NEBRASKA RESEARCHER SEES HOPE IN COVID-19 DRUG TRIALl; OPS MAY BUY ALL STUDENTS IPADS; NEBRASKA GROUPS ARE ADVOCATING FOR MEATPACKERS' WORKERS SAFETY

OMAHA - The results of a clinical trial for a first drug to prove effective against the coronavirus are something to get excited about, said the leader of the Omaha-based arm of the clinical trial.

The experimental drug, remdesivir, decreased the time it takes for patients to recover from the virus by approximately four days on average.

In other news, Cheryl Logan, Omaha Public Schools Superintendent, has stated that “the district will buy laptops or iPads that have Internet connectivity built into them for all 54,000 OPS students.”

Lastly, food giants such as Tyson and Smithfield have called upon Governor Ricketts to help them institute stricter measures in order to attenuate the spread of coronavirus. Tyson Fresh Meats has announced that the facilities will be getting a deep clean over the weekend.

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