Alcohol Is No Friend to Social Distancing

Alcohol Is No Friend to Social Distancing

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Maintaining adequate social distance from strangers — a key COVID-19 preventive measure — can be tough when you’re drinking alcohol, researchers say. In a new study, the researchers put more than 200 young social drinkers in different social situations in laboratory settings. … Read more

Fauci: Masks, Social Distancing Likely Until 2022

Fauci: Masks, Social Distancing Likely Until 2022

“We shouldn’t be lulled into complacency that this is only an old person disease,” Fauci said. The best way to achieve herd immunity is through a vaccine, he said. Otherwise, a large number of people will die by simply allowing everyone to become infected with the coronavirus. A “profound degree” of herd immunity won’t likely … Read more

Mohun Bagan I-League trophy parade: Social distancing norms flouted as fans celebrate Kolkata giants’ feat

Mohun Bagan I-League trophy parade: Social distancing norms flouted as fans celebrate Kolkata giants’ feat

Mohun Bagan fans have waited for this moment for more than 6 months but when they came out to the streets to celebrate the Kolkata giants’ I-League triumph, there was no sign of physical distancing as the trophy parade created chaos in the city. Mohun Bagan were presented with the I-League trophy on Sunday at … Read more

No thermal screening, social distancing norms followed at this UPSC Prelims exam center

No thermal screening, social distancing norms followed at this UPSC Prelims exam center

Candidates were wearing masks and were carrying their sanitisers. However, most of the candidates did not follow the social distancing norms at the UPSC civil service prelims exam center. Candidates were not following the social distancing norms at this UPSC exam center. (Image Courtesy – PTI) The Union Public Service Commission, UPSC, conducted the Paper … Read more

Southern Hemisphere Has Fewer Flu Cases Amid COVID

Southern Hemisphere Has Fewer Flu Cases Amid COVID

September 15, 2020 — An epidemiologist said Monday that face masks and other measures used to curb the coronavirus’ spread have helped drive a lower-than-normal influenza rate in the Southern Hemisphere. “The things we were doing for COVID are working for the flu,” said Carlos del Rio, MD, a distinguished professor of medicine, epidemiology, … Read more

COVID & Social Distancing: Is 6 Feet Enough?

COVID & Social Distancing: Is 6 Feet Enough?

Aug. 27, 2020 — Just when we have gotten used to social distancing 6 feet from each other to slow the spread of COVID-19, scientists from Oxford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggest that it may not always be enough. In a new study, researchers found that the virus can travel on respiratory … Read more

Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role

Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Does your income determine your ability to practice social distancing? New research suggests that’s so: Richer communities have been more likely to stay home during the pandemic than poorer ones, according to scientists from the University of California, Davis. For … Read more