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…
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) As Grace Griffin and her husband were welcoming their long-awaited baby — a daughter — Griffin found herself worried about looming medical bills and unsure if their family could pay for the care they needed. “This whole experience has me wondering (keeping me up at night, actually): Can we ever afford
LYON, France — Halving the dose of antenatal betamethasone given to prevent severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants does not appear to affect later intelligence quotient (IQ) scores or other measures of neurodevelopment, suggests a follow-up study of a randomized trial. However, it is unclear from the present data, presented at the Congress of
After years of searching for affordable health insurance, Trey Wright discovered Georgia Pathways to Coverage. The state’s limited Medicaid expansion program allowed the 27-year-old living in the rural city of Jesup in southeastern Georgia to finally visit a primary care doctor regularly. It also covered weekly shots to manage an array of allergies, saving him