Category: Pandemic

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Department of Homeland Security : Sunlight destroys the COVID-19 virus quickly

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Ridgewood NJ, coronavirus is quickly destroyed by sunlight, according to new research announced by a senior US official on Thursday, though the study has not yet been made public and awaits external evaluation.

William Bryan, science and technology advisor to the Department of Homeland Security secretary, told reporters at the White House that government scientists had found ultraviolet rays had a potent impact on the pathogen, offering hope that its spread may ease over the summer.

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Ridgewood Resident Records His Battle With COVID-19

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood resident Jeff Muhlstock who did camera work for some of the biggest TV news magazines in the country: “60 Minutes,” “Dateline,” and “Nightline.” Has released a digital recording of his up close and very personal battle with COVID19 .  The 57-year-old man made of his COVID-19 journey to the Hospital and then his return home . The 13 and a half minute video follows Muhlstock from early symptoms to his hospitalization ,his first dose of the anti-malaria drug, Chloroquine to his release April 5, being brought home by ambulance, with his wife, son and daughter waiting with celebratory signs.

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More than 800 employees from Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and University Hospital are participating in a pioneering study

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New Brunswick NJ,Rutgers University announced today that it has launched the nation’s largest prospective study of health care workers exposed to COVID-19. The study includes a series of clinical trials that will explore new drug treatments, antibody testing, and long-term health tracking in the hope of providing insight into how to treat the disease and prevent its spread.

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Residents ask Ridgewood BOE Candidate Mohammed Mahmood to verify his claims

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Reader says that we have an incumbent running for the Ridgewood Board of Education whose claims cannot be verified.  Mr. Mahmood has ignored or sidestepped questions from the residents—- which is opposite his claims of transparency. He needs to answer the questions with substantiation, because this role is too important.

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The Difference Between COVID-19 and Allergies

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Bruce DeCotiis, M.D. contributes to topics such as Allergy and Immunology .
Mohammad A Younus, M.D. contributes to topics such as Allergy and Immunology.

Hackensack NJ, Every year, when Spring rolls around and exposure to pollen increases, so do allergies. But this year, we are not only experiencing seasonal allergies, but a new viral respiratory illness in COVID-19. Since COVID-19 is something we haven’t experienced before, it is easy to feel concerned with every symptom that creeps up. I have a headache, could this be coronavirus? I’m more tired than usual, could this be coronavirus? You get it, the list goes on.

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD COVID-19 CASES UPDATE 4/23/2020

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Village of Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache  this is the latest update on coronavirus cases in Ridgewood  is as follows :

The most recent numbers in RIDGEWOOD are as follows:

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The New Jersey Outdoor Alliance calls $10,000 fine proposal for park usage as ‘Preposterous’, releases proposed plan to reopen parks

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The New Jersey Outdoor Alliance on Wednesday released a statement calling a proposal penalizing park goers with a $10,000 fine “preposterous” and instead released a counterproposal to re-open the state’s parks with responsible social distancing measures and public education factors in place.

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A Virtual Visit: NJ Dancers To Learn From Japanese Masters on International Dance Day

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Japanese master choreographers Tammy O’hara and Rika Higashino will lead Ridgewood’s HeART in Motion faculty and students in an Adult Jazz Master Class for International Dance Day, Wednesday, April 29 at 6:45 p.m. using online video conferencing software. First time students can participate for free. Register at bit.ly/dancewithheart.

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Ridgewood NJ, Dance studios—like most arts-based businesses and communities in New Jersey—are on hiatus as society responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. But HeART in Motion in Ridgewood is keeping its community intact through online instruction utilizing video conferencing software.

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Ridgewood, We are All Home Schoolers Now

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Ridgewood NJ, we are all home schoolers now and  you probably saw the recent issue of Harvard Magazine, which took a largely unsubstantiated broadside against homeschooling. Lindsey M. Burke, Ph.D.Director, Center for Education Policy recently released a review of the literature on the outcomes of students who homeschool – which paints a completely different – positive picture. As she explains, “among those who choose to homeschool, the positive effects are demonstrable. Although study designs limit researchers’ ability to draw a causal connection, it is clear the homeschooling population experiences positive academic outcomes.” Specifically:

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The VFW fully supports the investigation into Paramus and Menlo Park Memorial Home COVID-19 Situation

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Paramus NJ, The membership of the Veterans of Foreign Wars is closely monitoring the COVID 19 situation at the Paramus and Menlo Park Memorial Homes and its effects on the veterans, spouses and Gold Star families residing in the homes. We all mourn the deaths and promise to every family member that we will use every resource available to ensure adequate staffing, funding, and procedures to care for those ill and prevent future infections. We owe a huge thank you to the 25 additional nurses who volunteered to assist the residents along with the 90 Veterans Affairs nurses and National Guard troops deployed to the homes.

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Valley Hospital Marks the 500th COVID 19 Patient Release

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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Ridgewood Police Department on April 23,2020 saw the 500th COVID 19 patient to walk out of Valley Hospital, a Police Lieutenant from the Orangetown NY Police Department. Ridgewood Police officers were there to clap showing support to our fellow first responders and the healthcare heroes. Ridgewood officers along with officers from the Northvale Police Department assisted in escorting the Orangetown Lieutenant as he left Valley Hospital.

 

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Republican Hirsh Singh Condemns Fake Study Against HydroxyChloroquine

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LINWOOD NJ, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate strongly condemned a group of activists who abused their academic titles and published a paper purporting to be a study allegedly proving that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine was ineffective against COVID-19. The first author of the so-called study is Joseph Magagnoli, a statistician. Other key contributors are ophthalmologists.

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Over 858,000 workers in New Jersey have filed for unemployment since March 15

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Trenton NJ, The Labor Department has distributed $1 billion in unemployment benefits since the COVID-19 pandemic began in mid-March.
For the second week in a row, the number of new weekly claims hovered around 140,000 after two weeks in which the weekly volume of claims topped 200,000.

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Threatening “Draconian cuts”, Governor Murphy Calls Senator Mitch McConnell “completely and utterly irresponsible”

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Ridgewood NJ, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell drew scathing criticism from a several lawmaker Wednesday for saying he would prefer to see states file for bankruptcy than receive additional federal funds as they struggle to cover the costs of combating the coronavirus outbreak.

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Confirmation of COVID-19 in Two Pet Cats in New York

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Ridgewood NJ, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced the first confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) infection in two pet cats. These are the first pets in the United States to test positive for SARS-CoV-2.

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