Tag Archives: COVID-19

Violent protests in Berlin against new anti-Covid restrictions. Police in riot gear stormed a demonstration Friday, removing hundreds of protesters on trucks

[ad_1] Berlin police revoked permission for a protest against the new anti-pandemic restrictions because protesters refused to wear masks and distance themselves. The water cannons were used to disperse the crowds that had gathered in front of the Brandenburg Gate, The Guardian reports. The cookie settings do not allow the …

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Covid-19 and poverty. What do 98 million cell phones tell us?

[ad_1] The study, published last week in Nature, tracked the movement of 98 million people in metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington DC. The researchers concluded that in areas where the infection rate is highest, a link can be …

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Pandemic curbs have reduced global NO2 concentrations by 20%: NASA

[ad_1] (MENAFN – IANS) New York, November 18 (IANS) Using computer models, NASA researchers found that since February, the pandemic restrictions of Covid-19 have reduced global concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by nearly 20%. Nitrogen dioxide is an air pollutant produced mainly by the combustion of fossil fuels used by …

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Coronavirus live ticker: +++ 07:56 Vaccine distribution: DHL is considering buying extreme freezers +++

[ad_1] Wednesday 18 November 2020 Coronavirus-Liveticker +++ 07:56 Vaccine Distribution: DHL is considering purchasing extreme freezers +++ Now that the development of corona vaccines is promising, the logistics sector is positioning itself. DHL and Kuehne + Nagel announce that they have already concluded delivery contracts without providing details. Fedex and …

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