Researchers Show How Conversation Spreads Virus Inside Buildings October 1, 2020 With implications for the transmission of diseases like COVID-19, researchers have found that ordinary conversation creates a conical ‘jet-like’ airflow...
Coronavirus Safety: U.S. Behind Global Rivals in Protecting Meat Plant Workers September 22, 2020 By Mike Dorning, Brian Parkin and Ainslie Chandler The U.S. government is falling behind global rivals when it comes to protecting meatpacking workers from Covid-19 infections, even though...
2 Cruise Lines Submit 74 Safety Steps to Convince CDC to Lift No-Sail Order September 22, 2020 A panel set up by Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. said on Monday it had submitted...
Startups Developing Technologies to Clean Air in Workplaces of Coronavirus September 21, 2020 By Larissa Zimberoff Smithfield Foods Inc. thought it was doing great. In the first quarter of this year, the pork giant’s earnings were...
With COVID Infections Rising, England Limits Gatherings, Plans for Mass Testing September 10, 2020 By William James Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new restrictions on social gatherings in England on Wednesday, saying there was a clear need...
Even If Only Few Use Them, Contact Tracing Apps May Help Curb COVID September 4, 2020 By Vishwadha Chander Contact tracing apps can sharply reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus even when only a few people use them,...
Summer Camp Hosted 1,000 Visitors While Successfully Managing Coronavirus August 26, 2020 By Vishwadha Chander Four overnight camps in Maine successfully stemmed the spread of the novel coronavirus and conducted sessions with over 1,000 attendees...
New COVID Clusters Appear at One North Carolina University August 26, 2020 East Carolina University reported new COVID-19 clusters at two more dormitories on Monday, two days before the school transitions to...
North Carolina Universities Move Classes Online After Campus Virus Outbreaks August 24, 2020 East Carolina University and University of North Carolina at Charlotte are moving courses online in response to the coronavirus pandemic,...
UK Working With Heathrow on COVID Testing as Alternative to Quarantine August 19, 2020 Britain is working with London’s Heathrow Airport on a plan to use COVID-19 testing to help shorten quarantine times, in...