CHICAGO (WLS) -- With more than a million people unemployed in Illinois, here's a job you can do to be a real asset to your community and you don't need any prior experience. It's COVID-19 contact tracing, and by making a few calls, you could save lives and get paid.The city of Chicago is expected…
If you or a family member test positive for the coronavirus in Camden County, the official calling to ask about your symptoms and advise you to quarantine might be a health inspector, a school nurse or even a police detective.Like health departments all over the state, the county has rushed to train other government workers…
In the past couple months, coronavirus has upended multiple industries, forcing tens of millions of people out of the workforce. But some jobs, like contact tracing, have become all the more necessary due to the pandemic.Not only do experts predict an immediate need of at least 100,000 contact tracers in the U.S., but in some states…
Gary Craig, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Published 5:00 a.m. ET May 9, 2020 | Updated 9:59 a.m. ET May 9, 2020CLOSE New York City announced Friday it is launching a contact tracing corps to identify and treat people infected with the new coronavirus and prevent spread. (May 8) AP DomesticIn only a week, New York…
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…