Madre de Dias River in BoliviaPhoto: Lydia Pedro / AFP (Getty Images) Scientists are urging caution against a mysterious, Ebola-like viral disease that appears to have spread from person to person during a small outbreak in Bolivia last year. The disease caused by the chaperone virus has killed three people …
Read More »New Orleans banned the Mardi Gras Parade in 2021
The Mardi Gras Parade, to be held in New Orleans, will be on hold until 2021, the city’s website confirmed Tuesday. The city of Louisiana has officially announced that its annual parade, previously scheduled for January and February, will be canceled due to a coronavirus epidemic. A statement posted by …
Read More »County with no coronavirus case (and plenty of suspicion)
MANTON, Texas – Zoom in on the glowing red map of the ever-growing coronavirus cases in continental United States and you’ll find a county that has been defended. Only one, along the coast. Like a lonely house standing after a tornado, in the oil-rich West Texas’ Shadless Dune Plains, Loving …
Read More »Rapid antigen testing is effective, with some warnings
Madison (WKW) – As the coronavirus spreads in Wisconsin, so does testing. One test can get you results in less than 15 minutes, and it will only become more comprehensive. Wisconsin is expanding access to rapid antigen testing in many UW system schools. Rapid testing eliminates the multi-day waiting period …
Read More »Anger in North Dakota over governor calls covid-positive health workers to work | US News
NUrsa Leslie McKarnie has been using a 16-hour shift, according to the night ritual of throwing all her clothes in the laundry as well as walking through the door to prevent her children from becoming infected. She has also become accustomed to treating covid patients, who often arrive in the …
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