With the widespread spread of seasonal influenza cases around the world, as well as the spread of the new mutant of the JN.1 coronavirus, doctors advise the necessity of returning to wearing a mask, especially during the season of illness and New Year’s celebrations. In this regard, Vitaly Zverev, a researcher at the Russian Serum … Read more
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, YOGYAKARTA — The Yogyakarta City Health Service (Dinkes) recorded an increase in acute respiratory infections (ARI), sore throats, coughs, and Illness Like Influenza (ILI) or flu in the current dry season. In fact, the increase from August to September 2023 is quite significant in the city of Yogyakarta. “August-September 2023, the Yogyakarta City Health … Read more
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At a time when the COVID positivity rate has reached a worrying level in Puerto Rico, and deaths continue to occur, the correct attitude is to resort to prevention by resuming the use of masks and strengthening protection with the vaccine, thus safeguarding the most fragile, such as the elderly, and avoiding a new health … Read more
NEW YORK – In the face of high levels of COVID-19, influenza and RSV cases, health officials in New York City have issued a notice urging New Yorkers to wear face masks. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan says the rise in respiratory viruses is why the city’s health bureau is recommending not … Read more
NEW YORK — New York City announced Tuesday that it has lowered its COVID-19 alert level from high to medium as the spread of the virus has slowed, Mayor Eric Adams and the city’s Health Commissioner announced Tuesday. Dr Ashwin Vasan. The change of level arrives a month after the city had reached a high … Read more
Fans of Broadway musicals will no longer have to wear masks starting next month, the Broadway League, which represents all 41 theaters, said in a statement Tuesday. It noted that owners and operators throughout The Great White Way they would transition to an “optional mask wearing” policy beginning July 1. The use of face masks … Read more
NEW YORK – The latest wave of COVID-19 that has overtaken all three states in recent weeks appears to be winding down, according to the latest update from the CDC, just as the wildly contagious strain that has been running rampant in New York for weeks asserts national dominance. The number of US counties considered … Read more
NEW YORK — New York City announced Tuesday that it has raised its COVID alert level to high amid a wave fueled by highly contagious subvariants of Omicron in the region and the country. City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said this means New Yorkers now need to take more protective steps. “New York City … Read more
NEW YORK — New York City is preparing to potentially raise its COVID alert level for the second time this month as a fifth pandemic wave fueled by highly contagious subvariants of the potent Omicron strain tightens its grip on the metro area. and the nation. Mayor Eric Adams’ office indicated a change could be … Read more
A number of NJ Transit train riders have pointed out that the agency should have at least one car available just for people who still want to wear masks for COVID-19 safety reasons. NJ Transit was among a number of agencies that made mask wearing optional last week after a federal judge in Florida struck … Read more