Southeast
Southeast Health lowers visitation level
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – A drop in the COVID transmission rate in the Wiregrass has led to changes in the visitation policy at Southeast Health. The change, which moves the hospital’s visitation level from moderate to substantial, begins March 1. A Healthy Visitor policy remains in place which prohibits those with a cold, cough, respiratory …
Victorian traveller tests positive to COVID-19 in Queensland; NSW Blues dominate in Origin I; Wild weather hits south-east; Toughest lockdown rules to be lifted in Melbourne
By Associated Press, CNN22:39 US President Joe Biden has opened the first overseas trip with a declaration that “the United States is back” as he seeks to reassert the nation on the world stage and steady European allies deeply shaken by his predecessor. Mr Biden has set the stakes for his eight-day trip in sweeping …
Match found for Melbourne Delta outbreak; Two new COVID-19 cases in Victoria; Wild weather to hit the south-east; Major crime raids carried out
Professor Cheng says the Delta strain of COVID-19 most likely entered the community after the returned traveller infected a staff member or another resident in quarantine. He said the investigation was looking at four possibilities overall, of varying likelihood. “The first one, so there was someone else infected on the plane and they have got …
74-year-old homeowner kills suspect who attempted to break into home in southeast Houston
HOUSTON – It was like De Ja Vu for a homeowner who lives on Houston’s southeast side when a man tried to break into his home this Memorial Day. He said several years ago, two men broke into his other house next door and robbed him at gunpoint. Monday morning, an attempted home invader had …
Severe storms return to the Southeast on Saturday
Severe storms struck the central and southern US on Friday spawning at least one confirmed tornado in Texas and several reports of baseball-sized hail or larger. This same storm system will track east bringing similar hazards to nearly 30 million people across the Southeast on Saturday. An enhanced risk of severe weather, level three out …
Winter Storm Warning issued for Detroit, Ann Arbor, much of southeast Lower Michigan
The Winter Weather Advisory has been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning as confidence grows on heavy snow. The criteria for a Winter Storm Warning is generally more than 6 inches of snow in a 12-hour time period. It appears that much of southeast Lower will get at least 6 inches of snow from this …
Southeast Georgia health district begins scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations
A health district in Southeast Georgia on Thursday began scheduling appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for those 65-years-old and older and their caregivers. The Coastal Health District, which serves the counties of Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long and McIntosh, said there are about 100,000 people in that age group in the area. Appointments can …
2021 may be a break-out year for peanuts in Southeast Arkansas | Regional News
Despite a plant-then-replant start, the 2020 Arkansas peanut growing season ended with a smoother harvest than in previous years thanks to weather and a couple of new buying points, Andy Vangilder, an extension educator for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said. The season was also marked by peanuts’ expansion out of northeastern …
Extreme record-breaking rain hits Southeast Alaska with more to come
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Never in Southeast Alaska’s recorded history have we seen a rain event like what happened Tuesday and Wednesday and more storms are lining up with a wet weekend likely ahead. November ended in Juneau with rain 20 out of the 30 days last month, adding up to 6.95 inches. That may …
In Southeast Asia, COVID-19 Speeds Transition to Digital Technologies – The Diplomat
Advertisement As the novel coronavirus has undertaken its deadly migration across the globe, most attention has understandably focused on its immediate public health consequences, as well as the downstream economic consequences of the lockdown measures needed to contain it. A less remarked development, however, has been the changes to everyday life that have resulted from …
