Coronavirus can live on skin for 9 hours, Japanese researchers say
Researchers from the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Japan found that the novel coronavirus can survive on human skin for approximately nine hours, which is significantly longer than the flu virus. The study, published in a journal of Oxford Academic in Clinical Infectious Diseases on Oct. 3, was a joint effort among the university’s Department of Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and...
Dr. Fauci contradicts Trump’s false claim that COVID-19 is as deadly as flu
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, emphasized the dangers of COVID-19 on Tuesday, contradicting President Donald Trump’s false claim that the coronavirus was only as deadly as the flu. People infected with COVID-19 do display “flu-like” symptoms, Fauci said Tuesday in an interview with NBC News’ Kate Snow. But the damage the coronavirus can do “is very much different...
Now the CDC confirms Covid-19 is airborne — here’s what that means for you
The Centers for Disease Control revised its Covid-19 guidelines on Monday to include that the novel coronavirus can be spread through aerosols, which “can linger in the air for minutes to hours” and travel farther than six feet. Until now it was understood that the coronavirus is spread is through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, sings, talks or breathes, and experts still believe that is the main...
Traditional Celtic Music Sundays
Join us for Traditional Celtic Music on Sundays from 12:00-3:00 Please stop by to Support Local Musicians at the VFW 4031! We have a large hall to maintain a comfortable level of social distancing. We will have food for sale and the Canteen will be open. Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM MDT 1550 Main Ave Durango, CO 81301
Now the CDC confirms Covid-19 is airborne
The Centers for Disease Control revised its Covid-19 guidelines on Monday to include that the novel coronavirus can be spread through aerosols, which “can linger in the air for minutes to hours” and travel farther than six feet. Until now it was understood that the coronavirus is spread is through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, sings, talks or breathes, and experts still believe that is the main...
Dr. Fauci Just Said How Exactly You’ll Catch COVID
Despite the politicization of the coronavirus, it has been a long-held thought on both sides of the aisle that people can transmit diseases to one another—why else would you recoil when someone sneezes on you? But a sneeze is one thing. The coronavirus is a particularly sneaky disease because it can be spread by people with no symptoms. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert and member of the...
Eat Local Month – Durango
A monthlong celebration of Durango’s best local food! Put together by Local First in Durango. 2020 has been a challenge for all of us, but especially for our local restaurants and purveyors who are such a large part of what makes Durango special! Come celebrate the local food businesses that make this such a delicious place to live. New This Year Four weeks, each with its own theme and gourmet “take-home” dinner every Friday. Pick-up...
2020 features first global Halloween Blue Moon since WWII
In this strangest of years, it only makes sense that Halloween features the first full moon across time zones since 1944. The events of 2020 have been strange enough that some might quip they would only happen once in a blue moon. But this year will even have one of those: At the end of October, an actual, rare blue moon will occur – on Halloween. This year, October has two full moons. On the 1st or 2nd of October (depending on which...
HP & Me – Learn From the Past, Then Forget It
Welcome to this week’s edition of H.P. and Me! Positives beget positives and negatives beget negatives. One should end the endless cycle of getting trapped in negative scenarios. Allow negative memories to pass by, and get on with the work of transforming life through positive thinking. Learn From the Past, Then Forget It – S3:E3 The HP & Me podcast is a much needed dose of inspiration and enlightenment. Be sure to see all...
Bailey’s Bits
“I’m not superstitious, I’m just a little stitious.” Life Lessons Learned from Hanging out at RE/MAX Pinnacle Meet Bailey at https://homesindurango.com/meet-bailey
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