Hand hygiene is an important way to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and, when soap and water isn’t available, alcohol-based hand sanitizer is the next best way to do this. Dispensers of hand sanitizer have popped up in malls, schools, workplaces and on public transportation to make it easier for people to disinfect their hands.
Continue Reading The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not meet a goal to quickly ramp up surveillance for possibly dangerous coronavirus mutations, according to numbers from the federal agency. At the beginning of the year, a senior CDC official told CNN he hoped over the next two weeks that the agency would more than
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Twin suicide bombs rocked a busy market in central Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 32 people and injuring 110 others, according to officials and state media. Security forces say they pursued the two attackers before they blew themselves up. It was the first suicide attack to strike Baghdad in nearly two years. The
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A theme has emerged early in the Joe Biden presidency — a pledge to bring together a fractured nation.
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Residents of a Washington State town were told to flee Thursday night due to the threat of a potential explosion, but the order was lifted early Friday by officials. Local police and fire agencies responded to a commercial structure fire at Washington Potato Company in Warden, Washington, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. There
Continue Reading A fire in a Washington State town has forced residents to flee the area due to the threat of a potential explosion. Local police and fire agencies are on the scene of a commercial structure fire at Washington Potato Company in Warden, Washington, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. There is a “risk of
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Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday vandalized the state Democratic Party headquarters and a federal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, according to police. Four people have been charged Thursday in connection with those demonstrations. At least four demonstrations were planned in the city, Sgt. Kevin Allen, spokesman for the Portland Police Bureau, said in
Continue Reading Despite challenges with the distribution and administration of Covid-19 vaccines, the US “can and should” vaccinate 70-85% of US adults by the end of summer, infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said Thursday. If officials do hit that benchmark, it could means a semblance of normalcy by the fall, the director of the National Institute of
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Covid-19 vaccinations will not only help stop the virus from spreading, they will also hamper the coronavirus’ ability to mutate into new variants, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Thursday. “Viruses don’t mutate unless they replicate,” Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said at a news briefing at the White
Continue Reading Chinese officials say it could day 15 days to drill through 70 tons of debris to reach miners trapped underground for nearly two weeks after an explosion at a gold mine in eastern China. Twenty-two miners were left trapped at least 600 meters (2,000 feet) underground following the blast on January 10 in the city
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China and the World Health Organization (WHO) could have acted quicker and more forcefully to contain the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, an independent review panel said on Monday. In its second interim report, the Switzerland-based Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response determined that Beijing could have been more vigorous in applying public health
Continue Reading Chinese officials say it could day 15 days to drill through 70 tons of debris to reach miners trapped underground for nearly two weeks after an explosion at a gold mine in eastern China. Twenty-two miners were left trapped at least 600 meters (2,000 feet) underground following the blast on January 10 in the city
Continue Reading Chinese officials say it could day 15 days to drill through 70 tons of debris to reach miners trapped underground for nearly two weeks after an explosion at a gold mine in eastern China. Twenty-two miners were left trapped at least 600 meters (2,000 feet) underground following the blast on January 10 in the city
Continue Reading First things first: No, “The Simpsons” cannot actually predict the future. Yet, as the longest-running sitcom in US history, the timeless series often finds itself aligning with “life imitates art” moments that happen years after airing. This week, for example, users on social media couldn’t help but wonder at the latest coincidence between Vice President
Continue Reading A former Olympic speed skating coach has been jailed for 10 years by a South Korean court for sexual abuse. Cho Jae-beom, who coached some of South Korea’s top skaters, was first accused of physical and verbal assault by several skaters, including former gold medalist Shim Suk-hee, in early 2018, and later sentenced to 10
Continue Reading A fire that broke out at a facility of the world’s biggest vaccine maker that killed five people would not affect vaccine production, the head of the company said Thursday. The blaze at the Serum Institute of India (SII) in the western city of Pune was brought under control on Thursday though the cause is
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico man is facing multiple charges after a child abuse investigation began in Nov. 2020. According to a probable cause statement, the victim walked-in to the Mexico Public Safety Department asking for help to contact his mother. Detective Tylor Bounds saw bruising on the victim and asked about it. The victim
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at the Morgan County Adult Detention Center is being charged with 1st-degree assault after an incident Sunday. According to the probable cause statement, Buddy Griswold assaulted fellow inmate John Stafford, sending Stafford to Missouri University Hospital for emergency medical life-saving treatment. Detective Jennifer Chinn says that video surveillance shows that
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The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that cancellation of the Games might be imminent. On Friday, the Times of London, citing an unnamed senior member of the ruling coalition, reported that Japanese authorities had privately concluded that the Olympics could not proceed
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