Potential Coronavirus Treatments Enter Large Clinical Trials

Some good news in potential treatment options for COVID-19 was reported in the American journal Science.1 Four new treatment options were being tried in a large-scale study across multiple countries. Currently, about 15% of COVID-19 patients need to be treated in a hospital or similar setting and some facilities and staff are being swamped. Science reported,

Comet ATLAS: Nighttime Diversion for Isolated Families

For northern-hemisphere families in isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, a recently discovered comet may provide some needed diversion.1 This comet is dubbed ATLAS after the Hawaiian organization that discovered it: the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert system. The comet is barely bright enough to be seen with binoculars under dark sky conditions.2

Prison or Palace?

All over the world, the coronavirus is changing everything at a breakneck pace. Businesses are closing, millions of people are confined to their homes, and frantic binge-buyers are placing unprecedented strain on the supply chain, causing shortages in basic household goods.

Watch Your Vitamin D During Quarantine

With everyone stuck at home, it might be beneficial to know that stepping outside for even 15 minutes a day may help alleviate some of the COVID-19 symptoms—if you were to catch it.

Standing in the sun for 15 minutes (a little longer if you have darker skin) will generate enough vitamin D to help support your immune system.1

Actor Says Virus Is Earth’s Response to Humanity

English actor Idris Elba believes the COVID-19 virus is a defensive action by the Earth against the harm humanity is doing to it.1

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