While Louisiana’s coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to surge, Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration has largely abandoned what was once thought to be a key part of the state’s response to the pandemic, a massive medical facility set up at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. After […]
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Massachusetts reopening field hospital at DCU Center in Worcester as COVID-19 cases spike
[ad_1] A coronavirus field hospital will reopen at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker announced Friday. It will provide 240 beds and is expected to be ready as soon as the first week of December. It will be operated by UMass Memorial Medical Center. The governor said […]
Louisiana nursing homes, families say they are more prepared as coronavirus cases rise again | Coronavirus
Last spring, the novel coronavirus had Michelle Bourque worried. Not just because she feared catching it, although that was a big concern, but more because her 81-year-old mother was in Chateau de Notre Dame, a New Orleans-nursing home with one of the earliest confirmed clusters of the virus. Locked out […]
Cases of Covid-19 in children on rise in the US, with highest 1-week spike yet
Soaring case counts around the country are impacting children at “unprecedented levels,” according to new numbers released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, which are tracking data reported by state health departments. © Cengiz Yar/Getty Images An attendant talks to a person waiting in […]
Can You Get Covid Twice? What Reinfection Cases Really Mean
1. How many people have been reinfected? A tracker maintained by the Dutch news agency BNO News had recorded 24 cases globally as of Oct. 16. The first confirmed case, a 33-year-old man from Hong Kong, was reported in August. He’d tested positive in March with mild symptoms of Covid-19, […]
Coronavirus Live Updates: New Cases Climb Above 70,000
The world-wide total of confirmed coronavirus cases neared 44 million, with more than 1.16 million dead, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. India: New cases climbed, a day after dipping to the lowest daily level in more than three months. On Wednesday, India reported 43,893 new cases, as […]
Is It Safe To Go Back To The Dentist Despite Surging Coronavirus Cases? : Shots
Dental offices have begun seeing patients return for routine procedures. Seattle dentist Kathleen Saturay has increased the layers of protective equipment she wears when treating patients. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption toggle caption Elaine Thompson/AP Dental offices have begun seeing patients return for routine procedures. Seattle dentist Kathleen Saturay has increased […]
Is It Safe To Go Back To The Dentist, Despite Surging Coronavirus Cases? : Shots
Dental offices have begun seeing patients return for routine procedures, and are working under updated CDC guidance regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Seattle dentist Kathleen Saturay has increased the layers of PPE she wears when treating patients, among other precautions. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption toggle caption Elaine Thompson/AP Dental offices have […]