Over nine months after India reported the first known case of coronavirus, the Centre has now admitted to community trasmission of Covid-19 in the country. According to news agency PTI, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said community transmission of the coronavirus infection is restricted to certain districts in a limited number of states. … Read more
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By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you sing indoors without a face mask, you run the risk of spreading COVID-19 through tiny airborne particles known as aerosols. That’s the conclusion researchers reached after studying a choir practice. In Skagit Valley, Wash., one person with mild … Read more
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Eyeglasses keep you from tripping over footstools and walking into walls, but they also might have a side benefit to spark envy among those with 20/20 vision. People who wear glasses every day might be less susceptible to COVID-19 infection, a Chinese study reports. Only about … Read more
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Americans are generally well-versed about the use of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, although knowledge gaps about face coverings persist, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll reveals. About nine in 10 Americans said they are knowledgeable about mask-wearing and that they sometimes, often … Read more
Aug. 26, 2020 — Experts are alarmed about revised U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines advising that people who don’t have symptoms of COVID-19 don’t need to be tested, even if they’ve recently been exposed to the new coronavirus. The guidelines were quietly changed this week and prompted concern among infectious disease professionals, … Read more
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The odds are not good for college football conferences that have decided to press forward with their fall season despite the coronavirus pandemic, experts say. The Big 10 and PAC 12 have decided not to play sports in the fall, but the SEC, … Read more
TUESDAY, Aug. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — When COVID-19 was raging in the Northeastern United States, more than 25% of Connecticut nursing-home residents were suffering from the coronavirus, a new survey reports. Nursing homes are very susceptible to the pandemic because the patients are elderly, living in close quarters and often have other medical conditions … Read more
By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Just how safe is it to fly during the pandemic? The story of one international flight in March — before the advent of mask and glove protocols — suggests that even with infected passengers aboard, the odds of catching COVID-19 are relatively small. … Read more