One-third of passengers aboard a bus were infected by a fellow passenger, scientists reported.A study of travelers on two buses in China in January adds to mounting evidence that the virus is airborne and can be transmitted through small particles that linger in the air indoors.Credit...Hector Retamal/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSept. 1, 2020In late January,…
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COVID-19 regulations across the border can look quite different. One Oregon health official explained the dilemma of dealing with it. BOISE, Idaho — Regulations pertaining to COVID-19 look different from state to state. Across the Idaho-Oregon border, health officials have different protocols depending on what side of the line people are on. Sarah Poe, director…
GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS HAS SAID MANDATES ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE. STEVE: A WARNING TONIGHT FROM THE POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IF YOU HAVE RECENTLY BEEN TESTED FOR THE CORONAVIRUS ISOLATE YOURSELF UNTIL YOU GET THE RESULTS. POLK COUNTY IS ONE OF THE STATE’S CORONAVIRUS HOT SPOTS. RIGHT NOW THE COUNTY’ POSITIVITY RATE IS 12 -- 12.4%.…
Demonized as the button-busting devil, carbs are often seen as responsible for out-of-control weight gain. Therefore, some people have cut out carbs entirely in an effort to shed a few. The problem? Carbohydrates—especially healthy complex carbs—are an essential part of a well-balanced diet. As one of your body's macronutrients, carbs are important for energy, brain…
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…