Mary Wilson
Well-known member
Cleve R. Wootson Jr,Karin Brulliard
4 hours ago
... A report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that the wildfires that have been raging in California, Oregon and Washington have been "complicating the response" to Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Evacuations and government recommendations to stay indoors have slowed testing in many communities. People encouraged to stay indoors to avoid caustic air have faced another danger: interacting with other people, providing more avenues for the virus to spread.
As a result, the agency said, positive coronavirus tests in Oregon rose sharply to 5.6 per cent last week, the highest rate since July and the first upward movement after six weeks of declines.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1600625355
4 hours ago
... A report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that the wildfires that have been raging in California, Oregon and Washington have been "complicating the response" to Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Evacuations and government recommendations to stay indoors have slowed testing in many communities. People encouraged to stay indoors to avoid caustic air have faced another danger: interacting with other people, providing more avenues for the virus to spread.
As a result, the agency said, positive coronavirus tests in Oregon rose sharply to 5.6 per cent last week, the highest rate since July and the first upward movement after six weeks of declines.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1600625355