It’s one of the best ways to prevent Covid-19 — and you’re probably doing it wrong.With cases , there’s never been a better time to brush up on one of the easiest ways to avoid the spread of infectious disease: proper, consistent hand hygiene.Everyone from the WHO to the has repeatedly emphasized regular (or hand sanitizer if water and soap aren’t available) as a way to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus."There are 10 basic things that you should know.1⃣clean your regularly with an alcohol-based hand rub, or wash them with & .Touching your face after touching contaminated...…It’s one of the best ways to prevent Covid-19 — and you’re probably doing it wrong.With cases , there’s never been a better time to brush up on one of the easiest ways to avoid the spread of infectious disease: proper, consistent hand hygiene.Everyone from the WHO to the has repeatedly emphasized regular (or hand sanitizer if water and soap aren’t available) as a way to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus."There are 10 basic things that you should know.1⃣clean your regularly with an alcohol-based hand rub, or wash them with & .Touching your face after touching contaminated...WW…

Tiffany Revilla holds her newborn daughter, Cheyenne, as her fiance, David, cares for their 1-year-old, Adillie, in Fort Worth, Texas. Because of insurance-related delays, Revilla didn’t begin prenatal care until more than halfway through her most recent pregnancy.ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.This story was co-published with Vox and the Texas Tribune.Rosa Diaz was no stranger to hunger and stress and a throbbing pain in the gut that was usually nothing serious — gastritis, she had been told, or lactose...…Tiffany Revilla holds her newborn daughter, Cheyenne, as her fiance, David, cares for their 1-year-old, Adillie, in Fort Worth, Texas. Because of insurance-related delays, Revilla didn’t begin prenatal care until more than halfway through her most recent pregnancy.ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.This story was co-published with Vox and the Texas Tribune.Rosa Diaz was no stranger to hunger and stress and a throbbing pain in the gut that was usually nothing serious — gastritis, she had been told, or lactose...WW…

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our . Please also read our and , which became effective December 20, 2019.By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.I Accept☰×Covid-19 policies haven’t helped the people most affected by the virus — except in Vermont.In the middle of March, while many Americans were panic-buying milk and toilet paper, had other...…We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our . Please also read our and , which became effective December 20, 2019.By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.I Accept☰×Covid-19 policies haven’t helped the people most affected by the virus — except in Vermont.In the middle of March, while many Americans were panic-buying milk and toilet paper, had other...WW…

In the middle of March, while many Americans were panic-buying milk and toilet paper, had other things on his mind: how to safely house the dozens of people who rely on his organization for a bed to sleep in every night.The executive director of the social service agency in White River Junction, Vermont, had read the reports that the new coronavirus could easily circulate among people living in close proximity — retirement homes, prisons, or homeless shelters like his.So he contacted the state to ask for advice. “‘Don’t worry,’” he recalls an official telling him. ‘“We’ve entered into...…In the middle of March, while many Americans were panic-buying milk and toilet paper, had other things on his mind: how to safely house the dozens of people who rely on his organization for a bed to sleep in every night.The executive director of the social service agency in White River Junction, Vermont, had read the reports that the new coronavirus could easily circulate among people living in close proximity — retirement homes, prisons, or homeless shelters like his.So he contacted the state to ask for advice. “‘Don’t worry,’” he recalls an official telling him. ‘“We’ve entered into...WW…

The president-elect’s transition team confirmed Biden will quickly reverse Trump’s decision.transition team has confirmed the president-elect will reverse a on his first day in office, winning praise from experts who welcome the end of Trump’s isolationist approach.In July, amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, President Trump formally notified the United Nations of America’s intention to , accusing the WHO of being “.”While the global health body’s role in the , Georgetown Law global health professor called the decision to withdraw during a pandemic “the most ruinous in modern presidential...…The president-elect’s transition team confirmed Biden will quickly reverse Trump’s decision.transition team has confirmed the president-elect will reverse a on his first day in office, winning praise from experts who welcome the end of Trump’s isolationist approach.In July, amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, President Trump formally notified the United Nations of America’s intention to , accusing the WHO of being “.”While the global health body’s role in the , Georgetown Law global health professor called the decision to withdraw during a pandemic “the most ruinous in modern presidential...WW…

Will the latest Covid-19 wave seal Trump’s fate in the election?The is hitting the US just in time for the presidential election, with surges in key Midwestern swing states. Numerous polls suggest voters may be taking their pandemic pain and panic with them to the ballot boxes in these places: President Donald Trump isn’t just down in national polls — he’s faring especially poorly in battlegrounds where infection rates are spiking.Over the last two weeks, the coronavirus case count in Wisconsin — where — has , to an average of 4,200 new infections per day. And that’s just among the people...…Will the latest Covid-19 wave seal Trump’s fate in the election?The is hitting the US just in time for the presidential election, with surges in key Midwestern swing states. Numerous polls suggest voters may be taking their pandemic pain and panic with them to the ballot boxes in these places: President Donald Trump isn’t just down in national polls — he’s faring especially poorly in battlegrounds where infection rates are spiking.Over the last two weeks, the coronavirus case count in Wisconsin — where — has , to an average of 4,200 new infections per day. And that’s just among the people...WW…

VIENNA — As baritone waited for the curtain to rise at Vienna’s Akzent Theater for the world premiere of the opera , he felt privileged and “very emotional” about returning to the stage.“It was like coming back into a family you have not seen for a very long time,” he said.It was mid-September and Sander hadn’t performed in an opera for six months. in Northern Italy, had been canceled, as the pandemic ushered in a season of silence at the world’s opera houses. Back then, Sander hopped on a train to Vienna only 24 hours before the borders closed, and promptly learned that all his...…VIENNA — As baritone waited for the curtain to rise at Vienna’s Akzent Theater for the world premiere of the opera , he felt privileged and “very emotional” about returning to the stage.“It was like coming back into a family you have not seen for a very long time,” he said.It was mid-September and Sander hadn’t performed in an opera for six months. in Northern Italy, had been canceled, as the pandemic ushered in a season of silence at the world’s opera houses. Back then, Sander hopped on a train to Vienna only 24 hours before the borders closed, and promptly learned that all his...WW…

woke up on July 16, 2014, in the intensive care unit at Stanford University to the news that the placenta connecting her to the child she'd just given birth to had spread like a cancer through her abdomen.Six weeks earlier, Terlizzi, then 32, had been diagnosed with placenta accreta, a condition that can cause the placenta to grow out of control. In a normal pregnancy, the placenta develops inside the uterus, attaches to the uterine wall, and then is flushed out of the body after the birth.In accreta, which doctors believe is most often caused by scarring from prior cesarean sections, the...…woke up on July 16, 2014, in the intensive care unit at Stanford University to the news that the placenta connecting her to the child she'd just given birth to had spread like a cancer through her abdomen.Six weeks earlier, Terlizzi, then 32, had been diagnosed with placenta accreta, a condition that can cause the placenta to grow out of control. In a normal pregnancy, the placenta develops inside the uterus, attaches to the uterine wall, and then is flushed out of the body after the birth.In accreta, which doctors believe is most often caused by scarring from prior cesarean sections, the...WW…

In a first, the experimental vaccine is being deployed in the DRC to try to stop an outbreak from spreading.More than 680 doses of an have been given out in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an of the deadly virus is ongoing.Merck’s rVSV-ZEBOV is the , and the 7,500 doses that have been sent to the DRC are expected to be an extremely useful tool in the , which so far involves .“This is the first time it’ll be used in a new outbreak,” said John-Arne Røttingen, chief executive of the Research Council of Norway, who worked on the Ebola vaccine trials. “[Health officials] will vaccinate...…In a first, the experimental vaccine is being deployed in the DRC to try to stop an outbreak from spreading.More than 680 doses of an have been given out in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an of the deadly virus is ongoing.Merck’s rVSV-ZEBOV is the , and the 7,500 doses that have been sent to the DRC are expected to be an extremely useful tool in the , which so far involves .“This is the first time it’ll be used in a new outbreak,” said John-Arne Røttingen, chief executive of the Research Council of Norway, who worked on the Ebola vaccine trials. “[Health officials] will vaccinate...WW…

Nearly six weeks after China announced the , there’s still a surprising amount we don’t know about this newly discovered disease. But one thing is becoming clear: China’s silence in the earliest days of the crisis may .the world about the severity of a deadly disease spreading within the country’s borders — even trying to muzzle whistleblowers, like the late . Now hailed as a , Li was forced on January 3 by police to sign a letter saying he spread “untrue speech” for warning colleagues about the virus that eventually took his life.With more than people infected and 910 deaths, China’s...…Nearly six weeks after China announced the , there’s still a surprising amount we don’t know about this newly discovered disease. But one thing is becoming clear: China’s silence in the earliest days of the crisis may .the world about the severity of a deadly disease spreading within the country’s borders — even trying to muzzle whistleblowers, like the late . Now hailed as a , Li was forced on January 3 by police to sign a letter saying he spread “untrue speech” for warning colleagues about the virus that eventually took his life.With more than people infected and 910 deaths, China’s...WW…