Category: Public Health

Homeless Shelters Grapple With COVID Safety as Cold Creeps In

During the pandemic, shelters are having to change the way they do things to prevent the virus from spreading among the vulnerable homeless population. Now, as winter weather moves in, there’s less room at the shelters for those in need — threatening to leave many, literally, out in the cold.

Long-Term Care Workers, Grieving and Under Siege, Brace for COVID’s Next Round

As the coronavirus surges around the country, workers in nursing homes and assisted living centers are watching cases rise in long-term care facilities with a sense of dread. Many of these workers struggle with grief over the suffering they’ve witnessed.

184,514 new COVID-19 cases in 1 day; states ramp up safety measures: 5 updates 

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North Dakota governor issues mask mandate

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Washington medical groups worry, urge public not to gather as COVID-19 cases spike

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‘That does not bode well for White House security’: More than 130 Secret Service members quarantining

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Minnesota Latinos say state is not providing COVID-19 information in Spanish

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Face mask policies by state

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Face mask policies by state

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Iowa reporting ‘very high’ flu activity: 6 notes from the CDC

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