Category: Health
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Are swimming pools a Covid-19 risk?
Many swimming pools around the world are set to reopen. But is it safe amid the coronavirus pandemic? FRANCE 24’s Julia Sieger tells us more.
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Americans celebrate Memorial Day amid coronavirus pandemic
Many official Memorial Day events were canceled across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, but people still packed beaches and parks to celebrate. People could be seen ignoring social distancing guidelines throughout the U.S., even as the death toll nears 100,000. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
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From the beach to the pool, what swimmers need to know about COVID-19
Whether on shore or on the pool deck, is COVID-19 lurking? As temperatures heat up and we dive into summer activities, infectious disease experts say the greatest threat isn’t in the water.
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Children living with autism are exposed to the unique experience of surfing | Inspired by Sport
Surfing star Parker Coffin visits Surfers Healing’s annual event in New Jersey and is blown away by how his sport can transform lives.
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NYC beaches open for holiday weekend, no swimming allowed
Marcus Solis reports on the major restrictions in place to encourage social distancing at New York City beaches.
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Several cases of coronavirus reported after a swim party in Arkansas, governor says
Arkansas, which allowed restaurants and gyms to reopen earlier this month, is seeing a second peak in new cases, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Saturday. Several of the cases, the governor said, came from a swimming party attended by high schoolers. “A high school swim party that I’m sure everybody thought was harmless,†Hutchinson said in…
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Ellie Simmonds talks Mental Heath Awareness
As part of Mental Health Awareness week we caught up with Ellie Simmonds for a chat about why mental health is so important, plus how she copes with the pressures of sport, life and lockdown. Read full article here: https://www.britishswimming.org/news/…
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Connect the Dots: Is it safe to swim during the coronavirus pandemic?
As summer unofficially kicks off this Memorial Day weekend, the CDC’s new guidelines on water and COVID-19 suggest we may actually be able to make a splash.
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IOC President Thomas Bach on the WHO’s “Walk the talk: Health for All Challenge”
IOC President joins WHO ‘Walk the Talk: Health for All Challenge’ and calls on governments to include sport in their recovery plans