Chefs wear protective masks at Cocina Hermanos Torres restaurant in Barcelona, Spain. Xavi Torrent/Getty Images SA's restaurants and casino reopen for the first time since the lockdown began in March.But establishments have to adhere to strict protocols because of Covid-19.This has seen far fewer patrons in places than usual."I am breathing again," sighs Kanto Razafimandimby,…
NEW YORK (AP) — There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd’s death caused a significant increase in U.S. coronavirus infections, according to public health experts.If the protests had driven an explosion in cases, experts say, the jumps would have started to become apparent within two weeks — and perhaps as…
Strict hygiene protocols have been implemented at schools to minimise the risk of contracting the coronavirus. Just a week away from opening its gates to more grades, schools across provinces report they are still faced with challenges ranging from water and sanitation, a survey by teacher unions has shown. Schools, through their principals, also reported…
People walking in the "Little Africa" district in Guangzhou, the capital of southern China's Guangdong province. Photo by Fred Dufour / AFP Africans in Guangzhou were targeted in April in a coronavirus clampdown that sparked a diplomatic backlash.Several black Africans living in China said the targeting of their community during the pandemic was deeply unsettling.Many…
WTA Tour 2020-05-26 20:52 Petra Kvitova (Getty Images) A little ball boy peeking from behind a fence gave Petra Kvitova the only touch of the fan support she misses at a Prague tournament played behind closed doors on Tuesday."It was after I played a decent passing shot down the line," said Kvitova, after she beat…
For more than thirty years I have represented the families on the other end of a foodborne outbreak — the parents of children on dialysis with hemolytic uremic syndrome, the survivors of a contaminated hamburger or a bag of spinach, the people left planning funerals. I built a career holding companies accountable when the food
More people are sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe mainly affecting children and young adults. A total of 83 confirmed cases had symptom onset between December 2025 and mid-May 2026. Another 24 cases identified in 2026 have not yet been sequenced and may be part of the outbreak. At least 20 people have
For over thirty years, I have been beating the same drum, and the last few days were no exception (some argue a bit too loudly and self-serving). I have been posting about public health officials — and the FDA — sending out outbreak documents with the names of companies, growers, processors, and retailers blacked out