134 coronavirus patients died in New York in the past 24 hours. That’s almost one death every 10 minutes.
A Belgian cat’s sick owner infected it with the coronavirus, health officials say BRUSSELS — A cat in the Belgian city of Liège was infected by its sick owner with the coronavirus that causes covid-19 in people, Belgian health authorities said Friday, in another case ofthat could raise fears about the health of household animals during the pandemic.
The officials did not make clear whether the cat survived the illness, which they said had diarrhea and experienced difficulty breathing. But they said they did not believe infected pets could become major vectors in spreading the disease. “The veterinary medicine faculty in Liège reported that a coronavirus infection has been diagnosed in a cat. The cat lived with its owner, who started showing symptoms of the virus a week before the cat,” Steven van Gucht, a Belgian virologist who is an official spokesman for the government pandemic response, told reporters Friday. “It is an isolated case.”have also been diagnosed with infections related to the coronavirus. Sick pet owners are urged to be careful around their animals, the Belgian Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain said in a statement. “No close contact. Wash hands after touching,” the agency said. “Do not let it lick the face to prevent the pet from becoming a carrier and shedder of the virus for a short time.” Infected owners should be sure to clean up their animals’ poop, the agency added. If a pet becomes infected, it should be quarantined, just like its owner, authorities said.right now, scientists have said. For now, “absolute priority” will be given to testing humans for the coronavirus, not their pets, at least in Belgium, van Gucht said. Despite the tiny handful of pets that have been found to be infected, cats may indeed be susceptible to the virus, some researchers believe. Researchers have found that cats, along with ferrets, are prone to become infected by the SARS virus, unlike dogs. A study published in late January by the Journal of Virology predicted that the cats, pigs, ferrets and some primates may be at greater risk of getting infected, because the virus that causes covid-19 can attach to their receptor cells.Hundreds in Iran die after ingesting industrial alcohol falsely seen as virus cure Nearly 300 people in Iran have died and more than 1,000 have fallen sick after drinking methanol that they wrongly thought would shield them from catching the coronavirus, Iranian news outlets reported Friday. Fake remedies have spread across social media in Iran as people remained suspicious of the government’s efforts to combat the spread of a virus that it initially downplayed. The fact that methanol is an industrial alcohol and that drinking any form of alcohol is forbidden in the Shiite Muslim theocracy underscores the extent to which Iranians fear that their leadership is not adequately containing the virus.that the death toll from drinking methanol was around 480, with 2,850 people sickened. More than 29,000 confirmed cases of the virus and more than 2,000 related deaths have been reported in Iran — the largest death toll in the Middle East. Iranians on social media have been touting false claims that a British schoolteacher and others cured themselves of the virus by ingesting whiskey and honey, the AP reported. Other widely shared messages wrongly suggest that drinking high-proof alcohol kills the virus.House debate underway on stimulus bill as members grudgingly return to Washington Debate got underway Friday morning in the House on a $2.2 trillion economic relief package to address fallout from the coronavirus, with scores of lawmakersafter one GOP member threatened to raise a procedural objection. Opening a scheduled three hours of debate, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer noted several precautions that were being taken in the chamber in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Lawmakers were “keeping a distance from one another not out of hostility but love for each other,” he said. House leaders from both parties aim to pass the massive legislation on a voice vote and send it to President Trump by the end of the day. That strategy was intended to make it unnecessary for all of the sitting 430 House members to return to Washington. But word went out late Thursday that the presence of at least half of them might be needed to thwart a bid by Rep. Thomas Massie to delay consideration of the measure. He suggested that he might raise procedural objections over the absence of a quorum if only a few lawmakers showed up to vote.“Heading to Washington to vote on pandemic legislation,” wrote Rep. Peter T. King . “Because of one Member of Congress refusing to allow emergency action entire Congress must be called back to vote in House. Risk of infection and risk of legislation being delayed. Disgraceful. Irresponsible.” Brendan Buck, a former senior aide to Paul D. Ryan when he served as House speaker, put it even more pointedly. “It is quite the statement of his character that Thomas Massie is legitimately threatening the health of his colleagues, many in their 60s or 70s even 80s, for a stunt on a bill he knows is going to pass,” Buck tweeted. “I hope no one forgets what he’s done here.” Lawmakers returning to Washington included several members from New York, who appeared despite an exhortation from federal officials for those traveling outside the coronavirus hot spot to self-quarantine in their new locations. As the debate continued, a few dozen lawmakers, on each side of the aisle, largely ignored Hoyer’s request from Thursday night that they stay off the House floor unless they are imminently about to speak during the debate. However, they took seats at large distances from one another.State Department appears to ask the world’s health workers to apply for U.S. visas, provoking outrageto “encourage medical professionals seeking work in the U.S. on a work or exchange visitor visa , particularly those working on #COVID19 issues, to contact the nearest U.S. Embassy/Consulate for a visa appointment.” The announcement also indicated that those who were already in the United States on those visas should talk with their sponsors about extending them. Routine visa services at U.S. embassies across the world were suspended March 20, as most embassies evacuated staff and shrank to skeleton staffs carrying out essential services. On Friday, State Department officials clarified their original posting, saying they were only processing people already accepted for jobs or studies in the United States. Ian Brownlee, the assistant secretary of state for Consular Affairs, said the United States was not seeking new applicants or giving preference to medical professionals. But he acknowledged that the initial message on the website was “not as clear as it might have been.” “We’re ready to work with people who are already accepted into existing U.S. programs, and had otherwise planned to travel to the United States,” he told reporters. “We are not going out looking for others. These are people who were ready to come in.” While the State Department has suspended routine visa services, Brownlee said they are still processing some visas for “certain cases.” Among those are visas for American couples seeking to adopt a child overseas, immigrants who might otherwise age out of eligibility, and medical professionals who already had been accepted for work or study. Asked why it was considered necessary to put out a statement singling out medical professionals working on coronavirus, Brownlee said he would have to look into “how this all came to pass” before he could answer. The initial announcement was widely panned on social media by users across the world who accused the U.S. government of promoting a potentially deadly brain drain of doctors and nurses away from countries with weaker health systems. Others noted how difficult procuring these visas can be in normal times, often taking years to process, and were resentful that the rules would be changed so drastically in a moment of crisis.March 27, 2020 at 9:46 AM EDTU.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Monday that Americans should brace for a difficult week in the fight to contain the novel coronavirus. On Friday, he said the worst is yet to come. “It’s important for people to know that everyone’s curve is going to look different,” Adams said on “
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