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CDC to issue new guidance for essential workers self-quarantined
The CDC under former guidelines urged essential workers-such as health care workers and those working in food supply and other critical fields-to remain at home for two weeks if they had been in contact with an individual who tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus , commonly known as the novel coronavirus . [Full Article...]
More Deaths, More Coronavirus Misery: Skip Shopping, Stay Home, Worst Week Ever
One of the individuals over the age of 65 did not have underlying health conditions. The new deaths included 17 people over age 65, with 16 of those people having underlying health conditions. Workers administer coronavirus tests at a drive-through screening site at Crenshaw Christian Center on Sunday in South Los Angeles . Ferrer said there are now 131 institutional settings - such as nu... [Full Article...]
2 more deaths, 34 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.
Thirty of the 50 COVID-19 deaths are related to long-term care homes (including one worker). There are now 20 long-term care homes in the province with a patient or member of staff who have tested positive. Still, Robinson said it should help people during this hard time. "We need to hang together, we need to recognize that although we may feel stress, that we may feel bouts of depression at t... [Full Article...]
Even with strict measures, 22000 Canadians could die from COVID-19
Canada, he said, was at a crossroad, and how scrupulously people observed isolation measures would determine what happens. "There will be things we are not able to do", Trudeau said. That takes into account the number of total cases doubling every three to five days, which Dr. Howard Njoo, the Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, says is a positive trajectory compared to other countries. [Full Article...]
Pets found positive for Covid-19 must be quarantined
Jeff Mitchell, zoo manager at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo, said they're taking extra precautions to protect their animals, including using gloves and masks and washing hands in every building when interacting with cat species. Experts emphasize that there is still much that is unknown about infections of COVID-19 among animals. "The main route of transmission remains human to human". [Full Article...]
Staff No-Show Forces Evacuation At Riverside Nursing Home. What Went Wrong?
In San Francisco's East Bay region, six residents at Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hayward have died, Alameda County health officials announced Wednesday. On April 4, all 82 nursing home residents present at the time and 153 staff members were tested for COVID-19, Kaiser said. Soon after testing, the staffing problems began. [Full Article...]
Walgreens plans to open drive-thru coronavirus testing sites this week
Coronavirus projection model lowers estimates of deaths, hospitalizations in Nebraska
There will be a need for almost 21,000 ventilators, they say. Defending their report , the IHME have said that the research is created to be updated daily and that given the United Kingdom is still at an early stage of its outbreak, the predictions may be revised. [Full Article...]