Category: Health
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Honolulu’s city pools reopen for lap swimming
June 5 marked the first day Honolulu’s city pools could reopen after their closure March 19 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The newly reopened city pools are restricted to lap swimming only, in one-hour sessions, with only one swimmer per 6-foot-wide lane at a time.
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Are swimming pools and beaches safe during COVID-19 pandemic?
The summer season is here in South Korea,… which means beaches, swimming pools, and water parks are all open to the public. But the question remains,… with the COVID-19 guidelines tightly enforced for these places,… will it be enough to keep everyone safe?
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Vancouver Lake closed to swimmers due to E. coli bacteria
Clark County Public Health is closing Vancouver Lake to swimmers due to elevated levels of E. coli bacteria detected during routine testing. Some E. coli bacteria can cause serious gastrointestinal illness if water is accidentally swallowed.
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French swimmers glad to return to pool in Britanny | AFP
The swimming pool in Chartres-de-Bretagne, near Rennes, is one of the first to reopen in France after more than two and a half months of confinement, to the delight of swimmers.
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Is it safe to swim during the coronavirus outbreak? | CBC Kids News
CBC Kids News contributor Saara Chaudry answers a question from a Canadian kid about whether it’s safe to go swimming at pools or beaches during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Attendee At Packed Memorial Day Gathering Tests Positive For Coronavirus | NBC Nightly News
Hundreds were possibly exposed to coronavirus after someone at a crowded pool party at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks tested positive for COVID-19. States continue to reopen, with some areas seeing a surge in cases and others preparing for a possible second spike.