Social distancing scrapped in waiting rooms in England
Patients in hospitals and GP waiting rooms will no longer have to be socially distanced in England. Source link
Patients in hospitals and GP waiting rooms will no longer have to be socially distanced in England. Source link
A train operator says it is not always possible to enforce Covid rules during busy times. Source link
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
Prof Chris Whitty, the UK government’s chief medical adviser, told MPs earlier this month that it was hoped “simple interventions like washing hands, face masks where appropriate, test-and-trace, and above all vaccines” would keep the virus controlled beyond the summer. Source link
“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 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
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
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
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
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