It was first noted in the United States in September 1968. The estimated number of deaths was 1 million worldwide and about 100,000 in the United States. Most excess deaths were in people 65 years and older. How many US citizens died from the Hong Kong flu? The United StatesRead More →
Delay travel until you are fully vaccinated. If you are not fully vaccinated and must travel, follow CDC’s recommendations for unvaccinated people. How many days has Sydney been in lockdown since Covid? Covid Australia: Sydney celebrates end of 107-day lockdown. The Australian city of Sydney has emerged from lockdown afterRead More →
You can be around others after: 10 days since symptoms first appeared and. 24 hours with no fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and. Other symptoms of COVID-19 are improving* *Loss of taste and smell may persist for weeks or months after recovery and need not delay the endRead More →
Fully vaccinated people are also less likely to contract the coronavirus than unvaccinated people. If they don’t contract an infection, they can’t transmit the virus to others. However, a recent study shows that when fully vaccinated people do contract the coronavirus, they can still transmit it. Is a new COVID-19Read More →
If we are standing close together or talking close together in any setting, it’s possible that our respiratory droplets can be transmitted to the person standing or sitting next to us. Since it appears that respiratory droplets are a primary transmission vehicle of COVID-19, that in itself is a risk.Read More →
aerosols: infectious viral particles that can float or drift around in the air. Aerosols are emitted by a person infected with coronavirus — even one with no symptoms — when they talk, breathe, cough, or sneeze. Another person can breathe in these aerosols and become infected with the virus. AreRead More →
The new law creates the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program (FPUC), which provides an additional $600 per week to individuals who are collecting regular UC (including Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) and Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX), PEUC, PUA, Extended Benefits (EB), Short Time Compensation (STC), Trade Readjustment AllowancesRead More →
If you are feeling unwell, with sneezing and coughing the best place for you is at home, isolated from others. If you are just worried about the occasional cough or sneeze that could still spread virus if you are an symptomatic carrier, you should wear the mask despite it beingRead More →
Critical infrastructure employees who have been exposed but remain symptom-free and must return to in-person work should adhere to the following practices before and during their work shift: • Pre-screen for symptoms • Monitor regularly for symptoms • Wear a cloth face covering • Practice social distancing• Clean and disinfectRead More →
• while eating, drinking, or taking medication for brief periods of time;• while communicating, for brief periods of time, with a person who is hearing impaired when the ability to see the mouth is essential for communication;• if, on an aircraft, wearing of oxygen masks is needed because of lossRead More →