The coronavirus crisis left him with the grimmest job in New York City — driving the forklift that carries fatal victims of the disease from Brooklyn Hospital Center to a refrigerated trailer outside. Richard Phipps works as a cleaner and maintenance man at the hospital in Fort Greene, but said Wednesday that he got tasked...
Instead of hanging on metal stands next to the patients' beds, they're all out in the hallway -- with extra-long tubing delivering drugs, nourishment and fluids to critically ill coronavirus victims in rooms behind closed doors.
Former NYPD commissioner James O’Neill has been tapped as Mayor Bill de Blasio’s coronavirus senior advisor, City Hall announced Wednesday afternoon. “How could you not want to help this great city?” asked O’Neill, speaking in a City Hall press briefing alongside de Blasio. “I’m going to do my best. “it’s a responsibility of all New...
WUHAN, China – Life in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged, is slowly returning to normal as the government relaxes a more than two-month-old lockdown that cut the city off from the world and kept most of its 11 million residents at home. Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, was once the...
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An April fool’s prank promising 12-hour shifts in the face of coronavirus made its rounds among the NYPD’s rank-and-file Wednesday — but many cops said the coronavirus crisis is just no laughing matter. “This is such a serious pandemic and to make a joke when people are getting seriously ill and officers are on edge...
Not even this girl’s Barbies can stop her tears. Despite her father’s many attempts to calm her, 3-year-old Cassidy can’t stop hysterically crying over being stuck in coronavirus lockdown in her Devon, England, home. The adorable tot isn’t the only one who’s developing the quarantine blues; people around the world, from New York neighbors to...
US health regulators are telling drugmakers to immediately pull their popular heartburn drugs off the market after determining that a contamination issue with the medications poses a greater risk than previously thought. The move from the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday applies to all prescription and over-the-counter versions of ranitidine, best known by the brand...
Airline cabin crew are considered good candidates to work in hospitals because they are required to complete medical training to serve aboard flights in case of an emergency.
Is another public health crisis brewing beneath the coronavirus pandemic? New research shows that Americans are turning to alcohol to soothe their nerves while in isolation. US sales of alcoholic beverages skyrocketed by 55 percent the week of March 21, according to Nielsen data. Compared to the same time last year, liquor sales rose by...
Lil Nas X made headlines this past summer, not just for his massive hit “Old Town Road” with Billy Ray Cyrus, but also for coming out as gay. But just after midnight on April Fools’ Day, the rapper tried to pull a fast one on fans, tweeting, “i was never gay. i said it to...
Behind every little woman and man is, apparently, a Hydro Flask water bottle. Eagle-eyed fans of Greta Gerwig’s remake of “Little Women” noticed not just one but several stray water bottles in the background of the acclaimed movie’s scenes, calling to mind the disastrous coffee cup cameo in last year’s final season of “Game of...
New York City teachers’ union president Mike Mulgrew is calling on his members to back Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s controversial decision to cancel spring break and instead continue distance learning courses with students -– telling educators they are needed now more than ever to help break the grip of the coronavirus. In an at-times emotional five-minute...
A Brooklyn taxi operator who got his first medallion in the 1970s has filed for bankruptcy as the coronavirus ravages an already struggling industry, The Post has learned. Joe Pross, who started driving a taxi in 1975 and now runs a fleet of 42 cabs, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for his Crown Heights-based...
Twenty-three Air Force organizations and 1,840 billets with space-related missions are slated to transfer to the Space Force within the next three to six months, service officials announced Tuesday. The Space Force is currently made up of units that previously fell under Air Force Space Command before the new service was officially established in December....
Chicken with salmonella can make you sick. So can romaine lettuce with E. coli and buffets with lurking norovirus. So why aren’t health officials warning people about eating food contaminated with the new coronavirus? The answer has to do with the varying paths organisms take to make people sick. Respiratory viruses like the new coronavirus...
She’s casting a spell to banish the coronavirus doldrums. J.K. Rowling is giving muggles the opportunity to enjoy her Harry Potter world from the comfort of their homes by launching an immersive new Hogwarts website. “Parents, teachers and carers working to keep children amused and interested while we’re on lockdown might need a bit of...
Panama has enacted a strict coronavirus lockdown based on gender — with men and women only allowed in public on separate days. “Starting April 1, women will circulate Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and men Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday,” President Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo announced on Twitter. “On Sundays everyone should stay at home,” he said. While...
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders has defended his decision to stay in the Democratic presidential race, telling ‘The View”s Whoopi Goldberg: “Last I heard, people in a democracy have a right to vote.” The 78-year-old Vermont senator is facing increasing pressure to exit the race with former veep Joe Biden now the presumptive nominee after a...
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Chinese scientists said they have found “extremely effective” antibodies in their efforts to come up with drugs to treat and even prevent the coronavirus, according to a report. Zhang Linqi at Beijing’s Tsinghua University told Reuters that his team has isolated several antibodies that can block the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells....
Disney theme parks have donated more than 100,000 N95 masks to New York, California and Florida — and 150,000 rain ponchos to protect nurse’s uniforms — amid the coronavirus crisis. The entertainment giant — which already closed all its theme parks and stores amid the pandemic — made the announcement in a Wednesday statement. “Disney...
Before World War II, the iron lung was the most common type of mechanical ventilator, but advancements in breathing devices for fighter pilots near the end of the war paved the way for the modern ventilator. Unlike positively pressurized ventilators used in coronavirus patients today, which pump air into the lungs through a mask or...
Granted there’s an NFL season, it could be the last one for longtime New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. That seems to be a very real possibility, based on coach Sean Payton’s remarks on Wednesday. In discussing jack-of-all-trades Taysom Hill on ESPN, Payton said: “The unique situation with our team and with our quarterback Drew...
With boxing on hold, legendary promoter Bob Arum took a swing at Dana White and the UFC. While Arum declines to schedule any bouts during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 88-year-old Top Rank founder is aghast at White’s plans to hold his UFC 249 card on April 18, which would likely take place without scheduled headliner/lightweight...
