The Daily Populous

A Michigan man who admitted taking part in an extremist group's plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in retaliation for Covid restrictions was sentenced Wednesday to over six years in prison.

During the sentencing hearing, Garbin apologized to Whitmer, who was not present.

"First, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her family," he told the court. »

In an email Tuesday, a South Dakota Department of Health spokesperson, Daniel Bucheli, said the spikes in Covid cases in the state "are following a national trend being experienced in every state.".

"Regarding cases surrounding the Sturgis Rally, our Department has only been able to link 16 cases directly to this event," Bucheli said.

A post-mortem of the 2020 Sturgis rally showed it led to “widespread transmission” and Covid-19 cases in at least 25 other states. »

-- Inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail have been prescribed ivermectin to combat COVID-19, despite warnings from federal health officials that the antiparasitic drug should not be used to treat the coronavirus.

It's not clear what information inmates who were prescribed the drug have been given about it, including warnings that it isn't approved to treat COVID.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas criticized the drug being prescribed to inmates, citing the FDA's warnings about the drug. »

Not only will it help Bangladesh address its vaccine shortage but also with this, China has made deeper inroads into the South Asian country.

It kept a low profile and bided its time, and when opportunity opened up, it acted swiftly to strike the vaccine deal with the Bangladesh government.

Since March, Bangladesh has received 9 million Sinopharm doses from China, with an additional 1.1 million doses as a gift. »