More than 860 students and teachers from a single school district in Georgia are currently in quarantine after dozens of COVID-19 infections were reported when in-person classes were resumed a week ago. Schools in Cherokee County have asked 826 students and 42 teachers to be quarantined for 14 days because …
Read More »Study: Young people who vape smoke more than 5 times more likely to develop coronavirus
Young people who smoke or use electronic cigarettes are more than five times more likely to contract coronavirus, according to a study published Tuesday by the Stanford University School of Medicine. The study found that of young adults who were tested for coronavirus, those who reported smoking or using e-cigarettes …
Read More »Deaths in coronavirus in Florida reach another grim record as state grips with testing of limitations
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) arrive with a patient while a funeral car begins to leave at North Shore Medical Center where coronavirus (COVID-19) patients are being treated, in Miami, Florida, July 14, 2020. Maria Alejandra Cardona | Reuters Florida reported 276 new deaths caused by the coronavirus on Tuesday, marking …
Read More »Dog that died at NCSU vet school tested positive for coronavirus :: WRAL.com
Raleigh, NC State officials on Tuesday reported the first confirmed case of coronavirus in a dog that died last week at North Carolina State University Veterinary Hospital. The virus was confirmed by both the hospital laboratory and the National Veterinary Laboratories. The cause of the dog has not yet been …
Read More »WHO regional director warns that Americans remain ‘under the grip’ of coronavirus
Emergency Rescue Service (SAMU) nurse Belisa Marcelino checks the lungs of Maria Geralda da Silva, 84, who is suffering from shortness of breath and other symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, as preparation is being made for the patient transferred to a hospital amid the outbreak, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July …
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