A new study finds that warmer temperatures are associated with lower rates of SARS-CoV-2. However, the researchers say that the effect is modest and warn against the relaxation of containment measures.Share on PinterestNew research suggests that warmer summer temperatures are unlikely to have a significant effect on new coronavirus transmission rates.Some viruses display seasonal behavior.…
Expect to see more forehead thermometers in workplaces and airports as a way to screen people for fever, which could be a sign of COVID-19. PeopleImages/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PeopleImages/Getty Images Expect to see more forehead thermometers in workplaces and airports as a way to screen people for fever, which could be a…
April 20, 2020 | 8:36am | Updated April 20, 2020 | 10:01am Workplace temperature checks will be a key component of reopening the city from its coronavirus shutdown, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. “To be able to come back you need testing in our city, probably hundreds of thousands of tests per day, you…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…