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By days end at least 200,000 of our friends and neighbors will have died from COVID-19
The US has just over 4% of the world’s population but about 20% of the COVID-19 cases and deaths.
CDC: In Restaurant Dining Increases Risk of Contracting COVID-19
the CDC’s MMWR reports that contracting COVID-19 was twice as likely after eating in a restaurant. According to the CDC:
In this investigation, participants with and without COVID-19 reported generally similar community exposures, with the exception of going to locations
China says Brazil chicken wings positive for COVID-19
Officials in the Chinese city of Shenzhen said on Thursday that a batch of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus, sparking fresh concerns about contamination on frozen food packaging and following a scare in June surrounding
PLEASE – Don’t Drink Hand Sanitizer
In addition to well-established safety guarantees like social distancing and face mask use, hand hygiene is an integral component of the response to the emergence of COVID. Practicing hand hygiene by washing hands with soap and water for at least
Annual biker rally expected to draw 250,000 attendees despite coronavirus concerns
STURGIS, SD – AUGUST 07: Motorcyclists ride down Main Street during the 80th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on August 7, 2020 in Sturgis, South Dakota. While the rally usually attracts around 500,000 people, officials estimate that
COVID in my Hometown
16 of my neighbors have tested positive in the last week.
https://kitsappublichealth.org/CommunityHealth/files/COVID/COVID-WeeklyReport.pdf
Register for IAFP’s COVID-19 & Food Safety Virtual Global Summit on July 29, 2020 – you won’t want to miss it!
The COVID-19 & Food Safety Global Summit, organized by the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) and sponsored by Marler Clark LLP PS, is a two-hour virtual international event taking place on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.
The Summit
Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities are Hotspots for Coronavirus – Racial and Ethnic Minorities hardest hit
According to the CDC, among 23 states reporting COVID-19 outbreaks in meat and poultry processing facilities, 16,233 cases in 239 facilities occurred, including 86 (0.5%) COVID-19–related deaths. Among cases with race/ethnicity reported, 87% occurred among racial or ethnic minorities.
The
Everlywell at-home COVID-19 testing kits receive FDA Emergency Use Authorization
Everlywell, a health and wellness company that provides at-home lab testing kits, has received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for a COVID-19 at-home collection kit. Everlywell’s EUA is the first to be issued to a digital health