It is one of the toughest, and most important jobs in the nation right now. Never before have public health officials featured so prominently in the news, and their daily briefings been so anxiously awaited. But as many directors of public health departments have found out recently, it is not a job for the faint of heart.
The uncertainty around test numbers comes as schools are beginning their school year, and making important decisions on whether to open classrooms for in-person education. The County Health Care Agency is accepting applications from schools for waivers allowing them to open in fall. The approval process has been temporarily halted, however, because of concerns about inaccuracies in the number of cases reported.
WeChat is so popular in China that it is referred to as the people’s ‘Swiss Army Knife.’ Chinese users say much of what they need during the day can be provided by WeChat.
Reel’s distinct advantage over Chinese-owned TikTok is that it is a part of a U.S. based tech company. If a deal can not be made to sell TikTok to a U.S. tech company, President Trump has issued an executive order for it to be shut down on September 15.
Disney+ has been so successful that it hit the benchmark it set for itself to sign up 60-million subscribers, 4-years early. The company is now pushing further into streaming with the announcement of the digital Mulan release, and a new streaming service under the Star brand.
Victoria, Australia set a new daily record of 725 COVID-19 cases today, taking the state total to more than 13,000. Under new lockdown rules, residents can’t travel more than 3-miles from their homes.
Chinese owned-TikTok may soon be brought into the U.S. tech fold, amid concerns that data from the app relating to American consumers are being fed to the Chinese Communist Party.
