As the number of novel coronavirus cases continues to rise nationwide, the recurring message from many public health experts and doctors has been simple: Wearing masks saves lives.“We are not defenseless against covid-19,” Robert R. Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in July. “Cloth face coverings are one of the…
Does your face mask have vents or valves?The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its guidelines advising Americans to avoid such face masks, as they aren’t as effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19.CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE“The purpose of masks is to keep respiratory droplets from reaching others to aid…
In One Chart Published: Aug. 8, 2020 at 5:59 a.m. ET America’s COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. could reach nearly 300,000 by Dec. 1, according to a new projection ‘As infections drop, people let their guard down and stop taking these measures to protect themselves,’ said Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health…
Experts have been recommending face masks as a way to prevent the spread of coronavirus; the wearer of the face mask can protect people around them because the mask blocks respiratory droplets, which have been identified as a main means of COVID-19 transmission. But could wearing a face mask also protect the wearer? It's a…
President Trump on Monday said coronavirus briefings are making a comeback, in part because they were so popular. "I was doing them and we had a lot of people watching, record numbers watching," Mr. Trump said.But the president stopped holding them at the end of April as polls showed they were hurting him politically. He…
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…