Health

“It is really essential to wear masks and for this to work we have to have like 90% of people who wear a mask in public in critical areas, if we don’t have that we won’t get control of the virus,” said Giroir, the deputy secretary of Health from the …

Montana confirmed 85 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, July 13. The state of Montana officially has 1,843 cumulative cases. The current number of hospitalizations is 28, with 875 people registered as recovered. Montana currently reports 936 active cases. The state conducted 4,034 new tests for a total of 118,695. …

“This trial established that baloxavir, if taken within one day after exposure, is highly effective in preventing flu illness in homes, a high-risk environment for virus transmission,” said researcher Frederick G. Hayden, MD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine. “The results indicate that baloxavir prophylaxis should be effective …

Today, like many days ago, Dr. Teresa Frankovich, Humboldt County Public Health Officer, answered questions from local reporters about the county’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s questions were sent before Governor Newsom announced that he would order all bars, indoor restaurants, movie theaters, and a variety of other business …

Clothing maker Los Angeles Apparel has been ordered to remain closed following a coronavirus outbreak that public health authorities say killed four of the garment maker’s workers and infected more than 300 more. The closing order last Friday comes as California battles a new wave of infections, and Governor Gavin …