Scammers Using Coronavirus to Target Everyone, including Businesses, Employees
March 29, 2020
Dublin, CA – Coronavirus (COVID-19) has not stopped malicious individuals from taking advantage of difficult times to prey on vulnerable individuals. Unfortunately, numerous scams have appeared to defraud businesses and individuals in connection with coronavirus (COVID-19).
The global pandemic has caused enough headache and heartache for everyone, including small and medium size businesses (SMBs) and their employees.
WHO reports at Least 20 Vaccines in Development in Global Race for Coronavirus Cure
March 25, 2020
Palm Beach, FL – The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with scientists across the globe on at least 20 different coronavirus vaccines with some already in clinical trials in record time — just 60 days after sequencing the gene, according to reports from CNBC.
“The acceleration of this process is really truly dramatic in terms of what we’re able to do, building on work that started with SARS, that started with MERS and now is being used for coronavirus COVID-19 ,” Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead for WHO’s emergencies program, said at a press conference at the organization’s headquarters in Geneva on Friday.
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Coronavirus Phishing Explodes as United States Reels From Pandemic
March 24, 2020
Tampa Bay, FL – KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced its researchers are seeing an influx of coronavirus (COVID-19) related phishing scams.
AAA Offers Travel Advice Amid Coronavirus Concerns
March 15, 2020
Tampa, FL – As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to make headlines, many Americans are wondering what to do about their travel plans.
Although the decision to travel is a personal one, AAA is providing information on travel safety and insurance to help travelers make informed decisions.
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Arby’s Response to Coronavirus
March 15, 2020
Atlanta, GA – To our Valued Arby’s Customers,
The health and safety of our employees and guests is our top priority each and every day.
In response to the Coronavirus outbreak, we have taken a number of additional measures to further protect our employees and those we serve.
Jim Taylor, Arby’s President
CDC update on Coronavirus
March 14, 2020
Atlanta, GA – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a total of 1,629 cases of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in the United States. There have been 41 deaths related to the virus in the U.S.
In Tennessee, there are now 26 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
CDC is responding to an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. The outbreak first started in Wuhan, China, but cases have been identified in a growing number of other locations internationally, including the United States.
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President Donald Trump’s Declares National Emergency Concerning Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak
March 13, 2020
Washington, D.C. – In December 2019, a novel (new) coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 (“the virus”) was first detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China, causing outbreaks of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 that has now spread globally.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency on January 31st, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), in response to COVID-19.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump
American Heart Association says new WHO findings on physical activity alarming
September 17, 2018
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Dallas, TX – American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on the World Health Organization (WHO)’s findings of insufficient physical activity in the world’s adult population.
According to the study, 40 percent of adults in the United States do not get the recommended amount of physical activity.
Increase your physical activity. Adults should do at least 150 minutes of moderate activity daily and children should get at least one hour of activity every day.
American Heart Association Statement on New World Health Organization Report “Ending Childhood Obesity”
January 28, 2016
Dallas, TX – The following statement is from Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association, on a report on strategies to address rising global obesity rates.
Nations around the world should view the ECHO report as a wakeup call to aggressively address the childhood obesity epidemic using every recommendation possible. Children should be surrounded by healthy food and drinks and opportunities to play and be active.
American Heart Association reports Adults worldwide eat almost double daily AHA-recommended amount of sodium
April 2, 2013
The study is the first to provide information about sodium intake by country, age and gender.
New Orleans, LA – Seventy-five percent of the world’s population consumes nearly twice the daily recommended amount of sodium (salt), according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention 2013 Scientific Sessions.
Global sodium intake from commercially prepared food, table salt, salt and soy sauce added during cooking averaged nearly 4,000 mg a day in 2010.
Reduction in Salt Consumption Recommended. (Copyright American Heart Association)
