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for American Lung Association Virtual Event to Support $25 Million COVID-19 Action Initiative and Lung Association?s Mission To Prevent Lung Disease HARTFORD, CT May 16, 2020 For the first time in its 15 year history, the Fight For Air Climb Hartford, hosted by the American Lung Association , will be held virtually. By shifting from a physical event to one held online, the organization will reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 and remain in observance of Center for Disease Control (CDC) and state recommended guidelines. Effective immediately, participants from throughout Hartford ?and around the country?will be able to register, track their own progress and complete goals for the Fight For Air Climb while remaining active within their own home or community. Read more in the link below http://lamartinewebradio.top/club/forum/topic/65

for NC Department of Public Safety Upon the advice of the Cabarrus Health Alliance, (Cabarrus County?s local health department), all juveniles at Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center will undergo COVID-19 testing over the next few days after a staff member there tested positive for the coronavirus. A staff member at Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center has self-reported testing positive for coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Positive test results were reported to the facility by the employee on May 15, 2020. The Juvenile Justice employee has been off the job since May 10, following notification to facility management of a potential exposure to the coronavirus. The individual became symptomatic on May 13, when the COVID-19 test swab was taken and sent to a lab for processing. The Juvenile Justice section is following guidelines from the CDC, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and local health department in condu...

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE: FDA AUTHORIZES FIRST STANDALONE AT-HOME SAMPLE COLLECTION KIT THAT CAN BE USED WITH CERTAIN AUTHORIZED TESTS The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized an at-home sample collection kit that can then be sent to specified laboratories for COVID-19 diagnostic testing. Specifically, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Everlywell, Inc. for the Everlywell COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit. Everlywell?s kit is authorized to be used by individuals at home who have been screened using an online questionnaire that is reviewed by a health care provider. This allows an individual to self-collect a nasal sample at home using Everlywell?s authorized kit. Read more in the link below http://lamartinewebradio.top/club/forum/topic/63

  North Carolina Department of Health and Human Serv... The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is urging the public to stay out of the Chowan River near Leary Landing because of an algal bloom producing a toxin called microcystin.   Test results indicate this bloom is producing microcystin at 190 micrograms per liter. At that level, officials with the Division of Public Health consider this bloom a high risk for acute health effects during recreational exposure, based on guidance values published by the  World Health Organization  (WHO).   State environmental officials have been monitoring the numerous blooms in the Chowan River since May. On July 29, staff from the Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources responded to a reported algal bloom near Leary Landing and will continue to monitor the bloom. A nearby algal bloom near  Arrowhead Beach was previously reported  with microcystin levels...

University of Queensland A phenomenon that makes coral spawn more than once a year is improving the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef. The discovery was made by University of Queensland and CSIRO researchers investigating whether corals that split their spawning over multiple months are more successful at spreading their offspring across different reefs. Dr Karlo Hock , from UQ’s  School of Biological Sciences , said coral mass spawning events are one of the most spectacular events in the oceans. “They’re incredibly beautiful,” Dr Hock said. “On Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, all coral colonies typically spawn only once per year, over several nights after the full moon, as the water warms up in late spring.” Study co-author Dr Christopher Doropoulos from the CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere said sometimes however, coral split their spawning over two successive months. “This helps them synchronise their reproduction to the best environmental conditions and moon ph...