Covid-19

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Does Chlorine Kill Coronavirus? What You Need To Know About Summer Pool Trips
Infectious disease physician and vaccination specialist Dr. Jonas Nilsen tells Romper that while The Centers for Disease control and Prevention (CDC) has put out a mandate stating that "the chance of COVID-19 to manifest in swimming pools, spas, jacuzzis, etc. is very low as they are treated with chlorine and bromine," it's the lack of social distancing in and around the pools that is dangerous.Infectious disease physician and vaccination specialist Dr. Jonas Nilsen tells Romper that while TheTags: myths, precautions, social distancing
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What Hamburg's Missteps In 1892 Cholera Outbreak Can Teach Us About COVID-19 Response
As the world comes to terms with how governments have responded to today's coronavirus pandemic, some are looking to history to guide them. Chief among those lessons is the need "to have proper precautions in place," and not to try and hush it up or try and deny its existence. Then it has fatal consequences for many, many people.As the world comes to terms with how governments have responded to today's coronavirus pandemic, somTags: guidance, precautions, reopening, history
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Back to Work Safely - Science based recommendations
Learn specific, easy-to-follow, science-based recommendations for limiting the transmission of the coronavirus while operating a wide variety of businesses, including restaurants, retail outlets, and hair and nail salons.Learn specific, easy-to-follow, science-based recommendations for limiting the transmission of the cTags: guidance, precautions, reopening
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Can wearing face masks stop the spread of coronavirus?
Should people be forced to wear face masks in public? That’s the question facing governments as more countries unwind their lockdowns. Over 30 countries have made masks compulsory in public, including Germany, Austria and Poland. This is despite the science saying masks do little to protect wearers, and only might prevent them from infecting other people.Tags: prevention, precautions, infection data, reopening, history
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Not just hospitals: U.N. uncovers surprise tools needed to beat coronavirus
How countries cope with the new coronavirus depends on more than hospital beds and income levels, the United Nations said on Wednesday, highlighting forgotten factors like internet access and reliance on tourism.How countries cope with the new coronavirus depends on more than hospital beds and income levels, thTags: precautions, reopening
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We need to flatten the 'other' coronavirus curve, our looming mental health crisis
The battle against the mental health consequences of the coronavirus pandemic is just beginning. Governments and researchers are mapping how best to prevent the predicted rise in mental health issues we face in coming months and beyond. -
People are buying pulse oximeters to try and detect coronavirus at home. Do you need one?
Physicians and other medical professionals use pulse oximeters on patients experiencing shortness of breath or those who have a lung or heart conditions to determine if they're getting enough oxygen. Health care professionals routinely use them in hospitals and clinics when checking vital signs.Physicians and other medical professionals use pulse oximeters on patients experiencing shortness ofTags: precautions, testing, infection data, oxygen deprivation, hypoxia
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Coronavirus: Immunity passports ‘could increase virus spread’
WHO says governments should not issue so-called immunity passports" as a way of easing lockdowns. No evidence people who develop antibodies after recovering are protected against a second infection. WHO warns that such move could actually increase the spread of the virus transmission. People who assumed they were immune could stop taking precautions.WHO says governments should not issue so-called immunity passports" as a way of easing lockdowns. NoTags: prevention, precautions, infection data, immunity, lockdown
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What to Do If You Are Sick and a Self Checker
This page offers a self-checker Bot to guide and help you make decisions and seek appropriate medical care.This page offers a self-checker Bot to guide and help you make decisions and seek appropriate medicaTags: symptoms, guidance, precautions
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How Long Coronavirus Lives On Clothes, And How To Wash Them
The best precautions to take with your laundry, the right detergents to use, what types of clothes retain the virus longer, what temperature should you use to wash your clothes and more.The best precautions to take with your laundry, the right detergents to use, what types of clothes rTags: guidance, myths, precautions, transmission
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If You Are at Higher Risk take these precautions
If you are elderly or have medical conditions that make your more susceptible to the dangers of coronavirus please follow these guidelines and take these necessary precautions.If you are elderly or have medical conditions that make your more susceptible to the dangers of coroTags: precautions