Jefferson County on Tuesday joined a growing number of Colorado municipalities to enact a mask requirement for anyone in public settings to combat the spread of COVID-19. Under the order, which goes into effect 5 p.m. Tuesday and expires 6 a.m. July 22 if not extended, residents and visitors who are outside their homes “must…
Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed 189 new virus cases in the county on Monday as coronavirus hospitalizations in Birmingham and around the state hit all time highs.[Can’t see the chart? Click here.]After watching other, less populous counties take and hold the coronavirus spotlight early in the pandemic, Jefferson County has now become the undeniable…
Friday data shows that Alabama experienced a record-high daily increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, with 1,758. The new total number of confirmed cases statewide is 41,362. The 7-day new case average is now 1,092, also a record. Hospitalizations reached a new peak as well, with 843.Confirmed COVID-19 deaths rose 22 since yesterday, to…
The free school meals program caused 177 food poisoning outbreaks, affecting more than 20,000 schoolchildren. Published: February 26, 2026, 12:05 am An analysis of Indonesia’s school meals program has exposed a host of problems as well as almost 180 outbreaks. In January 2025, the Indonesian government launched a national free meals program to improve nutrition
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Editors note: Doralice Goes, a Brazilian public servant, visited an organic products fair in her home city of Brasília in Federal District, on Dec. 31, 2021. Among the artisanal products was a tomato and almond pesto sauce. The 49-year-old stored it in her pantry and, 23 days later, on a Sunday night, opened the sauce