On May 21, 2021, California health officials confirmed that the State's highly anticipated June 15 reopening date is a go. With this announcement comes the long-awaited release of details about exactly what.
New York, a state among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, has now taken groundbreaking steps to protect its workers and maintain uniform safety standards statewide.
North Carolina Health Officials Are Monitoring Wastewater For COVID-19 by April Laissle
5:08pm May 24, 2021 State health officials say the wastewater monitoring program allows researchers to test an entire community at once and can reveal trends well before they’re found through individual testing. RICK BOWMER/AP
North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services is now including information about wastewater monitoring on its dashboard of COVID-19 data.
Some people infected with COVID-19 shed the virus through feces, and it’s possible to detect those particles by monitoring wastewater.
That’s why the state of North Carolina has been testing sewage at several wastewater treatment facilities since January. The program allows health officials to look at an entire community at once and can reveal trends well before they’re found through individual testing.
Clean up your act: ‘Infection prevention measures are expected to play a key role in the pubs and restaurants of the future,’ Laetitia Tettamanti of Ecolab explained (Image: Drazen Zigic/Getty Images) According to Heineken’s Pub of the Future report, the vast majority of pub customers hope that operators will redouble hygiene efforts even after the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
With increased focus on pandemic prevention emerging as a key symptom of Covid-19, hygiene regimes in spaces with high footfall have never been more important – with pub and bar operators now charged with providing “peace of mind” for customers.
“Hand sanitiser dispensers at entry and exit points, personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff and a thorough cleaning process are all protocols expected by the customer now,” Kevin Robertson, health, safety and operational compliance manager at Heineken’s pub arm, Star Pubs & Bars, explains.