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When the University of Denver reopened for classes this fall, there was a new building on campus next to the student athletics center: a coronavirus testing center created using modular construction.
Students and staff can either walk up or drive up to have their temperatures screened or to receive a virus test at one of six windows at the center, a 40-foot-long building manufactured out of state in a factory and shipped to Colorado on a flatbed truck. Proponents say the method is faster and greener than conventional construction.
“With modular, we can build more quickly and have better quality control, while reducing waste and our carbon footprint,” said Andrew Ahrendt, director of national manufacturing at PCL Construction, a group of independent general contracting companies that manufactured the testing site, known as the Citizen Care Pod.
Eviction Bans Keep Renters Home, Curb COVID Spread
Dec. 28, 2020 Millions of Americans have struggled to pay their rent since the pandemic started, as the economic crisis brought pay cuts, furloughs, and job losses, adding insult to the coronavirus nightmare. Tenants are being evicted; some end up living in crowded homeless shelters or couch-surfing with family members or friends.
The Eviction Lab at Princeton University estimates there have been more than 150,000 evictions during the pandemic in the 27 cities it tracks.
“I spoke with one woman living with her 12-year-old daughter in an apartment who let a friend who had nowhere else to stay sleep in her living room. She is concerned about the risk of COVID-19 anytime you add a new member to your household, there’s an added risk,” says Danya Keene, PhD, an assistant professor at Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, CT.
December 22, 2020
The first Karabakh War was a territorial conflict that took place from 1988 to 1994 Backed by the Republic of Armenia, the majority-Armenian Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh declared independence from the Azerbaijan. The war ended in an Armenian victory. (Photo by Eurasianet.org)
BY KAMI ARABIAN
In view of the snowy peaks of Mount Ararat believed to be the resting place of Noah’s Ark stands the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant. A relic of the Soviet past, the ANPP is a symbol of economic recovery for the Republic of Armenia: overcoming its challenges, the country has become a net-producer of electricity.
1 However, experts warn that the ANPP is among the most dangerous facilities in the world due to its many design flaws.
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L.A. Hospital Expects to Ration Care
A doctor at a public hospital in Los Angeles County said it s likely that the facility will have to begin rationing care by early January, the We re going to be New York, with bodies piling up. Wouldn t be surprised if L.A. rings in the new year as the COVID capital of the world, the physician told the newspaper. I don t know how many ways to explain to people to isolate and stay home, short of bringing a camera to the ICU and [emergency department] to show them the mess of what we re experiencing.