"Masks work. Physical distancing works. And the number don't lie," Indiana governor says about the state's declining new cases of coronavirus.
There are still many Americans who resist, protest against and rant about wearing face masks. But state and county health officials across the country say the stark drop in Covid-19 case counts in their communities before and after mask orders were imposed clearly show how effective they can be in reducing the spread of the coronavirus.
In Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey announced a statewide mandatory mask order on July 16. Since then, the state saw a significant drop in daily Covid-19 cases, with numbers peaking above 2,000 toward the end of July and hovering over a 1,000 a month later. And now, cases have plummeted to 574 a day.
“The mask absolutely played a very important role and we really have had no other significant limitations or interventions other than the mask,” Dr. Scott Harris, state health officer at the Alabama Department of Public Health, told NBC News this week.
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Canada, Mexico Extend Restrictions On U.S. Visitors: Here Are All The Countries Curbing American Travel
TOPLINE While more countries continue to lift travel limits, Canada and Mexico announced they are extending restrictions on U.S. travelers as coronavirus cases continue to rise, joining a long list of countries that aren’t ready to welcome back American visitors.
Canada, Mexico Extend Restrictions On U.S. Visitors: Here Are All The Countries Curbing American Travel
Most children in British Columbia can say goodbye to those icky swabs and uncomfortable Covid-19 tests as the Canadian province launches a new gargle method for students ages 4 to 19.
"It is one of the first of its kind around the world," said Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, at a press conference Thursday.
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control says the new test is just as accurate as tests using a nasal swab and is much easier to administer for children.
The announcement comes at a time when testing is in high demand: Canada has seen a doubling of new daily cases in the last month. And while experts are still looking into the role children play in Covid-19 transmission, a recent report suggests they can -- and do -- spread the virus, even when they have mild or no symptoms.
A new Canadian Covid-19 gargle test 'one of the first of its kind' in the world, doctor says - CNN
B.C. is prioritizing children for the new test but hopes to expand to adults in the coming weeks.
While the sample will still have to be taken to a lab for processing the test does not have to be administered by a healthcare professional.
Welcome to this past August in the USA. And we know Canada won't develop a vaccine. That will be the USA. But don't worry, the USA will make sure to help Canada out. We got you.
ABBOTT'S FAST, $5, 15-MINUTE, EASY-TO-USE COVID-19 ANTIGEN TEST RECEIVES FDA EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION; MOBILE APP DISPLAYS TEST RESULTS TO HELP OUR RETURN TO DAILY LIFE; RAMPING PRODUCTION TO 50 MILLION TESTS A MONTH
- Abbott's BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag Card is a rapid, reliable, highly portable, and affordable tool for detecting active coronavirus infections at massive scale
- Test delivers results in just 15 minutes with no instrumentation, using proven lateral flow technology with demonstrated sensitivity of 97.1% and specificity of 98.5% in clinical study
- Abbott to offer a no-charge complementary phone app, which allows people to display their BinaxNOW test results when asked by organizations where people gather, such as workplaces and schools
- Company will ship tens of millions of tests in September, ramping to 50 million tests a month at the beginning of October
Abbott's Fast, $5, 15-Minute, Easy-to-Use COVID-19 Antigen Test Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization; Mobile App Displays Test Results to Help Our Return to Daily Life; Ramping Production to 50 Million Tests a Month - Aug 26, 2020
Have you noticed a few months back it was covid tragedies that were reported, now in England at the moment its cases because the tragedies have reached a low figure. As of lately we have developed testing for covid is it any surprise that cases will be on the incline, a bad flu year can kill 600,000 worldwide covid has not reached 1/6 of that if the statistics as indicated in my previous post are to be believed
And while experts are still looking into the role children play in Covid-19 transmission, a recent report suggests they can -- and do -- spread the virus, even when they have mild or no symptoms.
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