Health

(Reuters) - Kevin Kelly has discovered the many ways a deadly pandemic can be both a boom and a burden on some U.S. businesses. As the nation clamped down with stay-at-home orders, Kelly said his company, Emerald Packaging Inc. in Union City, Calif, saw demand for the factory’s output explode. Emerald churns out plastic bags…

Five Canadian Forces soldiers have been infected with the novel coronavirus while serving in Quebec and Ontario nursing homes — four in Quebec and one in Ontario — the Department of National Defence confirms.A member of the Canadian Armed Forces stands outside the CHSLD Yvon Brunet. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)Five Canadian Forces soldiers have been infected with…

Contact CBCSubmit FeedbackHelp CentreAudience Relations, CBC P.O. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6 Toll-free (Canada only): 1-866-306-4636TTY/Teletype writer: 1-866-220-6045

The Freedom Front (FF) Plus intends to take an urgent application to the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to challenge the validity of the National Disaster Management Act and to request a finding that the government is abusing the Act, which will mean that the announced state of disaster and the associated regulations are unconstitutional.According…

The wrong battlefield — Scientists “map” how distrust in health expertise spreads through social networks. Jennifer Ouellette - May 14, 2020 5:43 pm UTC Enlarge / Vials of measles vaccine at the Orange County Health Department on May 6, 2019 in Orlando, Florida.Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images Last year, the United States reported the greatest…

A bipartisan group of senators is pushing to provide more funding to domestic violence shelters, which are facing financial struggles, even though they are needed more than ever as millions are confined to their homes during the coronavirus pandemic. The new bill, shared with HuffPost before its release, will be introduced on Thursday. It is…

Japan is expected to lift a state of emergency across a large part of the country later today, but the capital Tokyo will likely remain under restrictions until there is a convincing containment of Covid-19. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to hold a news conference at 6pm local time (9am Irish time) when he…

Urging researchers, scientists and the media to be “cautious about amplifying unproven claims that tobacco or nicotine could reduce the risk of COVID-19”, the World Health Organisation on May 11 issued a statement saying there is “insufficient evidence to confirm any link between tobacco or nicotine for prevention or treatment of COVID-19”.WHO’s position“A review of…

The National Public Health Emergency Team will meet today to discuss the possible easing of some Covid-19 restrictions. The first of five phases of the easing of disease control measures is due to take place on Monday 18 May. The response to the virus has seen restrictions imposed on every aspect of Irish life, including the education system, the economy and the social…

Those lucky enough to have avoided a major income hit from coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, may find themselves better placed than many to buy a home this year. Stock levels, house prices, the number of buyers and mortgage lending are variables all being shaped by the virus. The result may prove opportune for some.…