Labor Department officials on Thursday announced a temporary emergency standard to protect health care workers, saying they face “grave danger” in the workplace from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The new standard would require employers to remove workers who have covid-19 from the
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Federal officials announced new measures to help get fresh, new N95 masks to health care workers and expand their use in other industries after scientists argued that the highly protective masks are essential to keep workers safe from covid-19. The
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“Aerosol” has taken on a new significance for many since March 2020. Since the start of the pandemic, the most terrifying task in health care was thought to be when a doctor put a breathing tube down the trachea of
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A dozen states are reporting drops of 25% or more in new covid-19 cases and more than 1,200 counties have seen the same, federal data released Wednesday (January 27) shows. Experts say the plunge may relate to growing fear of
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