Three weeks ago, critical care pulmonologist Hugh Cassiere encountered something he hadn’t seen in 24 years of practicing medicine. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/doctors-report-uptick-surprising-coronavirus-complication-dangerous-blood-clots-n1190491
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‘Our moon shot’: Vaccine makers go ahead with unproven candidates to meet 2021 goal – that experts say may be unrealistic
In a series of breathtaking multibillion-dollar bets by vaccine makers, possible candidates to fight the new coronavirus are being prepared for production across the globe, before it’s even known whether any of them will work. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/04/23/coronavirus-vaccine-makers-covid-19-crisis/2983177001/
Apple Supplier LG Display Posts Wider First-Quarter Operating Loss
The operating loss for the first quarter ended March widened to 362 billion won ($294.70 million), from a loss of 132 billion won a year earlier, and compares with a Refinitiv SmartEstimate drawn from 19 analysts for a 390 billion won loss. https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2020-04-23/apple-supplier-lg-display-posts-wider-first-quarter-operating-loss
Thailand Reports 13 New Coronavirus Cases, One New Death
Three other new cases were reported from the southern island of Phuket where the authorities are aggressively testing the population because the infection rate there is severe, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-23/thailand-reports-13-new-coronavirus-cases-one-new-death
Jakarta Extends Restrictions Ahead of Ramadan
Jakarta Gov. Anies Baswedan said the restrictions that were to end Thursday will be extended to May 22. In a live-streamed news conference late Wednesday, Baswedan urged Muslims to suspend mosque activities during Ramadan to break the coronavirus transmission chain. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-22/asia-today-jakarta-extends-restrictions-ahead-of-ramadan