[ad_1] The organization has released new physical activity guidelines recommending adults get at least 150 minutes – or 2.5 hours – of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week. The WHO had previously recommended that adults between the ages of 18 and 64 get at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise or at least 75 … Read more
[ad_1] A Missouri doctor shared a heartbreaking video showing what the last moments in the life of a patient dying from COVID-19 look like. Dr Kenneth E. Remy, an intensive care physician at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, shared on Twitter the 78-second clip on Saturday in which he mimed the first-person view … Read more
[ad_1] Oregon Governor Kate Brown is calling on residents of the state to “ unsubscribe ” their loved ones from gatherings during the Thanksgiving holiday. “It’s tough, but making tough sacrifices now will save lives,” Brown tweeted. “For Thanksgiving, stay small. Don’t invite them.” The post was accompanied by a 30-second video suggesting who people … Read more
[ad_1] While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says healthcare workers should ideally wear new personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus pandemic, strained supplies have caused the agency to weigh alternatives. safe for reuse, such as dry heat. “While [health care personnel] must continue to use a new, FDA-approved or approved respirator when available … Read more
[ad_1] Don’t be surprised if COVID metrics dip over the next few days, only to increase next week. Why is this important: The COVID tracking project warns of a “double weekend model” at Thanksgiving – where the usual weekend data backlog is tied to a holiday. “A lot fewer people will be tested on Thanksgiving … Read more
[ad_1] And although cases started to increase this fall in the northern plains, infections have remained relatively rare around Cumberland and many other towns in the mid-Atlantic and northeast. “Then just before Halloween,” said Rector Reverend Martha Macgill, “it just blew up. In the first days of November, the priest and her husband were both … Read more
[ad_1] Eight months after first ordering Oregonians to stay home, Governor Kate Brown is issuing a series of criteria specifying when the state will close county-by-county indoor restaurants and gyms. Going forward, the governor will make some restrictions more stringent and others less than stringent during the two-week freeze she announced statewide. For the 21 … Read more
[ad_1] LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY – An event at a Sullivan County bar in Lake Huntington has resulted in at least six new positive coronavirus infections since mid-November. Sullivan County Public Health Departments have determined that the person, who later tested positive for the virus, attended the meeting at The Nutshell during his infectious period. The … Read more
[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are planning to shorten their quarantine guidelines for those who believe they have been exposed to COVID-19. (Photo: Getty Images) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon shorten their quarantine guidelines for those who believe they have been exposed to COVID-19, according to a report … Read more
[ad_1] By Adam Owens, WRAL reporter The CDC is considering shortening the recommendation that people be quarantined for two weeks if exposed to the coronavirus, but some local doctors say there is a risk that some cases will go unnoticed. Public health officials are currently recommending that people quarantine at home for two weeks – … Read more