New CDC Mask Guidelines

CDC revises face mask guidelines, says you should avoid this type of mask A woman in a 3-ply face mask applies hand sanitizer to kill the novel coronavirus. Image source: Goffkein/Adobe By Chris Smith@chris_writes August 10th, 2020 at 10:52 AM The CDC made a big change to its face masks guidelines last week, advising people...
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Important of Wearing a Mask

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“All the Hospitals Are Full”: In Houston, Overwhelmed ICUs Leave COVID-19 Patients Waiting in ERs

The busiest hospitals in Houston are increasingly telling emergency responders they cannot safely accept new patients as hundreds of coronavirus patients crowd emergency rooms, and hospitals scramble to open more intensive care space. HOUSTON — Houston hospitals have been forced to treat hundreds of COVID-19 patients in their emergency rooms — sometimes for several hours...
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Face Mask or Face Shield

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Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)

What is the global situation now? Only if we end the pandemic everywhere can we end the pandemic anywhere. The entire world has the same goal: cases of COVID-19 need to go to zero. The chart below shows which countries are making progress to this goal and which are not. The trajectories show the daily...
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7/2/2020: UPDATE – FDA warns consumers of risk of methanol contamination in certain hand sanitizers

[FDA is warning consumers and health care providers that the agency has seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizer products that are labeled to contain ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but that have tested positive for methanol contamination. Methanol, or wood alcohol, is a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or...
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A Message from the Texas Medical Center

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Texas Governor Urges Residents to Stay Home Amid Record Number of New Corona virus Cases

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is imploring residents to stay home as the state grapples with a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations stemming from the disease.  In an interview Tuesday with local CBS affiliate KBTX-TV, Abbott said Texas would report more than 5,000 cases of COVID-19 from the previous 24-hour period, marking a new...
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Gov. Abbott Allows Restrictions on Gatherings Over 100 People

https://abc13.com/covid-abbott-gatherings-social-distancing/6262723/
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Judge Signs Mask Order for Fort Bend County

RICHMOND (Covering Katy News) – Fort Bend County Judge K.P. George has signed an order to make all businesses require that employees and customers wear face coverings. The new order goes into effect at midnight on June 25. George said 77.5% percent of people who responded to a recent survey were in favor of requiring masks....
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