Farmworker fights COVID in Coachella Valley shelter
Villarruel, a migrant worker, says she contracted COVID-19 after direct contact at the Galileo Center shelter that reduced capacity for social distancing. She details quarantine at her Mexicali home, care by family, and plans to return to the Coachella Valley pepper fields despite ongoing infections.
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Villarruel
Galileo Center
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Coachella Valley
Gloria Gomez
Mecca
Galilee Center
Mexicali
Coco
California
Mask guidance for workers and general public summarized
OSHA and CDC guidance on masks is explained with emphasis on proper use and limits. Cloth masks are not substitutes for medical PPE and are mainly for source control. surgical masks and N95 respirators are prioritized for health professionals. Medical N95 masks without valves differ from construction masks with valves. OSHA notes surgical masks protect others and have limited wearer protection, while CDC highlights cloth masks for the public and cautions against use for children under two or those unable to remove them. Laundering cloth masks after each use is advised.
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San Francisco Department of Public Health
Post
OSHA
FDA
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Reuters
Fact check summary on masks and oxygen claims
The report notes OSHA requires air oxygen to remain above 19.5 percent. It confirms masks reduce droplet spread but do not shield the wearer from inhaling particles. It debunks serious health risk claims from mask use and notes cloth masks can limit wearer spread. Funded in part by Facebook.
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OSHA
Facebook
Neurological and Psychiatric COVID-19 Connections Explored
A Lancet study adds to evidence of neurological and psychiatric complications in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Researchers note strokes in younger patients, brain inflammation in autopsies, and possible links to neuropsychiatric disorders, while urging caution about causality and calling for long term follow up.
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Jahromi
China
France
Germany
Massachusetts
New York City
Mount Sinai
New England Journal of Medicine
Robert Stevens
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Stevens
Johns Hopkins
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