For months, the Food and Drug Administration has urged U.S. consumers to avoid a growing list of hand sanitizers may contain toxic substances. Now the agency warns of another problem: Some brands may not be strong enough to kill the coronavirus. To work, sanitizers must have a sufficient amount of …
Read More »Lawmaker in Georgia creates COVID-19 whistleblower email for students and faculty
Georgia State House member Beth Moore invites students, faculty, and administrators to report anonymously unsafe conditions at schools that have reopened during COVID-19 cases continue to rise. One Georgia principal threatened “consequences” for those who shared images of the school, prompting Moore to create an email account for clock blockers. …
Read More »Some neck gaiters can be worse than not wearing a mask at all, studies show
Using thin, stretchy neck gaiters as a face mask may be ineffective in stopping the spread of the coronavirus, and could spread the virus itself rather than wearing a cover, according to a new study. Duke University researchers found that the neck brace they tested was “worse than nothing.” “The …
Read More »COVID-19 symptoms often appear in this order, according to a new study
Researchers from the University of Southern California say they have found that the symptoms of COVID-19 tends to appear in a specific order, a discovery that could help enable earlier detection and treatment for numerous patients. “This is a good guide for species,” Drs. Bob Lahita, a professor of medicine …
Read More »New Zealand expands the lockdown of largest city as the coronavirus cluster grows
Wellington – The New Zealand government on Friday extended a lockdown of its largest city Auckland for another 12 days as it seeks to extend the first domestic outbreak of coronavirus in more than three months. The outbreak has grown to 30 people and for the first time expanded outside …
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