Infectious Diseases

Read: U.S. Colleges Announce Fall 2020 Reopening Strategies

U.S. Colleges Announce Fall 2020 Reopening Strategies

Many are opting to not hold in-person classes in December due to experts predicting a more severe second wave of COVID-19 infections in the fall.

Read: CDC Issues Guidelines for Reopening Schools

CDC Issues Guidelines for Reopening Schools

The ability to protect children and employees at higher risk for severe illness is just one of the issues schools should consider before reopening their campuses.

Read: COVID-19 Could Hurt Adoption of Contact Biometrics but Help Facial Recognition

COVID-19 Could Hurt Adoption of Contact Biometrics but Help Facial Recognition

The use of fingerprint and vein biometrics technologies will most likely suffer due to new stringent infectious disease protocols, but facial and iris recognition could experience an increase.

Read: Getting Back to ‘Normal’ After the Coronavirus Crisis

Getting Back to ‘Normal’ After the Coronavirus Crisis

Here are some issues schools, universities and healthcare facilities need to consider now that states and local governments are attempting to reopen the economy and ease COVID-19 restrictions.

Read: California 2020-2021 School Year Could Start in July

California 2020-2021 School Year Could Start in July

If the adjusted 2020-2021 schedule is implemented, class start times might be staggered, and the number of students in a school and in a classroom would be limited.

Read: Nurses Protest Unsafe Working Conditions, Lack of PPE

Nurses Protest Unsafe Working Conditions, Lack of PPE

The protestors say nurses and other healthcare workers in many hospitals across the country have not been provided with adequate PPE to protect them from exposure to the coronavirus.

Read: States, Hospitals Resorting to Extraordinary Measures to Obtain PPE

States, Hospitals Resorting to Extraordinary Measures to Obtain PPE

The measures are in response to fears that the federal government will seize their shipments of COVID-19 personal protective equipment and other supplies.

Read: George Washington University Dorms to Temporarily House Medical Staff

George Washington University Dorms to Temporarily House Medical Staff

Healthcare workers fighting COVID-19 will have the option to stay at GW rather than return home and possibly expose their families to the virus.

Read: Promised Stockpile of 39 Million Masks Is Non-Existent

Promised Stockpile of 39 Million Masks Is Non-Existent

Dubious brokers and suppliers have flooded the market with questionable PPE offers and claims.

Read: Clemson Students Threw Party with 100 Despite COVID-19 Crisis

Clemson Students Threw Party with 100 Despite COVID-19 Crisis

City police broke up the party. Clemson University police have been asked to communicate to students the need for them to practice social distancing.

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