Even as cases rose in Massachusetts, the rate of positive tests among employees went down significantly after all were required to wear surgical masks Boston, MA — In March of 2020, Mass General Brigham implemented a new policy: everyone working at the hospitals would be required to wear a surgical mask. At the time, the concept…
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What Makes Bars and Restaurants Potential Covid-19 Hot Spots
Public-health experts and government officials say they are worried bars and restaurants are playing a significant role in increasing Covid-19 case counts across parts of the U.S. These spaces pose particular challenges for transmission control because of both human behavior and the way the coronavirus spreads most efficiently—indoors through...
Read More »A young woman makes COVID-19 warning her dad’s final gift to the world
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It could be any one of us. In this case it was Jose Holguin. He was 50. Maria Ortiz reacts while kneeling beside the body of her partner Jose Holguin, 50, originally from the Dominican Republic and who died of complications related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a viewing service…
Read More »A Tory MP Makes £100,000-A-Year From A Company That Is Selling Private Coronavirus Tests For £120 Each
Owen Paterson, the Conservative MP and former cabinet minister, is a paid advisor to a company that is selling coronavirus tests online to British consumers and private clinics.According to the register of MPs’ financial interests, Paterson has been a consultant to Randox Laboratories since August 2015. The MP for North Shropshire has regularly declared that…
Read More »Google makes it easier to find COVID-19 travel advisories
When you search for flights, hotels or things to do, you'll soon see travel advisories or restrictions for your destination. This info will appear on the search results page, at the top of google.com/travel and in Google Maps when you search for hotels. When possible, Google will also link to relevant information from your country's…
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