coronavirus lockdown

CDC reverses course on testing for asymptomatic people exposed to COVID-19

There has again been a change in guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), after the public health officials, mentioning that asymptomatic people who come in contact with COVID-19 have to be tested.

Opioid crisis deepens during the COVID-19 lockdown

Opioid deaths have surged across the United States during the spread of the coronavirus pandemic; the strict lockdown measures have put many Americans out of work and taken away patients from necessary medical and mental health care.

Japanese island Hokkaido lifted coronavirus lockdown and faced a second wave of infections

Hokkaido Japan’s northern island acted quickly and contained an early outbreak of the coronavirus with a 3-week lockdown. But its governor lifted restrictions, to face a second wave of infections hitting even harder. The island was forced back to lockdown.