NIAID Director Anthony Fauci told ABC News on Instagram that he was speaking live about the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday night: “If you have glasses or an eye protector, you should wear it.” Because it is important: Eye protection is not currently included in the formal guidance on COVID-19. Currently, …
Read More »OU Medicine chief physician COVID-19 says the infection rate will be a sign of the effectiveness of the mask’s mandate
OU Medicine Enterprise Quality Director Dale Bratzler answered questions Wednesday about the current COVID-19 pandemic, the increase in infections in Oklahoma, and the effects of mask mandates. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 848 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections to 34,623 …
Read More »Allegheny County Covid-19 Investigators Find Most Restaurants Meet the Guidelines
TribLIVE’s daily and weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and the information you need, right to your inbox. In its first week, the new Allegheny County Covid Field Response Team visited about 350 facilities, Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen said at a press conference on Wednesday. Of the …
Read More »Coronavirus is devastating entire families and medical teams in South Texas
After Memorial Day weekend, more businesses began to reopen and more people began venturing in large numbers. Priscilla García believes her parents were infected with Covid-19 during a trip to her neighborhood grocery store. The Rio Grande Valley has become a coronavirus hot spot that Priscilla describes as living in …
Read More »Democrats announce convention schedule, party officials for 2020 meeting transformed by coronavirus
Democrats, who are ready to formally nominate presumed nominee Joe Biden in a few weeks, announced a preliminary schedule for the four-day national convention on Wednesday night. Biden is expected to deliver his Milwaukee acceptance speech on Thursday, the last night of the convention, which is scheduled for August 17-20. …
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