There's one thing you should know before diving into the conversation around masks: The public should not purchase surgical masks or N95 respirators. Health care workers are facing shortages and need those masks to treat coronavirus patients.
Suddenly without much preparation, Americans were told to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19. Remote working was no longer an option just for adventurous millennials. And parents were also asked to be full-time teachers.
The single most important piece of advice health experts can give to help us stay safe from COVID-19 is this one: Wash your hands.
by Tom Avril and Marie McCullough
The U.S. as of Saturday afternoon has reported 51 deaths and more than 2,500 confirmed cases of coronavirus illness, dubbed COVID-19, across the country. Cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are increasing rapidly and now number in the dozens. A Bergen County man died of complications of the virus, officials announced Tuesday.
Eating mold sounds pretty scary, but chances are you've probably done it once or twice without even realizing it. When cleaning out your fridge, you toss the obvious, clearly ancient items coated in something that's green, gray, or fuzzy, and almost always gross.