CDC reverses new guidelines again on indoor COVID-19 spreadCDC officials continued to modify the agency’s guidelines on COVID-19, this time pulling down a days-old change suggesting that the virus can spread at a distance greater than 6 feet, particularly indoors. ….. Read More.UPI News – Health News | Health & WellnessMon, September 21, 20206 days ago
As COVID Surges in Wisconsin, Federal Judges Stop an Order to Extend Ballot CountingA federal appeals court issued an order on Sunday temporarily suspending a lower court’s order that Wisconsin ballots postmarked by election day should be counted if they are received up to six days later. The order was not signed by any of the 14 judges who sit on the court, which includes Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. The stay from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals was issued without explanation, suggesting the appeals court will issue its own ruling on the matter. The judges who issued the order are not named. But, as President Donald Trump baselessly attacks the integrity of mail-in ballots in an open bid to subvert November’s election results if he loses, the new order affecting a swing state is guaranteed to inflame concerns about Republican voter suppression efforts. This looks like an administrative stay, as a…
Codex Alimentarius is a driving force for ensuring food safety and trade standards during COVID-19, …The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today praised the work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission as a driving force for ensuring international food safety and trade standards, particularly amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ….. Read More.FAO.org – Ag News | Farming & AgricultureWed, September 23, 20204 days ago
Routine blood test may identify people at risk for severe COVID-19, study findsA routine blood test may help doctors and nurses identify COVID-19 patients at risk for severe illness and death, according to a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open. ….. Read More.UPI News – Health News | Health & WellnessWed, September 23, 20204 days ago
Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 990,000 — Johns Hopkins UniversityGlobal COVID-19 deaths surpassed 990,000 on Saturday, according to the Center for Systems Science and ….. Read More.WORLDNEWS – International News | World News & EventsSat, September 26, 202019 hours ago
Kidney damage caused by COVID-19 increases risk for death, study findsCOVID-19 causes acute kidney injury that can lead to death in some people infected with the virus, a study published Tuesday by the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology found. ….. Read More.UPI News – Health News | Health & WellnessTue, September 22, 20205 days ago