Health

Are you part of the heroic 60%?

From the May 22, 2020 Edition

“Shut the virus down!” sounds like a pretty good rallying cry. I’m still socially isolating, but I speak with over a hundred people a week.

Many call me or email the newspaper when things are …

The Covid Countdown

From the May 15, 2020 Edition

Increase from May 8 to May 13, 2020

Worldwide 3,755,379 to 4,343,269 cases 263,831 to 296,784 deaths

U.S. 1,228.603 to 1,390,250 cases 73,431 to 84,106 deaths

California (updated May 12) 58,815 to 71,141 cases 2,464 …

People Getting Restless in Coronaville

From the May 1, 2020 Edition

Governors roll out phased plans to reopen economies, as the understanding deepens of how covid-19 can impact human bodies

By Marcy Axness and Patric Hedlund, TME

As of April 29, 2020, the covid-19 death count …

Pt. Mugu quarantine site for coronavirus being readied

From the February 28, 2020 Edition

The TME Team

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday, Feb. 26 that coronavirus (COVID-19) is reaching pandemic status. Worldwide spread of the virus is now likely.

The CDC reported 14 cases …

Coronavirus: on Kern’s radar

From the February 7, 2020 Edition

Note to readers, to compare with flu statistics–So far, during the 2019-2020 influenza (flu) season,10,000 people have died and 180,000 people have been hospitalized from flu, the Centers for Disease Control reports.

By Michelle Corson, …