Should Isolation Periods Be Shorter for People With Covid-19?
Patients usually are most infectious two days before symptoms begin and for five days after, a new analysis finds. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli
Month: November 2020
Make a Poem From Newspaper
A cento is a poem written using borrowed lines, like ones from this publication. Don’t forget to give credit. View original article Contributor: Leah Umansky
Making Bar Trivia Virtual
Though many bars are under lockdown restrictions, pub quiz companies still operate online. You provide the booze, they provide the brainteasers. View original article Contributor: Alexis Soloski
Ways to Get Your Kids Moving
Teens and tweens need exercise, period. Many parents are finding informal, creative and encouraging ways to get their isolated offspring outside safely. View original article Contributor: Rachel Levin
Listen to Indigenous Podcasts
Expand your understanding of Native history issues beyond the fourth Thursday of November. Here are some Indigenous podcasters recommending their favorite Native-made audio. View original article Contributor: Phoebe Lett
Things To Do At Home
This week, listen to the music of Billie Holiday, attend a fashion workshop or get your tarot cards read. View original article Contributor: Katherine Cusumano and Emma Grillo
This state is shutting bars and gyms as the coronavirus surges — but not schools
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) has followed the lead of some European countries, saying schools, with their controlled environments, may actually be safer for children and “should be among the very last things to close.” View original article Contributor: Karin Brulliard
Covid-19 vs. indoor and outdoor sports. How to safely play various games.
Focus on ventilation, the number and proximity of players, adherence to mask-wearing and community rates of infection. View original article Contributor: Emily Sohn
With masks and face shields, a pediatrician adjusts to provide care to his young patients amid the pandemic
Pediatricians and other primary care doctors provide the holistic view of patients’ health, making sure they get their preventive needs met and diagnosing disease. Covid-19 is challenging that. View original article Contributor: Rahul Parikh
This state is shutting bars and gyms as the coronavirus surges — but not schools
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) has followed the lead of some European countries, saying schools, with their controlled environments, may actually be safer for children and “should be among the very last things to close.” View original article Contributor: Karin Brulliard