ALBANY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — As students return to SUNY campuses for the spring semester, State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras announced Sunday the launch of enhancements to the COVID-19 Tracker dashboard. The upgrades to the tracker allow additional transparency on SUNY’s 64 colleges […]
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, not many people had heard the term “contact tracing,” let alone knew how it related to the virus. Contact tracing helps slow the spread of the virus by alerting people to possible exposures, helping people exposed to the virus get tested, […]
And, as of Saturday, more than 1 million Ohioans have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Ohio Department of Health officials.
(NEXSTAR) — Kansas City Chiefs guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif will be watching his teammates on television after opting out of the NFL season to put his medical training to work, assisting on the frontlines in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. “Right now in Montreal, we have […]
TAMPA, Florida (KXAN) — Heroic healthcare workers have been thanked for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic with Super Bowl tickets – and two Central Texas heroes will be in the crowd. Nhi Phan, a specialty triage nurse at Baylor Scott White Medical Center in […]
The number of new coronavirus cases in Lincolnshire has continued to decline – but more deaths have been recorded at hospitals in the county. Official figures released on Sunday (February 7) show that 148 new cases were confirmed over the last 24-hour reporting period. The […]
February 7, 2021 Public health officials advise four additional deaths in people with COVID-19 have been reported today including: • a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region; • a female in her 80s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to an outbreak at the […]
Vapers who have Covid-19 are up to 20 per cent more likely to transmit the virus, spreading it in clouds of smoke, a study has found. Bystanders exposed to low intensity expirations from an infectious vaper in indoor spaces, such as houses and restaurants, are one […]
Democrats in Congress have moved to pass the stimulus plan within two weeks without GOP support, using a parliamentary procedure known as reconciliation. The plan is the first of two major spending initiatives Biden will seek and includes provisions like direct payments to Americans, weekly […]
TIRUCHY: In a serious lapse of health security that could trigger a domino effect of infections, a 38-year-old woman, with a Covid-19 positive test report, was allowed to fly from Singapore to Tiruchy on Sunday. The Air India Express flight that had 168 other passengers on […]
