Month: November 2020

Elmhurst Mayor Steve Morley is calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to lift a ban on indoor dining as DuPage and Kane counties could face a new tier of tighter restrictions in an effort to slow a surge in COVID-19 infections and hospital admissions. Morley has joined several suburban mayors in pushing back against the shutdown on indoor bar and restaurant service. If imposed, the next level of mitigation measures would limit outdoor seating at bars and restaurants to six people per group.                                                                                                                                                    ...

SALT LAKE CITY — As COVID-19 cases continue to overwhelm health care systems nationwide, with Utah's current hospitalizations hitting 389 as of Thursday, flu cases have been reportedly low across the nation. There are no patients currently hospitalized in the Beehive State with the flu, according to the most recent Utah Department of Health data from Oct. 24, and seasonal influenza activity across the U.S. remains low, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "If somebody has signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and they test negative, in my mind, that's still COVID-19," Intermountain Healthcare Dr. Eddie Stenehjem said in a recent Q&A. Respiratory virus surveillance across Utah within the Intermountain Healthcare system has shown there aren't any other viral respiratory...

Dr Mohit Bhandari, a bariatric surgeon from Indore, had appealed against the service tax imposed on him, saying bariatric surgery was a life-saving procedure. The Larger Bench of the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi, ruled on Wednesday that service tax cannot be imposed on bariatric surgery as it is a life-saving procedure and not a cosmetic one. The tribunal stated that bariatric surgery is for people who have health issues such as type-2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea and coronary artery disease, which stem from their excess weight, and is different from weight-loss procedures such as liposuction. The order was passed after Dr Mohit Bhandari, a bariatric surgeon who runs Mohak Hitech Speciality Hospital in Indore, moved the tribunal in 2015 agains...

This week, the Washington Department of Health reported close to 1,500 new COVID-19 cases in a single day, which is the highest the state has ever reported. SEATTLE — Concern over the spread of the coronavirus is growing in Washington state as the number of new COVID-19 cases hit a record this week. "We’re going the wrong way fast," said Dr. Kathy Lofy, health officer for the Washington Department of Health (DOH). "Yesterday, we reported almost 1,500 new cases, which is the highest number of cases the state has ever reported in a single day." Data from the DOH showed the state reported 1,44...