leaving home to go to workUC San Francisco researchers tested 4,160 residents of the city's Mission District for COVID-19 between April 25 and 28 Of the 62 people who tested positive, 90 percent were essential workers 95 percent of the positive individuals were…
Published on Apr 27, 2020During the 1918 flu, San Francisco lifted its lockdown early — and paid a dire price.» Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe» Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThisIn US news and current events today, the coronavirus pandemic, the COVID-19…
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The city of San Francisco released its most granular data to date Monday tracking the spread of novel coronavirus throughout the city.RELATED: Gov. Gavin Newsom teases update on timeline for reopening economyAn interactive map posted by the city shows which zip codes have the highest concentrations of COVID-19 infections per 10,000…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…