Salem hospital reports outbreak of rare fungal superbug SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Health Authority said Tuesday that two patients at Salem Health contracted a dangerous fungal infection during their hospital stays in an “outbreak” of a type of yeast rare to the United States.
This would be a good New Year’s to spend at home. Omicron makes people sick faster than earlier variants, according to a study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified 89 cruise ships with COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, nearly all of which have met the threshold for a formal investigation.
NEW YORK – Hundreds of flights were canceled Wednesday as the omicron variant creates havoc for travelers and for airlines that are having to cobble together flight crews as pilots, flight attendants and ground crews become infected or are exposed to others who have been.
U.S. and Nevada leaders are mourning former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who died Tuesday at 82. Landra Reid says her husband died peacefully after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Reid, a Democrat, led the Senate under under two presidents, Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Barack Obama. He retired in 2016.
HONOLULU – Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources is warning people that they face arrest if found burning Christmas trees at an oceanic sandbar. The sandbar found between the open Pacific Ocean and Kaneohe Bay on Oahu’s windward side is a popular gathering place for local boaters and tourists.
BUHLER — When an anonymous customer dropped off more than 200 bangles last month, the managers of Grand Staff Thrift Boutique decided to put the donation to good use. The store, which supports a school and a residence for orphans and neglected youth in Eswatini, Africa, will use the money collected from the sale of the bangles and more than 1,000 other jewelry items to help with their mission.
The first COVID-19 report after Christmas shows the new omicron variant has been detected in nine Kansas counties, while hospitals continue to feel the brunt of the surge. “Stormont Vail Health, like other hospitals in our region, continues to feel the impact of the pandemic with almost all of our staffed beds full today,” hospital CEO Robert Kenagy said in a Monday statement to the Topeka area community.
Free government surplus commodities will be distributed to qualified individuals from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 31, at Unite Free Store (inside The Gamers Guild), 200 E. Eighth. Commodities will be distributed on a first-come, firstserved basis for as long as supplies last, said Brandon Nimz, Unite Ministry Leader. Commodities included in this distribution are anticipated to be green beans, peas, peaches, mixed fruit, fruit and nut mix, peanut butter, chicken, ground beef, butter, cereal, dates, and cherry apple juice.
A federal mandate for companies with 100 or more employees to ensure they’re vaccinated or tested weekly could worsen severe worker shortages – if it’s upheld in court – by forcing staffers who test positive to quarantine even if they have no symptoms, employment lawyers say.