You are correct. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control emphasized in their official recommendation that while people should wear masks to help slow the spread, it should be used in conjunction with current social-distancing measures, not in place of them: It is critical to emphasize that maintaining 6-feet social distancing remains important to slowing the […]

This is a great question, but a hard one to answer definitively. On Monday, April 6, the South Korean CDC reported that 51 patients who were thought to be cured of the disease tested positive again. They posited that the patients were not reinfected because of short time frame after they were released from quarantine, […]

In a joint effort, Tom’s Market and the Senior Center are working to deliver groceries to the community; the service was originally offered for seniors only, but has since been expanded to any villager who needs the service. The Senior Center’s Volunteer Coordinator Kelly Ann Tracy and Transportation Manager Robert Libecap have been coordinating the […]

Scientists currently don’t know if those who have recovered from COVID-19 are immune to the disease, and if so, for how long. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the duration of immunity to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is currently unknown.Studies on a different coronavirus, MERS-CoV, showed that patients were unlikely to be re-infected […]

During the coronavirus pandemic, those who were exposed to someone who has, or is suspected of having COVID-19, or those who have traveled outside of the state, have been asked to self-quarantine in order to protect others. The typical period requested is 14 days.  But for some, this period of time could lead to feelings […]