Reigning World Series champion Ryan Zimmerman and Joe Ross of the Washington Nationals and Mike Leake of the Arizona Diamondbacks are choosing not to participate in the 2020 MLB season over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The season is scheduled for start at the end of July. “After much thought …
Read More »Oxnard Farmworker Housing Facility Sees Coronavirus Outbreak
OXNARD, California (KABC) – A farm worker housing facility in Oxnard is seeing a coronavirus outbreak involving at least 95 positive tests, Ventura County health officials said Monday. The facility’s residents are mostly in their 20s and 30s and report mild symptoms, according to the county Department of Public Health. …
Read More »Los Angeles County could run out of hospital beds in weeks, authorities warn
Health officials in Los Angeles County are sounding the alarm for a sudden and rapid increase in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, reports the LA Times. Because it is important: The increase has the potential to overwhelm the area’s medical system, and health officials now project that Los Angeles County …
Read More »Health secretary says “lack of personal responsibility” has prompted states to stop reopens
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar appears Monday to blame the surge in coronavirus cases in several US states on the lack of “personal responsibility” during an appearance on CBS. Speaking to “CBS This Morning,” Azar, responding to a question about whether some US states reopened too quickly, said …
Read More »To balance physical and mental health, some residents of North Carolina long-term care facilities can now receive visits :: WRAL.com
Months after the state-level home stay order included a ban on visitors to long-term care facilities, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services lifted that restriction just a little for some. Beginning June 26, residents of a facility with seven or more beds where there are no current …
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