What’s Trending: Thursday, March 12th, 2020
- #Europe
- The president announced yesterday that travel to Europe will be suspended for the next 30 days.
- The UK will be exempt.
- The ban doesn’t include U.S. citizens or their immediate family returing from Europe.
- The ban goes into effect at midnight on Friday and will also include a ban on some trade and cargo.
- He called the travel restrictions “strong but necessary actions.”
- The U.S. State Department also issued a Level 3 Global Health Advisory yesterday, urging U.S. citizens to reconsider ALL international travel. That's one level below its strongest warning
- #NBA #NCAATourney
- They have suspended the season after a Utah Jazz player tests positive for covid-19.
- The decision came just moments after the Utah Jazz-Oklahoma City Thunder game was called off right before tipoff.
- Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus, just a few days ago, he made it a point to touch every mic and recorder in front of him during media interviews, mocking the NBA procedures to isolate players from the media.
- Also, The NCAA made the unprecedented decision to hold its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments without fans because of the ongoing coronavirus crises.
- #TomHanks
- He and his wife Rita Wilson have been hospitalized with coronavirus.
- He took to Instagram yesterday to share the news of his diagnosis.
- They are in Australia and he said they felt a bit tired, like they had colds and some body aches.
- He described that Rita had some chills that came and went and they had slight fevers too.
- He said they will be tested. Observed and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires.
- #DogAnxiety
- Study: The majority of dogs suffer from anxiety.
- 72.5% of dogs exhibit anxious traits.
- To gather data, they asked dog owners about behavior in seven areas: noise sensitivity, general fear, fear of surfaces, impulsivity or lack of attention, compulsive behaviors, aggression and separation anxiety.
- Noise sensitivity ranked as the highest stressor with fireworks being the highest noise trigger.
- The dogs’ breeds also played a major role in how they reacted to certain anxiety triggers with mixed breed dogs being some of the most with sensitivity towards noise.