Now, the agency says it’s someone who spent a cumulative 15 minutes or more within six feet of someone who was infectious over 24 hours, even if the time isn’t consecutive, according to an agency spokesperson. Keep Reading
Even with the dramatic recent appearance of new COVID-19 waves globally, the abject failures of U.S. government policies and crisis messaging persist. U.S. fatalities have remained disproportionately high throughout the pandemic when compared to even other high-mortality countries. Keep Reading
Some 24 percent of survey respondents said experience preparing for natural disasters in the past helped them during the COVID-19 pandemic. Practices with broad applicability shone through over those specific to one kind of disaster. Keep Reading
Veklury should only be administered in a hospital or in a healthcare setting capable of providing acute care comparable to inpatient hospital care. Veklury is the first treatment for COVID-19 to receive FDA approval. Keep Reading
The survey of federal government executives revealed that more than half of the workforce are somewhat more productive or a lot more productive as a result of increased telework. Keep Reading
By the end of September, the Defense Logistics Agency executed 21,000-plus contract actions for more than $2 billion of lifesaving medical supplies like test kits, ventilators and pharmaceutical drugs as well as personal protective equipment including masks, gloves and gowns. Keep Reading
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has received an expansion of its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit to include an additional sample collection method provided by Everlywell. Keep Reading
Passengers flying from London Heathrow Airport to Italy and Hong Kong will now be able to buy a coronavirus test at the airport with results in just one hour. Keep Reading
TSA also screened 6.1 million passengers at checkpoints nationwide during the week (October 12-18), which represents the highest weekly volume for TSA since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep Reading
Parallel to the spread of the coronavirus around the world, the Islamic state group is expanding its activities, primarily in the area connecting Iraq and Syria but also in its other "provinces" across the globe. Keep Reading
The partners will develop a solution using AI to analyze CT imagery of the chest and lungs. Keep Reading
The new technology uses an electrical field to generate a wave of ionized particles that destroy airborne viruses, bacteria and particulate matter, including COVID-19. Keep Reading
Ireland plans to introduce coronavirus testing at airports as part of a possible alternative to quarantine for some arriving passengers, although it is not clear when the capacity will be ready. Keep Reading
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, an operator of short cruises between Florida and the Bahamas, once again has become the first U.S.-based cruise line to announce a date for the resumption of cruises. Keep Reading
U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has released the results from its Commercial Aircraft Cabin Aerosol Dispersion Test showing the overall exposure risk from aerosolized pathogens like coronavirus. Keep Reading
Instability, crashing economies and hunger could drive a mass migration by sea from countries such as Haiti and Cuba, according to the Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Threat Assessment. Keep Reading
“We will continue to make sure that Canadian safety is top of mind when we move forward. We see the cases in the United States and elsewhere around the world, and we need to continue to keep these border controls in place,” Trudeau said. Keep Reading
Since 2017, more than 260 major disasters were declared—many of which disrupted K-12 schools and students' lives. Now, these challenges are compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep Reading
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc has introduced two new SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests: the Thermo Scientific OmniPATH COVID-19 Total Antibody ELISA test, and the Thermo Scientific EliA SARS-CoV-2-Sp1 IgG test. Keep Reading
Gerald "Teddy" Girard worked at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for nearly 13 years. Keep Reading