COVID-19 Threat Level system is on the horizon.Harris County COVID-19 Threat Level System (KPRC)“We can go to orange in a matter of days, you know, a week or two. We could if we keep at it. If those trends continue going down, but it’s up to all of us. We’re not quite there, we’re very…
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo will self-quarantine after a staff member in her office tested positive for COVID-19, she said Sunday. The announcement came as Vice President Mike Pence and other White House officials met with Gov. Greg Abbott in Dallas to talk about the surging infection rates across the state. COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas…
announced that she is self-quarantining after being potentially exposed to COVID-19 last week.The exposure came on Monday from a member of the Harris County Judge’s office, who tested positive and now is self-isolating.Hidalgo and staff who were potentially exposed will be tested and are self-quarantining for 14 days from exposure until Monday, July 6, following…
HUMBLE – A Humble nursing home was hit with a quarantine order after a rash of COVID-19 related deaths were reported. The order was issued Thursday by the Harris County Public Health Department against the Oakmont Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Humble.Dr. Umair Shah, the executive director of the Harris County Public Health Department, said…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…