Dozens of people tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting a restaurant in East Lansing, Michigan, health officials said. At least 80 people who visited Harper’s Restaurant & Brew Pub contracted the virus after the visit, and five others contracted “secondary infections” from those customers, the Lansing State Journal reported. Health …
Read More »Brazil signs agreement to produce the AstraZeneca experimental vaccine COVID-19
FILE PHOTO: The AstraZeneca logo is seen on medication packages at a pharmacy in London, April 28, 2014. REUTERS / Stefan Wermuth / File Photo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil announced on Saturday that it had signed a $ 127 million deal to start producing locally an experimental vaccine developed …
Read More »More than 40 percent of COVID-19 deaths in the US are nursing home-related: NYT
More than 40 percent of coronavirus deaths in the US are linked to nursing homes, according to data analyzed by the New York Times. At least 54,000 of the more than 125,500 confirmed coronavirus deaths in the US are residents and workers in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities …
Read More »Imperial County officials meet to develop a coronavirus plan
State and local officials met Saturday at El Centro to come up with a plan to deal with a large number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations that have sometimes overwhelmed the health system in Imperial County. The meeting, which included assistants from local hospitals, included listening sessions and several group …
Read More »Omaha CHI Health gives away 15,000 masks on Saturday
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Masks have quickly become the summer accessory. People use them across the country to keep themselves and others healthy during the current pandemic. RELATED: More Coverage | MAPS | Subway cases “If we are a community, we need to help each other and be part of …
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