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Spencer Fehrenbacher set sail on the Diamond Princess cruise on January 20. Fehrenbacher and his friend Gordon Christoph, who was also on the cruise, spoke to Business Insider about their experience while finishing their quarantine at Travis Air Force Base in California. "I keep hearkening back to all these zombie movies that have been made over the last decade," Fehrenbacher said. On January 20, Fehrenbacher and Christoph boarded the Diamond Princess in Yokohama, Japan for a vacation that would turn into a nightmare. "Being somebody who doesn't normally spend $42 on a bottle of wine, that was a really nice treat in the middle of a quarantine," Fehrenbacher said. "The first eight days of the quarantine on the cruise ship, my roommate and I were both very focused on remaining supportive, remaining optimistic," Fehrenbacher said. As Fehrenbacher sat in front of his laptop, the CBC reporter introduced him with an update on the cruise ship outbreak: 67 new people had tested positive. Fehrenbacher had been championing the quarantine efforts of Princess Cruises and the Japanese government. The next day, Fehrenbacher and Christoph left the ship with 327 other evacuees, bound for the US. Once back on US soil, they'd face another 14-day quarantine. After the US quarantine, Fehrenbacher planned to go to his parents' home in Canada. "You could tell that the flip between being a passenger who's catered to on a luxury cruise line, versus an evacuee being rescued in the middle of an outbreak that switch hadn't flipped for quite a few people," Fehrenbacher said. "At the very least, I think they should have told us when we were on the tarmac," Fehrenbacher said. Fehrenbacher said he later realized that a woman sitting behind him had also tested positive for the virus: When the plane landed, he said, a CDC official told her she would be continuing to Omaha, Nebraska where the CDC sent the infected Diamond Princess evacuees. Fehrenbacher and Christoph are no longer confined to their room, so they spend much of the day outside on the military base, as do many of the other people under quarantine there. "[It's] somewhere between a zombie movie and summer camp," Fehrenbacher said. Source | Create Website | Criar site | Crear sitio web | Créer un site Web

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It has so far posted two videos: one offering COVID-19 prevention tips and another clarifying the use of face masks. The World Health Organization joined TikTok in an apparent effort to spread accurate information about COVID-19 to the app's userbase, as fears of a possible global pandemic rise. As the MIT Technology Review reported in February, WHO has partnered with social-media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and now TikTok in order to distribute accurate information amid misinformation and memes. Insider previously reported the existence of a viral video posted to TikTok and Instagram that showed two teens in hazmat suits spill Kool-Aid on a New York City subway, pretending the liquid contained the virus. In the first of two videos posted to the WHO TikTok page, Benedetta Allegranzi, the technical lead of infection prevention and control, explained different ways to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The WHO also used TikTok to share information and guidance about who should wear face masks Face masks have become a point of contention as demand for them in the US increases as fears of the virus spreading domestically, though officials, like Vice President Mike Pence , have argued they are not effective in preventing the spread of the virus and are not necessary. The US surgeon general on Saturday went as far as to say people should not buy face masks , as they could create a shortage for people and healthcare professionals who need them. Still, Pence said at a press conference Saturday that the US was working with 3M and other manufacturers to produce 35 million new masks each month. In its second video posted Saturday, WHO detailed when and why people should wear face masks. "If you do not have respiratory symptoms, such as fever, cough, or runny nose, you do not need to wear a medical mask. Masks should only be used by health workers, caretakers, and by people with those symptoms," text in the video said. Toward the end of the video, April Baller, who works with the WHO Health Emergency Program, provided instructions on how to put on a face mask. She advised people to wash their hands before applying a mask, inspect the mask for tears or holes, and demonstrated how to correctly orient and apply a mask. She added masks should only be used one time before being immediately discarded. Days after the WHO's TikTok account appeared, the director-general of the WHO on Sunday advised that there is reason to prepare for a "Pandemic," but also encouraged people to apply a facts-over-fear mentality amid global market panic not seen since the 2008 recession. While actual demographic information for the Chinese-owned app is scarce, TikTok is widely believed to be one of the most popular social-media platforms for Generation Z, meaning TikTok could be an effective way for health organizations like WHO to get information out to younger people who often get news directly from social media. Source | Create Website | Criar site | Crear sitio web | Créer un site Web

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The home has a honey bear mural out front, one of more than 450 by the same artist that are around San Francisco. The house is located in the Cole Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. This San Francisco home comes with an adorable bonus: a honey bear mural out front. 1154 Stanyan Street is a two-bedroom, 1,800-square-foot home in bordering Golden Gate Park in Cole Valley, and it's been called a "Charming" neighborhood by The New York Times. The mural is from local artist fnnch , who has created more than 450 similar images around the city. The artist even posted on Instagram about the house going up for sale, noting that it was his second honey bear mural. "I gave my blessing to the current owners to paint over it, but it's much loved in the neighborhood, so we're hoping the new owners want to keep it," he wrote. 1154 Stanyan St. is listed with Gregg Lynn at Sotheby's International Realty for $1.995 million. The mural adds some interest to an otherwise plain but elegant home. Inside, the home has been recently renovated with in-wall media and large windows facing west for natural light. The living room also has built-in shelves and a wood-burning fireplace. The master bedroom has two closets, plus glass doors open to a bamboo-lined terrace. Bathrooms are fully updated, including this one that's part of the master suite. SEE ALSO: This $7 million Bay Area house by a San Francisco 'most polarizing designer' almost didn't get built. Source | Create Website | Criar site | Crear sitio web | Créer un site Web