NEW YORK (AP) — New York's mask mandate will remain in effect while the state appeals a ruling from a lower court judge overturning it, an appellate panel of judges ruled Monday. The ruling from the four-judge panel followed an appeals court judge's decision last week temporarily restoring ...
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says overuse of gloves, "moon suits" and the use of billions of masks and vaccination syringes to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus have spurred a huge glut of health care waste worldwide. The U.N. health agency reported Tuesday that ...
Westfield Academy and Central School Superintendent Michael Cipolla shared guidelines from both Chautauqua County and the State Health Department regarding several COVID-related matters at a Board of Education meeting this month. Board members learned about the guidelines issued by Chautauqua County for Testing to Stay (TTS) as an alternative to quarantine when a student or staff member has been exposed to someone with COVID in the school setting. Additionally, board members received the latest guidelines from the state Health Department regarding masking, distancing and ...
DUNKIRK — For the second straight year, Dunkirk Dave’s prognostication for how long we wait until spring will be a private ceremony. Dave’s handler, Bob Will, said out of an abundance of caution for the COVID-19 pandemic and its omicron variant, Will is doing his best to keep people ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — For teachers at a middle school in New Mexico's largest city, the first inkling of a widespread tech problem came during an early morning staff call. On the video, there were shout-outs for a new custodian for his hard work, and the typical announcements from ...
More than a year after a bout with COVID-19, Rebekah Hogan still suffers from severe brain fog, pain and fatigue that leave her unable to do her nursing job or handle household activities. Long COVID has her questioning her worth as a wife and mother. "Is this permanent? Is this the new ...
