outdoors – Health

Tick bites on the rise: How to stay safe as you head outdoors

Tick bites are on the rise in the U.S. with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting that the majority of cases typically occur in the warmer months. The agency’s tracker showed 169 bites reported this week, an increase of nearly 70 from the week prior. Over the last several years, the week… Read More »

The Latest: Italy weighing mandatory mask wearing outdoors

ROME — Italy’s health minister says the government is examining a proposal to make masks mandatory outdoors as the country enters a difficult phase of living alongside COVID-19, with the number of infections growing steadily for the last nine weeks. Roberto Speranza told the lower house of parliament on Tuesday that as infections spread, it… Read More »