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Antiseptic Throat Spray and Malaria Drug may Curb the Spread of Covid-19 by Hannah Joy on  April 27, 2021 at 3:31 PM The two drugs protect the throat from the entry of the viruses This can help cut the transmission rates in a meaningful way Antiseptic throat spray and a malarial drug were found to be effective in curbing the spread of coronavirus, reveals a new study. The six-week long study, led by researchers from the National University Hospital (NUH) in Singapore, involved more than 3,000 migrant workers from India, Bangladesh, China and Myanmar living in Tuas South do...

Weak Immune System Poses Greater Risk for Pregnant Women by Hannah Joy on  April 23, 2021 at 5:36 PM Covid-19 does not affect the placental tissue of infected expectant mothers As, the placenta exhibits a much higher level of immune system activity Pregnant women who have a weak immune system are at greater risk of contracting the Covid-19 virus. However, having a healthy immune system, protects the fetus from being infected, reveals a new study. For reasons not yet clear, pregnant women infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 are more likely to experience preterm birt...

(Update: Adding video, comments from Crook County official, business) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced updates to county risk levels under the state's public health framework to reduce transmission and protect Oregonians from COVID-19, and that put 10 counties, including Crook and Jefferson, back at the "High Risk" level, due to worsening case numbers. The framework uses four different risk levels for counties based on COVID-19 spread—Extreme Risk, High Risk, Moderate Risk, and Lower Risk—and assigns health and safety measures for each level. Effective Fri...

MALHEUR COUNTY  Malheur County’s COVID-19 cases and test positivity rates are on the rise, according to a weekly Risk Levels Summary released by the Governor’s Office this week. During the two-week period from March 28 to April 10, there were 24 new cases reported, for a case rate (number of cases per 100,000 people) of 74.9. The test positivity rate was 5.1%. Both rates would qualify Malheur County, currently in the Lower Risk category, to move to Moderate Risk if they had occurred during the two weeks leading up to a Movement Week instead of a Warning Week, and if countie...

Migration, keeping the home fires burning and life visible on the horizon Editor's note: A few hours before this issue was headed to press, we got the word that Deschutes County would be experiencing something of a backslide in its reopening. The county moves from Moderate Risk back to High Risk—which allows only 25% occupancy in restaurants and other public spaces—as of Friday, April 9. Crook and Jefferson counties, meanwhile, remain in the Lower Risk category. @freedomflannelcompany / Instagram ...