In announcing the measures Tuesday, Daniel Andrews, the state premier, said a sense of complacency that had set in after most social-distancing rules were lifted in June was partly responsible for the jump in new infections. Victoria as recently as last month had reported daily new cases in the single digits, but on
AbstractMental disorders (MD) are commonly comorbid with cardiovascular, metabolic, and some infectious diseases. Since the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic is affecting the most multimorbid individuals, we might expect that the epidemic will be particularly problematic for people with MD. Understanding the burden of an outbreak on mental health is fundamental to effective action towards
Casi di cronaca recenti, aventi come argomento i contagi di legionella, hanno occupato una buona parte degli spazi informativi locali, sia per le notizie in sé sia per i climi di incertezza e paura che accompagnano queste prime comunicazioni, nelle quali manca sempre la certezza delle vere cause e delle fonti dal quale
The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is a highly transmittable and pathogenic viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which emerged in Wuhan, China and spread around the world. Genomic analysis revealed that SARS-CoV-2 is phylogenetically related to severe acute respiratory syndrome-like (SARS-like) bat viruses, therefore bats could be the
L’Italia era tra i principali produttori e coltivatori mondiali di canapa sativa o industriale fino alla prima metà del secolo scorso. Nel 1931 la coltura (destinata al settore tessile) occupava 90.000 ettari dei migliori terreni italiani, producendo tra 850.000 e 1.000.000 di quintali di fibra, per un valore di 700 milioni di lire.
Si fa un certo parlare, leggendo le cronache dalle App, dai giornali o dai notiziari televisivi, di legionella e di casi di infezione di questo batterio. Siamo in larga parte a conoscenza, nei casi in cui si manifesta, che ama l’umidità, il caldo, che viene localizzato in ambienti connessi all’acqua e che ogni
Così come pressoché in tutti esiste la consapevolezza di dover prestare attenzione alle tematiche ambientali, ritenendo che queste abbiano un effetto diretto sulla vita quotidiana, nello specifico quello della qualità dell’aria è uno degli aspetti nei quali si concentrano maggiormente le preoccupazioni. È ritenuta dagli italiani la tematica ambientale più importante e, a
This is how often you should wash your cloth face mask. USA TODAY As confirmed coronavirus cases across the globe exceeded 10 million early Sunday, face coverings continue to be a national flash point even though health experts recommend their use to stem the rate of transmission in the U.S. Viral video showed a maskless Trader Joe’s
The United States-Canada border has been closed to cross-border tourism and other non-essential travel for more than three months. Despite these restrictions, trucks and trains have continued crossing the border in droves, since commerce is considered an essential activity. Every week, Canada and the United States exchange billions of dollars of goods and
Akito Y Kawahara, University of Florida Editor’s note: According to recent press reports, two Asian giant hornets – a species not known to occur in North America – were found in northwest Washington state in late 2019, and a hornet colony was found and eliminated in British Columbia. Now scientists are trying to