MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia made wearing masks mandatory in healthcare centres around the country from Wednesday as the country faces a peak of flu and COVID-19 infections. “What we have to do is protect the most vulnerable people,” she told reporters. “It’s just common sense.” The health ministry ordered wearing a […]
Face masks will be mandatory in hospitals and healthcare centres in Spain from Wednesday after a surge in respiratory illnesses, the Health Ministry said. The new leftist minority coalition government is imposing the measure despite opposition from most of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions. “We are talking about putting on a mask when you enter a […]
Spain’s government proposed a nationwide mandate for people to wear masks in hospitals and health clinics on Monday, and Italy said respiratory illness infection rates had hit a record, as flu and Covid spread across Europe. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control recommended that people on the continent stay home if they feel […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s government proposed a nationwide mandate for people to wear masks in hospitals and health clinics on Monday, and Italy said respiratory illness infection rates had hit a record, as flu and COVID spread across Europe. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control recommended that people on the continent stay home […]
While the U.S. is only a few weeks into winter, this year’s respiratory virus season is already looking different than last year’s. Covid and flu are both surging and there’s no peak in sight. During the previous winter, flu and RSV got off to an early start but were already declining by the time hospitalizations […]
Christmas brought the flu and other respiratory illnesses to many Americans, as more than half the states in the U.S. reported widespread sickness before the New Year. Holiday gatherings could result in reports of the continued spread of illnesses over the coming weeks, as this data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, posted […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse but it’s too soon to tell how much holiday gatherings contributed to a likely spike in illnesses. New government data posted Friday for last week — the holiday week between Christmas and New Year’s — show 38 states with high or very […]
COVID-19 has brought intensified focus on infectious diseases, including scientists learning more about common respiratory illnesses in the wake of the pandemic. That has led to the discovery of so-called “long” respiratory illnesses, which cause lingering symptoms well after the initial infection clears up. While many people are aware of long COVID (aka post-COVID conditions), […]
More US hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face an expected but still nasty post-holiday spike in flu, Covid and other illnesses. While many experts say this season likely will not prove to be as deadly as some other recent winters, it could still mean hundreds of thousands of hospital admissions […]
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Hospitals in at least four U.S. states have reinstated mask mandates amid a rise in cases of COVID, seasonal flu and other respiratory illness. Healthcare facilities in New York, California, Illinois and Massachusetts have made masks mandatory among patients and providers. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan told […]
COVID-19 has brought intensified focus on infectious diseases, including scientists learning more about common respiratory illnesses in the wake of the pandemic. That has led to the discovery of so-called “long” respiratory illnesses, which cause lingering symptoms well after the initial infection clears up. While many people are aware of long COVID (aka post-COVID conditions), […]
NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face an expected but still nasty post-holiday spike in flu, COVID-19 and other illnesses. While many experts say this season likely won’t prove to be as deadly as some other recent winters, it still could mean hundreds of thousands […]