Montezuma-Cortez schools no longer tracking COVID cases – The Journal
The Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 is no longer tracking COVID-19 cases, district administration announced Sunday evening. In this May 11, 2020 file photo photo, Salt Lake County Health Department public health nurse Lee Cherie Booth demonstrates contact tracing training. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Letter reportedly written with school board president’s guidance; Southwest Health notes highest positivity […]
Coronavirus: New Zealand scientists develop system for disinfecting PPE for reuse
Anderson explained that not all PPE could be disinfected. “We have a collection process and a sorting process, so any PPE that’s visibly contaminated we wouldn’t put through the unit, and that’s incredibly important in terms of healthcare worker safety. “After we’ve sorted it in a pressure room, we then place it into the oven, […]
Cleaning tips: Lynsey Crombie’s 75p bicarbonate of soda cleaning tip – ‘remove stains’
The cleaning expert, Lynsey Crombie, who regularly appears on ITV’s This Morning to detail her tips and trick, uses denture tablets for lots of household jobs. It also is gently abrasive, gently scraping dirt from surfaces without damaging the surfaces. Citric acid, another ingredient of the denture tablets, is a great ingredient on its own […]
Railway staff sacrifice Spring Festival for passengers’ journey home
At 8:30 in the morning, Hou Dongyao starts his busy day working in Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou, capital city of central China’s Henan Province. As a shift supervisor, Hou begins with the morning roll call and work assignment. Roughly half an hour later, he rushes to the waiting rooms upstairs to meet his […]
NCOC shortens isolation period to five days
People sitting outside a COVID-19 PCR testing facility. Photo: Geo.tv/ file The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) has officially curtailed the quarantine period for COVID-19 patients — which previously was at least 10 days — to five days. The NCOC’s decision comes nearly a month after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shortened […]
Coronavirus: New Zealand scientists develop system to disinfect PPE for potential reuse
Port Taranaki commercial head Ross Dingle said he had been happy to be able to help the team with its innovative project. “As a border-facing organisation at the frontline of COVID-19, Port Taranaki has had a lot of its own staff and operators within the port utilising PPE, and actually considerable quantities of PPE. So […]
Here’s how to effectively disinfect your home – Manila Bulletin
Never let your guard down With the alarming news of people getting infected with COVID-19 being reported and shared between friends and family, it can get quite daunting to find out that it’s possible you might not be 100 percent safe—even at home where it’s supposed to be a place that protects you from the […]
The Climate Connection: The Climate Champions, continued |
In this second of three articles about our 2021 Napa Climate Champion award winners, we salute John Glaser, recognized in the Community Activist category, and Bob Massaro, founder, and CEO of the Healthy Buildings Companies, honored in the business category. John Glaser, 1949-2021 John Glaser With John Glaser’s passing last July, Napa lost a remarkable […]
Ohio City brewery seeks public input on how to stay in business
Thank you for your continued patronage. Bookhouse exists as a place for people to get together. It’s a limiting factor, in some ways, but also a lesson we’ve learned about ourselves. I was just reviewing our financials for 2021, compared to 2020, and thinking about how our strategy to continue to exist as a business […]
Wild duck in Hyde County tests positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza – The Coastland Times
Confirmation that a wild duck (Northern shoveler) harvested by a hunter in Hyde County tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has prompted biologists at the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to remind hunters to follow best practices when handling waterfowl after harvest. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service […]