Month: October 2020

An Army identification tag lost by an American soldier when he was wounded by a grenade blast in Vietnam was returned Wednesday to his widow after it was found by an American traveling in Russia. Gov. Doug Burgum presented the tag -- referred to as dog tags -- to Ruth Hepper, of Bismarck, N.D. Her husband, Ronald Hepper, 58, died in 2007, Burgum's office said in a news release. "We are eternally grateful for the courageous service and sacrifices made by Ron Hepper and all North Dakotans who proudly served their country in the Vietnam War, as well as their families, especially those whose loved ones never came home,” Burgum said. “While we wish we were able to return these tags to Ron himself, we are thankful for the opportunity and tremendous honor to present this keepsake to Ruth on ...

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Public health officials said Thursday that COVID fatigue is creeping into the Granite State, making people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus reluctant to curtail their activities.>> Download the free WMUR appOfficials said they're beginning to note some negative reactions when their contact tracers are making calls. They said the negative reactions are coming from a small minority of the people they contact, but the problem is growing.They said it can be particularly bad for people who need to quarantine due to an immediate family member contracting COVID-19."Because their last date of exposure was the last day that person was infectious, so they could be in quarantine for a long period of time and even longer than the person who had COVID-19, so it's just very dif...

Image copyright Getty Images Loss of a sense of smell may be a more reliable indicator of Covid-19 than cough or fever, research suggests. A study by University College London (UCL) of 590 people who lost their sense of smell or taste earlier in the year found 80% had coronavirus antibodies. Of those people with antibodies, 40% had no other symptoms. The research only looked at people with mild symptoms, however. Evidence that loss of smell and taste could be signs of coronavirus began to emerge from about April, and they were added to the official list of symptoms in mid-May. Current guidance states anyone who experiences a loss of, or change to their sense of smell or tast...

Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: A total of 515 Humboldt County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, after three new cases were reported today. Two of the county’s three Risk Alert Levels — the Health Care System Capacity and Effectiveness of Disease Control — improved and moved from level two or yellow, into level one or green. The shift in Health Care System Capacity is due to trends in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and availability of critical medical resources. The shift in Effectiveness of Disease Control is due to effectiveness of community mitigation and public health efforts to control the spread of COVID-19.   The Spread of COVID-19 Alert Level remains at level two or yellow, which keeps the overall alert level at two or level...