EDM Digest Staff, Author at EDM Digest

Coronavirus

Some Coronavirus Reopenings Delayed Because Of Protests; Chicago, Philadelphia Reconsider

June 1, 2020 EDM Digest Staff 0

The nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd have delayed the reopenings of places shut down by coronavirus fears—from Miami beaches to Minnesota’s Mall of America.

Coronavirus

Unemployment, isolation and depression from COVID-19 may cause more 'deaths of despair'

June 1, 2020 EDM Digest Staff 0

Pressure is now piling on top of the toll of an unprecedented pandemic that had already upended life in the United States.

Response

Louisville police and soldiers return fire, killing man

June 1, 2020 EDM Digest Staff 0

Kentucky's governor on Monday called for the release of police video from a deadly shooting in Louisville that took place while police officers and National Guard soldiers were enforcing a curfew.

Coronavirus

An Epidemic Simulation At The U.S. Naval War College Provides Lessons For The Coronavirus Pandemic

May 29, 2020 EDM Digest Staff 0

In 2019, Benjamin Davies designed a simulated epidemic, and the results provide insight into what’s going wrong in the response to COVID-19.

Emergency Management News

The Most Stressful Job In The World? What it’s Really Like To Be An Air Traffic Controller

May 29, 2020 EDM Digest Staff 0

Air traffic controllers train for many years to qualify for the job, and only around 1% of applicants make it through to qualify.

Emergency Management News

Zookeeper critically mauled by 2 lions at shut Australia zoo

May 29, 2020 EDM Digest Staff 0

Two lions mauled and critically injured a zookeeper inside their enclosure Friday at a closed Australian zoo.

Coronavirus

Luxembourg starts to test its entire population for virus

May 27, 2020 EDM Digest Staff 0

Luxembourg started a coronavirus testing program Wednesday to check each and every one of its roughly 600,000 people, as well as cross-border workers, over the next nine weeks.

Coronavirus

Why COVID-19 Is So Dangerous for All Nursing Homes

May 27, 2020 EDM Digest Staff 0

COVID 19 in nursing homes: What makes residents of nursing homes in the U.S. and around the world so susceptible to the coronavirus?

Emergency Management News

Court: Mental provider not liable in Florida school shooting

May 27, 2020 EDM Digest Staff 0

A mental health provider cannot be held liable for the actions of a man accused of a 2018 Florida high school massacre, an appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Coronavirus

Be Wary of the Effects of 'Quarantine 15' on Your Waistline

May 22, 2020 EDM Digest Staff 0

A Mayo Clinic study has linked sitting for long periods of time with a number of health concerns, including obesity.