Hochul extends business mask mandate to Feb. 10, school mask policy remains indefinite

Hochul extends business mask mandate to Feb. 10, school mask policy remains indefinite

[ad_1] ALBANY — The state’s mask-or-vaccine requirement for indoor businesses, which had been set to expire on Tuesday, was extended to Feb. 10 by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday. The governor contends the directive will have no bearing on the state’s continuing requirement for masks to be worn in schools. She said that mandate, although […]

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CT’s Daily COVID-19 Positivity Rate Remains Below 10% – NBC Connecticut

CT’s Daily COVID-19 Positivity Rate Remains Below 10% – NBC Connecticut

[ad_1] Connecticut’s daily COVID-19 positivity rate has stayed consistent since Thursday, remaining at 9.73%. According to Gov. Lamont’s office, of the 25,580 tests reported since Thursday, 2,684 were positive. Friday’s current number of patients hospitalized is 1,192, down 78 since Thursday. According to officials, of the 1,192 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, 653 (54.8%) are not […]

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India's Omicron tally crosses 10,000-mark; daily surge in Covid cases remains above 3 lakh

India’s Omicron tally crosses 10,000-mark; daily surge in Covid cases remains above 3 lakh

[ad_1] THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 22, 2022, 12:45:31 IST LIVE NOW India added 3,37,704 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,89,03,731, which includes 10,050 cases of the Omicron variant, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. Meanwhile, during the current Omicron wave, oxygen demand was at […]

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Colchicine as COVID-19 treatment suffers difficult year, but some hope remains

[ad_1] January 21, 2022 6 min read Source/Disclosures Published by: Source: Mehta KG, et al. RMD Open. 2021;doi:10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001746.RECOVERY Collaborative Group. Lancet. 2021;doi:10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00435-5.Tardif JC, et al. Lancet. 2021;doi:10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00222-8. Disclosures: Neogi reports being an investigator on the CAN-COVID trial. Peto reports no relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are […]

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