Health Highlights: Dec. 16, 2020

Below are newsworthy items compiled by HealthDay staff: WHO Team Seeks to Pinpoint Source of Coronavirus A World Health Organization team of experts will examine samples and medical data from China to try to find out where the new coronavirus first made the leap from animals to people. Most experts believe the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated […]

Health Highlights, Dec. 2, 2020

Below are newsworthy items compiled by the Healthday staff: CDC To Shorten Recommended Quarantine Period The number of days that close contacts should quarantine after being exposed to someone with COVID-19 will be cut by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Instead of the currently recommended 14 days, the new guidelines will suggest […]