North Carolina stays near normal movement during stay at home order
A Raleigh based data firm finds limited drops in mobility across most North Carolina counties nearly a week into the statewide stay at home order. Health officials urge people to stay home except for essentials, to avoid overwhelming hospitals and curb the virus spread.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Mandy Cohen
State Department of Health and Human Resources
Cohen
Hurricane amid pandemic nightmare scenario drills
Emergency managers drill handling multiple catastrophes at once such as a cyberattack during a tornado or a mass shooting amid a destructive flood. A months-long pandemic strains resources globally as aid groups and governments face shutdowns, complicating response efforts.
Adams compares virus era to Pearl Harbor and 9/11
Surgeon General Jerome Adams called the coronavirus pandemic the hardest period in U S history likening it to Pearl Harbor and 9 11 warning it will be nationwide and urging strict social distancing and 30 day collective action to bend the curve while noting more than 312 000 cases and over 8 500 deaths in the U S per Johns Hopkins data.
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Jerome Adams
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Adams
Fox News Sunday
Chris Wallace
America
USA
Johns Hopkins University
Deborah Birx
History of toilet paper and early cleansing methods
A compact survey traces toilet paper origins from 14th century China to 1857 United States hemp sheets by Joseph Gayetty, noting cheaper corn husks’ early dominance and splinters. It cites ancient Roman sponges, ceramic scraps, and pebbles as alternative cleanup tools, with archaeologists interpreting latrine use and ancient depictions found in a 2,700‑year‑old cup.
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Charmin
Joseph Gayetti
Erin Blakemore
National Geographic
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