# # #Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich again sat down to answer questions from local media today.At the outset she expressed condolences to the friends, family and people who worked with the 97-year-old Alder Bay resident who died as a result of COVID-19 complications over the weekend, becoming the county’s first COVID-related fatality.Today’s media…
Hank Sims / Today @ 5:27 p.m. / COVID-19 and HumboldtVIDEO: In Discussion of Newsom’s Announcement Today, Sheriff and Public Health Officer Say Humboldt Should be Ready to Partially Reopen Friday ###PREVIOUSLY:California Can Begin Reopening This Week, Gov. Newsom Announces###This afternoon, county public information officer Samantha Karges hosted a discussion with Public Health Officer Dr.…
Ryan Burns / Yesterday @ 5:08 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt(VIDEO) The County Tested 230 People Today and Expects to Keep That Rate Up, Health Officer Says # # #It’s “Media Availability” time again! Above you’ll find video of Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich answering the latest batch of questions from local media.…
It appears President Trump had the last laugh as his satirical video mocking President Obama's recent endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden has garnered more views within hours than Obama's 12-minute address did in the last week.Obama endorsed his former running mate after all of Biden's primary rivals withdrew from the presidential race. The widely publicized…
It's widely known that COVID-19 is contagious and can be transmitted through droplets from coughing, sneezing and talking in close proximity to others.A new experiment that uses lasers of light shows just how far spit can travel in the air when talking. The results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, are shown on…
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…