Almost every semblance of normalcy has been taken away from people across the globe in 2020 but there’s no loss greater than the lives taken by a disease that was unimaginable a year ago. Among the more than 1,300 lives lost in San Diego County […]
Year: 2020
COVID-19 vaccines for St. Cloud area long-term care residents underway
ST. CLOUD — Tuesday, at Carris Health Care Center Therapy Suites in Willmar, the first 20 long-term care residents in the St. Cloud region received their first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. On Wednesday, vaccinations began at CentraCare Health’s St. Benedict’s Community in St. Cloud, when 20 more […]
Banished words of 2020 include ‘COVID-19,’ ‘Karen’
As you say goodbye to 2020, think about bidding farewell to these 10 banished words and phrases as well. Naturally, COVID-19 terminology tops the list of words to leave behind as we enter the new year. “Karen,” “I know, right?” and “sus” also made the […]
South Carolina Daily COVID-19 Update (December 31, 2020)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 31, 2020 COLUMBIA, S.C. — As first announced Nov. 21, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will not report daily COVID-19 numbers on New Year’s Day. Data that would be reported January 1 will be available online the […]
Over 8,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in Illinois including 133 deaths
On the last day of 2020, health officials reported over 8,000 cases of coronavirus in Illinois, including 133 deaths. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 8,009 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 Thursday. Currently, health officials report a total of 963,389 cases, including […]
2020: A timeline of how the Covid-19 crisis rocked St Helens
On that occasion, St Anne’s Catholic Primary School in Sutton closed its nursery and reception after a parent tested positive for Covid-19. Less than a week later, on March 18, the government announced the closure of all schools until further notice. And on March 23, […]
Drakeford pays tribute to Covid-19 response in New Year’s Day message
The First Minister of Wales has paid tribute to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic in his New Year’s Day message. Mark Drakeford described the “huge collective effort” seen in Wales through 2020, with families and neighbours supporting each other and volunteers helping those […]
Teen bedroom bound amid Covid-19 reinfection fears
A student believed to have contracted Covid-19 twice within three months is now bedroom bound as she fears passing the infection onto vulnerable family members. Jaycie Fry, of Gravesend, came down with severe stomach cramps and muscle pain back on October 19. Jaycie Fry, fears […]
New York City wants to vaccinate 1 million residents against Covid in January, Mayor de Blasio says
New York City officials want to inoculate 1 million residents against Covid-19 in January, saying the federal government and drugmakers need to speed up the production and distribution of the vaccine. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday the city will use schools, pop-up clinics and […]
Israel says it has vaccinated 7% of its population against Covid, it’s less than 1% in U.S.
Israel’s main advantage is its centralized health-care system, said Eran Segal, a computational biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. Segal has been closely monitoring Israel’s response since the beginning of the pandemic. “As someone who lived for about a decade in […]