Turistas llevan d贸lares, y COVID, a las islas del Caribe estadounidense
La pandemia de COVID-19 ha enfrentado los intereses econ贸micos con las gu铆as de salud p煤blica en dos islas cuyas econom铆as dependen en gran parte del turismo.
Tourists Tote Dollars 鈥 And COVID 鈥 To U.S. Caribbean Islands
Tension rises among residents and travelers as U.S. island territories work to stymie the coronavirus while attempting to keep their doors open to tourism.
鈥淟ost on the Frontline鈥 is an ongoing project by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who died from COVID 19, and to investigate why so many are victims of the disease.
Adjunct Professors: Jobs Are Low on Pay and Health Benefits With High COVID Risk
As colleges and universities develop plans for the fall semester amid the coronavirus pandemic, these non-tenured, often part-time instructors find themselves in an especially precarious position.
When A Doctor No Longer Accepts Medicare, Patients Left Holding The Bag
As doctors look for alternative ways to charge patients for care, some Medicare enrollees may lose access to their physicians.
For EMTs, There鈥檚 No 鈥楻ule Book鈥 For Facing A Pandemic And Protests At Once
Emergency medical technicians, who have been on the front lines against the coronavirus, also play a key role in helping provide care during protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.
Contratar a un 鈥渆j茅rcito鈥 diverso para rastrear COVID-19 durante la reapertura
Los expertos estiman que los departamentos de salud locales y estatales tendr谩n que agregar entre 100.000 y 300.000 personas para que la econom铆a vuelva a funcionar.
Hiring A Diverse Army To Track COVID-19 Amid Reopening
Experts estimate local and state health departments will have to hire 100,000 to 300,000 people as contact tracers to get the economy back on track. Many states are trying hard to hire from the racial and ethnic minority communities hit hardest by the virus.
Alerta a turistas: los planes de salud para viajeros podr铆an no cubrir pandemias
Muchos planes ofrecen cobertura de atenci贸n m茅dica en caso que la persona necesite atenci贸n durante un viaje. Pero 茅stos var铆an enormemente seg煤n la compa帽铆a, y pueden no incluir a COVID-19.
Tourists, Beware: Foreign Visitors鈥 Travel Health Insurance Might Exclude Pandemics
Many travel insurance plans offer health care coverage, but they could limit how much the insurer will pay or exclude coverage for health crises like the coronavirus pandemic. That may leave foreign travelers 鈥 unfamiliar with the way the American health system works 鈥 on the hook for major expenses.
COVID Tests Are Free, Except When They鈥檙e Not
Her doctor worried she had COVID-19 but couldn鈥檛 test her for it until she ruled out other things. That test cost a bundle.
After COVID-19: Doctors Ponder Best Advice As Patients Recover From Coronavirus
Doctors are making decisions about a patient鈥檚 recovery with an incomplete understanding of the disease caused by the coronavirus. Although federal officials have issued general guidelines, physicians said they can鈥檛 offer recovered patients who aren鈥檛 retested any guarantees about whether they could transmit the virus.
Consejos m茅dicos para los pacientes que se recuperan de COVID-19
Como en tantos otros aspectos de este nuevo coronavirus, determinar cu谩ndo un paciente se ha recuperado sigue siendo terreno incierto. Hay directrices, pero la informaci贸n sobre la enfermedad es limitada.
Hoping That Insurance Expansion Will Help Tamp Outbreak, 9 States Reopen Marketplaces
The states are allowing new enrollments this month to help ease consumers鈥 concerns about the cost of health care so that the sick will not be deterred from seeking medical attention and inadvertently spread the virus.
Nueve estados reabren mercados de seguros de salud, para ayudar a frenar a COVID-19
Buscan calmar las preocupaciones y para que las personas que se sienten enfermas no dejen de ir al m茅dico por los costos, y terminen propagando el virus sin darse cuenta.
Qu茅 significa la “limpieza profunda” para tener barcos, aviones y casas libres de virus
La limpieza profunda no es un concepto cient铆fico y, aunque hay gu铆as oficiales, puede significar algo distinto para una empresa que para un consumidor.
Ships, Planes, Trains, Scooters All Need A Virus Wipe. But What Does A 鈥楧eep Clean鈥 Mean?
There is no universal protocol for a 鈥渄eep clean鈥 in trying to eradicate the novel coronavirus. Industries are tailoring sanitation efforts in accordance with what makes sense for them.
Ex cazador de virus federal dice que no hay que esperar que el g茅rmen toque a la puerta
El proyecto para descubrir virus zoon贸ticos creci贸 bajo los presidentes George W. Bush y Barack Obama, pero la administraci贸n Trump opt贸 por cerrarlo.
Former Federal Virus Hunter Says U.S. Needs To Act Before New Germs 鈥楰ick Your Door In鈥
In an interview, Dennis Carroll, who until last fall headed up the emerging threats unit at USAID, spoke about the threat of more germs, like the novel coronavirus, appearing and whether the world is prepared for this pandemic.
En la l铆nea de batalla, socorristas se preparan para el coronavirus, y para protegerse
En Seattle, al jueves 5 de marzo, 27 bomberos y tres polic铆as estaban en cuarentena. Doce mostraban s铆ntomas parecidos a la gripe. A otros dos los sacaron del aislamiento.
