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UN calls special General Assembly session on pandemic The UN General Assembly moved Thursday to hold a special session focused on international coordination to the coronavirus pandemic from December 3-4 in New York. YahooNews

The UN General Assembly moved Thursday to hold a special session focused on international coordination to the coronavirus pandemic from December 3-4 in New York.

Discussed since June, the meeting is intended to bring together heads of state and government according to a resolution adopted by 150 of the 193 General Assembly members. 

Face Masks Are Again in Short Supply as Covid-19 Cases Surge The nation’s supply of N95 masks and other critical protective gear is again under strain as Covid-19 infections surge and hospitals stockpile supplies. Austen Hufford | Photographs by Gabriela Bhaskar for The Wall Street Journal WSJ

A surge of Covid-19 cases and stockpiling of N95 masks in much of the country have put fresh strains on the supply of critical protective gear, manufacturers and health officials say.

The US's workplace safety regulator just released guidance on how to ventilate offices to decrease the airborne spread of COVID-19 OSHA recommends offices introduce fresh air by keeping windows open where possible, and increasing an HVAC systems' outdoor air intake. YahooNews

The US regulator for workplace safety just recommended offices open windows to decrease the spread of COVID-19. 

How COVID-19 may trigger dangerous blood clots | Science News Clots may stem from net-casting immune cells that, instead of fighting a coronavirus infection, capture red blood cells and platelets. Helen Thompson Science News

Some of COVID-19’s dangerous blood clots may come from the immune system attacking a patient’s body rather than going after the virus, a new study suggests.

Review finds almost 20% of COVID-19 patients only show gastrointestinal symptoms Almost one in five patients with COVID-19 may only show gastrointestinal symptoms, according to a review of academic studies published in the journal Abdominal Radiology. The findings of the review suggest abdominal radiologists need to remain vigilant during the pandemic while imaging patients. EurekAlert!

Almost one in five patients with COVID-19 may only show gastrointestinal symptoms, according to a review of academic studies published in the journal Abdominal Radiology. The findings of the review suggest abdominal radiologists need to remain vigilant during the pandemic while imaging patients.

Asia Today: India's virus cases jump on New Delhi resurgence NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus outbreak increased by more than 50,000 cases Thursday amid a resurgence of infections in the capital. The Health Ministry also reported another 704... AP NEWS

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus outbreak increased by more than 50,000 cases Thursday amid a resurgence of infections in the capital.