The new guidelines reflect “the progress we have made in protecting against severe illness from COVID-19,” CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen said in a March news release.“However, we still must use the commonsense solutions we know work to protect ourselves and others from serious illness from...
After a summer surge of the virus, and as cold season approaches, attention is back on the illness, prompting questions about what to do if you test positive and how to protect yourself. Here's what to know for fall 2024: New COVID vaccine Last month, the Food and Drug Administration...
Currently, the agency's guidance on measures such asmask useandsocial distancingis based on the number of new cases per 100,000 people and the percent of positive tests in the past seven days. Guidance will soon be based on COVID-19 levels in an individual county, the CDC scientist toldC...
not only workers dealing with patients with COVID-19. That means that when a doctor is doing a ward round on the cardiology or palliative care units where there are no confirmed COVID-19 patients, they should still wear a medical mask. ...
New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday that the Javits Center will be used to treat COVID-19 patients. The massive convention center in Manhattan was transformed over the weekend into a temporary hospital, but it was previously designated to be used by non-coronavirus patients to ...
New COVID-19 cases trigger new safety rules globallyCGTN Share As new cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, countries around the world are adjusting their requirements for vaccinations, testing, isolation, and other safety measures. Here's a look at the latest pandemic developments as...
Chinese mainland reports no new domestic COVID-19 cases, 7 from overseasUpdated 09:56, 08-Jul-2020 CGTN Share The Chinese mainland on Tuesday recorded seven new COVID-19 cases from overseas, but no new domestic cases or deaths.The total number of confirmed cases on the Chines...
China announced new COVID-19 measures on November 11, loosening some restrictions on inbound travelers and quarantine time. CGTN reporter Wang Mengjie discussed the policy change with Fang Bangjiang, chief physician of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine....
Face masks are obligatory, there are separate entrances and exits on campus and many on-site facilities are restricted or closed. But despite a range of sanitary measures at universities in France, at least a dozen COVID-19 clusters have emerged since some classrooms re...
In what has become a pattern of spreading vaccine misinformation, the Florida health department is telling older Floridians and others at highest risk from COVID-19 to avoid most booster shots, saying they are potentially dangerous. Clinicians and scientists denounced the message as politically ...