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A health expert at Johns Hopkins University is warning that mask-wearing and some social distancing measures may be part of life in the United States for years to come.Eric Toner, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, specializes in pandemic preparedness and has met with government officials all over the world…

San Luis Obispo County Public Health Officials announced Tuesday that they expect San Luis Obispo County will end up on the state's COVID-19 "watch list" soon.Over the weekend, the county reportedly exceeded the state's COVID-19 case rate criteria.Health officials say the county has seen a rate of about 114 cases per 100,000 population over the…

Scientists flag airborne coronavirus spread Scientists flag airborne coronavirus spread 03:39 The World Health Organization held briefing Tuesday as scientists urge the agency and other public health organizations to amend their guidelines to reflect the risk that the coronavirus can be airborne. The WHO has said the coronavirus is only confirmed to be airborne during aerosol-generating medical…

By KY3 Staff&nbsp|&nbsp Posted: Mon 3:58 PM, Jul 06, 2020 LAMPE, Mo. -- Eighty-two cases of COVID-19 have been linked to the K-2 camp of Kamp Kanakuk as of Monday. Dr. Randall Williams, director of the Missouri DHSS, confirmed there were 82 positive cases related to the camp. The cases include campers and counselors. Nearly…

Samuel Hardiman, Memphis Commercial Appeal Published 12:02 p.m. CT July 3, 2020 | Updated 9:45 a.m. CT July 5, 2020This story has been updated with information from the Shelby County Health Department clarifying the age of those required to wear a mask. It has also been updated to add information about the evolving legal basis…