Geneva, Switzerland…Good afternoon. In the past two weeks, the number of cases of COVID-19 outside China has increased 13-fold, and the number of affected countries has tripled. There are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries, and 4,291 people have lost their lives. Thousands more are fighting for their lives in hospitals. In the […]
Monterey, CA…Oh yeah – we are back in business! The new dates for our 30th Sea Otter Classic are October 1 – 4, 2020. Thank you for your patience during this unexpected turn of events. We look forward to seeing you in October! Earlier Release… Sea Otter Classic Supporters. After a thorough review of the […]
Monterey, CA…Remember that much of our local economy is tourism driven. Many of the businesses most effected are small businesses that rely on visitors to survive. So even during the next few weeks of the Coronavirus battle commonsense measures of personal hygiene and keeping a safe distance may allow visitors to enjoy exceptional and uncrowded […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom and state health officials gave an update today on the state’s response to COVID-19 and the Grand Princess cruise ship. Governor Gavin Newsom, California Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, and California Department of Public Health Director and State Health Officer Dr. Sonia Angell took part in the […]
Secaucus, NJ…Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, has launched a coronavirus (COVID-19) test service. The new test service aids the presumptive detection of nucleic acid in respiratory specimens of patients meeting CDC’s clinical criteria for COVID-19 testing. Quest was in position to receive specimens for testing, and begin to […]
Narvik, Norway….US Ski Team’s Keely Cashman grabbed her career-first FIS Junior World Ski Championships medal with a bronze in Monday’s alpine combined in Narvik, Norway, to lead the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team. Keely Cashman is from Strawberry, CA and is a former Bear Valley & Squaw Valley Ski Team athlete. Keely Cashman stood on the […]
Santa Cruz, CA…Santa Cruz County Public Health officials announced the first case of COVID-19 in the County. This case came from a cruise ship traveler and was not from community spread. Santa Cruz County Public Health is coordinating a thorough investigation with state and federal partners. We continue to partner with regional agencies to plan […]
Washington, DC…Vice President Pence and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a Press Briefing.
“War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can’t smile, grin. If you can’t grin, keep out of the way till you can.” ~ Winston Churchill
Boston, MA…Today STAT news published an article by By MATTHEW HERPER @matthewherper and ADAM FEUERSTEIN @adamfeuerstein. We thought we would pass it along as all of the news seems to be hysteria on spread rather than on treatments that might be possible in the short term. When it comes to creating treatments for Covid-19, the […]
